Instant Blocking cuts down on guardstun by 5 frames on the ground and 10 frames in the air, and what happens when you can Instant Block?
You punish the unpunishable.
I've compiled a list of EVERY NORMAL GATLING in the game, and what is IB punishable and what isn't. Feel free to up your game!
Ragna the Bloodedge
Note: Didn't attempt 360B punishes with Ragna.
IB 360A
5A 5B
5A 2A
5A 5C
5A 3C
2A 2B
2A 5B
2A 5C
2A 3C
2A 2C
2B 5C
2B 2C
2B 3C
5B 5D
2C 6C
5C 5D
2C 5D
5D (1) 5D (Yes that's right, IB the first part of 5D and 360A is free)
IB 720C
5B 5C
5B 2C (Careful...)
5B 6A
5B 3C
5C 2C (Careful...)
6B 5C
6B 2C (Careful...)
6B 3C
Jin Kisaragi
IB 360A
5A 2A
5A 5B
5A 5C (360B)
5A 6A (360B)
2A 6A (360B)
2A 5C (360B)
5C 2C (360B)
5C 6C (360B)
2C 6C (360B)
5C 5D (360B)
5C 2D (360B)
5C 6D (360B)
6C 2D (360B)
6C 6D (360B)
IB 720C
5A 5A
2A 2A
2A 2B
2A 5B
5B (1) 5C
5B (2) 5C
5B (1) 2B
5B (2) 2B
5B (1) 3C
5B (2) 3C
2B 5C
2B 3C
Noel Vermillion
Note: Didn't do Drive moves yet.
IB 360A
5A 2A
5A 6A
5A 6B (360B)
5A 5B
5A 5C
2A 2A
2A 5B
2A 2B
2A 6B (360B)
2A 5C
2B 2B
2B 5C
2B 2C
6B 3C (360B)
5C 2C
2C 3C (360B)
IB 720C
5A 2B
5A 6C
5B 5C
2B 6C
6C (1) 2C
Rachel Alucard
Note: 2C and 6C not included. 2C (Cat Chair) is not a move put in strings ever. 6C is float so you can't 360/720 it.
IB 360A
5A 2A
5A 6A (360B)
5A 5B
5A 2B (360B)
5A 6B (360B)
5A 4B (360B)
5A 5C (360B)
2A 2A
2A 6A (360B)
2A 5B
2A 2B (360B)
2A 6B (360B)
2A 4B (360B)
5B 6B
5B 4B (360B)
5B 5C (360B)
IB 720C
2A 5A
5B 6A
2B 5B
Taokaka
Note: 6B is airborne, cannot be 360/720. Drive moves are untestable
IB 360A
5A 5A
5A 6A (360B)
5A 2B
5A 5C (360B)
5A 2C (360B)
5A 6C (360B)
5A 3C (360B)
2A 2B
2A 5C (360B)
2A 2C (360B)
2A 6C (360B)
2A 6C (360B)
2A 3C (360B)
5B 5C
5B 6C (360B)
5B 2C (360B)
5B 3C
5C 2C (360B)
5C 6C (360B)
2C 6C (360B)
3C (2) 3C
IB 720C
5A 2A
5A 5B
5B 2B
Carl Clover
Note: Doll makes 90% of this IB safe anyway.
IB 360A
5A 2A
5A 6A
5A 5B (360B)
5A 2B (360B)
5A 6B (360B)
5A 5C (360B)
5A 2C (360B)
5A 3C (360B)
5A 6C (360B)
2A 5A
2A 5B (360B)
2A 2B (360B)
2A 6B (360B)
2A 5C (360B)
2A 2C (360B)
2A 3C (360B)
5B 6B
5B 5C
IB 720C
5C 3C
5C 2C
For the record, 5C is the hardest move to IB in the game.
