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@Samsora_ I just saw you playing against Nairo's DK and I know why you're losing to DK a lot. You clearly aren't playing the matchup very well and I'm here to help. As someone who knows the ins and outs of DK and particularly this matchup, I think I could help using this thread(1
1. You try exerting your pressure too hard(in neutral). I don't know if this is a friendlies thing with you trying to have fun but the fact you aren't really playing bait and punish/campy vs DK hurts me physically. DK's commitments are absolutely massive. Even his dash is 15f(2/?
meaning that you can very easily just hit him out of most things. Most of his moves are 30+f whiffs and the ones that aren't huge on endlag are big on startup, such as his aerial down b being a f19 move, later if DK wants it to be meaty on hit and safe on shield. You need to(3/?
bait these options out and punish them where they are slow. When I saw you getting hit by all that aerial down b I just thought "man Samsora ain't ever had to antiair in his life." You keep pressing your buttons on DK when that just won't work, especially since any sort of(4/?
whiff can and will lead to your stock. 2. You aren't exerting enough pressure in advantage. Although your combos are fine, what comes after isn't nearly what it should be for DK. You don't have to respect DK for the most part, his options are soooo limited and seeing you fail(5/?
edgeguards and ledgetraps on him hurt me physically. If the DK is forced to up b, you can just go slightly above and to the side of him and just hit him with anything you want. At worst you'll trade with the strong hitbox and get put onstage. If he isn't, you'll have to be (6/?)
Slightly more careful, but if you're fast enough you generally won't have to worry about reversals if you're smart. Turnips can be good edgeguarding tools, but using aerials will lead to DK's stock sooner and will have a higher success rate if you know what you are doing which(7/
I would assume you do. KEEP IN MIND I'M SOME RANDOM DK TRYING TO GIVE TIPS TO THE SECOND BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD, I MOSTLY WROTE THIS THREAD BECAUSE I SAW SAMSORA SUCKS IN THIS MATCHUP AND MOST PEACHES IN GENERAL SUCK AT IT. I STG IF Y'ALL COME AT ME FOR TRYNA HELP I'MA STRANGLE
I ALSO KNOW I'M COMMENTING ON A FRIENDLIES SESSION WHICH CAN CHANGE HOW YOU PLAY A MATCHUP, I JUST REALLY WANNA HELP PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THIS MATCHUP SO THAT DK PLAYERS ARE PREPARED FOR PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY KNOW THE MATCHUP BECAUSE PEOPLE WILL KNOW THE MATCHUP
