Unique Attacks — Street Fighter V eGuide

Step Elbow

Startup	18
Active	2
Recovery	17
Guard Level	HL
On Hit	4
On Guard	-2
LM-A Hit	—
LM-A Guard	—
VTX Hit	12
VTX Guard	6
Cancel	V
Damage	80
Stun	120
Meter Gain	50/25

Twist Barrage

Startup	9
Active	3
Recovery	19
Guard Level	HL
On Hit	D
On Guard	-8
LM-A Hit	—
LM-A Guard	D
VTX Hit	D
VTX Guard	3
Cancel	SP, V
Damage	60
Stun	100
Meter Gain	50/25

Step Elbow/Twist Barrage: Laura lunges about a jump’s distance toward her enemy while delivering a descending elbow onto the opponent’s head. On hit or block, it can be canceled into a specialized standing (Twist Barrage), which is then special-cancelable only on hit. If your two-hit target combo is blocked, you can’t make it safe by canceling into EX Thunder Clap or any other special attacks. However, it is V-Trigger-cancelable (+3 on block). This puts you at a perfect Sunset Wheel timing, since the enemy’s throw hurtbox appears on the same frame as a buffered Sunset Wheel follow-up after the screen freeze. This gives you a true 50/50 mix-up between HK Sunset Wheel and Combo 3.

The first hit of Step Elbow makes for an excellent hit-check initiation combo, similar to Ryu’s Solar Plexus Strike. On hit, you’re at +4, affording a link into Combo 5. On block, you’re at -2, so be ready to switch to defense against perceptive opponents.

Dual Crash

Startup	7
Active	3
Recovery	16
Guard Level	HL
On Hit	1
On Guard	-2
LM-A Hit	—
LM-A Guard	—
VTX Hit	9
VTX Guard	6
Cancel	V
Damage	60
Stun	10
Meter Gain	30/15

Dual Crash: Laura’s other two-hit target combo is close-range standing canceled into her standing . It’s not special-cancelable, but it is V-Trigger-cancelable. Unlike most target combos in SFV, Dual Crash doesn’t punish you with too many extra recovery frames on block (standing is usually -1 on block, whereas Dual Crash leaves you at -2). Its best use is as an easy hit-check into a Spark Show cancel combo, as seen in Combo 9.