Kung Lao Discussion Thread

[Sage Leviathan]

This might be a dumb question i apoligise in advance, but heres my question.
How do you do his sweeping leg move, b4 makes him do that double hit where second hit is a mid where he uses his hat, but how do you do his sweeping leg move thats a low and where he does this 360 sweep with his leg?

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[DixieFlatline78]

This might be a dumb question i apoligise in advance, but heres my question.
How do you do his sweeping leg move, b4 makes him do that double hit where second hit is a mid where he uses his hat, but how do you do his sweeping leg move thats a low and where he does this 360 sweep with his leg?

That's his b4 if the hat is off, like if Z-Hat or Orbiting Hat is out. You get a different d2 too that has a super high hitbox

 

[Hellbringer]

That's his b4 if the hat is off, like if Z-Hat or Orbiting Hat is out. You get a different d2 too that has a super high hitbox

Ahhhhhh yeah i forgot about his hat, makes alot of sense now thank you

 

[Hellbringer]

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Nah not the one i meant, like above posted thats the one i was looking for.

 

[wsj515]

I'm sure this is known, but any time you are canceling into EX spin mid combo as an extension (not as a launch, e.g. f13 EX spin) you can delay the EX until after the first hit, allowing it to connect thee times and netting more damage in the combo.

F4 sideswitch combo:

F4xxdf1, (micro dash) 121xxdf1, d1xxdf1 EX, f4 = 318.84

 

[HiddenSelectCounterPick]

This might be a dumb question i apoligise in advance, but heres my question.
How do you do his sweeping leg move, b4 makes him do that double hit where second hit is a mid where he uses his hat, but how do you do his sweeping leg move thats a low and where he does this 360 sweep with his leg?

You have to be in the Lotus Fist Variation and have just done orbiting hat, you do b4 without your hat on.

 

[fluffybunbunkittens]

Speaking of Lotus Fist... using it to turn unsafe strings safe, isn't that just F21 and F13? And while F21 has a lot of reach to it, is there any point to F13 (as a poke)? F4 has basically the same reach, is safe by itself, doesn't require amped spin after hit, does more damage - the only thing F13 seems to have going for it is you have more time to hit-confirm, and 10 frame start-up vs 14 frames. Using F13 just seems like it costs you half your meter whether you hit or it's blocked.

 

[Hellbringer]

Speaking of Lotus Fist... using it to turn unsafe strings safe, isn't that just F21 and F13? And while F21 has a lot of reach to it, is there any point to F13 (as a poke)? F4 has basically the same reach, is safe by itself, doesn't require amped spin after hit, does more damage - the only thing F13 seems to have going for it is you have more time to hit-confirm, and 10 frame start-up vs 14 frames. Using F13 just seems like it costs you half your meter whether you hit or it's blocked.

Like you mentioned its faster and u can make it safe in lotus fist and its hitconfirmable. In zhat you cant make f13 safe, cause f13u2 has gap.
You also have the mindgames canceling pokes or 12 in orbital hat and all those are hitconfirmable into +350dmg combos.
Same goes for f4 wich bnb is 430 dmg.

 

[DeftMonk]

Like you mentioned its faster and u can make it safe in lotus fist and its hitconfirmable. In zhat you cant make f13 safe, cause f13u2 has gap.
You also have the mindgames canceling pokes or 12 in orbital hat and all those are hitconfirmable into +350dmg combos.
Same goes for f4 wich bnb is 430 dmg.

aw shit. Didnt even think about this stuff.... is there a punishable gap in d1 orbiting hat? if not Im swapping.

 

[Hellbringer]

aw shit. Didnt even think about this stuff.... is there a punishable gap in d1 orbiting hat? if not Im swapping.

You can flawless block d1 orbital hat. But thats like one of the few u can flawless block, u cant flawless block f21 orbital hat, neither f1, f4, f13 or b23 orbital hat.

 

[DeftMonk]

I mean cna they d1 inbetween d1 orbital hat

 

[Hellbringer]

I mean cna they d1 inbetween d1 orbital hat

Havent tested that but im pretty sure you cant interrupt unless u flawlessblock

 

[DeftMonk]

btw what bnb is netting u 430? highest I could get before i swapped off orbital hat was 417

 

[DeftMonk]

bro i swapped back to cage for a few days just cuz d1 nutpunch rofl. BACK TO LAO IT IS! thanks hellbringer hahahaha. I went from z hat to orbital then dropped orbital because it was so meter intensive adn while orbital grants more dam per touch I usually actually get more damage with z hat for same meter since z hat gives you oki. But d1 orbital hat into 300+? yes please!

 

[Hellbringer]

btw what bnb is netting u 430? highest I could get before i swapped off orbital hat was 417

 

[DeftMonk]

youtube is blocked in china :*(

 

[Grape Juice City]

I mean cna they d1 inbetween d1 orbital hat

I think 6f pokes like Geras' can blow it up but they have to be frame perfect.

 

[Hellbringer]

youtube is blocked in china :*(

F4DB1 F4mbDF1 microdash 21DF1 J3 D4

 

[DeftMonk]

F4DB1 F4mbDF1 microdash 21DF1 J3 D4

I used oribital hat for all my matches today. Was hella fun. Out of curiousity you always go for that bnb? I ended up doin same stuff I do in other variation to save meter for hatting up and tp or hatting after blocked strings/pokes. I feel naked with no meter lol.

 

[Hellbringer]

I used oribital hat for all my matches today. Was hella fun. Out of curiousity you always go for that bnb? I ended up doin same stuff I do in other variation to save meter for hatting up and tp or hatting after blocked strings/pokes. I feel naked with no meter lol.

Depends who i play against, in matchups where i need it to breakaway to avoid big damage i play more carefull with meter.

 

[Hellbringer]

Ive been experimenting with using d3 on wakeup to make their u2/u3 whiff. Kinda like you can do with kabal with his d3. Seems to work well, same with his d4 but unfortunately his d4 has alof of recovery so you cant really use it to whiffpunish and combo.


Edit: here is an example:

 

[Pygmy_Potato]

Ive been experimenting with using d3 on wakeup to make their u2/u3 whiff. Kinda like you can do with kabal with his d3. Seems to work well, same with his d4 but unfortunately his d4 has alof of recovery so you cant really use it to whiffpunish and combo.


Edit: here is an example:

Off the top of my head, I know this also works on Noob & Skarlet, timing is strict but you can whiff punish. Works with other enders as well. Believe the timing to dodge them off a back throw is one dash forward ever so slight pause and then d3.

Has anyone complied a list yet of the MUs this works in?

 

[HiddenSelectCounterPick]

Ive been experimenting with using d3 on wakeup to make their u2/u3 whiff. Kinda like you can do with kabal with his d3. Seems to work well, same with his d4 but unfortunately his d4 has alof of recovery so you cant really use it to whiffpunish and combo.


Edit: here is an example:

Can that stop geras?

 

[HiddenSelectCounterPick]

I did this awhile back it works when you know scorp is gonna throw spear or when anyother character trys to AMP their projectile.

 

[Hellbringer]

Can that stop geras?

Doesnt work on his u3, stuffs his u2 launcher but if u think he will use u2 your better off using f4