Ganryu overview & gameplay guide

Character specification

Ganryu icon
Ganryu DLC Character

Evasiveness

Combo Damage

Mobility

Wall Carry

Throw game

Difficulty

MEDIUM

Overview

Julia’s #1 stan returns and he is as oppressive as ever. Ganryu is really strong at pressuring the opponent and being constantly on top of them with his massive + frames and strong approaching mids. Ganryu is quite unique for a tekken character as his jab is slower than the average jab, but is more + on block. He has quite a few strings with followups making the opponent freeze up, especially off his df1 string. His DF3 low is a +5 on hit low that forces crouch and is barely punishable on block. This leads to Ganryu having really strong offensive poking, especially at the wall where the opponent cannot backdash. Ganryu got a new stance in this game which makes his mixup/poking game a lot scarier to deal with. When the opponent gets scared/frustrated of Ganryu’s low poking, he has really strong mids to keep them in check. Ganryu can really deplete your lifebar fast if you cannot get him off you through his barrage of pokes and delayable strings. His infamous clap (ff1+2) is a safe high launcher with good range due to ff motion, excellent for whiff punishing and just tagging the opponent randomly out of their approach. His carry is surprisingly very good which definitely helps him with his wall game and his punishment is quite decent too with a knockdown for 10f, strong mixup at 12f and a FC launcher at 14f crouching. His range isn’t quite there as he’s a very upclose character, so he’s reliant on the player being able to pick the right moments to go in.

Recommended if you like

  • Rushdown characters
  • Unique playstyle
  • Strong poking

Pros

  • Excellent offensive pokes
  • Strong punishment
  • Strong carry
  • Amazing wall game

Cons

  • Lacks range a bit
  • Struggles to make comebacks a bit

Moveset

Genryu special moves

Icons Legend Description
Down / BackLP + RP

d/b 1+2

Rage Art
Down / ForwardLP + RK

d/f 1+4

Rage Drive
SIT

SIT

Sit Stance
TCH

TCH

Tachiai Stance

Latest combos

All Combos for Ganryu

Guide video