Lei overview & gameplay guide

Character specification

Lei icon
Lei DLC Character

Evasiveness

Combo Damage

Mobility

Wall Carry

Throw game

Difficulty

ADVANCED

Overview

The police detective makes his return in Season 2. Lei probably has the steepest learning curve of any character in the Tekken series due to his stances and huge movelist. His core gameplay is to create whiffs with his haha step, which utilizes his backturn to create space, it covers more ground than a normal backdash would so Lei is strong and forcing whiffs and whiff punishing with his ff3 in return. He has a forward advancing string called razor rush which allows him to access his various stances at each different hit. He also has other moves which allows these transitions to occur so it’s important as a Lei player to recognize the patterns and transitions to use them to their full potential. He has a few low launchers out of various stances so his mixup game in the right moments is really scary. However these transitions have to be placed well since they can be interrupted on block so Lei has to really pick his moments to go in. Despite all this, Lei does have pretty bad punishment so it’s encouraged to get his damage through his mixups and whiff punishment.

Recommended if you like

  • Jackie Chan
  • Complex characters
  • In-depth and multiple options

Pros

  • Scary mixups
  • Amazing movement
  • Strong whiff punisher

Cons

  • Bad block punishment
  • Can be interrupted out of stances on block

Moveset

Lei special moves

Icons Legend Description
Down / ForwardRP + RK

d/f 3+4

Rage Art
TGRLP + RK

TGR 1+4

Rade Drive
CRALP + RK

CRA 1+4

Rade Drive
SNALP + RK

SNA 1+4

Rade Drive
DGNLP + RK

DGN 1+4

Rade Drive
PANLP + RK

PAN 1+4

Rade Drive
TGR

TGR

Tiger Stance
DRU

DRU

Drunken Master Walk
CRA

CRA

Art of Crane
SNA

SNA

Art of Snake
DGN

DGN

Art of Dragon
PAN

PAN

Art of Panther
PHX

PHX

Phoenix Illusion Stance

Latest combos

All Combos for Lei

Guide video