Nightwolf General Discussion Thread

[LawAbidingCitizen]

So, thus far:

d1, d3, d4, and f2121 (the third hit) can all tick throw into command grab

I used him on the tower and his F2 is a 24f overhead. Seemed to be very difficult to land being that slow. His B34 has very short range but is an 11f mid low. B13 is 17f mid and F1212 is a fast 13f mid starter.
He was very lackluster in the tower build without combo starters. I'm hoping he is more rushdown in tournament variations. He felt like a full on zoner in the TOT build that didn't have Shoulder or launcher and moves where slower. I bet he is very good in both variations but hoping he feels like a rushdown grappler/counter zoner. His arrow is very good. And reflect seemed very strong and reflected stuff I thought it couldn't like Cetrion Rock and Beam

 

[HeavyNorse]

Do you guys ever get tired of being mad all the time?

Who is mad?

 

[lionheart21]

I used him on the tower and his F2 is a 24f overhead. Seemed to be very difficult to land being that slow. His B34 has very short range but is an 11f mid low. B13 is 17f mid and F1212 is a fast 13f mid starter.
He was very lackluster in the tower build without combo starters. I'm hoping he is more rushdown in tournament variations. He felt like a full on zoner in the TOT build that didn't have Shoulder or launcher and moves where slower. I bet he is very good in both variations but hoping he feels like a rushdown grappler/counter zoner. His arrow is very good. And reflect seemed very strong and reflected stuff I thought it couldn't like Cetrion Rock and Beam

Yeah, if someone just sees Nightwolf based on the tower variation that he's given, he's not all that impressive. His command grab variation is legit, though. Haven't checked out his first variation yet.

 

[DoDaMuSiC]

Well, apparently from almost full screen he can reflect cetrion’s boulder, and if really up close, he can reflect her hell wrath and convert with 11xdf2 mb (i tried f12 and 31, but the timing is really trick lol)

 

[TyCarter35]

So far the following strings tick with Nightwolf's command grab: d1, d3, d4, s1, s2, 11. Not sure if there was any I missed tho

 

[Dreamcatcher]

I cannot find him on XB1 at all

Can confirm, he is not available on XB1. It loops you between the store and manage add-ons menu. There is nothing to download from the Kombat Pack.

I didn’t actually think this could get more sloppy, but this is impressive. Lol

 

[Marinjuana]

It's supposed to come out on Xbox in a minute or so

 

[lionheart21]

b2 dash 22 command grab for a simple 21.8%
Same goes for b2 dash 31 command grab for 21.9%

 

[Jowabunga]

there have been no Twitter updates since the last one I referenced so I assume this is still accurate until it's not.

 

[Wam-Zlay]

So why is there no combo thread for NW?

 

[Marinjuana]

So why is there no combo thread for NW?

Make one. He came out hours ago.

 

[Juggs]

So why is there no combo thread for NW?

Because no one has made one yet?

 

[Marinjuana]

Damn son Xbox players got nerfed like hell this patch we used to get DLC 12 hours early, now we're the new PC tier

 

[NRF CharlieMurphy]

Does his wolf buff grant him a hit of armor during its activation?

Is this real?

 

[Marinjuana]

Does his wolf buff grant him a hit of armor during its activation?

Is this real?

Yeah both the bear and the wolf do when you amplify it IIRC, I don't imagine the Eagle does. They showed it or at least mentioned it in the Kast

 

[Jowabunga]

i thought it was just the bear, but could be wrong.

Also 3:15 and our dude is still missing on Xbox. NRS plz

 

[Wam-Zlay]

Go help me get some combos going

Call of the Wolf - The Nightwolf Combo thread

I just started labbing and try to consolidate Kombos in this thread. Only tournament variations Matoka Warrior RT = Rising Tomahawk RC = Rhino charge Meterless Midscreen Jik dash, f12 xy RC - 207,63 1 Meter Midscreen 111 xx RT amp, dash 31 xx RC - 281.45 b13 xx RT amp, dash 31 xx RC - 276.21...

testyourmight.com

 

[M2Dave]

Here are some observations.

- 1,1,1 is a good punishing and anti-throw tech string that is safe on block. The last hit can be hit-confirmed into EX tomahawk for combos. For reference, the second hit of Cassie's 1,1 is three frames faster than Nightwolf's.

- throws function similarly to Scorpion's. Forward throw gives okizeme. Back throw knocks away. Both throws have krushing blow properties, though.

- EX tomahawk and EX shoulder charge can be amplified on block, but there are gaps so you can still be punished.

- (insert string) xx EX tomahawk forward dash 1,1,1 xx tomahawk / shoulder charge is the most damaging combo that I have discovered thus far.

So far the following strings tick with Nightwolf's command grab: d1, d3, d4, s1, s2, 11. Not sure if there was any I missed tho

Those standing attacks do not lead to a tick throw for me. Aside from low pokes, f+2,1,2,1 is the only standing attack that leads to a tick throw but only on the third hit as @lionheart21 already mentioned.

Does his wolf buff grant him a hit of armor during its activation?

Is this real?

EX wolf buff only and only during the animation in which he raises his arm.

 

[TyCarter35]

Those standing attacks do not lead to a tick throw for me. Aside from low pokes, f+2,1,2,1 is the only standing attack that leads to a tick throw but only on the third hit as

I had the AI set on stance hold when I tested it, including reversals being taken into account in which the tick throw works. Also if it is whiffing it's generally due to command grabs being a high since u can neutral duck it right after the poke but it will not whiff if opp keeps blocking. The same rule applies for Jax's quad grab for exanple. Nightwolf can make a mixup between his rhino charge and command grab. It's things worth exploring however

 

[y0da]

What I've currently discovered for Matoka Warrior:
B2, F12 cancelled DF2 AMP, F12 cancelled BF4 ~270HP
Perhaps when calling the Wulf (I always wanted to say that ) the combo could be more powerful

 

[TyCarter35]

Also I just discovered that if nightwolf does smt like standing 2 into tick throw and opponent tries to fatal it will stuff it whereas d1 into tick throw won't for some reason. Gonna need to test his other strings too

 

[Dreamcatcher]

So he’s out on everything except XB1 now? Lol wow.

 

[Jowabunga]

Yep, as of just now he's still not available in the "ready to install" stuff.

 

[M2Dave]

I had the AI set on stance hold when I tested it, including reversals being taken into account in which the tick throw works. Also if it is whiffing it's generally due to command grabs being a high since u can neutral duck it right after the poke but it will not whiff if opp keeps blocking. The same rule applies for Jax's quad grab for exanple. Nightwolf can make a mixup between his rhino charge and command grab. It's things worth exploring however

I stand corrected. Thanks for the explanation.

 

[FrankOceansWaifu]

Why doesn’t his 312 string KB work while the opponent is in hit stun like after a D4? Is this just how the game works or is it a bug?