Street Fighter 6/Marisa/Strategy

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Neutral

TO-DO

Offense

Frame Traps

Light Chains - c.LP and c.LK are Marisa's only chainable lights. Chaining from c.LK will frame trap, but chaining from c.LP will have at least a 4F gap.

Tick Throws - charged 3HP as well as s.LP after DR create tick throw situations. In the corner s.LK, s.MK, and c.MP will also tick throw after DR. c.MP can work midscreen against some opponents depending on their walk speed.

Command Grab Tick Throws - DR cancel straight into 214K > grab will frame trap only off of 6HK and a DR enhanced c.MP. While the opponent is in burnout a DR cancel out of regular c.MP will work. While the opponent is in burnout DR enhanced charged s.HP and 3HP will tick throw into command grab. 4HP as well but corner only.

Okizeme and Mixups

TO-DO

Knockdown Advantage: all scenarios assume that opponent will Back Rise midscreen when possible, unless otherwise stated

Knockdown	KD Adv.	Oki/Notes
Forward Throw	KD +23	Against a midscreen back recovery, neutral is largely reset. OD 236KK and DR pressure are options but both are generally unrewarding on block for the meter spent. In the corner, Marisa gets a basic throw loop after forward dashing leaving her +1. Note that throw will lose to 4F jabs. Also in the corner, DR s.HP hits 1F meaty becoming +2 on block allowing for a tick throw and a 4HP link on normal hit. DR pressure can also be feinted with DR c.LP Leaving Marisa -3 and out of throw range. Charged s.HP is a meterless pressure option as well. It's safe to wakeup DI but susceptible to a DP or super on reaction. For a midscreen punish counter throw, all the corner pressure can apply except for Charged s.HP which will whiff.
Back Throw	KD +33	Against a midscreen back recovery, Marisa can get some pressure with a DR s.HP or c.MK. When throwing the opponent into the corner Marisa can forward dash and be +11, giving her a meaty command grab. Skip the dash and 623HP hits meaty making it +4 on block. DR Charged s.HP hits fast enough to trade with 4F jabs leading to huge trade combos, but this will lose to wake-up DI. DR 3HP or charged 4HP are good alternatives be DI safe, but both require a small manual delay. Empty DR is +7. For a midscreen punish counter throw or neutral recovery, forward dash is too far away to threaten a throw so DR is needed to enforce a strike/throw. Most DR pressure options for a corner throw work on a midscreen punish counter throw.
Enfold (214K~LP+LK)	HKD +20	In the corner, Drive Rush gives strike throw mix. DR 5MK sets up a tick throw on block and a big corner combo on hit. Empty DR is -6. Midscreen, DR pressure is less threatening, but throw can still be threatened despite having a 7ish frame gap and DR 5MK threatens a 2MP link on hit. 236LK/MK Keeps the opponent locked down while being largely spaced to be safe and potentially catching the opponent in a spacing trap.
2HK	HKD +29 HKD +44 (Counter/Punish)	Forward dash leaves Marisa at +7, giving her an auto-timed meaty s.LP or s.MP. A charged 6HK hits 3 frames meaty.
L.Dimachaerus (214LP~6P)	KD +31	Sets up a meaty charged 3HP on both recovery options. Safe against DI, but pretty reactable with a DP, super, or even a perfect parry. In the corner forward dash sets up a meaty s.MP or c.MP. Midscreen 623HP is another automatic meaty option.
M.Dimachaerus (214MP~6P)	KD +36	What Marisa usually goes into from 5MP~MP when conserving drive gauge. Dash up 6HK hits 1F meaty. DR charged s.HP Frame traps for better pressure on block. Charged 236MP hits meaty but is highly telegraphed. In the corner, a s.MP frame kill sets up a perfect meaty s.MP or c.MP. A frame kill c.LP sets up a meaty 3HP.
Phalanx (623LP/MP/HP)	KD +42	Sets up a safe jump in the corner (or midscreen against a neutral recovery). When ending a juggle with this it can sometimes give a +43 or more KD which will make the jumping normal whiff if not delayed. Picking the right strength of Phalanx or manually delaying juggles to make sure the opponent is low to the ground when hit by Phalanx will prevent this extra KD advantage. Doesn't work with fully charged air normals. Against characters with frame 0 grab supers, hold up until a block is confirmed. -2 when perfect parried.
H.Dimachaerus (214HP~6P) > 3HP	KD +41	A safe jump setup that works midscreen against both recovery options. Works against 6F reversals and slower. loses to 5F reversal anti-airs such as light Shoryuken, but these can be baited with an empty jump. Against a neutral recovery midscreen, Marisa needs to jump in with j.LK to hit crossup. Works from OD Dimachaerus as well. -3 when perfect parried.

Drive Rush

When cancelling a normal into Drive Rush on block and following it up with another normal, there may be an interruptible gap in the blockstring. The following table lists these blockstring gaps when performed at the fastest possible timing.

