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EMPRESS_SunFire

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Haley has some invincibility on her grab, which is better than what RH has. Yes, being knocked down in the corner isn't a good position for anyone, but having WUs like Deadshot and GA has are much better options than RH.
Yeah but all of them are stuffable or you can just neutral jump against her on wake-up as I said on my previous post.
His backdive isn't bad mid screen, yeah... in the corner he can't wake-up but I think it's funny how you said he had bad wake-up and then proceeded to say Harley doesn't have a problem getting knocked down.
 

Jugghead

Noob
Yeah but all of them are stuffable or you can just neutral jump against her on wake-up as I said on my previous post.
His backdive isn't bad mid screen, yeah... in the corner he can't wake-up but I think it's funny how you said he had bad wake-up and then proceeded to say Harley doesn't have a problem getting knocked down.
I think it funny how you said that I said Harley doesn't have a problem getting knocked down, when I never said that at all. I said her WU options in the corner are better than RHs.
 
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Eldriken

Guest
See, despite my issue with Batman's trait and his j2, this is what I consider to be a pretty balanced MU chart. If his j2 and trait weren't what they were, he'd probably be what you could consider a baseline character for overall balance.

Batman isn't "OP" like people are crying about, he's just got a few things that need some minor tweaks.

Good list, King.
 
I'm a batman main myself, I've personally always had a hard time with poison ivy, what about that match up makes it in batmans favor like you say? I can totally believe I just am not good against poison ivy, but I'm really curious to hear the details on why it's 6-4
 

SaucyD0ge

Worst european batman
I'm a batman main myself, I've personally always had a hard time with poison ivy, what about that match up makes it in batmans favor like you say? I can totally believe I just am not good against poison ivy, but I'm really curious to hear the details on why it's 6-4
Ivy has shite anti-airs, Batman has jump 2....
You get where I’m going?
 

ForeverKing

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Why do you think deadshot beats batman ? I mean he gets in for free with trait , mix him up for days . I always have very hard time vs good patient batman players. I know you lost many times vs foxy but I feel like its 5-5 or even a bit in batmans favour . For example madzin beats him with batman all the time. But from what ive seen he plays more patient . Or maybe im wrong and I just suck vs batman .
He doesn't get in for free with trait, he still has to walk crouch walk crouch walk crouch like anyone else to get in vs Deadshot. Using trait full screen isn't going to achieve anything, although up close trait can be very useful. The thing is Deadshot builds so much meter from zoning that he almost always has pushblock which gets rid of Batman's trait.

Also to address your "mix for days" comment, Deadshot's mix is way better than Batman's. Deadshot has unreactable overhead and low 50/50's, where as Batman only has fast lows and his only overhead starter F3 is 30 frame startup which is definitely reactable. Batman does have mixups when he hits you MB grappling hook, restands you, and goes for an ambiguous J2 setup. But he has to open you up in the first place to get this mix started, which can be very hard against a Deadshot with very good defense/reactions that is also constantly pushblocking.

So essentially Batman is chasing down Deadshot the entire match and Deadshot is building meter while Batman is trying to get in walk crouch walk crouching, then when Batman finally does get in Deadshot has a ton of meter to pushblock and his up close mix-up game is way better than Batman's anyways.
 

Chernyy Volk

Wolf lord, footsie bully, chronic corner abuser.
Haven't played that matchup yet, interesting statement though
I say this based on

+ Good anti airs
+ Teleport
+ Forces Batman to use his less desirable wakeup options due to good trait usage on oki
+ Neutral Batman can't really deal with without bats
+ Air harpoon reinforces the teleport option for discouraging zoning and it offers good oki
+ Max spaced max range laser is basically free chip all the time
+ Manta's frame traps, due to reach reasons, basically force Batman to never challenge or disrespect Manta.
 

ForeverKing

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@ForeverKing Why do you think Canary breaks the Bat? I know she's good when she gets in, but nothing BM can't deal with.
The first number is Batman's number, the 2nd number is the opponent's number. So me saying it's 6-4 means it's advantageous for Batman.

I think Batman beats Canary because he zones her out very well and constantly forces her to approach, also she has a female hitbox so Batman can make F3 cross up
 

ForeverKing

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Red Hood, GA, Harley and Deadshot are all losing in my opinion. Supergirl feels tough as well.

Curious as to what changed your mind with Harley.
I still feel like it could be advantage to Harley. But it's very good for Batman that she's a female, so when you get in finally you can do wonky setups with F3 crossing up. It gives Batman a mix-up factor he doesn't usually have. Also you can react to Harley's overhead. So with good defense and patience you can eventually work your way in and try to smother Harley. Also her D2 isn't the greatest which means Batmans J2 is even better vs her. Also gotta work on conversions like if she whiffs an air gun, you can anti air stand 1, 123, release trait, B3, etc.

