How to deal with kung lao?

[Just A Random Player]

This is the most annoying character in the whole game, constantly jumping around and dive kicks if you try to press any button. I dont really understand why he is considered low tier when you can just spam backwards jumps and get away with it. Ive played around 150 hours so far, and still I cant understand how to beat this type of spamming. Absolutely slug game. Disgusting. Disgraceful. Dishonorable.

[Alexander Pato]

his dive is super punishable so u can do full combo and also use anti air if jumping is a problem for u. and also block low. That's all u have to do because he is a bad character

[Just A Random Player]

Originally posted by Souldium:

his dive is super punishable so u can do full combo and also use anti air if jumping is a problem for u. and also block low. That's all u have to do because he is a bad character

Man, the thing is dive kick is on reaction, if you block, he just jumps backwards. BACKWARDS, how could you antiair backwards jump?

[shamenoku]

His divekick is a mid that's -30 on block. All you do is block low and punish

[Imasheliyafa123321]

150 hours and you didn't do tutorials?
Dive kick is -30,free full combo for ANY character.

[Just A Random Player]

Originally posted by hehe BUAY:

150 hours and you didn't do tutorials?
Dive kick is -30,free full combo for ANY character.

Damn, good laos dive kick only if you press a button on wakeup. They do it ON REACTION, so you can't actually punish it, if only they make a mistake. It's basicallyback jump spamming, not dive kick spamming.

[Imasheliyafa123321]

Originally posted by ISIXONE:

Originally posted by hehe BUAY:

150 hours and you didn't do tutorials?
Dive kick is -30,free full combo for ANY character.

Damn, good laos dive kick only if you press a button on wakeup. They do it ON REACTION, so you can't actually punish it, if only they make a mistake. It's basicallyback jump spamming, not dive kick spamming.

Lmao you're being impatient and whiff punished,why is that bad?

[Imasheliyafa123321]

Originally posted by ISIXONE:

Originally posted by hehe BUAY:

150 hours and you didn't do tutorials?
Dive kick is -30,free full combo for ANY character.

Damn, good laos dive kick only if you press a button on wakeup. They do it ON REACTION, so you can't actually punish it, if only they make a mistake. It's basicallyback jump spamming, not dive kick spamming.

You could also bait it with a jab and uppercut him when he comes down.

[Rui83DeathMetal]

I'm having more trouble with the grab teleport. Blocking down doesn't work, crouching to make it wiff doesn't work either like you do in a normal throw read. I play noob so I counter with my own teleport on reaction, when I see the animation start, it works wonderfully into a full combo. But I would like to learn how to deal with it without the reaction teleport punish. The dive kick it's ultra punishable on block.

[Imasheliyafa123321]

Originally posted by Rui83DeathMetal:

I'm having more trouble with the grab teleport. Blocking down doesn't work, crouching to make it wiff doesn't work either like you do in a normal throw read. I play noob so I counter with my own teleport on reaction, when I see the animation start, it works wonderfully into a full combo. But I would like to learn how to deal with it without the reaction teleport punish. The dive kick it's ultra punishable on block.

Neutral ducking counters it.

[Rui83DeathMetal]

Originally posted by hehe BUAY:

Originally posted by Rui83DeathMetal:

I'm having more trouble with the grab teleport. Blocking down doesn't work, crouching to make it wiff doesn't work either like you do in a normal throw read. I play noob so I counter with my own teleport on reaction, when I see the animation start, it works wonderfully into a full combo. But I would like to learn how to deal with it without the reaction teleport punish. The dive kick it's ultra punishable on block.

Neutral ducking counters it.

Really!!? Then I must be pressing block unconsciously, bloody muscle memory. Thx mate.

[Rui83DeathMetal]

Originally posted by GI Jack:

Originally posted by ISIXONE:

This is the most annoying character in the whole game, constantly jumping around and dive kicks if you try to press any button. I dont really understand why he is considered low tier when you can just spam backwards jumps and get away with it. Ive played around 150 hours so far, and still I cant understand how to beat this type of spamming. Absolutely slug game. Disgusting. Disgraceful. Dishonorable.

Kung lao kind of doesnt have good mix up game. his combos are only high,mid,low. You can basically just crouch block all his combos because the only overhead move he has, is in his teleport move but you can easily counter it by backing up a little then punch him or uppercut him in the middle of his teleport.

yeah, I think he's is a pressure character instead of a 50/50 mixer. The z hat move is awsome to keep you blocking, then pick your poison: grab or pressure with normals. It really comes down to the players. But I can see why more unaware or unwilling to learn get frustrated. On the other hand, some of the people are teleport or bait jump to dive kick dependent, once you get their number they will not be able to do the neutral footsies game, and then they will be the ones getting frustrated. But that's the nature of fighting games, what hits us is always spamming and what we got others with it's always good.

[popsicle]

This game is all about matchups. Raiden > Kung lao. Just keep using Raiden's storm cell. They wont even dare to teleport.

[Imasheliyafa123321]

Originally posted by Rui83DeathMetal:

Originally posted by hehe BUAY:

Neutral ducking counters it.

Really!!? Then I must be pressing block unconsciously, bloody muscle memory. Thx mate.

Yeah it's honestly scary not blocking,it's basically a reflex.You're welcome :)