Is crouching lp or standing lk special cancelable?
So, confirmed you can combo into SPD but only EX. UltraDavid confirmed.
anyone watch the snake eyes match? I missed it.
Just a heads up, that was pretty much Snake Eyez first time playing him. I was pretty much trying to bring him up to speed on basic stuff since I played Zangief virtually all day at the event.
thank you
anything interesting when you played himâŚlike how reliable is spd combos?
Its pretty good if you manage to do a cross up splash into a normal that is special cancel-able. It doesnât grab in blockstun though so hopefully you can confirm when your combos land. Another thing on the EX SPD is it doesnât appear to have any invincibility. Playing against Ryu when he threw me down. I knew he would do jab pressure on wakeup in which I would punish it with wake up EX SPD, but I was jabbed out of it. 
His Standing HP has one point of armor as you seen from the trailer, but it doesnât absorb any lows.
Sounds like he received nerfs already the pre Laura Build showed ex spd grab through pokes. Or perhaps the invincibility doesnât overlap into active frames
gief is good
Just wondering if cr. Lk, cr. LP XXX ex spd or cr. Lk, lk XXX ex spd combos?
I dont see Zangief in his current state being anything but low tierâŚeven with the fact that it was Snake Eyes first day⌠People were dominating with Birdie on their âfirst dayâ
give me the name of your âhigh levelâ players, even Snake Eyez said that Zangief is missing something and he feels unfinished.
Hagejin said he doesnât play like a real Zangief, he feels more like a Hugo.
No way Hugo has combos for days with that clap. Zangief is doing definitely missing a few things.
he honestly just needs a meterless combo ender and better damage/range on spd.
Zangief looks kinda boring but really strong atm.
So I guess it is up to you if thatâs your thing.
I agree, I feel like heâs gonna be really meter dependent when it comes to combos. it would be great if he had a hit confirmable combo that is meterless and ends with a knock down or puts you close to the opponent, doesnât have to be beefy damage either.
tbh not only spd, all his throws should enjoy a dmg boost
Heâs supposed to be the most powerful char in the game, get too close to him must be scary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7AeWXRQMaM
Combofiend with Gief against a Nash :
Lariat is a reliable anti air (as always)
His sweep looks good (I think UltraDavid mentioned it during the SCR tournament and on Twitter)
Light Kick used to setup a tick command throw (SPD), as always.
Iron Muscle (V skill) used to counter a step kick, then SPD during the recovery (the grey life is fully recovered)
Counter Hit Headbutt (Forward Fierce) > Sweep is a combo. So we can assume he can combo into anything from that CH, right ?
âStraighten your back ! Hunching will get you deformed muscles !â
gief can do cr.mp, cr.mp, EX SPD as a combo, f+hp, cr.mp also combos
EX SPD has no invinc but the longest range
st.hp has armored when charged, and is safe on block
vtrigger works like tanden, if they arenât blocking they are put in a combo state and dragged towards you. you can do raw EX spd or super after dragging them in
also has long as you have any vtrigger meter left, you can do another tornado