Hey Dink. I play Raiden as well and I have some suggestions on what you can do to increase your win % with him. 1. He is an MK character and traditionally they rely on d4s in neutral right? Well his d4 is his d3 now, so use it a lot. I've found it to be his next best tool in neutral behind f1. 2. Use 11*3 in pressure more since its +4. Leads to 21 and d1 followups and mind games. If they exploit the gap, start punishing accordingly. I believe the gap can only be backdashed if I remember correctly. 3. They buffed his trait to allow him to have it more often in a match. He gains access to the rest of his teleports, so go ham! Do a bunch of far teleports and teleports in place to build meter and make them scared. Watch how they react and punish/adjust your gameplan accordingly. You should have trait on as often as possible when in neutral and while not as frequent as Wowo, it feels like he always has it now. 4. Against Firestorm, Supergirl, Joker, and Starfire, holding your db1 projectile will low profile their projectiles. There are more things he has which you can incorporate but these are the main ones I noticed were not in your gameplan.
PlatinumTycoon24 as a raiden main in MKX I find everything you just listed very true and useful. Although a lot of his string are the same from MK, this game runs off slightly different mechanics and just isn’t 1:1 from MK. I struggled a lot trying to pick him up in this game as many of us have and I can vouch for everything you said especially down 3 in neutral and also D1 into shocker. People usually like to counter poke after a D1, so doing D1 into shocker is very useful. Spread the word
I love that you upload videos where you lose as well. A lot of people dont do that...not only can it be entertaining to see other peoples charaters,setups, and all that stuff, but it can help people improve by watching and seeing mistakes that you made. Love it! still waiting on a mkx roster lottery ;)
Raiden is indeed frustrating LOL. Was waiting for you to play again with him. Whenever I win against someone with this character, I get completely counterpicked with their other selection. Raiden needs help ASAP. Btw, A tip with him is to use his teleports often, even if it seems risky. I always and use MB Tele to try and open up my opponents.
EMPR Dark is a beast. I've been playing since Injustice 1, i met him there and his joker was still insane. I got better and I'm confident in my skill but even in I2 I still can't beat him. In injustice 1 and 2 he's let me flawless his first health bar and still beay me and I still never beat him, not once. Actually inspired me to learn joker. Dudes a legend
Dink I like how you add a video losing a few rounds, it takes humility. I run a business and have a new family member and struggle to get the practice time I would like. Your videos are extremely helpful, I play fire storm as my second now and just need to master his vortex. Just wanted to say your efforts on your channel are appreciated. Ps if I like fire storm who else should I try out? 🤙🏻
The funny thing is I actually played Raiden for the first time in a long time last night because I also think he’s not a very good character, but he wasn’t half as bad as I remember. I may play him a bit more.
Not sure how deep you go into the comments but here's a few things I'd like to add if it helps by any means - Bleu231 is a great Raiden player, definitely a worthy mention and plays neutral very well considering Raiden has such lackluster tools. He has a channel online, however, I don't believe he has any gameplay up - there is some on my channel but it's not very updated and his current level of play is beyond any Raiden I've seen. Emperor_Volf is also a Raiden main, yet again, unsure if there's any gameplay. Finally, it seems like you're very unfamiliar with the Joker MU, I could only suggest to lab it but by any means I can also answer questions (Insomniac can vouch for me). As always, great content and looking forward to the next video
From what I saw, and only from a mediocre players perspective; 1.Possibly use the meter for MB teleports. In neutral and in strings. You might get punished for it by good players sometimes but if the yomi is there you should be able use it quick, block in time to let them do a string on you, then hopefully find a chance to take your turn. or possibly even punish some of those fireballs(Maybe not joker but definitely Hellboy). At the end of the day it's probably safer then using mb f3/b3 since his are so short. More than half of them got blown up in this video. 2.Using fireball dash cancels to fake out your opponent might help to close the distance. Risky stuff. It could entice a the Hellboy player to leap at you for a mix up, you cancel the fireball with back dash or forward dash, Hellboy misses and now you're closer at least and possibly get a punish. All just theory fighting. What do you think?
One of the most annoyign things is how raiden can close space by simply doing an ex lightning ball then following it in.... or teleporting and doign a string as theb all comes form behind etc and so on.
upplsuckimcool16 yeah but you godda hold that for so long for the slow one to come out and a lot of people never give you a chance to even get one off. If your playing someone good you can trait and then stop the fireball in front of you and then maybe get one off. If they made that stopped fireball stay on the screen longer???
Teleport behind mb f3 f2f2 f12 mb shocker f123 electric fly another is a low mix b112 electric fly and then corner pressure combo b112 f12b2 f12 f123df2 f12 electric fly. I hope this helps.
I always thought Raiden players just bait thingins the neutral and then punish with the superman and to the corner we go. thats when they can really do stuff.
