SvC Chaos: SNK Vs Capcom/Shiki

色, Shiki
Difficulty	Average
Max Mode Needed?	Yes
Tier Placement	Solid (B+)
Standing Hitbox	?
Crouching Hitbox	Tall

Introduction

This ninja girl with two swords and a not-that-good face over there is Shiki, a character from the Samurai Shodown series. Her first appearence was in the Samurai Showdown 64 series, where afterwards she also appeared in a few NeoGeo Pocket Color games, where she was very strong. She's pretty good here too, but you'll need to have somewhat good hands to play her.

Strengths	Weaknesses
Solid movement speed Effective buttons for neutral Useful command normals to combo into Great teleport Easy mixups with her specials Useful command grab with great reach Exceed absorbs the opponent's health 100% Max Mode combos	Low health Very few lows Only one super Huge crouching hitbox No zoning whatsoever Predictable approach against zoners Max Mode combos outside of her death combo are bad and inconsistent Exceed is not a command grab, but a ranbu; easy to punish

SVC Chaos: SNK VS Capcom Frame Data Glossary
Damage	How much damage the attack does. This takes into account no defense modifiers, so the damage assumes a 0% damage modifier, or in other words the average defense modifier of 223 against characters like Kyo and Ryu. Note: Damage is a little inconsistent. Example: Geese cl.A deals 5 damage. Against Zero, sometimes it does 5 pixels of damage to his life bar, other times it does 4 pixels. Against Ryu, cl.A does 4 pixels of damage, other times it does 3 pixels of damage. This info comes from the Enterbrain Mook, but most likely this is the cause of damage modifiers skewing the damage slightly, thus making it a bit inconsistent. Damage values listed are pulled from the SVC Chaos Enterbrain Mook, save Athena, Red Arremer, Serious Mr. Karate and Shin Akuma. It is listed because it's an official source for this info, just keep in mind damage is not 1-to-1 due to varying health values and screwy ways the game calculates damage anyways. There will be a question mark next to the four mentioned characters because it's only a guess as to what the actual damage values are (until health and damage are better understood), since they were never gathered in the Mook. Unfortunately, when doing attacks, the numbers dealt in damage do not match up with the mook. As an example, Geese's cl.C does 16 damage according to the mook, but against characters like Zero, it only does 14-15 damage, and very rarely it does 16 damage. Against Ryu, it does 12-13 damage at most. But against Orochi Iori, it also does 14-15 damage, and very rarely it does 16 damage. The mook does not explain how the numbers are obtained either, or against who they're tested against, if anyone. In other words, how these numbers were obtained if not through data mining is a mystery in itself, but it can be best assumed it was against 255 defense modifier characters, and at the max damage possible. Lastly, moves like Geese cl.D, though it says 10x2 for the damage, which is true, damage scaling reduces total damage on the second hit. Max Mode also reduces damage dealt by roughly half at most.
Counter Damage	How much damage the attack does on a counter hit, or when it connects with an opponent while they're performing an attack. Counter damage values listed are pulled from the SVC Chaos Enterbrain Mook, save Athena, Red Arremer, Serious Mr. Karate and Shin Akuma.
Guard	Where the attack hits, and thus where it must be blocked. Mids can be blocked standing and crouching Overheads must be blocked standing Lows must be blocked crouching Unblockable cannot be blocked Throws break through block up-close
Guard Crush	How much guard meter damage the attack does to the green Guard Gauge.
Stun	How many points of stun the attack adds to the opponent's invisible Stun Gauge.
Meter	How much meter is gained for performing/landing the attack. Special moves earn meter both when activated and when they connect with the opponent, whether it hits them or they block it.
Cancel	The type of cancel the attack can perform. Any - All cancel types work Ch - Chain cancel; it can chain into other attacks (mostly just lights) Self - Can chain only into itself Cmd - Command cancel; can cancel into command normals Sp - Special cancel; can cancel into special moves, and almost always this means super cancels are possible too Su - Super cancel; can cancel into super moves Free - Free cancel; can be cancelled in Max Mode by other special moves or super moves Written only for special moves as all normals can be Free Cancelled, so writing it in for every move would be redundant X - Cannot be cancelled, either outside of Max Mode or that it cannot be cancelled at all
Startup	How many frames it takes before the move becomes 'active' or has a hitbox. The SVC Chaos wiki uses classic startup notation, which does not include the first active frame. A move with 3 startup becomes active on frame 4. Super and Exceed startup will calculate both the frames before and after the super flash animation as such: X+Y, with X being the startup frames before the flash animation and Y being the startup frames after the flash animation. The startup will not take into account the frames of the flash animation itself where time freezes and the opponent player cannot act. Super flashes last 28 frames, whereas Exceed flashes last 27 frames. Because there is currently no way to view throw boxes, it is assumed that throws/command grabs are at most 0-1 frames of startup. Truthfully, we don't actually know though.
Active	How many frames a move remains active (can hurt opponents) for. Consecutive sets of active frames on a multi-hit move are separated by a comma. (Example: 3, 4 - The attack has its first hitbox for 3 frames, then the second hitbox for 4 frames) If there is a gap between sets of active frames, the gap is denoted by a number in parentheses. (Example: 3, (2), 4 - The attack is active for 3 frames, then is not active for the next two frames, followed by being active again for 4 frames.) Throw boxes are not visible either through dipswitches or the hitbox viewer so it's only a guess how active throws and command grabs are, but it's probably one active frame at most. This also applies to hitbox images - they will still show the push and hurtboxes of characters but outside of that, unfortunately there is no way to depict the throw boxes at the moment.
Recovery	How many frames it takes for a move to finish after it's been active.
Total	The total number of frames the attack lasts on screen for. This adds up the startup, active, and recovery frames into one number.
Hit/Block Adv	These are frame advantage values when the attack hits or is blocked. If the number is positive, then the move will end 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. SKD refers to a soft knockdown, or a knockdown you can tech roll out of. HKD refers to a hard knockdown, one that you cannot tech roll out of. All frame advantages assume Ryu as the opponent. Each character has variable wakeup times, with Ryu having a 28 frame wakeup animation. Thus, on soft knockdowns and hard knockdowns, the frame advantage will be put in parentheses as it is different per character. It is only meant to give you a general idea of your exact frame advantage. Refer to each character's data at the top of the page for wakeup variables, however slight. Also assume that on soft knockdowns, the frame advantage is when the opponent does not tech roll. If needed, a second frame advantage will be added next to it for when they do tech roll. Frame advantages of projectiles assumes the opponent is point blank range. Any farther and this obviously changes and/or doesn't matter. Block advantage assumes no use of Guard Cancel Front Step. For one, it obviously decreases the attacker's frame advantage significantly. When the defender uses GCFS is also a variable factor so you cannot provide a hard answer as to what the frame advantage is after GCFS, as well as how soon they cancel GCFS into an attack. Generally speaking, just assume the block advantage minus the active frames of GCFS (18 frames), and that's a rough estimate of the frame advantage when GCFS is performed. Do keep in mind that GCFS technically has a slight delay when the dash is performed even if you register the input as early as possible. This doesn't really matter in most cases, since the attacker will automatically be quite minus after most attacks. It would only matter in situations where the attacker can punish GCFS attempts like with throws or multi-hit attacks, but even then, that's because the attacker canceled the blocked attack into another attack that the frame advantage of the blocked attack after GCFS no longer matters in that situation. All that matters, then, is the attack is cancelable at all.
Invulnerability	Indicates whether there's any frames of invulnerability during the attack.

