Street Fighter 6/Marisa

Marisa
Vitals
Life Points	10500
Ground Movement
Forward Walk Speed	0.039
Backward Walk Speed	0.027
Forward Dash Speed	22
Backward Dash Speed	25
Forward Dash Distance	1.40
Backward Dash Distance	0.90
Drive Rush Min. Distance (Throw)	0.544
Drive Rush Min. Distance (Block)	1.903
Drive Rush Max Distance	3.081
Jumping
Jump Speed	4+38+3
Jump Apex	2.115
Forward Jump Distance	1.90
Backward Jump Distance	1.52
Throws
Throw Range	0.9
Throw Hurtbox	0.38

Introduction

An up-and-coming jewelry designer from Italy who claims ancestry to ancient Greek warriors. As a child, she was inspired by a vision of the Colosseum in its prime. Today, she seeks glory with a smile—and an eye for beauty.

Marisa is a high-damage juggernaut with a variety of far-reaching normals. She excels once she gets her opponent into the corner where there's nowhere to go to escape her onslaught. She also has several moves with armor that allow her to bully through an opponent's attacks, including a unique ability to break Drive Impact attempts easily, as well has having slightly more health than most characters, allowing her to take more hits in a match.

Marisa is able to charge all of her heavy attacks and some of her specials by holding the associated button down. One of her shining normals in this regard is 5HP, a long range punch that leads to good damage, especially when used as a punish counter. Some of her other good normals are 5MP, 2MP, and 5HK, as these are all pokes that are either fast or have great range. Marisa's charged moves also deal significant chip to the opponent's drive bar if they are blocked, and some of them even recover quickly, allowing Marisa to continue pouring pressure on her opponent.

Her special moves are almost all used for getting in and staying in. Gladius is a chargeable straight punch with great damage and upper body armor, which allows her to quite literally punch right through her opponent's attacks. Phalanx is an armored superman punch that's great for going over fireballs or sneaking in after blockstrings to reset pressure, as all versions are plus on block. Quadriga is an extremely long range horizontal step kick with surprising safety, especially when spaced. The EX versions of Phalanx and Quadriga break right through armor, making it a bit difficult to drive impact these moves. She also has Dimachaerus, an uppercut and slam move which grants her a good knockdown to continue her pressure - and a combo extender with the HP version. Obviously, just striking isn't going to open a defensive opponent, which is why she has Scutum, an armored stance with access to an overhead, a low, and quite possibly her most frightening move, a command grab.

Although she has some of the most damaging combos in the game, Marisa's offense can be volatile. Charging a heavy attack can leave a large gap where an opponent can counter or jump away. Some of her moves have armor, but the armor does not protect against low-hitting attacks. She also has very few cancelable normals, and overall lacks tools that other characters have to keep defenders in check, often times relying on pure aggression to break through the opposing players confidence and forcing them into making a bad decision. In addition, her reversal options are extremely weak to throws; even though they are armored, none of them besides her Level 2 and Level 3 super arts have throw invulnerability. Her drive rush combos from lights are incredibly lackluster, that is to say she doesn't have anything other than repeated lights. Because of this, Marisa has a hard time abusing the system mechanics to aid in her offense.

While much of Marisa's offense is fairly straight forward and lacks consistency, she makes up for it in massive damage potential, having some of the highest damaging combos in the game, and a variety of other attacks that can quickly drain an opponent's health and/or drive bar, putting the fear of the gods into her adversaries.

If you like a big strong lady with big strong normals, or you just like hitting things really, really, REALLY hard, then put on your Spartan helmet and charge into battle with Marisa.

Pick if you like:	Avoid if you dislike:
Absolutely incredible damage off of any non-light touch A solid set of large or advancing buttons A well-rounded pressure game with advantageous attacks, armor breaks, and a command grab Access to unique armored tools to deal with all kinds of offense	Relying on a simple, straightforward strike/throw offense with few gimmicks Having few ways to contest throws on offense Being unable to effectively cash out resources during light confirms Not having a fully invincible reversal outside SA2 and SA3 Unreliable anti-airs

