SCV Ivy FAQ & General Discussion

I intended to pick up Ivy as my third main under Algol and Tira but after spending a little while in practice mode and browsing her Soul Arena here, I have my doubts. I feel like she's slow, and all her quick moves lead nowhere. Her ranged attacks are all very slow and very easy to avoid. I will say that her throw game is amazing, and I love throws, but that's not enough.​
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I feel like she doesn't have any easy-to-execute, fast, effective staple moves like my other mains do. Maybe I'm just doing something wrong.​
 
Ivy is very decent at close range but really bad at range... her ranged tools are some of the worst in the game this time I'm afraid.
 
In general anything that extends to whip, is dreadfully unsafe, and must be used intelligently. On the positive her pokes are good imo. She has a nice 2K and 2A as always, nice step, and solid hitstun and some cool UBs imo.
 
hotnikkelz said:
In general anything that extends to whip, is dreadfully unsafe, and must be used intelligently. On the positive her pokes are good imo. She has a nice 2K and 2A as always, nice step, and solid hitstun and some cool UBs imo.
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Let me add 6B and 3K in here as well. Great great options close range. I honestly wish she just had one good step killer close range. Mind you, 6[A] is amazing at range, but up close, you're just asking for punishment.
 
Well, that's the kind of character that Ivy is in this game. All the right tools, you just have to be very smart to use them correctly, which definitely can be frustrating while learning her. You can't just pick her up and spam her, like you can with maxi or pat or pyhrra or xiba. You're going to lose.

Also I am sure people have noticed this, but I would just like to point it out. When you use 6_8 or 2, at long range it whiffs if they are stepping. If they are at mid range though, this is where the move catches them and will knock them on their ass if they are stepping. Again, you have to make a good judgement call here.
 
Something interesting:

If you cancel her 4B+K UB in the first couple of frames, you end in TC (as in SC4) but you also automatically backdash. You can cancel into a WR move between the TC and the backdash, or you could add another 4 at the end for a 8WR move.

Interesting.
 
Question to all: Has anyone had any success with WS B+K/BT B+K auto GI? It does have the aGI visual effect, the guide says it aGI all moves but... it never works for me.
 
WR b+k use to be one of my favorite moves. Now it seems like the auto GI on the first hit is gone completely. I have seen the second hit auto Gi now though. Makes the move useless for what i used it for in the past.
 
Ring said:
Question to all: Has anyone had any success with WS B+K/BT B+K auto GI? It does have the aGI visual effect, the guide says it aGI all moves but... it never works for me.
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It seems to only GI when the green GI animation is facing the opponent...since it revolves around Ivy twice...there's actually a window between the two revolutions that Ivy can be hit out of it...
I think it's a stupid change.


Does anyone use WR [A]? That move seems intriguing...it's decently fast but with longer range than regular WR A...longer recovery though..
 
WR B+K isn't nearly as reliable as an aGI anymore. :(

On the flip side, I've won a few rounds by using it to hit rolling opponents. Always hilarious.
 
I can't get 22/88B, BBBBB(just) to work
I dont just mean in this SC, I've never really bother to learn, only now I'm taking the game a little more seriously. how precisely do you input it?

So far the biggest craic I've had is making people block a shed load of hits and then setting up 44B+K to guard break with the first hit, and have the full unblockable launch while they're staggered, I think followed by 6B 8BE is does about 125 damage.

I cannot understand why 6B 8 BE is so weak, I've used other attacks in it's place that have done 5 or 6 point less damage, for no expenditure of meter.
 
I havent tested this with aIr Control yet but depening on if the characters are close to you after a 44B+K 0r 3A+B UB you can use 22B BE with combo for around 110 damage and gives follow up options/mix ups. Like is you land a 2B+K after wors the damage is 125-135 IRC, but once again i havent test this with AC yet so this might not work and do know that the 22B BE BE 2nd doest wiff everynow again but think it has to do with the hieght they are at as they are hit with the initall 22B BE from the UB.
 
Aurongroove said:
I can't get 22/88B, BBBBB(just) to work
I cannot understand why 6B 8 BE is so weak, I've used other attacks in it's place that have done 5 or 6 point less damage, for no expenditure of meter.
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I know 6B, 8BE can be used to wall splat for some good additional damage...

I've also been ending combos with the 6B, 8BE 9b+k. I haven't tested with air control or ukemi, but in matches they weren't able to block it.
 
Fun fact: Ivy is one of the least used characters online. Namco thought that by making her easier to play she would attract more players. I guess they were wrong.
 
Thats actually something i really like about Sc5 Ivy, very very few mirror matches.​

I tested the combo i listed above with the AC and it can be AC but i had it on random as i did this so i dont actually know the direction in which it can be AC. It did however seem to catch most directions though if it wasnt for wiff factor(which i still believe has something to do with the height at which the chracter is hit by 22B BE) i would say this a better follow up to 44B+K and3A+B luanch then 6b8 BE.
 
Ring said:
Fun fact: Ivy is one of the least used characters online. Namco thought that by making her easier to play she would attract more players. I guess they were wrong.
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well, making her easier to play but harder to win with deters people from playing her. =P

i haven't fought a single ivy online yet, but i haven't played all that much online. i've been using pyrrha and pyrrha omega online myself.
 
That is true.
And every Ivy I've fought so far are completely miserable with her.
I have not seen anyone do iCS either.
:P
 
Link repping Ivy in Winter brawl? Someone pinch me -- gotta be a dream! :)

In all seriousness, Link be stalking us. Why hasn't he posted yet in the SA? Lol.
 
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