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Work in progress
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| Option | Beats… | Loses to… |
|---|---|---|
| ⭐ Instant Throw | • Blocking | |
| • Mashing/Delay Jab | • Reversals | |
| • Instant/Delay Tech (resets to neutral) | ||
| • Back Dash Shimmy (-3, loses turn) | ||
| • Neutral Jump Shimmy (can potentially AA DP them) | ||
| • Forward Jump Escape (can potentially sHK AA them) | ||
| • Back Jump Escape (can potentially LVL 3 them) | ||
| ⭐ Delayed Throw | • Blocking | |
| • Reversals | • Any Shimmy (how punishable you are depends on how much you delay) | |
| • Delay jab (depending on how much you and the opponent delay) | ||
| • Mashing (loses turn) | ||
| • Instant/Delay Tech (resets to neutral) | ||
| Delayed Jab | • Reversals | |
| • ??? | • ??? | |
| Back Dash Shimmy | • Instant/Delay Tech | • Mashing/Delay Jab |
| • Reversals | ||
| • Blocking (they can potentially punish on reaction?) | ||
| • Any Shimmy (resets to neutral) | ||
| • Forward Jump Escape (can potentially crosscut DP them) | ||
| ⭐ Neutral Jump Shimmy |
Can punish faster (but not instant) techs from tall characters. | • Delay Tech (3 or more frames of delay) • Some Reversals | • Some Reversals • Mashing/Delay Jab (they can potentially AA you) • Walk Back Blocking (they can potentially AA you) • Crouch Blocking (they can potentially AA you) • Back Dash Shimmy (you can attempt jMK otherwise loses turn) • Forward Jump Escape (can air to air them, leads to scramble) • Backwards Jump Escape (resets to neutral) | | ⭐ cMK
go into cMK combo on ch or sMP combo on normal hit | • Instant/Delay Tech (0-5f of delay) • Back Dash shimmy | • Mashing • Reversals • Delay Jab (-1 loses turn) • Any Jump (they get air reset, except 5f jumps startups) • Blocking/Walkback (-1 loses turn) | | sMP
go into sMP combo on ch or cLK on normal hit | • Instant/Delay Tech (0-2f of delay) • Any Jumping/Back Dashing • Mashing | • Reversals • Blocking (-1 loses turn) |
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You can also use any of Ed’s Tick Throw Options when you land a blocked Snatcher.
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| Tick Throw Option (cLP can be used too) | Beats… | Loses to… *assuming they respond to the tick |
|---|---|---|
| ⭐ sLP into throw | • Blocking | |
| • Delay Jab | • Walk Back Shimmy | |
| • Reversals | ||
| • Mashing 4/5f moves (will beat mashing if you DR into sLP first) | ||
| • Instant/Delay Tech (resets to neutral) | ||
| • Neutral Jump Shimmy (can potentially AA DP them?) | ||
| • Back Dash Shimmy (Ed is about -8 but is difficult to punish, if DRing into tick throw they can't punish w/ Back Dash) | ||
| sLP into Delay Throw | • Reversals | • Any shimmy |
| • Delay Jab | ||
| • Mashing (ends turn) | ||
| • Instant/Delay Tech (resets neutral) | ||
| ⭐ sLP into Walk Back Shimmy | • Reversals | |
| • Delay Tech (2 or more frames of delay) | • cMKs/Lows | |
| • Any Jump/Shimmy (resets neutral, leads to scramble, but can potentially AA neutral jump) | ||
| sLP into Neutral Jump Shimmy | • Slow Delay Tech (8 or more frames of delay) | |
| • Some Reversals | • Mashing 4f | |
| • Some Reversals | ||
| • Delay jab (you get air reset) | ||
| • Any Jump/Shimmy (resets neutral or leads to scramble) | ||
| sLP into Back Dash Shimmy | • Slow Delay Tech (8 or more frames of delay) | |
| ⭐ sLP, cLP, sLP string |
Confirm into combo on hit or light block string option on block | • Walking back/Neutral Jump/Back Dash • Mashing • Instant Tech | • Reversals • Blocking/Delay tech (ends turn) | | ⭐ sLP into sMP
Confirm into sMP combo on counter hit or cLK combo on normal hit | • Delayed Tech (Beats 2-8f of delay. If you DR into sLP first then sMP will beat instant tech instead w/ 0-3f of delay) • Back Dash (can lead to cLK combo on normal hit) | • Reversals • Mashing (will beat mashing if you DR into sLP first) • Instant Tech (resets to neutral) • Neutral Jumping (leads to scramble) • Forward Jumping (can potentially AA them?) | | sLP into Staggered Jabs | • Instant/Delay Tech (if DRing into sLP beats 0-5f of delay depending on how much you stagger. Other wise will lost to instant tech but better beat delayed options) | • Mashing 4f • Neutral Jump Shimmy (can potentially AA DP them?) • Back Dash Shimmy (ends turn, leads to scramble) | | Unique Drive Rush Tick Throw Options | | | | DR > sLP into Any Shimmy
Ed gets better shimmy opportunities from tick throw after DR sLP | • Instant/Delay Tech | • Mash/Delay Jab • Reversals | | DR > sLP > cMK
To beat Delay tech with a button using DR you can use cMK | • Delayed Tech | |