Street Fighter X Tekken/Law

Law

Ideal Team Position: Point

Marshall Law is widely considered one of the Top 5 characters in the game thanks to him having an answer for practically any situation he finds himself in. His Flip Kick is the best anti-air in the game and his buttons and target combos are fast enough, and reach far enough, to punish blocked attacks that other characters would have great difficulty capitalizing off of. On top of that, he has a reasonably strong high-low game to keep opponents on their toes, and sports a set of reversals that help him turn the tide of battle whenever he finds himself on the defensive if he has the meter to burn for it. Additionally, he can fight off zoning fairly well as his Dragon Kick (hcb+P, f+K) is completely projectile invulnerable and typically safe on block if spaced correctly. A strong Law player has the potential to dominate a match, which is why it is important to exercise patience against him. Most of his blockstrings can be Alpha Countered easily, and Law needs to burn meter to keep himself from getting pressured too heavily on hard knockdown. If his opponent is willing to fight the urge to jump at him, and instead play a strong ground game, there are holes in Law’s offense that can be exploited. However, these weaknesses after often esoteric on a character-to-character basis, and can be offset if Law has an anchor character to overwhelm the opponent before they realize that there’s a gap in Law’s attack pattern.

Strengths

Weaknesses

+Flip Kicks (hcf+K) is completely air invulnerable, leads to full combos, and can deal with jump-in angles from almost every possible position, including most cross-ups +Several abusable blockstrings to confirm into combos, with Law being left at almost no disadvantage +b+MP Target combo starter has only 9 frame startup and reaches incredibly far, allowing him to get full combo punishes off blocked spaced Cross Rushes that most of the cast cannot punish at max range +Strong tag synergy thanks to Shaolin Spin Kicks being safe on tag cancel and causing an easy float state when used in a juggle on tag cancel, as well as Fist Fury Rush which has a long animation on hit for partners to easily tag in and continue with any combo they choose including a Full Charge Attack into raw Super Art. +Decent air-to-air capabilities (not that you ever need to air-to-air someone with how good Flip Kick is!) +Has an answer for almost any style of play (anti-zoning tools, anti-rushdown tools, rushdown ability, answers against all manner of aerial assaults, etc) +st.LK has a larger hitbox than most other char’s st.LK, giving him a quick, long-reaching normal with surprising priority.

-Reversals are unusually slow at 16f startup time -He can be overly reliant on forward dash for movement due to his slow forward walk speed -His safest block string ender and usual tag cancel move, Shaolin Spin Kicks (qcb+K), can be interrupted on startup by reversals. -His go-to poke, cr.MK, has a “creeping hitbox” that makes it unreliable for buffering

Moves

Normal Attacks

Name

Command

Notes

Standing Light Punch

Standing Medium Punch

Standing Hard Punch

Standing Light Kick

Standing Medium Kick

Standing Hard Kick

Close Light Punch

(near opponent)

Close Medium Punch

(near opponent)

Close Hard Punch

(near opponent)

Close Light Kick

(near opponent)

Close Medium Kick

(near opponent)

Close Hard Kick

(near opponent)

