Rachel beginner's guide.

Lulu

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LoL.... Yeah Nyotengu's wings do obscure her actual size when she does her Moves....

Personally I love Nyotengu.... her Slowness does show how much faith TN has in their work of Balancing out the mechanics..... although it I would say they were cutting it close because you really have to be on top of your game when you use her against some matchups.

But enough about her.... Rachel is getting jealous. :oops:
 

CrudeRaven

Member
LoL.... Yeah Nyotengu's wings do obscure her actual size when she does her Moves....

Personally I love Nyotengu.... her Slowness does show how much faith TN has in their work of Balancing out the mechanics..... although it I would say they were cutting it close because you really have to be on top of your game when you use her against some matchups.

But enough about her.... Rachel is getting jealous. :oops:
Lol sorry. I was typing while playing her and she just came up.
But yeah grapplers do have it hard against the rest of the crew. Even more so when Rachel's moves are so limited there isnt much you can do...
 

Lulu

Well-Known Member
Lol sorry. I was typing while playing her and she just came up.
But yeah grapplers do have it hard against the rest of the crew. Even more so when Rachel's moves are so limited there isnt much you can do...


Thats Easy..... just Keep doing the same move... eventually it will work.
 

LordTigerFu

New Member
This thread is to simply help learn rachel's basics, game play and ect. While there is a thread out i'd prefer making a much simpler one for those who are very new to the game.

Understanding Rachel:
One of the most simple ways to describe rachel is a bruiser. Very big, very powerful and can really do some heavy damage. She also is a character who is really easy to pick up but very hard to master due to her limited move set. This doesn't mean she is a bad character but you need to put a bit more effort to actually win with her. If you're okay with this style please continue using her.

Rachel basically relies on people panicking in order to get a good amount of damage, her lows by themselves have problems opening people up outside of counter hit, so feel free to abuse as much throws as you'd like. While not the fastest character in the game she can make you respect her because from a launch she can get an easy 75 damage or a reset.


Pokes:
  • 3k or 4k = This is a very nice long reaching poke, safe on block and gives you a nice bit of frame advantage on stun
  • 4ppp and 4pp2p = First move is an anti-sidestep and can go into a mind games
  • 2h+k = Not the fastest low in the game but it's rather hard to see, good for opening opponents up, safe on block
  • 9p= Good amount of stun, somewhat quick high, bad range
  • 1p(only 1p) = A quick low that low profiles, good on counter hit can perform mind games ex: 1pp or 1p, hcf+T
  • 3ppp = A very quick mid third hit is an anti-sidestep
  • pp(p/k/2k/4p/2 or 8pk[p/k]) Rachel's fastest poke and good for mix-ups
Get off me/keep out tools:
If you are learning rachel you'll tend to notice that a lot of her very bad match-ups come from very fast characters. In some circumstances she'll need to keep people out.
  • qcf+P = Very good keep out move, doesn't trade. Guard break is deceptive as you are not left at positive frames
  • 66k = Will trade on occasion but does leave you in slight guard advantage good for 3k or pk, safe
  • qcb+p = this move is DEATH on block, very good for crushing moves and automatically launches
  • 1pp = This is her go to get off me tool, death on block. Good for people who mash at you.
  • 9K = Good for air shenanigans like ninja's leaping toward you, not safe but has a good amount invincibility
  • 6kk or 6kp = Quick knee to either a far back launch or they're put right in front of you during knockdown
  • 66t or ppt = If you're aware that your opponent is going to strike this usually beats out attacks(except lows) and gives you nice frame advantage. DO NOT DO THIS AGAINST AKIRA.
Launchers:(from safest to unsafest)
  1. hcf+T or 41236+T
  2. 6h(jump kick included)
  3. 7p better to use this attack after causing some hitstun
  4. 9k or 6ppk
  5. qcb+p or 1pp
  6. 4h+k
  7. 2/8 p+k, p
Rollthrough and you:
This stance can be performed from 8pk or 2pk. When done rachel twirls in said direction and can perform 2 attacks. It works very well as a quick sidestep. She has two attacks from it. K: a low sweep that leaves you at a huge advantage or a punch that stun/launch depending on the situation. Good for tricking opponents.


Rachel combo videos:

Credit goes to @Prince Adon

Yurlungur and you:
One of the best things about rachel is her heel(2k on a grounded opponent). Any situation where you can get it, do it. If you're opponent doesn't get off the floor/wake-up kicks this beats it and puts you in a huge amount of frame advantage. Don't be afraid to abuse this IF and ONLY IF you know you can get away with it. Here are some situations where it's mostly guaranteed. Most people who have knowledge of rachel will always immediately roll to a standing position not to deal with her heel attack.
Air throw reset: Immediately after you are able to do an air throw, simply do a 6k then after a 2k.
Big bounce reset: Depending on how much stun you are able to get if you simply do a p+k you're opponent might do a huge bounce.
Odd punch reset: you can catch your opponent from p, 9p or 3pp but they can back roll to safety

Bad and Good matchups:
To save a lot of time and effort i'm simply going to write who are bad/Good matchups and once you deal with them, you'll understand why.

Christie, Kasumi, Ayane, Akira, Hayabusa, Jacky, Sarah are her absolute most difficult ones.
Lei Fang, Kokoro and Eliot are her best match-ups.

extra little timbits!

  • On the ice stage, 1pp is guaranteed due to the low causing the opponent to slip
  • If you ever need to get someone out of a low stances, 3T is perfect for it and will give you frame advantage


Please feel free to write in this thread and i will update/edit this.
Is this information up to date? I just want to confirm because Rachel is one of my favourite characters and I'm trying to get good with her in DOA5LR.
 
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