Walking super shortcut on a leverless controller
Hold Forward, tap Back + Down twice, then attack. Documented for Street Fighter V, so check it in your game.
Walking super shortcut on a leverless controller
Hold Forward, tap Back + Down twice, then attack. Documented for Street Fighter V, so check it in your game.
- Press Forward.
- Press Forward + Back + Down. The game reads Down.
- Press Forward.
- Press Forward + Back + Down. The game reads Down.
- Press Forward with Square (Attack).
Watch it slowed down, then press Try it and do it yourself with a controller or your keyboard (A, S, D and Space, or the arrow keys). Timing is not frame-accurate. The animation shows the order of presses; check exact timing in your game's training mode. The animation assumes the Capcom/Neutral SOCD mode (Left + Right = Neutral, Up + Down = Neutral), which is how the MICRO and SWORL ship. Game and character names belong to their owners.
Pro notes: Walking super shortcut
Notation hold 6: tap 4+2 twice. Directions are written for a character facing right.
Keys you press vs what the game reads
Top row: the buttons you hold. Bottom row: the direction the game receives in Capcom/Neutral mode. Highlighted steps are where opposing directions cancel to neutral.
SOCD modes
| Up priority (Classic)L + R = Neutral, U + D = Up | Capcom/NeutralL + R = Neutral, U + D = Neutral. Shipping mode. | Last priority (2iP)Newest direction wins | NoneBoth sent; the game decides |
|---|---|---|---|
| Works | Works | Different result | Different result |
Set the mode by holding a direction while you plug in: Up = Capcom/Neutral, Left = Up priority, Down = Last priority, Right = None. Check yours in the controller tester.
Frame and timing notes
- Keys you press: 6, 6+4+2, 6, 6+4+2, 6 + attack. What the game reads: 6, 2, 6, 2, 6 + attack, which SFV accepted as a double quarter-circle. Not verified in Street Fighter 6.
Sources
Leverless tips for the Walking super shortcut
The finger map used here: ring finger on Back, middle finger on Down, index finger on Forward, right thumb on Up.
- Hold Forward the whole time. Each Back + Down tap reads as Down thanks to SOCD.
- Documented for Street Fighter V. Test it in training mode before you rely on it in another game.
More techniques
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Crouching dragon punchIntermediate
Hold Down the whole time and tap Forward twice. An anti-air straight from a crouch.
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Double-tap dashBeginner
Two fingers on one button: slide the middle finger through Forward, then the index finger.
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Down, downBeginner
Two fingers on the Down button, one after the other, with the attack on the second. Orie's Sealing Hoplon (22A/B/C) is the example.
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Dragon punch (no diagonals)Beginner
Forward, Down, Forward, punch. Street Fighter 6 accepts it with no diagonal at all.
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