Any good Kano players? I need tips

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mknoob

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So I have been messing around with Kano quite a bit. I like him but he seems to be lacking tools and I'm a bit confused as to what his play style should be. His easy juggles almost suggest a rushing style, but he's also a little slow with many normals. He also doesn't have a single low hitting combo despite having two combos with kicks to the legs. Many of his combos just seem to be there with no real purpose. I feel like the choke is useless as well because every combo can be ended with an up ball as it is.

Am I missing something here? Is he just a character that can do a lot with a little?
 
i've played with only jax and kano... kano is tough because his normal moves are somewhat slow... and he doesnt have too good of a high/low mixup game... however his special moves are very fast!

his shin kick hits high which is unfortunate... the best success i have had with Kano is his sweep/overhead mixup (back + 4 or back + 2). use his knife throw and punish jump ins with his upball, and his upball is godlike on wakeup

im still messing around with him myself... though
 
Did you notice if you try to do his ex up ball on wake up you get an ex choke? It seems like it would be a crazy wake up but unfortunately its glitched or something. Also I found out his charged ex ball is unblockable which is nice.
 
hope this helps
for me when i use kano I am vary aggressive cuse he is slow"ish but learn his timing and his up ball combos and you should do just fine.

but dont foreget to work in block's it will also help more then learning his kombos.

plus do not jump in with him cuse he has slower reaction time when in the air. he like baraka are only good at the jump in when they are on the offence.
don't jump in to gain the offence cuse is attacks in air atleast for me is slower on the jump in.

also he is'nt a vary good juggler unless you kno how to incorporate his up ball
 
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This is what I do, I do not know if it would work on anyone that isn't a CPU.
I usually just bait out the character, dashing back and forth waiting for them to attack first.
After they mess up I hit with the back+1, 1, 2, up cannonball for an easy 21%
With the enhanced version it does a whopping 25%

If they are making me approach I just attack with a simple 1,1, choke. It does about 15-18% and it's a great way to put yourself at an advantage.

I am currently trying to incorporate kicks into some of these.
That first combo is a bit tricky to get down, you have to get the buffering down pretty spot on, but once you do it's a really nice BnB
 
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mknoob said:
Did you notice if you try to do his ex up ball on wake up you get an ex choke? It seems like it would be a crazy wake up but unfortunately its glitched or something. Also I found out his charged ex ball is unblockable which is nice.
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I noticed this too! Hopefully will be fixed in future patch.
 
So far ive been playing Kano and Cyber-Sub,
DO's: with kano the best thing to do is get his regular cannonball (F,D,B,F) down and be able to use it in the air regularly, its his only real mix up game without a true screen transfer, the upball ive been using as, spam, defense because of the quick recovery time.
his combos are hard to initiate against good players so you have to mix it up, throw a knife in here and there when at range to keep them off gaurd.
DO NOTS: PLAY AGAINST ERMAC, lol i dont know but against people who know him its hard to pull a win. haha joking but if anyone knows strategies as Kano against Ermac post em up, as thats why im here
 
hemloccoctail said:
So far ive been playing Kano and Cyber-Sub,
DO's: with kano the best thing to do is get his regular cannonball (F,D,B,F) down and be able to use it in the air regularly, its his only real mix up game without a true screen transfer, the upball ive been using as, spam, defense because of the quick recovery time.
his combos are hard to initiate against good players so you have to mix it up, throw a knife in here and there when at range to keep them off gaurd.
DO NOTS: PLAY AGAINST ERMAC, lol i dont know but against people who know him its hard to pull a win. haha joking but if anyone knows strategies as Kano against Ermac post em up, as thats why im here
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When I end up in a match against Ermac as Kano, I tend to turtle up in the corner on purpose and bait them with knife throws. They usually buy it and go for the teleport, which then leaves them stuck against the wall. At this point you should be able to pull of the 1, B1, 2 combo. I usually like to follow up with the 2, 1, 2 combo, but it's also effective to just use the up ball (after either of these combos, as they are both pop-ups.) Besides that, just be careful not to overdo the forward ball, since Ermac can easily block and set up the lift off of it.

Hope this helps!
 
Kano can be played aggressive or defensive, I switch up the styles to keep my opponent guessing!

Agressive
For up close mixups use F3, B2 this hits low then knocks up for a juggle, when they start to blocking low use B3, 2, can also mixup with a throw or his xray (also a throw). His upball is one of the best wakeups in the game, even gets you out of crossups or corners pretty easy. I only use his grab for a 1, 1, grab combo. For juggling after the F3, B2 combo you have to either just use his upball or you can dash in with a 2, 1, 2 which can be repeated up to 3x out of a corner. You can also jump kick, air ball for a combo but its tough to pull off. Timing on that is tough if the match is laggy so I usually just upball for the juggle.

Defensive
Spam his knife throw, get the timing down for the fastest speed, its pretty quick. When they jump in you can use the upball. After an upball I usually dash in for a mixup game or throw a knife on their wakeup. If you're being zoned you can get around them with a well timed air ball. If they are starting to duck your knives use your forward ball, this almost always lands for some reason

Xray
I almost always use xrays (personal choice) I only use breakers if I think its going to save the round and Kano's enhanced specials are useless IMO except his EX upball (goes up then down). Anyway, use it as part of your mixup can also poke them with D3 to get them to block, as soon as you think they are going to sit and block XRAY!

BTW I main Kano so hit me up if you ever need help :)
 
kano is quite imbalanced atm. His wakeup-UpBall is daaamn fast, the enemy (if standing near and wants to throw/combo u) has no chance escaping it. His Knifes are fast too, especially the recovery frames are very quick.

so Basically u shouldn't have a that hard time with him right now ..combo starters are mentioned above ..and for the rest of the time spam his knife (but don't get lazy, watch out for slides and teleports) and mix up with canonball when u see him ducking under ur knifes!
 
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