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"Prepare to be Astounded!" - Zatanna General Discussion Thread

Saboteur-6

Filthy Casual
If her rings in normal stance track automatically, she'll be a zoning pro. However, I thnk that like MMH's teleport, you will have to maybe hold down after the input to make it go up or something like that.
They looked more like Kung Lao's hat than "auto tracking".

Honestly her specials I'm most curious about are her Trance and her 3 Illusion setup at the end of the match. Everything else seems pretty straight forward.

And to those expecting another heavy zoner with Zee, she really looks like a strong mid character that can zone like GL.
 

Zatanna

Meterburned Interactable Master
MB swamp hands has armor
Oh. Nevermind, then.

It looks like Zee will be rush down in normal stance, but with some solid zoning options. I'm betting she's going to start with a combo that goes full screen, then trait and zone, and then MB FB.
 
Oh. Nevermind, then.

I officially have no idea how Zee will be played. She looks rush down in normal stance, but with some solid zoning options. I'm betting she's going to start with a combo that goes full screen, then trait and zone, and then MB FB.
I know Slips will give us a character synopsis Monday night when he plays her. She doesn't appear to be a setup character (like Lex and MMH). She doesn't appear to be primarily a zoner (although, they don't show off powerful zoning in trailers because it isn't hype)... Normal stance appears to be for offense, while hat stance is for defense(cooldown?). So, she might play like WW with a teleport for mobility. To me- she appears so be rushdown/anti-zoner. The most powerful class of character in Injustice. Can't wait!
 

Saboteur-6

Filthy Casual
She has a lot of tools/specials:

1. Multi-hit kick (like Aquaman's trident rush) - MB into launch

2. Teleport ground/air

3. Jump arc canceling "hover" stance. Ambiguous properties.

4. Dive kick

5. Deck-of-cards command attack (like jokers flower). Might lead to a standing reset.

6. Flame attack - MB into the Dorammu/Reptile slow-mo fireball.

7. Trance - MB into "zombie walk" towards Zee a la Quan Chi.

8. Trait stance (probably timed) - Wand mid/low projectile combos, anti-air projectile, and a pbaoe magic attack (Kung Lao's spin, Black Adam's lightning cage). Ambiguous properties.

9. 3 Illusion Zee (possibly part of the super) - Ambiguous properties.
 

Komatose

The Prettiest
She has a lot of tools/specials:

1. Multi-hit kick (like Aquaman's trident rush) - MB into launch

2. Teleport ground/air

3. Jump arc canceling "hover" stance. Ambiguous properties.

4. Dive kick

5. Deck-of-cards command attack (like jokers flower). Might lead to a standing reset.

6. Flame attack - MB into the Dorammu/Reptile slow-mo fireball.

7. Trance - MB into "zombie walk" towards Zee a la Quan Chi.

8. Trait stance (probably timed) - Wand mid/low projectile combos and a pbaoe magic attack (Kung Lao's spin, Black Adam's lightning cage). Ambiguous properties.

9. 3 Illusion Zee (possibly part of the super) - Ambiguous properties.
The cards won't leave them standing. It knocks them down unless done solo which we haven't seen yet but in a combo, it doesn't leave them standing.
 
She looks like a fun character, but I'll probably only mess around with her for a little bit since I am content to main MMH unless Starfire miraculously makes it into the game.

I believe her air teleport is only available during her trait. It appears she can also cancel her divekick to stay suspended in the air for a little bit (in reveal trailer when she throws face interactible)
 

Komatose

The Prettiest
If her rings in normal stance track automatically, she'll be a zoning pro. However, I thnk that like MMH's teleport, you will have to maybe hold down after the input to make it go up or something like that.
Yeah. I do not think they track but are controlled by the player.
 

Etativel

Etatival taht raeb!
Speaking of levitate, how does everyone feel about that? How do y'all think it'll play into Zee's game plan?
Not sure. To be honest, when I thought of Zatanna in IGAU, I imagined her trait being able to levitate. Kinda like HG. The "Suit & Tie/Hat Stance" trait is much better in my opinion.
 

