Shinsuke Nakamura "Master of the Kinshasa"

Shard Unlock Cost:

4-Star Gold (2000)

Entourage Ability:

Tag Team Links:

6-Star Bronze (Level 17) Move Values:

Recommended Builds:

Note: There are many additional combinations of Entourage effects that work for Shinsuke. Feel free to experiment!

Build 1

Prioritize Blue matches. Activate Inverted Exploder Suplex and place Yellow Gems to charge both of your other Moves (ideally without causing a Pin), then use the Jumping Cross Armbreaker for massive damage and drain your opponent's MP. Follow up with the devastatingly-high Move Damage Kinshasa Finisher and destroy Blue/Yellow Heal Gems to replenish HP/MP and Pin in the opponent!

Build 2

Use Good Vibrations right away and place the Juggernaut in a safe spot on the Gem Board, then prioritize your opponent's best match. Hit the Jumping Cross Armbreaker for big damage/MP drain and to flood the board with Heal Gems; following this, the Juggernaut's final ability will trigger and create a large number of massive Multiply Gems, at which point Midsection Knee Strike can be used to destroy a combination of Multi and Heal Gems for colossal damage and HP/MP regeneration!

Note: At 6-Star, Good Vibrations can be swapped out for his 8th Move Death Valley Driver for a build that is focused fully on Gem damage/Multiply strength rather than Submission damage.

Build 3

Activate Flying Kick right away to charge your Blue Moves, then use Inverted Exploder Suplex and carefully place all of the Yellow Gems so that they do not break but instead leave behind at least one available 5-match; follow up with Landslide for a big damage spike, then make the 5-match to recharge your Yellow Move and gain an Extra Turn (hopefully without causing a cascade). On the Extra Turn, repeat these three Moves in order once more for monstrous chainable damage!