Litchi Faye Ling
Note: s: Staff , 4D is airborne cannot 360/720
IB 360A
5A s6A (360B)
5A s5B
5A s2B (360B)
5A s6B (360B)
5A s5C (360B)
5A s2C (360B)
5A s3C (360B)
5A s6C (360B)
2A s6A (360B)
2A s5B
2A s2B (360B)
2A s6B (360B)
2A s5C (360B)
2A s2C (360B)
2A s3C (360B)
2A s6C (360B)
s5B s6A (360B)
s5B s6B
s5B s5C
s5B s3C (360B)
s5B s6C (360B)
s2B s6A (360B)
s5C s3C (360B)
s2C s6C (360B)
5A 5B
2A 5B
5B 5C
5B 2C
5C 3C
IB 720C
5A 2A
2A 2A
s5B s2C
5C 2C
2C 3C
Arakune
Note: This won't help you with the matchup at all
IB 360A
2A 2A
2A 32C
2A 5B
5A 6A (360B)
5A cl.6B
2B 2B
6A 6B (360B)
6A 5D (360B)
6A 5C
5C 5D
IB 720C
5A 5A
Iron Tager
Note: Hate mirrors with a passion
IB 360A
5A 6A (360B)
5A 5B
5A 2B
5A 6B (360B)
5A 5C (360B)
5A 6C (360B)
5A 2C (360B)
5A 3C (360B)
5A 5D (360B)
5A 2D (360B)
5A 4D (360B) Sad, I know.
2A 2B
2A 5C (360B)
2A 2C (360B)
2A 3C (360B)
2A 5D (360B)
2A 2D (360B)
2A 4D
5B 6B (360B)
5B 2B
5B 5C (360B)
5B 2C (360B)
5B 5D (360B)
5B 2D (360B)
5B 4D
2B 2C
2B 3C
5C 6A (360B)
5C 5B (360B)
5C 6C (360B)
5C 5D (360B)
5C 2D (360B)
IB 720C
5A 5A
5A 2A
2A 2A
2A 5B
5C 3C
Bang Shishigami
Note: This section isn't short due to lack of gatlings...
IB 360A
5A 2B (360B)
5A 5C (360B)
5A 2C (360B)
5A 6A
2A 2A
2A 5B
2A 2B
2A 2C
5B 5C
5B 6A (360B)
IB 720C
5A 2A
5A 5B
5C 2C
Lambda-11
Note: Testing for all C moves done after 8 hits
IB 360A
5A 2A
5A 6A (360B)
5A 5B
5A 2B
5A 6B
5A 4B
5A 5C (360B)
5A 2C (360B)
5A 6C (360B)
5A 3C (360B)
2A 5B
2A 2B
2A 6B (360B)
2A 4B
2A 5C (360B)
2A 2C (360B)
2A 6C (360B)
2A 3C (360B)
5B 6B
5B 5C (360B)
5B 2C (360B)
5B 6C (360B)
2B 5C (360B)
2B 2C (360B)
2B 6C (360B)
2B 3C
6B 5C
6B 2C
6B 6C (360B)
5C 6C
2C 6C (360B)
IB 720C
5A 5A
5B 2B
5B 3C
Haku-Men
Haku-Men has no gatling normals outside of 6A 6B. And that's airtight.
Hazama
Note: 5C (1) is like the safest move ever.
IB 360A
5A 6A (360B)
5A 5B
5A 2B (360B)
5A 6B (360B)
5A 5C
5A 2C (360B)
5A 3C (360B)
2A 2A
2A 5B
2A 2B (360B)
2A 5C (360B)
2A 2C (360B)
2A 6C (360B)
5B 6B (360B)
5B 3C
2B 6B (360B)
2B 5C
2B 2C (360B)
2B 3C
IB 720C
5A 5A
5A 2A
5B 2C
5B 6C
5C (2) 3C
Tsubaki Yayoi
IB 360A
IB 720C
Mu-12
IB 360A
IB 720C
Makoto Nanaya
IB 360A
IB 720C
Valkenhayn R. Hellsing
IB 360A
IB 720C
To be finished...