Taskmaster Matchup and Team building thread

Classic Fighting Games Ultimate Marvel VS Capcom 3
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I’m trying to pick up Tasky and so far I’ve got Task/Spencer, who’d be a good anchor for the team? So far I’ve noticed it can work with either Task or Spencer on point, utilizing each other’s assists pretty well. I’m wanting an assist to both help in the neutral game as well as let me get another 80k at the end of a combo. Halp?

So far I thought of Vergil, but Rapid Slash isn’t so good in the neutral, and I thought of Drones but it loses to a lot and is attached to Wackbot. Right now my head is screaming Strange but I’m really iffy on leaving Strange anchor.

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Doom with beam. That is the team I have been grinding out lately. Spencer Task Doom and Task Spencer Doom. Just like you said, it allows you to play a double point team and I LOVE IT. As for the extra 80k, you wont get that but to be honest, you wont need it. If you REALLY want the extra 80k, you can consider learning Iron Man but…it’s a similar issue to drones.

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Oh yeah. I’ve been trying to practice the extra 80k with Bolts of Balthakk but it’s really hard to get it consistently. I thought it initially because a friend of mine showed me cool zoning tech with Task/Bolts, but I probably will go for Plasma Beam. It’s pretty durable and should help win zoning wars, yeah? I’m wondering how the TAC will look too, with Spencer/Task/Strange I was getting an OTG into an extra 80k in the corner thanks to Legion Arrow.

Which Aim Master do you use as the assist on the team?

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Yeah Plasma Beam is one of the best for the zoning game. I play all my teams with horiztonal arrows although I will say, I believe his diagonal arrows are underrated

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Hi guys!!!

Please help with this matter !

I need to know the INPUTS for Taskmaster UNBLOCKABLE.

After Sword Master, H (head butt) … how can i cancel H into Sting Master ?

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It’s actually the inputs on the command list, not into sharp sting but another attack throw that just happens to look similar.

So, depends on the Sword Master Button, and it’s on the input list.

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What are people’s thoughts on Task with the Doom/Dante Shell?

Seems like with this shell he gets’a pretty alright game plan, which is kill off of clean hits, and on throws and awkward confirms, he can run the TAC/TAC reset game with Doom’s infinte. As such, if he gets the kill, he’d have meter for the unblockable setup(although it’d take 3 meters with Doom in the middle). I think you could switch Doom’s assist as well depending on the team/shell/matchup.

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Ive been trying a bunch of different points for my fav xxx Dormammu Magneto shell, and am 98% certain I’ve decided on my ol friend Task. I fucking love this team. I’m gonna read the last few pages to make sure I’m not asking questions that’ve already been answered, but if anyone’s got some general tips on Dark Hole and/or Disrtuptor in neutral, or any kind of synergistic nuggets of knowledge I should know, I’m game. (though Im not starting at square one or anything, Ive used lots of Task, just not w/ this specific config)

For Task I’ve always liked having a short range assist and a long range assist so that, run or rush, the opponent is always about to make a huge mistake. Add to the fact that Disruptor-Dorm has emerged as far and away my best character, and I’m really REALLY pumped about running this squad all over the place. lol

Only bummer thus far is that relaunching with Dorm via Task arrows is really difficult if the combo starts with a disruptor teleport (not so hard off an unassisted hit).

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I actually think that team would work well. Jam session is one of Task’s best assists. Give him Plasma Beam and you’re in there. It sounds solid.

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Seems solid. I run a similar team only with Magneto 2nd, and while slightly different, all the tradeoffs seem fair. It also has safer DHCs for switching than my own setup, as well. Switching to rocks or missiles would help a lot with teleports too.

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A really solid team is Taskmaster/Datne/Magneto. Any of these characters can be on point and the team will still be very effective, its pretty much a 3 point team. With Task on point you have Jam session that really helps Taskmasters lock-down pressure and mags disrupter gives tasks full screen coverage(and full screen hit confirms) and aids in a lot of Taskmasters pick ups from grabs and counters. not to mention that if Taskmaster dies you still have a solid Date/Magneto pair who have great synergy.

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I think Task/Dante/Magneto, Task/Magneto/Dante(for TAC infinites and if you have double Arrow loops down) are the best Taskmaster teams. Having Log Trap instead of Disruptor is better for Task, especially in the Morrigan matchup. But the team is extremely effective for Task zoning and rushdown and can dish some serious damage (830k~ off a crL, and 600k~ iirc off any throw except grounded back throw for 1 bar). Task Keepaway with Jam Session is legit, and so is the pressure with Shield Skills/Kara Arrows and Disruptor. Plasma beam is slightly better than Disruptor for Task, but Magneto is the stronger character, and Disruptor gives easier throw pickups.

It’s a great team overall, but it’s not that great vs Morrigan. But does better than most Task teams vs it. I just don’t think it’s really optimized to play Task as an end game character, and with player’s mobility improving Task’s assists and support value are becoming less relevant in the metagame.

