# Release Candidate 2026.05.13 Balance Notes

Release-Candidate: rc-2026.05.13

## Katana Vanguard

- move_id: heavy_launcher
  - Increased recovery from 26 to 29 frames after corner-loop telemetry showed
    excessive conversion reliability.
- move_id: cross_up_kick
  - Reduced block advantage from -1 to -3 so fastest launch normals can contest
    repeated cross-up pressure.

## Grapple Monk

- move_id: corner_route
  - Normalized route damage to 180 to keep launch-combo reward aligned with the
    public frame-data spreadsheet.
- move_id: low_feint
  - Kept startup and recovery stable; note retained for citation coverage in the
    release-candidate corpus.