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Testing Jade as a LTDC!
Tests against MF-H Lightning L-Drago CH120RF
Tests against MF-H Lightning L-Drago 85RB
Tests against MF-H Pegasis 85RF
Tests against Burn Cancer W145WD
Tests against MF-H Lightning L-Drago CH120RF
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First, a benchmark against Bakushin LTDC:
MF-H Lightning 85RB is my weapon of choice for Attack, but I'll be using a more traditional attacker for these tests.
RF is a little past its prime, RSF is near-mint.
MF Bakushin Leone 85RSF vs MF-H Lightning L-Drago CH120RF
Lightning wins: 1/10 (1 KO)
Bakushin wins: 9/10 (2 KO, 7 OS)
Bakushin %: 90%
Detailed results:
This was very one-sided. Bakushin just stopped Lightning in its tracks; the only KO Lightning got was from when I launched Bakushin slightly aggressively by mistake.
Now, on to Jade!
Parts are all the same, but I chose Horogium instead as it should be pretty good against taller Attackers due to its flatness and smoothness. Also, my burgundy Horogium looks nice with Jade's pink.
Using Stamina mode to hopefully interrupt any attack points Jade might have, especially given Defense Mode's reputation as a Force Smasher.
MF Jade Horogium 85RSF vs MF-H Lightning L-Drago CH120RF
Lightning wins: 0/10
Jade wins: 10/10 (1 KO, 9 OS)
Jade %: 100%
Detailed results:
This battle was a little more punchy (though still one-sided). Jade has a rougher profile than Bakushin does, so there were a lot of little taps happening, but its greater mass really negated any advantage Lightning would have gained. However, near 100% win rates aren't really useful for testing, so I'll give my preferred Attacker a shot.
MF-H Lightning 85RB is my weapon of choice for Attack, but I'll be using a more traditional attacker for these tests.
RF is a little past its prime, RSF is near-mint.
MF Bakushin Leone 85RSF vs MF-H Lightning L-Drago CH120RF
Lightning wins: 1/10 (1 KO)
Bakushin wins: 9/10 (2 KO, 7 OS)
Bakushin %: 90%
Detailed results:
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Bakushin KO
Bakushin OS
Bakushin OS
Bakushin OS
Bakushin OS
Bakushin OS
Bakushin OS
Lightning KO
Bakushin KO
Bakushin OS
Bakushin OS
Bakushin OS
Bakushin OS
Bakushin OS
Bakushin OS
Bakushin OS
Lightning KO
Bakushin KO
Bakushin OS
Now, on to Jade!
Parts are all the same, but I chose Horogium instead as it should be pretty good against taller Attackers due to its flatness and smoothness. Also, my burgundy Horogium looks nice with Jade's pink.
Using Stamina mode to hopefully interrupt any attack points Jade might have, especially given Defense Mode's reputation as a Force Smasher.
MF Jade Horogium 85RSF vs MF-H Lightning L-Drago CH120RF
Lightning wins: 0/10
Jade wins: 10/10 (1 KO, 9 OS)
Jade %: 100%
Detailed results:
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Jade OS
Jade OS
Jade OS
Jade OS
Jade OS
Jade OS
Jade OS
Jade OS
Jade OS
Jade KO
Jade OS
Jade OS
Jade OS
Jade OS
Jade OS
Jade OS
Jade OS
Jade OS
Jade KO
Tests against MF-H Lightning L-Drago 85RB
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Benchmark again:
MF Bakushin Leone 85RSF vs MF-H Lightning L-Drago 85RB
Lightning wins: 7 (2 KO, 5 OS)
Bakushin wins: 13 (13 OS)
Bakushin %: 65%
Detailed results:
LTAC Lightning did better, but most of the time it still wasn't enough. Lots of wall saves, too.
MF Jade Horogium 85RSF vs MF-H Lightning L-Drago 85RB
Lightning wins: 1/10 (1 KO)
Jade wins: 9/10 (1 KO, 8 OS)
Jade %: 90%
Detailed results:
Jade just tanked Lightning's hits; it was very, very similar to the first round of tests against Bakushin. Jade was more or less impossible to move (unless I launched it aggro by mistake, which happened twice) and Lightning just couldn't get any OSes either. Jade does this fun little destabilizing trick in the last moments of a battle, where it knocks Lightning off balance at the last second and wins by OS. Consider me impressed.
