BeefyJr

4 frames of being able to get hit definitely seems like it fits better with my experience of getting smacked out at the end of the animation.

Thanks! So you can still be smacked with an overhead for the first 18 frames? Is its airborne-ness what makes projectiles and mid attacks pass through it? I'm sorry for how stupid and basic these questions are, I'm just trying to reconcile my experiences with it and the frame data so I can utilize it better. My backdash > punish game needs some considerable work.

I have a question about back dash invincibility. Is it full body invincibility, or is it still vulnerable to head attacks? I feel like I get smacked out of it reasonably often, and I'm trying to figure out where it's safe to back dash and where I should just block, because my timing on it is obviously not nearly as good as it needs to be. I feel like I read this info somewhere here, but I've been searching and can't seem to find it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I actually think I have a better handle on it after playing some more. My biggest problem was just getting close without getting knocked into an 8-hit combo. Ragna's got a crazy reach and everything about Tager is so slow. Tightening up my timing and baiting rush-ins seemed to help a lot, as did magnetizing him. I think the problem was more me than the situation.

So I have a Ragna-playing friend who I can beat most of the time, and tonight he decided to start hitting me once and running away the rest of the match. What's a safe way to approach a runaway Ragna? I think part of my problem was just getting frustrated and making dumb mistakes and leaving myself open, but for the life of me I just couldn't get in on him to do any damage. Any ideas?

Doesn't Voltaic Charge have upper-body and complete projectile invincibility? Shouldn't it stop any move in the game that hits above the waist?

Thanks. I was thinking that j.b might work, but the few times I tried in matches didn't go well. I'll try to do it earlier. Didn't think of 5C as a punish, since fork seems to stuff everything Tager has. I think everything just comes down to timing on my end. I'll give that stuff a shot!

What are the best ways to get in on a Rachel that just abuses fork non-stop? I'm really having trouble with some of the players around here. They're all crazy aggressive and mash out fork constantly. Any advice?

So is the general consensus that Tager's counter assault isn't worth the meter? I've used it once or twice to escape pressure, but it seems like a lot of meter to burn in most situations.