Elena

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Greetings! It’s been a little bit, and it’s finally time to dive into the fighters of the streets! Since she’s the latest character to be playable in Street Fighter 6, and my favorite new character from Street Fighter 3, she had to be the first I’d cover.


Desiring to travel the world, and make friends along the way, with an upbeat nature and joyous attitude propel her forward in her endeavors, today’s build is the nature-loving princess and capoeirista from Street Fighter: Elena.

Levels
Open Hand Monk 8
(Acrobatics, Athletics, Drum)
Druid 1
Battle Master Fighter 11
(Brewer’s Supplies, Perception)

Background
Nature-Loving Princess – Nature, Persuasion, Herbalism Kit, Magic Initiate: Druid (Druidcraft, Guidance, Healing Word)

Species
Human – Performance, Skilled (Animal Handling, Insight, Medicine)

Elena, right shoulder facing front, looking off-center over the back of her shoulder, carrying a staff in her left hand, with gold, red, and blue bands adorning her neck and gold, red, blue and purple bands adorning her arms and wrists.

Stats
8+1 STR, 15+2 DEX, 12 CON
11 INT, 14 WIS, 12 CHA

Feats
Athlete
Crusher
Skill Expert

Items
Bracers of Defense
+1 Dragonhide Belt (+2, +3)
Stirring Scaled Ornament
Potion of Pugilism

Techniques:

Specials:

  • Rhino Horn: Spinning roundhouse kick, back thrust kick Pushing Attack.
    • (Overdrive): Spinning roundhouse kick, 2-hit back thrust kick Pushing Attack.
  • Scratch Wheel: Jumping split kick with Crusher push and Tripping Attack.
    • (Overdrive): Jumping split kick, upside-down compass crescent kick with Crusher push and Tripping Attack.
  • Spinning Scythe: Two compass half moon kicks, 2-hit front walkover kick with Tripping Attack.
    • (Overdrive): Two compass half moon kicks, 2-hit front walkover kick with Crusher push and Tripping Attack.
  • Lynx Song: Moving towards an enemy.
    • (Overdrive): Patient Defense: Dodge
    • > Leopard Snap: Handstand 2x sole kick (to the solar plexus) with Crusher push back.
    • > Harvest Circle: Handstand 2x sole kick (to the face) with Crusher push up.
    • > Mallet Smash: Aerial cartwheel kick.
    • > Lynx Whirl: Bonus Action Evasive Footwork.
      • > Leopard Snap: Crouching spinning roundhouse kick, back thrust kick Pushing Attack.
      • > Harvest Circle: Outside crescent kick, inside crescent kick with Crusher push up.
      • > Mallet Smash: Aerial 2-hit compass kick with Stunning Strike.

Supers Arts:

  • Meteor Volley: Outside crescent kick with Crusher push, inside crescent kick, rotating inside crescent kick Pushing Attack.
  • Revival Dance: Jumping knee, 2x crouching spinning back roundhouses, Action Surge, 2x handstand kicks, crouching spinning back roundhouse with Crusher push and Pushing Attack.
    • > Healing: Jumping knee, 2x crouching spinning back roundhouses, Action Surge, 2x handstand kicks Trip Attack, Healing Word/Wholeness of Body.
  • Song of the Grasslands: Back foot upwards kick to jaw, stomach check, backwards heel strike Crusher push up, roundhouse Trip Attack, roundhouse Pushing Attack.
    • (Critical Art): Back foot upward kick to jaw, jumping upwards kick Crusher push up, windmill kick, Action Surge, 3x windmill kick, stomach check Trip Attack, roundhouse Pushing Attack.

Belatedly, that’s Elena! It was probably best to make this after 2024 rule set came out, that way you don’t need DM fiat to allow Battle Master Maneuvers to work on Unarmed Strikes. I do wish I knew the proper names of the kicks Elena does, but I did my best to convey what she is doing with what D&D abilities I had at my disposal. Don’t forget, Open Hand Monk’s Flurry of Blows can mimic Pushing and Trip Attacks. Only those saves are keyed off of Wisdom instead of Maneuvers’ Dexterity. If you’d like, you can sub out the Stirring Scaled Ornament for a Ring of Protection. I gave it to her as a nod to her friendship with Akuma, since it makes you immune to Frightened and she’s gotta be talking selfies with him!

Until next time, stay safe and have fun!

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