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Street Fighter 6 Guides: Fundamentals, Drive System & Ranked Play

Core Street Fighter 6 guides covering beginner basics, Modern and Classic controls, the Drive Gauge, frame data, Super Arts and the ranked climb.

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About these guides

These guides cover the systems every Street Fighter 6 player meets first: choosing between Classic and Modern controls, spending and refilling the Drive Gauge, and reading the frame meter. Start with the beginner guide if you are new to fighting games, then work through Drive Impact, Drive Rush, Perfect Parry and Super Arts. Ranked-specific advice sits in the ranks and achievements guides.

What you can learn

  1. Set up your controls and fundamentals

    The beginner guide and Modern controls article explain input schemes, blocking, anti-airs and a first training routine before you play online.

  2. Learn the Drive system piece by piece

    Separate articles cover the Drive Gauge, Drive Impact, Drive Rush and Perfect Parry, so you know what each option costs and when to spend it.

  3. Turn practice into ranked progress

    The frame data, training mode and ranks guides show how to read the in-game frame meter and climb from Rookie toward Master.

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