Rashid — 대책

Startup and recovery vary by strength.

• 214LP
  • Cancelled from a light normal: 6F reversal crush. Cancelled from a medium normal: true block string.
    • If cancelled from a light, a 5F long-reaching normal can stuff the startup
    • A 4F normal will whiff if he chose 214HP — pressing a 5F normal at fastest frame is more reliable
    • Research whether your character's 5F button stuffs both 214LP and 214HP
    • -6F on block — punish every time
  • Drive Impact is guaranteed, but he can cancel into SA3 (Altair) — confirm he has no SA3 before pressing Drive Impact
• 214MP
  • Cancelled from a medium normal: reversal crush
  • High return on counter-hit in the corner, so many Rashid players use it there; in the center the return is low — less reason to worry about it
  • -4F on block — punish every time
• 214HP
  • Cancelled from normals, leaves Rashid at +1F on block
  • Has Drive Impact-stopping property
  • Jump is a viable risk-return counter, but the light/medium reversal crush options mean it is not a stable answer
  • Note: vertical jump in the center can be punished by normal → Whirlwind Shot

A parabolic projectile. Jumping over it can still land you on top of it at certain timings, resulting in big damage.

• 236LK: allowing a full charge activates airflow-enhanced state, giving Rashid advantage to continue offense
• 236MK: flight distance varies by strength; LP and HP are used most in matches — no need to over-think MK; it is sometimes used to hit back-jumping opponents but the risk is too high so it rarely appears
• 236HK: longer total recovery than other versions; if you have a fireball character, you can win the fireball exchange

Rashid's combo ender and advancing move. In airflow-enhanced state, it loses the punish window on block. Damage and carry vary by strength.

• 214LK
• 214MK
• 214HK
• 214KK (OD): side switch

--- Airflow-enhanced versions:

• (Airflow) 214LK
• (Airflow) 214MK
• (Airflow) 214HK
• (Airflow) 214KK: side switch

Angle varies by strength.

• 236LP: frequently thrown out carelessly — after blocking you are at point-blank -3F range (his throw range); counter with a 7F-or-faster medium or a normal throw; do not reflexively press a 4F button here as the return is low
• 236MP: intended to punish vertical jumps but the hitbox is weak; placing a jump attack early triggers a punish counter easily — vertical jump is very effective
• 236HP: his main anti-air, can also hit cross-ups; however the hurtbox rises before the hitbox, so an early jump attack with downward hitbox stuffs it; if you fear HP Spinning Mixer anti-airs, prioritise throwing out jump attacks early
• 236PP (OD): Rashid's invincible reversal — used as a reversal

--- Airflow-enhanced versions (combo follow-up on hit):

• (Airflow) 236LP: +2F on block
• (Airflow) 236MP
• (Airflow) 236HP
• (Airflow) 236PP (OD)

After blocking a fully charged Whirlwind Shot (236LK max charge), he may follow with Airflow Spinning Mixer LP. Blocking it creates a +2F point-blank situation for him. Options after blocking:

• Block → Drive Reversal
  • Initially considered effective, but spending 2 Drive bars on Drive Reversal is high risk; Ysaar setups can still corner you afterward
• Block → play the +2F guessing game
  • Engage the strike/throw mix-up without Drive Reversal
  • His midscreen throw situation is poor — back wakeup after throw gives no okizeme; accepting the throw is viable when your Drive Gauge is low
  • Hard counter: walking back after blocking takes you outside throw range — constant back-walk is highly effective; it also prevents his 2LK→2LP light combo from connecting

Some Rashid players autopilot MP without confirming the hit — prepare a counter. The subsequent guessing game:

• 214LP: reversal crush
• 214HP: setup disguised as an answer to 214LP reversal crush — 214HP on block leaves Rashid at +1F point-blank

+1F on block. Treat it as +2F or more in practice since it is mainly used in setplay okizeme with carry.

Rashid's main pressure sequences after 2MP:

• 2MP→MP→2MK→Arabian Cyclone: reversal crush through MP; 2MK is a steal with a 6F gap after MP — counter-hit on MP leads to a combo
• 2MP→MP→6MP→Arabian Cyclone: jumping after blocking MP gets hit by 6MP
• 2MP→throw

Rashid's overhead. Combos on sustained (meaty) hit. The most common timing is after Eagle Spike MK hit → MK frame-burn into meaty 6HP — learn this pattern.

One of the top-tier SAs in SF6. From midscreen activation, being sent to the corner is essentially guaranteed. Finding a good counter is difficult, and at high Rashid skill levels, this SA can nearly lock you down completely.

In the center, back wakeup avoids all okizeme. In-place wakeup lets Drive Rush → 6HK land meaty for +1F on block.

After back wakeup, Rashid's only meaningful option is charging Whirlwind Shot — but the distance is too great, so retreating further makes it whiff.

• Back wakeup: no okizeme at all — choose this to completely deny pressure
• In-place wakeup: play the Drive Rush 6HK vs. throw mix-up while maintaining screen position

If you block 6HK at +1F: fastest 4F mash or delayed tech are the best risk-return options. Reversal options like 2MK lose to 6HK's low-evade property — avoid them.

Back throw leaves Rashid better than forward throw. Regardless of wakeup choice, Drive Rush → 6HK lands meaty for +1F on block.