It’s day three of Menat-Mania in Street Fighter V. Rose’s fortune-telling apprentice has proven to be by far the most popular of Season 2’s reveals thus far. After seeing the tidal wave of tech coming in for her, it’s easy to think her future looks bright: she’s got great neutral, gimmicks, and the ability to cash out for a ton of damage from a variety of situations if she needs to.
Let’s see what the SFV community has come up with!
DaikenDanBB shows off Menat’s ability to combo off a grab…
Throw combos!? #PS4share pic.twitter.com/lSQdFFnB1G
— Daiken (@DaikenDanBB) August 30, 2017
…and if you’re feeling disrespectful, the ability to burn your entire gauge on making CA safe.
Plus CA's Anybody? #PS4share pic.twitter.com/CWguhIjVLv
— Daiken (@DaikenDanBB) August 30, 2017
Naast_ship7 has a throw setup that goes a little further. Once V-Trigger is out, she can cash out on every option!
Dunno how legit that is but here's the throw combo setup #PS4sharehttps://t.co/vxjtuMAAxJ pic.twitter.com/3L5ScA3V5D
— Naast | ナスタ@ship7 (@naast_ship7) August 30, 2017
rooflemonger has a starter guide for learning Menat’s basic combos, and some quick tips on learning the character’s moveset.
MrSlaynman has discovered some very rude cross-ups with Menat’s terrifying V-Trigger.
Vs_ino has also experimented with some cross-up setups using V-Trigger.
3F暴れから確定ダウンにF式。
確定ダウンへの中パン玉重ねミスってるけど脳内補完よろしく、、、発動見て遠かったらしゃが中パンね。 pic.twitter.com/yNpEPuIJ8a
— INO|井上 (@vs_ino) August 31, 2017
Really, your creativity is the only thing between you and an absurd V-Trigger cross-up setup. Check out what DaFeetLee cooked up after looking at zaaa_ruuu‘s work.
Showing how strong @zaaa_ruuu setup is (my combo after mixup sucks compared to his) pic.twitter.com/lyDkdUVDn8
— Patrick Lee (@DaFeetLee) August 31, 2017
When does frame advantage end for Menat? marlonlonmilk says, “Never.”
Some top Japanese players are eyeing Menat as well. Check out these replays from Cyclops Osaka|GO1, Echo Fox|Momochi, and HORI|Sako.
Last but not least: it may not be a video, but here’s some sage advice from UltraDavid.
Those orbs are not just immediate combo damage, they're space control, reset, &, maybe most importantly, your only defensive escape option
— David Philip Graham (@ultradavid) August 31, 2017
Sources: rooflemonger; MrSlaynman; vs_ino; DaFeetLee; naast_ship7; marlonlonmilk; YogaFlame24; RektScrub; ultradavid