Moves List

Normal Moves

Close Normals

cl.A

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
The same thing as the Far version, but with less reach. Can be used in Light Attack chains.

cl.B

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Good close move for Light Attack chains(It's a little faster than the cl.A).

cl.C

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
This move will do 2 hits, but only the first can be normal canceled, and the second one can be Super canceled(Or in case you're in Max Mode, max canceled, to add a hit for your combos). It's just her most damaging cancelable move(Use it).

cl.D

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
An overhead. A little fast, I can say. Cannot be canceled, but in Max Mode, you can cancel it(If you try like f.D, QCF+P, it will be an overhead followed up by a low, which is great for mixups).

Far Normals

st.A

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
A fast slash that can be normal canceled, but cannot chain into itself or even the LKs.

st.B

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
A great poke that cannot be normal canceled. Can be used as an anti-air in some cases.

st.C

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
A slow poke that will knock down the opponent if he is hit by this move. The best way to use it is by hitting with the tip of the swords. Shiki will walk forward while she's performing the move. This move cannot be normal canceled.

st.D

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Very fast anti-air. Cannot be normal canceled.

Crouch Normals

cr.A

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shiki's best Light Attack chain starter. It can chain into itself, and even some other Light normals(Not all of them), and it can be normal canceled too. The reach is very nice for a poke.

cr.B

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Another one of Shiki's anti-airs. It's very fast, like the f.B. Can be normal canceled, but it's better to use it as an anti-air.

cr.C

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Low	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shiki's only low-hitting normal. It will knockdown the opponent(Like most of the cr.HKs over there). Very fast, and a little strange to use. Can be normal canceled.

cr.D

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Another anti-air. Nothing very special about this move, but can be normal canceled.