It’s really sad that NRS made one of their legacy characters so terrible. I’ve been playing Lord Raiden since ‘93 and this raiden by far is the worst. They should not have put him in the game if they weren’t going to make him a viable contender. #blacklightningmatters
What makes Raiden better is utilizing his instant teleport in block strings. Since you can do it ANYWHERE in a string, its hard to see a cross over down 1 coming. Thats why all raiden mains suck
I may have a suggestion, maybe go to practice mode and practice good moves. You do have potential with raiden, just get down his moves then try it. Good match between you and Hellboy
I swear I would be enjoying this game a lot more if it didn’t connect me to people who lived under a fucking rock with an antenna for connection (((((: don’t even care if I win that shit is just so fucking annoying not being able to complete one single combo let alone a single string.
You think Raiden is "Stubby"? The next stubbiest character has got to be Cheetah. I should know because I main the damn woman for Christ's sake! Her best ranged moves are B3, F3, & D3. Other than those, her range absolutely sucks Alligator Ass! If you ask me, she needs a good ranged normal like Catwoman's B2, but to balance it out, maybe make it a high like Starfire's F2. SOMETHING DAMMIT!!!
As a Raiden player in injustice 2 I feel your pain, he's too stubby and his neutral options are a joke his best normal is a high....I wish they fix him and cyborg.
N0M3RCY602 batman got a nerf smh, super girl doesnt need one (I dont even play her so I'm not being biased) superman no and black Adam could use a nerf, nothing big though. I see no problem with the game in it's current stage. I would think if anything buffs are in order for some low tier characters(because of all the nerfs they've already done, captain cold for an example). This is all in my opinion, not saying you can't have your own.
Dillen K batman didnt get no nerf really, his mech bats save him from everything. Like hes still stupid. Supergirl just needs a few moves to have a slower start up. Like 2 3 frames more.
Dillen K second they nerfed colds db3mb and not other characters. Firestorm does the same, supergirl can combo off her low which is dumb if other characters cant.
N0M3RCY602 Batmans building meter with batarangs and trait cool down were all nerfed in November as well as his j2. You don't want nerfs you want to run characters into the ground lmfao. Mechanical bats though aren't even much of a threat if you know how and when to block so good try.
N0M3RCY602 "his mech bats save him from everything. Like hes still stupid" you couldnt even name a real issue. Classic hater, always wanting to nerf/buff characters until the game suits him and isn't a balanced game.
Lord Lightskin my frnd I loved mkx but I personally feel this game have a serious zoning and matchup issues street fighter is far more balanced game then injustice.but mkx is still the best
Lord Lightskin lol nrs games always win best fighters doesn't mean it's technically a better fighter than the rest like tekken 7 is better but it doesn't appeal as much to the casual crowd
ankur verma I agree with you but just wondering who do you play and what rank are you I started playing sfv 3 days ago and I am at ultra bronze (dropped from silver) with laura thinking of playing juri tho
Hey Dink. I play Raiden as well and I have some suggestions on what you can do to increase your win % with him.
1. He is an MK character and traditionally they rely on d4s in neutral right? Well his d4 is his d3 now, so use it a lot. I've found it to be his next best tool in neutral behind f1.
2. Use 11*3 in pressure more since its +4. Leads to 21 and d1 followups and mind games. If they exploit the gap, start punishing accordingly. I believe the gap can only be backdashed if I remember correctly.
3. They buffed his trait to allow him to have it more often in a match. He gains access to the rest of his teleports, so go ham! Do a bunch of far teleports and teleports in place to build meter and make them scared. Watch how they react and punish/adjust your gameplan accordingly. You should have trait on as often as possible when in neutral and while not as frequent as Wowo, it feels like he always has it now.
4. Against Firestorm, Supergirl, Joker, and Starfire, holding your db1 projectile will low profile their projectiles.
There are more things he has which you can incorporate but these are the main ones I noticed were not in your gameplan.
PlatinumTycoon24 as a raiden main in MKX I find everything you just listed very true and useful. Although a lot of his string are the same from MK, this game runs off slightly different mechanics and just isn’t 1:1 from MK. I struggled a lot trying to pick him up in this game as many of us have and I can vouch for everything you said especially down 3 in neutral and also D1 into shocker. People usually like to counter poke after a D1, so doing D1 into shocker is very useful. Spread the word
BigBlobFace very true, counter poking raiden's d1 leads to a full combo, his best up close tool
This man took WAY too much time to make this comment.
And as someone that's a fan of using Raiden/Black Lightning, I'm glad he did.
I love that you upload videos where you lose as well. A lot of people dont do that...not only can it be entertaining to see other peoples charaters,setups, and all that stuff, but it can help people improve by watching and seeing mistakes that you made. Love it!
still waiting on a mkx roster lottery ;)
I'm pretty sure Emperor Dark is the best online Joker!
