Street Fighter 6/Lily/Matchups

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Blanka

Lily vs. A.K.I.

Her slow projectile is incredibly vulnerable to W.236KK. It's possible to Condor Wind to build a stock when she starts it and recover in time to spire through it.
Her only OD reversal is vulnerable to throws. It's possible to OS throw or command grab during a sequence of chained lights to throw her the moment any of them whiffs.
Perfect meaty 5LP is safe against wakeup SA1 and SA3. It's worth learning setups for it (e.g. W.236MK, Dash Twice, 5LP).

Lily vs. Blanka

2MP > SA1 can be used to check Light Blanka Ball.
Max range 2HP is safe against reversal OD Blanka Ball.
Non-Windclad 236KK and SA2 both set up a safe jump against OD Blanka Ball.
Condor Spire can be used to navigate over Blanka-chan.

Cammy

Lily vs. Cammy

Avoid using slow buttons too much. Especially 2HP. Cannon Strike whiff punishes them almost for free.
2HP does not work properly as an anti-air. Be ready to buffer Tomahawk Buster at all times.
Long range Hooligan movement can be dealt with using Condor Spire.

Chun-Li

Lily vs. Chun-Li

4HP can be used to check Chun-Li while she's walking behind a slow fireball.
3HP goes over Hazanshu into a Punish Counter combo.

Dee Jay

Lily vs. DeeJay

Avoid standing in the mid-range, as that makes it very difficult to interrupt Drive Rush.
Aim to be either close enough to interrupt Drive Rush with light attacks, or far enough away to stuff the normal with 5MP/2MP/4HP.

Dhalsim

Lily vs. Dhalsim

5HP > DR can be used to whiff punish his normals from anywhere on the screen.
It's almost impossible to shut down Dhalsim's slow fireballs without Windclad stocks. Take every opportunity to fill up early in the round even if it means taking some hits.
Get used to reacting to crossup teleport with Tomahawk Buster shortcuts. e.g. If facing right and already holding Down-Left then you only need to input Down > Down-Left > Punch.
Condor Spire goes over slide. It's a good idea to sometimes just throw it out whenever Dhalsim throws a high fireball.
Stick to using crouching attacks for pressure to make his SA2 ineffective as a reversal. Meaty 3HP is NOT safe - it ducks under the initial hit but gets punished if Dhalsim holds the button.
Reliable ways to punish SA2:
- Wait, PC 360HP/360PP/Throw
- Wait, PC 5HP, 360HP/360PP - More damage, but less drive damage.
- PC 2HP > SA1/SA2/SA3
- PC 2HP > 214PP > SA2
- Parry, PC 5LK > (Light Starter Combo) - Low damage, but builds drive gauge and erases the ball for better knockdown options.
- Wait, PC DI, Parry, 5HP/5MK > (Crumple Combo) - Only reliable if he releases the ball immediately. A delayed launch makes the timing stricter, and a full charge requires frame perfect timing.

E.Honda

Lily vs. E.Honda

Anti-air Sumo Smash by holding down and mashing left/right, hitting Punch at the very last moment to Tomahawk Buster in the correct direction.
Honda can try to bait Tomahawk Buster by doing Light Headbutt from full screen. Use SA1 instead and it will reach him no matter which version he does.
After blocking Sumo Headbutt, use 5MP to stop him from pressing buttons afterwards, or 2LP after the Light version. Start introducing other options when they start blocking.

Guile

Lily vs. Guile

Use 5MP and 4HP to poke his Sonic Boom startup.
4HP can also be used to disrespect Sonic Blade. Lily will get hit, but will still make contact with Guile standing behind it.

Jamie

Lily vs. Jamie

After a command grab, generate Windclad stocks with 214MP instead of 214LP. This leaves Jamie close enough that W.236KK can punish any attempts to drink.

JP

Lily vs. JP

Drive Rush 5HK and 3HP slide more than other moves, and can sometimes be used to make a spike whiff behind you.
2HP shuts down JP trying to control space with neutral jump MP.
Try to have Windclad stocks ready at all times to shut down Amnesia once you're on offense.
If OD Amnesia is triggered by a Light attack, follow up with 5LK > W.236KK. This combos on hit, is safe on block, and completely dodges the first orb.
Alternatively, attempt a regular throw and buffer SA2 to anti-air JP if he jumps out of it. This goes clean through both orbs.

Juri

Lily vs. Juri

Aim to be either close enough to interrupt Drive Rush with light attacks, or far enough away to stuff the normal with 5MP/2MP/4HP.
Any version of Condor Spire goes over Juri's projectiles.
When Juri has 2 bars, it's good to have Windclad stocks ready to break her safe jump setups with W.623LP/623PP

Ken

Lily vs. Ken

When expecting him to Drive Rush after a slow fireball, it's possible to slap the fireball with the tip of 2LP to take the hit early. This creates a bigger gap, making it much easier to interrupt the Drive Rush.
It's possible to hard read his 2MK with Lily's 3HP for a Punish Counter combo.

Kimberly

Lily vs. Kimberly

Learn the timings for safe meaty 5LP to shut down reversal SA1.
3HP over her slide for a Punish Counter combo.

Lily

Lily vs. Lily

Spam Wind Spires and Drive Impact and pray.

Luke

Lily vs. Luke

It's possible to hard read his 2MK with Lily's 3HP for a Punish Counter combo.
Mash SA2 during his L~M~H string to interrupt any special followup. Note that the 3rd hit must be blocked standing to interrupt Light Sand Blast.

Manon

Lily vs. Manon

214MP/214HP/214PP can do some work in neutral as they catch Manon at the range where she wants to walk forwards a little bit more to get into the range of her normals. Be wary of Drive Impact until you have enough meter to cancel into SA.
Perfect meaty 5LP is safe against wakeup SA1. It's worth learning setups for it (e.g. W.236MK, Dash Twice, 5LP).

Marisa

Lily vs. Marisa

5HP and 4HP can be used to whiff punish any of her big buttons into a combo.
W.j.PPP is good at interrupting Marisa's big buttons from a neutral jump, and since it hits twice it will also break armored moves.

Ryu

Lily vs. Rashid

W.236KK shuts down a lot of Rashid's gimmicks. Try to have Windclad stocks ready at all times.
Especially try to be Windclad when Rashid has 2 bars. W.236KK ruins tornado setups.

Ryu

Lily vs. Ryu

It's possible to hard read his 2MK with Lily's 3HP for a Punish Counter combo.

Zangief

Lily vs. Zangief

Abuse him with long ranged normals. 5MP keeps him at bay, while 2HP shuts down attempts to counter with armor.
Fill up on Windclad stocks at the first opportunity. Zangief's reversals are the worst in the game which makes him particularly vulnerable to Wind Spire shenanigans.
It's fairly safe to do a meaty jump-in after 623LP or 236MK/236HK. The attack hits too low for Lariat/SA1/SA2 to work as an anti-air, and too high for SA3 to punish the landing.
Never get backthrown when his back is to the corner. Try to meaty from outside his throw range to make it harder to sideswap if he gets a perfect parry.