Street Fighter V/Akuma/Strategy

From SuperCombo Wiki


V-System

V-Reversal

A standard 17f strike V-Reversal. Akuma lets out a spinning kick, knocking his opponent away.

V-Skill 1

Dohatsu Shoten is a 3f parry, and unlike Ryu's Akuma takes grey life after absorbing a hit. He can cancel his parry into two moves, a punch attack that knocks the opponent away or an upwards kick that can be special canceled into Demon Flip. He does not have to successfully parry an attack to cancel into these moves, allowing him to use them in combos as well. This is especially useful when combined with VT1 for canceling into Raging Demon, usually done by canceling the startup of Dohatsu Shoten > Rakan Gokyaku (VS > K).

V-Skill 2

Kiai causes Akuma to slam the ground and assume a pose, which will begin to build V-Gauge while held. The rate of V-Gauge gain increases the longer the pose is held. The slam knocks the opponent into the air for a juggle, and can also be used after a launch for extending juggles. It builds a small amount of V-Gauge on hit and block, The pose also negates 1 hit of projectiles. During the pose Akuma can cancel into Sekia Goshoha (red fireball) or EX Sekia Goshoha, for additional damage and builds additional V-Gauge on hit/block. Different punch buttons will adjust the speed, however the projectile is always only 1 hit for regular version, and 4 hits for the EX version. There is also a "just frame" (not actually a JF but that's what people say) version, performed by doing the fireball input between frames 31-41. The just frame version does slightly more damage, is 2/5 hits instead of 1/4 for regular/EX, launches higher giving more advantage, has a 6 frame gap instead of an 8 frame gap between Kial > Sekia Goshoha for the regular version, and slightly better advantage on block (-6/+8 for non-just frame regular/EX version, -4/+11 for just frame version).

V-Trigger 1

Dohatsu Shoten is a 3 bar V-Trigger, and one of the strongest in the game. It greatly powers up several of his special moves during its activation. His air fireball now always throws out two making it much more difficult to avoid and more advantageous on block. His ground fireball now floats the opponent, allowing a follow up combo. His Goshoryuken now is fully invincible without EX Meter, and causes a hard knock down on hit allowing Akuma to easily time his setups without having to worry about different wake-up timings. It also gives him access to his Raging Demon Critical Art, which is a fast moving command grab that does 400 damage on hit and is impossible to avoid in certain setups; using this takes the remaining of his V-Trigger gauge. In total he gets about 4-5 specials moves during it, which can easily be enough to close out a round.

V-Trigger 2

Shiretsu Hasshi is a 2 bar V-Trigger that allows Akuma to cancel any of his specials into an EX Special. This increases his potential damage output from combos, or allows him to setup chip strings canceling regular fireball into red fireball. He only gets 2 cancels total per activation. After canceling into a move you cannot cancel into it again, so Tatsu xx EX Tatsu xx EX Tatsu is not possible, however Tatsu xx EX Tatsu xx EX Air Fireball is using the entire V-Gauge. Akuma also does not have access to Raging Demon in this V-Trigger.

Matchups

If matchup info has been added, click "Expand" above the character portrait to view it. Empty sections will say "No Data" and will not have the option to expand.

Abigail
SFV Abigail Face.jpg
Abigail[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Akira
SFV Akira Face.jpg
Akira[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Akuma
SFV Akuma Face.jpg
Akuma[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Alex
SFV Alex Face.jpg
Alex[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Balrog
SFV Balrog Face.jpg
Balrog[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Birdie
SFV Birdie Face.jpg
Birdie[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Blanka
SFV Blanka Face.jpg
Blanka[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Cammy
SFV Cammy Face.jpg
Cammy[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Chun-Li
SFV Chun Face.jpg
Chun-Li[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Cody
SFV Cody Face.jpg
Cody[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Dan
SFV Dan Face.jpg
Dan[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Dhalsim
SFV Dhalsim Face.jpg
Dhalsim[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Ed
SFV Ed Face.jpg
Ed[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
E. Honda
SFV Honda Face.jpg
E.Honda[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Falke
SFV Falke Face.jpg
Falke[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
F.A.N.G
SFV Fang Face.jpg
F.A.N.G[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
G
SFV G Face.jpg
G[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Gill
SFV Gill Face.jpg
Gill[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Guile
SFV Guile Face.jpg
Guile[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Ibuki
SFV Ibuki Face.jpg
Ibuki[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Juri
SFV Juri Face.jpg
Juri[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Kage
SFV Kage Face.jpg
Kage[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Karin
SFV Karin Face.jpg
Karin[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Ken
SFV Ken Face.jpg
Ken[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Kolin
SFV Kolin Face.jpg
Kolin[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Laura
SFV Laura Face.jpg
Laura[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Lucia
SFV Lucia Face.jpg
Lucia[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Luke
SFV Luke Face.jpg
Luke[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
M. Bison
SFV Bison Face.jpg
M.Bison[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Menat
SFV Menat Face.jpg
Menat[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Nash
SFV Nash Face.jpg
Nash[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Necalli
SFV Necalli Face.jpg
Necalli[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Oro
SFV Oro Face.jpg
Oro[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Poison
SFV Poison Face.jpg
Poison[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Rashid
SFV Rashid Face.jpg
Rashid[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Rose
SFV Rose Face.jpg
Rose[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
R. Mika
SFV Mika Face.jpg
R.Mika[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Ryu
SFV Ryu Face.jpg
Ryu[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Sagat
SFV Sagat Face.jpg
Sagat[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Sakura
SFV Sakura Face.jpg
Sakura[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Seth
SFV Seth Face.jpg
Seth[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Urien
SFV Urien Face.jpg
Urien[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Vega
SFV Vega Face.jpg
Vega[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Zangief
SFV Zangief Face.jpg
Zangief[No Data]
[character page][match videos]
Zeku (Old)
SFV Zeku Old Face.jpg
Zeku (Old)[No Data]
[character page][(Old) match videos]
Zeku (Young)
SFV Zeku Young Face.jpg
Zeku (Young)[No Data]
[character page][(Young) match videos]


External Resources

SFV Navigation

General
FAQ
Controls
HUD
Glossary
Movement
Offense
Defense
Combos
V-System
Advanced
Game Data
Changelist
Links
Characters
Abigail
Akira
Akuma
Alex
Balrog
Birdie
Blanka
Cammy
Chun-Li
Cody
Dan
Dhalsim
Ed
E.Honda
Falke
F.A.N.G
G
Gill
Guile
Ibuki
Juri
Kage
Karin
Ken
Kolin
Laura
Lucia
Luke
M.Bison
Menat
Nash
Necalli
Oro
Poison
Rashid
Rose
R.Mika
Ryu
Sagat
Sakura
Seth
Urien
Vega
Zangief
Zeku (Old)
Zeku (Young)
Eleven