As of today I have come up with my own matchup chart after grinding against the entire cast. Players I faced were Zyphox, Destroyer, Kandarr, King Tiza, Eldriken, and more.
Aquaman: 4-6
He outchips us outside of trait, can react to orb calls with a db2, and using db2 in this matchup means we eat trident rushes.
Atrocitus: 5-5
Probably one of the most weirdest matchups ever. We have to watch out for the Bloodnado and immediately Dex-Starr when he comes in with F223. If you keep him fullscreen, its fine because it won't matter if Fate trades a projectile with the bBoodnado.
Bane: 7-3
Bane really can't do anything here. MB roll gets you outside of the corner when he starts to corner you, and not only do we break armor on the rage charge with our projectile, we are actually able to punish it with F2u3 and send him fullscreen again.
Batman: 4-6
Although this matchup is winnable it is very hard. Batman is one of the few characters whose crouching hitbox ducks all our fireballs outside of midscreen so this gives him time to get his trait out and rush us down. MB orb is key in this matchup as it allows you to walk back and zone him out. Also, don't try to anti air him with b2, use j1. Lastly, pushblock him if he has bats out and MB roll out of the corner with an orb to cover yourself.
Black Adam 4-6
We actually do win the zoning war but if he blocks ANYTHING, he can check us with black magic and quickly get a life lead. MB divekick is a serious problem as he can punish whiffed projectiles. One touch from him also means that we can't sit back and zone him so we have to go in. Trading with Black Magic is in his favor and if he blocks a db2, he can check us with F12. However, we can punish him for doing so with a d1xxdb2. It is extremely important to have trait when you engage up close so your db2 actually becomes a launcher.
Black Canary 6-4
She lacks good range to compete with F2 and as long as you respect lvl 3 trait she can't really get in. If she touches you once though, then it could be game over. Push blocking her and knowing stage interactbles that she can use to get in are very import here.
Blue Beetle: 5-5
I feel like this one could change but he floods the screen with projectiles very fast. This matchup is literally all about abusing chip damage from trait. Also, BB does have ariel mobility so if he starts going for air shots on you, block and check him with your own. At no time should BB use Blade Stance here.
Brainiac 6-4:
Brainiac does not have much to deal with our fullscreen game. The best way to go about this matchup is to stand inside MB Orb so he can't approach from the air. If he starts becoming too predictable with mobility, you can punish him with a j1 for taking to the skies. But yeah, standing inside a MB Orb shuts Brainiac down.
Captain Cold 6-4:
Literally zone him out and don't even worry about trades once you activate trait. Respect the MB ice wall and watch for MB rolls and this match is very easy.
Catwoman 4-6
Where to begin? Her crouching hitbox and B3 goes under everything, we can't anti air her and her damage is crazy. We also have to be aware of MB catdash. That said, your best bet winning this is to abuse MB Orb and keep her locked down. If you have trait up with ankhs, punish MB catdash with a throw since she her hitbox makes 1,1 whiff. If she whiffs a B3 and you can't whiff punish it, consider either calling an ankh or an orb.
Cheetah 4-6
Very similar to Catwoman as zoning her seems impossible. Standing inside of MB orbs is a great way to shut her down from advancing on you. Predator pounce lets her low profile all of our zoning options and gives her an ambiguous fullscreen jump in. If she has trait out and touches you, clash immediately. Again, MB roll out of the corner as you approach it.
Cyborg 6-4
Zoning war, we outchip and win all trades. Very boring matchup. If he tries to grapple in, J1 will take care of him or you can jump stand inside MB orbs. If he tries to MB B3 or F3, F2xxdb2 breaks it.
Darkseid: 4-6
He zones us out super hard, out damages us, and we can't trade with him at all. Oh yeah, he also has 50/50s. Minion creates serious mindgames and stops us from advancing. MB F3 on his wakeup is useless since it gets armor broken and blocking it lets him be plus.
Deadshot: 3-7
Honestly don't even bother playing this one. You can't trade, you can't dash, you basically don't even get to play the game. If you are lucky to corner him and try to MB F3 his wakeup, sucks for you because your F3 gets armor broken by his MB knee. Trust me, he will always have bar.
Doctor Fate: 5-5
PEW PEW PEW PEW PEW, "PIERCING LIGHT OF ADAM ROTH," "VENGEANCE OF HORUS!!!"
FireStorm: 6-4
We win the trades, especially in trait. He doesn't have anything that can compete with F2's range. The only thing you need to be careful of is walking back since molten trap can catch you. You can easily abuse MB F3 on his wakeup too.
