Nov. 07, 2015 11:30 PM
[BST] Claw Discussion
Claw's been talked about briefly. While both Kei and ClaraM had success with Wyvern Heavy Claw at recent Burst tournaments they had attended, we still had zero official testings on it. Had.
Here are some tests I've done using Claw. I'll be sharing overall opinions and thoughts on Claw for both Defense and Stamina purpose.
Testings
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Note I had used my Kerbeus' as apposed to Deathscyther. The recoil that Deathscyther has can potentially lead to Burst Finishes rather than Spin Finishes. In Burst, when doing a mirror match, you'd obviously not want Burst finishes. Kerbeus is not the best for Stamina, but is probably the least recoil-y Layer in Burst making it ideal to use it.
Kerbeus Spread Claw vs. Kerbeus Spread Survive
Launches alternated every round. Kerbeus' swapped every 5.
Equipment: B-09 BeyStadium Standard Type + Launcher Grip + Light Launcher
KSC: 11 wins (7 SF, 4 BF) 55% win rate.
KSS: 9 wins (8 SF, 1 BF) 45% win rate.
Even with Kerbeus, there were still a couple of Burst Finishes. Minus those, very close results. But while I feel that, I still believe that I would have got more accurate results when testing with someone else, rather. For stamina, they seem to be about equal. Claw may have increased LAD, but it wouldn't really play a factor in a match like this. More pure stamina is what you'd like.
Wyvern Heavy Claw vs. Valkyrie Heavy Accel
Wyvern Launched first all matches.
Equipment: B-09 BeyStadium Standard Type + BeyLogger + BeyLauncher
WHC: 12 wins (7 SF, 5 BF) 60% win rate.
VHA: 8 wins (3 OF, 5 BF) 40% win rate.
OK results for Claw. While I didn't do as good as Accel in these next set of tests, because of Claw's LAD, as I had mentioned before, you had more of that ensured OS that you wouldn't using Survive.
Wyvern Heavy Accel vs. Valkyrie Heavy Accel
Wyvern Launched first all matches. Accel swapped every 5.
Equipment: B-09 BeyStadium Standard Type + BeyLogger + BeyLauncher
WHA: 16 wins (9 SF, 1 OF, 6 BF) 80% win rate.
VHA: 4 wins (3 OF, 1 BF) 20% win rate.
Yup, #ACCELOPIEOP. [Image: opieop.png]
Wyvern Heavy Survive vs. Valkyrie Heavy Accel
Wyvern Launched first all matches.
Equipment: B-09 BeyStadium Standard Type + BeyLogger + BeyLauncher
WHA: 9 wins (5 SF, 4BF) 45% win rate.
VHA: 11 wins (3 SF, 3 OF, 5 BF) 55% win rate.
Wyvern Heavy Survive, as good as it treated me at ZANKYE 100K, didn't do so well for me here. Not so consistently, but there were times where even with a bank, Valkyrie was able to out-spin. It has OK defense for sure, but one can potentially stall out combos using Survive with an Accel. Again, this isn't, however, the case with Claw because of its LAD.
Final Thoughts
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Overall, Claw is very interesting. Good defense and good stamina. Would like to see it added on the list for both areas!
It seems on par with Survive for stamina, but is better for Defense than it. Even then, I still truly and strongly believe that aggressive defense is the best defense. But while I say that, as I mentioned in that amazing graphic up there, Accel can potentially toppled over. Being the biggest over-thinker on the planet and someone who's only starting to become good with aggressive combos, in a tournament match, I'd probably feel more comfortable using Claw.
As for Survive, I'd be fine with keeping it on the list for stamina and Valkyrie Heavy/Spread combo, but would probably like to see it removed from Defense.
What do you all think?