"In Soul Calibur II, Talim is considered to be a mid-tier character. Her strengths include incredible dodging ability—particularly through her Wind Charmer and Gale stances—fast foot and attack speed, and possibly the best Ring Out game in Soul Calibur II. Her weaknesses include weak damage, light weight, poor step—though somewhat offset by her Wind Charmer stances—and short range.

Talim's signature attack is her Blade Cyclone, also known as 33A. It is widely considered to be one of the best moves in the game, as it hits mid, avoids lows and highs at difference points of the animation, inflicts decent damage, can track 360°, is unsteppable, and is completely unpunishable all while being able to Ring Out from a considerable distance.

As mentioned before, Talim's Ring Out game is very strong. All of her throws except her Monsoon Season chain throw—the most damaging frontal "normal" throw in the game—and one side throw can Ring Out. Unlike other characters, most of her moves which knock an opponent off their feet can Ring Out as well. In order to balance out Talim's strong close-range game, Namco decided to have her throws impact in eighteen frames as opposed to the standard sixteen.

Talim's low game is powerful as well since almost all of her lows are unpunishable."