Really? That’s super cool, do you need to be crouched for a certain amount of frames first or is it just like: an extra big jump squat giving you extra height and as long as you crouch and jump you get it off? I’m also assuming you can jump directly out of crouch? Sorry for all the questions lol, super excited for this game and to try this version of my greninja/shiek counterpart!
Some extras that weren't in the video: The primary use of "Terry" is as a tether target! The game displays the tether input next to your character portrait You can angle Clairen's neutral special up and down when doing it in the air Ranno has a super jump when you crouch before jumping Orcane has a slide mechanic by running, turning around, and then quickly holding shield (or other moves) Orcane also can increase the height of their up B recovery by inputting up B immediately after a double jump or wall jump. This can help recovering without a puddle. If you do have a puddle out you can also press the shield button during the up B to not teleport to it.
@@petrikillosAlmost all of these mechanics are completely one for one from Rivals 1 so for the most part you could probably go and play the character tutorials in 1 for a rundown. Tbh I don't think they're tedious like the video said because they're fully optional but they do give a LOT of good info unlike games like smash.
@@readyplayerthree3 The orcahop cancel one is nowhere to be seen in the RoA 1 tutorials. Not even Zetter's pity flip is explained. Played them all, they are really fun.
For the orcane teleport cancel you can just hold shield instead of pressing it. Saw a lot of people including me not being able to get it because we were tapping the shield button.
3:06 every character in this game has a special pummel that doesn't count as a secret 😭 I would have just talked about how neural special can be angled and stalls you in the air so you can demolish ppl in edgeguards
Really well made and informative video but there definitely could've been more things mentioned! A few more things I wanna add for new players: Zetterburn's down special will be able to be canceled into a jump (even if you've already used your double jump) after a certain amount of time Loxodont's dash attack has extended range when used over magma (doesn't use a magma charge) Loxodont can use side special on his boulder and will throw it directly downwards Loxodont's down throw usually puts the opponent in a tech situation, but if it's used over a magma puddle, it'll pop them up instead Ranno's fully charged Forward Strong has a strong projectile that gets shot forward Forsburn can hold side special after having a clone out to call it to him, and will launch himself forward (very useful for recovery!) Forsburn can hold special or forward during his ledge special to launch himself forward instead of the clone Not exactly useful or character specific, but pressing taunt in the air will put you into tumble This is all I can think of for now, I hope this helps anyone who reads it! edited to take out the forsburn tips that aren't in rivals 2
If you hit Ranno's down b bubble with his neutral b "shurikens", they ricochet off of it. This can be used for offstage pressure and platform pressure.
Forsburn can now use his clone to boost himself in the air. Returning from the first game, a clone spawned while he is fully charged from down special can sometimes attack opponents on its own. You can force it to attack by pressing the special button.
In Rivals 1, Forsburn actually also gets his double jump back when he up specials into a smoke cloud and doesn't go into free fall. He can do that up to two times without touching the ground before going into free fall the next time he tries it. Also, I didn't know that it Fleet's regular pummel was the one that threw out food, so that's good to know. Does the special pummel apply a delayed damage effect like her charged arrows, then?
In the earlier betas Fleet's normal pummel was strictly damage, and her special pummel spawned two food items. In recent betas they changed it so her normal pummel spawned one item and her special applied the wind explosion to the grabbed enemy.
I played almost 500 hours of rivals 1 and I legit had no idea about the forsburn recovery tech. After Ori Forsburn was one of the characters I struggled against. This knowledge definitely would have shaken up the match up for me.
@@OrangeSamarai so far its great; i think the ranking system is a bit punishing for new players based on complaints ive seen. Im having a good time myself since im decent at platform fighters. I like clairen, waiting on Olympia to be added
For Lox, I think it’d be way more useful to point out that his dash attack and down throw are empowered by lava pools: Dash attack flings lava for more range and down throw bounces them rather than grounds them. The smash attacks are the most “obvious” uses of charge, but I’ve found lots of people who didn’t realize dash attack used the lava pool.
that's really helpful to know as I couldn't help but find Lox's dash attack felt very slow and weak, now I know it's meant to be enhanced with magma pools.
