Jujutsu Shenanigans Combo Practice: Two Routes That Teach Timing

Route 1: Vessel teaches the confirm

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

Input route

Vessel: confirm before you extend

The green steps are decisions. If the first hit does not connect, the route is already over.

1. 01

   M1 × 3

   Check the third hit

   Watch hitstun, not your own animation. Block means reset.

   →
2. 02

   3

   Start Divergent Fist

   Learn the preparation animation before chasing Black Flash.

   →
3. 03

   jump → 2

   Keep the camera on target

   Add the jump only after the first two checks are repeatable.

   →
4. 04

   1

   Close on real knockdown

   Cursed Strikes is an ender after the knockdown, not a panic button.

Stop point

Opponent blocks, dashes out or leaves your camera: stop pressing, take neutral and try again.

This route has one job: make you stop pressing the next button when the previous hit did not connect. Practise it in three passes:

1. Land the first three M1s and stop. If the opponent blocks, reset.
2. Add 3, but do not chase Black Flash yet. Learn the preparation animation.
3. Add the jump and 2. Only finish with 1 when the knockdown is real.

The combo page also lists Black Flash variants and warns that the timing is difficult. Treat the route as a skeleton. Your opponent’s block, evasive and ping decide whether the next bone exists.

Route 2: Switcher teaches the read

Switcher (Todo) uses Swift Kick, Brute Force, Pebble Throw, Elbow Drop and Boogie Woogie. A simple community drill is:

M1 × 3 → uppercut → 4 (Elbow Drop) → 1 (Swift Kick) → 3 (Pebble Throw) → R (Boogie Woogie) → downslam → 2 (Brute Force)

Input route

Switcher: make the swap earn its place

Pebble Throw gives you information. Boogie Woogie is the reward for reading the next position, not the opener.

1. 01

   M1 × 3 → uppercut

   Create the question

   Keep the opener short enough that you can still react to a block.

   →
2. 02

   4 → 1

   Keep the target grounded

   Elbow Drop into Swift Kick is the stable middle of the drill.

   →
3. 03

   3

   Throw Pebble first

   Read where the opponent stands before spending the swap.

   →
4. 04

   R → 2

   Swap, then finish

   Use Boogie Woogie only for a better angle, then close with Brute Force.

Stop point

If the swap does not improve the angle, keep the cooldown and return to neutral instead of forcing the joke.

Do not start with the whole string. First land Pebble Throw and watch where the opponent stands. Then add R only when the swap gives you a better angle. If you use Boogie Woogie raw every time, the other player learns the joke before you finish telling it.

The checkpoint table

Checkpoint	What you should see	Fix when it fails
M1 × 3	Opponent is in the correct hitstun state.	Stop earlier; you are probably hitting block.
Launcher / knockdown	Camera stays on the target.	Lower sensitivity or remove the jump until aim is stable.
Skill follow-up	The next move starts before recovery ends.	Practise the gap in a private server, not by mashing faster.
Ender	You return to neutral with a cooldown available.	Shorten the route; a dropped “full combo” is not a combo.

Write the failed checkpoint beside the route. Then repeat that one checkpoint five times before you add another variant. This is how a combo becomes something you can use when a public lobby is noisy.

YouTube player reference

Black Flash timing reference

Use the clip to study the preparation cue. The diagram above is a practice route, not a promise of identical timing on every connection.

Open media reference

YouTube player reference

Yuji / Vessel gameplay reference

Watch how the player resets after a dropped string instead of copying only the highlight moment.

Open media reference