After a lengthy open beta, Player First Games' MultiVersus has now officially launched. This has attracted many new and old players, who were left wondering which character is the best in the current meta. That is why this guide will be looking at one of the most fun-to-play characters, which is Game of Thrones’ Arya Stark.
The daughter of Ned and Catelyn Stark never wished to be a lady. Instead of that, she became much more interested in being proficient with swords. She even had a private tutor, the cunning Syrio Forel. On top of that, after her house was hunted, she had no choice but to flee for Essos. There, she was trained to become a Faceless Man and avenge her family. Overall, she boasts an arsenal of unique skills, which are perfectly captured in MultiVersus.
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Easily an S-tier character
With the start of the new MultiVersu season, many players were quick to make their own tier list of the characters, and Arya has often been put in the S tier. This comes as no surprise, as she touts some impressive speed and demonstrates significant strength in the air. Therefore, she can easily bring opponents down to the floor.
The Winterfell-born Arya comes with two Special Skills. The first one is Face-Stealer, which, as the name implies, allows her to steal a move from her opponent. The other is Dagger Slash, which launches several quick jabs with her Sword Needle and sends the opponent flying in the air.
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Best Perks
After a thorough examination, we discovered that the following set of perks could best fit Arya to dominate solo play. However, these skills can also be used in team play.
Perks
Sig
Trophy
- When Arya knocks out an enemy, she automatically obtains their face.
perk 1
That's Flammable, Doc!
- Solo: For 3 seconds after knocking back an enemy with a projectile, your team can melee attack that enemy to ignite them for 1 second.
- Stacked: For 3 seconds after knocking back an enemy with a projectile, your team can melee attack that enemy to ignite them for 2 seconds.
perk 2
Speed Force Assist
- Solo: Your team receives 4% increased base movement speed.
- Stacked: Your team receives 8% increased base movement speed.
perk 3
Armor Crush
- Solo: Your team's fully charged attacks break armor.
- Stacked: Your team's 75% charged attacks break armor.
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Breaking Down Her Attacks
ATTACKS |
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| Regular | Ground | Air |
| SIDE HOLD 🡆 + J |
WATERDANCER Arya does a COMBO while moving forward. |
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| NEUTRAL J |
NEEDLE STRIKE Arya steps back and charges a forward rapier stab. This attack is overridden to her victim's Grounded Neutral Normal if she has their FACE, consuming 1 STACK. |
KNIFE FLOURISH Arya twirls her knife downward. This attack is overridden by her victim's Aerial Neutral Normal if she has their FACE, consuming 1 STACK. |
| SIDE 🡆 + J |
SHARP EDGES A COMBO of a rapier swing and a knife stab. |
AERIAL SLASH Arya CHARGES a forward sword slash. |
| UP 🡅 + J |
UPWARD SLASH Arya CHARGES and swings her sword upward. |
WHIRLING STAB Arya does an upward spin attack with her knife. |
| DOWN 🡇 + J |
ROLLING SLASH Arya rolls forward, crouching under attack, then swipes her sword downward behind her. |
STINGER |
SPECIALS |
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| Special | Ground | Air |
| Neutral K | FACE-STEALER Arya grabs a fighter to steal their FACE. Once she has a face, press the input again to send out a shockwave that STUNS enemies while Arya does a taunt disguised as that fighter. Taking an ally's face has a COOLDOWN. |
FACE-STEALER Same as ground. |
| SIDE 🡆 + K |
KNIFE-THROWER Arya throws a knife PROJECTILE that can attach to fighters. Attaching to fighters reduces COOLDOWN. Press the input again and Arya dashes to the knife's location, hitting enemies as she dashes. On COOLDOWN, Arya does a spinning stab forward that BREAKS ARMOR. |
KNIFE-THROWER Same as ground. |
| UP 🡅 + K |
DAGGER SLASH Arya does a knife swipe overhead. If she hits an enemy, she will dash in the direction they are knocked in. |
DAGGER SLASH Same as ground. |
| DOWN 🡇 + K |
BLADE-SHARPENER Arya dashes to a nearby ally and gives both her and her ally TURN ATTACK. TURN ATTACK causes the next MELEE attack to BREAK ARMOR and flip the enemy to face away from Arya or her ally. |
BLADE-SHARPENER Same as ground. |
Passive Skill
Backstab
- Arya and her ally deal increased damage with MELEE attacks if they hit enemies in the back.
- Arya and her ally briefly gain TURN ATTACK whenever Arya neutral dodges an attack on the ground.
- When Arya rings out an enemy, she spawns a pie that will both HEAL and deal SLOW to enemies.
- When Arya's ally is rung out, Arya is ENRAGED and will apply maximum STACKS of WEAKENED on her next MELEE attack.
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How to Unlock Arya Stark
The unlocking process for Arya is pretty straightforward. She can be obtained by using 3,000 Fighter Currency, 1,000 Gleamium, or 1 Character Token.
Fighter Currency can be farmed by leveling up characters in the game, ranking up the battle pass, or completing event challenges.
Meanwhile, Gleamium is the premium currency of the game, which can be purchased with real money.
Lastly, Character tokens are also a form of paid currency. They can only be obtained by buying Founder’s Packs from the store.
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Tips on How to Master Arya
There are certain things you should pay attention to when playing Arya so that you can get the most out of her potential. With the tips below you'll easily master Arya so that you can easily dominate your opponents in solo or team play.
- Speed: If you wish to be successful with Arya, you will have to take advantage of her speed. She can easily punish opponents with her Up attack and Up special. These attacks can be repeated in a short time and deliver some hefty damage to your opponent.
- Passive: The next piece of advice is to utilize its passive skill, which deals more damage to enemies when hit from behind.
- Knife-Thrower: This skill is a must if you wish to keep your distance from your opponent and deal damage from behind. It can also be used to save yourself from falling.
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