Guide - Konjurer Living Konjurer Guide by Sage Leviathan

[Sage Leviathan]

Alien Konjurer Guide
Version 1.03 (Mar. 9 2016, 6:58am EST)

If you find something better, msg me or post here! It will be added to the OP.

Chapter 1 - BnBs (or, What You’ll Read First Anyway)

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Starters:
12 (fastest starter for the damage, 8 frames)
b113 (1st hit)
f13
214 (1st hit) (most damaging starter, 12 frames)
b3 (low starter)
f4 (overhead starter)

*All combos are universal*

Midscreen Meterless:
Starter~Pounce
b11u4, b11u4, f23~Pounce
b2, f23434~Pounce

NJP, b11u4, f23~Pounce
AAs1, b11u4, f23~Pounce
Air-to-air ji1, b11u4, f23~Pounce

1 Bar Midscreen:
b11u4, b11u4, f23~EXCrawl, f23434~Pounce
b2, f23434~EXCrawl, f23434~Pounce
Starter~EXCrawl, b11u4, b11u4, f23~Pounce
Starter~EXFlip, b11u4, f23~Pounce

NJP, b11u4, f23~EXCrawl, f23434~Pounce
AAs1, b11u4, f23~EXCrawl, f23434~Pounce
Air-to-air ji1, b11u4, f23~EXCrawl, f23434~Pounce

Meterless Corner:
b11u4, b11u4, 214~Pounce
b2, b11u4, 214~Pounce

NJP, u3, u3, 214~Pounce
AAs1, b11u4, 214~Pounce
Air-to-air ji1, b11u4, 214~Pounce

1 Bar Corner:
b11u4, b11u4, 214~EXCrawl, f23434~Pounce/Crawl
b2, b11u4, 214~EXCrawl, f23434~Pounce/Crawl
Starter~EXFlip, NJP, u3, 214~Pounce

NJP, u3, u3, 214~EXCrawl, f23434~Pounce/Crawl
AAs1, b11u4, 214~EXCrawl, f23434~Pounce/Crawl
Air-to-air, u3, 214~EXCrawl, f23434~Pounce/Crawl

Chapter 2 - Blockstrings:

Spoiler

Doing Nothing:

1
b1
b2
f2
11
112
123
b113
333
b34


Linking Something:

112~Flip
12~Flip
b11~Flip
b113~Flip (GAP, easily recognizable "chomp chomp")
f134~Flip
214 (1st hit)~Flip
f23~Flip
f23434~Flip (GAP, easily recognizable tail wiggle thing)
33~Flip
b3~Flip

*Careful when linking Tail, Drone, or Trap. Unsafe.
*b113~Flip has a gap in the corner that can only be reliably exploited by the CPU since it reverses inputs. You can use it more in the corner.

Chapter 3 - Setups (or, Why You're Reading This)

Safe Trap setups (tested with tech rolls + fast wake ups)
Meterless Midscreen:

b11u4, 1, f134~Trap
b2, f134~Trap
NJP, 1, f134~Trap
AAs1, 1, f134~Trap
Air-to-air, 1, f134~Trap

1 Bar Midscreen:
b11u4, b11u4, f23~EXCrawl, f134~Trap
b2, f23434~EXCrawl, f134~Trap
Starter~EXCrawl, b11u4, 1, f134~Trap
Starter~EXFlip, 1, f134~Trap

NJP, b11u4, f23~EXCrawl, f134~Trap
AAs1, b11u4, f23~EXCrawl, f134~Trap
Air-to-air, b11u4, f23~EXCrawl, f134~Trap

Meterless Corner:

b11u4, b11u4, 112~Trap
b2, b11u4, 112~Trap
NJP, u3, u3, 112~Trap
AAs1, b11u4, 112~Trap
Air-to-air, u3, 112

1 Bar Corner:

b11u4, b11u4, f23~EXCrawl, f134~Trap
b2, b11u4, f23~EXCrawl, f134~Trap
Starter~EXFlip, NJP, u3, 112~Trap (only one that's worth it)

NJP, u3, u3, 214~EXCrawl, f134~Trap
AAs1, b11u4, 214~EXCrawl, f134~Trap
Air-to-air, u3, 214~EXCrawl, f134~Trap

*After thoroughly testing, I've concluded: f134~Trap setups are -7 or -8.
*Ending with 112~Trap instead is also safe, grants a HKD, and keeps the opponent next to you.

