User:Inazuma

Who should I play?

Easy characters are pickup-and-play with fairly simple game plans. Great for beginners and players coming from other games.

Intermediate characters require some knowledge of their mechanics and setups and need some execution.

Advanced characters have execution requirements or specific knowledge needed to be played effectively.

Easy

Character	Best Range	Archetype	Notable Tools/Traits	Playstyle Summary
Haohmaru	Mid-Far	Shoto/Neutral	Reversal DP Projectile Reflect Fireball Feint	A solid all-rounder character with the classic shoto gameplan of controlling space with normals/fireballs and antiairing with a fast reliable DP. Haohmaru boasts great damage and a solid moveset for any situation.
Kyoshiro	Mid-Far	Neutral	Reversal DP Command Grab Crouch walk	A defensive neutral-focused character who controls space with long pokes and giant antiair options. On the offense, Kyoshirou has decent (but risky) mix options including a running overhead, an "instant" overhead, and a long-ranged (but slow) command grab.
Jubei	Mid-Far	Neutral/Counter	Command Counters Cannot throw/combo into WFT	A defensive neutral-focused character who controls space with long pokes on the ground and in the air. Jubei can hit confirm into his DP off of his far pokes to get consistent damage at any range. His counters can do massive damage if you have a good read.
Charlotte	Mid-Far	Neutral	Reversal DP Fast WFT Cross-up Jump-in	Shoto-like character with huge horizontal space control on her pokes/specials, a solid vertical DP, and an extremely fast WFT for antiairs. Charlotte excels at keeping her opponents out with quick strikes at medium range. At close range, she can jump over the opponent for an easy and extremely damaging cross-up combo.
Earthquake	Mid-Far	Keep-away	Fast WFT Teleport Command Grab Wall jump Disjointed Normals	The game's big body who's a long-range zoner. Although slow on the ground, EQ has deceptively good mobility using his wall jump and could cover large amounts of space with his long disjointed normals and teleport attack. At close range, he has a good mix of his dashing low kick, dashing overhead, and a command grab.
Shiki	Close	Rushdown/Mixup	Reversal DP Teleports Cross-ups Command Grab Fullscreen SSM Rekka	An extremely mobile rushdown character that puts her opponents into the blender when up close. Shiki possesses a variety of ways to open her target up using fast overheads that could cross-up, far-reaching jump heavy slash, far-reaching heavy low slash, command grabs, and a hard-to-react throw game. Her SSM is among the best in the game with its ability to track full screen, making projectiles and whiffing buttons extremely risky against her.
Yashamaru	Mid	Neutral	Double Jump Rage Upgrades Every Special Cannot throw/combo into WFT	A fundamentals-focused character with access to a double jump, allowing him to play footsies on the ground and in the air with his large normals. Yashamaru's kit is greatly enhanced during max rage, with all his specials upgraded when his meter is full; allowing him to access a left-right mix, invulnerability frames on some specials, and extremely damaging follow-ups.
Darli	Mid-Close	Rushdown/Mixup	Command Grab Cross-up Jump-in Armored Specials/WFT Unblockables	An aggressive rushdown character with huge power behind her swings. Darli uses movement to control the air space with her giant air normals and a deadly ground mix via her dashing heavy slash (low) and her dashing kick (overhead). Her kit is rounded out with a mix of a long-range hit grab, command grab, and a series of armored specials including her WFT.
Wan-Fu	Mid	Neutral	Reversal DP Loses Weapon after using Special Command Grab (unarmed) Cross-up Unblockable	A unique character that fights by literally throwing away his weapon. Wan-Fu boasts decent range on his normals and wins air battles with his pillar toss special which can also cross up. Losing his weapon turns him into a grappler, making Wan-Fu a threat both armed and unarmed.
Warden	Mid	Neutral/Mixup	Target Combos Feints Projectile Reflect Guard Point on some Moves Unblockable	A powerhouse character that dominates neutral with big normals at the cost of a limited special moveset. Warden is a "target-combo" character that has the option to cancel his strings to go for a mixup. Some of his moves have a guard point that allows Warden to power through attacks and counter-attack for big damage.