MF Bakushin Leone 85RSF vs MF-H Lightning L-Drago 85RB
Lightning wins: 7 (2 KO, 5 OS)
Bakushin wins: 13 (13 OS)
Bakushin %: 65%
Detailed results:
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Note: Matches marked with (Wall save!) indicate that the winner would have been KO'ed but was blocked by a wall.
Lightning KO
Lightning OS
Bakushin OS (Wall save!)
Lightning OS (Wall save!)
Bakushin OS (Wall save!)
Lightning OS
Bakushin OS
Bakushin OS
Bakushin OS
Lightning OS
Lightning OS
Bakushin OS
Bakushin OS
Bakushin OS
Bakushin OS
Bakushin OS (Wall save!)
Bakushin OS
Lightning KO
Tie re-done (Bakushin wall-saved!); Tie re-done; Lightning KO
Tie re-done; Bakushin OS
Lightning KO
Lightning OS
Bakushin OS (Wall save!)
Lightning OS (Wall save!)
Bakushin OS (Wall save!)
Lightning OS
Bakushin OS
Bakushin OS
Bakushin OS
Lightning OS
Lightning OS
Bakushin OS
Bakushin OS
Bakushin OS
Bakushin OS
Bakushin OS (Wall save!)
Bakushin OS
Lightning KO
Tie re-done (Bakushin wall-saved!); Tie re-done; Lightning KO
Tie re-done; Bakushin OS
MF Jade Horogium 85RSF vs MF-H Lightning L-Drago 85RB
Lightning wins: 1/10 (1 KO)
Jade wins: 9/10 (1 KO, 8 OS)
Jade %: 90%
Detailed results:
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Jade OS
Jade OS
Tie re-done; Jade OS
Jade OS
Jade KO
Jade OS
Jade OS
Tie re-done; Lightning KO
Jade OS (Wall save!)
Jade OS
Jade OS
Tie re-done; Jade OS
Jade OS
Jade KO
Jade OS
Jade OS
Tie re-done; Lightning KO
Jade OS (Wall save!)
Jade OS
Tests against MF-H Pegasis 85RF
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Using all the same parts as before, but with Pegasis instead of Lightning L-Drago. Pegasis is on 85 even though Pegasis LTAC isn't really a thing, because Pegasis does best against stuff its own height (so naturally 85 would be best against LTDC).
MF Bakushin Leone 85RSF vs MF-H Pegasis 85RF
Pegasis wins: 15 (14 KO, 1 OS)
Bakushin wins: 5 (1 KO, 3 OS, 1 because Pegasis ran out of the stadium)
Bakushin %: 25%
Detailed results:
Ouch. Poor Bakushin. (actually, poor Pegasis, the nice paint is all scraped up ) This was a much more energetic battle than the left-spin ones (and, mercifully, faster). Pegasus wasn't having too much difficulty knocking Bakushin out, though it was suffering from significant recoil in the process. Let's see how it handles Jade.
MF Jade Horogium 85RSF vs MF-H Pegasis 85RF
Pegasis wins: 6 (6 KO)
Jade wins: 14 (2 KO, 12 OS)
Jade %: 70%
Detailed results:
Jade did a whole lot better than Bakushin, clearly. It's still possible to knock it out with Pegasis, but the window is very short to get the KO. With Bakushin, Pegasus could KO even late into the battle, but with Jade, it was over if Jade could make it through the first few seconds.
MF Bakushin Leone 85RSF vs MF-H Pegasis 85RF
Pegasis wins: 15 (14 KO, 1 OS)
Bakushin wins: 5 (1 KO, 3 OS, 1 because Pegasis ran out of the stadium)
Bakushin %: 25%
Detailed results:
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Pegasis KO
Bakushin KO
Bakushin OS
Pegasis KO
Pegasis KO
Pegasis KO
Pegasis KO (OVER the wall haha)
Baksuhin OS
Pegasis OS (Knocked Bakushin on its side, which proceeded to slide screeching all over the place)
Bakushin OS
Pegasis self-KO
Pegasis KO
Pegasis KO
Pegasis KO
Pegasis KO
Pegasis KO
Pegasis KO
Pegasis KO
Pegasis KO
Pegasis KO
Bakushin KO
Bakushin OS
Pegasis KO
Pegasis KO
Pegasis KO
Pegasis KO (OVER the wall haha)
Baksuhin OS
Pegasis OS (Knocked Bakushin on its side, which proceeded to slide screeching all over the place)
Bakushin OS
Pegasis self-KO
Pegasis KO
Pegasis KO
Pegasis KO
Pegasis KO
Pegasis KO
Pegasis KO
Pegasis KO
Pegasis KO
Pegasis KO
MF Jade Horogium 85RSF vs MF-H Pegasis 85RF
Pegasis wins: 6 (6 KO)
Jade wins: 14 (2 KO, 12 OS)
Jade %: 70%
Detailed results:
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Jade KO
Tie re-done; Jade OS
Jade OS
Pegasis KO
Pegasis KO
Jade OS (Wall save!)
