Corrupted Shinnok: HELP!

[Zaxx]

I really-really suck against him with some characters, especially on hard. It's insane. It seems that crossups help in defeating him it's hard do them because of the high distance you have to go if you want to get him on his wake-up and of couse he has a grab that is instant.

How on Earth to defeat him steadily?

[CharlieChompinChicken]

What helped me the most:

Limit your distance, try and stay close and press the attack.

Use pokes when he wakes up from knockdowns and avoid blocking too much. His attacks are slow and can be interrupted with standing jabs and low pokes. Interrupt his attack and follow with your combo.

Crossups are dangerous because of his air grab which creates distance and risk for being caught by his projectile.

Use your meter. It's only one round so don't be afraid to break whenever you have one.

Pressure is the key, do not allow him to control the round. Faster characters have an advantage.

[Feels Good..]

Stay relatively close and don't let him gain momentum or distance. Distance = death cuz he's killed me more then once by simply being a cheapass and spamming his torch on me like 5x in a row. Speed helps and remember he's not immune to anything the way Shao Khan was in the previous game - whatever you can do to other fighters, you can do to him.