Classic & Modern Versions Comparison

List of differences with Modern Marisa
Missing Normals	Standing Light Kick (5LK) Crouching Medium Kick (2MK) Standing Heavy Kick (5HK) Jumping Light Punch (j.LP) Jumping Medium Kick (j.MK) Jumping Heavy Kick (j.HK)
Missing Command Normals	Malleus Breaker 1 Overhead (3HP / 3[HP]) Malleus Breaker 2 (3HP~3HP)
Shortcut-Only Specials	Scutum (6S) Tonitrus (Overhead): ~5S~S / ~5X~X Procella (Low): ~4S / ~4X Enfold (Throw): ~2S / ~2X
Assist Combos	A[L~L]: 2LK ~ 2LP ~ L Dimachaerus ~ Dimachaerus Follow-up On Block: stops at 2LP A[M~M~M~M]: 5MP~MP ~ OD Gladius ~ SA2 Burnout: 5MP~MP ~ M Gladius On Block: stops at 5MP~MP A[H~H~H~H~H]: 6HK ~ H Dimachaerus ~ Dimachaerus Follow-up ~ M Quadriga ~ SA3 On Block: stops at H Dimachaerus (no follow-up)
Miscellaneous Changes	Novacule Swipe (6MP~HP) changed to 6M~M Novacule Thrust (6MP~HK) changed to 6M~H Medium Two Hitter (5MP~MP) is now the starter for M Auto Combo 6HK is both 6H and the H Auto Combo starter 6H~6H does the Falx Crusher (6HK~6HK) Target Combo, but the Auto Combo does not Quadriga (236K) is unavailable outside of H Auto Combo

