What is the best..?

[Wigy]

I thought it would be a fun idea that will ultimately descend into salt and complaining.

Who has the best?

Who has the best string?
A: for neutral
B: pressure
Who has the best antiair?
Who has the best reliable damage?
Who has the best poke?
Who has the best projectile?
Which move annoys you the most?

Only one rule- has to be the move in a vacuum, not what it does for the character, but as a standalone move.

lets go hot takes.

 

[Cobainevermind87]

Frost's d3 for best AA

 

[Zer0_h0ur]

I mean Sindel F4 gotta be the best neutral button, but string I'm not sure bc hit confirmability and the string itself don't give it many layers. But damn it's good lol.

 

[Infamous718]

edit requires more thinking hmm good thread btw

 

[M2Dave]

Who has the best string?
A: for neutral
B: pressure

A: Kotal Kahn, f+2,4

B: Jacqui, f+3,1

Who has the best antiair?

Jade, d+2

Who has the best reliable damage?

Kollector, relic lure

Who has the best poke?

Geras, d+1

Who has the best projectile?

Traditional? Robocop, low auto

Nontraditional? Geras, quick sand

 

[DixieFlatline78]

Who has the best string?
A: for neutral
Noob's F2121
B: pressure
Kano's F21B2 on people it works on
Liu Kang's F43 otherwise

Who has the best antiair?
Kabal's D3 or Kollector D2

Who has the best reliable damage?
Kollector
Who has the best poke?
Kano D1

Who has the best projectile?
Standard? Straight Forceballs
Abnormal? Crashing Flames

Which move annoys you the most?
Cetrion Rock Wall

 

[craftycheese]

Who has the best string?
A: for neutral
-Sindel's flying butt string. I've only seen that move done in wrestling and Street Fighter, so I know I can use it in a real fight. It also Krushing Blows, so I know it's deadly in a real fight! I only rate strings and moves based on realism.

B: pressure
-Kano's f1,2,b2 string. Only because he spits at/on you.

Who has the best antiair?
-Terminator's d3 only because it looks stupid. (Real answer is anyone with long stick weapon d2 and Terminators air grab)

Who has the best reliable damage?
-Sub-Zero. I dunno if his damage is reliable, but I think he's cool

Who has the best poke?
-Terminator's d3 only because it looks stupid

Who has the best projectile?
-Frost's head. It's a big brain move.

Which move annoys you the most?
-Any move that hits me

 

[Arqwart]

Who has the best string?
A: for neutral
Spawn 34
B: pressure
Kano F12B2

Who has the best antiair?
Tie between Frost D3, Terminator D3, and Noob Saibot D4

Who has the best reliable damage?
Kollector

Who has the best poke?
Rain D3

Who has the best projectile?
Literal: Robocop Low Auto
Technically: D'Vorah Strepsiptera

Which move annoys you the most?
Geras Quick Sand. Absolutely shit design to have a 17f fullscreen low that: has no travel time, can't be traded with, results in crazy oki, has a braindead KB that rewards you for just playing the fucking game, and has relatively low recovery on whiff/block considering it grants threat presence at all distances. Beyond asinine.

 

[Pan1cMode]

Who has the best string?
A: for neutral
Probably Kotal. f24 is ridiculous.

Honourable mentions to Sindel f4u3, Jacqui f12, and Kabal b12d2

B: pressure
Jacqui Briggs: f314 or 112; especially with cancels attached.
Kano: f12b2, except it’s not universal against the whole cast.


Who has the best antiair?
Frost d3 damage+consistency
Jade d2 is consistent but doesn’t get the damage that frost’s does.


Who has the best reliable damage?
Upgraded Jacqui or Kollector with relic lure: 30% unbreakable combos for a bar off basically any starter


Who has the best poke?
Jade: d4
Geras: d1


Who has the best projectile?
Sub Zero enhanced Iceball
Geras quick sand


Which move annoys you the most?
Kollector Command Grab

 

[Pyrosis]

Best anti-air I think is Shao Kahn standing 1.

 

[Wigy]

Frosts d3 is a wild antiair honestly- as a stand alone move cant see much better.

f24 kotal best neutral string free.

Pressure string f12 kano

 

[Second Saint]

May I suggest some new categories of best jump kick and best jump punch?

Jump kick: Sindel. It's so active, so fast, and points directly downward so it's near impossible to AA. There are some incredible contenders in this category like Shang and Lao, so I could definitely see someone else winning out.

Jump Punch: D'vorah's j1. I don't think there's another character so truly reliant on having one really, really good jump attack. Sub's j1 gets an honorable mention here.

 

[scrubjesus111]

Best Sweep: Shao Kahn

Best U3: Shao Kahn

Best normal in neutral: Fujin b2

Best low starting string: Kollector f12. f1 has great range & is a great stagger being -1 on block. f12 is a free hitconfirm. SubZero’s b3 and Fujin’s f31 are up there too

Best Parry: Skarlet’s. Good startup and it’s the least visually obvious so sometimes she can just throw it out in neutral

Most consistent KB: Terminator’s running man nut stomp. All you have to do is land his jab string. That’s it.

 

[Demon_0]

Kotal's f24 is practically f*cking fullscreen and is a mid so best string in neutral hands down. Spawn's hitboxes on his strings are ridiculous so he's up there as well. I'd say Kano and Skarlet have the best pressure strings cause of their plus frames.

Best projectile goes to Sonya imo.

Most annoying move - Geras' Quick Sand by far. How this move is still a low is beyond me.

 

[Dogeofthesea]

Who has the best string?
A: for neutral - Sindel
B: pressure: Kano's F1 string. I can't deal with it on KL so I always have to go for my counterpick: Kitana because it still whiffs on Kitana lol
Who has the best antiair?: - Jade's D2.
Who has the best reliable damage? - Jacqui. Equip the clinch and every touch is basically 200 meterless
Who has the best poke? - Geras. Both d1 and d4 are good
Who has the best projectile? - Sheeva. That thing is cancer. I have no idea why it's not banned
Which move annoys you the most? - Sheeva's stomp. Stomp alone isn't a big deal, but Stomp + mb version + dragon stance? The entire game is basically a gamble, trying to guess which direction that b*tch will redirect the fireball into, or where to land. There's no footsie or fighting game anymore