Fighting Styles, Explained - Shigaku Wiki
The confirmed style list, what rarity actually means right now, and how to change styles with rerolls — without the invented numbers other sites pad their lists with.
Overview
Press T in Shigaku and your student settles into a stance — your fighting style, which defines every swing and combo you have. Most sites pad this topic with invented stats; this guide sticks to the five styles confirmed by official materials and community footage, explains what rarity actually means today, and shows how rerolls chase the style you want.
Fist of Flowing Water in Action
The style that drives most of the hype: this gameplay video shows Fist of Flowing Water — tagged epic in community discussion — throwing its full moveset against real opponents in live campus fights. Watch the animations once before deciding which style your rerolls should chase.
Confirmed Styles and Rarity
Five styles have surfaced so far across official materials, gameplay footage, and community transcripts. Rarity is listed only where sources confirm it — a blank cell means nobody has documented that style’s rarity yet, not that the style itself lacks one.
Treat this table as a snapshot rather than a ceiling — the list will grow. Updates have already reshuffled the style pool once since launch, and the update log tracks every addition and rebalance the moment it ships, so check back between patches.
| Style | Rarity (as documented) | Where it's confirmed |
|---|---|---|
| Fist of Flowing Water | Epic | Official gameplay trailer + community hype |
| Boxing | Uncommon | Community showcase footage |
| Karate | Not yet documented | In-game references |
| Taekwondo | Not yet documented | In-game references |
| Goro | Not yet documented | Community gameplay mentions |
How to Change Your Fighting Style
Styles come and go through the same reroll system that reshapes your appearance and profile, and there is no direct purchase path. The flow below is the community-consistent way to hunt a specific style without draining your entire pile in one sitting.
There is no documented way to earn a specific style directly, and the developers have not published drop rates — rerolls are the wheel, patience is the strategy, and a fat reserve is the bankroll that keeps both running for long.
Build a reroll reserve first
Stack the free codes pile before touching the style menu — the reroll guide covers the full farming loop.
Open the fighting-kit menu
Style options live in the same customization system as appearance. Open the menu and find the fighting-kit panel.
Reroll and check the result
Each reroll redraws your style option. Stop the moment you land one you like — chasing perfection through a whole pile is the classic regret.
Equip it with T and test
Press T to settle into the new stance and run the combat input chain on a friend before committing.
What Rarity Actually Means Right Now
Honesty first: only two rarity labels are documented — Uncommon on Boxing and Epic on Fist of Flowing Water. No source has confirmed a complete rarity ladder, drop rates, or stat differences between tiers. Community tier lists exist, but they rank feel and animations, not verified numbers, and treating them as data is how misinformation spreads through a young game's community.
What the two confirmed labels do tell us is shape. If Epic exists, higher tiers likely exist, and if a heavy-hitter like Fist of Flowing Water carries the Epic tag, rarity probably tracks power or flash in some way. That is inference, not fact — and this page will update the moment the developers document the system properly.
The practical takeaway is reroll discipline. Without confirmed drop rates, every style hunt is gambling, and gambling without a bankroll ends badly. The students with the best styles are, overwhelmingly, the ones who redeemed every code and saved the pile — then spent it in a single deliberate session.
Choosing by Playstyle
No confirmed damage numbers exist yet, which means there is no objective best style — but your playstyle still narrows the choice considerably when you pick. These four profiles match the documented styles to the kinds of students who main them.
The Hype Chaser
Fist of Flowing Water — the epic tag, the flashiest documented animations, and the style every code-fueled reroll session dreams about.
The fundamentals player
Boxing — the confirmed uncommon pick with a no-nonsense moveset. Popular with students who value reliability over spectacle.
The discipline player
Karate or Taekwondo — classic schoolyard disciplines with in-game references and clean stances. For students who like their fights formal.
The wildcard
Goro — the least documented confirmed style. Rare in footage, which either means hidden potential or hidden nothing; the mystery is the appeal.
Combat Basics That Work in Every Style
Styles change your animations and swings, but the fundamentals underneath them stay exactly the same. Five inputs and habits apply no matter which stance your student wears, and mastering them first makes every future style swap cheaper and faster to learn.
- Press T before every engagement — bare fists lose to any equipped stance
- F blocks and R crits regardless of style; rhythm matters more than animation
- The carry-grip combo (C into G) finishes fights in every stance
- Gym strength powers every style equally — the gym guide covers the routine
- Ground choice beats style matchup on a campus with this few players per server
Frequently Asked Questions
How many fighting styles are in Shigaku?
Five are documented so far: Fist of Flowing Water, Boxing, Karate, Taekwondo, and Goro. Updates add more — the pool has already been reshuffled once, and our update log tracks each addition.
What is the best fighting style in Shigaku?
Fist of Flowing Water is the community favorite, and its documented Epic rarity supports the hype. But no verified damage numbers exist yet, so treat tier lists as opinions until real data lands.
What rarity is Fist of Flowing Water?
Epic, per official gameplay materials and community discussion. It is the only style with a top-tier label confirmed by sources so far.
What rarity is Boxing?
Uncommon, per community showcase footage of the style in use. It is the only other style with any documented rarity label at this point, alongside Fist of Flowing Water’s Epic.
How do I get a new fighting style?
Through the reroll system's fighting-kit menu. Stack free codes first, then reroll deliberately — the reroll guide covers the full strategy.
Do rarities have confirmed stat differences?
No. Only two labels are documented — Uncommon and Epic — and no source has verified what they change mechanically. Anyone quoting exact stat gaps is speculating.
Can I lose my fighting style?
Only by rerolling it away — your current stance stays equipped until you change it. Nothing documented removes styles from students who leave them alone.
Do styles matter more than strength?
They layer. Styles shape the moveset; the gym-trained strength stat powers every swing underneath it. Trained with a basic style beats untrained with a fancy one.