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Frame Data Glossary - SF6
Hitbox Images	🟥 (Red): Attack hitbox Appears pink for Throw hitboxes 🟩 (Green): Vulnerable hurtbox that can be hit by strikes/projectiles If a move's hitbox and hurtbox overlap, the colors blend to appear orange 🟦 (Blue): Vulnerable throw hurtbox Will be thrown if Pink throw hitbox touches Blue throw hurtbox
Active	How many frames a move remains active (can hurt opponents) for. For projectiles with a maximum active period, a value may be listed in [brackets], but this number is not factored into the move's total frame count. For multi-hit moves with no gaps between the active hitboxes, active frames are listed as X,Y (or sometimes X*Y) For multi-hit moves with gaps between hits, active frames are listed as X(n)Y where n = the frame gap between hitboxes.
Cancel	Available options for canceling one move into another move. "Chn": Chain cancel (Light normals; specific chain options listed in Description) "TC": Target Combo "Sp": Special move "SA": Super Art (if a number is listed, refers only to that specific Super; SA3 = Lv.3 Super Art) "Jmp": Jump cancel (usually on hit only, if applicable) "SS": Serenity Stream (Chun-Li's stance) If one hit of a multi-hit attack is cancelable, this can be indicated with (1st), (2nd), etc. Occasionally, a move can be canceled only into a specific follow-up (e.g. Dee Jay [4]6P > 22PP); this can be indicated by listing the move input in the Cancel field, or with an asterisk that is explained in the move notes (Sp*)
Cancel Hitconfirm Windows	Hitconfirm reaction windows into Special Moves, Target Combos, and Super Arts. Refers to the amount of time (in frames) you have to cancel one attack into another attack on reaction e.g. most cancelable 2MKs have a 13 frame window to cancel into a Special/Super on reaction, making them nearly impossible to hitconfirm Counts from the first frame the attack connects until the final cancelable frame Visual effects like hitsparks and HP drain do not actually occur until frame 2; the first frame is still counted to keep the numbers consistent with previous games, and because it is technically possible to start reacting to the character's reeling animation on frame 1 If a Target Combo is cancelable into another attack, the hitconfirm window will include the entire sequence starting from the first hit If there is a frame gap on block between hits of the TC, the hitconfirm window may also be included for just the followup hit Some sequences like Ken's 5MP~HP TC may have a range of values listed (43f~47f). In this example, inputting 5MP~HP at its usual timing gives a 43f hitconfirm into a Special/Super. Delaying the chain into HP gives more total time for the final hitconfirm.
Damage	Attack damage on hit. Multi-hit moves may have the damage listed for individual hits as X,Y (or sometimes X*Y). Sometimes a move's damage changes depending on which active frame connects, or on cinematic vs. non-cinematic hits; in this case, multiple values may be listed, and it will be clarified in the move description.
Damage Scaling	Some moves cause additional damage scaling in combos. Refer to Game Data page for a more detailed breakdown. Scaling Types: Starter: When a move begins the combo, the next attack is scaled by X percent e.g. Ryu 2MK (20% Starter) > Hadoken: Hadoken is at 80% damage scaling Combo: When a move is comboed into, the next attack is scaled by X percent or X number of hits e.g. Ryu 2HP > OD High Blade Kick (2-Hit Combo Scaling) > Shoryuken: Shoryuken is at 70% damage scaling (100% > 100% > [skip 80%] > 70%) e.g. Cammy 5HP > OD Spiral Arrow (5% Combo Scaling) > Cannon Spike: Cannon Spike is at 75% damage scaling (100% > 100% > [80-5 = 75%]) Immediate: When a move is comboed into, this attack is scaled by X percent e.g. Drive Impact Crumple (20% Starter) > Throw (20% Immediate): Throw is at 60% damage scaling Multiplier: A damage scaling multiplier applies after Perfect Parry (50%) and mid-combo Drive Rush (15%). Any hits in the combo continue their usual damage scaling, but reduced by these amounts. These can bring the minimum scaling below the usual 10%, and they stack with each other; as a result, the minimum scaling can reach 4% using a long Drive Rush combo after Perfect Parry. Minimum Scaling: The lowest damage scaling that can be applied to an attack. Super Art Level 1/2/3 generally has 30%/40%/50% minimum scaling respectively. This ensures the attack will still do reasonable damage even at the end of a heavily scaled combo.
Drive Rush Cancel Advantage	Refers to the frame advantage when canceling a normal, command normal, or Target Combo into Drive Rush on hit or block (abbreviated as DRC for Drive Rush Cancel). This is calculated at the moment a follow-up attack can be input, not at the moment the character can block or perform movement options. An attack that with DRC +8 on Hit can link into an 8-frame attack, and DRC +4 on Block can create a true blockstring into a 4-frame attack. Note that any DRC on Block worse than +4 cannot form a true blockstring, allowing the opponent to interrupt with an invincible reversal. Most light normals are slightly negative after a DRC on block, meaning the opponent can mash their fastest normal to guarantee a counter-hit (though this requires fast reactions). The attacking character could punish this with Light > DRC into an immediate invincible attack, but this would be an incredibly expensive and high-risk gambit.
Forced Knockdown	Most airborne command normals, special moves, and Super Arts put the user in a "Forced Knockdown" state. While in this state, an air knockdown will occur when being hit by any attack, even if it would otherwise cause an air reset. As an example, Ryu's 2HP causes an air reset when used as an anti-air. Against a move like Cammy's Hooligan Combination, however, the 2HP puts her into an air knockdown state. This allows Ryu to successfully cancel 2HP into Shoryuken for a juggle, similar to how a Drive Impact wall splat works. Taking advantage of Forced Knockdown juggles is important for dealing with moves like Ken's Dragonlash, Dhalsim's Air Teleport, or Kimberly's 6HK~Hop sequence. Moves that already cause an air knockdown, like most j.MP air-to-airs, will not display the "Forced Knockdown" message.
Guard	Refers to the direction an attack must be blocked. L is for Low attacks (must be blocked crouching), H is for High attacks/overheads (must be blocked standing), LH is for attacks that can be blocked crouching or standing. T is for Throw attacks which cannot be blocked.
Juggles	When a character is put into an Air Knockdown state, it is often possible to follow up with a Juggle attack before they hit the ground. In the simplest terms, there are 2 main juggle states: Free Juggle: any attack can juggle, causing an Air Reset or an Air Knockdown Limited Juggle: only specific attacks with juggle potential may juggle The following is a more detailed overview of the SF6 juggle system: Juggle Count (JC): The status of the character being juggled. A high JC limits which attacks can work in juggles. JC0: free juggle state - any attack that can hit an airborne opponent will work JC1+: limited juggle state - juggle only works if the attack's Juggle Limit ≥ defender's Juggle Count A juggle count of -1 represents a crumple state; this can lead to a grounded or airborne hit depending on timing Juggle Start (JS): When starting a juggle, the opponent's JC will be set to this value. May be different vs. standing and airborne opponents. Attack with Juggle Start value of 3 will put opponent at JC3, so only attacks with Juggle Limit value ≥ 3 can follow up Even for attacks that don't normally start a juggle, this is relevant for Forced Knockdown and Crumple situations Juggle Increase (JI): When opponent is already in a juggle state, attacks will increase the opponent's JC by this amount. Airborne opponent at JC1 followed by attack with Juggle Increase value of 3 will set opponent to JC4 Juggle Limit (JL): Property of an attack hitbox that determines whether it connects on a juggled opponent. The JL must be ≥ the opponent's JC to hit successfully. An uppercut with a JL value of 5 will connect on an opponent at JC5 or below, but will whiff on JC6 opponent Most normals have a JL value of 0, meaning they only work in Free Juggle (JC0) states Some multi-hit attacks have different JL values on each hit, so a 3-hit move may only hit twice in juggles An example to tie everything together: An attack (JS3) launches opponent into the air (Opponent now at JC3) Followed up with an attack (JI2/JL4); it connects, because JL4 ≥ JC3 (Opponent now at JC5) Attempts to juggle again with same attack (JL4), but whiffs because JL4 < JC5 (Opponent hits the ground) Drive Rush notes: DR normals have a Juggle Start/Increase value of 0 DR normals have +3 added to their usual Juggle Limit More recently, the official definitions used by Capcom are slightly different than these community-designated terms. When reading official patch notes, the following terms are used instead: Combo Count Initial Value Combo Count Additional Value Combo Count Upper Limit
On Hit/Block	These are frame advantage values when the attack hits or is blocked. 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. Note that generally, there is an extra +2 hit advantage on Counterhits and +4 hit advantage on Punish Counters (exceptions are noted in the description).
Recovery	How many frames it takes for a move to finish after the active frames have finished. For projectiles, recovery is considered to begin after the first active frame. Moves with different recovery values on hit/block/whiff may have multiple values listed like X(Y), with specific details listed in the description.
Startup	How many frames it takes before the move becomes 'active' or have a hit box. The last startup frame and the first active frame are the same frame, meaning all values are written as Startup + 1. Moves with multiple relevant startup values may be listed as X(Y); for example, a move that hits airborne first before hitting grounded opponents, or a 2-hit move where the first hit whiffs at some ranges.
IASA / Actionable Recovery	Some moves play out an extended recovery animation when no other button/direction is input (for crouching moves, it applies when holding any down direction). These are often referred to as "actionable recovery" frames; in some games, the term IASA (Interruptible As Soon As) refers to the frame that Actionable Recovery begins. Letting the Actionable Recovery frames play out can change the character's position, potentially setting up spacing traps by recovering farther away. For example, Manon 5HP will recover much farther away from the opponent if no input is performed immediately after her recovery; holding back or down-back to block will keep her much closer to the opponent.

