2 BUILD STYLES.

There are two builds you can use for Phoenix Wright. One revolves around his power up. The other is a more traditional build. I will touch on the power up build a bit but this guide will go more in depth regarding the traditional 2x3 and 2x2 build.

INVESTIGATE BUILD.

This build is all about super and quick 2x2s.

If you notice in the background, the skills have an effect in red. This effect only takes place if Wright is “powered up”. In order to power up, you need to break a 2x6 FIRST. Once doing that, his super stuns, 2x2 does dot damage and 2x3 also stuns. But since you only have 2 skill slots, I recommend going with 2x2 and 2x6. This way you have a very strong dot for a 2x2 and you will get super incredibly quickly. The 2x6 builds 40% from the skill alone.

The issue with this build style is that the 2x6 becomes integral to success. In some matchups that’s great, but in others, they disrupt you so much that you just don’t have the time for the 2x6 OR the necessary time after for damage.

TRADITIONAL BUILD.

This build is straight forward and does good damage.

The traditional build is closer to what Chun and Ryu build like. Instead of taking advantage of the power up of one skill, you just exploit the core strength of the 2x2 and 2x3. At my level they do roughly 200 damage for popping a 2x3. This is roughly 50 damage lower than what Jill or Dan outputs, and those are two relatively strong champs. Keep in mind the super meter you are also building with your blues. Also keep in mind synergy you may have chosen (sap, % damage boost).

The strength of this build lies in its versatility. In slow matchups you can disrupt your opponent by dropping quickly on them. (Wright has a ridiculous drop pattern as well.) Against quicker opponents, you are able to adjust to their drop patterns and still pop off strong skills.