Street Fighter X Tekken/Elena

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Introduction

Ideal Team Position: Point

When interviewed about the Top 5 characters in Street Fighter x Tekken v2013 after his EVO 2015 victory, Esuta put Elena in his Top 5. While doing so baffled many people, Elena has plenty of tools that can back up Esuta’s endorsement. Because all of her buttons are kicks and she’s a character with a long hitbox, Elena can use her long legs to shut out and in some cases shut DOWN opponents. Her st.LK is a 3 frame startup and reaches very far for a move that fast, allowing her to confirm into links and strings. Furthermore, she can cancel into her Lynx Tail, which is completely safe on block and puts her opponents in a situation where they are forced to block. Since Lynx Tail is a low, she can mix up the opponent with a plethora of overheads, some of which can be comboed from. Furthermore, she is excellent at carrying opponents across the stage, using her Rhino Horn and Spin Scythe to push the opponents far away. Furthermore, she is very against airborne opponents who try to escape her ground attack, as her Scratch Wheel (dp+k) starts up quickly and has an excellent hitbox as an anti-air. Being adept with Elena involves making use of her long reach and high-low game and keeping an opponent locked down until they begin to get impatient, or complacent with their blocking.

Strengths	Weaknesses
st.LK is one of the two longest-reaching 3f normals in the game cr.MP boost combo cannot be punished by many characters f+MP overhead is safe and can be comboed from Long ranged overhead threat with hcb+P High corner carry	Cannot do much solo damage against a crouching opponent without spending meter Best anti-air (dp+LK) only does 100 damage and cannot be comboed from with a tag cancel Lacks up-close pressure, with her only plus normals being crouching Longest ranged low (df+HK) is very unsafe unless well-spaced Low health total at 900

Elena
Health	900
Ground Movement
Forward walk speed	38.25
Back walk speed	38.25
Forward dash duration	17
Back dash duration	8,10,4
Jumping
Prejump duration	4
Neutral jump duration	37
Diagonal jump duration	37
Neutral super jump duration	42
Diagonal super jump duration	42
Misc.
Charge Cancel Delay (Normal/EX)	5

Move Analysis

Normal Moves

Far/Close LP
LP

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
	30	H	SM,EX,SA,CA	5	4	14	-1	-5	1	1	1
-

Far/Close MP
MP

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
	30x2	H	SM,EX,SA,CA	5	2,3	19	-1	-5	2,2	1,1	1
-

Far/Close HP **LC
HP

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
	90	H	-	13	5	28	-8	-13	3	1	1
Whiffs on crouching opponent

Far/Close LK
LK

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
	30	H	SM,EX,SA,CA	3	4	11	+2	-2	1	1	1
-

Far/Close MK
MK

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
	60	H	-	7	4	17	0	-4	2	1	1
-

Far/Close HK
HK

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
	90	H	-	11	3	18	+4	-1	3	1	1
-

Crouch LP
d+LP

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	30	H	SM,EX,SA,CA	4	3	11	+3	-1	1	1	1
-

Crouch MP
d+MP

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	60	H	SM,EX,SA,CA	6	5	9	+7	+3	2	1	1
-

Crouch HP
d+HP

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	90	H	-	8	2	22	+2	-4	3	1	1
Forces standing

Crouch LK
d+LK

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	30	L	SM,EX,SA,CA	4	4	7	+6	+2	1	1	1
-

Crouch MK
d+MK

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	60	L	-	6	3	15	+3	-1	2	1	1
-

Crouch HK
d+HK

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	90	L	-	8	4	30	hard knockdown	-14	3	1	-
-

Jump LP
ub/u/uf+LP

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
/ / +	40	M	-	4	10	until ground+4	+12	+3	1	1	1
-

Jump MP
ub/u/uf+MP

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
/ / +	70	M	-	6	7	until ground+4	+16	+5	2	1	1
-

Jump HP
ub/u/uf+HP

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
/ / +	100	M	-	6	6	until ground+4	+20	+8	3	1	1
-

Jump LK
ub/u/uf+LK

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
/ / +	40	M	-	5	8	until ground+4	+13	+4	1	1	1
-

Jump MK
ub/u/uf+MK

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
/ / +	70	M	-	7	6	until ground+4	+16	+5	2	1	1
-

Jump HK
ub/u/uf+HK

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
/ / +	50,50	M	-	8	2(4)5	until ground+4	+20	+8	3,3	1,1	1
1st hit: Knock down on airborne opponent

Launcher **LC
HP+HK

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	100	H	-	13	2	54	switch	-34	3	-	-
Crushes crouching attacks frames 1-15, Airborne frames 16-44, Launches opponent while switching characters

Cross Cancel
(while blocking) f+HP+HK

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
(while blocking) + +	100	H	-	7	4	18+11	hard knockdown	-	-	-	-
Invulnerablility frames 1-10, Resembles LK Scratch Wheel

Unique Moves

Handstand Kick
f+MP

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	60	M	-	20	3	17	+3	0	2	1	1
Knockdown on airborne opponent

Handstand Whip
f+MK

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	60	M	-	12	3	21	-1	-7	2	1	1
Knockdown on airborne opponent

Round Arch
b+HK

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	80	H	-	13	5	14	+4	-1	3	1	1
Knockdown on airborne opponent, Airborne frames

Slide
df+HK

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	100	L	-	10	14	24	hard knockdown	-18	3	1	-
From neck upwards projectile invulnerability frames 1-30