Jumping Normals

Note: All of Shiki's air normals can be max canceled into any of her air moves.

(n)j.A

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Overhead	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Neutral/Diagonal Jumping Attack A very good jumping attack. Can be used as an air-to-air or even as a jump-in attack.

(n)j.B

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Overhead	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Neutral/Diagonal Jumping Attack A good(And very fast) air-to-air, and only that.

(n)j.C

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Overhead	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Neutral/Diagonal Jumping Attack The most used jump attack for Shiki. It's used for the damage, and it can even crossup the opponent if you aim well. You should use this move in your combos. It can be normal canceled into Shiki's air moves.

(n)j.D

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Overhead	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Neutral/Diagonal Jumping Attack The j.C is just better. The best way to use this move is by neutral jumping. It can be normal canceled into Shiki's air moves.

Command Moves

Tsurane Giri: Tensei
f.A x3

Version	Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
1st Rekka	-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
This move is very simple to use. It's the best(Along with the move below) on her combos. The first hit can be normal canceled, and can even be used to confirm her command grab(Which is one of the best in the game), and the last hit will send the opponent far away from Shiki. You don't need to hold f to get the other hits too. On Max Mode, all of the hits can be canceled, leading to great combos.
Version	Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
2nd Rekka	-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Version	Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
3rd Rekka	-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Tsurane Giri: Rinne
f.B x4

Version	Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
1st Rekka	-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
This move is great on combos outside of Max Mode. Like the move above, the first hit can be normal canceled(And you don't need to hold f to get the other hits too), but after the last hit, you can juggle your opponent with almost anything she has(Including her Super/Exceed). Shiki can do some great combos with the juggle finisher on Max Mode too. Oh, and you cannot change the versions after you begin one of those two(Even on Max Mode).
Version	Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
2nd Rekka	-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Version	Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
3rd Rekka	-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Version	Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
4th Rekka	-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Throws

Throw

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
24	24	Throw	0	0	0	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Throw

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
24	24	Throw	0	0	0	X	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Special Moves

Tsuyuharai
qcf P

Version	Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
qcf A	-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Version	Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
qcf C	-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shiki will do a kind of dash, and after a little time(Or if she is near from the opponent), she will do a slash that hits low(And yes, Shiki has only two low-hitting moves on her arsenal, being them this move, and her cr.C). The button pressed will determine the distance of the dash. This move is very nice on Max Mode combos(It can be Super canceled, and you can easily connect the Exceed after it). It has a followup too.

Shizuku Gari
qcf P > K

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sadly, you can use this followup only if the slash hits the opponent. After the slash, Shiki will jump and do a backflip(I think) in the air, while she uses her sword to slash the opponent(And to be cool while slashing someone). Use this only on the normal mode(It can't be max canceled too).

Tenhourin
(Jump) dp P

Version	Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
dp A	-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Version	Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
dp C	-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
This DP is very great as an anti-air. The A version will make Shiki land faster, but will do only one hit, while the C version will make her land a little later than in the A version, but will do 2 hits. In the air, the versions are almost the same(They can do more hits than the ground versions). There is an interesting thing about this DP. It can be max canceled, but into the air version too(But they will connect only with the C version).

Meika
qcf K

Version	Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
qcf B	-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Version	Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
qcf D	-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Good move to use, but very bad on combos. In the normal mode, if you want to use this, use it alone. The B version is very useless on Shiki's normal mode game, because she has better combo options(It will knockdown the opponent, but she can do better- and easier - than that. More details will be on her Max Mode combos section). But don't worry, this move is very nice to use in Max Mode. She has some good combos with it(The hit can be max canceled). The D version is very useful in the normal mode, and only because it hits as an overhead. It's useless on Max Mode because it will do a hard knockdown on the opponent(So you cannot followup it, but you still can cancel it).

Kourin
j.qcf K

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shiki will do a dive slash. On the normal mode, use it only if you want to land quickly(By using the B version), or to get near from the opponent(By using the D version). This move can be canceled into the DP(Air version), but you cannot followup it if done with your opponent in the ground. This move is part of great Max Mode combos.

