In order to figure out which characters are the best ones for beginners, this will usually depend on which of the characters have simpler and more straightforward fighting styles. This can either include characters that have special moves that’ll be easier to memorise for beginners as well as pull off, to the characters that are able to excel against a wider variety of counter opponents.
Before you make your final choice, of which character you are going to be playing as, you’ll need to know the character because each of the characters in Street Fighter 6 will have a unique moveset and fighting style. This means that the more time you spend trialing a specific character, the more comfortable you will become playing as them. You’ll also have to look further past just their movesets and also consider each of the characters weight, speed and ease of play.
Thankfully it’s pretty easy to compare each of the characters as you can see their statistics in the character selection screen. This makes it a quick process to find the style that suits you best, whether that’s a heavyweight such as Marisa or someone who is light and fast like Cammy.
Top 5 Best Beginner Fighters
So here is a quick list of some of the best fighters for beginners to the game to use:
- Luke
- Marisa
- Ryu
- Ken
- Lily
As soon as you give any one of these characters a try you’ll be able to quickly catch onto the new systems and controls.
Luke
You may have already seen Luke before as he was in the final bunch of DLC characters from Street Fighter 5, but now he is seen in the base roster of Street Fighter 6 and has become a crucial character for the new players out there. If you are a gamer who is going to be jumping straight into the World Tour game mode before testing out your fighting skills online first, then Luke will be the fighting style you’ll pick up and is going to be your first hands-on experience in combat in the game.
Since he’s going to be the first person you start out with, you’ll be spending a large amount of your time with his fighting style equipped while getting the full walkthrough tutorial, explaining his moves as well as the basic controls of the games. This means that when you are finally ready to either find a match in the Battle Hub or quick brawl in Fighting Ground, you’ll already be quite familiar with Lukes abilities. Luke is a great middle ground character for a beginner player as he isn’t too fast or too heavy either.
Marisa
If you are a gamer who is used to playing as a character with a little more bulk, then Marisa is definitely one of the easiest heavyweight characters to pick up and what’s more is she’s completely new to Street Fighter 6. Some characters are purely focused on things like speed or defence but Maris has been built around her hard hits that deal a lot of damage, instead of slowly chipping away at your opponents health.
If you are someone who is considering going with a heavyweight character then you will need to be prepared to play more defensively in between your heavy attacks. You will also have to be aware of the fact that your opponents will have more openings to deal damage to you in between your attacks. Then because you have no projectile attacks, you’ll also need to focus more on close range combat instead of the ranged attacks.
Ryu
Since Ryu is actually one of the central characters of the Street Fighter franchise, you might already have a vague understanding of him before you even purchase this game. Ryu has a classic Hadouken projectile as his special attack and then he has a few various, powerful, mid-range moves. With all of Ryu’s abilities it makes him a very approachable character for the new players to the game because he’s just such a versatile character but still has the powerful moves that you’d want.
Ryu’s fighting style is often referred to as Shotokan, which is a specific style of karate, but if you examine his in-game mechanics then he only resembles the martial art loosely. This means that in the Street Fighter 6 game, Ryu get’s some of the heavyweights abilities such as heavy hitting single-strike moves that deal a lot of damage, however he is still able to move a lot faster than other heavyweight characters such as Marisa. This makes Ryu a great all-round character for gamers to play as, regardless if you’re a beginner or not.
Ken
Ken and Ryu are quite similar when it comes to their special moves, however the one thing that is different between them is the fact that Ken is reliant on his powerful kicks rather than how Ryu is reliant on punches. Both Ken and Ryu have the same projectile move that helps them keep their opponents at a distance, while still being able to deal some damage to them.
Ken’s overall fighting style is very in your face and could be described as a rushdown character, which means that when you play as Ken you can’t be afraid of rushing in and attacking hard and fast. Although Ken has a very aggressive fighting style, it’s still great for beginners as this style is still easy to understand and control.
Lily
Lily is a character that you definitely won’t be familiar with because she is making her first ever debut in Street Fighter 6. Lily’s main weapons are her clubs, which actually give her some great range of her attacks. With these powerful clubs and her lightweight and fast movements, you’ll easily be able to use her moveset efficiently to dodge any oncoming attacks, if you get your timing right. When it comes to those high damage blows, you’ll have to be a little more precise if you want to land any brutal attacks, but thanks to her range you can get away with quite a lot.
Lily is sadly yet another character that is without a projectile move, so once again you’ll have to be comfortable with mid to close range battle. Even though she may not have a projectile move, she does have a powerful grab as well as some strong Super Arts, which help push your opponent back so that you can maximise the space of the battle grounds and her hitbox.
Final Words
So, there’s some of the best characters to play as you are hoping into Street Fighter 6 for the first time, or are someone who is looking for a character to get the hang of relatively quickly. Once you start to get the hang of your character and feel more confident in your fighting abilities, you can then try out the online mode.
