Good question. I'm gonna try it out in training when I get off work if it isn't answered by tonight.
It only works on high lows. It doesn't work vs aerial attacks
I'm inclined to agree. I feel like Unbreakable has the potential to surpass Grandmaster as the better variation, particularly when people start to universally learn how to punish corner clone attempts and/or blocked B2's.
Isn't SZ too meter dependent to have ex ice aura up all the time though?
for damage yeah but you can play more risky because ex ice aura grants less damage and ZERO chip. That is very strong for a game like mortal kombat.
♪ I'm alive, dammit! Cuz Ice Au-Ra's strong as hell! ♪
Yeah man Unbreakable is the shit. Funny how I only started using it yesterday and only then realized how much potential it has in offense with that parry ice shield and ice aura. You can freeze people on reaction, that's so fucking dope when u can catch people of the guard when they don't expect it in their counter attack.
Catch people on reactions or their wakeups with Ice Shield. Do pressure strings and if u know ur opponent will counter just freeze that fucker with the shield. I just came from the lab and I can confirm his ice shield (not even EX'd) stops opponents EX attacks right afer your string. Unlike Grandmaster, which will get hit through the clone when opponent instantly counters with EX special.
He only has 1 0 on block move and the parry is 5/2f startup.
Good luck trying to do this off of any other string. F12 is completely useless unless as a combo ender.
That's what I'm actually wondering myself, at the very least that explains why I sometimes get hit out of parry start up, but canceling into Ice aura I think helps him sort of maintain pressure since the move seems ( and I say seems since I haven't really explored the form much out side of a few games.) to cancel out the recovery he had on strings, similar to clone. But honestly you only get to aura once and then deal with the string recovery. But I'm still gonna try this form cause dat ICE MASK!!!!!
Lol good luck with what? With the fact that I somehow manage to end my strings with Parry and catch unavare opponents who go into instant counter-attack? Or the fact that even normal version of shield holds of against EX'd Special on counter? 5 frame start up (2 on ex) is more than enough to catch people on reaction, wakeup. Been doing this whole day for now, best part is that even works online. Dunno what are you trying to prove me here, but the fact that u can catch people of the guard with it stands.
After some practice, I was able to do the harder variation consistently:
