Sigmar
Ex Mortis
I'll be posting some basic ST stuff for beginners.
ZONING
Zoning is the art of which you keep your opponent away from you, various moves, (could be one).
With Shang Tsung, you'll be using 7 PROJECTILES to do so.
Forward - BB4
GROUND
Close - DU4
Medium - DB4
Far - DF4
AIR
On top - DU2
In front - DB2
Behind - DF2
Not much is to be explained in this section as you will need to be able to some what predict on where your opponent might be moving. Reading your opponent is CRUCIAL as you can't pop out random skulls anywhere you want, if you read them well, movement patterns, moves to get them across the screen faster, ect.. Zoning will become much easier.
All of the ground skulls will pop that character whom is hit up, leaving you an oppourtunity to start shoot more Skulls at them, if you catch them jumping while using the Ground skulls, they'll bounce back leaving you time to use the behind Ground Skulls to either leave them there or carry them back across the screen. Forward and Air will briefly stun your opponent if hit, unless if jumping which then will knock them back if hit with a Forward skull, and Fall is hit with an Air skull.
COMBOS, Each one starts with a Jump in.
NOTE : Some of these combos vary if you soul steal at the end due to sliding issues on the ground. (If you catch him out of the air with soul steal the combo becomes less, if he slides on the ground after you soul steal him, it'll show more damage) I'll list them as if they slid. Some of these combos, mostly in the 2bar ones, and 3 are hard as hell with timing, some of them are without the slide. If you look through the list you'll see most of them are similar just 2 different endings.
MID SCREEN (0 Bar)
221, DB4, DF4, DF4. ---- 7Hits 34%
221, DU4, DB4, DF4. --- 7Hits 34%
221, DU4, SoulSteal. --- 7Hits 34%
F434, DB4, DF4, DF4. ----7Hits 33%
F434, DB4, SoulSteal. --- 7Hits 33%
F34, DB4, DF4. DF4. ----- 6Hits 30%
F34, DB4, SoulSteal. ---- 6Hits 30%
MID SCREEN (1 Bar)
221, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, DB4, SoulSteal. ---- 13Hits 44%
221, DU4, DB4, EXG, DU4, 4, SoulSteal. --- 13Hits 44%
221, DU4, DB4, EXG, DU4, 4, DF4. ----- 12Hits 43%
221, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, Move forward, 4 ,DF4. ------ 12Hits 42%
221, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, Move forward, 4, Soulsteal. ----- 12Hits 42%
221, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, Move forward, F43, SoulSteal. ----- 14Hits 43%
221, DB4, DF4, EXG, DB2, DU4, SoulSteal. 13Hits 44%
F434, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, DB4, SoulSteal. ---- 13Hits 41%
F434, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, DB4, DB4. -----12Hits 40%
F34, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, DB4, SoulSteal. ----- 12Hits 41%
F34, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, DB4, DB4. ------ 11Hits 40%
MID SCREEN (2 Bar)
221, DU4, DB4, EXG, DU4, 4, EXG, 4, Soulsteal. --- 16Hits 45%
221, DU4, DB4, EXG, DU4, 4, EXG, 4, DF4. ---- 16Hits 46%
221, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, Move forward, 4, EXG, 4, SoulSteal. ----- 17Hits 45%
221, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, Move forward, 4, EXG, 4, DF4. ------- 16Hits 45%
221, DB4, DF4, EXG, DB2, Move forward, 4, EXG, 4, SoulSteal. ------ 17Hits 46%
221, DB4, DF4, EXG, DB2, Move forward, 4, EXG, 4, DF4. ------ 16Hits 45%
F434, DB4 DF4 EXG, DU4, Move forward, 4 EXG, 4 SoulSteal. ----- 17Hits 42%
F434, DB4 DF4 EXG, DU4, Move forward, 4 EXG, 4, DF4. ------- 16Hits 42%
F434, DB4, DF4, EXG, DB2, Move forward, 4 EXG, 4, SoulSteal. ----- 16Hits 45%
F434, DB4, DF4, EXG, DB2, Move forward, 4 EXG, 4, DF4. ------ 16Hits 45%
F34, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, Move forward, 4 EXG, 4, DF4. ----- 15Hits 42%