Crouching Light Punch

+

Crouching Medium Punch

+

Crouching Hard Punch

+

Crouching Light Kick

+

Crouching Medium Kick

+

Crouching Hard Kick

+

Jump Light Punch

/ / +

Jump Medium Punch

/ / +

Jump Hard Punch

/ / +

Jump Light Kick

/ / +

crossup

Jump Medium Kick

/ / +

crossup

Jump Hard Kick

/ / +

Unique Attacks

Name

Command

Notes

Shin Crusher

+

vs airborne

Slide Kick

+

vs airborne

Dragon's Tail

+

vs airborne

Dragon Hammer

+

on
vs airborne

Machine Gun Arrow

(close) X 6

vs airborne on
hits 2 - 6

Left Right Combo

(close) +

vs airborne on 2nd hit

Left Right Dragon
Fist Combo

(close) +
+

on 4th hit
vs airborne on
hits 2 and 3

Left Right Blazing
Fist Combo

(close) +
+

vs airborne on
hits 2 - 4

Left Right to Knee

(close) +

on 3rd hit

Junkyard Kick

+

on 3rd hit
vs airborne on
hits 1 and 2

Dragon Rush Combo

+ +

on 3rd hit
on 3rd hit
vs airborne on
hits 2 and 3

Knuckle Rush

+

vs airborne on 1st hit
on 2nd hit

Throws

Name

Command

Notes

Dragon's Fire

or + +

Run Up to Drop

+ +

Special Moves

Name

Command

Notes

Somersault Kick

+

   Backflipper

Somersault Kick +

Dragon Charge

+

on

   Cloud Gates

Dragon Charge +

   Dragon's Flight

Dragon Charge

   Dragon Knuckle

Dragon Charge

vs airborne

      Dragon Knuckle Combo

Dragon Knuckle

      Dragon Knuckle Flight

Dragon Knuckle

Fury Fist Rush

+

Shaolin Spin Kicks

+

on 4th hit of
vs airborne

Super Combo

Name

Command

Notes

Junkyard Soul

+

Frame Data (Updated for v2013)

