FIGHTER GUIDE IORI'S STRATEGY

MAI

舞

Use this hub to reach practical combos, move data, matchup notes, frame data, and Iori's published videos for MAI.

Health: 10000
Published data: 4 sections

MAI

Home›Fighter Guides›MAI

FIGHTER OVERVIEW

MAI Guide & Overview

This is the starting point for all published MAI data on SF6 Lab.

FighterMAI / 舞

Health10000

Data updated2026-08-27

AVAILABLE DATA

Published guide sections

✓ Combos & Okizeme

✓ Move List

✓ Matchup Guide

✓ Frame Data

✓ Videos

PLAYING MAI

Character overview

Mai uses Kachousen to support an approach, then turns a confirmed opening into carry and a follow-up. Her boosted specials add a resource-dependent layer. Learn an ordinary-state route first and distinguish grounded from airborne Hissatsu Shinobi Bachi finishes before expanding it.

Strengths

Kachousen gives her a projectile-supported way to begin offense instead of relying exclusively on an uncovered approach.
The guide offers carry routes and different follow-ups for her finishers, making screen position part of the reward for a hit.

Weaknesses

Boosted and ordinary special routes have different resource conditions. Always practicing with the boost available hides the fallback you need.
A grounded Shinobi Bachi finish is not the same as hitting an airborne opponent. The next approach must match the route used.

Best range / preferred gameplan

Use the fan to prepare movement toward a grounded confirm. Choose a finish that gives the carry or knockdown you have practiced, then check the boost state before extending. Near the corner, keep the exact juggle conditions attached to the follow-up instead of improvising from the move name alone.

Key tools to learn first

Kachousen

Compare ordinary and OD fan use in the guide’s routes. Learn what movement you intend to take while the projectile supports the approach.

Hissatsu Shinobi Bachi

Begin with a listed light-version finish, recording whether it connects on a grounded or airborne opponent.

Ryuuenbu

Use the current guide’s conversion conditions, especially for OD routes, rather than borrowing an older extension by memory.

Beginner practice order

Practice an unboosted route
Disable the boost resource and complete one simple grounded conversion so you have a reliable baseline.
Separate the Shinobi finishes
Reproduce the grounded light-version knockdown and its follow-up before practicing the airborne alternative.
Add a fan-supported entry
Record a defender holding ground or moving forward. Use Kachousen and practice recognizing whether there is room to follow it.

Common mistakes

Choosing a boosted extension without checking whether the resource is present.
Applying the same dash timing to grounded and airborne Shinobi Bachi finishes.

Adapted from SF6 Lab’s Japanese character notes and combo / setplay guides. The practice routes use Classic inputs; consult the linked guides for full conditions and current numerical data.

COMBO PRACTICE NOTES

MAI: choosing and practising your routes

Mai practice separates grounded Hissatsu Shinobi Bachi routes from air routes using Musasabi no Mai. Learning pressure after light Shinobi Bachi gives the basic combo a clear follow-up.

Strength to build around

Offense supported by projectiles such as Kachousen is a strength.

Limitation to plan for

Responses to retaliation are a concern; practise when to stop as well as continue pressure.

What to learn first

Stabilise crouching LK into crouching LP and light Shinobi Bachi, then add the crouching MP starter. Practise OD Shinobi Bachi into jumping MP separately.

Turn the route into a match decision

Do not mix up throw, back HK, and shimmy choices after light Shinobi Bachi with the jump setup after Musasabi. Check corner forward-throw pressure in its own section.

Continue with the matching guide

These practice notes follow the published guide and combo material. Check the combo page for route conditions and the frame table for move values.

GUIDE INDEX

MAI guide index

Choose a section to continue.

Combos & Okizeme

Routes organized by starter, resources, and knockdown.

→02

Move List

Move names, categories, startup, advantage, and damage.

→03

Matchup Guide

Published matchup material and punishable options.

→04

MAI Frame Data

Startup, active frames, recovery, advantage, cancel, and damage.

→05

Videos

Published Iori match, lesson, combo, and matchup videos.

→

MAI video lessons

Mai’s collection includes move demonstrations, combo and setplay lessons, and match footage. The Ken-versus-Mai compilation specifically discusses OD and charged Kachousen.

Original video titles and Japanese commentary are preserved. Balance-update opinions and numerical examples belong to the version recorded; use the linked frame and combo pages for current reference data.