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Ive been playing a bunch of different horizontal assists w/ one of my fav shells, Wesker Vergil xxx, and do believe ol’ Tasky just might be my favorite! Now, I have plenty of experience w/ Task in general, but it’s always been w/ the luxury of my fav assists backing him up.

Now my old friend is the anchor and solo! Was wondering if anyone else who runs Task as anchor might have any good tips, strategies, approaches, mindsets, etc etc for a solo anchor Task? Unfortunately I know this is a very matchup-based, situation-based kind of question. That said, in case there are any good rules of thumb you can think of to help me on my way, it would be greatly appreciated!

Also, side-question: If anyone here runs Arrows-Wesker or Arrows-Vergil, I’d love to pick your brain about it! I posed the question in the Wesker and Vergil team building threads, so since this could get kinda-sorta off topic, but you do wish to discuss, please feel free to do so either via PM or in those characters’ forums. Note: In both threads, I do note my own tricks and tactics I’ve found and use, to show I’m not just looking to be spoon-fed. I just always feel the more the merrier. So even if I have x sweet tricks for Arrows-Wesker, for example, if you have y sweet tricks in addition, now we’d both have x+y. Ding!

Anyway, once I start getting into literal equation algebra, that means its time to cut my post short. Thanks in advance for any replies! Take care, all!

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Guile, if you’re going to play Tasky on anchor ( I wouldn’t ever do it…don’t think the assist is stronk enough ) you gotta have you’re throw game on point. Most the damage I see people getting with anchor task comes from throws. For task to open people up normally, he needs assists to back him up, but that’s a whole 'nother conversation.
If you’re looking for some ideas with Vergil, you should give Vertical arrows assist a try. It’s what I use on my vergil team, it covers an area that not many characters have ways to cover which allows Vergil to keeps his opponent grounded for the most part, and the THC’s options are much better. Oh yeah it OTG’s as well
*EDIT
I guess since we’re talking about Vergil, and the Vergil boards are absolutely stupid. Can anybody that has experience with Vergil tell me any uses for his M button ( air, crouching, or standing ) besides charging a Round trip. Is there any reason that i would use in over L to start a combo?

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I kinda agree ^^ I have Task 2nd on my team, but I play him anchor. The best I personally can offer is pay attention to their blocking (or lack of) habits, jumping, etc. throughout the match. Also, try not to go low TOO often…simply because they will just hold down back and react to throw attempts. Make them feel comfortable teching and then catch them slipping with a low so you can get a full combo. I would also suggest not ALWAYS using super after getting a front throw. I think anchor Task should 100% of the time have 1 meter stocked. 1. For the “I’m 100% sure using this super will kill” situations OR 2. for when you get a hit confirm and you corner carry because Taskmaster ALWAYS BUILDS 1 meter after a BnB and if you already have 1, it will allow you to do 2 supers (With that being said, if you’re not already used to linking supers…). I personally suggest automatically switching your BnB from the normal one to this:

c.(L)M s.H xx swing xx j.H xx swing xx M arrows land jump up fwd j.M xx swing xx M arrows (x2) j.H xx swing xx M arrows ~ shield skills slight delay because they will be above you xx sting master

The following video is a visual…just note that after the first swing, I do j.H.


It also works in the corner.

I am suggesting this because this combo will corner carry 100% of the time BEFORE you get to the the shield skills since swings into well timed arrow cancels have SO MUCH forward momentum. Why is this important? If you have x factor, you can x factor the shield skills and do maybe 3 reps of his shield xx L arrows loop into super and kill. Oh and if you do 3 down arrows xx super, it does more damage then the current relaunch BnB.

Since I’m kind of just thinking as I go, it also hit me to say sometimes after doing a fwd throw, just wave/plinkdash don’t pick a direction…just input the dash and it will default to wherever they are into like a meaty s.M or c.M to catch their techs and maintain pressure. Sometimes they just tech and may not even realize what direction they’re going and don’t block. I can’t say how safe this is but it’s something I do when I don’t have meter to spend or I don’t want to spend a meter yet.

For approach, do empty swings into 1 L or M arrow to kind of give yourself an assist. If you have someone that’s jumpy, do shield xx H arrows to get in and cover the air a bit.

Practice confirms off of raw j.H’s that were meant to be grabs. I personally prefer cancelling into swing xx M arrows land do whatever.

Oh, and I guess don’t forget to make use of his normals…they are RIDICULOUS so use em. Especially his c.M, s.M, and s.H because they hit so far away from him.

As for Vergil Task, all I can say is look up Dj Huoshen and watch some of his more recent matches. IMO, he has the best Taskmaster at the moment and he makes EXCELLENT use of horizontal arrows.

I’m not every notable nor experienced so I very well might have said some stuff that may not be that good but I figured I might as well try.

