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This style has great mobility and it's super fast. It is great to use against poky style, and against most opponents who need to get in for damage. | This style has great mobility and it's super fast. It is great to use against poky style, and against most opponents who need to get in for damage. | ||
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This is the newest game style full of fun. It's extremely offensive with big buttons. His 2C being a real low is great for dealing guard meter damage without worrying about deflect. The key is to decide what to recoil cancel. The most basic being a deflect if the opponent likes to hit normals on recoils. | This is the newest game style full of fun. It's extremely offensive with big buttons. His 2C being a real low is great for dealing guard meter damage without worrying about deflect. The key is to decide what to recoil cancel. The most basic being a deflect if the opponent likes to hit normals on recoils. The most safe recoil option will be 236A/B. His 214A is also good with the faster start up. It will interrupt the start up of many moves in close range, even SSMs. If the opponent tries to punish afterwards it's hard as it recovers very fast (can set up for deflect). Use the B or C version 1 out of 5 times to mess up the punish timing of your opponents. Don't recoil anything is another option, or even go for a heavy DP but it's very bad if you miss. When the opponent wake-up, delay for a little and then hit them with 2C. Use some 5C's if you suspect them to jump or move on wake up. | ||
2C, j.C, 66C, or 5C, use them interchangeably to bring down a guard meter 4 hits, now either to make a GC attempt or use the reverse feeling of the opponent to deal more damage. If the opponent recklessly runs away when they are in GC state, use Shizu's air buttons to chase them down. Do not aim for GC until the opponent is losing more health trying to run from GC, if patient enough, the opponent might throw too big of a recovery letting Shizu take that round without needing GC. There isn't a 100% safe GC setup, but he can use kicks (2D, 6D) and his projectile to mask his 5C. E.g. when the opponent wakes up, throw a meaty projectile to beat out potential deflect or to bait out a button, Shizu might block the opponent's normal unarmed or get hit by a light, these are opportunity for an unexpected 5C (since if hitting the button too fast, a u.5S will come out). | 2C, j.C, 66C, or 5C, use them interchangeably to bring down a guard meter 4 hits, now either to make a GC attempt or use the reverse feeling of the opponent to deal more damage. If the opponent recklessly runs away when they are in GC state, use Shizu's air buttons to chase them down. Do not aim for GC until the opponent is losing more health trying to run from GC, if patient enough, the opponent might throw too big of a recovery letting Shizu take that round without needing GC. There isn't a 100% safe GC setup, but he can use kicks (2D, 6D) and his projectile to mask his 5C. E.g. when the opponent wakes up, throw a meaty projectile to beat out potential deflect or to bait out a button, Shizu might block the opponent's normal unarmed or get hit by a light, these are opportunity for an unexpected 5C (since if hitting the button too fast, a u.5S will come out). |
Revision as of 22:24, 24 April 2021
Introduction
Shizumaru is a well-rounded, technical fighter who can play offense and defense equally well. His range is slightly shorter than most of the other characters, but he makes it up with high damage, great mobility and strong defense. While Shizu can be played at any level and do well, he has arguably one of the highest skill ceilings out of any character in the game due to his instant overhead setup and Crazy Downpour special move (also called Kyourakuzan or KRZ, or TAP as a reference to the signature move from Boxer from the Street Fighter Series, the Turn-Around Punch). Holding down any slash button (A, B, C) will charge the attack, with the strongest version taking a full 80 seconds to charge up. Experienced players will switch which button is held down regularly. Reading the situation correctly and changing your buttons on the fly is a big part of Shizu’s execution requirement. But the reward of landing KRZ is massive, and it makes his damage potential some of the highest in the entire game after the first round. He may feel a little outmatched on the ground sometimes, but if you slip up once, Shizu might just take the round from a single small mistake.
