Saydhi

Saydhi
Gender	Female
Type	Large (Heavy)
Appears in	Infinity Blade: Awakening Infinity Blade II Infinity Blade III (ClashMob only)

“The Vault of Tears. The place once known as Saranthia - due west, past the sea, in the mountains to the north. You could find him there. But you won't.”— Saydhi, to Siris, Infinity Blade II

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Saydhi is one of the Deathless, appearing in Infinity Blade: Awakening, Infinity Blade II and a few Infinity Blade III ClashMobs. At her estate, she acts as a information dealer, and offers a boon to anyone who defeats her champions. Saydhi resides on the island of Lantimor, which is said to be ruled by the God King. Despite this, Saydhi has through some unknown means managed to stay autonomous. It is likely that Saydhi is in position of far greater resources than it initially seems. As in Infinity Blade: Redemption, we meet former soldiers in Sandhi's army, like Lux, who deserted after Saydhi's death, and who served under Saydhi in the Broken Cliffs Campaign. Implying Saydhi is very powerful Deathless in command of large numbers of troops.

History

Infinity Blade: Awakening

After defeating her guards and champions in single combat, Siris requests the answer to his question as his reward. Saydhi initially turns down this request, instead suggesting that he be her new champion and be rewarded with riches, power, and women. When Siris insists, she reluctantly agrees to answer him, but becomes suspicious of who he is when he asks about where the Worker of Secrets is imprisoned. She upholds her end of the bargain by answering the question before engaging Siris in battle herself. Siris battles her, but takes a column of fire to the chest, causing him to fall to his knees. While Saydhi is gloating, Siris heals himself and stabs her in the chest, killing her permanently with the Infinity Blade. Siris then notes that his finishing move was not part of the forms, but rather desperate, yet effective. Siris is then tricked into giving the Infinity Blade to Raidriar, who then appears after Saydhi's death, and takes the Infinity Blade from Siris. He thanks Siris for killing Saydhi revealing he had a suspicion that she would take the sword and betray him.

She is described as quite good-looking under her mask.

Infinity Blade II

After defeating her guards and champions in single combat, Siris requests the answer to his question as his reward. Saydhi initially turns down this request, instead suggesting that he be her new champion and be rewarded with riches, power, and women. When Siris insists, she reluctantly agrees to answer him, but becomes suspicious of who he is when he asks about where the Worker of Secrets is imprisoned. She upholds her end of the bargain by answering the question before engaging Siris in battle herself. Siris battles her, killing her permanently with the Infinity Blade by slashing her throat. Siris is then tricked into giving the Infinity Blade to Raidriar, who then appears after Saydhi's death, and takes the Infinity Blade from Siris. He thanks Siris for killing Saydhi revealing he had a suspicion that she would take the sword and betray him.

Gameplay

Saydhi is not a boss titan, despite being Deathless. She starts at level 10. On a first playthrough Saydhi is incredibly easy on account of the players high Health and Attack and her lack there of. However on subsequent playthroughs and New Games, Saydhi can actually be a fairly difficult opponent. This is possibly due to her not scaling like most enemies. Most enemies gain levels each time Raidriar is defeated, but Saydhi gains more levels which each rebirth, allowing her to gain levels faster. Not only does she gain significantly more health and damage but she also gains access to her Stepbacks, all of which are exclusive to her.

Combat

Saydhi is a Large Heavy Titan: The first in the series. Saydhi will primary attack with unparryaple limb attacks, usually using kicks or chops. She is quite agile like most titans of her class, a fights pretty similar to other Large Heavy Titan. However, Saydhi does possess the rare trait of being one of the few magic users in the series. Saydhi will often jump back, and slam her spear into the ground, causing fire to erupt from the ground and move towards the player. The fire magic can be blocked, dodged or parried, however Saydhi can not be scratched while using magic, nor will Perfect Parry Gems have an effect on her. After her magic is finished she will always leap into the air and slam her spear in the center. Despite the visual effect of the magic being fire , the damage will depend on what Elemental attack Saydhi currently has.

