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Virtuosa

Virtuosa

The Posture Specialist

Outlanders

Virtuosa is an agile fencer who flows between three distinct posture stances: Duel, Guard, and Swarm. Each stance offers unique offensive and defensive capabilities, and while in any posture, she continuously dodges attacks, making her incredibly evasive. Her versatile playstyle rewards players who can fluidly transition between stances to adapt to any situation.

Character Stats

Difficulty
Hard
Health
125
Evasion
S-Tier
Role
Hybrid

Key Abilities

Duel Posture

Stance (Top Attack)

Entered from top attacks. Offers 400ms lights, unblockable heavies, and 400ms bashes. Focused on aggressive offense with fast attacks and unblockable pressure.

Guard Posture

Stance (Right Attack)

Entered from right attacks. Grants superior block lights, hyper-armored heavies, and a 600ms zoning bash that wallsplats for confirmed heavy. Defensive stance with trading potential.

Swarm Posture

Stance (Left Attack)

Entered from left attacks. Provides bleed lights, high-damage heavies (30 damage), and a pinning bash that guarantees 15 damage. Damage-focused stance with bleed pressure.

Gameplay Guide

Playstyle Overview

Virtuosa excels at evasive combat through her posture system. While in any stance, you continuously dodge attacks, making you incredibly difficult to hit. Choose your stance based on the situation: Duel for fast offense, Guard for defensive trading, or Swarm for maximum damage and bleed. Successfully dodging attacks in posture allows ripostes for additional damage. Master stance transitions to adapt to any opponent.

Key Combos

Top Attack → Duel Posture → 400ms Light/Bash

Fast offensive pressure with quick attacks.

Left Attack → Swarm Posture → Bleed Light → Heavy (30 damage)

Maximum damage combo with bleed pressure.

Right Attack → Guard Posture → Wallsplat Bash → Heavy

Defensive stance with confirmed heavy damage.

Tips & Strategies

  • Use posture dodges to evade most attacks - watch for GBs and undodgeables
  • Soft feint heavies to change stance properties mid-attack
  • Muscle Memory feat lets you enter stance without attacking
  • Ripostes deal 14 damage when dodging in posture
  • Artful Improvisation heals 10 HP per stance entry (10s cooldown)
  • Stamina doesn't regenerate in stance - manage carefully
  • Choose stance based on opponent's playstyle and situation

Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths:

  • Incredibly evasive with continuous dodges in posture
  • Three versatile stances for any situation
  • High damage potential in Swarm stance
  • Can dodge bashes and unblockables automatically

Weaknesses:

  • Vulnerable to Guard Breaks while in posture
  • Undodgeable attacks counter posture dodges
  • Stamina doesn't regenerate in stance
  • Complex stance system requires practice