STANCES
Taki's Stances
Possession
Possession is a stance that is suited for continuing pressure after punishing something, using one move out of the stance, and then getting out of it. Though she can force a mixup in certain situations after entering on block, and can even get a Lethal Hit...
II. PUNISHMENT
Taki's Punishers
Siegfried's Punishment
AAA- About an i14 gap between hits. B6 or B+K LH SCH B. GI to option select.
AAB- RC. B6, or GI to option select.
AAK- Duck, wrB A:6- iagA. If she goes into stance, use B6 to punish/stuff the stance.
6AA- i13 gap between hits. K, or...
I. OVERVIEW & GENERAL STRATEGY
Strategy
She a ninja.
Ring Out
For having such a short weapon, Taki actually has some fairly impressive forward ring-out range. While her side and reversal ring-out options are (lacking/almost not there/nonexistant?)(citation needed), she's able to get a lot of...
Something interesting about tech traps in this game is that if the move that you knocked them down with was a move that stunned, the properties will carry over to the move you tech trap them with.
Compare and contrast 22A into B against SSH B into 6(B). 22A just gives a knockdown, so the B...
so tech traps are back
F = Front
B = Back
L = Left
R = Right
+ = Indicates move will combo if the opponent does not tech
66(A)
~ SBH A+B ~ a:B - 85 damage**** (ALL+)
22A
~ B - 48 damage (F)
SCH B
~ 4B (ALL) ~ 72 damage (ALL)
SCH A+B
~ B (F) - 61 damage
SSH B
~ a:(B) ~ SBH K - 68 damage...
Good reach. Amazing damage, especially in Soul Charge or with Lethal Hit. Good ability to control movement and positioning. Good ring out game from nearly every angle. Good throw damage and throw range, especially for a non-grappler character.
Extremely weak block punishment until -17. Lots of...
Some observations from the first day of the network test:
- 2A+B has an absolutely gigantic hitbox against grounded opponents. Never had anyone roll it once.
- 1B still has a lot of problems whiffing through legs and such when using it even a tiny bit off-axis.
- agA / JagA window seems a bit...