Raven 101 Ep. 6: How to RANK UP | Tekken 8 Raven Guide

I have relaunched Raven 101 which is a series dedicated to breaking down every element of Raven's game(plan) individually and in-depth. I hope you all enjoy it!
00:00 - Intro
00:35 - How to Rank Up!
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[@Beamken]

Clicked for me a couple days ago, mids and lows are the name of the game. Can’t do too much in one round but condition them enough and they will start panicking. Great vid!

[@imortalXsoul]

facts

[@theformation3781]

Man you're the only creator i know who actually makes guides like these with their mains, and not just "oh here are the key moves, you can generally do this with them" . A lot of people don't actually go into depth with how you use a character in neutral, specific situations, character specific stuff, general tips, etc. coz either they feel people know how a character's used in neutral because they match up with that character or they don't want to give away their own playstyle. But you know you main a cool character with a low pick rate and want more people to get to know him because you genuinely enjoy seeing people play your main more than anything else. Like i know half the reason might just be because raven kind of has a very non-standard neutral but no one would make just general situation guides like these if not for genuine love for a character, which is awesome to see.

[@imortalXsoul]

thank you! much love

[@AmensaDark]

This series has been SUCH a boon to my Raven gameplay. Appreciate the work you put into these videos.

[@Xerochimaru]

I'm in Mighty Ruler currently. I did feel a plateau going into orange. I played alot of Player matches and quick matches to gain more experience and learn the game more before going back into Ranked to level up more.

[@pako9953]

time for my daily ninjutsu lesson from my master.

[@imortalXsoul]

😭😭😭

[@BlazinTre]

Hey ImortalSoul, i got to Red Ranks thanks to your guides. I appreciate all the hard work you do.

[@imortalXsoul]

nice, good stuff!

[@grandmastermeech1139]

I’m loving the guides. Just picked up Raven a couple days ago, and I’ve definitely made exponential growth because of your videos. Great work 🙌🏾

[@b.a.n.e4k571]

Great breakdown Uce, couldn’t have said it any better

[@M0R9HEU5]

Such helpful advice. Thank you 👍

[@ridefgc2637]

I swear you always release a video for what I need it’s crazy lmao. Great stuff keep it up. Your videos help so much in my tekken grind

[@imortalXsoul]

thank you!

[@greedy4k693]

Lets goo😤😤just finished watching all the other parts lmao thanks

[@imortalXsoul]

lmaoooo yessssss

[@NoxiousDonny]

Your vids for SF6 and now T8 have really helped me get into those series, thanks 🙏

[@imortalXsoul]

Glad to have you in the community :D

[@dcei]

Excellent vid. Replay system in tekken 8 is great, the fact you can " play " The replay and understand Whats gone wrong. Watch your replays, especially the losses. Keep going , you are helping a lot of raven players

[@matthewhall3]

To be honest I’ve been using Raven since tekken 6 and really nothing but him. I still till this day have a nasty habit of using a move I never see you use in your gameplay and that’s back turn down x if you’re playing the p5. Advanced players always punish that. But one day when you’re free would love to fight and you give me single tips. Enjoy your vids

[@televatorsk]

Every vid that drops here is goated

[@imortalXsoul]

thank you!

[@mordrionlee7050]

Immortal soul I want to humbly thank you for the guides, thanks to your tutorials, Its only been a week and I managed to get to tekken king, beat even tekken emperor ravens, I even managed put up a good fight against sonicfox when I met him and I even got perfect on him. I'm almost up there with Pro players thanks to your content, keep it coming I really appreciate it.

[@imortalXsoul]

nice good stuff bro

[@kahlohendrix5097]

Got to red ranks thanks to your videos, whenever I’m having trouble in a match I think about what’s something different that I’ve seen you use in your gameplay. Thank you

[@imortalXsoul]

nice!

[@MujiShah]

I started watching your videos when the game came out and i reached garyu but now im on fujin thanks to your videos. Trying to match your style of play but ofc you're levels above everyone EU with raven rn😂

[@DarloAceOP]

Good stuff again man.

[@imortalXsoul]

Thank you!

[@reviewcomplete3701]

love the videos man, not sure if you have thought of this but id love to hear how you take info in from watching replays! maybe a replay where you feel like you were respecting the opponent too much? I personally love to go through ravens entire movelist, then watch a select few replays I struggled with, and see if maybe im being to linear with my move selection.