F34, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, Move forward, 4 EXG, 4, SoulSteal. ------ 15Hits 42%
F34, DB4, DF4, EXG, DB2, Move forward, 4, EXG, 4, SoulSteal. ------ 15Hits 42%
F34, DB4, DF4, EXG, DB2, Move forward, 4, EXG, 4, DF4. ------- 15Hits 42%
MID SCREEN ( 3 Bars )
221, DU4, DB4, EXG, DU4, 4, EXG, 4, EXG. -------- 17hits 46%
221, DU4, DB4, EXG, DU4, 4, EXG, 4, EX SoulSteal. ------- 17Hits 46%
221, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, Move forward, 4, EXG, 4 EX SoulSteal. ------- 17Hits 45%
221, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, Move forward, 4, EXG, 4 EXG. -------- 17Hits 45%
221, DB4, DF4, EXG, DB2, Move forward, 4, EXG, 4, EXG. ------- 17Hits 45%
221, DB4, DF4, EXG, DB2, Move forward, 4, EX SoulSteal. ------- 17Hits 45%
F434, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, Move forward, 4, EXG, 4, EXG. ------ 17Hits 42%
F434, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, Move forward, 4, EXG, 4, EX SoulSteal. ----- 17Hits 42%
F434, DB4, DF4, EXG, DB2, Move forward, 4, EXG, 4, EXG. ----- 17Hits 42%
F434, DB4, DF4, EXG, DB2, Move forward, 4, EXG, 4, EX SoulSteal. ---- 17Hits 42%
F34, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, Move forward, 4, EXG, 4, EXG. -----16Hits 42%
F34, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, Move forward, 4, EXG, 4, EX SoulSteal. ----- 16Hits 42%
F34, DB4, DF4, EXG, DB2, Move forward, 4, EXG, 4, EXG. --------- 16hits 42%
F34, DB4, DF4, EXG, DB2, Move forward, 4, EXG, 4, EX SoulSteal. --------- 16hits 42%
(With these 2 bar combos, and 3 bar, when you're about to launch the EXG try to make the EXG low as possible to the ground when lauching it, this will make the combo much easier to do... as you will not have to move forward.
These are some good combos for now, i'll be going over many things... I'll explain why the B1214 string is awful mid screen, and how to use it. Wall combos, resets, traps, more soon to come. There are many combos, I hope to go over many of them, or at least try to, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT A SPECIFIC COMBO, LEAVE A COMMENT ABOUT IT.
ZONING
Zoning is the art of which you keep your opponent away from you, various moves, (could be one).
With Shang Tsung, you'll be using 7 PROJECTILES to do so.
Forward - BB4
GROUND
Close - DU4
Medium - DB4
Far - DF4
AIR
On top - DU2
In front - DB2
Behind - DF2
Not much is to be explained in this section as you will need to be able to some what predict on where your opponent might be moving. Reading your opponent is CRUCIAL as you can't pop out random skulls anywhere you want, if you read them well, movement patterns, moves to get them across the screen faster, ect.. Zoning will become much easier.
All of the ground skulls will pop that character whom is hit up, leaving you an oppourtunity to start shoot more Skulls at them, if you catch them jumping while using the Ground skulls, they'll bounce back leaving you time to use the behind Ground Skulls to either leave them there or carry them back across the screen. Forward and Air will briefly stun your opponent if hit, unless if jumping which then will knock them back if hit with a Forward skull, and Fall is hit with an Air skull.
COMBOS, Each one starts with a Jump in.
NOTE : Some of these combos vary if you soul steal at the end due to sliding issues on the ground. (If you catch him out of the air with soul steal the combo becomes less, if he slides on the ground after you soul steal him, it'll show more damage) I'll list them as if they slid. Some of these combos, mostly in the 2bar ones, and 3 are hard as hell with timing, some of them are without the slide. If you look through the list you'll see most of them are similar just 2 different endings.
