[CS1] Noel vs. Tsubaki

[Setsuna]

Alright im having trouble approaching Tsubaki, i seem to always get caught up in her long chain of combos over and over again, just 1 single tap and im in for 1/4 of my health gone

Does anyone have any tips to approach Tsubaki players ?

[mooyang90]

Her normal pokes rape your normal pokes, so you're going to have to rely on 5d/2d a lot. Most Tsubaki's love using their 5b (it's where she sticks out that very fast pink hand) to start their offense. Well timed 5d's and well spaced 2d's will stuff that attack clean.

Remember to always punish errant D charges made by Tsubaki. Every charge can be blocked and punished by 5a->6a->combo with the exception of her 236d (the one that goes through you). This however takes a few stocks of her install meter.

Her DP is ass, can't get no damage off it. Feel free to pressure her on wake-up if you get a knockdown

If the Tsubaki loves charging up meter in the air, run under her and airthrow/j. a to punish. NEVER EVER GIVE TSUBAKI FREE INSTALL METER IF YOU CAN PREVENT IT. Tsubaki with a couple stocks of meter is very dangerous.

Try not and randomly jump in against Tsubaki. Her 2c will own any one of Noel's jump-ins for free...and Tsubaki players get a pretty easy combo for 2k follow-up.

Without counter-hits and drive meter, Tsubaki simply can't do any damage (definitely not 1/4th of your health bar anyway). Noel's rush down is not very good, and against a fast-hitting character like Tsubaki you have to let her come to you. Fish for whiffs with 5d/2d. Once you have the Tsubaki player afraid to press buttons, then it's your chance to get in and do your rush down. I'm thinking right now you're trying to pressure her with 5a like you're CT Noel and you're just getting counter-hitted a lot. CS Noel takes a bit of getting use to, you'll get the hang of it.

If you want, you should just try out Tsubaki for a few games. She's not very hard to use at all....and you'll get a better feel of her weakness and how to play against her.