The King of Fighters XIII/Mai

Mai Shiranui

In a nutshell

Of course this Fatal Fury femme fatale returns with this iteration of The King of Fighters. Although she has uniquely fast but high-arcing jumps and hops that makes her high and low game slightly more obvious, her focus is in her ability to zone and coax the opponent into approaching and setting them up for a trap. She's a tricky character with strong ground and aerial game. Though she may lack a fast attack that quickly rises above her vertically for an easy anti-air, she could play in a proactive manner that covers her bases thoroughly make up for her short comings. So while she may require the player to be more familiar and comfortable with spacing with normals, she's a fun and tricky character to play and has great attacks that beat out and control hop usage really well.

Move List

Normal Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Special Properties (glossary)

Standing Light Punch

kof.lp

25

chaincancel cancel

Standing Light Kick

kof.lk

30

Standing Heavy Punch

kof.sp

80

Close Heavy Punch

Close kof.sp

70

cancel

Standing Heavy Kick

kof.sk

80

Close Heavy Kick

Close kof.sk

70

cancel

Crouching Light Punch

d + kof.lp

25

chaincancel cancel

Crouching Light Kick

d + kof.lk

30

low chaincancel

Crouching Heavy Punch

d + kof.sp

70

cancel

Crouching Heavy Kick

d + kof.sk

80

low softknockdown cancel

Blowback Attack

kof.sp + kof.sk

75

softknockdown specialcancel supercancel

Jumping Light Punch

Air kof.lp

Jump: 45
Hop: 40

high

Jumping Light Kick

Air kof.lk

Jump: 45
Hop: 40

high cancel

Jumping Heavy Punch

Air kof.sp

Jump: 72
Hop: 70

high specialcancel

Jumping Heavy Kick

Air kof.sk

Jump: 70
Hop: 68

high cancel

Jumping Blowback Attack

Air kof.sp + kof.sk

Jump: 90
Hop: 80

softknockdown cancel

Unique Attacks

Name

Command

Damage

Special Properties (glossary)

Ukihane

d + kof.lk

60

aironly high hardknockdown specialcancel

Walljump

Press up and away from the wall

-

aironly

Target Combo

kof.lk --- kof.sk

Throw

Name

Command

Damage

Special Properties (glossary)

Fuusha Kuzushi

f or b + kof.sp or kof.sk (while close)

100

throw hardknockdown

Yumezakura

f or b + kof.sp (while close)

125

aironly airthrow hardknockdown

Special Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Special Properties (glossary)

Kachousen

qcf + p

p : 60
ex : 120

supercancel
ex : softknockdown

Ryuu Enbu

qcb + p

kof.lp : 65
kof.sp : 40+65
ex : 50+80

softknockdown
kof.sp and ex 1st hit: drivecancel

Hissatsu Shinobibachi

hcf + k

kof.lk : 45×3
kof.sk : 50×2+45+50
ex : 32×6

softknockdown drivecancel

Musasabi no Mai

d (charge) u + p (hold)

70

Musasabi no Mai (air)

qcb + p

70
ex : 48×n

aironly softknockdown drivecancel

Desperation Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Special Properties (glossary)

Chou Hissatsu Shinobibachi

qcb hcf + k

k : 30+25×8
Air k : 25×8
ex : 45+25×11

airok softknockdown maxcancel
Air ex : startupinv

Shiranui Ryuu: Kunoichi no Mai

qcf hcb kof.lp + kof.sp

0+450

airok softknockdown

Console Changes

• Crouching C has more cancelable frames.
• Ukihane (Air d+B) has a different trajectory than Arcade, and recovery time has been changed.
• Added new target combo: st.B > st.D. It can be used to connect into HD mode and also gives Mai more damage on pokes.
• Kachousen (qcf+P) has faster startup and faster recovery.
• Musasabi no Mai (from ground) (d~u+P) can be canceled with Ukihane (d+B).
• Light Ryuu Enbu (qcb+A) hitbox is larger vertically.
• Added EX Air Chou Hissatsu Shinobibachi (Air qcb hcf+BD). It is invincible until it becomes active.
• Shiranui Ryuu: Kunoichi no Mai (qcf hcb+AC) has faster startup and freezes time after flying to the edge of screen.

Strategy

Move Analysis

Normal Moves

• Standing Light Punch () -
• Standing Light Kick () -
• Standing Heavy Punch () -
• Close Heavy Punch (Close ) -
• Standing Heavy Kick () -
• Close Heavy Kick (Close ) -
• Crouching Light Punch ( + ) -
• Crouching Light Kick ( + ) -
• Crouching Heavy Punch ( + ) -
• Crouching Heavy Kick ( + ) -
• Blowback Attack ( + ) -
• Jumping Light Punch (Air ) -
• Jumping Light Kick (Air ) -
• Jumping Heavy Punch (Air ) -
• Jumping Heavy Kick (Air ) -
• Jumping Blowback Attack (Air + ) -

Unique Attacks

• Ukihane (Air + ) -
• Walljump ( near wall) -
• Target Combo ( > ) -

Throw

• Fuusha Kuzushi ( or + or [while close]) -
• Yumezakura (Air or + [while close]) -

Special Moves

• Kachousen ( + ) -
  • Kachousen ( + + ) -
• Ryuu Enbu ( + ) -
  • Ryuu Enbu ( + + ) -
• Hissatsu Shinobibachi ( + ) -
  • Hissatsu Shinobibachi ( + + ) -
• Musasabi no Mai ( [charge] + [hold]) -
• Musasabi no Mai (air) (Air + ) -
  • Musasabi no Mai (air) (Air + + ) -

Desperation Moves

• Chou Hissatsu Shinobibachi ( + ) -
  • Chou Hissatsu Shinobibachi ( + ) -
• Air Chou Hissatsu Shinobibachi (Air + ) -
  • Air Chou Hissatsu Shinobibachi (Air + ) -
• Shiranui Ryuu: Kunoichi no Mai ( + + ) -
• Air Shiranui Ryuu: Kunoichi no Mai (Air + + ) -

Combos

0% Drive

0 Bar

• cr.B cr.A xx qcf+C - (144, 18)
• (jump attack) cl.C xx qcb+C - (166, 19)
• j.D xx d+B -127/17
• (corner only) cl.C xx qcb+A, cr.C - (194, 22)

1 Bar

• (jump attack) cl.C xx qcb+AC, hcf+D - (267, 15 [mid-screen] / 308, 19 [corner])
• (corner only) (jump attack) cl.C xx qcb+AC, qcb+C, qcb+C, cl.C or airgrab - (395, 38 / 431, 31)

These combos can be optionally started with cr.BA to allow a hitconfirm.

2 Bar

• cl.C xx qcb hcf+BD, airgrab - (408, 7)

50% Drive

0 Bar

• (corner only) (jump attack) cl.C xx hcf+D (2 hits) (DC) air qcb+C, qcb+C, cr.C or airgrab - (345, 42 / 383, 35)

1 Bar

• (corner only) cl.C xx qcb+ AC, qcb+C, qcb+C (1 hit) (DC) qcf+A, qcb+C, qcb+C, cl.C or airgrab - (497, 62 / 514,55)