Normals

Standing Normals

5LP

Standing Light Punch

5LP

5LP

Standing Light Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
6	3	11	TC	400	LH	0	-2

5MP

Standing Medium Punch

5MP

5MP

Standing Medium Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
7	4	15(17)	TC	700	LH	+2	-1

5HP

Standing Heavy Punch

5HP (HOLD OK)

5HP

Standing Heavy Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
12	2	23	TC	1000	LH	+3	-3

5[HP]

Marisa Style (HP)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
23(5)	2	21(22)	TC	1200	LH	+7	+4

An approaching downward hook. Not cancellable but has a notable followup like her other 5P buttons plus it can be charged to be + on block/combo on hit.

Charged 5HS is your biggest Punish Counter starter, so be ready to let one rip anytime a blocked reversal presents you with an opportunity to do punish.

5LK

Standing Light Kick

5LK

5LK

Standing Light Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
6	2	14	Sp SA	400	LH	0	-2

A quick shin kick. Marisa's furthest reaching light. Useful as a lower commitment neutral check, particularly against DI with Gladius buffered.

Extremely limited follow-ups even with counter-hits. 214LP can whiff/be blocked if 5LK hits close to the tip.

Despite not being a Low, this move will disrupt Marisa's armored moves like Gladius/Scutum.

5MK

Standing Medium Kick

5MK

5MK

Standing Medium Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
11	4	16	-	800	LH	+4	-2

Marisa kicks in place. A poke with good reach but not much reward as it cannot be cancelled and doesn't move Marisa forward to land other attacks in the case of a punish counter. Still worth using to check the opponent's movement or until you can get in range for 2MP.

5HK

Standing Heavy Kick

5HK (HOLD OK)

5HK

Standing Heavy Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
15	2	25	-	1000	LH	+1	-3

5[HK]

Marisa Style (HK)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
24(10)	2	25	-	1200	LH	KD +36	+1

Roundhouse. Charged version propels her further forward. Knocks the opponent airborne on Punish Counter for easy follow-up combos.

Crouching Normals

2LP

Crouching Light Punch

2LP

2LP

Crouching Light Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
4	2	10	Chn Sp SA	300	LH	+3	-3

Marisa's only grounded 4f normal

Standard crouching jab and Marisa's quickest attack. Links into itself and 2LK. Special cancellable so get used to buffering out of this.

2MP

Crouching Medium Punch

2MP

2MP

Crouching Medium Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
8	3	16	Sp SA	700	LH	+3	-2

2HP

Crouching Heavy Punch

2HP (HOLD OK)

2HP

Crouching Heavy Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
9	5	23	-	900	LH	KD +35	-6

2[HP]

Crouching Heavy Punch (Hold)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
21(4)	6	21	-	1000	LH	KD +52	-3

A high uppercut. Your primary anti-air normal. Somewhat slow, so use it sooner than later and be sure not to hold the button as the attack may charge and force you to mistime this.

Charged 2H is primarily combo filler as it leaves the opponent in juggle state.

2LK

Crouching Light Kick

2LK

2LK

Crouching Light Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
5	3	12	Chn	300	L	0	-3

Your only conventional low combo starter, but a good one at least. Links into itself or 2LP for a special cancel.

2MK

Crouching Medium Kick

2MK

2MK

Crouching Medium Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
9	3	18	-	600	L	+2	-2

Your go to low poke as it's your only real low poke. Unlike most 2MKs, this cannot be special cancelled, so your only combo options are extremely limited even with counter-hits/drive rush.

Still important to keep opponent movement in check at mid-range or prevent them from just walking back out of your offense.

2HK

Crouching Heavy Kick

2HK (HOLD OK)

2HK

Crouching Heavy Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
11	3	26	-	1000	L	HKD +29	-11

2[HK]

Crouching Heavy Kick (Hold)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
20(4)	3	20(23)	-	1200	L	HKD +35	-3

Sweep. Moves Marisa forward a bit. Not a particularly great sweep.

