Street Fighter 6/Mai/Matchups

Click the character's portrait to open their Wiki page.

A.K.I.

Mai vs. A.K.I. (?%)

5LK~LK~LK Target Combo:
"Close" = point blank 5LK; "Far" = spaced out (e.g. 5LP, 5LK or DR~6MP, 5LK)


A.K.I.'s Punish	Close/Far start	Mai's Options
2HP	Close	🟨 j.214P (no reactable visual cue) Hits A.K.I. (can use OD version for higher reward) Risk consideration: late divekick is safe but can lose to jumps, while early divekick is unsafe if blocked
SA3	Close	🟧 j.214P just before Super freeze Hits A.K.I. (can use OD version for higher reward) Risky guess (could either eat an SA3 or a punish on blocked divekick) 🟨 Air SA2 after Super freeze Whiffs; very expensive bailout for such a low-reward option

Recommended to only use this Target Combo when spaced near its max range, especially when A.K.I. has meter for SA3.

Akuma

Mai vs. Akuma (?%)

5LK~LK~LK Target Combo:

Safe; Akuma cannot punish regardless of starting position

Blanka

Mai vs. Blanka (?%)

5LK~LK~LK Target Combo:
"Close" = point blank 5LK; "Far" = spaced out (e.g. 5LP, 5LK or DR~6MP, 5LK)


Blanka's Punish	Close/Far start	Mai's Options
SA1	Close/Far	🟩 j.214P after Super freeze Hits Blanka (can use OD version for higher reward)
SA3	Close/Far	🟥 Guaranteed punish for Blanka

If Blanka has meter for SA3, stop using this Target Combo.

Cammy

Mai vs. Cammy (?%)

Beating Cammy's SA3 Startup: whiff LK Upkicks (623LK), no punish

Useful if Cammy uses SA3 on reaction to your Drive Rush; in neutral, you can just jump away.
Works because SA3 is airborne for all of its active frames

5LK~LK~LK Target Combo:
"Close" = point blank 5LK; "Far" = spaced out (e.g. 5LP, 5LK or DR~6MP, 5LK)


Cammy's Punish	Close/Far start	Mai's Options
SA3	Close/Far	🟩 j.214P after Super freeze Whiffs (free escape, no punish)

Chun-Li

Mai vs. Chun-Li (?%)

5LK~LK~LK Target Combo:
"Close" = point blank 5LK; "Far" = spaced out (e.g. 5LP, 5LK or DR~6MP, 5LK)


Chun-Li's Punish	Close/Far start	Mai's Options
SA3	Close	🟩 j.214P after Super freeze Hits Chun-Li (can use OD version for higher reward)

Serenity Stream stance will low-profile the following moves:

5LP, 5HP, j.LP, 236P (all), 214HP, 236K (2nd hit, all meterless)

Dee Jay

Mai vs. DeeJay (?%)

5LK~LK~LK Target Combo:

Safe; Dee Jay cannot punish regardless of starting position

Dhalsim

Mai vs. Dhalsim (?%)

5LK~LK~LK Target Combo:
"Close" = point blank 5LK; "Far" = spaced out (e.g. 5LP, 5LK or DR~6MP, 5LK)


Dhalsim's Punish	Close/Far start	Mai's Options
SA1 (LP version)	Close/Far	🟩 j.214P after Super freeze Hits Dhalsim (can use OD version for higher reward)

Ed

Mai vs. Ed (?%)

5LK~LK~LK Target Combo:
"Close" = point blank 5LK; "Far" = spaced out (e.g. 5LP, 5LK or DR~6MP, 5LK)


Ed's Punish	Close/Far start	Mai's Options
SA3	Close	🟨 Air SA2 after Super freeze Whiffs; very expensive bailout for such a low-reward option 🟧 j.214P just before Super freeze Trades in Mai's favor (1200 vs. 500 damage)

If Ed has meter for SA3, it's recommended to only use this Target Combo near max range.

E.Honda

Mai vs. E.Honda (?%)

5LK~LK~LK Target Combo:
"Close" = point blank 5LK; "Far" = spaced out (e.g. 5LP, 5LK or DR~6MP, 5LK)


E. Honda's Punish	Close/Far start	Mai's Options
SA3	Close	🟨 Air SA2 after Super freeze Whiffs; very expensive bailout for such a low-reward option 🟧 j.214P just before Super freeze (precise timing) Whiffs (can punish E. Honda with DR~5HP, 5HP ...) Risky guess (could either eat an SA3 or a punish on blocked divekick)

If E. Honda has meter for SA3, it's recommended to only use this Target Combo near max range.

