Soul Calibur V Mitsurugi Basics Tutorial

[@KeijiMaeda86]

Mitsurugi has been my main guy in the Soul Calibur series since 1! Great video. Actual tutorial and I learned a lot. Many other "tutorials" end up being combo videos of the same combo with different last hit. Thanks!

[@Fredcat11]

2 is the clock-direction of the D-Pad/D-Stick (Up is 1, Up-Right is 2, going in the circle till you hit 8 as Up-Left) and B is for the attack button.

[@phrikaphrak40k]

hell ,even if i never planned on watching another video of yours, I would still subscribe, thats how good this video is!

[@Cozby401]

I haven't watched all of it yet, but I'm definitely glad you've made this! Thanks a million

[@elesarefoxtrot9350]

Great video on a fun character. I've recently been getting into Soul Calibur, learning from an experience player but I manage to hold my own. This sort of tutorial was really helpful exploring more of the character's moves. I'll keep practicing.

[@1thatsinsane]

Fahros, great tutorial man. I watched this yesterday, and I've always been a relatively bad player. But after today i brought my w/l ratio a good 7%! I can actually contend online now. Gratitude for days!

[@0rionKai]

Thanks alot for the vid Fahros. I've used Mitsu since SC1 and I'm going into a little friendly tournament tomorrow without even owning SC5 yet (personal challenge). So your vid has refreshed a lot of stuff for me, so thanks again. Hoping to get in some casual matches before tournament starts hehe

[@CraigSmithII]

Mitsurugi has been my character since Soul Calibur & I'm pissed they removed the Relic Stance,that was my favorite stance

[@lddr568]

Please make another Mitsurugi tutorial this is one of the best i've seen you're really good at this. Thanks

[@BloodPlusPwn]

Man, I remember just getting started on 5 and finding this tutorial. I've been playing since Soul Blade, but this is where it all really started.

[@FahrosXIV]

@hollytate55 2K.B forward takes us in to mist as well. Yeah I definitely let a couple little things slip here, but still doin work! Might clean this up at a later date with a newer, condensed version.

[@SoraGoob]

Even though this is old, I have recently come across it and it has been a huge help

[@DITH85]

I recently moved from Rafeal to Mitsurugi as I wanted a more in-your-face style of sword combat (Rafael is good but he's not a real hard hitter) and I'm loving getting to know the movesets. What's super awesome is Mit has got some killer verticals that can be chained into punishing combos and combined with faints and Mist/Relic (which I freaken' love). Great Video dude, some great tips and trick in there. :D

[@BanditRev0lver]

Great tutorial. I'm a Kilik main but I sub Mitsurugi. I haven't spent a lot of time with him but your video inspired me to do so. Thanks for the upload GG!

[@TheRover1013]

Really enjoyed the video and timing couldn't be better as I was looking at Mitsurugi just as this hit iplaywinner. Just wanted to mention real quick that your idea with 8A+B into super does seem to work with 9A+B into super. That extra forward momentum on the landing makes the spacing just right if it hits.

[@RisingJericho]

I like doing 66A+B from practically full screen, because it's a great approaching tool that gives you plus frames on block and launches on hit, so the hesitation you can score with the cancel into a free throw or low is definitely worth it.

[@mazt3rmnd]

If you land 8A+B you can combo with the CE but it's more of a ukemi trap then a combo. Notation is 8A+B, MST CE Mist step closes that small distance that's needed but like a side ukemi trap

[@muggtonp]

Played some SCV with friends today (we're all terrible at it), got bodied by everybody til I switched to mitsu. This video taught me everything I needed to know to beat face... Thanks a bunch fahros.

[@FahrosXIV]

@Eji1700 Thanks for pointing out those little issues man. Yeah, I rushed out this tutorial week one of the game, and there are a couple mistakes in it. I'm going to clean up an even better / condensed version in the future. To the other future viewers, know that this is a basics tutorial I got out as quick as possible for you guys, that there are a few mistakes; and that I'll have even better tutorials out in the future!