Mumyou
hcb K

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
This move is just one of the best command grabs in the game. Shiki will kiss the opponent, and after that, a pink(and flaming) skull head will appear in the opponent's head. The damage is nice, it will knockdown the opponent(And he/she cannot recovery roll from it, which can lead to some really good corner wakeup setups), it will reverse the opponent's directionals(Like up is left, down is right), but not the attack buttons(The punches still will be punches, and the same with the kicks), you can hit-confirm it(By canceling the first hit of her cl.C, or by canceling the first hit of the f+A/B string). The skull(The directional changing thing) will disappear only if someone is hit(No matter who is hit, if Shiki was hit, it will disappear, and if the opponent is hit, it will disappear too). While the skull is in the opponent's head, you cannot use this move again(It won't come out). You'll need to learn on how to use this move. It can help you against some players.

Setsuna
dd.X

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
This is Shiki's teleport, her main anti-zoning too, though Shiki still isn't good against most of the zoning characters due to her big crouching hitbox. The button pressed will determine where she will go. She is invincible while, teleporting too. Below, you'll see a few things that you should know about the different versions of the teleport. Note: this is considering the opponent is in one corner of the screen, and Shiki is in the other corner. The A version will make Shiki move forward for approximately 2-3 Shiki sprites; The B version will make Shiki move backwards for approximately 2-3 Shiki sprites (almost useless if she's in the corner); The C version will make Shiki move near to the opponent, and land almost in the corner; The D version will make Shiki move backwards an almost full screen length.

Super Moves

Tenma Hajun
qcb~hcf P

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shiki's only Super to use on her combos. It's said that Shiki's invincible during the dash, and the C version will make Shiki dash further, so if that's true, the C version has more invincibility frames. Good to use after the f+B string with the juggle. It's a little hard to use, because Shiki will stop dashing if the opponent jumps over her, or even if it whiffs the opponent while he/she is in a juggle state, or in Max Mode combos. Spend some time learning to confirm into it as you will likely run into the issue of it whiffing during juggle combos if you're new to Shiki.

Exceed

Shikiju

Damage	Counter Dmg	Guard	G. Crush	Stun	Meter	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Invulnerability
-	-	Mid	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
This move has the same uses as the Super above as a ranbu super, however it is NOT a command grab super despite looking like one. Shiki will do the invincible dash, it can be used in combos- as a substitute for the super - to get more damage, and she will stop if she whiffs the opponent in a jumping/juggle state, leaving her wide open to be punished. It's and Exceed, however, so use it wisely even though it deals more damage. Besides doing more damage, this will heal Shiki for some health as well, giving her more oomph to fight with in case you need it. The only other character capable of recovering health is Zero when he also uses his Exceed.

Strategy

Basic Strategy

Shiki's gameplan

Shiki is fast when she wants, and very offensive for rushdown games, so if you like her offensive style, she is your character. Try to land her command grab when you can(You can even punish your opponent with it, and that's where you'll see if your opponent knows which directional will make him/her block. If he/she don't know, abuse of the grab until he/she learns. Now, if he/she knows which directional will make him/her block, you'll need to do high/low mixups on the opponent. Her best high attack options are the QCF+D, and her s.D. For low hitting moves, she has only two, her cr.C, and her QCF+P). If you're needing a defensive game(You can need on some matchups), you can use her air moves, to make her safe in the air, or even her ground DP, to use as an anti-air. Shiki can do some great combos, very nice mixups(Especially on Max Mode), but she lacks some important things, like some more low-hitting moves(She has only two of them, mentioned above), and a lower crouching hitbox(Which can make Shiki a bad character against some zoning characters, but don't worry, she can teleport if she needs).

Advanced Strategy

Corner Blockstrings in Max Mode

Yeah, a corner blockstring for Shiki(In Max Mode, you can cancel nearly anything she has). I don't really know if this blockstring is good in midscreen, but try if you want. This can make you(not 100%) safe against GCF+grab attempts(The opponent can just use an attack to hit you, but grabs are the most used ones after a GCF). Here it is:(Remember:This will only work if your opponent is blocking in a crouching state)

QCF+P(You can add any max cancelable normal before this move if you want), QCF+B(The D version will do a hard knockdown on the opponent, stopping the string, and it's slower than the B version), QCF+K(In the air this time, but no matter the version, your opponent will block it anyway), (After you land) do any cancelable Light Attack, and repeat the process.

This isn't the only blockstring she has, you can do some variations of the above, like this:

Any cancelable Light Attack, QCF+B, QCF+K(In the air), and repeat the process after you land

Easier, and you'll be in the air(To escape from GCF+grab attempts), but you can eat some DP-like moves if your opponent can react fast enough.

