UMvC3 Tricks and Tech Episode 10 – Vergil Sword Storm Reset

this guy always find the best tech….

Wake up tag or wake up super into DHC would avoid no?

You can say you can block wakeup tag but if you are going for mixups then its likely you wont be focused on blocking and safe DHC seems legit either way.

super jump or raw tag blows up this whole setup. . . . 

super jump or raw tag blows up this whole setup. . . . 

super jump or raw tag blows up this whole setup. . . . 

super jump or raw tag blows up this whole setup. . . . 

I’m pretty sure round harvest would anchor your character to the ground long enough to set up the unblockable..
But don’t quote me on that.
A raw tag would most likely counter it though, that is unless the round harvest catches the next uncoming character and you get free damage regardless.

I’m pretty sure round harvest would anchor your character to the ground long enough to set up the unblockable..
But don’t quote me on that.
A raw tag would most likely counter it though, that is unless the round harvest catches the next uncoming character and you get free damage regardless.

Yes a raw Tag does, but saying a raw tag blows it up is like saying you can DP out of something. Your only escapee route is spectacularly risky, so you would in fact be trading the chance at blocking it, for an attempt to gimmick your way out of the reset. Also, if you Throw the round harvest first, the raw Tag becomes basically a guaranteed hit for Vergil.

Timed properly, you can’t super jump as swords will fire immediately upon wake up + round trip + assist. i’m pretty sure swords interrupt super flash screen so you just waste a meter and get opened up for mashing on a super. Not spectacularly new tech but basically this makes you decide “Do I wanna sacrifice this character orrrrr this character?” Raw tagging in a char will most likely get them killed unless they have 1 mil AND Vergil has no meter at all. This tactic is more viable than it seems but still expensive

Timed properly, you can’t super jump as swords will fire immediately upon wake up + round trip + assist. i’m pretty sure swords interrupt super flash screen so you just waste a meter and get opened up for mashing on a super. Not spectacularly new tech but basically this makes you decide “Do I wanna sacrifice this character orrrrr this character?” Raw tagging in a char will most likely get them killed unless they have 1 mil AND Vergil has no meter at all. This tactic is more viable than it seems but still expensive

Timed properly, you can’t super jump as swords will fire immediately upon wake up + round trip + assist. i’m pretty sure swords interrupt super flash screen so you just waste a meter and get opened up for mashing on a super. Not spectacularly new tech but basically this makes you decide “Do I wanna sacrifice this character orrrrr this character?” Raw tagging in a char will most likely get them killed unless they have 1 mil AND Vergil has no meter at all. This tactic is more viable than it seems but still expensive

I wonder if he can set up a guaranteed exchange using the swords…

I wonder if he can set up a guaranteed exchange using the swords…

I wonder if he can set up a guaranteed exchange using the swords…

Imagine that you do that to the opponent’s LAST character.
Even with X-Factor lv3, putting the swords above them acts as lockdown, mix-up tool and even a  combo breaker if he decided to attack.
2 Meters for such a tool to decide the game seems quite good.
As long as you play Vergil 2nd or 3d, it is definitely viable.

Imagine that you do that to the opponent’s LAST character.
Even with X-Factor lv3, putting the swords above them acts as lockdown, mix-up tool and even a  combo breaker if he decided to attack.
2 Meters for such a tool to decide the game seems quite good.
As long as you play Vergil 2nd or 3d, it is definitely viable.

wakeup super needs to be timed very accurately between swords and mixup/assist hits, or else you just get hit when inputting the QCF part of the input and you’re in hitstun before you push the buttons. Hard tag would work as long as his assist doesn’t come out and hit you for enough hitstun for virgil to get back up and combo (like that c.viper assist looked like it would).

This is a good idea, and one I haven’t tried yet…

This is brilliant! I’m definitely gonna try and add this to my Vergil. Thanks for sharing Flying Ve!

Hmm.