Move	Command	Hit	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel	JP	JC	JS	"Notes
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Far LP		H	30	5	3	11	+3	-1	SM,EX,SA,CA	1	1	1	-
Far MP		H	60	14	2	15	+4	0	SM,EX,SA,CA	2	1	1	-
Far HP		H	90	11	2	27	-4	-9	SM,EX,SA,CA	3	1	1	Crumple on standing counter hit
Far LK		H	30	6	3	10	+4	0	-	1	1	1	-
Far MK		H	60	8	3	18	0	-4	-	2	1	1	-
Far HK		H	90	13	4	23	-2	-7	-	3	1	1	-
Close LP		H	30	4	3	8	+6	+2	SM,EX,SA,CA	1	1	1	-
Close MP		H	60	6	3	11	+7	+3	SM,EX,SA,CA	2	1	1	-
Close HP		H	90	9	3	25	-2	-8	SM,EX,SA,CA	3	1	1	Forces standing
Close LK		H	30	5	3	10	+4	0	-	1	1	1	-
Close MK		H	60	8	2	15	+4	0	SM,EX,SA,CA	2	1	1	-
Close HK		H	90	8	2	17	+7	+1	-	3	1	1	Forces standing
Crouch LP		H	30	4	3	8	+6	+2	SM,EX,SA,CA	1	1	1	-
Crouch MP		H	60	5	4	11	+6	+2	SM,EX,SA,CA	2	1	1	-
Crouch HP		H	80	7	4	31	-9	-15	SM,EX,SA,CA	3	1	1	Forces standing
Crouch LK		L	30	5	3	9	+5	+1	SM,EX,SA,CA	1	1	1	-
Crouch MK		L	60	8	4	12	+5	+1	SM,EX,SA,CA	2	1	1	-
Crouch HK		L	90	11	4	30	hard knockdown	-14	-	3	1	-	-
Jump LP		M	40	5	3	until ground+4	+12	+4	-	1	1	1	-
Jump MP		M	70	5	5	until ground+4	+16	+5	-	2	1	1 (vertical), 0 (diagonal)	Knockdown on airborne opponent
Jump HP		M	120	14	4	until ground+4	+20	+8	-	3	1	1	-
Jump LK		M	40	6	8	until ground+4	+12	+4	-	1	1	1	-
Jump MK		M	70	7	8	until ground+4	+16	+5	-	2	1	1	-
Jump HK		M	100	8	10	until ground+4	+20	+8	-	3	1	1	-
Launcher **LC	HP+HK	H	100	13	2	54	switch	-34	-	3	-	-	Crushes crouching attacks frames 1-14, Launches opponent while switching characters
Cross Cancel	f+HP+HK (while blocking)	H	120	14	7	22	hard knockdown	-7	-	-	-	-	Invulnerability frames 1-13, Resembles Somersault Kick
Dragon's Fire	LP+LK	throw	130	5	2	20	hard knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-
Run Up to Drop	b+LP+LK	throw	130	5	2	20	hard knockdown	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shin Crusher	df+LK	L	40	17	2	18	+1	-2	SM,EX,SA,CA	1	1	0	Forces standing, Knockdown on airborne opponent
Slide Kick	df+MK	L	60	16	10	14	+1	-5	-	2	1	0	Knockdown on airborne opponent, Projectile invulnerability frames 15-30
Dragon's Tail	b+MK	L	60	13	2	23	hard knockdown	-8	SM,EX,SA,CA	2	1	0	Knockdown on airborne opponent
Dragon Hammer	f+MP	M	60	20	2	22	+5	-3	-	2	3(for 1 frame),1	0	"Ground bounce on counter hit, Ground bounce on airborne opponent, On hit: +4 on crouching opponent
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-	(close) LP > LP	H	30	7	3	17	0	-3	b+MP	1	1	0	-
-	(close) LP > LP > LP	H	30	7	3	17	0	-3	b+MP	1	1	0	-
-	(close) LP > LP > LP > LP	H	30	7	3	17	0	-3	-	1	1	0	-
-	(close) LP > LP > LP > LP > LP	H	30	7	3	17	0	-3	-	1	1	0	-
Machine Gun Arrow	(close) LP > LP > LP > LP > LP > LP	H	30	7	3	17	0	-3	-	1	1	0	Knockdown on airborne opponent
Left Right Combo	LP > b+MP	H	30	5	3	13	+1	-1	SM,EX,SA,CA	2	1	0	-
Left Right to Knee	LP > b+MP > LK	H	30	5	7	14	knockdown	-6	-	1	1	0	-
-	LP > b+MP > b+MP	H	60	14	2	23	-4	-8	-	2	1	1	-
Left Right Dragon Fist Combo	LP > b+MP > b+MP > MP	H	40	12	2	29	ground bounce	-13	-	2	1	0	-
Left Right Blazing Fist Combo	LP > b+MP > b+MP > LP	H	40	10	3	25	+3	-10	-	1	1	0	-
-	b+MP	H	50	9	2	23	-2	-5	-	2	1	0	Knockdown on airborne opponent
Knuckle Rush	b+MP > MP	H	40	12	2	29	ground bounce	-13	-	2	1	0	-
-	b+MP > LK	H	60	12	2	20	-1	-4	-	2	1	0	Knockdown on airborne opponent
Junkyard Kick	b+MP > LK > MK	H	60	13	2	25	float	-7	-	2	1	0	-
Dragon Rush Combo	b+MP > LK > d+MK	L	60	13	2	23	hard knockdown	-8	SM,EX,SA,CA	2	1	0	Knockdown on airborne opponent
Somersault Kick LK	hcf+LK	H	70	8	7	22	knockdown	-7	-	7	2	0	Airborne frames 13-28, Crushes airborne attacks frames 1-9
Somersault Kick MK	hcf+MK	H	70	8	7	20	knockdown	-4	-	7	2	0	Airborne frames 13-28, Crushes airborne attacks frames 1-9
Somersault Kick HK	hcf+HK	H	70	8	7	20	knockdown	-4	-	7	2	0	Airborne frames 13-28
Somersault Kick EX	hcf+KK	H(H)(M)	120(60)	16	13(15)14	38	knockdown	-60	-	5	1	0	Airborne frames 13-94, Invulnerability frames 1-17, Self knockdown on frame 95
Backflipper	hcf+K during Somersault Kick	H	70	5	10	26	knockdown	-13	-	7	3	0	Airborne frames 3-26
Fury Fist Rush LP	hcf+LP	H	90	16	4	27	float	-5	-	3	3	2	-
Fury Fist Rush MP	hcf+MP	H	90	16	4	27	ground bounce	-5	-	3	3	2	-
Fury Fist Rush HP	hcf+HP	H	120	16	4	27	knockdown	-5	-	3	3	-	-
Fury Fist Rush EX	hcf+PP	H	120	16	4	27	wall bounce	-5	-	3	3	0	Invulnerability frames 1-15
Shaolin Spin Kicks	qcb+K	H	40x3	17	2(12)2(14)2	21	+2	-1	-	5,5,5	1,1,1	0	Chargeable: 51F for EX Version and 100F for Super Art
Shaolin Spin Kicks EX	qcb+KK	H	20x3,60	11	2(12)2(14)2(35)2	18	wall bounce	-3	-	5,5,5,5	1,1,1,1	0	Chargeable: 51F for Super Art, Invulnerability frame 1, Projectile invulnerability frames 2-86, Airborne frames 58-76, Charge has Invulnerability frames 1-20
Dragon Charge	hcb+P	-	-	11	-	81	-	-	P, f+P, K	-	-	-	"-
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Dragon Charge EX	hcb+PP	-	-	11	-	81	-	-	P, f+P, K, Dash	-	-	-	1 point of armor during frames 1-64
Cloud Gates	f+P during Dragon Charge	M	60	16	2	34	ground bounce	-10	-	3	3	0	-
Dragon's Flight LK/MK	LK or MK during Dragon Charge	H	110	17	9	21	hard knockdown	-8	-	4	4	0	Projectile invulnerability frames 1-30, Crushes airborne attacks frames 17-27
Dragon's Flight HK	HK during Dragon Charge	H	110	19	9	21	hard knockdown	-8	-	4	4	0	Projectile invulnerability frames 1-33, Crushes airborne attacks frames 19-29
Dragon Knuckle **LC	P during Dragon Charge	H	70	11	15	40	-25	-24	-	3	1	0	Float on airborne opponent
Dragon Knuckle EX	P during EX Dragon Charge	H	70	11	15	29	crumple	-12	-	3	1	0	Float on airborne opponent
Dragon Knuckle Combo	P during Dragon Knuckle	H	130	15	4	43	knockdown	-17	-	3	3	0	-
Dragon Knuckle Combo EX	P during EX Dragon Knuckle	H	130	15	4	43	knockdown	-17	-	3	3	0	1 point of armor during frames 1-18
Dragon Knuckle Flight	K during Dragon Knuckle	H	100	16	9	34	knockdown	-21	-	4	4	0	Airborne frames 11-30
Dragon Knuckle Flight EX	K during EX Dragon Knuckle	H	70	16	9	34	wall bounce	-21	-	4	4	0	Airborne frames 11-30
Junkyard Soul	qcb+KKK	H	20,20,290	8	2(12)2(14)2	50	hard knockdown	-35	-	5,5,5	1,1,1	-	62 frames cinematic freeze before attack begins, Invulnerability frames 1-7
Cross Art **LC	qcf+MP+MK	H,M,H	150+	9	2(21)2(20)4	45	switch	-47	-	3,3,3	1,1,1	-	66 frames cinematic freeze before attack begins, Invulnerability frames 1-10

