A Guide To Playing Rashid In Street Fighter 6

Hitting a cornered opponent keeps Rashid at point blank for even easier follow-up conversions, with no Punish Counter required. Well, Rashid’s projectile having an upward angle means that he can’t engage in full-screen projectile wars. However, his mobility options do help him get around projectiles, and once he is half-screen away from the plasma chucker, he becomes more than capable of fighting a projectile war. For starters, a fully charged Whirlwind Shot (⬇️↘️➡️ + K) will beat every non-OD projectile at mid-screen by plowing through the fireball and hitting your opponent. One last note about Rashid’s options here is that his moveset is both shockingly good at putting his opponent in the corner, but also letting him get out of it. Not only does he have a true frame-one-invincible reversal with his OD Spinning Mixer (⬇️↘️➡️ + PP), but he can side-switch with both his OD Eagle Spike and his Backup (➡️ + P) follow-up to his run.

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When you aren’t hopping all over the place, you will be trying to get those wind currents down. You can do this with a fully charged Whirlwind Shot (⬇️↘️➡️ + K) or by using an OD Arabian Cyclone (⬇️↙️⬅️ + PP). An Eagle Spike (⬇️↙️⬅️ + K) that passes through an air current will be completely safe on block, as will a Spinning Mixer (⬇️↘️➡️ + P).

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• A hopkick with decent range that can beat many low pokes in neutral while remaining safe on block.
• Rashid then stood up and left with Azam, carrying with him a newfound resolve.
• Rashid can also mistake certain people as his relatives, as he mistook Zangief for his grandfather and his servant, Azam.
• It can be used after a forward jump (including after a j.MP/j.2HP cancel) or after a 6KK~KK Front Flip.
• It has a somewhat shallow trajectory, making it weak to jumps right above him, but Rashid already has 236HP to cover this range.

Rashid then explains that his friend was working at the S.I.N. lab before disappearing. When Birdie rude-fully dismissing the person, he finally opens up when Azam starts to question him. During his first encounter against her in another prequel comic of Street Fighter 6, despite finding out she uses poison attacks, Rashid was not aware that she is F.A.N.G.’s disciple. They have a very close relationship and he follows Rashid nearly everywhere he goes. Although there are several times Azam scold Rashid, when the latter got carried away on his bizarre live streaming antics as a FooTuber.

Fighting style

Arabian Cyclone starts with a strike, then spawns a pseudo-projectile tornado with a ton of active frames, making it an incredible meaty on the opponent’s wakeup. This tornado will clash with projectiles, but acts as a strike hitbox, making it vulnerable to Level 1 Supers. Each strength of the meterless Cyclone becomes progressively safer, but has slower startup that limit Rashid’s safe cancel options.

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He also has access to his V-Skills from Street Fighter 5, though this time they are wrapped up into his standard special moves. If you’re heavily anticipating the release of Street Fighter 6’s first DLC fighter, Rashid, then the latest character guide is up your alley. In a Twitter post this week, the SF developers dropped a seven-minute-long guide breaking down Rashid’s kit.

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If the number is positive, then the move will recover before the defender can act again. If the number is negative, the defender will be able to act before the attacker and maybe even punish. KD refers to knockdown on hit, and the listed KD Advantage refers to how many frames the attacker can act before the defender finishes their wakeup animation. The reason why is that Rashid has a number of extremely powerful mobility tools once he’s established control over these spaces. Rashid is unique among the cast in that he has a run which activates after he takes a forward dash. He can use 6KK to front flip across the screen, or use Arabian Skyhigh to flip through the air and come down in unique angles.

Finally, the OD Arabian Cyclone will leave a whirlwind behind, allowing you to power up your Spinning Mixer and Eagle Spike attacks. When playing with Modern Controls, players will want to replace furloughed due to the coronavirus here’s what you need to know the Rising Kick before Altair with a Flapping Spin, as Rising Kick is not available on Modern Controls. This will sacrifice a small amount of damage on the combo in exchange for input ease.

Side Flip enhances Rashid’s already great mobility options, giving him a side switch and multiple air trajectories to confuse the opponent. Neutral jumping into an Air Current while standing next to the opponent will usually carry Rashid just far enough for j.MK to hit as a cross-up. A useful air-to-air that can lead to some extra damage when canceled. If done late in the jump arc, Rashid can land and pick up a juggle on the ground as well. Letting the Actionable Recovery frames play out can change the character’s position, potentially setting up spacing traps by recovering farther away.

Nash escapes before Rashid can give chase, so Rashid flies off with Azam on a self-generated tornado. Later on, he and Azam are in Russia after being told to meet Helen at the Underground Arena, and they notice that Nash walks in as well. Juri decides to test the fighting ability of Helen’s other recruit and challenges a startled Rashid. The two fight and Rashid call off the fight after being overwhelmed by Juri.

While it is always helpful to learn how to counter a short range fighter’s block strings, Rashid is well-equipped to counter other short range fighters without having to block. His quick movement speed and unique attacks make it possible to move in and out of your opponent’s effective range while setting up your next attack. Rashid summons a slow-moving tornado that gives access to damaging juggles on hit and mixups on block due to the Air Current enhancement. If activating it raw in neutral, it should be done from a long distance so that the opponent cannot interrupt the startup. If Rashid is hit before the tornado spawns, it will not come out and the meter will be wasted. Because the tornado has Super priority, it cannot be dissipated with regular or OD projectiles.

At some point in A Shadow Falls, Rashid defeats two Shadaloo soldiers that are holding Li-Fen captive and asks her where his missing friend is. Li-Fen points out the direction and Rashid leaves, promising that he will escape with her after he retrieves his friend. Rashid does not find his friend but encounters F.A.N.G as he walks out of the building Li-Fen pointed to. In Dhalsim’s character story, Rashid and Azam meet up with the yoga master in India. He requests to have a fight with Dhalsim, adamant that he will improve his skill by learning yoga from their match. He is seemingly not victorious, and laments on the fact that he thought he could learn yoga from one quick match.