Question - Brawler Any advice dealing with the ermac match up

[RetroPhysic]

Maybe it might just be because online but I've been having trouble with ermac (master of souls) dealing with his ia soul balls etc can someone give me some advice thank you

 

[Pan1cMode]

Maybe it might just be because online but I've been having trouble with ermac (master of souls) dealing with his ia soul balls etc can someone give me some advice thank you

Just walk in and play footsies with him. Don't jump at him and let him hang himself. Remember any of his unsafe strings can be punished with reversal cartwheel. If you block a tele go for a 242 punish.

 

[Jer]

Maybe it might just be because online but I've been having trouble with ermac (master of souls) dealing with his ia soul balls etc can someone give me some advice thank you

Specifically what are you having issue with besides soul ball? I play this MU more than I've played any other MU. You need to just play footsies, and walk like Panicmode said, and choose when to attack wisely.

 

[Baconlord]

knowing that your fighting online ermacs id say try to work on counter poking after a blocked down 3.

 

[Aixy]

Air throw stuffs air vanish even when he's off screen

 

[MadeOfMetal]

Maybe it might just be because online but I've been having trouble with ermac (master of souls) dealing with his ia soul balls etc can someone give me some advice thank you

if you just block his attacks he is generally easy to reversal into punish!
like panicmode said: dont jump play footsies and choose when to retaliate!

ermac has alot to be punished with,

Note: if you learn her AA S1 punishes, and he is constantly going in air and tele or dropping, you can catch him out of the air!

what exactly are you having problems with his Soul Balls? they do have a ticker wait time after cast?

 

[protools27]

Most online ermacs use a lot of the same tactics online:
d3 into overhead: ermacs love to d3, d3, then go into their overhead starter, usually followed by a soul ball or tele. Block and punish accordingly.

His d3 is minus 6 on block, so after you block one, use your own d3 if they like to do repeat pokes. Online this can be harder then it should be (thanks NRS), but if you can get a handle on it, it really shuts down online ermac bs.

Hover Ground Slam/Soul Ball/ Teleport Mixups

This really isn't a mixup, but lots of ermacs will do the ground slam while you are full screen, then when you try to jump in anticipation of the next one, do an air or ground soul ball that will hit you for full combo. Once again, online makes this much harder then it actually is, but you just need to be patient, and walk in until you are in jump in punch range, if they take to the air you can either jump and hit them in the air, or wait until they start to come down with the ground slam, then jump punish, or bait and block the soul ball/tele.

One of Ermacs biggest weaknesses is his negativity, and one of cassies strengths is her reversal flipkick. Go into training and find the strings you are having trouble with and look at how negative they are. 242 and reversal flip kick are your friends.

Ermacs mid hitting string that has 3 parts that so many ermacs like to use in neutral (I think its f21d2, but its neutral on block) actually has a gap between the second and 3rd hit just like cassise b124 that can be armored through with Ex flipkick, make sure to punish them for throwing that string out to make them think twice about it.

Wake up EX tele can be unpunished with a NJ 2 punch I'm pretty sure, its also full combo punishable, or just play spec ops and make them hold that in the corner with your missle setups

 

[MrSoloLobo]

Walk in and block and eventually they will hang themselves cause most of ermacs options are punishable. I'd also make sure I know how to punish his go to mixup strings since its really easy for Cassie. 242 punishes a lot and leads to her best damage.

 

[BoromiRofGeo]

d1 is minus nine - - full combo punishable.
i repeat.
full.
combo.
punishable.
also, never jump.. or ull catch insta air boll.