Hyper-armor / IFrames

Hyper-Armor is when your attack absorbs a hit without flinching. You still take full damage, but your swing cannot be interrupted and plays out to completion.

• Hyper-Armor does not stop damage. You eat the hit, but you keep swinging.
• M2s are the only armored attacks currently, active from startup until the hit lands.
• Hyper-Armor is limited to certain styles.

The combat style perks that include hyper-armor:

• Hyperarmor M2s
  M2s grant hyper armor during the swing, preventing interruption and stun. (Wrestling)

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IFrames are a brief window where your character is completely unhittable. Attacks pass through you dealing no damage, no chip, and no hitstun the hit simply whiffs.

• Nothing connects during i-frames. Unlike hyper armor, you take zero damage, not full damage.
• Dodges are the main i-frame moves, active only during the animation's startup and travel you are vulnerable again on recovery.
• I-frames avoid strikes, but do not save you from clashing.
• Getting hit on recovery (after the window ends) is a full punish, a whiffed dodge is worse than blocking.
• You are an additional iframe dodge when fighting more than 1 opponent.

Combat style perks which include Iframes:

• Untouchable
  M2ing throws a two-punch combo with IFrames for the whole animation. Each punch is its own attack. You can eat the first and parry the second. (Boxing)
• Float Like a Butterfly
  The crit shuffle grants IFrames for its entire windup, Shuffle straight through anything thrown at you. (Ali)