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Data
- Damage Taken: 105%
- Rage Factor: 0.26
- Rage Duration: 9 seconds
- Jump: 50 frames (Very Slow)
- Forward Walk Speed: 0.3 (Average)
- Back Walk Speed: 0.23 (Average)
- Dash Speed: Average
- Back Dash: 27 frames (Cancelable from frame 11)
- Weapon Pickup / Drop: 40 / 61 frames
Gameplan
Neutral
Shizumaru ground game is decent, with 5A as fast poke to stop opponent dashing, 66D as safe approaching tool, and far 5C as whiff punish tool. His anti-air options are not very strong, it's better to use jump C for air to air or 66D to dodge under jump attacks. He has more advantages in the air, jump C has a great hitbox, and jump B hits cross-up exceptionally well, combines with his floating ability to bait out anti-air, and floating BC for surprise attack. His projectile game is awesome too, 236S has great recovery time and 236D reflects most projectiles, and his SSM is deadly against anyone trying to play fireball game. He has wake up invincible move, but it's fairly slow so don't use it against meaty jump attacks.
Game Styles
The below game styles of Shizumaru can be used in combination or independently depending on the match up for a fun and effective game experience. It's not all about TAP.
Aerial
The most basic game style of Shizu. Can be both offensive and defensive. His float gives him great control over the timing of his landing. A key movement is to forward or neutral jump and use a float to briefly stop above the opponent. The opponent might make attempts to catch Shizu's landing by using an anti-air option, going down in front to contest with j.C will beat out most attempts, even DPs or trade in Shizu's favor. His float can create a small delay and the invul of DP will run out allowing his jump normal to hit them. His j.B doesn't have a good downward hitbox to be a front offense, but the horizontal hitbox is just crazy. It hits as a cross up, when he lands behind from float, this will beat out any AA attempt that does not cover the back, denying most of the AA options. Because the game doesn't auto correct air attacks, this move makes a great air to air even when the opponent jumps to face Shizu's back. It will also catch an back dash or back jump opponent due to it's amazing range.
A more defensive approach is forward jump from some distance float and use j.B, abusing its range can make many AA options can't even reach. Neutral and back jumping float then use j.B is the most defensive approach of this style. It will punish mistimed long pokes from afar, this happens quite often with float messing with his landing timing. The cross up hitbox of his j.B can catch opponents trying to run under to attack from behind. From some distance, the j.B will make a great poke to stop a dash, if the opponent decides to dash since just floating afar is already a great threat for reckless dash-ins with the diving attack.
In this style he will be in the air 80% of the time, it's effective against characters that need to get in for damage but not against zoning characters. If the opponent decides to use air normals to hit him out of float, it's time to change things up a little by starting to air to air them or change to a different game approach.
Ground
The ground approach is a lot more defensive. The basic idea is to minimize jumping and use small but fast buttons to slowly bring down the opponent's health. His 5A is one of the fastest poke with a great range, the goal of the pokes are not for damage but to prompt opponents to jump or to throw big buttons. His 5D makes a surprisingly great anti-air that will beat out air normals 95% of the time before they can come out. There's no knock down but it's great at ruling out the probability of opponents getting in from jumping. 3D can be used if the opponent whiffed an air normal and came down with no defense against an AA. His projectile has the fastest recovery in the game, making it a great tool to zone and prompt jumping attempts.
When the opponent is more grounded, he can dash a full screen length to grab or use 66C to punish pokes or jumps. His 66D is still a great tool to low profile buttons and to stop dash-ins even without knock down, it makes a good setup for deflect, dodge, even tap on block or hit. His n.5C is a good tool to punish combo jump if the opponent is abusing that. Jump at some time to catch your opponent off guard.
This style has great mobility and it's super fast. It is great to use against poky style, and against most opponents who need to get in for damage.
Guard Crush
This is the newest game style full of fun. It's extremely offensive with big buttons. His 2C being a real low is great for dealing guard meter damage without worrying about deflect. The key is to decide what to recoil cancel. The most basic being a deflect if the opponent likes to hit normals on recoils. The most safe recoil option will be 236A/B. His 214A is also good with the faster start up. It will interrupt the start up of many moves in close range, even SSMs. If the opponent tries to punish afterwards it's hard as it recovers very fast (can set up for deflect). Use the B or C version 1 out of 5 times to mess up the punish timing of your opponents. Don't recoil anything is another option, or even go for a heavy DP but it's very bad if you miss. When the opponent wake-up, delay for a little and then hit them with 2C. Use some 5C's if you suspect them to jump or move on wake up.