Target Combo 1
(air) LP > MK

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
(air)	70	M	-	3	6	until ground+4	+16	+5	2	1	-
-

Target Combo 2
(air) MP > HP

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
(air)	100	M	-	3	3	until ground+4	+20	+8	3	1	-
-

Target Combo 3
HP > HK

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
	60	H	LA	9	3	13	+6	+2	3	1	-
-

Target Combo 4
MK > d+HP

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	90	H	LA	7	2	22	float	-4	3	1	1
Whiffs on crouching opponent

Normal Throws

Leg Lift Throw
LP+LK

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Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	130	throw	-	5	2	20	hard knockdown	-	-	-	-
-

Leg Hook
b+LP+LK

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Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+ +	130	throw	-	5	2	20	hard knockdown	-	-	-	-
-

Special Moves

Mallet Smash
hcb+P

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	40x2	M,M	-	28	2,2	17	+7	+3	3,3	0,3	0
Forces standing
Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	50x2	M,M	-	32	2,2	16	+10	+4	3,3	0,3	0
Forces standing
Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	50x2	M,M	-	25	2,2	15	hard knockdown	+5	3,3	0,3	0
-

Mallet Smash EX
hcb+PP

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	60x2	M,M	-	22	2,2	10	ground bounce	+10	3,3	0,3	0
Projectile invulnerability frames 1-21

Scratch Wheel
f,d,df+K

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	100	H	-	6	5	20+11	knockdown	-14	3	3	0
Upper body invulnerability frames 1-6
Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	80,40	H	-	5	1,4	26+11	knockdown	-19	3,4	1,4	0
-
Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	100,20x2	H	-	4	1,2,2	32+11	knockdown	-23	3,3,3	0,1,4	0
-

Scratch Wheel EX
f,d,df+KK

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	100,20x4	H	-	4	1,1,1,1,1	32+11	knockdown	-22	3,3,3,3,3	1,1,1,1,6	0
Invulnerability frames 1-5, Projectile invulnerability frame 6

Lynx Tail
b,d,db+K

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	60	L	-	10	3	23	hard knockdown	-2	3	3	-
-
Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	50x2	L	-	10	3(7)3	21	hard knockdown	-6	3,3	1,3	-
-
Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	30x4	L	-	10	3(7)3(24)2(4)3	21	hard knockdown	-4	3,3,3,3	1,1,1,3	-
Hits four times rather than two; may punish someone attempting to block punish the LK/MK version, or deter them from trying

Lynx Tail EX
b,d,db+KK

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	20x5	L	-	10	4(5)4(24)4(4)4(25)4	17	float	-1	3,3,3,3,4	1,1,1,1,4	0
Projectile invulnerability frames 1-9

Spinning Scythe LK
qcb+LK

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	25x2	H	-	15	2(22)2	24	-1	-5	3,3	3,3	0
-

Follow-Up **LC
qcb+K during LK Spinning Scythe

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	20x2	H	-	12	2(9)3	37	float	-18	3,4	1,4	0
-

Spinning Scythe MK
qcb+MK

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	25x2	H	-	16	2(22)2	26	-3	-6	3,3	3,3	0
-

Follow-Up **LC
qcb+K during MK Spinning Scythe

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	25x2	H	-	12	2(9)3	37	float	-18	3,4	1,4	0
-

Spinning Scythe HK
qcb+HK

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	25x2	H	-	17	2(22)2	28	-5	-8	3,3	3,3	0
-

Follow-Up **LC
qcb+K during HK Spinning Scythe

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	30x2	H	-	12	2(9)3	37	float	-18	3,4	1,4	0
-

Spinning Scythe EX
qcb+KK

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	30x4	H	-	16	2(20)2(15)2(8)2	23	float	-3	3,3,3,4	1,1,1,5	0
Projectile invulnerability frames 1-15

Rhino Horn
hcf+K

Charge

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	40x2	H	-	15	6(8)5	6+8	hard knockdown	+3	3,4	1,1	0
Chargeable: 51F for EX Version and 100F for Super Art, Whiffs on crouching opponent
Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	50x2	H	-	19	6(8)5	6+9	hard knockdown	+2	3,4	1,1	0
Chargeable: 51F for EX Version and 100F for Super Art, Whiffs on crouching opponent
Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	50x2	H	-	24	6(8)5	7+10	hard knockdown	0	3,4	1,1	0
Chargeable: 51F for EX Version and 100F for Super Art, Whiffs on crouching opponent

Rhino Horn EX
hcf+KK

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	60x3,20x2	H	-	14	6(8)5	5+8	hard knockdown	+4	3,4	1,1	0
Chargeable: 51F for Super Art, Projectile invulnerability frames 1-29

Super Combos

Brave Dance **LC
hcf+KKK

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+	320	H	-	5	2	34	hard knockdown	-14	3	1	-
63 frames cinematic freeze before attack begins, Invulnerability frames 1-5

Cross Art **LC
qcf+MP+MK

Command	Damage	Guard	Cancel	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv.	Block Adv.	JP	JC	JS
+ +	150	H	-	9	2	28	switch	-9	3	-	-
69 frames cinematic freeze before attack begins, Invulnerability frames 1-10

The Basics

Below is a great tutorial from Links on Elena's basics that covers everything from her normals, to her optimal range, to her combo basics:

Advanced Strategy

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