Flash: 6-4
We can lame him out but honestly I feel this could be 5-5. If he blocks your db2, he can "punish" it with a 50/50 into over 50% and corner carry. Use ankhs in zoning here a lot to stop him from vibrating from fullscreen. On the brightside, Flash doesn't have the normals to compete with F2's range, lacks a good wakeup and isn't threatening from fullscreen in the slightest. MB Orb will keep him locked down giving you time for ankhs or even a healing orb if you want.
Grodd: 6-4
MB Orbs all day, everyday and stand inside it so he can't do his Harambe leap on you. If he activates trait and gets the projectile immunity off, pushblock him when you get the chance, respect the range of Mind Control, and abuse MB Roll if you see him go airborne.
Green Arrow: 6-4
Lame him out. He can't outzone us because of trait and the fact he has to load arrows. He is also another another character that can't compete with F2 range and gets locked down by MB Orb.
Green Lantern: 5-5
We win the zoning war, but he can win trades or react to orbs with his MB battery blast. His B1 out ranges our F2 so playing in his footsie range is extremely dangerous. Waking up against his setups is impossible as well since our inputs will be reversed. Blocking a db2 means we have to respect the B1. If you can keep him fullscreen, this one isn't too bad.
Harley: 6-4
Gunshots may seem annoying but as long you duck and check her with your own projectile its fine, and that includes her air gun. Although she can't compete with F2's range, you have to be extremely careful if she blocks a db2 since her ia j2 can actually sometimes punish it or be very ambiguous.
Joker: 7-3
He gets zoned out hard. Even if he goes for an armored Crowbar run, we break the armor with our MB'd projectiles and his jump arc makes it hard for him to get over orbs. Abuse MB B3 as your anti air since his J3 hitbox is insane and respect his d2 range as it is very deceiving.
Poison Ivy: 5-5
This matchup is all about who gets the first touch. If Ivy gets it, she sets up trait, and locks you down, and if Fate gets it, he can stop Ivy from putting up her Bark skin which negates chip damage. In terms of damage from zoning we win, but up close we lose. If she goes for MB F3, we can react with a MB B3. Remember she has no real wakeup either so abusing F3 on knockdown is very strong should you corner her.
Red Hood: 3-7
BAD! VERY BAD! His B3 lets him do everything Catwoman's does and he has aeriel projectiles. If he blocks ANYTHING from fullscreen, he can dive in with DF3 and we can't stop him. He is also one of the few characters in the game that can always punish db2 outside of trait so getting cornered is death. Playing Footsies with him too is like death since his b2 has greater range than F2. MB F3 or B3 can be parried or easily broken. He will always have bar from trait and we can't punish his overhead option, making any blockstring from him 8-10% chip damage.
Robin: 6-4
He has no projectiles but has extreme range. Keep him out and this is easy. He can use trait to teleport past orbs so be ready punish or check him. Waking up on him is not the best idea since he can stay out of range and punish it.
Scarecrow: 5-5
We can lame him out but as soon as he gets in its over. His F1 has crazy range and low profiles our projectiles. Staying in footsie range is a bad idea since he can easily become +6 with Mb Fear Blast. Abuse MB Roll to prevent yourself from being cornered, lock him down with MB orb, and don't let him get a life lead. If you drop below 10% and Scarecrow has trait, the match is over.
Supergirl: 5-5
Very similar to Harley in the fact that her lasers will be annoying. That said, block and duck them and then check her with a projectile. We win the trade and chip war, especially with trait. React to the teleport and punish it with max damage so she has to come to you. Avoid being with her B12 range since it outspaces our F2. Throwing, F3, and pressuring on wakeup is recommended here since she has poor wakeup attacks.
Superman: 3-7
The worst matchup by far. He can full combo punish db2 outside of trait with f23, abuse air lasers on us, his damage makes it impossible for us to come back and his zoning damage makes it so keep away is useless. You can try to MB roll on reaction to the air lasers but if your read was wrong, hold this 50%+ into corner carry. You can't even backdash on wakeup because the 3 after F23 punishes you for it. I won't be surprised if this ends up as an 2-8.
Swampthing: 7-3
This poor character. His jump makes it so he can't jump over orbs, hell we can punish him for jumping on reaction with a projectile. He can't really stop the abuse of F2xxdb2 and his wakeup is poor.
Wonder Woman: 5-5
She can parry our projectiles and check us with shields on the ground or in the air at just outside midscreen. Keeping her locked down with MB orbs is the way to go here. Respect her wakeup and punish it according unless its a MB shield bash. In that case, just walk back or make a read on her doing a b2 and punish it with a MB F3. Remember to duck her bf1 if she starts doing it at the end of strings and full combo punish the gap of 223 so she is not always +12 on you.
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