Best Skills to Unlock First in Sifu Mobile
By David Lin, Action Game Specialist
XP is precious in Sifu Mobile because age gates your learning. Spend it on the techniques that pay off in every fight.
The must-have first picks
- Charged backfist: your best punish tool. Fast startup, strong damage, safe on whiff.
- Snap kick: interrupts enemy attacks and creates space when you are cornered.
- Parry impact: turns successful parries into real damage instead of just defense.
- Ground counter: useful later, but skip it until the core three are permanent.
The permanent unlock order
Buy each core skill once per age bracket until it locks in permanently. Our permanent unlock guide walks through the five-purchase system and the cheapest XP farming spots.
What to skip early
Weapon mastery skills look fun but weapons break and the moves do not transfer. Focus skills are strong but the base kit matters more in the first two levels. Learn the fundamentals in the prologue before spending on flair.
Priority list: charged backfist, then snap kick, then parry impact. Make all three permanent before buying anything else.