First of all, a single series does not determine a match. Tom and I will talk more about this misconception on the podcast because Pig also believes in that nonsense.
You need to familiarize yourself with some of Zod's frame traps. For example, if you block an MB low laser, side arm cannot be interrupted but can be crouch blocked. Iceberg trades with regular and fast rifle shots, but I recover faster on the ground unless you do MB iceberg. Also, trait activation after blocked MB low laser is not guaranteed. You can punish Zod with iceberg but not on reaction because of the block advantage.
Phantom strike (i.e., the palm) is horrendous on whiff. Every time you see Zod whiff slide for the easy punish.
The problem with spamming daggers is that you do no chip damage while Zod's trait is recharging. If I were a Killer Frost player, I would stay at mid range just outside of phantom strike range where you can slide under side arm, whiff punish phantom strike, jump over rifle shots, etc. Zod's post-slide game is excellent, but I would still slide randomly sometimes.
I am not sure who wins this match, but I am very confident that Zod wins on a stage like the prison cell.