Bit on the slower side so be careful using this as a reactionary punish against blocked sweeps: Cammy, Chun, Honda, Kimberly are a few examples that all recover from their blocked sweeps fast enough to block and punish your own.

Jumping Normals

j.LP

Jumping Light Punch

j.LK

j.LP

Jumping Light Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
4	7	3 land	-	300	H	+9(+11)	+6(+8)

Aerial jab. Your fastest aerial normal, so your best bet for an improvised air-to-air when jumping alongside your opponent.

j.MP

Jumping Medium Punch

j.MP

j.MP

Jumping Medium Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
7	4	3 land	TC	700	H	+8(+11)	+4(+7)

j.HP

Jumping Heavy Punch

j.HP

j.HP

Jumping Heavy Punch

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
10	7	3 land	-	800	H	+9(+15)	+5(+11)

j.[HP]

Marisa Style (j.HP)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
28(5)	6	3 land	-	1500	H	HKD +69(+75)	+12(+18)

j.LK

Jumping Light Kick

Crossup

j.LK

j.LK

Jumping Light Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
5	10	3 land	-	300	H	+4(+11)	+1(+8)

+5/+8 on hit vs standing or crouching opponents respectively on earliest possible hit.
11f on hit when connecting as close to the ground as possible.
Always + on block when hit from descent.
Can hit as fuzzy Instant Overhead

Marisa's primary crossup. Consistently confirms into a light combo. Can always link into 4HP if this lands on a crouching opponent, though MP>MP target combo also works if you need extra time to confirm and don't mind spending extra resources.

Also functions as a good anti-crossup for enemies trying to jump behind you frequently due to its speed and hitbox behind her.

j.MK

Jumping Medium Kick

j.MK

j.MK

Jumping Medium Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
8	8	3 land	-	500	H	+9(+14)	+6(+11)

Huge range makes this Marisa's best low commitment poke from the air. Can use as an air-to-air or a stray poke from a neutral/back-jump, but Marisa has better options for jump-ins.

j.HK

Jumping Heavy Kick

j.HK

j.HK

Jumping Heavy Kick

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
10	7	3 land	-	800	H	+10(+15)	+6(+11)

j.[HK]

Marisa Style (j.HK)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
29(3)	6	3 land	-	1500	H	HKD +70(+75)	+13(+18)

Command Normals

6MP

?

6MP

6MP

Novacule 1

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
10	2	20	TC	800	LH	+2	-3

Marisa's furthest reaching medium poke as it moves her forward. A decent poke/whiff punish normal, especially when combined with drive rush as its forward movement allows for easy followups from 4HP on counthits.

Can be hit confirmed into one of two follow-up target combos.

4HP

Magna Bunker

4HP

4HP

Magna Bunker

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
8	2	21(24)	Sp SA	900	LH	+3	-1

4[HP]

Magna Bunker (Hold)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
20(3)	2	19(24)	Sp SA	1000	LH	+13	+4

Lead uppercut. Marisa's most important normal for combos as she's capable of landing pretty much any special after this, including 214H for big and meter efficient damage. Leading into this normal via punish counters and drive rushes is vital for Marisa's combo game.

3HP

?

Overhead

3HP

3HP

Malleus Breaker 1

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
21	2	21	TC	900	H	0	-3

3[HP]

Malleus Breaker 1 (Hold)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
28(14)	2	19	TC	1000	H	+5	+2

Your primary overhead. Fairly slow, especially if charged, but offset by being one of the only standing overheads in the game that leave you at an advantage with no meter use.

If Marisa's close enough (near point blank) after landing light Dimachaerus combo, charging into this overhead immediately will land meaty and catch both neutral back-tech. Recovers in time to react to reversal Drive Impact, but loses to OD reversals and being meaty makes it susceptible to a perfect parry.

6HK

?

6HK

6HK

Falx Crusher 1

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
14	4	21	Sp SA TC	900	LH	0	-3

6[HK]

Falx Crusher 1 (Hold)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
27(4~7)	4	19	Sp SA TC	1000	LH	+10	+3

Marisa's longest range special cancelable normal. In combos it serves a very similar function to 4HP.

j.2HP

Caelum Arc

j.2HP

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Can hit Crossup
Neutral jump only

Target Combos

5LP~LP

Light Two Hitter

5LP~LP

Light Two Hitter

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
14	3	22	Sp SA	600	LH	-3	-6

Light Punch Target Combo follow-up. Not a true combo unless the first hit was CH. Punishable on block so make sure to cancel into 236LP, which is gapless if the 2nd LP is blocked and a combo if hit.

Small gap between the two light punches make for an easy parry window, so be careful using this too predictably.

