
Keeping your opponent on their toes while dealing the big hits is the strategy here. Marcus starts out big and slow, but ends up becoming incredibly nimble when you use his special ability. Instead just be patient and wait for your enemy to make that one big mistake before you strike. Kibo loses her Shadow energy if she doesn't hit the opponent with her attacks, so spacing and zoning out your opponent isn't so worthwhile. Use a more rushdown-focused attack strategy with this one. Ironclad is an up-close brawler, and can even armour through projectile attacks. Be patient and space your opponent out, and then unleash hell. Kate doesn't have the longest range, but is fast and has brutal combos. Use his projectile to keep enemies back, and when cornered unleash your Shadow form. Shang has a long reach with his weapon so you shouldn't be afraid to attack from a distance. Ling is a patient character - use him to block a few blows, and then punish with fast neutral combos. Take a look through and if you're a fighting game veteran you'll easily be able to understand which character is right for before even having to play as them. Quick beginner tips for mastering Shadow Fight Arena.

We've listed here every single Shadow Fight Arena character, all of their unique abilities and special attacks, and then broken down which strategies you should use to win with each character. If you want to get ahead in Shadow Fight Arena you're going to need to understand the characters you're going into battle with, and this guide will help you with exactly that.

Shadow Fight Arena is one of the best fighting games we've seen come to mobile devices for quite a long time, and it's great to see such a strong franchise move towards the online PVP gameplay that fighting game fans crave. Updated on July 5th, 2022 - rechecked all the Shadow Fight Arena characters
