[CP] Haku VS Arakune: "dare you to mash counter against arakune?" - brkrDave

[mAc Chaos]

It doesn't end well.

[Skye]

http://www.dustloop.com/forums/showthread.php?17539-CP-Arakune-vs-Hakumen

Hakumen players, feel free to exchange information about the MU in our thread as well!

[BlackYakuzu94]

How the fuck do I matchup?

No seriously, I'm stuck on what to do. His J.B looks like it beats 5D, and he keeps out of J.C's range. The best I could manage is just blocking curse and his overhead, Neutral feels so one sided. Its like EX Lambda.

[Raziul]

How the fuck do I matchup?

No seriously, I'm stuck on what to do. His J.B looks like it beats 5D, and he keeps out of J.C's range. The best I could manage is just blocking curse and his overhead, Neutral feels so one sided. Its like EX Lambda.

If you're not having too much trouble blocking curse pressure, don't be scared to rush through a cloud to get to him. He's not going to stay on the ground, so get used to trying to time j.C's while he's flitting about. If he's attacking you in the air, don't forget you've got j.D, j.2A, and Hotaru among other things.

Your goal will be to take the sky away from Arakune. Once you've got him, the only thing you have to worry about is wake up Distortions.

The worst place for you to be curse or not is the corner. That bell bug and 3C/2C set up is nigh unblockable, and they can repeat it forever till you're cursed. Do everything you can to get out of and away from the corner.

Just a couple of other things I guess is his 3C doesn't suck as much anymore so you'll have to get used to dealing with that, and only the first hit of 2C is a low. So if they're doing bell bug and 2C while you're in the corner, I'm pretty sure you can low block the first hit of 2C and then standing block the rest and the bell bug depending on how they time it. If they're delaying the low hit for that set up so the bug and the low hit very close together, you can just IAD out from under the bug before he can get you.

[BlackYakuzu94]

So pretty much, risk getting cursed and just fish for a confirm. And if I do get cursed, do my damnest to block and don't let him get me in the corner.

[TheYukianesa-01]

So pretty much, risk getting cursed and just fish for a confirm. And if I do get cursed, do my damnest to block and don't let him get me in the corner.

You may wanna watch out when you do get cursed, because there's a lot of shit going on at once, and Arakune is going to try to get you in a position that advantages him through some nasty vortexes, crossups or mixups, especially with slower characters. Counter Assaults are useful too, but they may be expecting it, and you'll have to keep your range in mind. I'd save your OD for a burst too.

[BlackYakuzu94]

You may wanna watch out when you do get cursed, because there's a lot of shit going on at once, and Arakune is going to try to get you in a position that advantages him through some nasty vortexes, crossups or mixups, especially with slower characters. Counter Assaults are useful too, but they may be expecting it, and you'll have to keep your range in mind. I'd save your OD for a burst too.

Or ya know, I could just block until curse runs out :V

[TheYukianesa-01]

Or ya know, I could just block until curse runs out :V

I hope you've got good reaction time

[BlackYakuzu94]

I hope you've got good reaction time

 

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