5MP~MP

Medium Two Hitter

5MP~MP

Medium Two Hitter

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
14	2	23	Sp SA	600	LH	-3	-8

Medium Punch target combo follow-up. Unlike her LP/HP target combos, MP>MP does not have a gap between both hits. Similar to LP target combo in that you'll always be throwing this out with the intention of cancelling out of it, usually into a hit confirmed 214PP.

No special cancel is gapless barring 214LP which is heavily punishable.

5HP~HP

Heavy Two Hitter

5HP~HP

Heavy Two Hitter

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
24	3	19	-	1000 (900)	LH	KD +35	+2

Plus on block target combo. Primarily used to give 5HP a knockdown on normal hit.

It has a 5F gap on block, coupled with 5HP's forward movement it can be difficult to land outside of burnout. Starting this target combo with charged 5HP gives it a 0F gap, but Charged 5HP is more plus and has less pushback so it's not advisable.

6MP~HP

Novacule Swipe

6MP~HP

Novacule Swipe

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
11	2	26	-	800	L	KD +31	-12

Marisa's 1st possible follow-up from 6MP, a punching sweep. Just as punishable as most sweeps, so hit-confirm into this if you intend to use it.

6MP~HK

Novacule Thrust

6MP~HK

Novacule Thrust

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
11	4	23	SA	800	LH	KD +39 / (-21)	-10(-26)

Cancellable into Supers
Whiffs crouching opponents

Marisa's 2nd possible followup from 6MP. Avoid use entirely unless you're able to hit-confirm the initial hit as well as the opponent standing, as this is very punishable otherwise.

3HP~3HP

Malleus Breaker

3HP~3HP

Malleus Breaker 2

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
18	2	24	-	900	H	KD +29	-12

3HP Overhead follow-up. Tacks on 900 damage when used off her overhead. -3 on hit and and very punishable if blocked, making this a High-risk/Low-reward option. Not a good combo option either as it does not hard-knockdown.

6HK~6HK

Falx Crusher

6HK~6HK

Falx Crusher 2

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
16	5	25	-	1000	LH	KD +52	-12

A delayable target combo.

OK damage and very unsafe on block. Since 6HK is special cancelable and leads to 214HP, this target combo is often out classed by other routes.

j.MP~MP

Volare Combo

j.MP~MP

Volare Combo

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
10	3	3 land	-	800	H	-	-

A good air-to-air option since it follows up from j.MP and landing it leaves the opponent knocked down in your face.

Throws

Forward Throw (LPLK)

Forward Throw

LPLK

Mounted Grace

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
5	3	23	-	1200 (2040)	T	KD +23	-

Marisa sweeps the opponent's feet from under them and bashes them in the face.

Can loop in the corner with a dash-in immediately after the throw animation ends. Hold back immediately after the dash for an easy, auto-timed shimmy. HOWEVER Marisa's dash-in leaves enough of a gap for 4f moves to mash out of her throw pressure, so she needs to Drive Rush in if she wants her throw loop guaranteed vs someone mashing a 4f move.

Back Throw (4LPLK)

Back Throw

4LPLK

Ponte Milvio

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
5	3	23	-	1200 (2040)	T	KD +33	-

Drive System

Drive Impact (HPHK)

Drive Impact

HPHK

Secutor

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
26	2	35	-	800	LH	KD +35 / Wall Splat KD +65	-3 / Wall Splat HKD +72

See Drive Impact

When cancelled from a normal, these are the important blockstring gaps; a gap of N will trade with an N-frame startup attack; [] = Burnout

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Note: gaps of 8f or less cannot be escaped by jumping

Drive Reversal (6HPHK)

Drive Reversal

6HPHK (in blockstun)

6HPHK

Love Tap (Block)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
20	3	26(31)	-	500 recoverable	LH	KD +23	-6

See Drive Reversal

Full Invuln: 1-22f; Armor Break

Drive Parry (MPMK)

Drive Parry

MPMK

Drive Parry

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
1	12 or until released	33(1)(11)	-	-	-	-	-

See Drive Parry

Perfect Parry has only 1f recovery, and disables the opponent from canceling their attack
Perfect Parry vs. projectiles puts you into a fixed 11f recovery

Drive Rush (66)

Drive Rush

66

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See Drive Rush. Frame data shown in (parentheses) refers to the version used after Parry.