@@BronzeAgePepper yeah it’s not really apparent if you’re not looking for it but it helps, can reach off stage and at that distance you’re less likely to get beaten to death for throwing a dash attack lol
These are all really obvious to figure out on your own even if you're new to Rivals. Orcane is probably the only exception, but that technique also exists in Rivals 1 if you equip the rune for it in Abyss mode. Here are actual somewhat obscure techniques for every other character (Kragg's side-B cancels is also helpful, but I'll still include him since he has a treasure trove of tech): *Zetterburn:* A number of characters can cancel the startup of dash attack with an Up-Smash to quickly move themselves more distance during the startup of Up-Smash than doing it out of a normal dash (DACUS technique from Brawl). Zetterburn is one of the few characters who can cancel during the _hit_ of his dash attack and make a two-hit combo ending with Up-Smash, like Falco can in Brawl. *Ranno:* Fully charging F-Smash sends out a big, fast projectile with long range. Another technique from the selectable runes in Rivals 1's Abyss mode. He can superjump from the ground by holding down and pressing jump, it might be helpful on standard controllers to bind a button to Walk Modifier to allow this to be quickly done from a platform without dropping down off of it. Lastly he can hold down-B to move his bubble around freely and then hit it with his tongue from side-B to slingshot off of it. Wrastor: When charging Down Smash in the air, he can move side-to-side very slightly to help aim it before releasing. *Kragg:* Both he and opponents will go into special fall if standing on top of a pillar when it's destroyed, Kragg can take advantage of this by creating a new pillar to destroy the old one. He can also cancel his dash attack on hit with tilts. *Fleet:* Can stick her timebomb arrows to an opponent with the last hit of jab, and regain a bomb arrow stock if one gets stuck in the ground and she touches it. Touching the tornado created by side-B while she's floating will send her high into the air and continue her floating. *Maypul:* When Terry is out, she can tether to the edge it was planted on. Another one even more vital to helping her recover is the "helicopter" technique, using up-air immediately after a double jump, giving her significantly more height. *Clairen:* Can mix up her air momentum using down-B while a forcefield is already out, and angle her neutral-B up or down when used in the air. Side-B puts her in special fall, but she can act out of it if she hits the sweetspot. *Loxodont:* Magma pools not only grant stocks to enhance various moves but also enhance dash attack and down throw when used on top of them. The first hit of his forward tilt can be cancelled into an up or down tilt to start combos. *Forsburn:* Using Up-B to teleport into a smoke cloud will not put him in special fall like it normally does, he can do this up to two times before the third teleport applies special fall. Inputting side-B near his clone has the clone fling him forward for a fast burst movement attack (new to Rivals 2 I think).
The bounce on orcane is nice and all but talking about orca hopping for added height or forward air to boost backwards are much more important as those are very important recovery tools
such obscure secret techniques like: basic explanations of individual characters' grab pummels, specials, Lox's down B consuming magma stocks, and Wrastor having air-only smash attacks.
why is clairen's section just basic moves. why not talk about the fact she can do b-reverses and wavebounces if she uses down b while counter is already up instead, that's more of an actual hidden move
I'm surprised you didn't mention the secret move called being good at the game. Not a lot of people know about this move, and I think that's a shame because I find it to be quite a useful tool in my gameplay.
Awesome thanks for this! I'd love an overall move breakdown for each character. Maybe like basic 2 hit combos involving those moves and just what they do. Like I still don't really understand what wrastors wind thing does.
because these are not even close to "secret" moves, the whole thing is insulting. even the comments are being more helpful at pointing out obscure techniques. Dan, PLEASE get the in-game tutorials ready for an update ASAP, so that people arent compelled to make videos as poorly as this one. a wiki accessed from Steam's web browser is not going to cut it for new players.
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Ranno has a superjump too when you crouch then jump
Really? That’s super cool, do you need to be crouched for a certain amount of frames first or is it just like: an extra big jump squat giving you extra height and as long as you crouch and jump you get it off? I’m also assuming you can jump directly out of crouch? Sorry for all the questions lol, super excited for this game and to try this version of my greninja/shiek counterpart!
