Turn the tables on the enemy with this rarely used defensive trick! - Guilty Gear Strive 

Other day we made a video about Defense in Guilty Gear Strive, and had a thought which is what we talk about in todays video here (faster falls with faultless defense). It is rarely if ever brought up so, why not a whole video! If you fight someone who is very happy spamming reversals while you are in air and think they are safe, or struggle dealing with certain aspects of Axl's gameplan, or a bunch of other small things this should help you out!

Wiff into RC is the true defense in this game.

When the title looks like clickbait but it isn't. Good job, Rooflemonger. (Hilarious thumbnail, too.)

This is further out I guess but come the big october patch is when I will start making a bunch of GGST combo guides again. I had a bunch half finished but I just live in perpetual fear of stuff getting outdated immediately and who knows when in october that patch will drop. That's is(at least to our knowledge) the last big GGST patch for this year before 2022, so its "safe" to put out combos and stuff after then haha. That patch should also contain our third DLC character, and reminder that DLC characters #4 and 5 will be in 2022, so that dlc character will also be the last one for the year! Who could it be? It is a mystery!

I had NO idea this was a thing. As a Pot main that changes EVERYTHING against Axl.

How is this the first time I've heard this since launch? Thanks, man.

An additional PSA on Axl's rensen, since I still run into people that respect it too much. In Strive the startup is slow enough that if Axl tries to cancel into it on block, you're almost guaranteed to have something that can interrupt it, and faster characters like Millia can even IAD in before the anti-air follow up and get a full combo.

we are getting to a point where players will turn of their brains and just want to attack attack attack. its not a complaint, its me realizing this because this is also true with shooting games where nobody wants to be a supporting player and just want shoot everything.

Oh thank you for showing the pot/axl example. That is incredibly useful small tech. I feel like I only need a few of those to turn that matchup to 5/5, and my other tricks weren't quite doing it against good players.

I actually never knew that, definitely gonna use this against Leo and Chipp 😂

Just FD bro

Forget the rest of this video. As a Ramlethal main, I’ve heard everything I needed to hear in less than a minute and ten seconds. “Ramlethal jab kinda lacking” I AGREE, Roofle, my boy! Ramlethal DOES need some buffs. :) I’m going to link this video to all my friends as definitive proof that the man who analyzes fighting games for his RU-vid content has clearly stated Ramlethal needs buffs, and it, therefore, must be true.

You posted this vid as soon as I got off due to getting corner pressured by chip

This is a very interesting application of FD Braking, you can also use it on offense against a lot of characters if they’re swinging with a meaty air hitbox, or to land faster out of an airdash (iirc). Obviously very very weak to grab but very underutilized movement option.

Man the Axl application is a blessing!! 😭😭😭 Thx a lot!

Rooflemonger, Preacher from the Church of Faultless Defense

A newbie to Strive here o/, got into this channel and learned Chipp I knew later about mix-ups using the FD after a knockdown but didn't know it could also be used on defense, good video

Nice tip Roof! Thanks again for the PSA. Its true, I've only come across 2 people who've mentioned this. And that's you and NQuad1Zero (whos Anti-Axl Low Guide I HIGHLY recommend to everyone!!)

Great tip! Dint know fd was so useful in the air, think I've only ever done it on the floor, Nice to be able to punish dp after blocking in the air definitely gonna be adding this to my defense options

Great video, I felt like fd in the air had some special properties but I never really knew what they were till now

Thank you. This helps so much

*Sees vs Axl Tech *Laughs Maniacally *Confused Neighbors

good stuff, thanks mate

I was thinking this would be about fuzzy jumping seeing as how Ram was in the air, but judging by how she was blocking a reversal in the thumbnail I had some doubts. What you showed instead is something that makes a lot of sense since I already use FD fastfall but for some reason I hadn't connected the dots, thanks!

Thats a game changer for the Axl matchup. At least to me. Subbed keep up the good work!

FINALLY i accept matches agaisnt axl watching this :D great video !

Awesome video ROOFL

Cool stuff dude!

Thumbnail earns an instant like

I had no idea you could do that, this will be very helpful to the way I play!

Thank you rooflemonger.

Damn, i didnt know about this. Thanks a lot :D

This is a great video, right on bro.

Very cool little tidbit I didn't know before.

Thanks it definitely will be helpful

Every Axl main is cursing your name right about now.

Good info!

Dang! I can't believe I forgot about the fact Air Faultless Defense and Air Instant Block reduce your landing recovery, making certain otherwise safe anti-airs punishable! The game even mentioned it works this way in the Mission Mode! :O

i gotta get better about my FD, everytime im like "wah! rams and chipps are getting in and i never have breathing room" i forget about FD

yoooo old man tech is neat! this is from one old man to another, thanks!

Ive only been on a job trip for a week and having Strive withdrawal because Im not gonna try Strive online with hotel wifi

Defense time bois

Faultless Defense reminds me of the barrier meter in Blazblue, so I have been attempting to make good use of when to and when not to use it as instead it'll eat your tension gauge. Faultless defending Ram's laser beam super on the ground eats roughly half I believe.

Thanks

So helpful

I did not know that. So thats how people can counter me after I sickle them in as Axl. :O

This is exactly what I needed, I have a nago acquaintance who abuses his 2hs on my jump and I struggle with getting a punish. Now? Hehehehe no

It's over axl players. 💀

OH MY GOD

All the Axls online today are going to be very confused that they're getting punished for that move all of a sudden

For a noob like me it was confusing that her block has a green effect :P

Faultless video tutorial friend. 👍

Neat.

I have to be wise to use agaisnt axl or may i had hard match to a may player last night barely use specials becuase i have to use mostly of the time fd against her lol but have fun learning

Just got the game today I'm not only new to strive but also fighting games entirely, what's the best way a can learn? I want to get good and want to play at the the upper levels with the higher skilled players any tips would be greatly appreciated :]

Axl players mad about this interaction btw, it's one of the reasons you hardly ever see rensen 8 anymore, way less risky for them to just lame you out with j.S and j.H with the odd cancel mixed in for spice

Any one else *triggered* when they see Axl?

Note to self: Use FD and push buttons

@rooflemonger I absolutely cannot wait for some random Pot player to bait an air FD on Axl's pull sickle, grab him with a full stick of butter, and just jump outta the fckin gym. Who do you think will do this in tourney first?

axl likes men

Aw that’s messed up about Axl, you should he plus always after rensen>8 Why should he be get hit if he had the right read?

This is dumb honestly. Making anti airs blockable is the worst change they made with strive to begin with imo and now you can't even safely go for your anti airs.

This games lobby system is still trash. The amount of times I literally can’t match with people is more than frustrating. Constantly fails to match. Ruins the hole experience. I’m ranting because I’m watching this video at the same time it’s taken over 5 mins to properly match without failing.

So helpful