[@TheFingerTrapMaster]

Thanks man for making this, my Mitsurugi game has gotten much better :D

[@Pokechao]

Thanks for this video fahros, i've been trying to learn to use mitsu better and i learned quite a bit from this video, i hope to run into you on xbl sometime

[@Jmillz22]

Damn i was waiting for a rugi vid to come out thanks for the help, been playing em since 2 myself decent character..

[@xlllMlllx]

look at the number pad on your computer and translate it to an analog stick on your system of choice 8 being up, 2 being down, 4 to the left, and 6 to the right, the other buttons are the diagonals. This method is used to shorten notations for moves.

[@MrGhostly12321]

It's the jargen for SCV. A=X B=Y K=B G=A The numbers are directions, if you look at your keyboards number pad you'll see what I mean. 2=down 6=right 4=left 8=up

[@FahrosXIV]

@Imananimegod More Mitsurugi matches are definitely on the way my friend. No worries there. I've also been thinking of starting up a series where I go over how to beat certain characters. If I get on that, you can expect Seigfreid and Xiba to be among the first few. But to tell you something now, against all those characters you mentioned; I step, a LOT. The ones I play tend to like to throw vertical pokes, and I step and counter hit that shit all day.

[@Elsim]

Great vid man. I learned a few things. 1 important thing for us mitsu's to know tho...Unless i missed it, you didn't mention that the normal version of 2KB is punishable even on hit so its very dangerous to use if you don't have the meter to make it safer. I like to use the EX version after the 1AB guard break as it gives enough frame adv to land it free...hope to see more tutorials on other chars. Im lovin' SC5 as the last one i really played was SC2. Thx, subbed

[@Spectacular_Insanity]

Well, I actually agree with your friend. having Guard Cancels are a great way to play with mind games with people. It's why Xianghua rocks. Playing mind games is one of the most powerful tools in Soul Calibur. Because it doesn't have tons of endless combos like other fighters, you have to strategize a lot more, rather than just memorize combos (though having a decent command of a character's move list helps). The best SC players are ones that mix things up and stay unpredictable.

[@Donnerhosen]

Something I think is worth mentioning is that, when near an edge, A+G throw will ring out every single time

[@rizhall]

After 1BA, if it hits, you actually don't need to use EX! You can use 236B if you hold the B, and it'll give the same property as EXing it :D Awesome guide!

[@iamunforgivable]

Just found this while looking for a tutorial on how to play SC5 in general. I will now play with Mitsurugi. Thanks for the great tutorial! If you play any other characters I would love to seem another tutorial. You have a sub from me.

[@YunYunYooon]

"just" means that you have a 1 frame window to hit the last input, right when your 2nd hit lands. Alpha Patty is kind of based on just inputs, he got tons of them, that's why he's difficult for untrained players. A good example of just input would be Pyrrha and her forward stab move, she kicks you or pulls off the flame move after the stab if you hit the "just back" on hit. Hope that helped

[@FahrosXIV]

A lot of people don't step Mitsurugi how they should. His 4B does have tracking...if you try to quickstep it too early. You need to either just hold an up or down direction to walk it (the safest method) or quickstep it very late. If I know one is coming I just walk it. 100% success rate. Mitsurugi has moves and stances you have to avoid in specific ways. Sidestepping a specific way, ducking or punishing at specific times, etc etc. He forces you to know this, and if you don't you get blown up.

[@dsr95]

Mist is so good for approaches from far, because if you go 44K+B or 66K+B, he ducks while going into Mist, do you can dodge a horizontal, you can grab really quickly out of Mist. His K,B on Mist is pretty good for catching opponents who block high a lot, forcing them to adapt to that. Lastly, Mist just scares people into blocking, so the grab after Mist is GOLD

[@riffintensity]

an awesome tutorial you improved my game ten fold

[@Extrasy]

great video, man!

