Think I’m gonna drop my Zero/Viper team. Probably keep it for casuals (along with CapAm/Zero - so much fun), but I like both too much to not get the most I can out of them and being paired together just doesn’t allow that to happen.
Right now Zero/Ironman is looking like it’ll be 2/3s of my final tournament team - just need to decide on an anchor. Candidates include Strider, Sentinel, Skrull and Mags. Basically depends on what they offer Ironman as Zero can abuse any assist they offer - I think.
If you’re going based off assists, Sent will give your team the most mileage, but it’s a bleh anchor.
Strider can be used to cover the vertical space and can be converted off with a bit hard with Zero, and maybe with smart bombs with Iron man. Skrull I can’t see outside of Orbital Smash, and Magneto would just be another beam assist most likely, although it leaves up Iron Man to use Repulsor Blast as a defensive assist if they get close.
It’s good to fully analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the characters you plan on playing before putting them on, I can see it working with any of those but will count on how much you want to work in every situation.
I’m mainly just spitballing as I’m at work w/ not much to do right now. I don’t know much about Skrull so I’d obviously have to get to in the lab with him and see what would work. I was mainly thinking about his Tenderizer assist as IM needs some type of lockdown to get started.
As for Mags, he’s just too good not to try.
Sent would easily be my #1 choice if he wasn’t at the anchor spot. I don’t like him as anchor, though seeing Fanatiq and a few others have in that spot and doing well gives me some enthusiasm about it.
Ironman can convert off a landed Vajra from like almost 3/4 screen with Smart Bomb - this surprised me. I’ve already settled on using Repulsor assist as it does beautiful things for Zero.
I don’t play Virgil, but I believe it’s because Virgil second allows you to DHC into Spiral Swords which has a lot of advantages (TODs, making a whiff safe, etc).
Let’s be honest here, there’s no real reason you should pay attention to whoever said that. Unless it’s been demonstrated in tournaments you do what’s working out better for you/ you see more potential in.
Same reason why “on paper” Zero/ Wesker shouldn’t work yet Killer Kai’s there duking out showing why it does work and shouldn’t be snuffed on.
On paper it comes down to Vergil with Missiles lockdown + Spiral Swords DHC (lol fuck that, just learn LL). Or the supreme derpness of anchor Vergil? Choose whichever is doing the work for you.
so Zero/Doom, do you prefer plasma beam or hidden missiles? Ive been playing it with beam for a long time and I wonder if I could get better results with Missiles.
I’ve been playing both since vanilla back then I used plasma beam to counter drones, and HM for everything else (or HM to counter keepaway/ zoning teams). It really just comes down to the matchup but as a personal preference I’ve always favoured HM a bit more as a combo breaker which is just awesome for a squishy beast like Zero + I get easy ToDs and what not thanks to the HM combo ender.
Can’t really say 1 is objectively better than the other just cos both cover each other’s weaknesses. If you can get some other assist to cover the horizontal plane then defo go for Hidden Missiles for full screen coverage.
yeah my team is Zero/doom/vergil. Rapidslash is for pushing them away + buster/hadangeki zoning, also for enders.
But Im starting to question Doom/Vergil. I hate doom anchor, but my other options would be anchor Amaterasu or Drones if I want lockdown mixups. My other option is magneto anchor.
Hi guys somewhat new to posting on the forums…been lurking for years lol, one quick question for a zero team, I have been putting Zero/Doom/Sent or Zero/Sent/Doom for awhile now. I am thinking of switching sent out for akuma and keeping doom i run alot of plasma with doom/drones with sent. so i am asking should i make the switch or stick to my guns with the full metal team? ty for responses
I’m messing with Zero/Ironman/Skrull - why does no one use Tenderizer assist? OMG the lockdown. I would assume the damage scaling, but man I’m really like this team. I guess it’s pretty much AlukardNY’s team w/Zero in Mags’ place.