Gap Value	Meaning
0	True Blockstring (no gap) if input with fastest button timing; can still lose to Drive Reversal
1 to 4	Small blockstring gap; opponent can interrupt with an invincible reversal; a 4f gap can trade with 4f normal attack
5+	Large blockstring gap; opponent can interrupt without an invincible attack
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Drive Rush Cancel - Blockstring Gaps

	5LP	5MP	5HP	5LK	5MK	5HK	2LP	2MP	2HP	2LK	2MK	2HK	6MP	3HP	4HP	6HK	5[HP]	5[HK]	2[HP]	2[HK]	3[HP]	4[HP]	6[HK]
5LP~5LP~DR	0	0	3	0	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	12	0	5	17	18	12	14	22	11	18
2LP~DR	9	10	15	9	14	18	7	11	12	8	12	14	13	24	11	17	29	30	24	26	34	23	30
5LK~DR	6	7	12	6	11	15	4	8	9	5	9	11	10	21	8	14	26	27	21	23	31	20	27
5MP~5MP~DR	4	5	10	4	9	13	2	6	7	3	7	9	8	19	6	12	24	25	19	21	29	18	25
2MP~DR	0	0	5	0	4	8	0	1	2	0	2	4	3	14	1	7	19	20	14	16	24	13	20
4HP~DR	0	0	3	0	2	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	12	0	5	17	18	12	14	22	11	15
6HK~DR	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	2	14	15	9	11	19	8	13
4[HP]~DR	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	12	13	7	9	17	6	13
6[HK]~DR	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	12	13	7	9	17	6	13

The following table lists the general BnB combo routes when cancelling a button into Drive Rush on hit.

Drive Rush Cancel - Combo Routes

Starter	Hit Adv.	Combo Route
5LP	+4	5LP~5LP target combo which then goes into 214PP, 236MP, 236LK etc.
2LP	+7	5MP link
2MP	+7	5MP link or cancel straight into 214HP if close enough
5MK	+8	4HP link
5HP	+7	5MP link
4HP	+7	5MP link, but just go into 214HP like normal if you don't need a hit confirm
3HP	+4	2LP link

Defense

Anti-Airs

Marisa has many situational anti-airs. None are perfect, each having their own weaknesses. Overall, Marisa has a harder time controlling her airspace due to having many slow and situational options that must not only be quickly decided upon, but quickly executed as well.

• 2HP - Go to anti-air normal
  • A little slow at 10F (the first active frame doesn't hit high enough to anti-air). Puts the opponent into a juggle state causing a knockdown as opposed to the more common air reset state on other anti-air normals. On normal and counter hits, Marisa does not normally get combos except at very precise angles. On punish counter however, Marisa can parry drive rush for a full combo.

• 214LP Dimachaerus - Air invulnerable special move
  • Air invulnerability starts up on frame 5 and the move itself is relatively slow at 12 frames so quick reactions are needed to make use of it. This special moves Marisa forward and doesn't cover the space directly overhead making it unusable against jumps that would crossup or land directly over head.

• 214PP OD Dimachaerus - Air invulnerable metered anti-air
  • Has all the weaknesses of LP Dimachaerus including an even slower startup of 16, but with potentially huge reward on hit with meter and/or corner positioning.

• 214K Scutum - Situational armored anti-air
  • Fast armor at frame 3. Completely whiffs on crossups and shallow jump-ins such as an early j.HP from Dee Jay or Ken. Being an armored option it is somewhat weak to empty jumps. Marisa can beat an empty jump by command grabbing the opponent during their landing recovery, but this removes her armor during startup and opens her up to a delayed deep jump-in. The OD version has frame 1 armor, theoretically allowing Marisa to rise from a crouching position into immediate standing armor negating the possibility of a whiff, but this requires just frame execution and timing and is just as susceptible if not more so to empty jumps.

• 236LP Gladius - Another situational armored anti-air
  • Decently fast armor at frame 5. Generally Gladius should be charged until a hit is absorbed or the opponent is about to land. The light version is usually the best as it will hit the fastest after absorbing a hit, but the heavy version still has some utility as a preemptive option since it can be charged for longer. It has similar weaknesses to Scutum both being armored options, but Gladius will not whiff against shallow jump-ins nor will it whiff against jump-ins directly above Marisa as long as they don't land crossup. However it is much more likely to allow the opponent to land and block Gladius with a deep jump-in potentially leading to a punish. OD Gladius is an improved option with frame 1 armor which lasts all the way until recovery making it immune to last minute counterhits from deep jump-ins.

• j.MP~MP - air-to-air target combo
  • A great way to preemptively stop crossups if caught early enough. Does decent damage and allows for drive rush oki.

• Jump back j.LP - Fast 4F air-to-air
  • 3 frames faster than j.MP which could make all the difference. It's less rewarding on hit, but the extra speed makes up for it.

• lvl 2 Super - Decently fast 9F fully invincible super
  • Moves Marisa forward immediately after the super flash which gives it a dead zone above Marisa. A notable option being frame 1 invincible, but like Dimachaerus it has similar dead zones. Because of the motion input, it's not a significantly better reactive anti-air than Dimachaerus unless you're already buffering the input or playing with Modern controls.

• Perfect Parry
  • Worth mentioning as it can be the only answer to crossups and meaty jump-ins.

Fighting vs. Marisa

Beat Armor with Lows - TODO

Use Neutral Jumps - Counter Marisa's forward advancing pokes with neutral jumps.

Parry Telegraphed Meaties - TODO

Exploit Marisa's Weak Lows - Marisa has no access to DR combos or OD specials off any of her lows. Her c.LK combos whiff at max range as well. This makes shimmies and backwards movement during her plus frames relatively low risk.

8F Super After MP Target Combo - TODO

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