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Fatal Fury: City of the Wolveshas officially launched, allowing us to revisit the series after a long 26-year hiatus. There are many systems at play in this game, but its core gameplay is still what you know and love if you’ve played any of the previous entries. The same applies to its characters, as they look and feel more engaging to play than ever before.
Look no further than Mai Shiranui, who utilizes her family’s history of Shiranui-style Ninjutsu to get the upper hand on her opponents, allowing her to take advantage of the unique systems and mechanics in City of the Wolves and unleash devastating and flashy combos!
Mai Shiranui Overview
Mai Shiranuiis an excellent fighter in Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, as she hasseveral ways to control the space in front of her,enabling her tokeep enemies outas she sets up her offense. However, while she thrives when you get the hang of her, shecan be a bit tough to get the hang of,especially if you’re a newcomer.
Like every character in City of the Wolves,Mai has a ton of player and character expression,which shines brightly in her combos. However, sherequires very strict timing during her combosto get them down, which is what makes her slightly more challenging to play if you’re not used to the Brake or Feint systems.
She hasmany tools at her disposalthat can allow her tocause frame traps, constantly placing herself at an advantagewithproper spacing and timing.Furthermore, Mai also hasgreat anti-air options and comboability from counter hits,making her tremendously strong from pretty much any range.
Overall, if you’re looking for a character with ahigh skill ceiling and many intricate combos,Mai is the one for you. While she may take some time to get used to, she isincredibly rewarding to play and will consistently showcase your improvementif you stick with her!
Mai Shiranui Command List
Before we dive further into Mai’s gameplay, let’s first go over herCommand Listtoshowcase everything she’s capable ofin combat. She hasmany unique actions that can give her the upper handagainst her opposition when used correctly and in tandem with one another. You will see these moves constantly throughout her combos further below, which is why they’re crucial to learn ahead of time!
c. = Close
f. = Far
j. = Jump
[While Airborne] ⬇️ LK
↘️ HK
c.HP > ➡️ HK > HK or HP+HK during SPG
⬇️↘️➡️ LP/HP
⬇️↙️⬅️ LP/HP
⬇️↘️➡️ LK/HK
⬇️↙️⬅️ LK/HK
➡️⬇️↘️ LK/HK
Musasabi no Mai (Move)
⬇️↖️ or ⬇️⬆️ or ⬇️*↗️ LP/HP
LP/HP after Musasabi no Mai (Move)
Musasabi no Mai (Fall)
[While Airborne] ⬇️↙️⬅️ LP/HP
⬇️↘️➡️, ⬇️↘️➡️ LP
⬇️↘️➡️, ⬇️↘️➡️ LK
⬇️↘️➡️, ⬇️↘️➡️ HP
⬇️↘️➡️, ⬇️↘️➡️ HK
⬇️↘️➡️, ⬇️↘️➡️ REV during SPG
Mai Shiranui Combos
With Mai’s lengthy Command List out of the way, it’s time to dive into what you’ve all likely been looking forward to most: Her combos!Mai has tremendous combo potential,butrelies heavily on rigid timingand the game’sFeint and Brake systems.Below areonly a few examples of the combos she’s capable ofpulling off, as we’veonly just scratched the surfaceof her full potential!
Combos For Mai Shiranui
Mai Shiranui Tips And Tricks
As you may see from herhefty Command List and complex combos, Mai Shiranui is no jokein Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves and willrequire quite a bit of dedication if you want to become proficient with herin combat. While she is remarkably fun and rewarding to play,she is not what we’d call beginner-friendly,so keep that in mind if you select her.
Frame traps are a substantial portion of Mai’s gameplaystrategy, allowing her togo into one of her many devastating combos if she lands the hit—in most cases, herc.HK (FE) > c.HPwill be herbest frame trap,asc.HP is a two-hit normal,giving you ample time to react to it hitting the opponent, to thencancel into a Special Moveto begin your combo.
Furthermore,Mai has many ways to launch her opposition,allowing her to land even more combos. For example, landing aCounter Hitwith herLight Ryuuenbu(⬇️↙️⬅️ LP), theopponent will launch high into the air,allowing Mai tofollow up with many different actionsfor devastating combos. This also works with herHeavy Hana Arashi(➡️⬇️↘️ HK) whenlanding a Counter Hit on opponents jumping in with an attack,allowing her toBrake it, then capitalizewith a combo!
