Master Your Main
Course level: Beginner/Intermediate Kick your tournament performances up a notch by achieving full control of your main character. Learn useful and optimal tech, how to play different matchups, and how to deal with counterplay.
Sessions Overview
Master Your Main 2 - Matchups
1 hourOnce you know your general gameplan, it's time to apply it. However, you can't do the same thing against every opponent--different characters and playstyles require different solutions. In this lesson, we'll talk about your main's matchups, both good and bad, and how to navigate around them or use them to your advantage. After this lesson, you will be better equipped to fight a wide variety of characters using new and familiar tactics.
Master Your Main 3 - Tricks and Tech
1 hourLearning basic strategies with your character is the foundation of good gameplay, but you'll really start to stand out when you start using some of the fancy stuff that's exclusive to them. Not everything is consistent or useful, so we'll focus solely (or primarily) on the tricks and techniques that will actually be applicable in competitive matches so you can add that last level of finesse to your game. By the end of this lesson, you will have completed the Master Your Main program and should see notable improvement in multiple facets of your play. We can follow up in regular lessons after finishing this plan to track your improvement and continue building on your skills as a player!
Master Your Main 1 - Control and Gameplan
1 hourThe first step in growing with your character is to fully understand their toolkit. What moves should you be throwing out and why? How do you play the neutral, advantage, and disadvantage states? What are their strengths and weaknesses, and how do you play around them? By the end of this session, you will have a concrete idea of what you should be doing with your character in most/all matchups and at all levels of play.