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Evo champion is not sold on Mai’s power level as the FGC shares early impressions of the flashy new Street Fighter 6 DLC character
Evo champion is not sold on Mai’s power level as the FGC shares early impressions of the flashy new Street Fighter 6 DLC character

Evo champion is not sold on Mai’s power level as the FGC shares early impressions of the flashy new Street Fighter 6 DLC character

February 7, 2025 Entertainment & Lifestyle









Evo champion is not sold on Mai's power level as the FGC shares early impressions of the flashy new Street Fighter 6 DLC character


It’s now been a bit more than a full day since Mai Shiranui launched in Street Fighter 6 as the new hotness and DLC character, and now players are starting to see if she has the substance to match her style.






Since this is the internet, Street Fighter and fighting game pros are sharing their early impressions and opinions on Mai’s power level out the gate here.









We’ve been witnessing a bit of a split on how players are viewing the Fatal Fury kunoichi as she’s hitting the stage although no one is really out here saying Mai will be an S+ tier fighter just yet.


In fact, current SF6 Evo champion FLY|Punk doesn’t seem to be much of a believer at all in her capabilities to reach those heights.


After just a session or two, he’s declared Mai to have too many bad match ups that feel “awful” to consider her as such.




We’d be curious to know what all of them are, but we’ll have to wait on some match up charts to get a fuller picture there.


One of them, however, is most definitely Dhalsim since his long limbs can just punch right through Mai’s fans to punish her for trying to throw uncharged projectiles as shown by SYG|Garnet.



Some of the most common things we’re seeing include how she may end up in the same boat as Jamie being a fighter who can be decent on her own, but needs that buffed state to really make her shine.


And part of the potential problem with that is actually landing the level 1 Super to get her Flame Stocks since it feels pretty awkward to hit consistently outside of the corner or without using Overdrive Ryuuenbu to confirm.




HDG|Pochoclo23 went from saying Mai is top tier upon release to changing course noting bad match ups again as well as character flaws.



On the flipside, you’ve got the likes of SR|JAK putting her as an early solid character with good pokes and necessary tools, but again, those Flame Charges make her a lot more threatening.



And then we have another former Evo champion from Marvel vs. Capcom in ChrisG taking Mai to the top of the Legend leaderboards upon her arrival and start of the new Master Phase and is picking her up as a new main.



But some of that could be due to her propensity for throw and OD fan mixups.



Overall, even though a chunk of these seem more mixed to negative, most people seem to be having fun with her, and that’s ultimately what’s most important.


It’s also probably a good thing that a broken character didn’t release one month before Capcom Cup 11, but who knows, her time is still young here in SF6.


And if you’re looking for a more in-depth overview as to what makes Mai good and where her weaknesses lie, we suggest checking out Rooflemonger’s Mai impressions video below too.


Plus, let us know in the comments what you think about Mai so far in SF6.










Source: Event Hubs

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