MK11 Johnny Cage General Discussion

[Name v.5.0]

That jade match up is 10-0. Her d4 pushes u out of poke range and it low profiles f3

Stop.

 

[Edlaw]

Is there a way to combo flippy kick like rising star?

 

[Tundra81]

TFW I watch Raptors advanced Show Stopper combo guide and think to myself, "I really need to give this variation a shot." Probably the worst idea I've had but this video had my hype....

In all honesty though if Say Cheese didn't completely miss on 90% of his strings this variation wouldn't be half bad. The "un-air-escapable" (that even a real word?) damage would be lit. Obviously no real reason to use Throwing Shades outside of the KB though. Maybe I'm too optimistic for a Friday?

 

[Tundra81]

He also did a combo guide for Shock Jock.

 

[heildan]

Anyone experienced against Lao? Fought against a defensive Lao yesterday and got boped.
Any help would be cool.

 

[Wrath0594]

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So whats the optimal combo in the corner? right now all i do after amp np is , b2 , 2 ,2, 2, 34 ,np. feel like im missing out on damage

Not b2. The dmg is the same as 2 iirc. It’s f3, then as many 2’s as you can.

 

[DrFolmer]

Anyone experienced against Lao? Fought against a defensive Lao yesterday and got boped.
Any help would be cool.

It comes down to making the read. Yolo Kung Laos tend to be easily punished. I have trouble with solid Lao's utilizing his good staggers and careful use of z-hat pressure. He also controls the air extremely well with reactionary dive kicks. Plus, dat dmg yikes. He's very reliant on throws though, so when you figure out the gaps where throws are likely to happen you can punish him hard. I gotta be honest, I lose more than I win to Lao's - especially the ones who does not rely on teleport. You just gotta lab it. Some Lao's end in hat throw when you predict the z-hat, but that's super punishable. It's kinda like the Liu Kang situation where it's a risk/reward that favors the defender in some regards. D4 works wonders as always

 

[Cobainevermind87]

Any tips for getting Johnny's flip kick brute to trigger? There are times when I've landed 3 and the final one doesn't trigger the brute for some reason.

 

[DrFolmer]

Any tips for getting Johnny's flip kick brute to trigger? There are times when I've landed 3 and the final one doesn't trigger the brute for some reason.

Keep in mind it has to be in the final round. I havent experienced any issues personally

 

[Cobainevermind87]

Keep in mind it has to be in the final round. I havent experienced any issues personally

So the requirements are wrong? Jesus they rushed this game. Thanks dude.

 

[Cobainevermind87]

Keep in mind it has to be in the final round. I havent experienced any issues personally

Ah shit, one more thing. Can they be in a juggle state or is it like mkx where they need to be grounded?

 

[FoughtDragon01]

Ah shit, one more thing. Can they be in a juggle state or is it like mkx where they need to be grounded?

Yeah, it still works if they're in a juggle state. Thank god, since it's the only brutal I can get consistently.

 

[Sonho]

Is there anyone on YT or twitch that plays JC a decent amount that I can watch and see how he plays? I'm thinking about playing JC abit for fun since i love the character <3

 

[Mikemetroid]

Johnny gets a 50/50 off of overhead interactables with his double low.

Also if someone does an interactable jump over you? flipkick, it'll most likely hit.

 

[Wigy]

Johnny gets a 50/50 off of overhead interactables with his double low.

Also if someone does an interactable jump over you? flipkick, it'll most likely hit.

Which maps have those? Not noticed them

 

[Wigy]

His sweep seems pretty integral to his game I'm finding

 

[NewMK11Player]

Scorpion is so f*cking annoying, he shouldn't be able to do the EX teleport when you block it.

 

[Jbog]

Really not having much trouble with scorpion match up. Of course u get tons of practice since its every 3rd online match up

 

[SwiftEagle]

Scorpion is so f*cking annoying, he shouldn't be able to do the EX teleport when you block it.

Scorpion technically has 4 teleports which is pretty much its own mixup game.

 

[charliehustle1991]

I have literally played over a thousand matches with my guy and know all the ins and outs.. It pains me to say it might be time to retire Cage and learn a new character

 

[charliehustle1991]

If they’d change f344 to a mid and fix the hit box issues I’d be a happy fuckin camper but that’s a pipe dream

 

[Error404]

No way dude that would make him as braindead as Scorpion. Just fix his hitboxes

 

[charliehustle1991]

No way dude that would make him as braindead as Scorpion. Just fix his hitboxes

Brain dead like scorpion?? For having a good mid just like the rest of the damn top tiers ?? Wouldn’t be no different from Jacqui’s mid.. I ain’t asking for no teleport or a full screen combo starter wtf you smoking on

 

[Error404]

F344 would be a safe, hitconfirmable stagger that you can make plus on block. It would be pretty retarded . If f44 was cancelable or f2 was a mid that would be fair .

 

[charliehustle1991]

F344 would be a safe, hitconfirmable stagger that you can make plus on block. It would be pretty (soap bar in my mouth) . If f44 was cancelable or f2 was a mid that would be fair .

Only thing good about f44 is that it’s safe not even a combo starter.. and that’s our only hit confirmation out of our whole arsenal