2C, j.C, 66C, or 5C, use them interchangeably to bring down a guard meter 4 hits, now either to make a GC attempt or use the reverse feeling of the opponent to deal more damage. If the opponent recklessly runs away when they are in GC state, use Shizu's air buttons to chase them down. Do not aim for GC until the opponent is losing more health trying to run from GC, if patient enough, the opponent might throw too big of a recovery letting Shizu take that round without needing GC. There isn't a 100% safe GC setup, but he can use kicks (2D, 6D) and his projectile to mask his 5C. E.g. when the opponent wakes up, throw a meaty projectile to beat out potential deflect or to bait out a button, Shizu might block the opponent's normal unarmed or get hit by a light, these are opportunity for an unexpected 5C (since if hitting the button too fast, a u.5S will come out).
When you get a GC, time to land a TAP or SSM, see combo section. This style is risky but can work on any opponents, and it's a lot of fun. It requires a lot of practice if attempt to keep TAP and good prediction to choose the right deflect options. It's more of a style for fun than being practical, use it with the other styles to enhance this style.
Okizeme
Shizumaru has quite a few tools for wake up mix up, including 2C / BC / 44 8S 2A combs / 44 8S BC, making him very strong against wake up, especially against forward roll.
Charging KRZ (Crazy Downpour)
General
When playing as Shizumaru, you need to get into the habit of holding down any Slash button (A, B or C) at all points during the match to charge KRZ. This move is your biggest joker and enables you to blow through anything the opponent does, doing a huge amount of unburstable damage. This gives you great comeback potential or a way to close out a round or match before the opponent can use their rage explosion. Because of the huge threat this move possesses, your opponent might hesitate to attack or even scare to jump, giving you more opportunities to win.
To charge KRZ, you don't have to stick to a single button - you can switch around buttons and still keep the charge, as long as at least one slash button is held down at all times. Because of the nature of holding down a button, you won't have access to certain moves in the neutral game. Apart from the obvious normals and specials, these are:
- While holding A: No spot dodge and deflect.
- While holding B: No spot dodge, deflect, universal overhead and WFT.
- While holding C: No throw, universal overhead, WFT and SSM. Notable: No invincible 623C.
It helps to think of charging KRZ as a stance. Holding C is the defensive/neutral stance - you have access to quick normals to halt your opponent's approach, and you can deflect and spot dodge, but you lack the access to a quick whiff punish tool 5C and cannot use throw, as well as main combo part and reversal 623C, WFT and SSM. Holding A is the offensive stance - you can't do quick pokes or cannot deflect or spot dodge, but you can deal heavy damage with 5C and throw. Holding B has quite a few disadvantages, most notably you cannot use your main combo tool including near 5B / 66B / 2B and cross-up jump B.
Switching Charge
A good habit to get into is to never press and let go of a button but instead always holding it down. Even if you do not intend to keep holding it down, it gives you the option to choose. So if you're holding A, and then pressed C to poke/punish with Heavy Slash, keep holding down both buttons until you made up your mind which button you want to free up.
Other good ways and spots to switch the button you're currently holding is during the recovery of any move (mostly specials such as DP after a punish) or by masking it with a 2D (eg hold A, whiff 2D, switch to holding C).
It's important to always have a plan as to why you're holding which button. For example, holding A or B keeps you from using deflect, so in situations where you're soon likely to be able to land one, you want to plan ahead and free it up in time.
Concrete example: You're holding A and attempt to hit the opponent with a 5C, but it was blocked. If you kept holding A here, you're not able to recoil cancel into deflect and are defenseless against attempts by the opponent to punish with a Slash of their own. Instead, you want to hold A, press 5C and keep holding C, and if it was blocked, you can attempt to deflect. In case you're deciding to deflect, always switch back to holding A after deflecting (ie doing 236[A]+B and holding A), because if the deflect was successful you want your C button to be free up for SSM.
Think of different situations where you want to switch buttons around like this and incorporate these drills into your practice sessions!
