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Xaryu
HardSpeed
1v1 vs a bot · Speed variant

Xaryu

Rank 1 Mage, feels frosty man

About

Rank 1 mage and World of Warcraft arena veteran. Has been frosting people in 2v2 longer than most of the internet's been online, and one of the most respected PvP minds on Twitch.

Play vs Xaryu
Solo · 5 rounds · posts to vs-bots leaderboard
About this matchup

Color memory game vs Xaryu

Rank 1 mage and World of Warcraft arena veteran. Has been frosting people in 2v2 longer than most of the internet's been online, and one of the most respected PvP minds on Twitch.

Xaryu plays Speed at Hard tier — one-second flashes against a rank-1 mage who has been frosting people in WoW arenas since before most of the internet existed. Reaction speed is the literal job description of a top PvP player, so the variant plays straight into a lifetime of split-second reads. Frosty, fast, unbothered.

In the Color Memory Game, Xaryu plays the Speed variant a one-second flash and a time bonus on top of color accuracy. Every one of Xaryu’s guesses is generated to land inside their personal accuracy band, so a bad round on their side stays in character and a great round on yours actually wins the match.

Difficulty: Hard

75–90% accuracy — small mistakes compound; play tight.

How to beat Xaryu

At 78–86% accuracy his fast rounds are genuinely accurate, so the time bonus alone will not save a bad colour read. You need both: an instant, correct hue and an early submit. Skip brightness entirely if you are short on time — hue carries the most points, and a quick hue-true guess keeps you in the bonus race against him.

Xaryu challenge — FAQ

Is Xaryu harder than the Medium speed bots?
Yes — he is the first Hard-tier Speed opponent, with 78–86% accuracy and quick submits that punish slow guesses.
What is the best strategy against Xaryu?
Prioritize hue and submit early; against a fast, accurate bot the time bonus is often the deciding margin.

Other ways to play

Want to face a different bot? See the full challenge roster — fifteen characters across five difficulty tiers, each with their own signature variant. Or play solo Speed to drill the variant on your own first.