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I guess since we’re talking about anchor Task, you could always opt to go with the EM pony 1 frame TK’d down-hyper after a front ground throw, that is if you have the meter and are an execution-deity. I’ve been experimenting with this and can get it about once every few thousand tries…i’ll get there. There’s also an easier way to link supers off a front throw in the corner. Anytime you could get a TK’d parabolic hyper from the front throw you can get a free down-hyper link. I guess it works on big bodies…not sure about the whole cast as I try my best to stay away from Tasky on anchor.
*Should mention that the parabolic hyper to down hyper link after throw does over a million.

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Hey guys, thanks so much for the replies, sorry I’m only able to post in response now. Wow, what to say after all that… lol In no partic order:

  • Vertical arrows is an interesting thought, never considered it for Vergil. prob doesnt help Albert much, but that doesn’t mean another point in front of Vergil Task wouldn’t be sweet that way.

-I am NOT an execution diety, to the point where I dont even have faith in doing combos that require 2 arrows, sadly. : / But that doesnt mean it’s not worth trying!

-As for the assist (horizontal) not being worth it, that mayyyy be correct, but I dunno man… for the Wesker Vergil xxx shell, Ive done it with lots of assists, and what I like w/ Task arrows is getting play off a raw Rapid Slash. It’s kind of like almost getting Arthur Daggers w/o havign to play Arthur. The speed of Hawk’s arrows is nice, and god knows Ive used it, but Tasks slower version has its applications too. I am DEF not claiming Task is the BEST anchor for this shell, but I have fun with em, am certainly better with him personally than Strider (which is a ME thing, not Marvel thing), I duno. Just seemed worth a shot and I dig it. (And thank god for WhiteBlack, showing that the team CAN work, if not in a diff order)

  • With Task on POINT I feel like I could write a strategy guide. At least as far as his neutral, I have that shit down to a science (combo-wise I suck, though). Buuut, that science is extremely assist dependent (duh), hence why I posted my initial post in the first place. I think it all comes down to 3rdstrikelove’s first thought: is his assist stronk enough? (hehe) Answer is prooobably no, but I’m having fun for now. And if I suddenly get the feeling it’s just not cutting it, I’ll just do Task Doom Ammy or any Vergil any. lol

  • Definitely thought to watch some Huoshen vids. At SummerJam he was fighting Yipes running Disruptor-Dante and I had no clue who to root for lol Ditto WhiteBlack and someone else I’m forgetting at the moment as great reference material.

Thanks so much for the great replies guys. Im definitely not a good enough player to affect the game’s theory (OMG, TGKY has proven Task to be a top 3 anchor!!), but I figure as long as he makes the first 2 characters beefy enough, he’s decent enough to clean up a mess. If not, so be it.

Vergil M question: Shockingly, 3rdstrikelove, I DO have an answer for this, albeit kind of a specific one. Though it depends on your assist(s). But with Hawkeye arrows at the very least, a blocked sM or cM + Hawk xx M teleport is one of those perfectly timed crossups where the block stun ending and side switching occur juuuust right so if you can catch them on the ground with it, you’re VERY likely getting the hit. Ditto with sL and shopping cart. That shit is just shy of an unblockable. The M version might work w/ Disruptor too, I don’t recall. I know w/ EMD you can do Stinger and call the assist mid-sting (dont hit the buttons together, call Mag while he’s stabbing). But w/ Hawk arrows, hit the buttons together. Ding!

And any such tricks like that w/ Task arrows, I am allllll ears (ideally w/ Wesk and Vergil, but I like knowing that kind of shit for everyone. It’s why I’m actually almost pretty good w/ Disruptor Dorm :slight_smile: )

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The link is far more easy than 1frame. Not to mention that in ultimate you can simply do Mighty Swing xx Down Hyper :/. The double hyper link is tight for Taskmaster, but the throw links have a large window.

Task Arrows really works well with Wesker. Their slow speed and great durability allows you to dash in front of them and go for low/command grab setups, and they have a lot of hitstun/blockstun for teleport mixups and post teleport mixups. It’s one of Wesker’s better assists, and pretty good for Vergil overall. Just you might as well run Wesker/Vergil/ Strider or Magneto instead. Or even Wesker/Doom/Vergil.

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The double hyper link is what i’m referring to, hence me calling it the EM pony lol. And seeing as in order to do the multiple hyper link, you have to hit the input on the first frame that you’re airborne ( and that’s EVERYTIME you go for it ), I would say it’s safe to call it a 1 frame link.
Anyway, I think you were confused by my post. I was just talking about the EM pony special, but you probably thought that I meant just doing vertical LA after a front throw ( which is free ). And all that aside, I’m pretty sure all the meter use is going to be unnecessary, because I just watched Marvisto do a lvl 3 x-factor combo after a front throw using swing-cancel vertical arrow into a full conversion. I was actually about to hit the lab and try it out.

And thanks to Guile for the stuff about Vergil, I’m really late on the bandwagon and am just trying to get a better idea of what he can do besides mash H.

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All depends on the other teammates obv, but lemme know what ure playin, Im happy to offer any good tricks. Might wanna PM it tho, definitely beyond topic at this point. lol Also, nice work on the Aziz quote!