Some resets

Shiki's f+B string is very nice, due to the juggle in the end of it. So what if you add a normal move after the juggle? Your opponent will get the damage, and his/her char will be standing after he/she lands. What now? You have many options, like: (Assuming that you've done any normal move that hits the opponent while he/she is in a juggle state)

• You can do a QCF+P(It hits low, and you can even max cancel it on her Super/Exceed if you want more damage);
• You can do a dash and after that, do a s.D(It's very slow for an overhead in a reset, but if the opponent blocks it, you can do the combo number 2 in the list above, but only if you're in Max Mode);
• You can dash and do a cr.C(It hits low, it will knock your opponent down if it hits, and don't worry about the speed of it);
• You can do a QCF+C(It will hit as an overhead, it will do a hard knockdown in your opponent, and you can even cancel the normal used in the reset, it's very slow, so it's kinda like an insta-overhead in your opponent).

Any of those above is good, so you don't need to get predictable, because you have 4 options to use after a normal.

Combos

Some Combos (Without Max Mode)
Shiki is a very combo friendly character, due to her "Tsurane Giri" moves(f+A, and f+B), which will lead her to damaging combos. I'll put here some good ones, but if you know some more possible ones, just add it here if you want.

1- [Jump Attack] cl.C, (Cancel the first hit) f+B(4x), DP+P/Super/Exceed - 7(DP, but it can do less than that)/20(Super)/8(Exceed, and I think it's 8, the game won't recognize the slash as a hit); 8/21/9 with a Jump Attack

Very good combo to use as a BnB. The juggle after the f+B can lead you to great followups, and here are the most damaging ones. The timing to hit with the Super/Exceed can be tricky(She will stop dashing if she whiffs any opponent in the air), but with practice you can land them easily. (Note:For some of Shiki's combos, you can substitute her cl.C to a simple Light attack link, like cr.A, cl.B, and cancel it. Use if you want one more hit in a combo, but that's just an option.)

2- [Jump Attack] cl.C, (Cancel the first hit) f+A/B(Only the first hit of one of them), QCB+K, do what you want after the skull appears - 3 hits(The game won't recognize the grab as a hit, but they will connect anyway); 4 hits with the Jump Attack]

This was the best way I found to land her command grab. Very simple to do, and very good if you like cursing kisses. If you want an easier way, just do cl.C, QCB+K. Watch out for the reach of the grab too(If the opponent isn't on the reach, the grab will whiff).

3- [Jump Attack] cl.C, (Cancel the first hit) f+A/B, QCF+P, K - 4 hits; 5 with a Jump Attack

Very simple combo to use if you don't have meter. The damage is very good too(Almost half of one bar). You don't need the f+A/B to make this combo work.

4- [Jump Attack] cl.C, (Cancel the first hit) f+A(3x), (Cancel before the finisher) Super/Exceed - 20/8 hits; 21/9 with a Jump Attack

This combo is great too. "Is it as good as the first in the list?" Yes. They are almost the same(Even in damage terms), so just use the coolest in your opinion.

Some combos (With Max Mode)
Again, if you know some more possible combos, just add it below if you want.

1- [Jump Attack] cl.C, (Cancel the first hit) f+A/B(3x), QCF+P, Super/Exceed -

It's like a combo from the normal mode section, but with something included(The QCF+P, obviously). It's one of the best, one of the easier, and one of the most used combos in Shiki's game. Practice this combo.

2- cl.D, QCF+P, Super/Exceed - 17/4 hits

A combo starting with an overhead move(And if your opponent blocks the overhead, he/she will need to prepare for a low). The hits will connect if you're fast enough. Simple to do, and very good to use on the wakeup(The cl.D is very slow to use like a normal combo). Just master this, you can need.

3- [Jump Attack] cl.C, f+A/B(3x), QCF+P, QCF+K, DP+P(Air version), (Cancel after the last frame hit) QCF+B(In the air this time), jump, DP+P(Air version), QCF+K(Air), jump ...... (When you want) DP+P(Air version), QCF+K(Air), Super/Exceed - n+15 hits(With the super, and n is the number of loops)/n+2(Exceed); n+16/n+3 with a Jump Attack

This is Shiki's 100% combo. It's very hard to land, but you can juggle your opponent if you cancel the air DP after the last frame hit(Very hard, but her air DP can do up to 4 hits, so just cancel in the first, or even if you like risky things, on the third). The good part is that you can use it everywhere, even on midscreen(The QCF+K in the air makes you go forward, and this helps you on this combo). It's a possible, but very hard combo to use. Use and learn this combo only if you want. If you're a beginner, just stick with the first and the second ones, they are as effective as this one.