how to play akuma

[Dante]

i know hes a glass cannon and i took a 2 month break but he feels really weak, like as if his damag doesnt even compensate for his low health. i dunno, need tips how to play him

[Danny DeVito with a Gun]

His more damaging combos are going to require more execution than Ryu/Ken. He also has a strong mixup game which is why so many Akuma’s opt to end with combos that give oki or setup for demon flip rather than max damage. The mixup potentially leads to much more damage. These give the impression that his damage is low when that’s far from the truth. People used to think Cammy was a low damage character too for similar reasons

You can look into these combos and setups but if you’re starting out, he can be played like a regular shoto and get strong results from just that. His pokes and fireball game are all great and his BnBs still yield pretty good damage. The execution-heavy stuff comes later. Akuma has a large skill ceiling. When you’re starting out, he doesn’t feel all that special compared to Ryu/Ken. But he has his advantages over them

[Dante]

Originally posted by Danny DeVito with a Gun:

His more damaging combos are going to require more execution than Ryu/Ken. He also has a strong mixup game which is why so many Akuma’s opt to end with combos that give oki or setup for demon flip rather than max damage. The mixup potentially leads to much more damage. These give the impression that his damage is low when that’s far from the truth. People used to think Cammy was a low damage character too for similar reasons

You can look into these combos and setups but if you’re starting out, he can be played like a regular shoto and get strong results from just that. His pokes and fireball game are all great. The execution-heavy stuff comes later. Akuma has a large skill ceiling. I stand by the low health is nothing to really be afraid of

hm fair i usually play ed so not really all familiar with shotos atleast in 6. hard so far

[Ultra Lord]

Just rename yourself in the game to Tokida.
And you'll be able to play on Akuma.

[Everchosen]

Akuma is an advanced character so it takes a while to learn him as he tends to be very setup heavy and you really have to have a solid undrstanding of his move set as mistakes are extremely costly.

Don't spam mp, mp target combo, work on hit confirming the second mp. The first MP leaves you at +1 if blocked, but the second hit makes the move unsafe unless spaced and canceled out of properly.

Try not to spam HK from down town, you'll porbably get DIed into oblivion.

5mk is an awesome pressure tool, it's reach is deceptive and you can cancel into any of Akuma's fireballs to keep your turn.

Day 1 BnB:

5mp,5 mp, 214hk (super easy to execute good damage, good oki)

5hk,5 mk, 214lk, 2hk (not overly difficult, fantastic oki)

Corner Damage

hp, 214pp, hp... ender of choice (you use any heavy special move, also works great with Level 1 and Level 3 super, can be optimized for stupid amounts of damage)

[q0de]

air fireball into do whatever the ♥♥♥♥ you want. Akuma basically plays itself

[S'cool]

Originally posted by Idiet:

air fireball into do whatever the ♥♥♥♥ you want. Akuma basically plays itself

https://youtu.be/DW72Lc1bvWY

[Haradeas]

Originally posted by Ultra Lord:

Just rename yourself in the game to Tokida.
And you'll be able to play on Akuma.

Except Tokido went back to Ken because Akuma his HP is to low vs reward.

[Gleap]

Originally posted by nephilim:

i know hes a glass cannon and i took a 2 month break but he feels really weak, like as if his damag doesnt even compensate for his low health. i dunno, need tips how to play him

Learn that one safe jump off light tastu sweep.

Learn to shimmy.

Spam grounded fireball.

Boom instant master. He's absurdly strong and his game plan is probably the easiest of anyone.

[Jirai]

Akuma doesnt require more execution than Ken.

[Danny DeVito with a Gun]

Originally posted by Idiet:

air fireball into do whatever the ♥♥♥♥ you want. Akuma basically plays itself

Well they nerfed air fireball so

[Gleap]

Originally posted by Danny DeVito with a Gun:

Originally posted by Idiet:

air fireball into do whatever the ♥♥♥♥ you want. Akuma basically plays itself

Well they nerfed air fireball so

which is weird since his ground fireball game is where the real terror is.