Defining and articulating the ever evolving meta in Street Fighter 6 remains as difficult as it is interesting here some half way through Season 2. We’ve aimed at identifying the five most important traits for characters to reach top tier status in Street Fighter 6 a few times before, but Broski has an updated take on the matter that’s well worth a watch.
We’ve all heard how important fast Drive Rushes and effective low forwards are, and they are, but neither of these tools makes it into Broski’s five item list. In fact, he dispels many such tools as necessary for top tiers by first pointing out that one of the absolute worst characters in the game, has them.
Broski’s top tier tools from back in the day included the mentioned Drive Rush and low forward along with having a command grab, ways to change jump trajectory, and an invincible reversal. While all of these are powerful tools, the fact of the matter is that Jamie boasts all five, and rarely makes it above bottom five in most tier list opinions.
Without giving away much of Broski’s new list, we can talk about a situation that most of his list items point to or hinge upon: having your opponent cornered. It’s been a consistent truism in fighting games generally that taking away your foe’s ability to back up automatically puts you in an advantageous position, but it’s more nuanced than that.
The kinds of combos you can access and the kinds of pressure you can apply increase when paired with the advantage of a back wall to restrict movement, and that’s more true in SF6 than in most other examples.
The corner effectively increases the aggressor’s options while simultaneously decreasing the defender’s, and thus gaining the high ground, so to speak, can have more impact on round results than any other single factor.
Drive gauge management is important as well, and that does pop up amid Broski’s examination here, but even meter management tends to be analyzed in the context of corner positioning and advantages. Check out the full video below and let us know where you most agree and disagree in the comments after.
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