Intermediate

Character	Best Range	Archetype	Notable Tools/Traits	Playstyle Summary
Nakoruru	Mid-Close	Hit and Run/Stance	Fast WFT Light/Kick Convertable WFT Projectile Reflect Walljump Fly Stance Air throw	An extremely mobile character that focuses on getting in and out with her "Mutsube" specials that zips her across the screen for whiff punishing misplaced attacks from the opponent. Nakoruru is able to cling to her bird for various applications, from controlling neutral to applying okizeme. When in max rage, Nakoruru gains one of the fastest and most threatening WFT in the game, being able to punish moves that are normally safe. Her kit is rounded out with a projectile and projectile reflect, letting her control the field despite her short normals.
Hanzo	Mid-Close	Hit and Run/Setplay/Mixup	Command Grabs Cancellable Backdash Cross-up Teleports Walljump Air throw	A tricky and mobile ninja that confuses the opponent through multiple teleport options and various mixups. Hanzo can lock his target down with his fireball, allowing him to get close to go for a high, low, left, right, and command grab mix. During max rage, Hanzo becomes extremely threatening with his EX fireball, which he can now combo from and lead into an air reset for another mix, placing his target into a blender.
Galford	Mid-Far	Zoner/Setplay/Mixup	Command Grabs Cancellable Backdash Teleports Walljump Air throw	A projectile zoner ninja paired with a trusty canine to help dominate the ground space and mix his opponents with setups. Galford can choose between his fast startup but long recovery plasma blade or his slow startup but short recovery Poppy to keep his opponents at bay. After scoring a knockdown, he can set up Poppy to him apply his wide selection of mixup options or reset his zoning gameplan.
Tam Tam	Mid-Far	Zoner	Reversal "DP" Command Grab Command Grab SSM Instant Overhead Rekka	Playstyle
Genjuro	Mid-Close	Rushdown/Mixup/Setplay	Reversal DP Fast WFT Light/Kick Convertable WFT Command Grab Crossups Rekka	Playstyle
Kazuki	Mid-Close	Neutral/Resource Management	Air-Invul Anti-air Unorthodox Teleport Resource Management Walljump	Playstyle
Mina	Mid-Far	Zoner/Stance	Bow Stance Fast WFT Light Convertable WFT Projectile Absorb/Counter Command Jumps Walljump	Playstyle
Iroha	Mid-Far	Shoto/Zoner	Double Jumps Hop Dash Reversal DP Command Parry Crossup Jump-ins Command Grab SSM	Playstyle
Cham Cham	All	Zoner/Mixup	Demon Flip Command Jump Command Grab (from Demon Flip) Crossup Walljump	Playstyle
Hibiki	Mid	Neutral	Fast WFT Light/Kick Convertable WFT Above Average WFT Damage Command Dash Command Parry	Playstyle
Amakusa	Mid-Far	Zoner/Mixup	Projectile Invul Specials Cancellable Command Dashes Crossups Disjointed Normals Walljump	Playstyle

Advanced

Character	Best Range	Archetype	Notable Tools/Traits	Playstyle Summary
Ukyo	Mid-Close	Neutral/Mixup	Instant Overhead Projectile Reflect Crossup Cancellable Backdash TK motion execution	Playstyle
Yoshitora	Close	Rushdown/Mixup	Reversal DP Instant Overhead Crossup Jump-in Armored Special Command Grab Unique win condition via landing all specials	Playstyle
Wu-Ruixiang	Far	Zoner/Setplay/Trap	Traps setups Projectile Reflect Command Counter Guard Points SSM Combos Unblockable Setups	Playstyle
Rimururu	Close	Timescam/Setplay/Trap	Air-Invul Antiair Projectile Reflect Crossup Jump-ins Multiple Jumps/Walljumps Cancellable Backdash SSM Combos Unblockable Setups	Playstyle
Basara	Far/Close	Zoner/Setplay/Mixup	Teleport DP Feints via Clones Command Grab Crossup Jump-ins Cancellable Backdash Walljump Disjointed Normals Reversal WFT SSM Combo Unblockable Setup	Playstyle
Shizumaru	Mid	Neutral/Mixup	Reversal DP Projectile Reflect Crossup Jump-in Instant Overhead Cancellable Backdash TAP Walljump Float Fullscreen Anti-projectile SSM	Playstyle
Sogetsu	Mid-Far	Zoner/Setplay/Mixup	Air-Invul Antiair Teleports Walljump Fullscreen SSM Unblockable Setups	Playstyle
Gongsun Li	Mid-Far	Neutral/Zoner/Setplay/Timescam	Air-Invul Antiair Teleports Fast WFT Walljump Disjointed Normals (Unarmed) SSM requires setup	Playstyle
Baiken	Mid-Close	Neutral/Mixup	Air-Invul Antiair Instant Overhead Armored Command Dash Command Guard Strict Half-circle Inputs	Playstyle