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How does Green Arrow hold up against good zoning?

Mpizz10

Liu Kang and The Flash mains
I play flash and am looking for a good character as a back up and I really like the way Green Arrow looks and plays
 

Altsa

I don't have that much match up experience against every zoner but on paper Arrow seems to have a fighting chance against most characters. His unique ability to fire back while ducking is great against high projectiles.
 

Altsa

Deadshot would probably tell you that's not as unique as you think it is

But you're right tho
Deadshot "ducks while firing" his rifle and then stands up but GA can "fire while ducking" his 10 damage arrows as long as he wants.
 
He does really well in my opinion. Fire arrows do good damage and knockdown so you'll win trades. Not to mention you can duck under high projectiles while shooting your own. Ice arrow and boxing glove are self explanatory no one wants to trade or get hit with them.
 

Mpizz10

Liu Kang and The Flash mains
It seems like he is a well rounded character. His damage seems to have a pretty good upgrade from last game too
 

Devils Britches

Pew Pew Pew
Green arrow is solid against the stronger zoners. Fire arrows trade well and knock down. Ice arrow normally traded for a full combo. Boxing Glove is just scary. I'd say he would be a solid all around secondary.
 
GA vs Darkseid I think is in GA's favor. Duck Omega Beams, Shoot Fire Arrows and Bait Teleports. Stay far and shoot low.

GA vs Deadshot i think this is closer than people say but generally about even. You're gonna to spam arrows to get him to come in close. Imo whoever gets the early advantage is a shoo in to win the match. If you're forced to go in then you're in trouble. You need to learn the range of trick shot and stay kind of right in between Far and Medium where you can hit him but he can't hit you. You wont be able to load between regular wrist shots so dont even try. Wait til you land an arrow then reload and duck. Low arrows interrupt mb rifle so if you can get him to waste a bar trying to get some easy chip damage it's all the better.

Cyborg- This match up is actually hella annoying since Cyborgs projectile hits mid and he can shoot from the air. I think it's probably slightly in Cyborgs favor but no one plays him so you don't have to worry about it lol

Poison Ivy- Not really a problem in my opinion.

Dr Fate- Not bad at all. He wont want to trade fire arrows with you. If you get into that medium range where you can start ducking his projectiles the match up seems manageable to me
 
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Landonio

n00b
Any tips against Sack Adam? His fullscreen homing lightning and divekicks are so fucking annoying to deal with.
 
Watch War of the Gods top 16. I'm forgetting the name of the players, but there was a Green Arrow vs Deadshot and the Arrow zoned out deadshot
 
GA has become my online zoner, and he is good at close range as well. I usually dash in and out of close range while throwing out arrows to confuse my opponent.
 

Nexallus

From Takeda to Robin
Green Arrow, Supergirl, Gorrilla Grodd, and Darkseid are all great counter zoners for different types of zoners. I also feel like Green Arrow is probably one of Deadshot's worst MU's.

Now, if only other characters
could learn how to pew while crouching like Green Arrow does.
:DOGE
 

Legion DC

"Another weakling..."
I dont know what kind of Deadshot players y'all are matching up with but, the DS players I meet spams that full screen ground bounce shot thats a mid. --This messes my G.Arrow game plans up all the time. DS start up is way quicker than GA when it comes to shoot stuff. I hate DS!
 
I dont know what kind of Deadshot players y'all are matching up with but, the DS players I meet spams that full screen ground bounce shot thats a mid. --This messes my G.Arrow game plans up all the time. DS start up is way quicker than GA when it comes to shoot stuff. I hate DS!
Bounce shot has a much slower recovery than straight shot so you can just your way in. In addition, there's a range between far and mid bounce shot where both will miss. It takes some effort to avoid but there's definitely ways to counter.
 

Legion DC

"Another weakling..."
Are y'all playing any Cyborg spammers? I'm on XBL and came across 2 Cyborg players that are in the top 50 in rank. I lose patients. I can't handle Cyborg at all. It's like I can't move.
What about y'all?
 
depends how u look at it, if he can make it to at least mid screen, over head and jumping low arrows seem good, and mb slide being safe is amazing as well. Probably best for him to try and shut down the zone, instead of trying to out-zone players.