Strategy - Kitana Kitana General Discussion/Strategies

[gibster13]

you can option select b+3~lift or EX Glaive so the special move only comes out on hit.

b+3 is mostly safe. Super long reaching fast punishes like Reptile ex slide and Raiden f+1 can punish it. Otherwise it's safe.

So it is a safe low starter. She still doesn't have a good OH though so it's not like she is now a 50/50 monster.

Slow progress with her I really like the low got a 44% of it in the corner so far

 

[dotunderscore]

you can option select b+3~lift or EX Glaive so the special move only comes out on hit.

The ultradavid tech way?

 

[16 Bit]

yes. input b+3~d,b+1 then another directional input quickly.

 

[xKhaoTik]

Slow progress with her I really like the low got a 44% of it in the corner so far

50%

 

[The Magician]

50%

Notation?

 

[gibster13]

50%

Input ? it better not be sharpen

 

[dotunderscore]

yes. input b+3~d,b+1 then another directional input quickly.

Interesting as I was getting mixed messages that this stuff was being removed. I saw the block+normal stuff was changed (still curious if applies to specials - bf3 was nice to be able to get out quick with kitty)

 

[gibster13]

I think she will have insane glaive pressure and mixups…f112 exglaive into b3/b2/f112/instant air float…..Also float shenanigans with the overhead or the b3 low (let the float drop) e.g b2 instant air float overhead(njp2)/low(b3). If you know what i mean

 

[16 Bit]

Another good thing about her new b+3 is it low profiles well. It can even go under stuff like Raiden's mid f+1.

 

[gibster13]

It is a rather pretty kick

 

[xKhaoTik]

b3 ex fan, f33 fan, f33 fan, d1 lift, jk fan, jk float njp, 111 TS in the corner

 

[ThaRawDeal]

Wish I was home to play around with this stuff... I trust you guys will have all the lab work done by the time I get back to my console!

 

[gibster13]

b3 ex fan, f33 fan, f33 fan, d1 lift, jk fan, jk float njp, 111 TS in the corner

Really nice Lets hope she gets the IGAU bane treatment a bit more lol. Hope she gets a better overhead at some point ;-;

 

[gibster13]

Wish I was home to play around with this stuff... I trust you guys will have all the lab work done by the time I get back to my console!

Time to sweat Kitana

 

[RunwayMafia]

I like it. I'll take it. THIS IS A GOOD START!

I'm pleased.

 

[xKhaoTik]

midscreen, b3 ex fan, RC d1 fan, f43, 21 lift, jk fan, f4 TS. 43 %

 

[kivatt]

Her b3 can duck under mid attacks like Kano knife if you time it right

 

[HB Sora]

It's not bad. I like this direction. She's still far away from being top tier, but a safe (with OS tech) low starter with some range is definitely on the road there.

#midfansplease

 

[Rozalin1780]

you can option select b+3~lift or EX Glaive so the special move only comes out on hit.

b+3 is mostly safe. Super long reaching fast punishes like Reptile ex slide and Raiden f+1 can punish it. Otherwise it's safe.

So it is a safe low starter. She still doesn't have a good OH though so it's not like she is now a 50/50 monster.

This is great news! Can't wait to get off work and test some of these recent findings myself.

Having a low starter gives Kitana a sudo mix-up game with float shenanigans, doesn't it? Knock them into the corner, run in, nj>float>land and execute xKhaoTik's corner combo.

 

[HB Sora]

This is great news! Can't wait to get off work and test some of these recent findings myself.

Having a low starter gives Kitana a sudo mix-up game with float shenanigans, doesn't it? Knock them into the corner, run in, nj>float>land and execute xKhaoTik's corner combo.

Not necessarily. Even NJ>instant float>NJP still hits mid. You'd have to wait until she starts to fall down for it to hit OH, which at that point is so telegraphed that its no longer a viable mixup.

She just needed something with range that leads to combo. It being a low is a much needed bonus, since a lot of char's d3's/4's ducked under f1.

 

[Konqrr]

I think she will have insane glaive pressure and mixups…f112 exglaive into b3/b2/f112/instant air float…..Also float shenanigans with the overhead or the b3 low (let the float drop) e.g b2 instant air float overhead(njp2)/low(b3). If you know what i mean

Nothing is guaranteed pressure after EX Glaive. They block the first hit and backdash through the return, it's useless on block.

 

[MikeDigs]

Anyone else having trouble going against good Scorpion (Inferno) players? His mix-up is deadly and I can't seem to win any air battles. Those minions are quick...

 

[Konqrr]

Paulo just told me to use air xray instead of ij2... ;_;

 

[Konqrr]

I was practicing the b3~Lift Option Select and got it like 1/10 tries using multiple down inputs... you got to be SO fast with this, but got it 10/10 using a single back input after.

 

[Xero_18]

I was practicing the b3~Lift Option Select and got it like 1/10 tries using multiple down inputs... you got to be SO fast with this, but got it 10/10 using a single back input after.

I told yall lol. Yall gonna listen to me one of these days lol