Both variations are equally good, and both installed moves compliments the purpose of each playstyle.
The Parry and teleport keep aggressive players in check.
Blood Ball control and Siphon gives an amazing Space control which allows Skarlet to setup mid-low mixups from ranged distances, free jump ins, safe overhead setups but struggles a lot up close relying only on universal defensive options.
Overall Skarlet its a true footsie Character, best walkspeed in the game, which compliments her spacing, good restand options, solid anti-airs, meterless combos even if her overall damage isn't that great but adds up if you consider the time she can keep someone out for a longer time chipping them, basically its around 300+ with a good combo into blocked tentacle.
II think the parry is a tad bit overrated because of the fact that anyone who plays the heart pierce match-up a lot is going to predominantly attack her with lows, but it's still a really nice defensive tool that rewards you handsomely for successfully using it.
Attacking Low its not the parry's issue Skarlet has a B2 with halfscreen range, a short hop with a good and fast overhead, a halfscreen overhead, a mid special move that spawns at any range, and she can cancel the parry at any point to condition players to attack low or jump.
My only issue with the parry its that for a parry its kinda slow, and for many reasons why i can't use it on reads because she can't put between certain gaps whiffing without perfect window its kinda lame, but if the parry was 2 frames faster on startup it would be an excellent move.
I honestly feel she is among the characters with the least weakness in the game, her playstyle is very simple, and if you play your strengths well Skarlet can destroy any character with every single right read.
