Katarina

File:Katarina portrait.png

Katarina
Key techniques	HAR cancel into FC b+1 HAR cancel loops 3-string hit confirm magic 4 pickup
Heat	{{{heat}}}
Heat Smash	{{{heatSmash}}}
Heat Engagers	{{{heatEngagers}}}
Stances	Harrier (HAR) – f+4
Fastest
Launch	i13 – f,F+2,4 (standing) (theoretical) i15 – uf+4,4 (standing) i15 – WS+2 (crouching)
CH launch	i11 – 4,4,4 (high) i15 – df+4 (mid)
Wall splat	i12 – 2,2 or HAR 1 (high) i14 – 3,4 (mid) i15 – HAR 4 (mid wallbounce)
Archetypal moves
Mid check	i12 – b+3 (standing) i13 – df+1 (standing) i14 – b+1 (standing) i15 – df+4 (standing) i11 – ws4 (crouching)
Hopkick	uf+4,4
Power low	db+3
Snake edge	db+4
Generic moves
Remapped	d+1 → db+1
Missing	(none)
External links
Lore	Katarina Alves
Twitter	#{{{twitter}}}
Discord	[1]

Archetype

Katarina (Kat) is a bare-bones, poke-heavy, counterhit-baiting character. She is great for beginners due to her low execution requirements on key moves and staple combos, as well as her simple-to-understand gameplan. Her main focus is to use pokes to annoy her opponent into attacking when they shouldn't, leading to some huge damage payoffs for Kat if she succeeds. She benefits a lot from good fundamentals and the ability to pick up on your opponent's tendencies.

Katarina can struggle to open defensive opponents up due to a lack of strong lows. She has either very high-risk/high-reward lows, or low damage pokes which don't give her momentum to continue pressure.

Strengths

• Simple to pick up and use - good generic Tekken tools and simple gameplan
• Easy execution on key moves and combos
• Great CH tools
• Good damage in the open, great damage with walls
• Above-average movement
• Excellent range on whiff punishers

Weaknesses

• Weak lows - are either low damage (d+3) or very risky (df+3+4, db+3, db+4)
• Poor wall game
• Slow homing moves; difficulty dealing with SSR

Key techniques

HAR cancels

importance

★★★★★

value

★★☆☆☆

dexterity

★★☆☆☆

rhythm

★☆☆☆☆

3-string hit confirm

importance

★★★☆☆

value

★★★★☆

dexterity

★☆☆☆☆

rhythm

★★★☆☆

CH 4 f,F+2 pickup

importance

★★☆☆☆

value

★★☆☆☆

dexterity

★★★☆☆

rhythm

★☆☆☆☆

Standing punishment

-10

17

-11

17

-12

59

30

-13

59

58

30

-14

59

58

38

-15

101

86

72

-19

108

93

79

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Crouching punishment

-10

5

-11

15

-12

15

-13

23

-14

58

41

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101

86

72

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108

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	Median
	Short range
	Hard
	Wall
	Meter/Rage