Notable Drive Rush cancel combo routes:
Notable Drive Rush cancel blockstring gaps:

Special Moves

Gladius (236P)

Gladius

236P (HOLD OK)

236LP

Gladius

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
17	4	21	SA3	1200	LH	KD +36	-5

236[LP]

Gladius (Hold)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
30	4	20	SA3 (1st)	1200,1000,200 (2400)	LH	HKD +40	+4

236MP

Gladius

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
19	4	21	SA3	1400	LH	KD +36	-5

236[MP]

Gladius (Hold)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
35	4	20	SA3 (1st)	1400,1000,200 (2600)	LH	HKD +40	+4

236HP

Gladius

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
22	4	21	SA3	1600	LH	KD +36	-5

236[HP]

Gladius (Hold)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
41	4	20	SA3 (1st)	1600,1000,200 (2800)	LH	HKD +40	+4

236PP

Gladius

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
19	4	21	SA2 SA3	1700	LH	KD +36	-2

236[PP]

Gladius (Hold)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
35	4	20	SA2 SA3 (1st)	1700,1000,200 (2900)	LH	HKD +40	+4

Fully charged version prompts a cinematic follow-up if it connects and forces slump if it trades.
Grants 1 hit of upper body armor on frame 5 up until 3-6 frames before it becomes active. Armor duration is extended while charging.
OD version grants upper body armor on frame 1 for the full duration of the move's startup and active frames. Charged OD version has an extra hit of armor while charging.

Armored straight punch that "stabs" the opponent.

The special that makes mashing and DI scary against Marisa, it accomplishes a few things; It lets Marisa end her strings safely, armors through any attacks that would hit the mid or upper body, and is plus on block when fully charged, letting her follow-up with more pressure. It can even be used as an armored anti-air if timed well. Scouting if/how opponents deal with this attack can be key to victory.

Your most damaging combo ender in the corner, but mid-screen Gladius pushes the opponent far, so alternatives may be preferable to maintain some pressure such as 623P/214K.

Dimachaerus (214P)

Dimachaerus

214P

214LP

Dimachaerus

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
12	4	30	SA3	600	LH	-3	-16

214MP

Dimachaerus

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
16	4	30	SA3	700	LH	0	-16

214HP

Dimachaerus

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
22	4	30	SA3	800	LH	KD +38	-16

214PP

Dimachaerus

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
16	4	26	SA2 SA3	600	LH	KD +42	-12

Your primary anti-air, combo ender for light confirms, and extension tool for most anything else. Extremely punishable if blocked, so make sure to properly confirm into this special. Each version can connect from a button of its corresponding strength (c.LP>(L)Dimachaerus/MP>MP>(M)Dimachaerus). OD version connects from any Medium Cancellable Normals.

Light version is your best anti-air with air invuln and the follow-up leaving the opponent close where Marisa wants them.

Heavy version should be utilized wherever possible as it allows for extensions similar to Overdrive version without the drawback of using Drive Meter.

Dimachaerus Followup (214P~6P)

Dimachaerus Followup

214P~6P

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214PP~6P

OD Dimachaerus Follow-up

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
13	5	23	-	600	LH	KD +58 Bounce	-

Dimachaerus follow-up. LP and MP versions lead to a hard-knockdown. Heavy and OD versions knock the opponent airborne for combos extensions.

Provides no notable advantages if the follow-up isn't utilized on hit and Marisa cannot follow-up if Dimachaerus is blocked, thus there's no real reason not to buffer into this every time dimachaerus is used.

Phalanx (623P)

Phalanx

623P

623LP

Phalanx

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
25	6	15 land	-	1500	LH	KD +42(43)	+2(3)

623MP

Phalanx

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
28	6	15 land	-	1600	LH	KD +42(43)	+2(3)

623HP

Phalanx

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
32	6	15 land	-	1700	LH	KD +42(43)	+2(3)

623PP

Phalanx

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
28	6	15 land	-	1400	LH	KD +70 Tumble (HKD +138 Wall Splat)	+4(5)

Armor Startup and Duration vary based on strength.
- L (6f startup/5f active), M (6f/7f), H (9f/6f), OD (5f/7f)
Overdrive version breaks enemy armor and wallsplats in the corner.
Hits 1 frame later against crouching opponents making it +3 on crouch block.

Marisa launches herself upward and swings down with a superman punch. A very versatile special as it can serve numerous uses for her: Advancing Poke, Pressure Starter/Reset, a Projectile Read, Combo Ender, and Combo Extension with Overdrive in the corner.

Marisa's best meterless combo ender in the corner for oki due to its 42f knockdown window, allowing for easy safejumps.

Quadriga (236K)

Quadriga

236K

236LK

Quadriga

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
20	4	24	SA3	1400	LH	KD +35	-6

236MK

Quadriga

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
24	4	22	SA3	1500	LH	KD +37	-4

236HK

Quadriga

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
29	4	21	SA3	1600	LH	KD +37	-3

236KK

Quadriga

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
24	4	24	SA2 SA3	1500	LH	KD +50(68) Wall Splat	-6

Overdrive version Armor Breaks

An approaching Spartan Kick. A very straightforward move used to approach with a poke and not much else. Can be used for some corner combos, but you'll be using OD Phalanx far more often for that purpose.

Light version is quickest but punishable if poorly spaced. Heavy version is slowest but doesn't require spacing to be safe. Overdrive this special to stay safe against DI attempts, but it shares the L version's spacing requirements.