[@imortalXsoul]

thats a good way of spicing stuff up for sure

[@kudoooos]

Can you do an OKI video? Way trickier to do oki in this version of Tekken since nothing tracks really well.

[@imortalXsoul]

Yeah, it will take some time to create though

[@naorhh1]

Tnx for covering this topic! I have a friend that playes a lot of sets with me and he is very challenging for me since he know the match up and its very hard to make him respect my stances and nutral

[@whitesage922]

Same problem bro. People don't respect my Raven stances and just mash while i'm backturn'd or if i try to wavedash. The moment i play a bit more defensive they start to take the lead unless i risk it with a counter hit or a parry

[@naorhh1]

@@whitesage922 no one respect crouch dash unlike mishimas that wave dash in your face and you just die

[@ladrellhart2063]

Mixing the Mishima play style with Raven is nearly busted. And I'm just loving it. He's a phenomenal character. I'll say one of my biggest problems I had using raven in tekken7 is I never could put a game plan together because it was so many options I had. I would go into a match and just freestyle with raven and It had an 80% success rate. At first I had the same problem in tekken8 but I know the character well so it still worked out. But now I have a game plan. So it in short, it works like this if the opponent is mashing and challenging alot I'm using counter hit set ups. If the opponent is playing very defensive I'm doing exactly what you said to do in this awesome video! I can't go into the full details because it's a tone of explaining. Lol

[@whitesage922]

Also i noticed that mixing mids and throws put them into a state of panic and make them more exposed to counters

[@imortalXsoul]

Yeah it's kinda all about what you do and what the opponent responds (or doesn't) with

[@ladrellhart2063]

@whitesage922 Yes, you're absolutely right.

[@ladrellhart2063]

@@imortalXsoul Absolutely!

[@Potter790]

Nice, master

[@imortalXsoul]

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[@Razgriz_3]

This video is something I was really in need, after learning the best neutral moves, some tips about how to try conditioning the opponent and the proper trial and error approach feels like the best next step. Still, the biggest problem I'm having as a beginner is not exactly Raven related but I'd like to ask anyway: I feel like my opponent moves are always safe, while whenever I even dare to input a direction I'm launched out of nowhere, so my "playing" time is so little compared to the time I wait to get control back, which is kinda frustrating and also not ideal to be actively learning. I know this is not what is actually happening and my problem is mostly due to being a total beginner trying to main a character that isn't suitable for mashing strings, but I'm a bit at a loss regarding what kind of guide am I even supposed to look for. Beginner guides start from "3 is your right kick, 4 is your left" , then there is a gap of info about how to play out neutral or how to stay safe, and a direct skip to punish, sidesteps, throw breaks etc which feels a bit...too advanced. I felt a bit of improvement after checking some character specific punishment guides and labbing some matchup, but I steel feel what I'm lacking are general Tekken fundamentals (I only recently learned for example that directional inputs must be kept pressed to actually make some strings possible...like in chaining ff3, 1), anyone that could point me some resources about this kind of stuff? You know, the thing you should really take in as a beginner, immediately after move notation 😅

[@dikkebal]

love the video. struggling getting out of red ranks. maybe you can review some replays from different ravens from different skill levels. that would be amazing.

[@imortalXsoul]

I actually do offer that service on my coaching platform!

[@Raeprim]

Very good video. I'm just at Shinryu right now.

[@imortalXsoul]

nice good stuff!

[@suttle_t9264]

As DJ Khaled would say "another one" love this vid bruh, very helpful.

[@imortalXsoul]

lmaooooo

[@h.kal-el]

🔥

[@CGM_Raiden]

After watching your videos my ninjutsu is evolving to new levels

[@imortalXsoul]

BIG W

[@mimicyou49]

I would benefit greatly from an oki video 🙇🏿‍♂️

[@imortalXsoul]

soon come

[@ChurchBoa]

Haven’t played in a couple days, but last time I went ranked I made it to Fujin 🎉💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

[@imortalXsoul]

nice good stuff bro !

[@pako9953]

Watched the video, Mission complete. Returning home.