SHIV123_ he is
SHIV123_ that guy is so fucking good, jesus christs haha
What about heygeorge
db Squash dark is better. i fought him and instantly regret it then i instantly de regret it lol
Bdogg is #1
Honestly it’s always an uphill battle when playing with raiden
When that Hellboy shot you in the head at 11:28 for some reason I was expecting a brutality lol
So not only did no one want Raiden in this game.. But NRS made him trash tier..
What a waste of a character slot...
Enda Gallagher Comedy
Raiden needs the "Big Boot" back.
Raiden is indeed frustrating LOL. Was waiting for you to play again with him. Whenever I win against someone with this character, I get completely counterpicked with their other selection. Raiden needs help ASAP. Btw, A tip with him is to use his teleports often, even if it seems risky. I always and use MB Tele to try and open up my opponents.
EMPR Dark is a beast. I've been playing since Injustice 1, i met him there and his joker was still insane. I got better and I'm confident in my skill but even in I2 I still can't beat him. In injustice 1 and 2 he's let me flawless his first health bar and still beay me and I still never beat him, not once. Actually inspired me to learn joker. Dudes a legend
RadiantNinja it is guys like him that give me hope in low tier character, i respect them for playing such characters at high level !!
Dink I like how you add a video losing a few rounds, it takes humility. I run a business and have a new family member and struggle to get the practice time I would like. Your videos are extremely helpful, I play fire storm as my second now and just need to master his vortex. Just wanted to say your efforts on your channel are appreciated. Ps if I like fire storm who else should I try out?
🤙🏻
The funny thing is I actually played Raiden for the first time in a long time last night because I also think he’s not a very good character, but he wasn’t half as bad as I remember. I may play him a bit more.
Not sure how deep you go into the comments but here's a few things I'd like to add if it helps by any means -
Bleu231 is a great Raiden player, definitely a worthy mention and plays neutral very well considering Raiden has such lackluster tools. He has a channel online, however, I don't believe he has any gameplay up - there is some on my channel but it's not very updated and his current level of play is beyond any Raiden I've seen. Emperor_Volf is also a Raiden main, yet again, unsure if there's any gameplay. Finally, it seems like you're very unfamiliar with the Joker MU, I could only suggest to lab it but by any means I can also answer questions (Insomniac can vouch for me). As always, great content and looking forward to the next video
Aqua dzn I really want to play raiden but it’s so hard,I have to try extra hard with him.I can’t find any pro players using him either
From what I saw, and only from a mediocre players perspective;
1.Possibly use the meter for MB teleports.
In neutral and in strings. You might get punished for it by good players sometimes but if the yomi is there you should be able use it quick, block in time to let them do a string on you, then hopefully find a chance to take your turn. or possibly even punish some of those fireballs(Maybe not joker but definitely Hellboy).
At the end of the day it's probably safer then using mb f3/b3 since his are so short. More than half of them got blown up in this video.
2.Using fireball dash cancels to fake out your opponent might help to close the distance.
Risky stuff. It could entice a the Hellboy player to leap at you for a mix up, you cancel the fireball with back dash or forward dash, Hellboy misses and now you're closer at least and possibly get a punish.
All just theory fighting. What do you think?
One of the most annoyign things is how raiden can close space by simply doing an ex lightning ball then following it in.... or teleporting and doign a string as theb all comes form behind etc and so on.
upplsuckimcool16 yeah but you godda hold that for so long for the slow one to come out and a lot of people never give you a chance to even get one off. If your playing someone good you can trait and then stop the fireball in front of you and then maybe get one off.
If they made that stopped fireball stay on the screen longer???
Dink, are you excited about enchantress? We'll have to see about her play style but a lot of her move animations look like Quan Chi.
Teleport behind mb f3 f2f2 f12 mb shocker f123 electric fly another is a low mix b112 electric fly and then corner pressure combo b112 f12b2 f12 f123df2 f12 electric fly. I hope this helps.
Damn man. Raiden be gettin bodied.
I always thought Raiden players just bait thingins the neutral and then punish with the superman and to the corner we go. thats when they can really do stuff.
It’s really sad that NRS made one of their legacy characters so terrible. I’ve been playing Lord Raiden since ‘93 and this raiden by far is the worst. They should not have put him in the game if they weren’t going to make him a viable contender. #blacklightningmatters
It was tough watching you play such a high level joker with raiden.. raiden little to nothing good going for him imo
Played him..I literally couldnt get out of the corner against his Joker
Wait so you use the d-pad in the ps4 controller?
