Shaheen — Matchups

Toughest

• Dragunov — Drag's `df+2` outpaces Shaheen's `df+1,2` neutral and his `wr+2` homing closes Shaheen's Stealth Step distance. After 2.09 priority nerfs, Shaheen's pokes lose direct trades here.
• Nina — Nina's i10 jabs interrupt Stealth Step entries and SS+4 launches Shaheen's Sneak recovery. Don't commit to S! stance — straight poke neutral only.
• Jun — Jun's parry beats Shaheen's `f+1+2` Heat Engager and her Genjitsu pressure resets his neutral. Sneak attack reads only on Heat.
• Heihachi — Warrior Instinct stance launches Shaheen's whiffed Stealth Step and EWGF outranges his `df+2`. Block more, sneak less.
• Feng — Shifting Clouds power-crushes Shaheen's mid mix and Feng's `db+4` low punishes his predictable Stealth Step. Tough range war.

Easiest

• Kuma — Big hitbox + slow defense = Stealth Step into combo every time. Shaheen's `D*,u+2` Heat-Engager catches Kuma in stance recovery for full combo.
• Asuka — Asuka's parry stance can't read Shaheen's high/low Sneak mix. His `db+3` low and Stealth Step uf+4 mid force her into guess-state.
• King — Shaheen's mobility evades ff+1+2 tracking grab and his `df+2` launcher punishes King's lumbering ff+ approach.
• Steve — Steve has no low — Shaheen stand-blocks the peekaboo and uses `f+1+2` Heat Engager to launch his sway.
• Paul — Deathfist whiffs against Stealth Step sidestep evasion. Shaheen punishes with `df+2,1` launcher into Sneak combo.

Sidestep: Shaheen sidesteps LEFT vs most chars — Stealth Step into SSL combo works on most right-handed strings. Vs Mishimas, Stealth Step into u+3 evades EWGF recovery. Vs grapplers, use S! stance to backdash out of throw range.