@@AAZFortnite it's instant yeah, and you can already be crouching and super jump
Another one with Fleet is that if you use side special and then float into the tornado, it will boost her upwards
Scrolled to find this exact comment haha, yes I think this would be her real “secret move” imo
Ranno also has THE HAND.
if he fully charges side strong, it fires a projectile. it is the funniest move in the Rivals series.
@@SadToffee he didnt need that imo
do you have a video for this or something?
@@DucksAndCatnip not at the moment but I might make a video on rivals because I am absolutely in love with the game
@@SadToffee oh cool, please tell me when you do, im interested in that
Some extras that weren't in the video:
The primary use of "Terry" is as a tether target! The game displays the tether input next to your character portrait
You can angle Clairen's neutral special up and down when doing it in the air
Ranno has a super jump when you crouch before jumping
Orcane has a slide mechanic by running, turning around, and then quickly holding shield (or other moves)
Orcane also can increase the height of their up B recovery by inputting up B immediately after a double jump or wall jump. This can help recovering without a puddle.
If you do have a puddle out you can also press the shield button during the up B to not teleport to it.
Also Wrastor's strongs only stall you if you hold them, you'll keep your momentum if you don't charge them.
YOU CAN HOLD SHIELD TO NOT TELEPORT???? THIS IS HUGE WTF?
@@petrikillosAlmost all of these mechanics are completely one for one from Rivals 1 so for the most part you could probably go and play the character tutorials in 1 for a rundown. Tbh I don't think they're tedious like the video said because they're fully optional but they do give a LOT of good info unlike games like smash.
@@readyplayerthree3 The orcahop cancel one is nowhere to be seen in the RoA 1 tutorials. Not even Zetter's pity flip is explained.
Played them all, they are really fun.
For the orcane teleport cancel you can just hold shield instead of pressing it. Saw a lot of people including me not being able to get it because we were tapping the shield button.
3:06 every character in this game has a special pummel that doesn't count as a secret 😭 I would have just talked about how neural special can be angled and stalls you in the air so you can demolish ppl in edgeguards
I mean, the vid is meant to be curiosities about the characters. Bro talked about Wrastor's STRONGS as if they were a secret xD
@@petrikillos true, but at least that's character specific, every character has a special pummel, no other character has aerial strong attacks
@@petrikillos thatd be like if they said "you can wall jump to recover as zetterburn" as his character secret 😭 like bro, that's all of the characters
what they said about the pummel is if you use it it applies extra stun on the throw to make follow ups easier
@@samk2407 they specifically were talking about how clairen's special pummel adds more stun to her throws. that's character specific i believe
Really well made and informative video but there definitely could've been more things mentioned! A few more things I wanna add for new players:
Zetterburn's down special will be able to be canceled into a jump (even if you've already used your double jump) after a certain amount of time
Loxodont's dash attack has extended range when used over magma (doesn't use a magma charge)
Loxodont can use side special on his boulder and will throw it directly downwards
Loxodont's down throw usually puts the opponent in a tech situation, but if it's used over a magma puddle, it'll pop them up instead
Ranno's fully charged Forward Strong has a strong projectile that gets shot forward
Forsburn can hold side special after having a clone out to call it to him, and will launch himself forward (very useful for recovery!)
Forsburn can hold special or forward during his ledge special to launch himself forward instead of the clone
Not exactly useful or character specific, but pressing taunt in the air will put you into tumble
This is all I can think of for now, I hope this helps anyone who reads it!
edited to take out the forsburn tips that aren't in rivals 2
A part 2 of the video whit this info would be gold
ty for the loxodont tips
@@Furiac. no problem! im actually a loxodont main, so thats why i had a bit more for him than others lol
But Wrastor's air smashes are basically his whole gimmick in Rivals 1, that shouldn't be a secret tech here haha. Very nice video otherwise!
If you hit Ranno's down b bubble with his neutral b "shurikens", they ricochet off of it. This can be used for offstage pressure and platform pressure.
Forsburn can now use his clone to boost himself in the air.
Returning from the first game, a clone spawned while he is fully charged from down special can sometimes attack opponents on its own. You can force it to attack by pressing the special button.
Ranno's fully charged F-Strong sends out a projectile
Good job on knowing the difference between lava and magma.
