Faust is a recurring character in the Guilty Gear series. A doctor who lost his mind and then regained his sanity, Faust utilizes an unorthodox offense that makes him one of the most unique characters in a fighting game. In Guilty Gear Strive Faust is classified as a Unique character and for good reason. This guide will give you the information you need to excel at using Faust in Guilty Gear Strive.
Upcomer’s Guilty Gear Strive character guides use numpad notation. Numpad notation is a universal form of notating fighting game inputs that is able to go past language barriers. It is based off numpads that can be found on a computer keyboard. Five is the joystick at neutral and the numbers branch out from there. For example 236 would translate to down, down-forward, forward in numpad notation.
Guilty Gear Strive Inputs
| Guilty Gear Strive Input Name | Shorthand |
| Punch | P |
| Kick | K |
| Slash | S |
| Heavy Slash | HS |
| Dust | D |
Command Normals
| Move Name | Input | Description |
| Command Movement | 1 or 3 | Faust can crawl across the ground while crouching, this will evade high hitting attacks. |
| Command Normal 1 | 6P | Faust swings his hand upward. This move has upper body invincibility, making it a good move to counter jump-ins and aerial attacks. |
| Command Normal 2 | 6HS | Faust swings his scalpel down in a strong blow. This will hit crouch-blocking opponents and has a long range, but it takes awhile to startup. |
| Command Normal 3 | HS during standing HS | A follow up for Faust’s standing HS. This move picks the opponent up and knocks them back down. It can be comboed into the special move Mix Mix Mix if Faust has corner control. |
| Command Normal 4 | 2K in mid-air | Faust spins diagonally through the air. This is good to use to throw off an opponent expecting a normal jump-in. |
| Command Normal 5 | D (Hold) | After holding D, Faust can reflect projectiles. |
Special Attacks
| Move Name | Input | Description |
| Mix Mix Mix | 236S (Air OK) | Faust spins his body rapidly while lunging forward. This move is very versatile and will cause a knockdown state on hit. You can control the direction of the attack. |
| What Could This Be? | 236P | Faust throws out an item. The item that is thrown is random and each have a different effect. |
| Snip Snip Snip | 236HS | Faust gives his an afro opponent after landing this command grab. The afro extends the opponents vertical hitbox, leaving them more vulnerable to attacks. |
| Scarecrow | 214P or 214K or 214S | Faust vanishes and summons to scarecrows. The P version has Faust appear in the left scarecrow and attack. The K version has Faust appear in the right scarecrow and attack. The S version has Faust drop onto his enemy from above. |
| Thrust | 41236K | Faust thrusts his scalpel forward. This move has full screen range so it is an excellent poke. |
| Pull Back | 4 during Thrust | Faust can use Pull Back during Thrust to bring his opponent towards in a motion akin to reeling in a fish |
| Hole in One! | HS during Pull Back | Faust can use Hole in One! during Pull Back to do a golf swing at his opponent to launch them back across the screen. This must be timed correctly for it to connect. |
| Love | 236P in mid-air | Faust throws a projectile resembling his head at the opponent. This projectile will explode on impact and its arc moves towards the ground. Faust can be hurt by the explosion. |
Overdrives
| Move Name | Input | Description |
| Bone-crushing Excitement | 632146HS | Faust causes a four leaf clover to trip his opponent, he then causes them misfortune by running a wheel chair into their toe. This move can be used as a combo ender for high damage. |
| W-W-What Could This Be? | 236236P | A more powerful version of What Could This Be? that throws out many items. Like the original version, all the items are random. |