- Inescapable unblockable setups and +1 million one touch death combos with Viper,

- One touch death +1 million meter positive combos with zero,

- Unscaled up zipline one touch death + 1million combos with spencer,

- +17 webline move cfrom ANY other move in his arsenal with spiderman,

- Extreme range, Extremely hard to block resets, and +1 million one touch death combos from vergil

Oh yeah wesker is DEFINTELY the problem character in this game…

(*walks away without response*)

Hmm.

- Inescapable unblockable setups and +1 million one touch death combos with Viper,

- One touch death +1 million meter positive combos with zero,

- Unscaled up zipline one touch death + 1million combos with spencer,

- +17 webline move cfrom ANY other move in his arsenal with spiderman,

- Extreme range, Extremely hard to block resets, and +1 million one touch death combos from vergil

Oh yeah wesker is DEFINTELY the problem character in this game…

(*walks away without response*)

Hmm.

- Inescapable unblockable setups and +1 million one touch death combos with Viper,

- One touch death +1 million meter positive combos with zero,

- Unscaled up zipline one touch death + 1million combos with spencer,

- +17 webline move cfrom ANY other move in his arsenal with spiderman,

- Extreme range, Extremely hard to block resets, and +1 million one touch death combos from vergil

Oh yeah wesker is DEFINTELY the problem character in this game…

(*walks away without response*)

Hmm.

- Inescapable unblockable setups and +1 million one touch death combos with Viper,

- One touch death +1 million meter positive combos with zero,

- Unscaled up zipline one touch death + 1million combos with spencer,

- +17 webline move cfrom ANY other move in his arsenal with spiderman,

- Extreme range, Extremely hard to block resets, and +1 million one touch death combos from vergil

Oh yeah wesker is DEFINTELY the problem character in this game…

(*walks away without response*)

Great tech for vergil players and I appreciate the effort and the choice to share it with others. Don’t get me wrong. Just sick and tired of people b*tching about a character that I personally like from the series and so choose to play and get b*tched at because “he is broken.” Last time I checked he didn’t have access to ANYTHING similar to this or anything I mentioned prior and yet people have the nerve to demand nerfs. smh…

Anyway, besides the point, good stuff.

Great tech for vergil players and I appreciate the effort and the choice to share it with others. Don’t get me wrong. Just sick and tired of people b*tching about a character that I personally like from the series and so choose to play and get b*tched at because “he is broken.” Last time I checked he didn’t have access to ANYTHING similar to this or anything I mentioned prior and yet people have the nerve to demand nerfs. smh…

Anyway, besides the point, good stuff.

Reasons why this is a decent tactic, but very situational.
a) while ur in block stun from round trip, you cant be mixed up as the game will autoblock for you once you start, so using roundtrip to keep opponents grounded sacrifices your mixup potential, therefore a superjump could be a way to get out.
b) On an airthrow, this reset could be worth it, but on a normal combo, why not just use the meter for swords combo extenders and kill? a gaurenteed kill is ALWAYS better than a reset. Unless you’re fighting thor, or want to spend the meter for a potential kill (taking a risk they could escape and your meter would be wasted).

Therefore I would agree, this would be best used on the final character, only if you dont have x-factor and can’t kill within the combo itself.

Another day another virgil combo….

Another day another virgil combo….

Another day another virgil combo….

Another day another virgil combo….

Yes, but how about a Crossover counter? Let’s say that by miracle you block the first move, that it wasn’t an unblockable set up. If so, you can do a Crossover counter to step away from the awkwardness.
Well, let’s say he wants to go for a grab and you know it. Then you can do a raw tag and X-factor cancel if he blocks it. Then you can do a combo and kill that son of a demon. What if he has an unblockable set up on your wake up? Well, first we hope it isn’t set up when you first get up. Then do a super/hyper into DHC for another character. You might be getting a 2 for 1 if he tried an unblockable.

There are ways around it… Expensive, risky ways around it… but ways around it though…

Actually, in competitive play Vergil is a fairly underused character who has been having relatively lack luster results outside a few piece meal players. In fact, most people have either dropped Vergil or cast him off as mid-tier. To roll your eyes at Vergil tech as if it was Wesker tech is pretty well — fucking retarded.

Vergil will be Top-Tier in the final months leading to EVO…