In Rivals 1, Forsburn actually also gets his double jump back when he up specials into a smoke cloud and doesn't go into free fall. He can do that up to two times without touching the ground before going into free fall the next time he tries it.
Also, I didn't know that it Fleet's regular pummel was the one that threw out food, so that's good to know. Does the special pummel apply a delayed damage effect like her charged arrows, then?
You are correct. Her special pummel adds the charge
In the earlier betas Fleet's normal pummel was strictly damage, and her special pummel spawned two food items. In recent betas they changed it so her normal pummel spawned one item and her special applied the wind explosion to the grabbed enemy.
That's rad. The fact the devs even included these moves with special animations and all shows just how dedicated they are to their craft.
also if fleet uses her float ontop of her side B tornado it boosts her up a bit!
I played almost 500 hours of rivals 1 and I legit had no idea about the forsburn recovery tech. After Ori Forsburn was one of the characters I struggled against. This knowledge definitely would have shaken up the match up for me.
You played 500 hours and never did the tutorials or observed this mechanic???
@@ThePokevader I don't play Forsburn so seeing the mechanic mid match is significantly different than seeing someone break down how it works.
Man i didnt play him either and I only put 100 hours into Rivals 1
@@ThePokevader how are you liking rivals 2
@@OrangeSamarai so far its great; i think the ranking system is a bit punishing for new players based on complaints ive seen. Im having a good time myself since im decent at platform fighters. I like clairen, waiting on Olympia to be added
For Lox, I think it’d be way more useful to point out that his dash attack and down throw are empowered by lava pools: Dash attack flings lava for more range and down throw bounces them rather than grounds them.
The smash attacks are the most “obvious” uses of charge, but I’ve found lots of people who didn’t realize dash attack used the lava pool.
that's really helpful to know as I couldn't help but find Lox's dash attack felt very slow and weak, now I know it's meant to be enhanced with magma pools.
@@BronzeAgePepper yeah it’s not really apparent if you’re not looking for it but it helps, can reach off stage and at that distance you’re less likely to get beaten to death for throwing a dash attack lol
I wouldn't consider it weak when it can combo into up strong near the ledge at certain percents
I love this from this game. It's intuitive to learn, but it has small, fun surprises that feel super satisfying to discover.
Forsburn's teleportation in smoke was shown in their latest video, thankfully.
Maypul can also do a reverse side b to pull people towards her and set up for a combo. Just side b then press backwards quickly
These are all really obvious to figure out on your own even if you're new to Rivals. Orcane is probably the only exception, but that technique also exists in Rivals 1 if you equip the rune for it in Abyss mode. Here are actual somewhat obscure techniques for every other character (Kragg's side-B cancels is also helpful, but I'll still include him since he has a treasure trove of tech):
*Zetterburn:* A number of characters can cancel the startup of dash attack with an Up-Smash to quickly move themselves more distance during the startup of Up-Smash than doing it out of a normal dash (DACUS technique from Brawl). Zetterburn is one of the few characters who can cancel during the _hit_ of his dash attack and make a two-hit combo ending with Up-Smash, like Falco can in Brawl.
*Ranno:* Fully charging F-Smash sends out a big, fast projectile with long range. Another technique from the selectable runes in Rivals 1's Abyss mode. He can superjump from the ground by holding down and pressing jump, it might be helpful on standard controllers to bind a button to Walk Modifier to allow this to be quickly done from a platform without dropping down off of it. Lastly he can hold down-B to move his bubble around freely and then hit it with his tongue from side-B to slingshot off of it.
Wrastor: When charging Down Smash in the air, he can move side-to-side very slightly to help aim it before releasing.
*Kragg:* Both he and opponents will go into special fall if standing on top of a pillar when it's destroyed, Kragg can take advantage of this by creating a new pillar to destroy the old one. He can also cancel his dash attack on hit with tilts.
*Fleet:* Can stick her timebomb arrows to an opponent with the last hit of jab, and regain a bomb arrow stock if one gets stuck in the ground and she touches it. Touching the tornado created by side-B while she's floating will send her high into the air and continue her floating.
