Vessel (Yuji) Starter Guide: Black Flash Without Mashing

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Yuji combos and Black Flash practice

Watch the route after learning the base buttons. A montage is not a substitute for neutral.

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Vessel is the Yuji-style kit and one of the best places to learn how Jujutsu Shenanigans actually wants you to fight. You do not need a spreadsheet to start: get close, make the opponent respect M1, then turn a confirmed hit into a skill route.

What each slot is for

Slot	Move	Use it like this
1	Cursed Strikes	Keep pressure after you have already touched the opponent.
2	Crushing Blow	Use the knockdown or air route after a real confirm, not from a different postcode.
3	Divergent Fist	The setup for Black Flash. The second press is the timing check.
4	Manji Kick	A punish and approach check; it is much better when the opponent is already committed.
R	Combat Instincts	Save the special for the situation your route needs instead of pressing it on cooldown.

Black Flash: the part people keep overcomplicating

1. Select Vessel from the character list.
2. Press 3 once to start Divergent Fist.
3. Watch the preparation animation. The character gives you a visual cue; do not count a universal number of frames.
4. Press 3 again during that cue. Red-and-black sparks mean you hit the timing.
5. If you miss, stop mashing. Let the move finish, reset to neutral and try again from a clean confirm.

The important lesson is not “press 3 twice quickly.” It is press 3 twice with a reason. The first press is a threat, the second is a read on the opponent’s stun and your own animation. In a real lobby, people will block, dash or hit you before the second press. That is why the drill belongs after M1 practice.

A starter route that teaches the game

Use this as a rehearsal, not a promise of fixed damage:

M1 × 3 → 3 (Divergent Fist) → jump → 2 (Crushing Blow) → 1 (Cursed Strikes)

If 2 misses, do not force the rest. Finish the exchange, watch the opponent’s evasive, and take the next neutral instead. The player who resets after a missed confirm usually beats the player who insists on finishing a combo that is already gone.

After the base route feels boring, practise the Black Flash timing in a private server. Then try it after a dash punish in public. That order keeps the funny red sparks from becoming a very expensive whiff.