With her magical quiver of endless arrows and infinite bomb bag, she is a crafty force to be reckoned with.
Freya is the fifth fighter, and the one you earn. She is the only archer on the roster and she plays nothing like the other four. Her basic attack is a ranged shot, her specials are all about controlling space, and her dodge makes her untouchable for a moment. Master her and the whole arena is yours.
How to unlock her: watch two ads from the character select, then beat Freya herself in a one-on-one fight in the Secret Forest. Lose and you can try again.
How she plays
Freya shoots. Tap A and she fires an arrow. Keep tapping and she keeps firing. If someone gets in close, the next press becomes a front kick instead. It is weak, but it shoves them back out to arrow range, which is the whole point.
Her specials cost a slice of the bar each rather than a flat amount, so think in fractions. Bombs and the Bomb Arrow cost a quarter. The Light Arrow costs almost half and is worth every bit of it. Multi-Shot is the cheap crowd-control move.
Specials
Bomb Arrow
Wa quarter of the bar per shot
An exploding arrow, fired with the same rhythm as the basic shot. can be looped if keep tapping key. It is your answer to anyone standing behind something, or standing in a group. Be careful though, detonated too closely and you'll be swept up in the blast too.
Light Arrow
D + ← or →40 energy
One arrow, and it pierces everyone in its path. It cannot be blocked. It hits harder than anything else in her kit. The goddess shows up behind her when she draws it, so people know it is coming. Fire it down a line of enemies for maximum damage.
Ground Bomb
D + ↓a quarter of the bar
Plant a bomb at your feet. Up to five can be out at once, and they will not stack on top of each other. They go off when anything touches them, including your own arrows, so you can mine a spot and then set it off from range whenever you like.
Multi-Shot
D + ↑15 energy
Five arrows fanned across the near and far lanes at once. Cheap, and the easy way to tag people who keep stepping in and out of your line. Point blank, several arrows can land on the same target, and cause knockdown to multiple targets at once.
Sprint Slide Attack
Basic attacks & movement
Freya has no punch chain. Her basics are all about range.
Arrow (keep tapping to keep firing)
Front kick when someone is close
In the air, A = she fires a downward arrow. Sprinting is a different story and can fire multiple arrows; Jump forward out of a sprint A = Jump forward out of a sprint and it hits harder. Jump backward out of a sprint A = arrow fires the other way, which is the escape option.
Sprint, then A = a slide with a bow swipe on the end, and she is invulnerable for the slide. Grabs whiff on her. Her dodge is the same slide without the swipe, and it can chain straight into a jump.
Natural combos
Freya has no natural chains. Every move stands on its own.
Strengths & weaknesses
Strengths
The only true long-range fighter
An unblockable, piercing shot that ignores shields
Bombs that turn the floor into a trap
An invulnerable slide that nothing can grab
Weaknesses
Almost no close-range damage. The kick is a shove, not a finisher
Specials are pricey, and the Light Arrow eats nearly half the bar
Can be caught in her own bomb blasts if not careful
Locked until you beat her
Matchups
vs Kinto
You can shoot his Powerballs out of the air and the Chaseball is something to slide away from. The only real threat is the Ultimate. Keep your distance and watch for the charge, and use that time to line up a Light Arrow, because he cannot block it.
vs Feng
He wants to be in your face and he gets there fast. Bombs between you and him buy time. When he Triple Kicks in, slide. If he lands the chain, kick him off and start shooting again.
vs Rostam
Your arrows are exactly the hit that cracks his idle armour, and they keep cracking it from across the map. Stay out of grab range. If you see the Large Beam charging, get out of the lane, then punish the collapse afterwards.
vs Valrik
Nothing you fire reflects, and the Light Arrow pierces his shield. Your basic arrows bounce off his idle armour though, so it has to be bombs or the Light Arrow. He knows it, so he will burst at you. Slide through the burst, it cannot grab you, and plant a bomb where he stops.
Quick tips
Plant bombs early, while everyone is still spread out. Then shoot them when the crowd arrives.
The Light Arrow is for lines, not for one person. Wait until two are in a row.
If you are getting rushed, sprint and jump backward. The arrow covers your retreat.