Rashid

Who is Rashid?

Rashid is a character with a unique focus on strong mobility options and unique "air current" projectiles. These air currents modify Rashid's movement when he passes through them while jumping or performing a special, affecting the way he chooses to approach his opponent.

While Rashid has the traditional shotoclone fireball/DP combo to work with, he puts a number of unique touches on them to make them his own. His fireball Whirlwind Shot travels upwards at a diagonal angle instead of fully horizontal, and can be charged up to leave an air current. His DP Spinning Mixer meanwhile travels in many directions rather than the usual single version. The light version goes horizontally, the medium version travels diagonally up, and the heavy version goes straight upwards. As one can see, Rashid places a lot of emphasis on controlling the space directly in front of him and above him.

The reason why is that Rashid has a number of extremely powerful mobility tools once he's established control over these spaces. Rashid is unique among the cast in that he has a run which activates after he takes a forward dash. He can use 6KK to front flip across the screen, or use Arabian Skyhigh to flip through the air and come down in unique angles. Combining all of these options together, accented further with the air currents he creates, can allow Rashid unprecedented forward movement.

Once he's zoned in on you, Rashid becomes frightening to deal with as a defender. Rashid not only has a throw loop, but his light Spinning Mixer does good Drive Bar damage and is safe on block. Rashid has many ways to threaten quick mixups with 6HP or be plus on block with 2MP. Once he's gotten you launched into a combo, Rashid can layer on Arabian Cyclone during your wakeup to keep you blocking. Even worse, Arabian Cyclone can also be used to set up high/low/throw mixups. If he's got meter to spend, Rashid can also drop the powerful Ysaar onto you to force a checkmate scenario. All in all, Rashid's close-range offense is one of the strongest in the game and something he excels at.

And excel at that offense he must, as Rashid's pokes are very stubby and his footsies in general is lacking. Rashid's kit is very complex and freeform, which both acts as a boon (in that it gives him lots of tools) and a curse (in that picking the best option can be difficult). As well, while Spinning Mixer is a decent anti-air option, it is only air-invulnerable on frame 6 as opposed to the standard frame 1, which combined with his mediocre anti-air buttons makes it hard for him to reactively stuff aerial approaches. All in all, Rashid is excellent for people who want to get in and flex their offense. If you want peerless mobility, excellent close-range pressure and a wealth of style alongside it, ride the waves with Rashid.

Pick / Avoid

Play Rashid if…

  • Anywhere the Wind Blows: Diverse, powerful, and plentiful mobility options, including: a run with command normal followups, forward-moving specials, crossover flips, and double-jumping air specials.

  • Category 5: Consistent and threatening pressure with many ways to be plus on block.

  • Swept Away: Plentiful ways to spend resources and force mixups, including one of the most oppressive projectile supers in the game.

Think twice if…

  • Arabian Acrobat: Lacking long range buttons in neutral, making strong movement a must.

  • A Gentle Breeze: Generally low damage output outside of level 2 setups.

  • Waiting for the Right Moment: Inconsistent anti-airs that require precise timing due to their minimal invincibility.

  • High-Tech Toys: A large and complex kit, which can make efficient decision making difficult.

Vitals

Health10,000
Fwd Walk
0.045
Back Walk
0.032
Fwd Dash
0.00
Back Dash
0.00
Fwd Jump
0.00
Back Jump
0.00
Jump Height
2.12
Throw Range
0.80
Drive Rush
2.25
Jump4+38+3 f

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Patch History

2.04013 Aug 2026Yasmine release. Balance changes for all characters.
  • Modern Controls:
  • 4S changed from Eagle Spike (214K) → Arabian Cyclone (214P)
  • Shortcut performs the L version; requires manual input to choose strength
  • 2S changed from Arabian Cyclone (214P) → Eagle Spike (214K)
  • Can choose strength with 1S/2S/3S
  • 2HP
  • Blockstun increased 18 → 20
  • Block Advantage increased -6 → -4
  • Proximity guard hitbox comes out 4f earlier (6f → 2f)
  • Overall much easier to use as in neutral, and is almost never punishable as a poke
  • Even at point blank, only 4f lights with range 1.09 or higher (e.g. Manon 2LP) can punish
  • Crescent Kick (6HK)
  • Hitstun increased 26 → 27
  • Hit Advantage increased +2(+5) → +3(+6)
  • Can now always link to 2MK on Punish Counter, making it a much stronger Low Crush in neutral
  • Also much easier to space it as a +4 meaty in neutral, allowing a link to his long-range 5LP
  • Enhanced MP Spinning Mixer (236MP Air)
  • Anti-air Invuln increased 3-11 → 3-17
  • Easier to punish opponents for trying to jump out of SA2 pressure
  • OD Arabian Cyclone (214PP)
  • Expanded the proximity guard hitbox for the 1st hit
  • Pushback on block for the 2nd hit decreased
  • Now easier to space so only the 2nd hit connects, leaving Rashid at significant advantage on Block
  • Note: the patch notes incorrectly state that the move gained an additional active frame

Character data, frame data and patch notes are mirrored from the SuperCombo wiki, maintained by the community under CC BY-SA.