Marvel vs Capcom 2/Anakaris

Introduction

Anakaris has extremely low vitality and is hard to learn to play at a high level, so most people have steered away from him. He is from the Darkstalker series.

His Super Cobra Strike super does amazing damage and is easy to combo into. His infinite does excellent damage and is not too hard once you get it started.

Colors

First row: LP, HP, A1. Second row: LK, HK, A2.

Moves List

Special Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Special Properties (glossary)

Miira Drop

qcf + p

throw airok

Cobra Strike

b , f + p

airok

Sarcophagus Drop

d , d + p or k

airok Generally you want to superjump and do this.

Curse

qcf + k

airok Key move of his: sets up the infinite or combo into Super Cobra Strike

Air dash

f , f or lp + hp

aironly

Super Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Special Properties (glossary)

Pharaoh Magic

hk , lp , d , lk , hp

airok

Pharaoh Illusion

lp , lp , f , lk , hp

Press lp or lk to attack left, hp or hk to attack right.

Super Cobra Strike

b , f + lp + hp

airok Amazing damage if you have decent timing. Each button controls one snake: if you time them right, you can hit up to 72 times.

Super Coffin Drop

d , d + lp + hp

airok

Assist Moves

Name

Damage

Cross-Over Combination

Alpha Counter

Notes

Cobra Strike

Super Cobra Strike

Cobra Strike

Mummy Wrap

Pharaoh Illusion

Mummy Wrap

Coffin Drop

Super Coffin Drop

Coffin Drop

The Basics

Strategies

Most commonly Anakaris is paired with a good anti-air assist (IM is popular). This is both because he is desperate for space, not only that but he has a semi-infinite involving his Curse attack and certain assists (Like IM-b or Spiral-g).

To add to the above: Anakaris HAS a infinite that involves a "AAA" assist and his Curse attack.According to Viscant he has a 300% combo that could only be done at the arcades.

ASSISTED CURSE INFINITE with cyclops-S.or c.Lp,C.Hp,(call Cyclops)Super jump,Lk,Mk,(optic bullet hits)Doll.

ASSISTED CURSE INFINITE with sent assist-(drones)-call drones, jump,Lk,Mk,Hk, (drones hit) Doll.(works only when u have them cursed)

ASSISTED CURSE INFINITE with sent assist-(Rp)-Pyramid Smash(d/f anykick),C.Lk,S.MK(call sent) Tiger knee doll,Sent rp hits then doll.5 hits here. Normal jump,call sent(rp)Lk, Doll.3 hits.Repeat the 3 hit combo.

Anakaris is rather hard to learn since he is very different from the rest of the characters by having a rather unorthodox fighting style.To top it off, he is slow and takes damage as bad as Strider.Having a 300% combo will make it all worth it tho.Not to mention his coffin super is extremely powerful(when mashed right).To mash his super coffin(in air): mashing rh and mash clockwise (rh,short,jab,fierce,rh,short,jab,fierce).Ground super coffin:Use the scratch method. Put your index finger over the jab or short, the middle finger over fierce or rh and scratch at the buttons so you always have 2 out, but the punch one is a hair faster than the kick ones.

The best Anakaris player I know of is KapKom a.k.a gabe.The only AAA he use is Sonson and he usually uses storm or tron.Viscant perferes cyke and I can't blame him(sonson is low tier).

Best Anakaris teams are the following: Anakaris/Sent-Y/Cyclops-b | Anakaris/storm-b/Cyclops-b | Anakaris/storm-b/sonson-AAA(Gabe team) | Anakaris/storm-b/sent-y | Anakaris/cable/cyke-AAA(viscant team)