[@imortalXsoul]

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[@mlgonza28]

🔥🔥🔥

[@imortalXsoul]

big W

[@mlgonza28]

If you have time can you make a video sharing 3-5 neutral, bt and szn mixups that you would use for poke game to open up a ch or launcher. Great content thanks for the vids@@imortalXsoul

[@Rama-VI]

You really been putting out content fr I’ve only been playing him for like a week….is there anyway you could do an All CH combo route Video? sometimes I get stray hits and I’m not sure if I have follow ups

[@imortalXsoul]

the CH combos are in the ultimate combo guide, its time stamped with every launcher

[@Rama-VI]

@@imortalXsoul appreciate it

[@chudeexiste7329]

Always here for class my man. Question ¿how did you get your costume to keep the hood?

[@imortalXsoul]

remove the head gear

[@DaPhenomAce]

I need to get in the lab instead of hopping straight into rank but I can't help it lol

[@imortalXsoul]

😂😂😂 ranked vortex

[@user-vo4xm6vp4u]

Good shyt

[@davidlewis-laurent8876]

Quick tip! Soulzone 4, df 3+4 over and over in yellow rank ez pz 😅

[@whitesage922]

Yeah that's how i climbed up to tenryu more or less, the moment they start crouching you just go ff3 and pick them up with ff4, after that is pure pandemonium (ahah get it?)

[@imortalXsoul]

lmaooooo right

[@instantnoodle80]

Super thanks button when?

[@imortalXsoul]

😅😅😅😅 maybe i will into it

[@ProdBySombr]

🤯🤯🤯

[@imortalXsoul]

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[@Tigertamer01]

🥶🥶🥶🥶

[@imortalXsoul]

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[@user-Tekken8sux]

🎉

[@imortalXsoul]

W!

[@DavidLucian]

With Master Raven in Tekken 7 I reach it Tekken King Rank. On Tekken 8 I am currently at Kishin Rank. My mains in Tekken are Raven(I mainly use Raven because he resemble Naruto characters in his unorthodox fighting style approach and because he's very unique and authentic, he's my trump card back from T5) and I admit it that If you don't adapt to his matchup he can definitely be annoying to fight against him. Hwoarang and Jin( these two are like the symbol of Yin&Yang☯️ in my eyes, they were my mains when I was starting to play Tekken 3 for the first time many many years ago, I also like it to use Eddy Gordo as well because of his Capoeira style of fighting). ☯️🤷🏻‍♂️✌️

[@BrohunGaming]

what has been a workhorse for me in lower ranks where ppl just press buttons all the time and dont respect anything - f1+2. that move is crazy in lower ranks

[@imortalXsoul]

yeah power crushes in general are just strong given the buff to make them safe if they absorb moves

[@skrongg]

❗️

[@imortalXsoul]

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[@Darksid3c3]

Even i lose higher ranks from me i rematch with confidence because i know i will condition them and make them scare

[@chudeexiste7329]

Remember in t7 maven, there was this setup after a combo to do qcf1,2 where they would get a a high wall splat and you could cover the rest of the distance with the unblockable? I wonder if it's still there

[@imortalXsoul]

i think it’s more difficult to get a high splat in 8 with raven now

[@chudeexiste7329]

@@imortalXsoul did you find any reliable way to get a high wallsplat?

[@imortalXsoul]

@@chudeexiste7329 not yet 💀

[@chudeexiste7329]

@@imortalXsoul 💀💀💀

[@DanielHernandez-jo4cx]

Flame ruler trying to move up

[@kevincruz7958]

Can you make a video about dealing with overwhelming pressure?

[@imortalXsoul]

i might add it to my list 👀

[@sean_image]

I'm knocking on purple ranks door run into a Mishima and get hell sweeped to full launch every time, preventing me from getting out of red rank hell 😅

[@imortalXsoul]

loooool yeah mishimas are hella annoying

[@karo5837]

Bro can you do a video about defense ? The red ranks are killing me 😭

[@rdldatrain]

What’s your opinion on Raven’s qcf2? I’ve been using him in Vanquisher level and it works well, but I never see you use it, so I’m curious what you think of it

[@imortalXsoul]

pretty good but his other lows are better

[@rdldatrain]

@@imortalXsoul about what I thought, it is fairly slow, which is why I use it more to cancel into his mid option out of it, but glad that we both have the same thought on it 🤘

[@BigBossBoy25]

Stupid question but how did you customize that head piece? I can’t find it in the customization with the bird thing on his fore head. Jk just watched your customize video 😅 thank you

[@imortalXsoul]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@JiooguProductions]

I hit Garyu a week ago and have def plateaued. Just being agressive gets me CH launched/crumpled as I lose every trade. Then I started trying to play defensively and punish but that just gets me overwhelmed by offense. Looked at replays and out of like 5 replays I looked at, literally 1 suggested punish was a launcher. Feels like punishing with 4,1/2,4 gives me 25-29 dmg and thats it, worst case if i dont turn back immediatly i just get hit in the back into 50% hp as people do not respect the BT. The only threat is snake edge which can be reacted to. Feeling kind of at a loss.