Not saying for sure it's 5-5 just saying there's a chance it could be
 

ForeverKing

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Brainiac is such a pointless matchup it is not even there lol.

But for real, what am I supposed to do in this matchup? His up batarangs can tag me from 3/4 of the screen and once he has a bat out he can just throw as many as he wants with little to no risk. I can never get my game going unless they mess up pretty bad. Trait helps but it's not that big of deal if batman has his trait up, which he has 24/7.
To be honest I just missed Brainiac somehow lol. But I think it's 6-4 Batman's favor. My brother plays it the best.

Yes it's true that Batman's batarangs shut down alot of Brainiac's air mobility, but that just means don't fly through the air so often. Just walk your way in, I know it sucks but it's what you gotta do. Then when you get in you have unreactable 50/50's with instant air dive kicks or the low into the shoulder. Then just go ham when you knock Batman down. Also you have great D2 for stopping Batman's jump 2
 

Tweedy

Noob
To be honest this is one of my least played matchups. But in my opinion Firestorm zoning isn't as much of a nuisance as Deadshot Harley Arrow Red Hood etc.
Play Gunshow. There's no comparing any Firestorm to his.

Btw we should play some sets since there's not gonna be a tournament every weekend lol.
 

ForeverKing

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See, despite my issue with Batman's trait and his j2, this is what I consider to be a pretty balanced MU chart. If his j2 and trait weren't what they were, he'd probably be what you could consider a baseline character for overall balance.

Batman isn't "OP" like people are crying about, he's just got a few things that need some minor tweaks.

Good list, King.
Batman can definitely be aggravating to fight against and his best attributes are without a doubt his J2 and his trait.

With that being said, as good as his tools are, this is his matchup chart even with these strong tools. If you were to tone down his J2 and trait (without changing any other characters) many of his 5-5's would most likely be 4-6's and many of his losing matchups would probably be worse.

The thing is, Batman is one hardest characters to master at high level. It took me 100's of hours with Batman to do all the conversions and situational things I do with him. Depending whether you have 1, 2, or 3 trait bats, you have to do completely different combos and conversions on the spot which adds alot of depth to the character. There's a reason why the most successful Batman players (me and Nubcakes) are the players that have been using him for years since Injustice 1. There are no secondary Batman players doing well, only players that put hella time into him are placing with him. He's no Aquaman or Deadshot.

I know this post is long and I didn't expect it to be so long lol but

TLDR; There's nothing wrong with characters that have high learning curves being top tier, if anything that's the way it should be. You'd rather have characters like Batman, Dr Fate, or Red Hood be top tier then characters you can pick up very easily and use at high level like Aquaman, Deadshot, etc.
 

ForeverKing

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I'm a batman main myself, I've personally always had a hard time with poison ivy, what about that match up makes it in batmans favor like you say? I can totally believe I just am not good against poison ivy, but I'm really curious to hear the details on why it's 6-4
Poison Ivy doesn't have a reliable anti air to stop Batman from J2'ing her to death. Also you can react to all of Ivy's mixups so she's not a big threat up close, she's mostly going to be trying to zone you out. She can't zone you out forever with drills though, you're eventually going to walk her down. Especially if you read a drill and release trait, jump forward over the drill, and grapple for a full combo punish. That's going to make the Ivy scared to be overzealous with the drill, which is going to make it easier for you to get in. Her trait is good for keeping you away, but just block and weather the storm, let her build the meter it will go away soon. If she pressures you up close with trait, pushblock and make trait go away. Sometimes you can get lucky and hit wonky stuff like B2 slide or random slide to make her trait go away.

Also since Poison Ivy is a female, Batman has setups to make F3 cross up which is very good for us
 
You can just burst any jump in on a read and if they don't jump it recovers pretty fast. It's the main anti air Gunshow uses.
Sure u can do that. Get stuffed once and your life melts away.

Since when is a match up determined by reads?
 
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Tweedy

Noob
Sure u can do that. Get stuffed once and your life melts away.

Since when is a match up determined by reads?
Or his jump 2 gets stuffed once and his life melts away since an anti air burst goes for about 40% for a bar.

Idk what the 2nd part of your post even means.
 

SylverRye

Official Loop Kang Main
Great list. I agree with like 95%. Only things i think are that harley beats him, starfire beats him (a good starefire feels like a nightmare), and i feel like green arrow is his hardest mu followed by red hood. Captain cold also lowkey does VERY good against him.

I like this list though. Good to see batman players for the most part agree on a lot of his mus.