

He has the best neutral coverage in the game.

Simply put, this is an aspect of his kit that makes him better than other fighters mechanically. The gauge cannot protect him during recovery animations. This gauge defines the way he functions and any player seeking to master UI Goku must understand its strengths and weaknesses thoroughly.Īfter it activates, Goku is not at a frame advantage, so it's very possible for a foe to perfect vanish an attack he throws out if he's too hasty with his punish. Seeing as foes are incentivized to approach with tap attacks or fire tap shots to deplete it, Ultra Instinct Goku has a very easy time gaining priority in combat, typically with a well-timed blast arts. Simply floating forwards and backwards with -sign- puts up a near impenetrable defensive wall.

Enemy Fighters need to either approach themselves or wait out the gauge's timer, because nothing they do can catch him off-guard that he can't automatically dodge. At close range he's entirely invincible while the gauge is active, as he can interrupt the attacks he cannot automatically dodge very easily. That being said, no matter how easy it is to fell him in one combo, he has to be hit first, and that's much easier said than done.īecause of the Ultra Instinct gauge, -sign- doesn't need to worry about a lot of minor neutral game annoyances that other characters do. His Health and Defenses leave a lot to be desired in a meta with so many offensive juggernauts. His Teams, God Ki, Son Family, Saiyan, and Universe Survival Saga, aren't lacking in the slightest either, and he synergizes very well with all of those tags' premier Supporters.įortunately for Goku's foes, he's a fairly frail Fighter stat-wise. With this gauge, his deadly Special Arts card, and constant double-trouble cover-change pressure, he's an unceasing threat wherever he is on the field, and he essentially must be played around at all times.

Instead, he consumes a portion of this unique resource that continuously drains while he's on the battlefield, recharges while he's on standby, and resets the gamestate to neutral when activated. UI -sign-'s incredible combo potential, cover utility, Ultimate Arts Card, and excellent neutral pressure are all laudable aspects of his toolkit, but everything is superseded by his Unique Mechanic, the Ultra Instinct Gauge.ĭuring neutral gamestates where no action is taking place, Ultra Instinct Goku can avoid all standard attacks - tap shots, ki blasts, strike cards, and tap punches - without expending his Vanishing Gauge. The long awaited arrival of SP Ultra Instinct -sign- Goku PUR, or just UI -sign- for short, has sent ripples through the community and the Meta.
