For my own curiosity, I was curious if the B1/F2/F43~MB sais blockstrings were completely safe in the corner and if Mileena’s 9 frame F1 can punish it, and in some instances, she can.
B1~MB Sais can be punished by her F1 if you duck the high sais so that the second high one whiffs over your head (note that if you’re ducking as you block the second high sai, it seems to have the same effect - I believe the game treats it as if you’e already in a ducking state).
F2~MB Sais can be punished by her F1 if blocked as detailed above and the F2 isn’t done at max range (though i cant seem to punish it at max range).
F43~MB Sais is the easiest punished out of the three blockstring options. There were times after that string (depending on how you block it, where you’re -12. Now the range at -12 is too far for her F1 to connect, but maybe Sub’s Slide will hit? Also, it’s also fairly easy to make it -11 and that’s close enough for F1, plus seems to be a more reliable punish as you don’t have to be frame perfect like two do with the other two blockstrings).
This timing of the blocking is pretty specific, and definitely requires labbing, as well as the opponent has to be ready for it, so it may not be much to worry about, but worth knowing.
