Merkava

Health

10,400

Unique Trait

Merkava has access to the ability to fly. This affects his neutral plan as his air attacks are generally very good.

Vorpal State

When Merkava is forced to block, his worms don't vanish. Also, his force function gets increased damage, frame advantage, and is special cancellable on hit.

Known Strong Players

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Movelist(WIP)

Please check out the fantastic UNIST wiki for a more comprehensive Movelist breakdown.

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5A

5A

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active Frames	Frame Advantage
160	Mid	8	4	-3

2A

2A

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active Frames	Frame Advantage
327	Low	6	11	-2

5B

5B

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active Frames	Frame Advantage
440	Mid	11	2	-12

2B

2B

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active Frames	Frame Advantage
445	Low	7	12	-4

5C

5C

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active Frames	Frame Advantage
710	Mid	14	5	-10

5[C]

5[C]

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active Frames	Frame Advantage
805	Mid	26	5	-10

2C

2C

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active Frames	Frame Advantage
570	Low	12	7	-15

Jumping Normals

j.A

j.A

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active Frames	Frame Advantage
180	High	9	2	Variable

j.B

j.B

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active Frames	Frame Advantage
507	High	10	4	Variable

j.C

j.C

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active Frames	Frame Advantage
666	High	15	4	Variable

Command Normals

5BB

5BB

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active Frames	Frame Advantage
293	Mid	3	4	-9

4B

4B

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active Frames	Frame Advantage
666	Mid	10	5	-4

2CC

2CC

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active Frames	Frame Advantage
466	Mid	15	3	-11

3C

3C

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active Frames	Frame Advantage
612	High	7	34	-9

3[C]

3[C]

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active Frames	Frame Advantage
-	High	7	5	-
Merkava does a feint.

4C

4C

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active Frames	Frame Advantage
862	High	29	2	-7

6C

6C

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active Frames	Frame Advantage
754	Mid	18	6	-8

6[C]

6[C]

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active Frames	Frame Advantage
862	Mid	28	6	-9

j.2C

j.2C

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active Frames	Frame Advantage
410	Mid	10	Till landing	-6 to +1

Dashing Normals

66B

66B

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active Frames	Frame Advantage
789	Low	7	14	-2

66C

66C

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active Frames	Frame Advantage
1178	High	6	26	-7

Special Moves

j.66

j.66

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active Frames	Frame Advantage
666	High	20	12	-17

236X

236X

Strength	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active Frames	Frame Advantage
A	1335	Mid	9	8	-5
B	1510	Mid	13	8	-9
EX	1955	Mid	1+11	16	-2

623X

623X

Strength	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active Frames	Frame Advantage
A	1430	Mid	14	14	+1
B	1616	Mid	7	28	-8
EX	1841	Mid	1+6	28	-36

214X

214X

Strength	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active Frames	Frame Advantage
A	1499	Mid	13	16	-14
B	1499	-	11	16	-
EX	1985	Mid	1+4	21	-12

22X

22X

Strength	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active Frames	Frame Advantage
A	427	Mid	140 (worm)	4	+57
B	427 * 2	Mid	141 (worm)	4	+44
EX	999 (Merkava) 1228, 836 (Worms)	High	18 (Merkava) 169 (Worms)	1 (Merkava) ~16 (Worms)	-5 (Merkava) + (Worms)

j.214X

j.214X

Strength	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active Frames	Frame Advantage
A	700	Mid	14	30	+1 to +3
B	700	Mid	15	53	-1 to +1
EX	1725	Mid	1+5	86	-4 to -6

41236C

41236C

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active Frames	Frame Advantage
2109	Mid	14	18	-6

Infinite Worth

41236D

41236D

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active Frames	Frame Advantage
3062	Mid	13	72	-30
Merkava wiggles a lot and has huge invincibility frames.

Infinite Worth EXS

A+B+C+D

A+B+C+D

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active Frames	Frame Advantage
3780	Mid	1+14	6	-25

Universal Options

Grab

Grab

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active Frames	Frame Advantage
1850	-	4	1	-
CHURN THE BUTTER TO GET MORE DAMAGE

Force Function

Force Function

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active Frames	Frame Advantage
1790/1890	Mid	11	3	-9
Second value shows damage done when in vorpal state.

Guard Thrust

Guard Thrust

Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active Frames	Frame Advantage
Normal	0	Mid	15	5	-12
Vorpal	0	Mid	12	5	-12
Normal: Completely invincible from frames 1- 15 Vorpal: Completely invincible from frames 1- 12

Veil Off

Veil Off

Version	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active Frames	Frame Advantage
Normal	0	Mid	20-68	2	-13~-14
CVO	0	Mid	2	4	+3

Combos

Day One

2A > 2B > 2CC > j.C > j.A > j.B > j.2C > 2C > 5BB > 4B

2A/2B > 2CC > 6[C] > air assault > j.A > j.B > 66C > 66B > 66C > dash > 2C > 5C > 4B

5B/2B Start

5B > half charge 5C > 6C > 214B > CS > air assault > j.B (1 hit) > j.C > j.2C > 2CC > dlj.C > dlj.A > j.B > 66C > dash > 2C > 4B

Close 5B > half charge 6C > 5[C] > 9 > delayed air assault > j.C > j.A > 2C > delayed 3C > 66B > 66C

2C Start

2C > 5AA > 66B > delayed 623A > 66C > 66B > 5B > j.C > j.A > j.B > 66C