He still has the Reptilian Dash and as Honey Bee showed in the vid you can use for mobility after an air combo to start pressure. So he's still a speedster for an extent.
Guys try the scorpion kameo with reptile! The neutral r1 kameo move are fire balls in the air and it keeps them in the air. Use stand 4 acid spit but use the scorpion air fire ball(far) as soon as your hitting standing 4 into acid spit. Came up with some SICK COMBOS with this
His back 2 overhead is cancel-able into his spit, slide, and fatal blow. It’s best used with the slide though so you can condition full screen and potentially get to actually launch them with the full charged over head.
@@YBSalvo While charging it without releasing the button, you can input any of the three moves. It’s a little weird because your holding down one button while simultaneously trying to push another, but with enough practice you can do it consistently.
@@Ardentuss Yeah. I figured out though that you can juggle off of back 2 with standing 4 into fast ball into a juggle for a tiny bit more. But your idea about conditioning also works, thanks
Thanks for this! Now I finally know why my 2nd forceball won't combo! Can't wait to hopefully see Smome and Nitara guides. They seem like character's you'd enjoy. Especially smoke with the cancels. With Cyrax he's scary because you have an overhead that leads to 31% meterless, a low that leads to 40% 1 bar, and a throw that can get ~22% 1 bar.
Well good sir, According to the advance view on the enchanced invisibility, you would see that it gives you 3 hits of armor instead of 1 to be knocked out of invisibility
I’m practicing reptile currently you can tell with each character who combos come out smoothe and hassle free and that’s what you want. And reptiles one of those characters: Reptiles chain combos come out smoothe for me which makes him fun to play just straight to the point his play style and enjoyable. Other characters combos seem like a chore based off other videos I’ve watched and practiced with.
Fr man, I tried to pick up Mileena and the efforts I had to do to achieve a weaker combo than Reptile's bread and butter ones were insane💀. I gave up on her and stayed with Reptile
I use Montaro with Reptile, you can throw a amplified slow force ball then instantly use montaros teleport kameo to move to the other side and create a high pressure situation for them they got you in there face with the force ball coming behind them
Thank you very much! I'm not a huge fan of Reptile's standing 4 but, i do like his standing 2. I'll have to work on the standing 4 into my combos. Thanks again.
How do you actually land a hit with reptile and the game in general? Am use to playing something else where the mix is crazy and I feel restricted with the strings with my offense
Have you thought about using kung lao with reptile, since you could use the ambush teleport to get sandwich situations with the force ball, and the low buzz saw can make some neat situations with the dash and overhead launcher
That's one of the reasons why I love Reptile, because he's always a versatile jack-of-all-trades character no matter what game he's in, and this one is no exception. He has long-range Zoning, mid-range Zoning, Rushdown, Mix-ups, Pressure, mobility, damage etc; Everything that you want, Reptile has it.
@@hehehehaw8346nothing it seems. I was literally testing it out and there was no difference from the non enhanced one. That’s why I came on here to see an explanation lol
@@hehehehaw8346I checked it myself as well and there's no difference between regular invisibility and EX one. Then again, Reptile across all of his special moves doesn't need meter that much, just like Honey Bee said. I was experiencing with some combos and EX specials increase the damage in Reptile's combos by like 1%. The most use of EX specials I can see for Reptile are his projectiles, as EX Acid Spit has better range and hitbox and all of his EX Forceballs become full screen projectiles. Other than that there's really no need to use meter for specials, even the other specials that are not projectiles. That's not a bad thing though, because that means that Reptile can save meter for universal mechanics like Combo Breakers, which is always good.
I am waiting for your Nitara guide since you said you are interested on playing her, I've already found some non optimal 30 - 54 % combos but I would like to see your approach on her gamestyle to improve. I took a lot of inspiration on your gameplay to main D'Vorah on mk11 so now I will follow yor guides on mk1 !
This was great, I was using reptile with sareena but I’m thinking scorpion might be better with him, since he helps extend combos and provides more tools
@@DaPerfecto57 good looks man i appreciate i looked at one forum and it said “pause the game and delete it for asking that question” lol 😂 i play mostly injustice so it’s a bit different
Remember in mk11 you could tag combos in practice so there up on the screen the whole time, can you do that in mk1, am I missing something..... Its annoying having to go in to move list the whole time
I love the video but maybe in the future it would be nice to see you play some online games at the end and maybe you live commentate what you’re doing / trying to force out from the opponent and your overall thought process in an actual match! Love your content brother!