Saboteur-6

Filthy Casual
The cards won't leave them standing. It knocks them down unless done solo which we haven't seen yet but in a combo, it doesn't leave them standing.
Re-watch the video. At about :30 - :34 (her first combo) she goes from the MB's multi hit kick, to a jump kick, into the deck-of-cards attack, then the pig interactible. It's hard to catch because the camera starts to rotate behind Zatanna. Now, she does use the deck-of-cards attack later in the vid as well and that leads to a hard-knockdown. However, in that first combo, it re-stands Grundy.

 

Komatose

The Prettiest
I just hope her other stance has more to it than what we saw. The lightning cage was awesome. But I am not all into those little star things she shoots. The magic ground pillars looks okay but only for use in a combo. I didn't really see anything else. And the trait looks times. Unless they randomly took it off for a reason I've yet to figure out. That is stupid if it's times because her walk speed in that stance is so bad. Unless she has more really good projectiles in that stance, there is no good reason it should be timed.
 

Komatose

The Prettiest
Re-watch the video. At about :30 - :34 (her first combo) she goes from the MB's multi hit kick, to a jump kick, into the deck-of-cards attack, then the pig interactible. It's hard to catch because the camera starts to rotate behind Zatanna. Now, she does use the deck-of-cards attack later in the vid as well and that leads to a hard-knockdown. However, in that first combo, it re-stands Grundy.

It looked like they barely came out. I thought it was just a standing normal that left him standing but maybe not.
 

Komatose

The Prettiest
I really can't wait until tommorow night. So many questions about Zee.
No kidding. But when they stream new characters, NRS does a great job, in my opinion. I doubt any important question I have about her will go unanswered unless it's one that will obviously have to be found out by ourselves.
 

Saboteur-6

Filthy Casual
It looked like they barely came out. I thought it was just a standing normal that left him standing but maybe not.
I mean it could be. It's all speculation at this point anyway. To me though it looks like she's chucking cards at Grundy and he re-stands.
 

Etativel

Etatival taht raeb!
Re-watch the video. At about :30 - :34 (her first combo) she goes from the MB's multi hit kick, to a jump kick, into the deck-of-cards attack, then the pig interactible. It's hard to catch because the camera starts to rotate behind Zatanna. Now, she does use the deck-of-cards attack later in the vid as well and that leads to a hard-knockdown. However, in that first combo, it re-stands Grundy.

I had to pause it when they happened to see it. I can't think of why it would be a shorter attack in that combo but it would be longer in the other combo.
 

Komatose

The Prettiest
I mean it could be. It's all speculation at this point anyway. To me though it looks like she's chucking cards at Grundy and he re-stands.
Whatever the case may be, if it was the cards, they didn't hit the ground or complete the animation so either you control them to leave him standing or it was a normal. That's what I have in mind. It wouldn't just leave him standing and knock him down randomly. There has to be a factor.
 

Etativel

Etatival taht raeb!
Whatever the case may be, if it was the cards, they didn't hit the ground or complete the animation so either you control them to leave him standing or it was a normal. That's what I have in mind. It wouldn't just leave him standing and knock him down randomly. There has to be a factor.
They also wouldn't randomly be a stronger attack or a lighter attack.
 

LEGI0N47

I like to play bad characters
How do we know that her deck of cards is a command move? it may just be flashy combo fluff like Batmans tricky bat string I think it's called that, or zods 11d2 with the low breath. I'm as excited as the rest of you but I'm not sure on that one.
 

Komatose

The Prettiest
It did look like the card attack, the way her movement had gone but the angle was so bad to decipher what move she did and you can't see any cards. Time to wonder...
 

Etativel

Etatival taht raeb!
And neither of them have MB added to them, either. So maybe -- I just thought this -- The cards were sorta...interrupted when she threw the pig. But if you look at the second combo, they were the end of the combo. So maybe it's an interrupt thing?