Oh I didn’t mean Morrigan second, just Zero and Morrigan on the same team. I’d almost definitely be running her at the anchor spot.
Deadpool can support Zero pretty well. Quick work make for some effortless unblockables there dhc options are pretty limited but that really isn’t a problem if Deadpool is in the third slot.
If anyone is still having trouble on deciding what to choose for an anchor on Zero/Dante pairing, I took a page out of Eviltoasters book and I would highly reccomend Arthur.
I originally started with Dr.Doom for Plasma beam so I could have a horizontal assist for teleport crossups and just to aid Zero a bit in his zoning game( the extra chip and safety during Hadangeki traps is very nice as well), and I got decent hit confirming off it but it still wasn’t very consistent, I also don’t feel like Doom is a very strong anchor. His mixup game is very reliant on a lockdown assist while going for high/lows, and his chip isnt phenomal. Plus his movement can be awkward for new Dooms, hes very easy to run and time out his X-factor if you don’t know how to chase people down. I just wasnt getting very many XF comebacks with Doom.
I tried out Phoenix/Akuma/some other anchors but I was running into similar issues, like having no reliable lazy midscreen combo extender, so I had to fall back on a not so reliable jump loop ( not reliable for me anyway ). Akuma worked pretty well but I play a real lame Zero and Dante so I couldn’t really make use of Tatsu very often, but on anchor Akuma was great.
Anyway, Arthur has it all, for my playstyle anyway. His Daggers are great for controlling space, hes a bit hard to punish since hes small and he doesnt stay out too long. They chip and have pretty good durability, don’t cause a soft knockdown ( Way easier to combo off of for Zero/Dante ), you still get the lazy midscreen extender ( its a little weird and doesn’t carry full screen sometimes but good enough ). Plus, with a lame playstyle, you’re often going to get people popping X-factor to save a character or not get chipped out, so if they do come back and you’re down to Arthur, its practically game over.
Anyway yea, wall of text but TL;DR, Arthur is great for newer Zero players, albeit with some glaring flaws, i’ll probably drop him for Sentinel or another anchor with a powerful assist, but for now hes working great.
So I went to a casual session last night to test my Zero/Cap team and I’m happy to say that it is indeed a legit option. I ran Sentinel all night as my anchor, but I think I’m gonna pull him from that spot and add someone else. The two teams I think I want to focus on are:
Zero/Sent/Nova (played against some really good Sent/Nova tech)
Zero/Cap/??
Also may try a Cap focused team in Cap/Wolvie/?? and a Phoenix team with Zero on point.
Overall I’m happy that can be a legit choice for competitive play as he’s a ton of fun and hits like a truck.
Yea Cap is a beast, i’d reccomend keeping Sentinel on anchor though, playing Captain without drones is like having a PBJ sammich without any bread. Dante on anchor probably would work out okay, since you can still do cartwheel mixups with Jam sesh. Personally my philosophy with Zero is that he should never get touched so its important that I have optimal assists for him. Shield slash/Jam session sounds like a decent enough pairing if you really want to drop Sent
K so Im back to zero ( I didnt use him during evo when I think I should have ) but Im playing Zero/Sentinel/Viper. This was the very first team I ever played ( look up Haikuwar vs diago killa aka fchamp ) sent assist helps back up zeros mix ups and viper assist back up zero and sent with unblockable set ups ( viper burn kick hits overhead ) Viper as anchor is just destructive, xfactor no meter can still kill a whole team.
I never thought the team I used first would ever be the one I ended up using.
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what do you guys think about Zero/Dante/Deadpool or Zero/Vergil/Deadpool
So I’m not really loving Hawkeye on anchor, he’s a great character but his assist goes over too many characters and if I get happy birthdayed (sp?) he has a lot of problems against certain teams. Do you guys think Magneto third on a Zero / Vergil team is/could be better? And don’t say Doom, already tried and it’s just not my thing.
Zeros more a one man army whos needs an assist in some situation, Basically you can run Zero as lead and the other 2 just have to compliment each other and give a decent assist lol.
more than good DHCs, all u need is good assists.
I feel like vergil abd zero have the best dhc synergy
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Hey guys, I’m looking to try out a new zero team. Zero/doom missiles/task horizontal has gotten me this far and I don’t plan on completely dropping it. I kinda want a better assist for lockdown/cross ups though so I’ve been toying with zero/Ryu tatsu/doom missiles. I’d love for the same layout to work with akuma but I normally use my non missile assist to corner carry if I need to and his tatsu sucks for combo extension now. Also his dhc’s are ass with zero. Thoughts on Zero/ordinary guy though?
Also, a bit of zero task tech in the form of an easy corner to corner: abcs, bb, qcf c, Task assist, qcf c, land then jump buster as task hits, l lightning, s, bbcs, taste the rainbow/more assist extensions.
If you want to learn a mid tier character Sentinel Drones Are one of the best assist out there for Rushdown.
Hey guys how well does Zero (ryuenjin), Strange (eye), Magneto (disruptah) work? Can you still get most of the greatness that Zero Dante has with that team?
Fuck Im now trying Zero/Iront fist ( wall bounce assist )/ Doom ( beam ) SO many teams Im trying heres a list
Zero/Magneto/Sentinel
Zero/Sentinel/Viper
Zero/Vergil/Akuma
Zero/Iron Fist/Dr Doom
Zero/Dormammu/Hawkeye
Zero/Wesker/Akuma
As you can See Im going for a Zero lead, followed by decent assist and characters who arent to meter heavy or can build their own meter.
Rising Fang is awesome for Zero, but the DHC is too situational. I really wanted it to work, but I couldn’t get it to where it felt comfortable to use them together. If you manage to get some real chemistry DHC wise, please let me know.
Not sure about Mags anchor since I’ve only dabbled with him here and there, but I think Zero/Strange could work. Doubt you’re gonna get vanilla Zero/Dante chemistry though.
I play Zero and Doom on all of my teams with zero, just because dante never worked for me and double rainbow to sphere flame always did great for me, it allows me to get off a kill combo on some characters too, when i use missiles.
Lol Zero/Wesker/Akuma & Zero/Magneto/Sentinel were my vanilla teams.
Anyways why not try Zero/Vergil/Dante? Vergil rapid slash is a great assist and it can carry fullscreen with just an otg combo from Zero. Also Jam Session is great for Zero as an assist and it’s an excellent combo extender (Doom missiles also work). If your worried about Dante anchor, all you have to do is play smart and chip them with his Devil trigger beam, air play, and missiles in lvl 3 xf.
I’ve settled on Zero(ryuenjin)/xx/Doom(hidden missiles) (or Zero/Doom/xx)
What do you guys think the best xx is if my playstyle is keep away/zoning heavy?