MKX and MK9 Reptile is stronger. The only thing this Reptile has is damage. Everything else is lacklustre. He has no setups without burning meter or kameo meter. Pity he needs to charge his overhead to get a launcher.
Been rocking with reptile/ Serena or scorpion thank you for this video still tryna figure neutral scorpion timing with 114 this game is fire, idk who I should pair Shang with
Some kameos affect your healthbar, serena also gives you 50 extra health, not sure why this is the case. Makes you wonder if some affect your damage or defense etc.
have you figured how to cancel his charged overhead into his specials? reptile over all kinda feels incomplete. His spit was pretty obviously supposed to be a restand but it didnt happen. His pressure also feels weirdly over comital and his specials not really doing much different when amped is weird.
I dont have the game yet but im looking for a multiple set-up projectiles zoner build. Do you think Reptile with Sektor could fit the bill ? Does they fit together gameplaywise ?
Haven't finished the video yet so sorry if this comes up later but you can cancel his standing 3 into falling fangs after the first hit for an overhead mixup since you are airborne during the move.
Not actually a mix up. Second hit of s3 is mid so... I guess it's just a specific punish tool, also if you cancel into falling fangs you can side switch.
I’m surprised he didn’t mention the invisible 50/50 setup that subzero can give you in a combo I feel like its the first time that invisibility is actually useful😂
I would turn off the option that confirms specials on button release so that the input for up+4 happens as soon as you press the button. That should reduce the instances where Reptile jumps instead of performing the invisibility. I just keep that option turned off in general, fwiw.
I love this video, my main is reptile. But I have one question. When can we activate the fatal blow? When I try to make it, anybody can block it. Whats the key of the success?
Reptile seems pretty basic compared to a lot of the cast considering he was probably one of the more complicated characters in MKX, especially in terms of combo paths with his nimble variation
What do you think of Darius? His forward-kameo + reptile’s b3 could be hard to block in certain situations. Are those real, or easy to get out of in practice? Edit: also, tried to see what ex invisibility does as well. Maybe lets him recover a little faster? Not sure though.
The Darrius + reptile b3 is a real mix up but it's not great as the recovery from summoning him (off of a string specifically) is punishable or even walking forward from the opponent keeps them out of range from the follow up overhead kick And yes the EX invisibility is just faster recovery. It still takes just as long to go invisible
@@Raz3477x ok so after future labbing, the Darrius overhead mixup is EXTREMELY viable if you do it as part of a combo. Reptile's air 2,2,3 combo with Darrius ambush attack to keep the opponent spinning and then imputing the overhead kameo command can lead to mix up. Using reptiles b3 of course
Seems like Reptile’s really lacking in mids and just mid-range in general. People just turtle, block low, and armor his strings. Tough time opening people up.
So, Kameo sub zero's ice shirt tanks prjectiles? maybe that could be good to inforce rushdown with Raiko. Is there anything else kam-sub zero can help with or offer to Raiko?
They nerfed his damage from the pre patch. With kung lao kameo and one bar of meter I cap out at 336. Mind you I haven’t had that much time to practice but even with different starters I got the same damage.
Preciate the guide. Let's me know I've been doing good with him. My personal favorite Kameos for him have been Sektor and Frost. Haven't tried scorp or sub. 💯💯🔥🔥 but thanks bee 🙏🏾
@@marvelousroyalty6975 It also makes it so that you can understand what buttons are being discussed no matter what controller you're using. 1 = square/X, 2 = triangle/Y, 3 = x/A, and 4 = circle/B.
It's interesting to see Reptile not be the speedster archetype for the first time
I will change this...
He still has the Reptilian Dash and as Honey Bee showed in the vid you can use for mobility after an air combo to start pressure. So he's still a speedster for an extent.
Yeah its really odd but seeing the size of his true form it makes sense but im still gonna main my scaly boi
I prefer it. He’s who I’ve been using past 1.5 days. He can get high damage without a kameo. I still haven’t found “the right one” yet :(
im not feeling slow reptile or regular minion Raiden
Guys try the scorpion kameo with reptile! The neutral r1 kameo move are fire balls in the air and it keeps them in the air. Use stand 4 acid spit but use the scorpion air fire ball(far) as soon as your hitting standing 4 into acid spit. Came up with some SICK COMBOS with this
Sounds really good. Appreciate it bro!
Yea 37 off jus addin it from 33
His back 2 overhead is cancel-able into his spit, slide, and fatal blow. It’s best used with the slide though so you can condition full screen and potentially get to actually launch them with the full charged over head.
Which version of the back 2?
