Neutral game
Keep in mind that Axl's pokes can lead to high damage
Know Axl's distances, use safer options, punish any big openings
Use feints to create openings and slip through his pokes
Openings
Observing Axl's actions is standard as his f.S will beat most options
Getting space first and then playing accordingly is safe
High return option is to buffer parries and dash
If you parry 5h, 5p, or rensen, you can get a combo
countering 5p w/ 6p senri is a high risk/return option if you wanna gamble
Long range
Space w/ puffballs to CH his 5p and 2s
5p and 2s are strong anti-airs and discouraging them is good
When he starts trying to shutdown 236s~ w/ 2p and 2h, we can IAD
if he tries to rensen after we block his 2p, parry it and FB Puff or dash
after blocking 2h, be wary of 6h, parry it on reaction if you can
Dash in whenever he whiffs something but observe him carefully
Gekirin is weak against his 2s, be careful
if he misreads an IAD and whiffs a 5h, punish w/ FB Puffball
getting a card from afar is relatively safe
something like IAD j.S is the most that can really happen
you can easily mix up your S puffballs w/ charging a card instead
using 236s 236p against Axl's 2p or 2h may be valid too
Middle range
Axl's 3p is really strong and beats most of our options
It knocks down on ground CH which shuts down our 2s
Get out or get closer, staying there is no good
Close range
Stick with small moves, keep him honest w/ 2k and 6p
warning: 6h is only +1 on IB and is a good time for him to dp
if Axl gets away w/ FD, start over as midrange is seriously bad
using FD to get out against Axl is safe
respect Axl's 5k, you can lose 50% for trying to mash
however if it's after something like 6h, 6p > f.S > tk ryuujin is valid
parry is useful but 3p goes into 2d which starts the pain train
memorize Axl's gatlings, stay honest and FD when he gatlings into 2D
if you parry rensen and he has no meter, punish w/ FB Puff or phoenix super
if he has meter to FRC it, you can either guess what's next or try to get out
if you want to disrespect, use 623k. juicy if you have a card.
623k will encourage Axl to use 2k, making his pressure easier to escape
Okizeme
Axl has two dps which are either upper or lower body invul
switching between lows or buffering a parry and throwing is recommended
dealing with Axl's Okizeme
his primary options are 2k or throw
be especially wary of getting thrown in the corner
if you read 2k, 236236h is valid
FRC makes it extremely low risk + high return (70% damage)
parry his 6h on reaction, his j.S can be parried as well
Other notes
instill the fear of FB Puffball to create mindgames
against his counters you can use 236s~k, 236s~p, 236p, j.H, etc
there are several ways to counter FB Puffball so don't rely on it too much
you can dash under 5p to some degree and use 6p or 6h against it
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