JustCallMeJoe
[01] Neophyte
This thread is intended to find specific and optimal strategies against common tactics that other characters use as part of their gameplan. I will try to keep the first post updated with objective tactics to handle certain situations rather than subjective strategies. I will leave that to the replies. The difference being that objective tactics say 'you can use 4B+K to spin out of Sophita's Angel Step AA and Angel Step AB after blocking the first hit', whereas subjective strategies may include 'keep Talim at tip range to be most effective'. Both are necessary in order to understand the matchup, but i don't want to be the arbiter of saying a particular strategy is effective over another in terms of including it in this post. Some other examples of objective tactics that could maybe be included (but not limited to):
Quick glossary:
SSL: Side step left (your characters left, so into the background on 1P side)
SSR: Side step right
Groh
4B+K into low block can beat 6A and 6A6 Avenger followups (except the A+B follow up). (Video)
To add to the above, if you want to punish 6AA hard, you need to react whether he did 6AA or did 6A into stance.
Kilik
SSL into 33_99K will punish Monument ABK, Monument A4 into Back Parry A and Monument A4 into Back Parry B (Video)
Seong Mina
4B+K will spin out of AAA, AAB, BBA and BBB (Video1) (Video2)
SSL FLE~B will also beat those same strings, but timing is a bit tighter (Video). You can do SSL 8B to make it easier if you dont want to sacrifice life on 4B+K spin
Sophitia
4B+K will spin out of TAS AA and TAS AB (Video)
SSR 8B will also punish the above strings without sacrificing life (Video)
Thanks to:
Boom
Jeo
Signia
- Option selects against a particular string or mixup
- Optimal punishes for moves that are usually awkward to punish
- (Maybe) Moves that gain more (or less) value in the matchup, backed by some objective reason (they can't punish it, or they have a unique tool to punish this move etc)
Quick glossary:
SSL: Side step left (your characters left, so into the background on 1P side)
SSR: Side step right
Groh
4B+K into low block can beat 6A and 6A6 Avenger followups (except the A+B follow up). (Video)
To add to the above, if you want to punish 6AA hard, you need to react whether he did 6AA or did 6A into stance.
Kilik
SSL into 33_99K will punish Monument ABK, Monument A4 into Back Parry A and Monument A4 into Back Parry B (Video)
Seong Mina
4B+K will spin out of AAA, AAB, BBA and BBB (Video1) (Video2)
SSL FLE~B will also beat those same strings, but timing is a bit tighter (Video). You can do SSL 8B to make it easier if you dont want to sacrifice life on 4B+K spin
Sophitia
4B+K will spin out of TAS AA and TAS AB (Video)
SSR 8B will also punish the above strings without sacrificing life (Video)
Thanks to:
Boom
Jeo
Signia
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