@@YBSalvo While charging it without releasing the button, you can input any of the three moves. It’s a little weird because your holding down one button while simultaneously trying to push another, but with enough practice you can do it consistently.
@@Ardentuss Yeah. I figured out though that you can juggle off of back 2 with standing 4 into fast ball into a juggle for a tiny bit more. But your idea about conditioning also works, thanks
Awesome tip, thank you very much!
I can't for the life of me to cancel it into any specials, I don't know what am I doing wrong
Honeybee turn on advanced view in the combo menu it will tell you additional info about certain moves like what moves you can cancel b2 into
Thanks for this! Now I finally know why my 2nd forceball won't combo! Can't wait to hopefully see Smome and Nitara guides. They seem like character's you'd enjoy. Especially smoke with the cancels. With Cyrax he's scary because you have an overhead that leads to 31% meterless, a low that leads to 40% 1 bar, and a throw that can get ~22% 1 bar.
6:43 Oh man thank you for this guide! The timing was so strict for me, took me like 30 minutes to try it til I watched this lol.
Well good sir, According to the advance view on the enchanced invisibility, you would see that it gives you 3 hits of armor instead of 1 to be knocked out of invisibility
I’m practicing reptile currently you can tell with each character who combos come out smoothe and hassle free and that’s what you want. And reptiles one of those characters: Reptiles chain combos come out smoothe for me which makes him fun to play just straight to the point his play style and enjoyable. Other characters combos seem like a chore based off other videos I’ve watched and practiced with.
Fr man, I tried to pick up Mileena and the efforts I had to do to achieve a weaker combo than Reptile's bread and butter ones were insane💀. I gave up on her and stayed with Reptile
so excited to see you go crazy in kombat league, love ur content
I use Montaro with Reptile, you can throw a amplified slow force ball then instantly use montaros teleport kameo to move to the other side and create a high pressure situation for them they got you in there face with the force ball coming behind them
Down assist is also good for pressure with force ball
I didn’t see any mention of forward 2, 3 which you can loop twice into stand 4 force ball to get some juicy damage. Even without cameo
Yesss!!! Love reptile. Can’t wait to see what you’re going to do with him!
Can you do a Nitara guide next
Thank you very much! I'm not a huge fan of Reptile's standing 4 but, i do like his standing 2. I'll have to work on the standing 4 into my combos. Thanks again.
Kameos really will make characters better. That Scorpion combo looks nice
Helpful as thinking I might switch to the scorpion kameo for some bigger combos
Good to see my favorite pro play my favorite kharacter. Thanks for the guide!
How do you actually land a hit with reptile and the game in general? Am use to playing something else where the mix is crazy and I feel restricted with the strings with my offense
I miss his nimble abilities but overall looking forward to see what people cook up with him
That helped me AND gave me ideas! Thanks!
Reptile time🦎
Thanks my guy. This is my first MK since snes days…soooo yeah I needed some help.
Really strong video, my Reptile is def getting more beefy thank you
Have you thought about using kung lao with reptile, since you could use the ambush teleport to get sandwich situations with the force ball, and the low buzz saw can make some neat situations with the dash and overhead launcher
Man the kameo system is soo good. Gives characters way more options for how you want to play.
That's one of the reasons why I love Reptile, because he's always a versatile jack-of-all-trades character no matter what game he's in, and this one is no exception. He has long-range Zoning, mid-range Zoning, Rushdown, Mix-ups, Pressure, mobility, damage etc; Everything that you want, Reptile has it.
Do u know what the enhanced invisibility does
@@hehehehaw8346Haven't check it out yet, sorry
@@hehehehaw8346nothing it seems. I was literally testing it out and there was no difference from the non enhanced one. That’s why I came on here to see an explanation lol
@Dizzle72 bruh hopefully they fix it. Also it's annoying when they hit u you're becoming visible
@@hehehehaw8346I checked it myself as well and there's no difference between regular invisibility and EX one. Then again, Reptile across all of his special moves doesn't need meter that much, just like Honey Bee said. I was experiencing with some combos and EX specials increase the damage in Reptile's combos by like 1%. The most use of EX specials I can see for Reptile are his projectiles, as EX Acid Spit has better range and hitbox and all of his EX Forceballs become full screen projectiles. Other than that there's really no need to use meter for specials, even the other specials that are not projectiles. That's not a bad thing though, because that means that Reptile can save meter for universal mechanics like Combo Breakers, which is always good.
Hey you can use 2 forceballs in the same combo. The 2nd one must be pulled back, but it works
You can use 4, two regular, two amplified. Just have to throw them at different speeds
I am waiting for your Nitara guide since you said you are interested on playing her, I've already found some non optimal 30 - 54 % combos but I would like to see your approach on her gamestyle to improve.
