Taichi

taichi brings three different instincts into the same kit. fade offers information and pressure, jett asks for immediate commitment, and cypher rewards preparation around the next fight. that combination gives their game a flexible first shape: they can help start a round, take space, or make an area costly to enter. the opening exchanges have enough balance to suggest that the variety is more than accidental role-hopping.

the harder part comes after that first contact. taichi’s survival numbers sit below the middle, so a promising entry can disappear before the round’s later decisions arrive. the problem is not a lack of options; it is turning those options into influence that lasts. road 2 invitational therefore stands as a useful introduction to a player with credible range, but what remains is extending early pressure into the closing stages instead of leaving the work unfinished.