Ishin Style Tier List

Ishin’s combat identity is its fourteen unique fighting styles. Roblox listing copy and community trackers agree on fourteen (older posts sometimes said twelve). This hub ranks styles by current public-lobby pressure and duel usefulness, not by drip rarity alone. Rarity still matters for ego and flex — Vampire sits near 0.33% in community roll talk — but a common style played well beats a rare style mashed on cooldown.

For move-by-move notes, cosmetics like Kendo’s Keyblade-style skin (~2% mention rate in community drops), and fuller lore, open the Fighting Styles encyclopedia. Pair this list with Combat, Controls, and Reroll Tips before you dump Yen at the school dealer (~1,400 per paid roll).

Ranking caveats (read first)

• Patches move the meta. Cooking UI waves and combat tweaks can nerf pressure tools overnight. Recheck after notes on the Updates Hub.
• Height changes matchups. Taller builds gain reach and damage but swing slower; shorter builds accelerate and lose range. A “S-tier” style on a mismatched height feels like B-tier.
• Flow State (fight three people, knock one, drop under 10% HP for auto heal + speed) rewards aggressive styles that can finish a downed target without whiffing.
• Mode matters. School hallway skirmishes, apartment flex fights, and structured 1v1s punish different kits.
• Player skill > letter grade. Treat letters as a search heuristic for what to reroll toward, not a skill issue excuse.

S tier — pressure and pace control

Destroyer — High threat toolkit for forcing respect in open spaces. Strong when you can convert chip into wall pressure and keep opponents from stabilizing.

Vampire — Ultra-rare flex with oppressive tempo when the kit lands. Worth saving rerolls for if you enjoy high-risk, high-reward play; do not tilt-spend your entire code bank the first night.

Scra — Pressure-oriented style that shines when you dictate scramble fights and deny clean disengages. Excels in messy multi-player piles where Flow can pop.

S-tier styles win neutral more often and punish mistakes harder. They are not invincible against disciplined weave/block players who know combat fundamentals.

A tier — reliable duelists and learners’ anchors

Kendo — Excellent all-rounder with strong identity and sought cosmetics (Keyblade-style skin talk around the low-single-digit percent range). Great “I will learn the game on this” pick.

Boxing — Clean M1 continuity and readable confirm routes. Rewards timing more than gimmicks; pairs well with players who master sprint cancels and weave windows.

A-tier should be your stop condition for most reroll sessions unless you specifically chase Vampire/Destroyer/Scra vibes.

B tier — strong kits with clearer counters

Aikido — Redirect and control flavored play. Shines against greedy mashers; struggles if you cannot bait commits.

Wrestling — Grapple-oriented pressure and crowd control fantasy. Needs good neutral approach; loses value if every fight stays at max range.

Nekoashi — Mobility and trick angles. High skill expression, easier to whiff in panic.

B-tier is still fully viable for climbing comfort and content creation. Many lobby stars main these because they click with the animations.

C tier and situational picks

Sarah, Persona, and other named styles in the fourteen-style pool rotate between solid niche and “needs buff” depending on the week. Hold them if you love the fantasy; reroll them if your only goal is public-lobby dominance and you still have free rerolls from codes or creation’s ~20 starter rolls.

When in doubt, open Fighting Styles for the fuller roster write-up rather than obsessing over a single letter.

How to use this list while rerolling

1. Claim free rerolls from the Codes Hub first.
2. Set a stop rule: for example, “first A-tier or better” or “any S-tier.” See Reroll Tips.
3. Do not sell your soul for Vampire on day one if you still lack apartment money (~12,050 Yen) — bank Pet Cafe Yen via money guide.
4. After you lock a style, spend a session only on controls and combat drills before judging the tier list “wrong.”

Role snapshots

Role	Styles often discussed	Play focus
Pressure	Destroyer, Vampire, Scra	Force mistakes, deny heal windows
Duelist	Kendo, Boxing	Clean confirms, punish whiffs
Control / trick	Aikido, Wrestling, Nekoashi	Bait, grapple, angle breaks
Flex / rare	Vampire, special skins	Identity + high roll envy

Related reading

• Fighting Styles encyclopedia — deep roster notes + video
• Reroll Tips — Yen budget and stop conditions
• Combat — Flow, wall slam, weave/block
• Getting Started — when to roll during the first hour
• Updates — patch themes that reshuffle letters

Meta shifts. If a creator’s thumbnail disagrees with this hub after a balance patch, check dates, then re-test in a real sixty-player server instead of arguing in Discord alone.