OS cr tech cr HP works vs rolento, it may be a good universal tool
What would it beat vs rolento?
Having tried Elena again more often, the character stays in the air too long while jumping. All I really have to say about the character
She can dodge projectiles very well. Just not usually by jumping. Amazing fwd dash, good backdash, slide, rhino horn.
She can cross up, too, with setups. And she can do some neat things in the air like 1hit j.hk juggles.
But. Jumping isn’t her strong suit.
Ya, you really shouldn’t be jumping with elena unless you’re going for a setup/A2A or something. Her jump is the worst in the game due to how floaty it is(sims is floatier but he can snipe). You really should be playing on the ground with her almost exclusively. With the tools she has, she doesn’t even need to jump.
Pogo stick
Something weird I discovered. You can’t use the SRK shortcut of db db to do linx tail but you can for scratch wheel.
i’m surprised how quickly i was picking up her various combos this past weekend while playing at a local session. she really does pretty good damage too.
mk ss in the corner into ex dp seems character specific? but it’s definitely worth knowing and getting rhino horn every chance to get to go into ex dp or ultra really matters. if i take as much damage as i can it really lets me sit on my lead a lot more effectively which cause people to get frustrated and they end up getting hit by more overheads and lows.
it’s true she doesnt really have any quick or easy wins. i’ve just been playing every match in for the long haul like im sim or something.
also slide vs fireball characters is so free it’s ridiculous. i almost feel bad… almost.
What are some juggles for Elena?
if you get the 1st hit of J.Hk you can juggle to EX RH and end with EX DP if it reaches the corner i believe, there are others that involve EX RH, J HK, and even EX SS. One is her 3s combo in the corner of EX SS, EX RH, EX DP
what is the best thing to do with CH stand RH? at the range it hits SS never connects fully and even lynx tail will whiff
in theory you could link to jab for +5 then go for f+mk which leaves a 7 frame gap, or f+mp for a 15 frame gap. just a thought.
You could also do jab into super if you want to burn the meter for damage but otherwise it will just be spacing specific. You just need to land it closer.
Tested on Ryu that you can do b.throw, dash, whiff cr.lk, slide, for a meaty safe slide.
Yeah I was wondering what else juggles. It feels like I should be able to juggle I’m just unaware of it besides like going into ultra.
I’ll be sure to test some of her juggle combos i know chris G did a video on it tho and and i’ll check on that meaty slide see if it works on any one else but thanks man
A lot of juggles off of various AA and air-to-air starters are covered in this video that I thought was already linked here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GnnBuejEfw
I’m so confused. Every Elena player says she’s low tier, everyone else says different.
I can’t wait to test the new characters in a few days.
cr.HP starts in NINE (9! that’s a ticket to counterhit city), unsafe on block (-7f), and -3f on hit. use with caution.
for comparison’s sake, ryu cr.techs with c.hp vs some characters and that’s unsafe on block, but it also starts immediately (4f) so it’s very hard to stuff, and he can cancel it on hit/block into safe specials.
Precisely what I thought about it.
Well, this is weird and may or may not be useful, but if you hold back after landing st.LK - hit or block - Elena seems to almost warp backwards. It’s a combination of st.LK’s heavy pushback and walking backwards. Might be useful for some light pressure to bait a reversal and then escape to punish.