Lv4 vs Lv5
Lv1, Lv2 and Lv3 KRZ are fairly useless, which is good because it lets us focus on the two important ones: Lv4 and Lv5. These are probably the only ones you want to use. Let's compare these two: Lv5 takes four times as long to charge compared to Lv4 (80s vs 20s, or 50 Samsho seconds vs ~13 Samsho seconds) while only adding a fraction of the damage, so Lv4 has a way better damage to charge time ratio. Lv5 however is of course completely invincible, whereas Lv4's invincibility runs out before the start up frames.
This means that if you can land Lv4 KRZ as soon as you get it, you will do a lot more damage over the course of a match than landing a single Lv5 KRZ. This makes his throw very potent, as KRZ can easily combo from it. However, reliably landing Lv4 every time after exactly 20s is unrealistic, and every second you "waste" after you get Lv4 makes you lose on DPS, which makes waiting for access to Lv5 KRZ more attractive. After all, which version you prefer to use is up to your playstyle. With that being said, closing out the first round (or second if you lost the first one and whiffed a KRZ already) by using a guaranteed Lv4 is probably always worth it, so don't hesitate to use it this way.
Managing levels
As said above, only Lv4 and Lv5 are worth using. There are two magic numbers that you need to memorize - 13 and 50. This is the amount of in-game time needed to charge to Lv4 and Lv5. ALWAYS keep track of the round timer to determine which level you are currently on. In the first round, assuming nothing stops the timer (like Rage Explosion), you have Lv4 as soon as the timer reaches 47 and Lv5 as soon as it reaches 10. If either of you dies when the timer shows 24, that means 36 Samsho seconds have passed, so you'll have Lv5 in the next round when the timer hits 46. Utilizing the timer to determine your current charge level is a very simple but powerful technique, and nothing feels more satisfying than to go through a fireball right as you hit that Lv5. Get into this habit as soon as possible.
Normal Moves
Far Slashes
5A
5A
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5B
5B
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5C
5C
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2A
2A
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2B
2B
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2C
2C
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Near Slashes
n.5A
n.5A
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n.5B
n.5B
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n.5C
n.5C
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Kicks
5D
5D
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6D
6D
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2D
2D
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3D
3D
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Dash Normals
66A
66A
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66B
66B
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66C
66C
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66D
66D
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Air Normals
j.A
j.A
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j.B
j.B
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j.C
j.C
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j.D
j.D
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Unarmed Normals
u.5S
u.5S
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u.2S
u.2S
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ju.S
ju.S
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u.66S
u.66S
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Universal Mechanics
Guard Break
Guard Break (Throw)
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Surprise Attack
Surprise Attack (Overhead)
5B+C |
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Dodge
Dodge
5A+B |
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Stance Break
Stance Break
A+B during Just Defense |
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Counter (Deflect) / Blade Catch
Counter (Deflect) / Blade Catch
236A+B |
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Rage Explosion
Rage Explosion
5A+B+C |
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Lightning Blade
Lightning Blade (Issen)
5A+B+C during Rage Explosion |
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Command Moves
Wall Jump
Wall Jump
(near wall)9 |
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Special Moves
Mist Blast
Mist Blast
236S |
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Cross Current Slicer
Cross Current Slicer
623S |
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Freezing Rain Repeller
Freezing Rain Repeller
236D |
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May Shower Slice
May Shower Slice
214S |
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Rains of Time
Rains of Time
j.2D |
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Dreadful Drizzle
Dreadful Drizzle
8S during falling from jump / back dash |
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Lightning Rain
Lightning Rain
B+C during Dreadful Drizzle |
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Crazy Downpour
Crazy Downpour
S (Hold and Release) |
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Supers
Weapon Flipping Technique
Hurricane Shredder Slash
236B+C |
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Super Special Move
Demon Memory: Heaven's Tears
641236C+D |
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Combos
List combos, use numpad notation.
- n.5B xx 623C / WFT
Standard punish combo.
- 66B xx 623C / WFT
Far range punish combo, always connects after 66B hits.
- 2B xx 623C / WFT
Same as all his other mediums but short ranged.
