Strategy - Reptile Reptile vs Wakeups

[XxXAntiJoshXxX]

My favorite thing in MK9 and Injustice was to beat player's wakeups either with armor or baiting. Started testing out methods of doing this in MKX with Reptile. Here's what I have been working on:

The first combo I end with the slash and then while the opponent is waking up I hit them with a normal canceled into an armored special. Next wake up was a regular bait and punish. Has anyone else found any useful ways to deal with wakeups other than just baiting and blocking?

 

[HoneyBee]

That's pretty cool but all of his specials are punishable so if they just block, you could waste a bar and get punished. I'm not sure if it's something you would want to use regularly.

 

[XxXAntiJoshXxX]

Very true. The main purpose was to punish a wakeup that normally isn't punishable due to ADV on Block. This way the wakeup wouldn't be free. Just an alternate way of baiting a wakeup, only used if opponent is expected to wakeup. Reptile EX slide was a bad example because it is very punishable, I just wanted to test it out on an armored wakeup.

 

[HoneyBee]

Very true. The main purpose was to punish a wakeup that normally isn't punishable due to ADV on Block. This way the wakeup wouldn't be free. Just an alternate way of baiting a wakeup, only used if opponent is expected to wakeup. Reptile EX slide was a bad example because it is very punishable, I just wanted to test it out on an armored wakeup.

Makes sense. I know this could help quite a bit against a character like Ferra/Torr that gets to wakeup pretty easily.

 

[Kidigital]

If your talking wake ups with advantage I'd look in deceptive you could ex invis on wakeup to eat the attack with armor and full punish. I'm away till sunday but i can test some stuff. Awesome find. I like that b3 setup alot.