Shadow Boxing is a hidden mechanic to obtain Special Power Gains early in a meditation. This makes it quite useful for runs where you push for a new maximum power, but due to it's long time to fully complete it is redundant in fast Meditations.
Performing Shadow Boxing[]
To Shadow Box, you need to be on a completely fresh meditation and need to perform a full combo at the air or the wall in any room. Fresh meditation means you haven't trained in the training room and have 1 PL.
The maximum amount of power you can gain from Shadow Boxing is 6.89 (equivalent to 201 Special Power Gains). This maximum is unlocked when you reach a Base Power Record of 5k or higher, which can be seen either by your leader board power or in the Scrolls section of the menu. If you have less than 5k, you will only be able to Shadow Box until a certain amount of power (the formula is not currently known). The cap is reached upon seeing a "Swish Swoosh" message appear.[1]
The most efficient way to Shadow Box is with the usage of Neuro Pills and Stamina Pills. Neuro Pills apply a 2x Shadow Boxing speed, and Stamina Pills allow you to get off more combos before your stamina is fully drained.
Shadow Boxing Details[]
| Message | Combos (First) | Combos (After) | Special Power Gains per message |
| Shadow Boxing | 2 | - | 0 |
| Warming Up | 4 | - | 0 |
| Muscles Limbering | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Feeling Stretched | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| Sweating | 7 | 9 | 3 |
| Arms Burning | 9 | 11 | 5 |
| ON FIRE | 11 | 13 | 10 |
| Huff Huff | 13 | 16 | 4 |
| Warmed Up | 16 | 6 | 1 |
Shadow Boxing power limit[]
The maximum amount of power that you can reach by Shadow Boxing is dependent on your Base Power Record. The formula is currently unknown. For now, we will collect empiric data. From a fresh meditation, go directly right and start punching the wall until you see the "Swish Swoosh" message. Do not gain power from passive XP gain or any other source. Check your Special Power Gains in your Menu > Scrolls > View Stats page under General Stats. Then enter the data in the following table:
| Base Power Record | Maximum power with Shadow Boxing | Special Power Gains |
|---|---|---|
| 5000+ | 6.89 | 201 |
| 4750 | 6.48 | 195 |
| 4285 | 6.24 | 191 |
| 4070 | 6.12 | 189 |
| 3732 | 5.7 | 182 |
| 3644 | 5.58 | 180 |
| 3512 | 5.42 | 177 |
| 3372 | 5.27 | 174 |
| 3200 | 5.07 | 170 |
| 3034 | 4.92 | 167 |
| 2924 | 4.77 | 164 |
| 2638 | 4.48 | 158 |
| 2594 | 4.44 | 157 |
| 2342 | 4.2 | 151 |
| 2250 | 4.12 | 149 |
| 2194 | 4.08 | 148 |
| 2024 | 3.92 | 144 |
| 2002 | 3.88 | 143 |
| 1992 | 3.88 | 143 |
| 1824 | 3.56 | 135 |
| 1791 | 3.52 | 134 |
| 1651 | 3.34 | 128 |
| 1650 | 3.34 | 128 |
| 1641 | 3.31 | 127 |
| 1604 | 3.28 | 126 |
| 1565 | 3.22 | 124 |
| 1494 | 3.13 | 121 |
| 1337 | 2.92 | 114 |
| 1267 | 2.8 | 110 |
| 1216 | 2.74 | 108 |
| 1185 | 2.71 | 107 |
| 1121 | 2.62 | 104 |
| 1050 | 2.53 | 101 |
| 967 | 2.44 | 97 |
| 946 | 2.42 | 96 |
| 906 | 2.38 | 94 |
| 887 | 2.36 | 93 |
| 853 | 2.34 | 92 |
| 807 | 2.3 | 90 |
| 767 | 2.26 | 88 |
| 754 | 2.24 | 87 |
| 693 | 2.2 | 85 |
| 650 | 2.16 | 83 |
| 612 | 2.12 | 81 |
| 528 | 2.04 | 77 |
| 479 | 1.98 | 74 |
| 416.5 | 1.86 | 68 |
| 379 | 1.8 | 65 |
| 365 | 1.78 | 64 |
| 361.5 | 1.76 | 63 |
| 271 | 1.6 | 55 |
| 256.5 | 1.58 | 54 |
| 238 | 1.54 | 52 |
| 180 | 1.47 | 47 |
Formula[]
if base power is x1 and special power gains is y1 then
y1=a*(x1+b)^((r^d)*j*(g^x1))+s
a=0.245327 b=-179.637 r=0.484267 d=4.97473 j=30.0006 g=0.999986 s=46.7507
this formula is off from the real number by a max of 3 special power gains because the number of special power gains is a natural number so multiple power levels equal one special power gains number.
this formula was found by some quick work in desmos.
Note: this formula is only a estimation and is subject to slight inaccuracies
Bugs[]
- If you are not getting the messages after a bit then close the app and relaunch.
- ↑ The Swish Swoosh message might appear a bit earlier even when you did not reach your cap yet.