[@Lifeless9619]

cont. his strength also brings out the flaw in the turtle strategy, and lastly most experienced players know to look out for attacks that take advantage of being quick and moderately ranged and avoid them. So really only those that have a character that can react to the signs fast enough, or those who themselves play mitsu a lot can easily punish his patterns of attack. Not to call it impossible for those who don't, but it certainly isn't quite as easy as punishing nightmare.

[@CaptainBangief]

Good tutorial, Not much review on the kicks, Bullet cutter (6K.B) or his K+B where you stab a rushing opponent and then kick them off your blade. but I am glad you covered the Jumping AB, the neutral AB and his 4B backstep. those are some of my favorite moves.

[@somedude712]

Great video by the way and thanks for sharing.

[@Pridesin5]

Thnks Fahros i just bought the game 2 days ago, and thnks to u in ranked match whit problably only 5 hours of the game i won 10 matches in 12 :D U are the man!! i really wanted to play whit u but saddly i play in the ps3. Anny ways thnsk man!

[@Berzzerker9608]

Same here. He's always been my best, now to grease the gears.

[@LiangHuBBB]

This was very helpful. Thank you.

[@ShiningZenith]

If you use 8a+b or 9a+b you can combo into 2a+b if you land close to them for about 30+ damage.

[@Rascar]

Thanks for the video. I bought this game a few days ago and for some reason it has been really hard to find good guides or information about it. I guess playing Capcom fighters has spoiled me in that regard.

[@vasuhardeo1418]

thx, only learning the game, stuff like this helps

[@alphacommander8592]

noob

[@sunnysideup137]

The numbers are easier to say than "up down left right top right top left" etc etc. it's easy to understand

[@seba82cutu]

Mitsurugi from SCV has the same moves he had back in SC 1 for Dreamcast. So there's nothing new for him, but this version of Mitsurugi make him a top tier easily.

[@RisingJericho]

I just wanna point out Mist Stance A+B has one hit of super armor. Great for fishing for combos or frame advantage on block.

[@chosenninja]

General consensus does say he's A or S tier. He IS in fact strong. He was a very nice mixup game, really good pokes and is pretty darn dafe. He has an answere for a LOT of things. Plus he can inflict some pretty good damage, hence being a part of the higher tier.

[@FahrosXIV]

That's actually B+K, and on counterhit it impales people, and then Mitsurugi kicks them off, which can lead to a 66A+B, 1A, or even a Critical Edge, if you input it correctly. :)

[@tRuLyGiFtEd89]

I could not agree with you more, what a cold slap to the nuts that was.

[@TinyTorah]

You should do a Yoshimitsu tutorial as well! Personally, I think Yoshi's a little tougher to get good at than Mitsu. I thought Yoshi sucked at first, but after sticking with him for a while, I realized he has some awesome moves and mix-ups, not to mention some fun troll moves!

[@ansiou]

He explains this for people who don't understand literally 2 minutes in.

[@hmalix2]

2 b+k can also be canceled with 3A for good mix up. since everyone knows it can be stepped.

[@FahrosXIV]

@MrTomawax Thanks man I really hope it helped. If you have any specific questions or would like to see anything specific in a video, in the future, don't hesitate to let me know! It both gives me ideas for videos, and lets me help a variety of people that way!

[@DeathsSolstice]

When you're against people who don't know the matchup vs Zwei (Not knowing what to interrupt, not ducking when they can, freezing up a lot, not.breaking A grabs) You just have to steamroll them over with 1[B] 4[A] 214 B mix ups and unblockables. However, from my experience, when playing against higher level players or people who know the Zwei match up, you have to play safer (BB, AA,Throws, 66A+B, 214 B, 2A, B+K, 66B, 2k, 6B, 4B and 6A+B are your go-to moves against them)

[@CaptainFicus]

this was super helpfull!!! please make a yoshimitsu one.. i plan on learning him and it would help a ton! thanks

[@codytk]

I havent played soul calibur since the original Soul Blade for ps1, and was afraid of what mitsurugi had become, but this has piqued my interest