Drone Unblockables:

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Ending combos with the EXDrone and delaying the drop is safe and may grant an unblockable setup!

(video courtesy: @YOMI REO )

Combo shown in the video: b3, Drone (fast low-overhead), NJP, ji3, f23434~Flip

Chapter 4 - Tech cont.

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Ending combos with a Flip grants a free Pounce, which may or may not cross-up.
I find that a grounded Flip like in the video above will cause Pounce to cross-up.
When done off of a juggle, Pounce will land in front.
Off the NJP combo above, the timing may actually control which side you land on!!!!!!

Drones on hit grant a free Pounce.

Ending corner combos with Crawl will reverse the opponents inputs. Not much else to say.

***I know it’s a little bare bones, but I wanted to get this out as fast as possible. Keep exploring and help me improve this guide!

 

[Sage Leviathan]

Reserved

 

[Jolt]

Man. That was quick.

 

[FluffyKittenPops]

I love you Sage

 

[Gr1mgr1n84]

Good stuff! This helps tons!

 

[FrostiBarrel]

Sage I'm happy you decided to make a guide always so organized

 

[ando1184]

Very nice guide bud I've been experimenting with this exact same type of stuff

Edit: with the corner crawl ender, can you immediately BM flip for a cross up attempt?

 

[Generalbit]

Saved

 

[REO]

Greta guide. You can add a section with the unblockable if you want.

 

[Bomborge]

Very nice guide bud I've been experimenting with this exact same type of stuff

Edit: with the corner crawl ender, can you immediately BM flip for a cross up attempt?

Its too bad you're a total scrub.
Do you even own MKX? (Seriously, do you own it?)

 

[Sage Leviathan]

Holy crap man!

Thanks for posting this and breaking it up, explaining it like you did! And so fast!

This is exactly what I need as I continue to get better with strings while switching to my new main.

Really, truly fantastic. Thank you.

Thanks. I posted this guide quickly so players would have a good foundation.
Unfortunately, my haste meant less combo reviewing.
Fortunately, I'm updating as I type this with better BnBs!

 

[FROST_]

Thanks. I posted this guide quickly so players would have a good foundation.
Unfortunately, my haste meant less combo reviewing.
Fortunately, I'm updating as I type this with better BnBs!

Hey add me on PSN @ATW_XANAX-TRIP I'm also maining konjurer and would like a training partner if you don't mind.

 

[Thazeekster608]

This guide looks so clean good job man I'm def going keep coming back for updates all my buddies are using the acid variation can't wait to pull out the crazy tech from this page

 

[Xx-TGODPRINCE-Xx]

Seen it on Facebook and had to come leave a like! UPRISE!!!

 

[spliti]

Not sure why, but the f23 doesn't land for me after the b11u4 mid screen. It just whiffs.

I'm doing b11u4, rc, b11u4, f23

 

[Jolt]

Not sure why, but the f23 doesn't land for me after the b11u4 mid screen. It just whiffs.

I'm doing b11u4, rc, b11u4, f23

You might be doing f23 just a hair too late

 

[spliti]

You might be doing f23 just a hair too late

Ok, I'll try and speed it up

 

[DarksydeDash]

Safe jailing block string with face hugger present:

F4xx *facehugger* drone drop. safe at -4

This can be done with any single hit move including his b3.

You can also place the trap behind them and push them into it.

 

[FROST_]

Safe jailing block string with face hugger present:

F4xx *facehugger* drone drop. safe at -4

This can be done with any single hit move including his b3.

You can also place the trap behind them and push them into it.

Is this after a face hugger has been set? And does this work Midscreen and corner?

 

[FROST_]

Breakthrough

After a face hugger has been set you can bait wake ups with drone call. For a full combo punish even works against reptile.

 

[t0mtas]

Someone should make a guide on how to do the unblockable without having the drone drop on yourself.

 

[Nausea]

Awesome work man! Had no idea where to start with Alien, guess its gonna be Konjurer!

 

[DarksydeDash]

Is this after a face hugger has been set? And does this work Midscreen and corner?

It is after the face Hugger is in proxminity of the opponent and yes it works both midscreen and corner.

 

[FROST_]

It is after the face Hugger is in proxminity of the opponent and yes it works both midscreen and corner.

Great ill incorporate that in my gameplay

 

[DarksydeDash]

General strat: d4xx egg call, block. When they start respecting you that's where the 50/50s come in.