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I posted it in the Tech thread, but I thought I'd make a thread about it here just to increase exposure, as this could potentially be incredibly useful.
Bayonetta has a lot of aerial mobility thanks to her specials, which allow her to burst in literally 5 different directions while in the air. However, with each special used while airborne, the amount of lag she suffers when she lands increases, which makes getting punished more of a threat if the opponent gets out of your combos and lands near you as you recover. Because of this, you always have to be careful not to overextend, or else you might find yourself with a buttload of lag in a life-or-death situation.
However, just recently, Badr from the Netherlands made public knowledge a way for Bayo to circumvent her landing lag after multiple aerial specials.
By executing Bayo's Up B or Side B on the exact frames that she lands, the game registers the move as its grounded version - this cancels out the lag accumulated from her air shenanigans and thereby acts as though she's only used one Up B (in the case of WTwist) or she's done nothing but Heel Slide (in the case of Side B).
This is very helpful, as it not only mitigates the risk of using multiple specials upon landing, but adds another layer to Bayo's already stellar punish game, especially with her lag cancelled Side B. Those who try to punish her can find themselves on the receiving end, while those who slip out of the beginning of her combos can find themselves being kicked into another one.
This tech is very difficult to pull off, as it requires frame perfect execution. If you input the command too early, you'll just use the aerial version of her special and end up landing with even more lag than planned. Too late, and you just land regularly, with any lag you've accumulated. On top of that, you must have an extra side B or up B stored away to do it. For example, if you've used both of your ABKs in the air, you can't use Heel Slide to cancel your lag. This tech encourages you to mix up your punish game outside of her bread and butter combos, but I think that if it's gotten to grips with, it would do Bayo wonders.
Bayonetta has a lot of aerial mobility thanks to her specials, which allow her to burst in literally 5 different directions while in the air. However, with each special used while airborne, the amount of lag she suffers when she lands increases, which makes getting punished more of a threat if the opponent gets out of your combos and lands near you as you recover. Because of this, you always have to be careful not to overextend, or else you might find yourself with a buttload of lag in a life-or-death situation.
However, just recently, Badr from the Netherlands made public knowledge a way for Bayo to circumvent her landing lag after multiple aerial specials.
By executing Bayo's Up B or Side B on the exact frames that she lands, the game registers the move as its grounded version - this cancels out the lag accumulated from her air shenanigans and thereby acts as though she's only used one Up B (in the case of WTwist) or she's done nothing but Heel Slide (in the case of Side B).
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This is very helpful, as it not only mitigates the risk of using multiple specials upon landing, but adds another layer to Bayo's already stellar punish game, especially with her lag cancelled Side B. Those who try to punish her can find themselves on the receiving end, while those who slip out of the beginning of her combos can find themselves being kicked into another one.
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This tech is very difficult to pull off, as it requires frame perfect execution. If you input the command too early, you'll just use the aerial version of her special and end up landing with even more lag than planned. Too late, and you just land regularly, with any lag you've accumulated. On top of that, you must have an extra side B or up B stored away to do it. For example, if you've used both of your ABKs in the air, you can't use Heel Slide to cancel your lag. This tech encourages you to mix up your punish game outside of her bread and butter combos, but I think that if it's gotten to grips with, it would do Bayo wonders.
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