Dizzy’s Combo & Setup Roundup for Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-

It’s been two weeks since the Grove Maiden’s introduction to the current generation of Guilty Gear. Dizzy returned with the majority of her tools intact from prior games: her ice spike, fish, sickle, and bubble all made it in. Alongside those there are the fire versions, and of course the ability to YRC anything–which, when combined with her double airdash mixups, can throw the opponent into quite a loop.

Here’s a roundup of some example combos and setups, as well as one idea on how to escape the corner.

A more basic setup involving the K fish, which tracks the opponent better than the P fish and hits two times.

This advanced combo shows strong okizeme that will leave the opponent blocking for a while, thanks to the chargeable fire spike. It can still be Blitz Shielded, however.

Dizzy’s throw lets her combo and set up okizeme easily. This example also shows a follow-up combo.

RC in the corner earns big damage, and an opportunity to begin okizeme.

This should provide a few ideas on how to keep up pressure on a blocking opponent.

If Dizzy’s pressure isn’t tight enough, the fish can be hit after an instant block or the setup can be escaped by jumping.

There are also many more examples of combos in a Dizzy compilation document spearheaded by Faultydefense and Kizzercrate.

Looking for specific system data on Dizzy? This Japanese PDF file gives a few numbers on every character in the game. Dizzy is the last line, and it lists the values on her defense modifier, guts rating, stun resistance, wake-up times, backdash time and invulnerability, as well as jump start-up.

Are you taking Dizzy for a spin in Guilty Gear Xrd -REVELATOR-? Let us know in the comments.

Sources: R2IceCube, TORI, syo, S_mame_skmP, takehara_yury, Multi P

Defend the North Day 1 Streaming Live from New York

The next stop on the North American Capcom Pro Tour will be New York’s Defend the North. Things will kick off on Friday, July 29 with team tournaments and special exhibitions including Battle of the Boroughs, a special 5-on-5 Street Fighter V team tournament. Now in its third year, Defend the North will host official tournaments for 10 different games over the course of the weekend.

Defend the North is the East Coast’s first CPT ranking event of the season and will feature much of New York’s top talent, such as Evo Finalist L.I. Joe, F3| Alucard, OG| Shine and PIE| Smug. They’ll do their best to protect their home turf against a list of confirmed attendees that includes Fox| Julio, EG| KBrad, EG| Ricki Ortiz, Liquid| KnuckleDu, RB| Snake Eyes, Ronin| Alex Myers and NYChrisG, who returns New York from Southern California.

As a North American Ranking Event, the winner of Street Fighter V at Defend the North will qualify for the 16-player Regional Finals and earn a free trip to the event later this year.

Exhibitions

Friday night will be an evening of exhibitions capped off by Battle of the Boroughs. Organized by Dwayne “D’Nyce” Buchanan and sponsored by Sennheiser, the exhibition will feature 8-teams led by area captains. The winning team in the single elimination bracket will take home $1,000 and the title of “Kings of the North.”

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The full team lineups will be announced prior to the start of the event tonight. TeamSp00ky will be streaming the event and you can find the bracket here. Four teams have been announced so far via Youtube (captains in bold):

  • Team Long Island: L.I. Joe, Marvisto, Moons, OG Shine and F3| Alucard
  • Team Bronx: Coach Steve, Dieminion, Kreymore, Lionhart, Hiro
  • Team Queens: TS| Sabin, PIE Smug, NL DaFeetLee, Jav1ts, BS Dang
  • Team New Jersey: Shakugan, KDZ, NS Raoh, HD Cloud, CornFGC
  • Team Manhattan: IFC Yipes
  • Team Brooklyn: Henry Cen
  • Team Connecticut: FreeJay
  • Mystery Team (Replacing Upstate): ????

In other exhibitions, former New York resident ChrisG will face off against “new” New Yorker F3| Alucard in a first to seven Street Fighter V match on Friday night.

PAG| Pink Diamond will face off against PIE| Daffy in a first to seven Killer Instinct exhibition as well. Pink Diamond has built a reputation as one of the country’s strongest Killer Instinct players, earning Top 8 finishes at Winter Brawl, Combo Breaker and CEO this year. Defend the North will also serve as a qualifier for the Killer Instinct World Cup.

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Johnathan “Bum” Farley will host a special “Underground Fight Club” on Friday Night as well, and will be organizing even more exhibitions and high stakes matches for Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 and Street Fighter V. Those matches will be streamed by the King of the House of Chaos himself.

Tournament Schedule/Brackets

Saturday will serve as the main event, with the player pools for each game working down to their finalists. Pokken Tournament will finish on Saturday, while Top 8 for the other titles, and Top 16 for Street Fighter V, will be held on Sunday. Be sure to check the full schedule for the weekend below, as some times may conflict:

DTN Schedule

Brackets are being handled through Smash.gg and will be updated as the tournament progresses. Check back for results as they happen!

Streams

The tournament will be spread across three streams, with the House of Chaos streaming the Underground Fight Club:

Team Sp00ky

Watch live video from TeamSp00ky on www.twitch.tv

Kick-Punch-Block

Watch live video from KPBLive on www.twitch.tv

House of 3,000

Watch live video from HouseOf3000 on www.twitch.tv

House of Chaos

Watch live video from Bum1six3 on www.twitch.tv

Source: Defend the North, Andy “CitiofBrass” Dumornay

Guilty Gear X2 #Reload & Guilty Gear Isuka Are On Sale in The Humble Store

For any players looking for some old school Guilty Gear action on PC, here’s some great news for you: both Guilty Gear X2 #Reload and Guilty Gear Isuka are currently on sale in The Humble Store.

The first update to the Guilty Gear X2 series, #Reload is the first time Robo-Ky had his own moveset. Interested players can purchase it for only $1.49 USD.

Guilty Gear Isuka, on the other hand, is more of an experiment at allowing 4-player battles in the series. While not as highly regarded as other entries, it’s still a worthy addition to any fan’s collection–especially since it’s also going for only $1.49 USD.

Players considering grabbing either of these titles should head on over to the Humble Store, but take note that this is a limited-time sale that ends in a couple of days.

Source: The Humble Store; tip from John Polson