Shang Tsung Guide ver.2

[eskuAdradit0]

Thanks for replay. Am sad to hear you dont play this game anymore. I am working on Tsung slowly whenever i get the chance after work. After the f4~GS the b2 might be good. As far as f434, this move is almost burned out for me. My fellow opponents that i spar with on regular basis upercut me in-between lol, or with d1.

I developed a new AA that isnt much more powerful then you provided in this guide, but it dose some more damage.

1, 1,2, f43~db4, db4+blk, du4, SS =12Hits, 29%DMG.

Belial es awesome (L).

Go for
1, dash, f4,3, mid ground skull, and SS or Upskull pressure as ender. Does about 25% and is meterless.

 

[Saltea Moonspell]

eskuAdradit0

I do go with such AA, but sometimes 4/5% makes difference. Thanks for trying though ;]

 

[mekane]

so if they can jump out of JIP -> B2 now, is it better just to go for JIP -> throw if you think they will block?

 

[Saltea Moonspell]

Throws are good, but once every now and then you can go with b2 (it might work as surprise) if it was only a little bit faster on start up...
You can also go with deep jump in kick on blocking opponent and i believe this grants some advantage that can be fallowed with f4 skull.

 

[MashPotatoTower]

I would trade armor from en soul steel to en up fire ball any day. Shang would be so beast
even if they block the fire ball, a free jip for 1/3 meter is a good trade to me

 

[Prinz]

Just to be sure, soulsteal deals 16%?

 

[Red Son]

ST backdash is very slow, and it is important to just walk back and never backdash. Also b/c your best AA 1 cannot be input from backdash. Your forward dash if very fast.

Never backdash is a quite radical isn't it?
I can input 1 after the backdash, just by pressing f+1.
But in the most part of situations, you're right, walk backwards is still better.

Nice guide dude, I'm trying to get in Tsung's game and it helped me alot.

 

[JFYoungBlood]

God I love Shang Tsung

 

[Red Reaper]

Hey guys, didn't know where to ask this but...

Is it possible to stand in between ground skulls? Is it character dependent?

 

[Phosferrax]

Hey guys, didn't know where to ask this but...

Is it possible to stand in between ground skulls? Is it character dependent?

It is, but it is very rare and would probably never happen in a real match.

 

[Red Reaper]

It is, but it is very rare and would probably never happen in a real match.

Okay. I was testing it with Sektor and kouldn't get it to work.

 

[JHCRANE 14]

I am working on some transition combos for reptile and smoke.

 

[Limelights]

How long does the damage boost last if you end a round with SS?

 

[Phosferrax]

How long does the damage boost last if you end a round with SS?

The same amount of time as a normal morph lasts for.

 

[Limelights]

The same amount of time as a normal morph lasts for.

Does the round winning animation burn some time off?

 

[Phosferrax]

Does the round winning animation burn some time off?

No i don't believe so, as the game timer is not active.

 

[Limelights]

Okay, so I really want to play more Shang but I have so much trouble inputting du4 consistently. Is there a trick I should know? Or is it just an execution problem?

Oh, i'm on a fightstick as well.