To win a 1v3 endgame comeback with Revival Super Saiyan Goku in DRAGON BALL LEGENDS, use his pre-revival form to absorb a lethal attack, manage your Vanishing Gauge carefully in solo neutral, and execute drop combos to bypass enemy cover changes.
Trigger Revival Against Lethal Attacks
In a 1v3 deficit, your pre-revival form functions primarily as an expendable shield. Do not waste your Vanishing Gauge dodging non-lethal chip damage before transforming. Instead, save your evasion meter to maintain positional advantage and force enemy substitution timers to count down.
When the opponent launches a Rising Rush or an Ultimate Arts card, keep Goku in the line of fire. Absorbing a guaranteed knockout attack neutralizes the opponent's primary offensive resource and triggers Goku's Super Saiyan transformation. This controlled sacrifice resets the battlefield, clears the enemy's biggest threat, and gives you a fresh health bar without losing your last character.
Reset Neutral and Manage the Vanishing Gauge
Once revived, Goku stands alone with no teammates to tag in for Vanish recovery. Surviving neutral requires disciplined meter management and deliberate pacing.
| Combat Phase | Core Vanish Action | Risk to Avoid |
|---|---|---|
| Immediate Post-Revival | Drift backward to observe enemy Ki and gauge charge. | Panic-swiping into a Blast cancel trap. |
| Neutral Engagement | Use single-tap tackles or single Blast Arts to bait movement. | Burning Vanish on long-range tap shots. |
| Combo Extension | Side-step or charge-step between Arts cards to recover Ki. | Over-charging Ki and dropping combos against cover changes. |
| Defensive Recovery | Use tap attacks to stall while your Vanish meter regenerates. | Committing to raw Strike Arts at mid-range. |
Float back to mid-range after the revival animation finishes. If the opponent attacks aggressively out of the cutscene, use your full Vanish gauge to dodge, punish their recovery, and initiate your opening offensive string.
Target Selection and Eliminating Fragile Opponents
Prioritize knocking out the opponent’s primary offensive glass cannon or support unit before engaging their defensive tank. Support fighters often carry passive abilities that drain Ki, reduce card draw speed, or heal their team, which wear Goku down over extended trades.
Reducing the opposing team from three fighters to two drastically slows their substitution countdowns and limits their ability to switch-stall. When selecting Arts cards, confirm whether an early Special Move Arts will secure a definitive knockout. Leaving an enemy alive with low health gives your opponent an easy sacrifice to absorb your next major attack.
Drop Combos to Bypass Cover Changes
Opponents in a 3v1 advantage will actively switch bench units to break your chains using special cover changes. A single cover change knockback hands priority back to a full enemy team. Counter this by executing drop combos:
- Land a standard Strike or Blast Arts card to confirm the initial hit.
- Pause your input briefly before selecting your next card to intentionally drop the combo counter.
- Queue your follow-up Arts card immediately as the opponent swaps a bench fighter into the active slot.
- Hit the incoming fighter during their switch vulnerability frames to nullify their cover change effect entirely.
Timing your pause requires reading the opponent's habits. If they consistently switch on the second Arts card, dropping the combo on that beat deals full, uninterrupted damage to the incoming unit.
Finish with the Transformed Main Ability
Transformed Super Saiyan Goku gains substantial damage buffs and card draw upon activating his Main Ability. Save this activation until the enemy team is whittled down to two fighters.
Activate the Main Ability only after exhausting the active opponent's Vanishing Gauge or confirming a clean combo hit. Drawing an Ultimate Arts or Special Move card mid-combo guarantees lethal burst damage and replenishes your Ki. Securing that knockout reduces the match to a 1v1, where Goku's heightened damage multipliers allow you to win direct neutral trades and close out the match.
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