Contest the wind-building stage before the Spire decision
Lily’s plan links Condor Wind to a windclad Condor Spire and then a strike-or-command-throw choice. Treat those as separate stages. The best moment to contest a wind attempt is not automatically the same moment to challenge after a powered approach has already touched your guard.
What to watch for
Wind stock before contact
The move table separates ordinary and windclad Spire. Identify which one Lily used before interpreting its recovery. Her Japanese counter notes emphasize giving wind-building attempts a risk rather than allowing every stock for free.
A short OD Spire
The current guide includes different OD travel distances. A response tested against the long approach can miss the timing of the short version. Keep its starting distance in the replay you recreate.
How to deal with common situations
You block windclad Spire
The setplay material treats this as Lily’s advantaged strike-or-Mexican-Typhoon situation. Do not jab merely because her travel animation ended. Decide between defending the strike and evading the expected throw, while remembering that she may wait for a reversal.
She gains wind from far away
Work toward a position where your approach threatens the next attempt. The Japanese notes distinguish light Wind from attacking versions; a rush chosen for the stock-only action needs a separate test against the attacking animation.
Distance-specific responses
Beyond your attack reach
Use a wind attempt to reassess position rather than claiming a punish from too far away. Arrive at a tested range before committing to a long response.
Along the Spire approach
Identify stock state and travel length together. The same spacing with wind spent is not the same test as ordinary Spire.
After a Spire knockdown
The windclad routes use a different dash approach from ordinary light or medium Spire. Include those dashes in your defensive practice; testing only the ender omits the next strike or grab.
Common mistakes
- Ignoring the wind icon when choosing a block response.
- Rushing every Condor Wind as though all versions lack an attack.
- Testing ordinary Spire and applying the result to the windclad approach.
Training mode practice steps
Use your own character as the defender. Turn on the frame meter and input history so you can distinguish a real answer from a mistimed recording.
Make Wind recognition useful
Record light and attacking Condor Wind from the same position. First distinguish them, then test your intended approach against both. Move the starting point farther away to find where your interruption stops reaching.
Defend the powered arrival
Record windclad Spire into a light attack, Mexican Typhoon, and a wait. Check the exact stock state before playback. Randomize only after the recordings work, and track the risk of each defensive choice.
Uses Lily’s Japanese counter notes on contesting Condor Wind and the current Spire, windclad pressure, and short-OD-Spire sections. No old parry timing is treated as a universal solution. For current numerical values, use the linked Frame Data page and confirm important situations in Training Mode.