How to deal with Shaman’s Unblockable feint

[Axel]

Now I’ve always struggled with her Unblockable Feint into GB, as I can either do a light attack to cancel the GB (but that means if she follows through with the Heavy it hits me) or try to parry the Unblockable (which obviously screws me over if it’s feinted) or Dodge (which means her GB catches me)

I can counter Centurions feint into GB fine as it’s not Unblockable and so I can just block it and counter the GB when or if it happens. But with Shamans being Unblockable I’m forced to react to the Heavy because the timing seems so tight on the feint.

Hope you understand what I mean?

[Saint Landwalker]

What hero are you primarily playing as?

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The feint timing is super tight on the soft-feint. I'm actually not happy with it myself.

Your first option is rolling away. This can work once or twice, but don't expect it to last, as she can cancel the unblockable into Wildcat's Rage, catch the dodge and go right back into the unblockable.

Conversely, if you block the previous hit before she goes into the unblockable, or she whiffs the previous hit, you can hit/GB her out of it, like a Raider zone. If she's expecting you to roll away and starts a Wildcat's Rage, then you will obviously catch her dash with a GB if she attempts it; you might seek to condition a Shaman by rolling away the first time and GB'ing the next.

If you're Kensei then they'll probably expect you to panic-swift-strike out of it and wait to parry you; I hardly even bother using Mountain Lion's Power on Kensei any.

If you can train yourself to react to the soft feint, then give it a shot in training mode, but I've never been able to do it without guessing.

If all else fails, a good old fashioned option-select zone will work against most Shamans if you happen to play someone with a fast zone with low startup frames (Warden, Roach, Zerker, Kensei, Aramusha, PK, another Shaman, etc...).

It's a tough move to deal with, and you likely aren't going to be able to perfectly counter it every time.

[Axel]

Originally posted by Landwalker:

What hero are you primarily playing as?

Lawbringer or Warden.

[Axel]

Originally posted by Dr Legend PhD:

The feint timing is super tight on the soft-feint. I'm actually not happy with it myself.

Your first option is rolling away. This can work once or twice, but don't expect it to last, as she can cancel the unblockable into Wildcat's Rage, catch the dodge and go right back into the unblockable.

Conversely, if you block the previous hit before she goes into the unblockable, or she whiffs the previous hit, you can hit/GB her out of it, like a Raider zone. If she's expecting you to roll away and starts a Wildcat's Rage, then you will obviously catch her dash with a GB if she attempts it; you might seek to condition a Shaman by rolling away the first time and GB'ing the next.

If you're Kensei then they'll probably expect you to panic-swift-strike out of it and wait to parry you; I hardly even bother using Mountain Lion's Power on Kensei any.

If you can train yourself to react to the soft feint, then give it a shot in training mode, but I've never been able to do it without guessing.

If all else fails, a good old fashioned option-select zone will work against most Shamans if you happen to play someone with a fast zone with low startup frames (Warden, Roach, Zerker, Kensei, Aramusha, PK, another Shaman, etc...).

It's a tough move to deal with, and you likely aren't going to be able to perfectly counter it every time.

Brilliant thanks, I’ll try using Zone to interrupt it and see how I go.