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MK'S BEST NORMAL/STRING - Vote

Best Normal/String?

  • Sub Zero

    Votes: 1 2.6%
  • Kung Lao

    Votes: 2 5.1%
  • Cage

    Votes: 21 53.8%
  • Kitana

    Votes: 4 10.3%
  • Cyrax

    Votes: 1 2.6%
  • Rain

    Votes: 2 5.1%
  • Sonya

    Votes: 4 10.3%
  • Sektor

    Votes: 2 5.1%
  • Reptile

    Votes: 1 2.6%
  • Kabal

    Votes: 1 2.6%
  • Raiden

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Lui Kang

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    39

UsedForGlue

"Strength isn't everything"
Just throwing out a vote for the games best strings or normals into specials in particular cases.

Think about the overall purpose.

Sub Zero :bp:bp - Quick start up, good hit box, good anti air, easy to hit confirm, 100% safe on block at max range.

Kung Lao - :bp:bk - 7 Frame start up, - on block, +5 on hit, hit confirm into spin (Stance specific), hit box on :bk is large, can always add the overhead with :fp+:bp, opens other pressure after just :bp:bk

Cage - :r:fk - 9 frame, mid, travels, 0 on block, random advantage on crouch block, opens all other pressure, can obvious follow with :fk:l:fk, frame trap option.

Kitana - :bp:fp - Massive hit box, OTG's, hit confirmable into :ex Fan cancel, spaces out on block, can chain cutter, quick start up, excellent footsie tool.

Cyrax - :fp :bp - 0 on block, 9 frame start up, slight push back, can add :fp Chest saw on block, hit confirm into Net or :ex net on hit, massive hit box on the last :fp, can choose to use :bk on the last hit for 0 frames block, or fish for a command grab after just :fp:bp, or even repeat the string.

Rain - :bk Round House - Massive hit box, 10 retarded frames on start up, safe on block, RH cancellable, 41% damage combo in open space, 50%+ with :x at hand.

Sonya Blade :d:bk MS :r:fp - 12 frame low, massive range, +1 on block, cancellable into cartwheel.

Sektor :l:fk:bk - Low Starter, 0 on block, quick start up, leads to massive damage, 0 on block as :l:fk, can threat a :fp on block to punish an opponents block string.

Reptile - :fk:fp:bp - o on block, can stagger any hit of the string into another string, can chain invisibility for -3 on block and counter bait pokes, special cancellable, leads to big damage on hit, mind games on block.

Kabal - :r:fk:bp - Good range, good start up, leads to 50/50 or dash cancel, full combo on hit, +2 on block from NDC, leads to other pressure.

Raiden - :l:fk - Good range, stagger able on block into other strings, weird hit box, seems to crush allot of pokes, hit confirmable into :fp:bp for full combo, forces the guess game of teleport/block/full string afterwards.

Lui Kang - :r:fp:bp - on block, travels, mid hitting, can add 3rd hit with :fp, all cancellable into :ex low fireball, can bait pokes on block, or continue extra pressure.

Sorry to anyone who thinks I left out any particular string or character, but I feel these are the best strings, and you will notice that not one of them depend on a JIP.
 

Crathen

Death is my business
Tough choice , for now i'll say Cage f3 since its essentially an all around tool ( counterpoke , special mid , Aa into combo , hitconfirmable into nutpunch , forward momentum , has followups on block and leads to frametraps with meter ) , i think smoke b23 should be up there along with shang f4 , also liu kang has b312 and 213 wich are godlike strings aswell