What's the most useless button in the game?

[Hebrew Negro]

I was in the lab with Erron Black and I noticed that no-one uses f2 or b1 (base kit). Not that it's bad, it just doesn't have any use because f3 seems to be much better. Back when I mained Kollector, I would almost never use b1 which got me thinking, what are some of the least used/useless buttons in the game?

*this is just for fun, not looking for buffs or anything

 

[GLoRToR]

Erron has b2 that

• Beats out low pokes
• Leads to big boy damage
• Advancing string that you don't particularly need to space well at all to hit
• Leads to a hard to blockable online with slide
• Can be staggered with its string
• Anti airs and low crushes

Why would he need one more button?

 

[Hebrew Negro]

Erron has b2 that...

If you play Erron black (because I don't), do you ever use f2 or b1? Because I haven't seen it.

I feel like Sonya might have some useless buttons because I know she has a long move-list, but we only ever see the same three strings in pro comp.

 

[MKF30]

I was coming into this thread with an entirely different mindset lol. If we're talking characters too many to go through but I will say as a Sonya player(she's one of my secondaries) she has WAYY too many strings and some of which useless.

 

[Trustful_Whale]

Depending on who you ask, Block can be pretty shit.

 

[deathstroke187]

stance switch

 

[AREZ God of War]

Start. Serves absolutely no function

 

[Hebrew Negro]

Jax's b1

 

[djynn]

Jax's b1

tbh I use b1 a fair amount. good range a decent button to start matches off if you know they're going to back up, nice whiff punisher if f2 is out of range.

I would say all of the hop moves. Some characters can use it decently but the recovery and reactibility mean their biggest use is baiting an overhead block. thought terminator's kb would be a nice use of short hop but i honestly haven't seen it outside of the kombat kast it was shown in lmao

 

[deathstroke187]

Jax's b1

its actually very usefull in corner and if you know your opponent will jump you can convert into a kb combo for like 375 dmg. very good in noobsaibot mu and lao

 

[Art Lean]

stance switch

Not true, if you’re using human Sindel in her skimpy bodysuit and you’re on the left, then change her stance before winning the round; if she does her taunt where she sticks her staff in the ground... well she’ll give you a very enjoyable display of her ass. Button justified!

 

[MKF30]

Never had an issue with block lol. Imagine if this game didn't have block hah. Seems pretty important to me.

 

[THTB]

Jade f41.

That string does nothing, and is still incredibly unsafe. Like, huh?

 

[Sage Leviathan]

As a single normal? Lao's standing 4 is pretty useless.
Baraka's s3 too.

 

[John_NX]

Kitana's B4

 

[Hebrew Negro]

Skarlet s3 (the whip)

 

[freerf245]

Does Johnnys f43 count? if not pretty much every s3 is useless outside of some characters strings.

 

[just_2swift]

Really? Laos s4 end of discussion

 

[Jhonnykiller45]

Most S3's aren't very useful yeah. You can even get D2 KB'd sometimes if you press it accidentally.

 

[DrFolmer]

Stance switch

 

[CrimsonShadow]

Stance switch

I was JUST gonna say this

 

[DarksydeDash]

Kitana's u2 from flawless block. Unless you want to lose purposely

 

[Vslayer]

How about a special? How about flippin' out? It's only good IF it hits cause it gives you Oki for a forward throw but that's it. IF it hits and they don't block the 10 million startups and punish you on any of the 10 million recovery frames.

 

[PetulantWaste]

There are all kinds of buttons in this game that serve no strategic purpose. Shao Kahn s3 Kotal Kahn s4 come to mind. S4 might be a semi decent whiff punish but why would you use it when Kotal has better options that actually combo.

 

[Ck AeroVoid]

the one that makes your Kharacter's Body turn towards the screen or away