Zafina

Zafina
Heat	Azazel moves cost no health SCR.df+1, TRT.df+1 and MNT.df+1 become Power Crushes.
Heat Smash	H.2+3 - High, i12, +3 H.SCR.2+3 - Low, i19 -14
Heat Engagers	f+1+2 df+4,1 SCR.2,1 TRT.df+1 MNT.df+1
Stances	Scarecrow (3+4 SCR) Mantis (d+3+4 MNT) Tarantula (d+1+2 TRT)
Fastest
Launch	i16 – df+2 i15 – ws1,2 (crouching)
CH launch	i16 – 1+2 i13 – MNT 2
Wall splat	i13 – df+1,4 (standing)
Archetypal moves
Parry	i6 – b+1+3 or b+2+4 (power crush parry)
Mid check	i13 – df+1 (standing) i13 – SCR 3 i13 – MNT 2 i14 – TRT 3 i11 – ws4 (crouching)
Hopkick	uf+4
Snake edge	db+1+2 SCR df+3,3
Shadow cutter	d+3
Generic moves
Remapped	d+1 → db+1
Missing	4 d+2 d+4/d+3 Slide (non-generic)
External links
Lore	Zafina
Twitter	#T8_Zafina
Discord	Zafina's Extreme Yoga Class

This page is for Tekken 8. For Tekken 7, see Zafina (Tekken 7).

Zafina is a stance-based character with strong movement and space control. Her toolkit allows for stylish play, with some tricky moves and stance transitions, while still retaining the ability to play in a solid, fundamental way thanks to her backdash and spacing options.

Zafina's strong movement and far-reaching moves such as f,F+4 give her excellent space control, and her stance transitions such as WR.1+2 and ws3 are effective ways to start her stance pressure, which can be devastating if the opponent lacks matchup knowledge. However, she pays for it with long and telling recovery on whiffs, and generally slow start-ups (her df+2 is i16, uf+4 is i18). Her damage output is below average, and she often has to choose between using Azazel moves in combos, which consume health, or giving up on extra damage.

She has many evasive lows that shift her hurtboxes, allowing her to evade even mids sometimes, similar to Lili's Matterhorn and Xiaoyu's Art of Phoenix stance.

Strengths

• Many evasive options
• Good backdash that can escape even some strings
• Strong keepout
• Good stance pressure and mixups
• 2 Heat Smashes - one of which is a low

Weaknesses

• Slow, commital moves, easy to whiff punish
• Subpar punish options
• Below average damage without Azazel moves, which consume health

Key techniques

b+1:1+2 combo ender

importance

★★☆☆☆

value

★★★☆☆

dexterity

★☆☆☆☆

rhythm

★★☆☆☆

External links

• Zafina Guide by Arslan Ash (via DashFight)
• Tekken 8 Zafina Basic Guide by GAThrawno
• Zafina Combo Guide | TEKKEN 8 by RyzingSol