Street Fighter 6 – Zangief Combo / Move List (Character Guide)

The Red Cyclone Zangief is a Ruzzian wrestler who first appeared in Street Fighter 2 and is well-known for his lethal command grabs. With a few grabs and proper timing, you can take your opponent’s life.

He excels in other things as well, though. Zangief possesses powerful standard strikes, several unique maneuvers like the Double Lariat that enable him move forward while dodging projectiles, and even a parry for some assaults like the Tundra Storm.

Zangief: Unique Attacks

Move	Command	What It Does
Hellstab	Down Forward + Medium Punch	It’s a quick attack.
Knee Hammer	Forward + Medium Kick	It’s a quick knee.
Headbutt	Forward + Heavy Punch	It’s a strong attack.
Cyclone Wheel Kick	Forward + Heavy Kick	It’s an overhead.
Smetana Dropkick	Down Forward + Heavy Kick	A jumping kick.
Flying Body Press	(In the air) Down + Heavy Punch	It’s an aerial slam.
Flying Headbutt	(In neutral jump) Up + Heavy Punch	It’s an aerial headbutt.
Machine Gun Chops	Medium Punch, Medium Punch, Medium Punch	It’s a series of strong hits.
Power Stomps	Down, Down + Medium Kick, Medium Kick, Medium Kick	It’s a series of strong kicks.

Zangief: Special Moves

Move	Command	What It Does
Double Lariat	Two Punches	It’s a spin attack.
Screw Piledriver	360 + (Any) Punch	It’s a command grab.
Borscht Dynamite	(In the air) 360 + (Any) Kick	It’s a command grab.
Russian Suplex	(Near opponent) Half Circle Back + (Any) Kick	It’s a command grab.
Siberian Express.	(Far from opponent) Half Circle Back + (Any) Kick	A run that ends with a grab.
Tundra Storm	Down, Down + Heavy Kick	It’s a parry for specific attacks.

Zangief: Super Arts

Move	Command	What It Does
Aerial Russian Slam	Doble Quarter Circle Forward + (Any) Kick	It’s a jumping command grab.
Cyclone Lariat	Doble Quarter Circle Forward + (Any) Punch	It’s a spinning attack that attracts the enemy and ends with a grab. The spinning part can be held down.
Bolshoi Storm Buster	360×2 + (Any) Punch	It’s a close-range command grab that unleashes a cinematic attack.