I actually think Kan-Ra is good to have in the game. (especially in s3, ha! ;D) He has some tough things to deal with but he his beatable like anyone else.
Some quick tips for anyone fighting Kan Ra. He may use the following moves moving around in the air or in the middle of the combo. If he already has you in a combo, break, otherwise, try to shadow counter the following:
(l,m,h = lights, mediums, heavies)
- standing pinwheel, hits 5x, break with medium
- standing kick sand to face, hits 4x (a bit harder to SC), h
- air diagonal drilldown (hands), hits 3x, m
- air cartwheel, hits 2x (not hard, you just need to be quick with the SC for this one), h
(to be honest this next one is so difficult to SC, it may not be worth it, but know itās possible)
- air vertical drilldown (feet first), hits up to 6x close, (hits less further away you are from him), h
Here are some vids of these SCās in action.
http://xboxclips.com/iDoMusic4Media/4e20e076-e071-4ecb-bd36-d286dadf49d7
http://xboxclips.com/iDoMusic4Media/fcbeddea-3b43-44aa-b25e-53bf48a9e890
Iām an Aganos main, hereās a quick vid of me SCān the standing pinwheel.
http://xboxclips.com/iDoMusic4Media/6301dc35-ced5-484b-86a1-a5cd76e82332
Other tips
- if a shadow scarab is floating above your head, use Mayaās mobiity to try to get out of there. If youāre stuck in a corner and you anticipate the command grab, you might wanna go ahead and jump into the scarab as you will only take 4% damage vs 14% from the command grab. Her only shadow move that nets you the āleast of all evilsā might be to use her shadow leap kick. In this case, youāre likely to lose 3% damage but deal 5% damage on KanRa
- if he jumps, stay grounded and use her great anti-air attack (d+HP) when in reach
- if you are already in the middle of blocking a scarab, remember you canāt be command grabbed
I didnāt see a ton of videos where for Maya v KanRa, but if you do find them, pay attention to the little things that you can do to increase your chances. Iām sure more will come as s3 goes on. Hereās one - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwDAW1x950c
And hereās how the current KI Champ since EVO 15 has handled KanRa in the past.
Basically, like others have said
1 - pressure pressure pressure on knockdown.
2 - use shadow counters on all multihits that you can comfortably react to.
3 - Realize that most aerial attacks are breakable after youāve been hit with a swarm.
Hope this helps you or others!