[@imortalXsoul]

Stop going for big mixups and start small. 4,1 is in your favour now since the main mid and low attacks are true frame traps…

[@emzmaxwell8185]

I'm having difficulty with Raven during defensive times. Any panic move of him to interrupt incoming strings?

[@imortalXsoul]

escape parry

[@Beenyad]

Do you recommend any other moves for starting bt pressure or is db2 that much better? Sometimes I use f3b, fff3 and b22. Fcdf3 I should probably use more.

[@austingoyne3039]

b44 (good mid check) and especially 4,1 since it’s 12f - good after SS and it’s your 12f punish. But if blocked cancel BT.

[@imortalXsoul]

4,1 on punishment, ws3+4+b, qcf2 b, wr3 (fff3), b1 SZ b, db2, b2,2

[@matheusaugusto2645]

I don't see anyone talking about it but is backturn d+3 a bad move? should I avoid using it? I've been using too much till garyu

[@imortalXsoul]

yes, players will be able to see it 💀

[@Kinoubi96]

Hey I’d love play with you i’m a Raven main to and i would like to have your opinion/ coaching on what I should work on ❤

[@imortalXsoul]

No problem! Head over to metafy.gg/@imortalxsoul/sessions 🔥🔥🔥

[@halorin]

:)

[@imortalXsoul]

Half W 🤣

[@syedjahanzaibhussain3602]

What’s the best low from back turn?

[@imortalXsoul]

bt f4

[@syedjahanzaibhussain3602]

Thanks, your guides have been great@@imortalXsoul

[@sw8carbon]

I dont even get a chance to think, they just keep spaming move after move

[@addonisdickenson605]

🥷

[@imortalXsoul]

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[@mitchiegotmovesy7635]

Do you have any advice for Nina specifically? I find it’s hard to TAKE my turn against Nina

[@imortalXsoul]

escape parry is very useful against her pressure, SSR beats a lot of her small tekken tools

[@mitchiegotmovesy7635]

@@imortalXsoul thanks! 🙏🏾

[@kevincruz7958]

[@imortalXsoul]

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[@deanradley65]

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[@AlsoaTV]

Emoji has now been commented (:

[@imortalXsoul]

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[@AlexStayFly20]

Emphasis on rewatching your replays. Not only do you get to see the scrubby habits you should fix but also the game tells you what optimal punishes that you should use after blocking or they give you the break input ona throw that could be messing you up. For ex Steve has a throw that i kept teching with 1 or 2 instead of 1+2

[@imortalXsoul]

facts, replays are suuuper helpful in this game for sure

[@LEWfromdaHOU]

Just don't choke your ranked matches 😂

[@daion5729]

Whats a scrub in this context because at shinryu king players are the bane of existence yolo heat and jaguar sprint life

[@imortalXsoul]

not to be discriminatory, but maybe orange and below (maybe red Kappa)

[@whitesage922]

So wait if I got that right: if you're getting costantly stopped while doing mids you should aim for lows to force them to crouch so you can use mids again, right? But what happens if they block my mids and also LOW PARRY my lows? How much am i dead at thar point?🥹

[@imortalXsoul]

change the timing of them when they start blocking lows. But if they’re blocking lows that opens up opponents to mids

[@whitesage922]

@@imortalXsoul ok question: Raven's d4 and while crouching df3+4 are launch punishable right? The safest one is while crouching df3 but leaves you in bt and db4 is kinda slow, one more reliable low is qcf2 that can also be cancelled if i'm not mistaken, but the animation takes too long and people don't respect it like..never..what can I also try?

[@subzero200]

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[@imortalXsoul]

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[@hmenj02]

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[@imortalXsoul]

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[@imortalXsoul]

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[@ludionr7768]

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[@imortalXsoul]

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