*Maypul:* When Terry is out, she can tether to the edge it was planted on. Another one even more vital to helping her recover is the "helicopter" technique, using up-air immediately after a double jump, giving her significantly more height.
*Clairen:* Can mix up her air momentum using down-B while a forcefield is already out, and angle her neutral-B up or down when used in the air. Side-B puts her in special fall, but she can act out of it if she hits the sweetspot.
*Loxodont:* Magma pools not only grant stocks to enhance various moves but also enhance dash attack and down throw when used on top of them. The first hit of his forward tilt can be cancelled into an up or down tilt to start combos.
*Forsburn:* Using Up-B to teleport into a smoke cloud will not put him in special fall like it normally does, he can do this up to two times before the third teleport applies special fall. Inputting side-B near his clone has the clone fling him forward for a fast burst movement attack (new to Rivals 2 I think).
The bounce on orcane is nice and all but talking about orca hopping for added height or forward air to boost backwards are much more important as those are very important recovery tools
Clairen’s neutral special can be angled up or down while airborne. It’s a really good edgeguard tool especially since it slows her fall
The quality of this video holy smokes.
such obscure secret techniques like: basic explanations of individual characters' grab pummels, specials, Lox's down B consuming magma stocks, and Wrastor having air-only smash attacks.
Kinda wished you mentioned that Fleet's tornado from her Side B will make her rise if she's floating. You can bait some interactions using it
Maypul has the backwards side-b and the up-b cancel. surprised you didn’t mention either of those
why is clairen's section just basic moves. why not talk about the fact she can do b-reverses and wavebounces if she uses down b while counter is already up instead, that's more of an actual hidden move
Because this is for basics, and that's not going to make sense to most newbies. They're going for wide appeal instead of niche tech.
Thanks for posting this, I never thought of trying that
I'm surprised you didn't mention the secret move called being good at the game. Not a lot of people know about this move, and I think that's a shame because I find it to be quite a useful tool in my gameplay.
Damn you’re so cool dude 😎😜
@@pepperduck11 Your mom's positions last night were also pretty cool.
Kragg and Orcane also have a special move when you hold on ledge and use special.
Awesome thanks for this! I'd love an overall move breakdown for each character. Maybe like basic 2 hit combos involving those moves and just what they do. Like I still don't really understand what wrastors wind thing does.
Are there hoverclaps in Rivals 2?
haven’t been THIS excited for a game in a minute 🤩
Thank you for making this
Great content. Keep it up!
So underrated. Keep up the content grind, the algorithm is bound to find you.
I just want elliana to be added soon, i dont know why i like playing her so much, but i love it. Good video tho everyone!
Welp they changed fleets dice mechanic. I like it more now. Man I can't wait for more characters.
Clairen can angle the neutral b up or down in the air
I wasn't crazy when I discovered that Zetter down special cancel on my own then. Good. I thought my game was glitching out lol
Clairen should've been the angled neutral B in the air
correct me if im wrong but i think if you hit heavys on lava with lox it does another empower hit or expands the hit.
These aren't secret moves but basic mechanics of the characters
It's still stuff that not everyone would know?
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Loxodont having Magma armor is a secret move? lmao this video was not good homie.
I had no idea about pressing a after Ranno up b. It's neat
I like how you display jump as the X button, which I also use. However the game has Y as the default.
watched this to see what you had for maypul's secret moves and it's literally her basic mechanics -_-
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Was La Reina confirmed or is this just speculative?
La Reina is confirmed to be added to the game, just not at launch.
I was like "what do you mean blow up it's only got like 20k vie... oh ... Oh everything else on the channel has 100 views omg wow 😂"
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I'm surprised you didn't also cover Ranno's super jump
For anyone confused on what this is, Ranno can crouch/hold down before jumping to gain extra height from the ground.
Great content
It's great to showcase lesser known moves. But the way you word things makes it seem condescending/patronizing to your audience tbh.
because these are not even close to "secret" moves, the whole thing is insulting. even the comments are being more helpful at pointing out obscure techniques.
Dan, PLEASE get the in-game tutorials ready for an update ASAP, so that people arent compelled to make videos as poorly as this one. a wiki accessed from Steam's web browser is not going to cut it for new players.
Trashcan content.