Well as a Raiden player i can say that Raiden has no neutral
What makes Raiden better is utilizing his instant teleport in block strings. Since you can do it ANYWHERE in a string, its hard to see a cross over down 1 coming. Thats why all raiden mains suck
Jares Rivera agree I swear It be hard AF to do the telliport on block 😩😩 poor raidan
Read the title so I won’t be surprised if it’s emperor dark
All they did was switch his back 2 to his wake up
I may have a suggestion, maybe go to practice mode and practice good moves. You do have potential with raiden, just get down his moves then try it. Good match between you and Hellboy
Ron Wood You really think he hasn’t practiced with him? Raiden just sucks in this game
Every time I meet this guy online he always insults my sub zero...
I know I said Starfire has problems IMO but Raiden is honestly unplayable in his current state. :(
I swear I would be enjoying this game a lot more if it didn’t connect me to people who lived under a fucking rock with an antenna for connection (((((: don’t even care if I win that shit is just so fucking annoying not being able to complete one single combo let alone a single string.
raiden has no neutral
you're a really good player
My wifi has been messing up lately and I can't run 720p60fps videos for awhile so if you could allow anything below that'd be great love the video
Jaden Stewart you can change it in the video settihgs
You think Raiden is "Stubby"? The next stubbiest character has got to be Cheetah. I should know because I main the damn woman for Christ's sake! Her best ranged moves are B3, F3, & D3. Other than those, her range absolutely sucks Alligator Ass! If you ask me, she needs a good ranged normal like Catwoman's B2, but to balance it out, maybe make it a high like Starfire's F2. SOMETHING DAMMIT!!!
Raiden needs more to work with
hey
I’m early and nobody cares
Kyle Achee I care bro you are wanted and loved 💪🏼💪🏼🔥😤
Raiden is weak I still enjoy your channel
Playing Raiden in ranked? Why are you punishing yourself Dink?
NRS what have you done? What a waste of character slot by having Raiden in the DLC.
I didn’t even play Raiden in mkx, sure as fuck didn’t want to see him waste space in this game.
As a Raiden player in injustice 2 I feel your pain, he's too stubby and his neutral options are a joke his best normal is a high....I wish they fix him and cyborg.
Totally agree with u I be feel in like have of the matches I lose with him I should be winning hopefully hell get some a brutha can dream right 🙏🙏
See the enchantress game play yet looks Martian manhunter annoying anyone else think so
heres your advice... dont play raiden.
Thi helk boy player is a noob for me i can beat him so esaly with raiden im like 600 wins and 158 losses
Where are my superman, black adam, batman, super girl nerfs at?
N0M3RCY602 batman got a nerf smh, super girl doesnt need one (I dont even play her so I'm not being biased) superman no and black Adam could use a nerf, nothing big though. I see no problem with the game in it's current stage. I would think if anything buffs are in order for some low tier characters(because of all the nerfs they've already done, captain cold for an example). This is all in my opinion, not saying you can't have your own.
Dillen K batman didnt get no nerf really, his mech bats save him from everything. Like hes still stupid. Supergirl just needs a few moves to have a slower start up. Like 2 3 frames more.
Dillen K second they nerfed colds db3mb and not other characters. Firestorm does the same, supergirl can combo off her low which is dumb if other characters cant.
N0M3RCY602 Batmans building meter with batarangs and trait cool down were all nerfed in November as well as his j2. You don't want nerfs you want to run characters into the ground lmfao. Mechanical bats though aren't even much of a threat if you know how and when to block so good try.
N0M3RCY602 "his mech bats save him from everything. Like hes still stupid" you couldnt even name a real issue. Classic hater, always wanting to nerf/buff characters until the game suits him and isn't a balanced game.
I dropped Raiden. I believe he is the worst character in the game.
scarsunseen24 That's Grodd.
JohnsonRomeo 2 Grodd is definitely better than Raiden
Deathstreak 04 Grodd is bottom tier.
JohnsonRomeo 2 Yes grodd is pretty bad. But he’s no where near as bad as Raiden, and other characters
Deathstreak 04 He's literally at the very bottom.
Dink I like you bro but your Raiden sucks. There were so many opportunities to punish in the first match. Borderline cringy.
Dink y don't u play street fighter v I recently just switched from injustice to street fighter and m loving it.injustice 2 is trash
Lord Lightskin my frnd I loved mkx but I personally feel this game have a serious zoning and matchup issues street fighter is far more balanced game then injustice.but mkx is still the best
Lord Lightskin try playing sfv u ll like it far better then this shitty game.
Sfv is better, better footies and you dont have to worry about an idiot zoning you out or taking advantage of stupid mechanics.
Lord Lightskin lol nrs games always win best fighters doesn't mean it's technically a better fighter than the rest like tekken 7 is better but it doesn't appeal as much to the casual crowd
ankur verma I agree with you but just wondering who do you play and what rank are you I started playing sfv 3 days ago and I am at ultra bronze (dropped from silver) with laura thinking of playing juri tho