I took a lot of inspiration on your gameplay to main D'Vorah on mk11 so now I will follow yor guides on mk1 !
Reptile has been my favorite character for years but his playstyle has been throwing me off this time
The bee is back at it ✌🏾
You should try out Motaro and Kung Lao kameo with Reptile! He can combo off his acid spit for about 40% using their teleport moves
Word? Meterless acid spit? Also anything w the overheads or nah
This was great, I was using reptile with sareena but I’m thinking scorpion might be better with him, since he helps extend combos and provides more tools
I'm gonna main reptile now - cya in 2 weeks after training
Thanks man i was waiting for this!
Oh you’re PUMPING OUR KONTENT!!! I love it Beee
Thank you goat bee
The reason for the amplified invisibility is because he goes invisible a bit quicker and it also lasts longer
loving the content how you actually explain stuff good video quick random question how to you cancel attacks? trying to learn air combos
You press the button inputs for the special move as soon as you’ve done the normal attack.
@@DaPerfecto57 good looks man i appreciate i looked at one forum and it said “pause the game and delete it for asking that question” lol 😂 i play mostly injustice so it’s a bit different
Thank you honeybee I appreciate the info
Haven't even played yet but could you use Reptile side switch into kano knives for an easy extension?
Remember in mk11 you could tag combos in practice so there up on the screen the whole time, can you do that in mk1, am I missing something..... Its annoying having to go in to move list the whole time
I see very little if any reason to pick Reptile over Smoke. He just seems worse at pretty much everything except zoning
Meter burned force balls for setups is the only other thing I can think of.
Other than that, maybe the dash for his strike/throw game? Mayybeee?
You just sucks that all… smoke is top tier!
Is there any application for short and medium forceball besides 'i hope you jump into this'?
Good guide bro , thanks for this. I think that F23 is a good string to extend combos or to punish as well
best reptile guide out there
I love the video but maybe in the future it would be nice to see you play some online games at the end and maybe you live commentate what you’re doing / trying to force out from the opponent and your overall thought process in an actual match! Love your content brother!
I'm glad my favorite green ninja is looking as strong as ever and I hope he gets used a lot in tournies
He’s not. He’s an extremely watered down version compared to past games
@@dribirut7526 how?
MKX and MK9 Reptile is stronger. The only thing this Reptile has is damage. Everything else is lacklustre. He has no setups without burning meter or kameo meter.
Pity he needs to charge his overhead to get a launcher.
Been rocking with reptile/ Serena or scorpion thank you for this video still tryna figure neutral scorpion timing with 114 this game is fire, idk who I should pair Shang with
This is my first MK game since the original, I'm terrible heh but it's fun to learn.
Retiles air down back 4 can be canceled from his 3 after the first hit, which is pretty cool
best reptile player
Why does the second Reptile have +5% health? Is it due to Sub Zero's Kameo?
Some kameos affect your healthbar, serena also gives you 50 extra health, not sure why this is the case. Makes you wonder if some affect your damage or defense etc.
I didn't see you mention that you can DB4 off of S3 as well for like 3 extra damage and a side switch
have you figured how to cancel his charged overhead into his specials? reptile over all kinda feels incomplete. His spit was pretty obviously supposed to be a restand but it didnt happen. His pressure also feels weirdly over comital and his specials not really doing much different when amped is weird.
I dont have the game yet but im looking for a multiple set-up projectiles zoner build. Do you think Reptile with Sektor could fit the bill ? Does they fit together gameplaywise ?
Yes
Another cool thing, you can cancel out of standing 3 with a down back 4. Can be a nice addition to the shenanigans
I manage to do a 42% combo with Serena kameo. This game can be nuts
42 is weak
@@l750z_6 you must be fun at parties
@@PromezaProductions I don’t go to parties
It help so much bro thank you in German we say danke pls make a video for advanced reptile kombos (like a pro player or a high rank combo
Why is nobody talking about how the frame data in the move lists isn't right? The move list says retile launching overhead is -13 when its -3 🤦🏾♂️
Depends if its modified
Can someone help me understand the timing for the back 2 cancel into roll special. I cant figure it out.
I’ve never been this early before
Haven't finished the video yet so sorry if this comes up later but you can cancel his standing 3 into falling fangs after the first hit for an overhead mixup since you are airborne during the move.
Not actually a mix up. Second hit of s3 is mid so... I guess it's just a specific punish tool, also if you cancel into falling fangs you can side switch.