Guile

Mai vs. Guile (?%)

5LK~LK~LK Target Combo:
"Close" = point blank 5LK; "Far" = spaced out (e.g. 5LP, 5LK or DR~6MP, 5LK)


Guile's Punish	Close/Far start	Mai's Options
HK Somersault ([2]8HK)	Close	🟥 Air SA2 prediction (precise timing) Whiffs, making it an extremely expensive gamble for no reward Mai is punishable if Guile doesn't take the bait
SA1 (HP ver.)	Close/Far*	Close: 🟩 Air SA2 after Super freeze Hits Guile for solid damage and corner carry Far: 🟨 Flame Enhanced Air SA2 after Super freeze Hits Guile for solid damage and corner carry If Mai does nothing, she falls out after 1 hit of SA1 (200 damage)

Only use this Target Combo when spaced near its max range, as it's never worth trying to bait the HK Somersault.

A far-range SA1 punish from Guile is low risk, especially if you can Flame Air SA2 punish in response.

Jamie

Mai vs. Jamie (?%)

5LK~LK~LK Target Combo:
"Close" = point blank 5LK; "Far" = spaced out (e.g. 5LP, 5LK or DR~6MP, 5LK)


Jamie's Punish	Close/Far start	Mai's Options
SA1	Close/Far	🟩 j.214P after Super freeze Hits Jamie (can use OD version for higher reward)
SA3	Close	🟩 j.214P after Super freeze Hits Jamie (can use OD version for higher reward)

JP

Mai vs. JP (?%)

5LK~LK~LK Target Combo:
Safe; JP cannot punish regardless of starting position

OD Amnesia Bombs:

After blocking/parrying the first bomb, instant j.HK makes the second bomb whiff
Be careful if JP is nearby, as he can hit you during your prejump frames for a combo

Juri

Mai vs. Juri (?%)

5LK~LK~LK Target Combo:
"Close" = point blank 5LK; "Far" = spaced out (e.g. 5LP, 5LK or DR~6MP, 5LK)


Juri's Punish	Close/Far start	Mai's Options
SA1	Close/Far	🟩 Air SA2 after Super freeze Whiffs, but Mai can easily walk/dash up for a full punish combo 🟨 j.214P immediate prediction Hits Juri (can use OD version for higher reward, but unsafe if blocked)
SA3	Close	🟨 Air SA2 after Super freeze Whiffs; very expensive bailout for such a low-reward option 🟧 j.214P slightly before Super freeze (precise timing) Hits Juri (can use OD version for higher reward, but expensive risk)

If Juri has meter for SA1, you should generally only attempt this Target Combo on block when you have SA2 available.

If Juri has SA3, it's best to use the max range TC just to be safe.

Ken

Mai vs. Ken (?%)

5LK~LK~LK Target Combo:
"Close" = point blank 5LK; "Far" = spaced out (e.g. 5LP, 5LK or DR~6MP, 5LK)


Ken's Punish	Close/Far start	Mai's Options
SA2	Close	🟩 Air SA2 after Super freeze Hits Ken for solid damage and corner carry 🟧 j.214P just before Super freeze (precise timing) Hits Ken (can use OD version for higher reward, but expensive risk)

Recommended to use this Target Combo from max range, or at close range when you have meter available for SA2.

Kimberly

Mai vs. Kimberly (?%)

5LK~LK~LK Target Combo:

Safe; Kimberly cannot punish regardless of starting position

Lily

Mai vs. Lily (?%)

5LK~LK~LK Target Combo:

Safe; Lily cannot punish regardless of starting position

Luke

Mai vs. Luke (?%)

5LK~LK~LK Target Combo:
"Close" = point blank 5LK; "Far" = spaced out (e.g. 5LP, 5LK or DR~6MP, 5LK)


Luke's Punish	Close/Far start	Mai's Options
SA1	Close/Far	🟩 Air SA2 after Super freeze Hits Luke for solid damage and corner carry
SA3	Close	🟨 Air SA2 after Super freeze Whiffs; very expensive bailout for such a low-reward option 🟧 j.214P prediction (early timing, unsafe if blocked) Whiffs (can punish Luke with Dash + DR~5HP, 5HP ...)

Only use this Target Combo when you have meter for SA2. If Luke has SA3, only attempt from max range.

M.Bison

Mai vs. M.Bison (?%)

5LK~LK~LK Target Combo:
"Close" = point blank 5LK; "Far" = spaced out (e.g. 5LP, 5LK or DR~6MP, 5LK)


M. Bison's Punish	Close/Far start	Mai's Options
SA1	Close/Far	🟩 j.214P after Super freeze Whiffs (free escape, can punish M. Bison with Dash + DR~5HP, 5HP ...)

Mai

Mai vs. Mai (50%)

5LK~LK~LK Target Combo:
"Close" = point blank 5LK; "Far" = spaced out (e.g. 5LP, 5LK or DR~6MP, 5LK)


Mai's Punish	Close/Far start	Mai's Options
SA2 (Flame Enhanced)	Close/Far	🟨 Air SA2 after Super freeze Whiffs; very expensive bailout for such a low-reward option 🟧 j.214P prediction just before freeze Whiffs (can punish with your own Flame-Enhanced SA2