Jade OS
Pegasis KO
Jade OS
Pegasis KO
Pegasis KO
Pegasis KO
Jade OS
Jade OS
Jade OS
Jade OS
Jade OS
Jade OS (Double wall save!)
Jade KO
Jade OS
Tie re-done; Jade OS
Jade OS
Pegasis KO
Pegasis KO
Jade OS (Wall save!)
Jade OS
Pegasis KO
Jade OS
Pegasis KO
Pegasis KO
Pegasis KO
Jade OS
Jade OS
Jade OS
Jade OS
Jade OS
Jade OS (Double wall save!)
Jade KO
Jade OS
Tests against Burn Cancer W145WD
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Testing against Burn because Burn is pretty much the best Stamina type around, and also because its recoily underside is more likely to be affected by Jade than, say, Earth's. If Jade can't destabilize or KO Burn consistently, it sure won't beat Earth.
WD is near-mint, all parts are Takara.
MF Jade Horogium 85RSF vs Burn Cancer W145WD
Burn wins: 16 (16 OS)
Jade wins: 4 (4 KO)
Jade %: 20%
Detailed results:
Jade's super-smooth top and Horogium's flat profile worked together to do exactly what they are supposed to - reduce recoil as much as possible. Of course, that also eliminates pretty much any and all attack potential Jade might have had, so getting KOs was almost impossible. Jade also tried its hardest to destabilize Burn, but Burn's WD kept it up just long enough for it to survive. It's a shame that RDF isn't legal in Limited, because it would fit quite nicely for the purposes of this combo (ignoring all the other game-breaking possibilities RDF presents in Limited). If you don't think that you will be running into a lot of mid-track Attack or anything else that could take advantage of a recoily CW, Scorpio (for better KOing potential) or Orion (for better Stamina and better destabilizing potential) could both be good alternative choices.
WD is near-mint, all parts are Takara.
MF Jade Horogium 85RSF vs Burn Cancer W145WD
Burn wins: 16 (16 OS)
Jade wins: 4 (4 KO)
Jade %: 20%
Detailed results:
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Burn OS
Burn OS
Jade KO
Burn OS
Burn OS
Jade KO
Burn OS
Burn OS
Burn OS
Burn OS
Burn OS
Burn OS
Burn OS (Wall save!)
Burn OS
Burn OS
Burn OS
Burn OS
Burn OS
Jade KO
Jade KO
Burn OS
Jade KO
Burn OS
Burn OS
Jade KO
Burn OS
Burn OS
Burn OS
Burn OS
Burn OS
Burn OS
Burn OS (Wall save!)
Burn OS
Burn OS
Burn OS
Burn OS
Burn OS
Jade KO
Jade KO
Threads and combos!
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[LTD] MF Jade Horogium 85RSF
[LTD] RB / RSF Attack
[LTD] Ronin Genbull (Crystal Up) 85RF
MF-H Phantom (Attack) Cancer 85RB
MSF-H Wyvang Ifraid GB145RF {Alternative to Wyvang^2 with more Upper Attack}
MSF-H Genbull Genbull 85RSF {Improved version of the above Phantom combo}
Balro Begirados 100RF {LTAC with both Upper Smash and regular Smash}
[LTD] MF-H Lightning L-Drago 85RB {more controllable Lightning LTAC}
[LTD] Burn Orion 105SF {Destabilizer}
[LTD] RB / RSF Attack
[LTD] Ronin Genbull (Crystal Up) 85RF
MF-H Phantom (Attack) Cancer 85RB
MSF-H Wyvang Ifraid GB145RF {Alternative to Wyvang^2 with more Upper Attack}
MSF-H Genbull Genbull 85RSF {Improved version of the above Phantom combo}
Balro Begirados 100RF {LTAC with both Upper Smash and regular Smash}
[LTD] MF-H Lightning L-Drago 85RB {more controllable Lightning LTAC}
[LTD] Burn Orion 105SF {Destabilizer}