Well I haven't been playing Marduk for that long so maybe I need re-evaluate it, how do you use it?
You have to consider the other options.
- The second hit of f2, 1 is safe on block, tracks to Marduk's left, starts juggles on normal hit, has a lot of range, and is heavily delayable.
- The second hit of f2, d1, 2 is also heavily delayable, and when the second hit connects on normal or CH , the third hit will launch for a lot of damage.
- The first hit tracks heavily to Marduk's right, has a ton of range, and starts juggles on counter hit.
- If you whiff f2 just out of range, people that know the match up will hesitate on their whiff punish due to the built in follow ups. If you think they don't know the match up and whiff f2 just out of range, throw out one of the built in follow ups without delay to keep them on their toes.
- This probably goes without saying, but anyone greedy enough to duck when they think f2, 1 is coming is prime candidate to get launched by the mid.
If it was just f2, d1, 2 by itself, then yeah, it would be pretty useless, but having f2, 1 as an option along with being able to heavily delay the second hit of both means that you can definitely find a use for this string versus quite a few players.
What Degen's really thinking about
That gif is hilarious.
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