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Street Fighter 6 Ryu Frame Data Analysis Guide

Here's Ryu's frame data in Street Fighter 6 and how to use it.

Will Borger

Published: Jun 13, 2023 02:47 pm

Knowing Ryu’s frame data in Street Fighter 6 will help you win more matches — or at least stay competitive at a higher level — as one of the series’ poster boys. He’s intended to be a well-rounded character with moves suited for any scenario. Here’s our analysis of Ryu’s frame data in Street Fighter 6.

SF6 Frame Data: Ryu

Below, I’ll start with all of the frame data for Ryu’s normals, before moving into his special moves, OD attacks, and Super Arts. If you’re new to SF6 or want to learn more, we have a guide on how to read and use frame data in Street Fighter 6.

Normals

Attack	Notation	Startup	Active	On Hit	On Block
Standing Light Punch	5LP	4	3	+4	-1
Standing Medium Punch	5MP	6	4	+7	-1
Standing Heavy Punch	5HP	10	5	+3	-2
Standing Medium Kick	5MK	9	3	+4	-4
Standing Heavy Kick	5HK	12	4	+9	+1

Crouching Normals

Attack	Notation	Startup	Active	On Hit	On Block
Crouching Light Punch	2LP	4	2	+4	-1
Crouching Medium Punch	2MP	6	3	+5	0
Crouching Heavy Punch	2HP	9	6	+3	-7
Crouching Light Kick	2LK	5	2	+3	-3
Crouching Medium Kick	2MK	8	3	+1	-6
Crouching Heavy Kick	2HK	9	3	HKD +32	-11

Jumping Normals

Attack	Notation	Startup	Active	On Hit	On Block
Jumping Light Punch	j.LP	4	10	–	–
Jumping Medium Punch	j.MP	8	2*3	–	–
Jumping Heavy Punch	j.HP	9	6	–	–
Jumping Light Kick	j.LK	6	10	–	–
Jumping Medium Kick	j.MK	7	6	–	–
Jumping Heavy Kick	j.HK	12	8	–	–

Command Normals

Attack	Notation	Startup	Active	On Hit	On Block
Collarbrone Breaker	6MP	20	4	+2	-3
Solar Plexus Strike	6HP	20	2*3	+6	+1
Shoto Uppercut	4HP	7	4	+1	-13
Whirlwind Kick	6HK	16	4	+2	-4
Axe Kick	4HK	10	5(5)3	0	-4

Target Combos

Attack	Notation	Startup	Active	On Hit	On Block
High Double Strike	5HP~5HK	10+9	5*4	KD +36	-8(-18)
Fuwa Double Strike	5MP~5LK	6+5	4*3	+1	-7
Fuwa Triple Strike	5MP~5LK~	6+5+16	434	KD+36	-8

Ryu’s normals are largely very safe and are good buttons to press when you’re in the right range. Most of his unsafe buttons, like 2MK or 2HP, can be made safe or at least safer by spacing them properly or canceling into a special move.

Some of his normals, however, like 5MK or 2HK, can’t be special canceled, so you’ll have to be more careful about your spacing when you use them. His 2HK is so negative that it’s almost always punishable, so it should only be used when you know it will hit.

Ryu also has good command normals. His 6MP is a safe overhead that combos on Counter Hit or with Drive Rush, and his 6HP can be up to +3 and combos on hit. 6HK has good range, is safe due to pushback, and has a generous special cancel window on hit. Both hits of 4HK are cancelable on hit or block, and it’s a great attack for meaties because of how active it is. Ryu’s target combos don’t lead into a ton of damage, but they’re very easy to confirm into.

Special Moves

Attack	Notation	Startup	Active	On Hit	On Block
Denjin Charge	22P	39	–	N/A	13 frames of recovery
Hadoken	236LP	16	–	-1	-5
	236MP	14	–	-3	-7
	236HP	12	–	-5	-9
Denjin Charge Hadoken	236P	12	–	KD +52	-3
Shoryuken	623LP	5	10	KD + 38	-21
	623MP	6	10	KD + 34	-30
	623HP	7	10	KD + 29	-37
Tatsumaki Senpu-kyaku	214LK	12	3	KD + 35	-14

	214MK	14	3(13)2	KD + 23/28	-12(-27)
	214HK	16	2(13)2(13)2	KD +20(+35)(+50)	-12(-27)(-42)
Aerial Tatsumaki Senpu-kyaku	j.214K	11	2(5)2(6)2	KD +48(+54)	-1(+5)
High Blade Kick	236LK	15	9	KD +35	-11
	236MK	18	9	KD +40	-8
	236HK	29	9	KD +45	-5
Hashogeki	214LP	12	6	+2	-4
	214MP	19	6	+2	-5
	214HP	30	6	KD +61 spin	+2(3)
Denjin Charge Hashogeki	214P	21	6	KD +62 Spin	+3

Most of Ryu’s special moves are negative on block, but Hadokens and some others can be spaced properly to be made safe. Most of his specials are very unsafe, so you shouldn’t end blockstrings with them. Certain specials, like Tatsumaki Senpu-kyaku, can be useful for closing space, and Shoryukens are excellent anti-airs.

OD Special Moves

Attack	Notation	Startup	Active	On Hit	On Block
OD Hadoken	236PP	12	–	HKD + 54	-1
OD Denjin Charge Hadoken	236PP	12	–	HKD + 57	+2
OD Shoryuken	623PP	7	2*8	KD +29	-40
OD Tatsumaki Senpu-kyaku	214KK	13	2(4)2(4)2(3)2(4)2	KD +57	-14
OD Aerial Tatsumaki Senpu-kyaku	j.214KK	11	2(1)3(1)3(1)3(2)2	KD +47(+50)	-16(-30)
OD High Blade Kick	236KK	18	5	Wall Bounce +45~65	-18
OD Hashogeki	214PP	18	6	+3	+3
OD Denjin Charge Hashogeki	214PP	18	6	KD +87 Crumple	+4

Ryu’s OD moves are still fairly unsafe, but his Denjin Hadoken and Hasogeki can be made plus, so they’re excellent pressure reset options. His OD Shoryuken is an invincible reversal, so don’t be afraid to use them if you’re being pressured or on wake up. Just remember, you’ll be punished if you’re wrong. His OD High Blade Kick can be used to extend combos and gives a wallbounce.

Super Arts

Attack	Notation	Startup	Active	On Hit	On Block
Shinku Hadoken	214214P	8	6	KD +26	–24
Denjin Hadoken	214214P	8	6	KD +27	-24
Denjin Hashogeki (Lv.2)	214214P (hold)	21	6	KD +20	-20
Denjin Hashogeki (Lv.3)	214214P (hold)	50	6	KD +78 Tumble	-20
Shin Shoryuken	236236K	5	12	HKD +8	-52(-54)
Shin Shoryuken (CA)	236236K	5	12	HKD +8	-52(-54)

All of Ryu’s supers are very negative on block, but they all have some form of invincibility. Shinku Hadoken is Strike/Throw invincible, but every other super is fully invincible, so they’re great as reversal options. They’re also excellent for adding more damage to combos to close out rounds.

That’s all there is when it comes to Ryu’s frame data. For more on Capcom’s latest fighting game, check out our Street Fighter 6 g uides hub.

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Will Borger

Will Borger is a freelance writer. His work has appeared at IGN, TechRadar, PCGamesN, Into the Spine, GameSkinny, GamingBolt, GoombaStomp, and FilmDaze.