- 2B (1 hit) xx KRZ
KRZ combo with 9 frame start up, only connects around throw range.
- 2C xx KRZ
KRZ combo, deals huge damage from low attack.
- 2C xx 623C / WFT
Standard combo from low attack.
- 2C xx 214C
A little bit more damage than 623C, it combos if the first hit of 2C hits.
- 5CD / 4CD...
- 66B xx WFT
Standard WFT combo. - 66B xx 623C
Standard forward throw combo. - 5C
The optimal basic follow up, more consistent after back throw. - 2C xx KRZ
KRZ combo, more consistent after back throw, only the 2nd hit of 2C connects. - 66B xx KRZ
Tap combo only for lvl 4 and 5, medium needs to deep hit, works best in corner. WARNING: Hanzo and Galford can teleport out of it! This combo is prone to be punished by burst due to the invul it has!
- 66B xx WFT
- jump B / C (Deep hit)...
- n.5B xx 623C / WFT
Standard combo. - 66B xx 623C / WFT
Optimal combo. - 2C xx 623C / WFT / KRZ
KRZ combo after jump in. - 2B xx 623C / WFT / KRZ
KRZ is difficult to connect. - KRZ
Only connects after jump C deep hit. - 5C / n.5C
Universal combo after jump C deep hit. - Lighting Blade
Issen combo.
- n.5B xx 623C / WFT
- 44 8S BC
Instant overhead which deals heavy damage (190), only work at point-blank range and punishable on block, also works as cross-up against wake up.
- 44 8S 2A...
- 5A / 5B / 66D / 3D
Instant overhead which is safe on block, 5B is extremely difficult to connect, 66D is very difficult to block. Since now 66D can't knock down, 3D works as an alternative but only on forward roll. - n.5B xx 623C / WFT
Instant overhead with huge damage, but only works against forward roll. - 66B xx 623C / WFT
Instant overhead with huge damage, but it's extremely difficult to connect (zero frame link), works within throw range. Worth a try because 66B is perfect for auto confirm. - Lightning Blade
Instant overhead Issen, high risk and high reward.
- 5A / 5B / 66D / 3D
- (2A / 5D / 6D) xx 623B
Combos from light attacks, 5D is fast with decent range, and 6D hits low.
- Meaty jump 2D (n.5B / 2B) xx 623C / WFT
Meaty combo with big damage, jump 2D is plus on block, but it's not safe jump, loses to fast anti-air attacks. Jump 2D combos if +48F while jumping.- 623C 2B
Setup #1, works against forward roll or stationary wake up, it's the same for rage 623C. - 66C 2D 2B
Setup #2, works against stationary wake up mid screen or corner. - 66D 236A
Setup #3, works against stationary wake up in corner.
- 623C 2B
Guard Crush
- n.5C...
After recovery...- 66B xx 623C / WFT
Standard follow up. - 66B xx KRZ
Tap combo only for lvl 4 and 5, medium needs to deep hit. WARNING: Hanzo and Galford can teleport out of it! This combo is prone to be punished by burst due to the invul it has! - 2C(2) xx KRZ
For the above reason use this one instead if that sounds too risky, only 20 less damage. - SSM
SSM follow up. (Be careful with opponent bursting to avoid it)
- 66B xx 623C / WFT
- 5C...
After recovery...- 66B xx 623C / WFT
Standard follow up. - 66B xx KRZ
Tap combo only for lvl 4 and 5, medium needs to deep hit. WARNING: Hanzo and Galford can teleport out of it! This combo is prone to be punished by burst due to the invul it has! - 2C(2) xx KRZ
For the above reason use this one instead if that sounds too risky, only 20 less damage.
- 66B xx 623C / WFT
- n.5C / 5C...
Cancel recovery...- Lightning Blade
Universal Issen combo.
- Lightning Blade
Videos
- Shizumaru Tutorial, Tech, and Combos by LegendaryWolf Shirou (2019)
- Learning a bit more with Shizumaru (IOH and other float applications) by LegendaryWolf Shirou (2019)
Colors
External Links
- Twitter hashtag: #SS_SZ