Reina Mishima is an interesting newcomer in Tekken 8. Her style is a combination of Taido, Mishima-Ryu, and Sentai techniques. This beginner’s guide to Reina will help you learn how to use this intriguing character.
Despite being a new character, Reina is one of the best-ranked fighters in theTekken 8 tier list. Reina is definitely a force to reckon with and a character worthy of picking up.
Tekken 8 How to play Reina - Combo Guide and BNBs
Reina is straightforward when learning the basics but also very difficult to master. Her style is very similar to Heihachi Mishima, with some additions of other styles, such as Taido and Sentai style. Reina has a very unpredictable fighting style; she has a lot of stances and cancels, and she’s very hard to read.
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Reina Combos - Important Moves
Three moves are very important in building Reina’s combos. Two of them are body shifts that connect strings and stances, and the third one is a special stance.
Tekken 8 Reina Combo Examples
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This article uses standard Tekken novelist legend. For the new Tekken players, that means we’re usingnumbers instead of buttons. Number 1 is a left punch or X/Square button; number 2 is a right punch or Y/Triangle button. The same goes for kicks; number 3 is the left kick or A/X button, and number 4 is the right kick or B/Circle button.
Thedirections are put in letters, so “f” is forward, “b” is back, “u” is up, and “d” is down. The same goes for combination; for example, d/f is down-forward. Capital letters mean that you hold the direction button instead of just pressing it.
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