Tech - Inferno Scorpion Inferno Minion Charge Tech

[BKZFINEST3214]

I just wanted to post something I figured out after playing online yesterday. While your at a relatively safe distance, you can use Minion Charge from Scorpion's Inferno variation to catch your opponent in the air for a full combo punish. 44% combo into the vortex and you can do a 52% X-Ray combo. I've found that you can even punish jumps almost full screen with a teleport and then spear. Since the minion charge has a pretty slow startup, you can be punished for a full combo if you fail to get the timing right.
Here's a video of it:

 

[FOXSOLID]

I just wanted to post something I figured out after playing online yesterday. While your at a relatively safe distance, you can use Minion Charge from Scorpion's Inferno variation to catch your opponent in the air for a full combo punish. 44% combo into the vortex and you can do a 52% X-Ray combo. I've found that you can even punish jumps almost full screen with a teleport and then spear. Since the minion charge has a pretty slow startup, you can be punished for a full combo if you fail to get the timing right.
Here's a video of it:

Very nice, if anyone wants to do some Scorpion sparring tomorrow, my PSN is FOXSOLID4.

 

[Deadly Torcher]

What are the inputs to the vortex? Could do his last 1 on MK9 but have no idea with this. Cheers

 

[Eddy Wang]

What are the inputs to the vortex? Could do his last 1 on MK9 but have no idea with this. Cheers

214~TP~21~Spear, 21~TP ...

Ending combos with the opponent standing into 21~Teleport Punch sets up a mixup oportunity, which can be used to do a vortex. But MKX scorpion has a really unsafe overhead so people will mostly block low to avoid the low first.

That is why MITDJT mixes between low and throws most of the time.

 

[Deadly Torcher]

Good man, cheers

 

[HarmTheHomeless]

214~TP~21~Spear, 21~TP ...

Ending combos with the opponent standing into 21~Teleport Punch sets up a mixup oportunity, which can be used to do a vortex. But MKX scorpion has a really unsafe overhead so people will mostly block low to avoid the low first.

That is why MITDJT mixes between low and throws most of the time.

With this variation isn't it better to end the vortex using 21xxdb1instead of 21xxteleport?

 

[Eddy Wang]

With this variation isn't it better to end the vortex using 21xxdb1instead of 21xxteleport?

How much advantage does Minion Charge has on hit at blast radius compared to teleport?

 

[Traitor]

Have you guys got any other option for Scorpion antyair?

 

[Matix218]

How much advantage does Minion Charge has on hit at blast radius compared to teleport?

Yeah I was wondering the same

 

[Sage Leviathan]

Excellent tech. Personally, I'd save the bar to lose about 7%, but that's just the kind of player I am.

 

[JTB123]

Have you guys got any other option for Scorpion antyair?

Yeah I was wondering the same

I've been using D2 a lot for his anti air. I think this minion option is fantastic but I'm not sure if it's fast enough to be done on reaction. I really don't think he has a better option for a reactionary anti air than D2 at this point.

 

[Kaymai]

Yeah I was wondering the same

i've actually never tried the minion charge. i've just been doing this.

 

[philipposmich]

Nice!!!

i've actually never tried the minion charge. i've just been doing this.

 

[Sage Leviathan]

@Kaymai
Ending with Tele leaves you at +18.
Minion Charge is only +5 (I think?), but usually gets you 3-4% more in combos.

I prefer Tele myself.