Boost Chain Frame Data

Move	Hit	Damage	Startup	Active	Recovery	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel	"Notes
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Far MP	H	42	14	2	20	-1	-5	EX,SA,CA	-
Far HP	H	63	11	2	36	-13	-18	EX,SA,CA	Crumple on standing counter hit
Far MK	H	42	8	3	23	-5	-9	-	-
Far HK	H	63	13	4	30	-9	-14	-	-
Close MP	H	42	6	3	21	-3	-7	EX,SA,CA	-
Close HP	H	63	9	3	34	-11	-17	EX,SA,CA	Forces standing
Close MK	H	42	8	2	23	-4	-8	EX,SA,CA	-
Close HK	H	63	8	2	33	-9	-15	-	Forces standing
Crouch MP	H	42	5	4	21	-4	-8	EX,SA,CA	-
Crouch HP	H	56	11	4	35	-13	-19	EX,SA,CA	Forces standing
Crouch MK	L	42	8	4	22	-5	-9	EX,SA,CA	-
Crouch HK	L	63	11	4	39	hard knockdown	-23	-	-

Move Analysis

Normal Moves

N/A

Unique Attacks

N/A

Normal Throws

N/A

Special Moves

N/A

Super Combos

N/A

The Basics

N/A

Advanced Strategy

N/A

Combos

Bread and Butters

• cl.HK, cl.MP, cr.HP xx hcf+MP, cl.HP xx hcb+P>P>K (404)

(0bar, medium)

• cl.HK, cr.HP xx hcf+HK, cl.HK, cr.MP, cr.HP xx hcf+MK, hcf+MK, hcf+MK (428)

(0bar, corner, medium)

Hit Confirm Combos

• cr.LP, cr.LP, cr.MP xx hcf+MP, cl.HP xx hcb+P>P>K (298)

(0bar, easy)

• cr.MP, cr.MP xx hcf+MP, cl.HP xx hcb+P>P>K (347)

(0bar, easy)

• b+MP>LK>MK, cr.HP xx hcf+HK, cr.HP xx hcf+HK>hcf+K (345)

(0bar, easy)

Post-launch Combos

• cl.HP xx hcf+HK, st.HP xx hcf+HK>hcf+K

(0bar, medium)

Advanced Combos

• f+MP, cr.LP, cr.MP xx hcf+MP, cl.HP xx hcb+P>P>K (328)

(0bar, overhead, hard)

• hcf+MK, b+MP>MP, cr.HP xx hcb+P>P>K

(0bar, antiair, easy)

Combos Into Supers

• N/A