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[CP] Rachel vs. Amane

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Discuss the Amane matchup here.

Some things I've noticed:

  • Similar to Lambda's 236D oki, we can wind tech to escape Amane's drills, not sure if we can punish him.
  • IAD with wind is great for whiffpunishing his C moves, but we need to be fast.
  • Getting in his face ASAP seems to be better than trying to zone him out.

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Got quite a few sets in with a decent Amane earlier. I'll list off some pointers in case anyone is struggling.

-At the start of the round, see what Amane is doing instead of trying to setup or attack. Make sure to stay in motion though.

-If he's Fabhop happy, 6A or j.236A him. Be careful though, since he could be baiting these and might smack you with his long range attacks for it.

-Zoning is not impossible in this matchup, although staying in his face is definitely a better idea. At full screen, his options are pretty limited. He can't get you with that grab that pops out of the ground and other than that his main option is his drills. Treat them like Relius' moves that can get you at full screen (the ones where the gears come out of the ground and his doll tries to give you a hug)- bait them and wind yourself in for the punish. Try not to set out George unless you have knockdown and get in between his attacks to set up pumpkin. If you can manage to get lotus on him, you can make his life pretty difficult and zoning becomes a much more viable strategy.

-You can't seem to punish him for drill oki, but you can wind yourself towards him and put him on the pressure, which he does NOT like dealing with.

-Save your barrier for when he's going to go for drill moves during pressure. You'll be sorry otherwise and given the reach of his normals there's not much point in pushing him away anyway.

-Try and keep rods on him at all times. If he tries to move away from them, you can move accordingly. I think it's really important in this matchup to move when he moves in order to make sure your positioning is just right. If he doesn't move, you're free to start getting in on him. If he tries to attack, Sword Iris punish and move in for full combo and/or pressure.

-As usual, try and get him in the corner as soon as possible. He's got pretty bad options for getting out (Fabhop included) so keeping him there shouldn't be too much of an issue.

Overall, this matchup doesn't seem nearly as hellish as I thought it would be. It actually seems pretty even.

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