[@Lifeless9619]

I would say that Mitsu is a fairly safe one to play if you know his usage, attacks are hard to detect in motion and some can be stopped mid move and changed into another type, he has plenty of mix up, and while all of this is blatantly punishable you have to see it coming to punish it and have a character with the appropriate range and attack speed. So all in all I would put Mitsu as one of the highest potential characters with Tira and perhaps Nightmare/Sieg

[@FrizFroz]

Okay, you got me there lol. Most top players I know in IV play poke Mitsu than stance Mitsu but Belial's an exception so it shows versatility. Most of the stuff there are impractical though. Even he doesn't have such reflexes at tourneys. If you want to see how you can still do a lot of stuff in SCV as SCIV I have my own skill vid (watch?v=ZmE3aGobblE) for Yoshi also, but a lot are impractical under pressure too. Less moves reduce depth but the JG/reverse rage/meter system balances it out imo.

[@ultralowspekken]

When your name is taken but you don't wanna go for a number so you go TTTT

[@nemesisprime2993]

Mitsurugi is my favorite character in soul Calibur.

[@TheAfroMenace]

Thanks to your video I can do that, so thanks man.

[@hmalix2]

Also after guard impacts its best to do A+B after for 70 damage instead of using your CE for 60 damage. No waste of meter and more damage. Plus its kinda has a odd start up so its really hard to guard impact back.

[@Lifeless9619]

true, most of his atacks string in via vertical slashes thrusts and pokes so strafing is probably the only obvious way to fuck with a mitsu.

[@airworthyimpact]

This really helped me out with my mitsu game.

[@RisingJericho]

If you do a single hit into CE, they're still close enough to tag a 1B afterward for free.

[@Lifeless9619]

Ignore some of the more negative replies you may have gotten. Zwei isnt half bad, but he isn't particularly versatile either. To play him solidly you mostly have to focus on extending all of the attacks with Ein by holding the notation until you are setup for a follow up to queue in right after it. I.E. the 4 punch combo into a launcher into wolf-snap. Zwei can build up quite a bit of presence on the field and appears very difficult to approach, other play styles for him have several clear flaws

[@BlackStringedWolf]

Amazing tutorial

[@TheAfroMenace]

Going to a friendly SCV tournament tomorrow, but my ps3 broke, so I needed to brush up on how to play some Mitsurugi.

[@PaperLigers]

fantastic video.

[@somedude712]

At 19:12, I believe this move counts as a combo only when it counters. Man, remember that roll he used to have back in Soul Calibur 1 and 2 and then afterwards, he would stab you? Great move. Why'd they remove it? They also removed the Shin Banish and the Relic Stance. He used to be able to pull off unblockables from that stance as well.

[@shinseitaizen]

Hey Fahros. This is really good. I, like yourself, have been a Mitsurugi player since the beginning, but I still cannot shake a good Nightmare, Siegfried or Xiba player. It just seems that their speed, due to the increase, and their mixup potential is so frequent that I find myself getting confused. Especially Xiba. It's just so hard to see where his moves are coming from sometimes. Do you think I could get some tips? Maybe a few more Mitsurugi matches? Also, try Legendary Souls with Mitsu.

[@ZoneofEnderz]

we need these for other characters theres not enough video tutorials like this

[@TheMuscleCop]

it just the way it's done fore 8-way run games. easy and universal across almost all fighting games

[@BrasspineappleProductions]

" Every so often ... I will randomly yell out ( MITSURUGI WINS !! )in a slightly English/Japanese verbalisation, sometimes i get these looks like i'm crazy or some shit like that. but to some its just another epic moment that the true SOUL CALIBER gamers understand , and for that they give me that little nod of acknowledgment they understand what i'm talking about "

[@Vitality19901]

The funny thing is.. If you look back into the past winners of EVO it's always the " Low Tiers" that either win or make it FAR.The pros see the good in them :)

[@MarginalSC]

Stepping to your character's left also evades 2KB and its BE variation.