Stepbacks

Saydhi has 3 Stepbacks

Spin Sweep

Analysis

In this Stepback Saydhi stands up straight and delivers a horizontal swipe from the right with her spear, and than swipes back from the left. This Stepback can be avoided in a number of ways, the most optimal is to equip Dual Weapons and simply duck under both attacks. A dodge break with dual weapons will give you the most amount of time to attack back. Alternately, if one is using a Heavy weapon, the most optimal play is to parry the first attack by swiping to the right. This will conserve precious shield points and give a larger attack window than a block break. If you're having trouble with either of these then holding Shield with a Light Weapon for the entire duration will also work, it's just the least efficient sense it will give you the least amount of time to strike back, and Saydhi can still deal damage if she has elemental attacks attacks, provided you don't have a corresponding elemental defence Shield or Gem.

Split Kicks

Analysis

In this Stepback Saydhi spins and delivers a kick to the center, she simultaneously does the splits and while on the ground delivers a slash with her spear from the left, than delivers two kicks from the left, using the momentum of them to propel herself back up. This Stepback looks flashy, but is simple once broken down. The most optimal way to avoid it is to dodge to the left or right to avoid the first attack, than using Dual Weapons, duck under every other attack after the first one. A dodge break with Dual Weapons will give you the most amount of time to attack back. Alternately, if one is using a Heavy weapon, the most optimal play is to center block her first kick, and than parry the spear attack by swiping to the left. This will conserve precious shield points and give a larger attack window than a block break. If you're having trouble with either of these then holding Shield with a Light Weapon for the entire duration will also work, it's just the least efficient sense it will give you the least amount of time to strike back, and Saydhi can still deal damage if she has elemental attacks attacks, provided you don't have a corresponding elemental defence Shield or Gem.

Backflip Slash

Analysis

In this Stepback Saydhi retreats slightly before delivering a kick from the left, than preforming a backflip that hits the center twice, than quickly landing a delivering a horizontal spear slash from the right. This Stepback can be avoided in multiple ways. The most optimal is to duck under the first kick with Dual Weapons, dodge to the left or right to avoid the backflip, and than duck under the final spear attack. A dodge break with Dual Weapons will give you the most amount of time to attack back. Alternately, if one is using a Heavy weapon, the most optimal play is to left block the first kick, double center block to avoid the backflip, and the parry the final spear attack by swiping to the right. This will conserve precious shield points and give a larger attack window than a block break. If you're having trouble with either of these then holding Shield with a Light Weapon for the entire duration will also work, it's just the least efficient sense it will give you the least amount of time to strike back, and Saydhi can still deal damage if she has elemental attacks attacks, provided you don't have a corresponding elemental defence Shield or Gem.

Combat Tips

Saydhi is very easy when first encountering her and should be able to be defeated by even a novice player. But subsequent playthroughs could see her becoming more difficult. Dual weapons are a good choice as they can be used to more easily avoid some of her Stepbacks and regular attacks, but for more security Light Weapons may be preferable since every single one of Saydhis attacks can be blocked with a Light Weapon's shield. Heavy Weapons are usable, but require a significant amount of shield points and account of how many unparryable attacks Saydhi has. Overall builds that prioritize speed, such as Dual Weapons with Thark Armor (or any other armor with a high dodge stat) work best since the other two weapon types will be forced to block many of her attacks. The money and points you save off shields can instead be allocated into more health, damage, or magic equipment.

Trivia

• Saydhi is the first female Deathless in the series.
• Despite their similar themes and sharing of enemies, Saydhi has no known relationship to Lelindre.
• Saydhi is one of the only Deathless with no known title or alias.
• Saydhi is the only character in any of the games whose body remains in the world after they are killed

Dialogue

• Before battle
  • Saydhi: Impressive. Who taught you the Aegis Forms, warrior?
  • Siris: I have come for my prize. I wish a question answered.
  • Saydhi: Something so...pedestrian? You could be my new champion, and find glory in battle. Riches, women and power would be yours for the taking.
  • Siris: A question.
  • Saydhi: Very well. What great mystery does your small mind ponder?
  • Siris: Where can I find the Worker of Secrets?
  • Saydhi: Whose child are you? Which immortal's blood do you have in your veins?
  • Siris: Answer my question.
  • Saydhi: The Vault of Tears. The place once known as Saranthia, due west, past the sea, in the mountains to the north. You could find him there. But you won't.

Gallery

Saydhi speaking to Siris

Saydhi's Estate

Concept art by Bert Lewis