Wasn't Karst having major trouble trying to build a team with both of them?
No way, I'm just picky as hell about my characters I use. There are tons of excellent Firebrand/Dormammu teams. My frustration was coming from finding a third that really goes well with Dormammu, because I want it to be a Dormammu team, not a Firebrand team. Zak Bennet's team is fantastic, but I don't think Cold Stars is a great assist for Dormammu - it's good, but not great.
That's not a fault of Zak. Firebrand tops out at 400K meterless damage alone. It's an impossibility to do high damage with Firebrand without expending meter hence why he has devious mix ups and an unblockable set up.
His team is one of the best Firebrand teams constructed easily.
Agreed entirely. I was ecstatic when I found a team combo with Firebrand that does 416K meterless. That's seriously "high damage" for the guy. Dormammu is almost essential for Firebrand to "give him damage".
You misunderstood him. His problem is that Firebrand and Dorm work excellently together as long as Firebrand is on point and Dorm is after him (Firebrand doesn't do much for Dorm that is obvious) but there is no character that both allows Firebrand to do unblockables while also allow Dorm to play the zoning game especially at the super jump space. Hidden Missiles is the closest but he doesn't like Doom. Ammy is godlike for Firebrand but for Dorm it's not a great zoning assist and Karsts love zoning assists. There are legit DHC synergies between the two especially set ups that allow Dorm to power up his spells off of Firebrand confirms not to mention the double Bon Voyage DHC unblockable set up.
His problem is coming up with a 3rd partner for the team and in the event that he ends up with Dorm first and Firebrand at the back.
All very well said, especially that last part. It sucks when Doom gets snapped in, because Firebrand and Dormammu both have bad assists.
He built a team with them and it works.
It works too well.
Haha, thanks.
Firebrand/Dorm work great together for Firebrand. Karst is really picky in his characters. Unlike most of us. I just have a no trench coat rule for my team.
Yeah, I'm super picky. No one should confuse my general ability to put good teams together with my inability to find a team I want to play - I'm not making my team off of synergy alone. I'm pretty happy with where my team is outside of fighting Zero and Vajra, though.
Dat Firebrand is out of this world.
Best Firebrand? Best Firebrand.
Best Firebrand, but he also doesn't have a lot of competition. I'm especially impressed by his wall clings (so fast you don't even know he clings) and Firebrand runaway. In a match against Neo using XF3 Doom, the Firebrand runaway was just spectacular. Glad to see him using the fireball -> Luminous Body setup. Surprise he keeps TACing to Dormammu for the unblockable instead of using my setup. There were a few times it was his optimal choice.
Firebrand isn't just about the unblockable. The characters who can get out of his set ups firebrand has no trouble getting in on them and pressuring them. Just look at how free doom was for brand. If you are wasting x factor to get out of his set ups, mission accomplished now you are free to dorm chip.
People are reading too much in the match results of fanatiq and fchamp vs zak to see the bigger picture. Dude came from a non American marvel scene and was put into the grinder against the top marvel players in the world who spend all day in the hyper bolic time chamber while each of his move and tech was analyzed on stream and the residents of fgtv..... All after coming from a long ass flight trip all jet lagged and shit. He did way better than I thought he would and he has gotten better since the last I saw him. There is nothing wrong with his team, characters or marvel play.
True, but Bennet's play wasn't off from how he usually is. It's just really tough for Firebrand to deal with Magneto + Missiles/Sentinel Force.
Edit: I was also really impressed by Bennet's use of Ammy's whip. He also has a really thoughtful and interesting follow-up when a Purification lands that gives me food for thought.