[@nemesisprime2993]

They can even put in the ninja from metal gear solid.... for the soul Calibur tag tournament that we are burning for world wide.

[@marcopolo76134]

i really need to know the basics and see what kind of tools he has so i can finally defeat this guy

[@LCTesla]

The issue I have with the Mist stance is... what is the big advantage..? What does it allow you to do that you can't do from the normal stance? It takes time to get into the stance and you can't block from it, so I'm looking for some kind of benefit to render it a fair trade-off, but I can't for the life of me find it. Only way I often use it is from the 2K, B attack, which is punishable when not followed up by Mist, so you might as well get into it and do B + KB or K B.

[@Lifeless9619]

Just something written in as an example to fill the gap, i was in too much of a hurry to write any specific zwei combos down and i dont play him often enough to know any by notation. I lose to him often enough to consider him a plausible character with some benefits though.

[@Lifeless9619]

hmm, perhaps you see it that way because you play mitsurugi frequently and one is always quick to notice his own flaws, but look at it from an outside perspective, the simple ways to punish are to turtle which is a flawed strategy in any fight, to use quick distanced atacks such as that bloodied stab by pyrha, or to predict a pattern or ability either mathematically habitually or visually and react accordingly. Mitsu's mix means you cant always bank on a pattern by visual or habitual refference.

[@gwphoenix1978]

I was wondering if there were any other characters that you could make a video like this for? I use Mitsurugi a lot and this video taught me stuff i didn't even think to try. But i also enjoy using Pyrrah Omega and Natsu. Do you think you could make videos for them as well?

[@lxhizy]

Mitsurugi top moves: A, B, K such an overpowered character

[@Eji1700]

And Mist B BE only combo's on counterhit as well. Hence your 3 hit combo counter.

[@SecretTechniqueGuy]

Great tutorial, very thorough. How about an Astaroth one?

[@LordofFungi]

@FahrosTTTT in the 66 A+B is there still the Just ability to get in that extra hit with good button timing.

[@Bronson9900]

i have a small combo with Mitsurugi, where I use (i think it's called Heavenly Dance?) and right as the enemy is about to land I use Bullet Cutter, and if I can I use his critical edge.

[@shinigamismite5823]

yo fahros i just tried something out. I dont know if its safe, but you can try it out if you like. I found if you do A+B after a delay you can get people when they are getting up. So when they try to do something on their wake up you can try to hit that. I tried it but i dont know if its good. Btw love your vids youre awesome.

[@EstrangedBlood]

thanks alot really helped my mix up :)

[@JinJinJinJinJinJinJinJinJinJin]

@dragonsoul48 Lol, it's really simple. Just move your character like you normally would, as you're being hit in the air; you'll begin to float in whatever direction you push towards.

[@LyrexSaurfang]

Fahros im James you make me wake up in the morning get ready for school and be in school Ty for that:)

[@elmohead]

Press G after you input your Phoenix tail.

[@musicprotector1231]

Mitsu's stance is dangerous to use against Leixia.. (at least a good leixia player) her rising B works wonders against Mist stance.. and when used in its brave edge form, boy oh boy.. it can be used to do a quite damaging combo.. especially if she manages to dodge one of the verticals..

[@enryuxzero]

by the way 4B can be used to get into missed step, i think its with 4B but you hold the B

[@tonydanza1624]

I was thinking of playing zwei. Anything you think you can emphasis when it comes to playing him?

[@rockthetenors]

Hey fahros, when you play do you use the directional pad, or the joy stick? I've been experimenting with both and I find that i input more accurately with the D-pad. But I'm more fluid with the joystick and I was just wondering what you do.

[@RedFly012]

4a stand on mist then b+abk 3b+abk 236b its a great combo

[@VacuumLogic]

3B into your silentstep B then your ult. 3B is 13 frames. On par with his easy BB and AA combos. Only thing faster is your 2K.

[@MarginalSC]

Stepping to the left wrecks a lot of Mitsu's options.