Jab Reset Alternative

[bicth]

Because Snake's jab is so high off the ground, it doesn't hit a lot of helpless fighters. I've found that a SHFFLed nair will do the same thing as a jab, as long as you hit with the first or second kick. It's hard to get used to, but it works pretty well.

 

[cisyphus]

I've found that this also happens with the jab combo: either the second or third hit misses. I've mostly fixed it by mixing up my input timing, so maybe a similar issue exists here? Nair jabbing seems limiting given the massive frame dedication it takes (5 frame jumpsquat + 6 frame hitbox + 8 frames lcancelled = 19, and that assumes you hit with the first kick) if you misread in a tech chase scenario. What about f-tilt to reset the techchase? Comes out frame 4 (vs jab's frame 3) and the hitbox extends down to Snake's knee.

 

[Risky]

Dair is extremely good as a jab reset. You can fall through platforms while doing it too. However many hits you want really.

 

[PajamasM]

This could work for the characters that fall too low for our jab, but because of all the time it takes to start up and recover from, it has much less followups and less opportunities to be used as someone could possibly already roll away if you try to use it on reaction.

 

[victinivcreate1]

My personal favorite jab resets are the dair and the ftilt. Pretty reliable.