Scutum (214K)

Scutum

214K

Scutum

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
3(8)	26(116)	26	-	-	-	-	-

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Triggers automatically after absorbing attack
Recovery from this stance leave Marisa in a punish counterable state.
What can and cannot be armored is determined by hitbox position. Some lows can be absorbed and some mids and even a few overheads can not be absorbed.

Grants Marisa upper body armor. Has two frames of startup, so it loses to any proper meaties on wakeup. Decent for catching approaching specials on reaction or as an anti-air, but care not to be baited and thrown out of this.

214KK

Scutum

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
1	28(58)	29	-	-	-	-	-

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Triggers automatically after absorbing attack
Recovery from this stance leave Marisa in a punish counterable state.

Armors everything including lows. Still loses to grabs though.

Activates immediately, making it an effective reversal option against safejumps. The OD version also has two hits of armor, allowing it to absorb and counter many multi-hitting moves that would beat meterless Scutum.

- NOTE: This is still an armored move; Using it at very low HP will result in death even if a move is armored through.

Tonitrus (214K~P~P)

Tonitrus

214K~P~P

214K~P

Tonitrus 1

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
8+15(16)	3	23(25)	TC	900	H	+1	-3

214K~P~P

Tonitrus 2

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
20	3	36	-	1000	LH	KD +31	-21

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23f earliest possible startup w/ Scutum Startup included.

Marisa makes a heart shaped double handed punch. Scutum's overhead follow-up and your safest option from it provided your using it as a mix-up opportunity and didn't armor through anything. The 2nd hit must be input immediately, making it near impossible to actually hit confirm, so only use it to close out a round if you have to.

Procella (214K~K)

Procella

214K~K

Procella

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
8+16	3	37	-	1200	L	HKD +22	-24

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24f earliest possible startup w/ Scutum Startup included.

A cutting sweep that travels forward. Low follow-up from Scutum. Their similar startup make reacting between overhead/low very difficult, but very unsafe if blocked/parried. Additionally, opponents jumping back expecting command grab may end up getting free punish as this propels Marisa toward them, so use this only if you've 100% conditioned the opponent to expect an overhead and they're wary on parrying.

Enfold (214K~LPLK)

Enfold

214K~LPLK

Enfold

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
8+5	3	54	-	2500 (2875)	T	HKD +18	-

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Earliest possible startup 13f due to Scutum startup.

Command Grab Followup from Scutum. On the slower side due to needing at least 8f initial startup of Scutum on top of the 5 to activate the grab, so don't go for this without conditioning the opponent to stay put.

Super Arts

Level 1 Super (236236P)

Javelin of Marisa

Level 1 Super Art

236236P

Javelin of Marisa

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
19	5	60	-	2200	LH	KD +14	-43

Armored haymaker Super Art. Invincible on frame 1, fully armored for as long as it's charged until the attack is blocked.

Fairly easy to route into as a combo ender for an easy and relatively cheap 4k damage from most common routes, just mind that it forces a reset to neutral if you're not in the corner. Not especially dependable as a reversal due to its long startup, but good as any other armored callout to some reactable options you'd prefer not to block, such as Ken's Dragonlash or Drive Impact.

Level 2 Super (214214P)

Meteorite

Level 2 Super Art

214214P

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214214P

Meteorite

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
9	7(33)3	59	-	3000(2500)	LH	HKD +17	-44(-77)

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Marisa launches herself upward and slams down on the opponent; No animated super plays out if blocked or 1st hit doesn't connect, but Marisa will still launch the 2nd attack regardless.

Your go to reversal super as it's fully invuln until the first hit. An easy anti-air to buffer into as well since it's close to Dimachaerus' input, your other go-to anti-air.

Can also be used as a more expensive combo ender over SA1 for slightly better damage and positioning to the opponent (Particularly at mid-screen).

Level 3 Super (236236K)

Goddess of the Hunt

Level 3 Super Art

236236K

CA version grants 500 extra damage

236236K

Goddess of the Hunt

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
13	7	60	-	4000	LH	HKD +14	-39(-33)

236236K

Goddess of the Hunt (CA)

Startup	Active	Recovery	Cancel	Damage	Guard	On Hit	On Block
13	7	60	-	4500	LH	HKD +14	-39(-33)

Pushes opponent close to corner.

Marisa shoves and clobbers the opponent into a wall.

Big damage super, especially with CA. Usually worth going into even if it doesn't KO since it puts the opponent's back near the corner, though ideally you want to convert at least around 5K minimum when routing into this. If you're already in the corner then routing into this should generally lead to 6k, useful for closing out rounds but the opponent will have more breathing space to escape if this doesn't kill so it's something to consider.

Can be used as a reversal like any SA3, but SA2 is a cheaper option that leaves us with a spare meter to work with if it's successful.