The December 2024 patch for Street Fighter 6 was recently dropped. Though Capcom effectively described the patch as being a minor one, it actually proved to have a substantial changelog featuring adjustments for every character in the game.
It’s only been a few days since that update was released, but it does seem like M. Bison might end up being one of the biggest losers in terms of the nerfs that he’s received. Funnily enough, it’s these changes in particular that seem to have BST|Daigo Umehara ecstatic about the rest of this season.
Though M. Bison’s back and heavy kick still leaves him at frame advantage, the amount of Drive Gauge it reduces on block has seen a significant reduction. Daigo initially makes fun of how weak this feels, but eventually noted that he thought this was a bit overkill and unnecessary.
After reading through some more notes, Daigo is initially surprised to learn that M. Bison didn’t have a hurtbox on his fit when rising with his Shadow Rise special. Ultimately, Daigo felt as though that hurtbox should’ve always been there.
However, Daigo ends up getting really excited upon testing out anti-airs against M. Bison’s Devil Reverse follow up. This change should make it much more difficult for opponents to bully their way in.
“Oh! This is big!” exclaimed Daigo upon testing what Akuma can do against this move now. “That’s what I’m talking about! It’s over! Shadow Rise is cooked!”
Check it all out in the video below: