Unfortunately the Flame loop is not viable for me (not enough level in execution), i only do it in real fights as a combo extension when can set up a Grace M in the corner, if not i go for the average stuff and DHC. The combos that are “viable” in real fights i think for the average player are:
The flame loop midscreen drops too much. Not worth imo.
it’s really definitely possible to transition to the corner Flames from IP loops, easily. you can either use Mystic Sword L to secure the spacing of loop mid-combo (if you get to the corner by one or two reps) or do what I do: if they’re high enough when you get the the corner, you can do st.H ~ Impact Palm xx Flames, st.H ~ Impact Palm xx Flames. should put you at the right spacing. sometimes st.H ~ Palm xx Flames is enough. this all depends on character size, and you, as the player. you kind of get a knack for it if you experiment on your own. I can convert off fake crossups after a snapback in the corner too, so it’s definitely flexible.
oh, and midscreen Flames does drop for me much and I only go for it if I feel like styling, so yeah.
The trick that works for me to getting the corner loop is neutral jumping once Strange hits the corner. Even though he has no forward momentum, he’ll start to move backwards, putting you at just the right distance for the flames loop.
should I make a video about how to transition to corner Flames from midscreen? would that help? I also plan on making a short vid on TK Daggers, which is something I don’t see any Strange player make use of yet. gimme a shout if you want.
Mazio i think there is one tactic no one is using, TK flying on blockstrings. TK flying is faster than the regular Flying from the ground and you don’t “see” it at once because Strange is always floating. I think it comes close to Magneto flying in startup, and is ideal for the high/low pressure when helped by a lockdown/zoning assist (like Cold star for example).
In other news, i discovered some new tech today with Strange / Amaterasu today, i’m convinced they are the BF in this game over Strange / Doom and Strange / Hawkeye.
oh yeah? thought I was the only one doing TK shit with Fly and Daggers, lol. good stuff dude, I will mention that in my videos next time.
definitely wanna see that tech too. sounds interesting, and it may lead me to try out Ammy in second, especially for that amazing Marlinpie-style THC shenanigans.
Well, yeah basically the best tool of Strange / Ammy is the THC. Okami shuffle has 3 segments: Fire, Ice and Thunder, If Strange activates XF then he will be able to double cross up with Ice and Thunder, and it’s a touch of dead because Strange can OTG with a grace M, impact palm, s.S, and start the superjump impact palm into teleport M XFLv2 TOD loop. If Strange doesn’t activate XF, then he can cross up once in the Thunder segment, then OTG with two grace M and start a combo there.
They also have some mixup technology for upcoming characters, with the help of one Grace M close to the corner (but not in the corner) and ammy lockdown with Coldstar, Strange will have enough time to put the character out of the corner with a j.Grace of hoggoth L above and behind the cornered character, then Flame of the faltine and teleport M, the flame Lv1 will take the character out of the corner allowing the teleport M and the explosion of the Grace M will be a cross up hit xD (if done properly of course). It’s hard but works.
The tech i discovered yesterday is about Strange + Vale of mist. If Strange has 5 bars the combo can go like this:
(starting with Strange in midscreen is required) cr.L, s.M, s.H, Impact Palm, Grace of hoggoth L x2, st.S, teleport H, j.H, j.impact palm, land, j.(MMH IP)x2, j.(MH IP), land, s.H, s.Impact palm, s.S, superjump, j.MMH IP, delay, j.S, land, Flame of the faltine, delay, Spell of vishanti, Vale of mist DHC (at once), (the flame should hit the character before of recovering causing a soft knockdown) hard tag to Strange, st.(Impact palm + Flame of the faltine) x2, dash forward, st.(Impact palm + Flame of the faltine) x3 (vale of mist allow it), Impact Palm, THC Vishanti + Okami shuffle, Grace of hoggoth M x2, Flame of the faltine, Impact palm, Spell of Vishanti.
Of course, Strange can always go for the average cr.L, s.M, s.H, Impact Palm, Grace of hoggoth M x2, Flame, j(MMH IP)x4, s.H, s.IP, s.S, superjump, j.MMH IP, delay, j.S, land, THC Vishanti + Okami shuffle, Grace of hoggoth Mx2, Flame, Impact palm, Vishanti. Three bars and takes down any 1000k character.
Casting some Fire, Ice and Thunder magic with Strange feels so Final Fantasy xDD
To go into strange’s lv.3 I just do any loop into impact palm then lv.3. It just looks so cool when he does the little yellow circle for impact palm and then the ghost or spirit comes out of it for the lv.3 just looks damn sick but that just might be the 5 year old in me.
I don’t need lvl 3 except to beat out Bionic Arm or EX Thunder Knuckle on reaction. corner carry into Faltine loop -> SoV DHC into Devil Trigger combo -> Million Dollars is enough to kill Hulk usually.
Lol mazi are you tight that your Dante/Strange synergy vid didn’t get on the front page but that much simpler one did. No offense to desmond but I think yours is a better representation of what they can really do.
The front page combo is pretty bad. 900k for three bars starting with Strange alone is a very inefficient combo, i would rather save my meter for the always useful random Vishanti or for a THC. With my Strange / Thor corner Setup i can deal the same 900k damage using only one bar.
lmao. I’m so mad right now because I was half-expecting my video to pop for once without me sending anything.
anyways, I posted my video in the comments section. hope people get to check it out.
Good luck man. Try to ask the guys over at srk to post yours too. It definitely deserves the recognition.
too soon IMO. don’t really wanna jack that dude’s swag but he did send in a 3-month old video that brought literally nothing new to the table, and was already done by Eviltoaster back in November. maybe I’ll throw the preview in with another synergy vid, but for now I can’t really think of anything new with Strange/Dante/Doom. there’s the Crazy Dance DHC Glitch setup into OTG 2R > infinite, but that’s about it. I had an early variation of my corner combo (pre-Faltine loop) with Jam Session assist so I’ll try recording that. see if I can remember it…
Hello all! I’m sure you’ve noticed (well, probably haven’t noticed actually) that I’m not around much anymore. That’s because I dropped UMvC3 for a bit to work fully on SFxT. I prefer its balance and lack of Wesker to this. I had a blast in UMvC3 but all good things must come to an end, even if temporarily.
That being said, I had some free time today and I felt the need to leave one last piece of me to the community. I posted a combo a while ago that did a boatload of damage with a normal starter and was midscreen-ok but because there was no video, it was hard to follow and probably not used. I believe it is easier to start than the Flame Loop, and does more damage (from what I can tell anyway).
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That link is a bit long so I’ll try to fix it if it’s broken, but there it is. Mad props to YouTube for raping any quality the video had… You can substitute a TK’d Flame > Impact Palm for the Mystic Sword bit but I think it loses the ToD on 1,000,000 health characters. Could be wrong.
Anyway, make of that what you will. All I ask is that you guys continue to do the amazing job you’re doing of shredding this character into broken bits of awesome. I love it.
Thanks for the video dude, yeah a lot of guys are jumping to the SFxT train. Its a little broken right now, i cant wait to see how the gems are going to effect the gameplay with infinite combos. I think im should get it too but i really wish they released Lars and Bryan who are the main reasons i want it. If Ninja Gaiden 3 is corny I’ll get X Tekken instead.
First, you’re more than welcome. 
Second, SFxT isn’t broken. Everyone just has an infinite, so it’s balanced. 
Nah not everyone but so far 5 lol, it’s really a blast to play too!
leaving this here before heading out. 
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heading out? leaving the Strange community Mazio?
hell no lol. still in there. I just gotta go to class in a while.