So I have been searching for a Wolvie team with the best of both worlds (beam to get in, lockdown pressure to stay in) because I wanted a beam to use with a rush down assist (other than Jam session, I can’t use Dante ). Anyhow after using frank and doom for a while I felt it was much of gamble, if i got the first hit awesome, but if not shit went downhill fast. So I searched for beam to use specifically with Akuma since drones aren’t the pressure up close I am looking for (and sent sucks ass). Said Beam has to a minimum OTG, Allow Fatal Claw loops, and preferably allows meterless crossups. Task and Hawk’s Arrows are meh for logan in that respect, Disruptor fails in alot of aspects although a great assist, ironman nor doom cant use tatsu, strange and akuma don’t work too well and have too low health etc, chris also fails and needs an anti air. Shuma is fantastic but I’m unsure how well he works with Akuma and is not the greatest character. That brings me to the god of thunder. Man Wolverine and Thor have tremendous synergy. Throws (normal and hyper) allow unscaled raw tags, beam is decent for overheads, crossups (whiff an H before the slash, Barrages into combos (though beam hits hi so you might have to cancel if the opponent knows into this but then free mixup!) , otgs, Thor’s shockwave into b charge on hit will allow to continue combo, on block free mixup (and can call akuma during!), not bad. Worst case he is a meat shield giving Akuma bars. Tatsu has to be at least decent for getting him Thor in I assume. I feel I should give this team a more fair chance. I know Legendary Dj already said I should give thor a better assist when i asked first about this team three months ago, but this team is mainly a wolverine team. Does Tatsu give thor enough to be at least playable? Anyone who uses Tatsu know any tick throw setups?
Akuma assist can provide a get off me and really strong pressure if you impliment mighty strikes but Thor may not benefit from it as much as your characters with faster movement that can give you multiple chances for open ups during lock down but its not a option to completely overlook.You can fatal claw loop and otg with mighty spark but at high level mighty spark will be a issue against much as a faster horizontal presence in doom beam or em disruptor that gives Wolverine those quick capitalization moments… but that could also be a part of how you play your game! If Wolverine is the main focus your Thor is going to have to work extra hard to keep Wolverines momentum going and confirming off of Akuma assist PRACTICE YOUR BREAD AND BUTTERS & RESETS. Thor with Wolverine b assist can be used to setup some interesting block strings but Thor needs a way to zone or otg to get something going imo you may even want to consider polishing yourself a gundam (sentinel) to swap out with Akuma from time to time you may be better off. If you want to make this team work by all means please do! I’m not sure if Thor would be major help to your Wolverine & Akuma in the long run is all. Dont let your failsafe be “oh well if he dies at least Akuma will have meter” in this game you want to play every moment you get
Hi. I just picked up Thor and was wondering if I could get any one else’s thoughts on my team. I’m running Thor/Doom(HM)/Akuma(Tatsu). I just picked my three favorite characters without thinking about how good or bad they are in the game. I’m willing to switch out Doom if need be.
Ive been running a Thor/Dorm(purfication)/strange(bolts) i feel its really good thor team maybe one of the best since it gives you ton of screen control and sick combo extensions. What do you guys think?, i’m not that great theory crafter or player so ill love some input.
Edit: also it might be better to have strange second but not sure how strong dorm is as anchor compared to strange. Any idea?
Check a couple posts above about Thor with Akuma keep your gameplay solid and your assist wisely. As far as synergy goes Thor/Doom is obvious I’m not sure about Thor/Akuma or Doom/Akuma. The dhc options for Akuma from either Doom or Thor aren’t spectacular and you’d need to improvise your b&bs to make them work. A stronger shell may be a better idea if you plan on competing at majors with this team because at the moment Spencer or Felicia with Doom/Akuma looks better. Have one of Thor/Doom more synergetic partners in pocket to swap out with Akuma and play around with your team order maybe with Strange? Storm? or anchor Ammy or Sentinel for example
This is a great Thor team you’re right in changing Strange to the second position with an OTG from Dorm and the DHC, TAC synergy from Thor can make this team very scary. Strange with Dorm anchor is chip city and will force your opponents to XFactor to save themselves NeoArtisan who posts here has played Dorm (purification) anchor for a long time now and maybe would give you tips if asked. You could even switch Dorm to liberation assist to give you the “Run Run Ball” THC with Strange for match ups against other zoning teams
I play Thor/Iron Man(Unibeam)/Dorm(Purification) and have a blast. I like Tony more than Stephen.
Yeah…Its really however he chooses to go about it. Dorm anchor does give him a chance to pick and choose characters for the middle but for the sake of learning a whole different character he can already work with what he’s got.
Thx so much for your input, I kinda stopped playing marvel for a while cause i moved from where i lived and used to run tasky in the back with dorm middle but I always liked strange from the comics but didnt really want to learn a new character back then when he was underused but now with all the FoF loops stuff and all the crazy shit he has i really wanted to put him on my team but wasnt sure what was the best order.
BTW i call this team “Team Might and Magic” XD, now ill get back to learning strange.
I hadn’t thought about that THC idea but sounds like a lot of fun ill have to try it down
I don’t know if you’re near NJ at all but if so we should do some mirrors and record them for the thread. I’m not adverse to online, but obviously prefer local casuals.
I’m actually located in PA and work a full schedule the only time I get to play is early in the morning late at night or when I get the rare chance to travel to majors. I’m not opposed to the playing online idea it’ll just be hard for whoever watches to determine what to chalk up to XBL connectivity or not. Since you play Iron Man you already know what I mean lol
im picking the game and I like how thor plays. As of now i have THor on point with mighty smash and Hawkeye as anchor with greyhound. Which characters could fit the spot left? Should i go with a lockdown assist or an otg for the SSS?
I personally think you should go with an OTG option the problem is finding one that also has synergy with the team with the assists you want to use. You could actually put Vergil in the middle with Rapid Slash assist and have a OTG and a pseudo lockdown for Thor. Thor can DHC into Vergil sword loops and extend them with the help of Mighty Smash assist and Greyhound from Hawkeye can setup those crazy left right blocking instances that Vergil loves.
i cant seem to make rapid slash work as an otg. Any tips or detailed explanations?
You just Call Vergil+Mighty Smash H. I guess the extension and follow up will require some timing and take a little getting used to.
Alright I’ve changed up my teams a bit, and I’ve narrowed it down to Thor/Strange/x. Any suggestions on who to put on the end?
Doom always works haha, that was actually the team i tried to use for a while but i have too much trouble with strange. DHC into faltine loops is fun if you can do them though. I still prefer an OTG assist, but again, it’s a bit tough to find one that works well.
I do play felicia occasionally, but her OTG is really low and midscreen you can follow up with a light strike into L spark to super at most. I usually just OTG with missile combos, but I’m testing out doom beam which has its advantages as well. She hulk’s torpedo works well also, but the point of me modifying my team in the first place was to try to deal better against zoning haha
but yeah, thor with strange and doom in either 2nd or anchor positions works pretty well.
Dormmamu,Rocket Raccoon, Ammy,Doom,Arthur just some of the characters I can think of off top that can work on anchor with Thor/Strange or some arrangement. Keep in mind your Strange/x is going to have to hold the team together more than anything. Your middle and last character determine if you live or die in givin situations so work with them more than anything I can never stress this enough.
Ammy(coldstar) and Dante(jam) are the best options. Those are Thor best rushdown and safer teams. You could throw a Dormammu in there but i prefer Dormammu with missiles and in the second position, so no point in playing him if Strange is already in the team
actually you could throw a Vergil, a Dr Doom or a Phoenix in there and do good as well