@@MichaelKonovaliuk yeah,it's also reactable but having any kind of overhead on Rep is a godsend I think
Fantastic guide!!! 🎉🎉🎉
I faced sonics kenshi as reptile, Kenshi is defeintrly weak against pressure especially in the corner but man he was too good he ended up winning ):
I’m surprised he didn’t mention the invisible 50/50 setup that subzero can give you in a combo I feel like its the first time that invisibility is actually useful😂
any tips on doing the down up input? im getting jump kicks too often lol
I would turn off the option that confirms specials on button release so that the input for up+4 happens as soon as you press the button. That should reduce the instances where Reptile jumps instead of performing the invisibility. I just keep that option turned off in general, fwiw.
Need to do- down down up
Reptile is dope
How do you get the last hit of natural selection to combo into falling scales?
Thanks bro!
Thanks HoneyBee lesgo!!🙌🏽
How do you hit them with tail while in the air?
Reptile suits you :)
I love the new reptile
I love this video, my main is reptile. But I have one question. When can we activate the fatal blow? When I try to make it, anybody can block it. Whats the key of the success?
You can always combo FB after a f32 👍
People were hating on him cause they don’t know to use him
I’ve been trying to utilize reptile/cyrax and it’s extremely difficult
Very impressive. Could you do a guide on Reiko?
Hi. What you mean by negative 7 ?
We just need a combo page for each character that shows the combos for each console and gives a quick vid on it.
Thanks for this
reptile HYPE
Amp invis increases the duration
The Kameo I use is Frost, kinda sad she wasn’t mentioned
Reptile seems pretty basic compared to a lot of the cast considering he was probably one of the more complicated characters in MKX, especially in terms of combo paths with his nimble variation
Will we see more guides !? How about a smoke guide maybe 🧐
Enhanced acid is actually a decent anti air
He doesnt seem to be that great in this game. Your thoughts?
What do you think of Darius? His forward-kameo + reptile’s b3 could be hard to block in certain situations. Are those real, or easy to get out of in practice?
Edit: also, tried to see what ex invisibility does as well. Maybe lets him recover a little faster? Not sure though.
The Darrius + reptile b3 is a real mix up but it's not great as the recovery from summoning him (off of a string specifically) is punishable or even walking forward from the opponent keeps them out of range from the follow up overhead kick
And yes the EX invisibility is just faster recovery. It still takes just as long to go invisible
Darrius was best character in campaign
@@ziontea7045 Thanks for the input!
@@Raz3477x ok so after future labbing, the Darrius overhead mixup is EXTREMELY viable if you do it as part of a combo. Reptile's air 2,2,3 combo with Darrius ambush attack to keep the opponent spinning and then imputing the overhead kameo command can lead to mix up. Using reptiles b3 of course
Working on my Ashrah so we get some good sets!
Seems like Reptile’s really lacking in mids and just mid-range in general. People just turtle, block low, and armor his strings. Tough time opening people up.
Ex invisible makes it last longer btw
You sure? I tried timing it and it seemed the same.
@@HoneyBeeCMNDRsame
Standing 3 hit confirm into drop 👍
I nick named him Reptile Dysfunction 😅.
Amen 🙏
Thanks for the guide!! could you please, in the future, lower the game volume and increase your voice's voiume, so that I can understand you better?
So, Kameo sub zero's ice shirt tanks prjectiles? maybe that could be good to inforce rushdown with Raiko. Is there anything else kam-sub zero can help with or offer to Raiko?
Honestly you could use a better assist with raiko
They nerfed his damage from the pre patch. With kung lao kameo and one bar of meter I cap out at 336. Mind you I haven’t had that much time to practice but even with different starters I got the same damage.
where do you stream or do you not stream much anymore?
I stream here and on twitch.tv/honeybeecommandeur
Preciate the guide. Let's me know I've been doing good with him. My personal favorite Kameos for him have been Sektor and Frost. Haven't tried scorp or sub. 💯💯🔥🔥 but thanks bee 🙏🏾
Can someone explain what he means by “back 3” & “4-2-1”…not familiar with the terminology 🙇🏻♂️
Buttons buddy 1 for square 2 for tringle 3 for x and 4 for O
Is easy to memorize button that way in mu opinion
@@marvelousroyalty6975 It also makes it so that you can understand what buttons are being discussed no matter what controller you're using.
1 = square/X, 2 = triangle/Y, 3 = x/A, and 4 = circle/B.
@@canman87 there you go buddy 💪💪💪
Please make a nitara guide🙏
Oh Yeah!