MID SCREEN (0 Bar)
221, DB4, DF4, DF4. ---- 7Hits 34%
221, DU4, DB4, DF4. --- 7Hits 34%
221, DU4, SoulSteal. --- 7Hits 34%
F434, DB4, DF4, DF4. ----7Hits 33%
F434, DB4, SoulSteal. --- 7Hits 33%
F34, DB4, DF4. DF4. ----- 6Hits 30%
F34, DB4, SoulSteal. ---- 6Hits 30%
MID SCREEN (1 Bar)
221, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, DB4, SoulSteal. ---- 13Hits 44%
221, DU4, DB4, EXG, DU4, 4, SoulSteal. --- 13Hits 44%
221, DU4, DB4, EXG, DU4, 4, DF4. ----- 12Hits 43%
221, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, Move forward, 4 ,DF4. ------ 12Hits 42%
221, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, Move forward, 4, Soulsteal. ----- 12Hits 42%
221, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, Move forward, F43, SoulSteal. ----- 14Hits 43%
221, DB4, DF4, EXG, DB2, DU4, SoulSteal. 13Hits 44%
F434, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, DB4, SoulSteal. ---- 13Hits 41%
F434, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, DB4, DB4. -----12Hits 40%
F34, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, DB4, SoulSteal. ----- 12Hits 41%
F34, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, DB4, DB4. ------ 11Hits 40%
MID SCREEN (2 Bar)
221, DU4, DB4, EXG, DU4, 4, EXG, 4, Soulsteal. --- 16Hits 45%
221, DU4, DB4, EXG, DU4, 4, EXG, 4, DF4. ---- 16Hits 46%
221, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, Move forward, 4, EXG, 4, SoulSteal. ----- 17Hits 45%
221, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, Move forward, 4, EXG, 4, DF4. ------- 16Hits 45%
221, DB4, DF4, EXG, DB2, Move forward, 4, EXG, 4, SoulSteal. ------ 17Hits 46%
221, DB4, DF4, EXG, DB2, Move forward, 4, EXG, 4, DF4. ------ 16Hits 45%
F434, DB4 DF4 EXG, DU4, Move forward, 4 EXG, 4 SoulSteal. ----- 17Hits 42%
F434, DB4 DF4 EXG, DU4, Move forward, 4 EXG, 4, DF4. ------- 16Hits 42%
F434, DB4, DF4, EXG, DB2, Move forward, 4 EXG, 4, SoulSteal. ----- 16Hits 45%
F434, DB4, DF4, EXG, DB2, Move forward, 4 EXG, 4, DF4. ------ 16Hits 45%
F34, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, Move forward, 4 EXG, 4, DF4. ----- 15Hits 42%
F34, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, Move forward, 4 EXG, 4, SoulSteal. ------ 15Hits 42%
F34, DB4, DF4, EXG, DB2, Move forward, 4, EXG, 4, SoulSteal. ------ 15Hits 42%
F34, DB4, DF4, EXG, DB2, Move forward, 4, EXG, 4, DF4. ------- 15Hits 42%
MID SCREEN ( 3 Bars )
221, DU4, DB4, EXG, DU4, 4, EXG, 4, EXG. -------- 17hits 46%
221, DU4, DB4, EXG, DU4, 4, EXG, 4, EX SoulSteal. ------- 17Hits 46%
221, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, Move forward, 4, EXG, 4 EX SoulSteal. ------- 17Hits 45%
221, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, Move forward, 4, EXG, 4 EXG. -------- 17Hits 45%
221, DB4, DF4, EXG, DB2, Move forward, 4, EXG, 4, EXG. ------- 17Hits 45%
221, DB4, DF4, EXG, DB2, Move forward, 4, EX SoulSteal. ------- 17Hits 45%
F434, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, Move forward, 4, EXG, 4, EXG. ------ 17Hits 42%
F434, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, Move forward, 4, EXG, 4, EX SoulSteal. ----- 17Hits 42%
F434, DB4, DF4, EXG, DB2, Move forward, 4, EXG, 4, EXG. ----- 17Hits 42%
F434, DB4, DF4, EXG, DB2, Move forward, 4, EXG, 4, EX SoulSteal. ---- 17Hits 42%
F34, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, Move forward, 4, EXG, 4, EXG. -----16Hits 42%
F34, DB4, DF4, EXG, DU4, Move forward, 4, EXG, 4, EX SoulSteal. ----- 16Hits 42%
F34, DB4, DF4, EXG, DB2, Move forward, 4, EXG, 4, EXG. --------- 16hits 42%
F34, DB4, DF4, EXG, DB2, Move forward, 4, EXG, 4, EX SoulSteal. --------- 16hits 42%
(With these 2 bar combos, and 3 bar, when you're about to launch the EXG try to make the EXG low as possible to the ground when lauching it, this will make the combo much easier to do... as you will not have to move forward.
These are some good combos for now, i'll be going over many things... I'll explain why the B1214 string is awful mid screen, and how to use it. Wall combos, resets, traps, more soon to come. There are many combos, I hope to go over many of them, or at least try to, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT A SPECIFIC COMBO, LEAVE A COMMENT ABOUT IT.