In Sindel’s Splitting Hairs variation, she gains access to Whip & Flip. This is an overhead attack that can be directed close, mid or far. It can also be used in the air making it an extremely versatile tool. Whip & Flip can be used for mixups when used alongside Sindel’s many low attacks.
Sindel’s +
is a low combo starter with great reach and pushback. While opponents are blocking low and expecting this attack, you can use Whip & Flip for a mixup.
Most of the time you will want to use +
,
for a mixup because it is safer and can lead into a combo. However,
+
is quite slow at 25 frames of startup and can be blocked on reaction. If your opponent is good at blocking
+
, then you might want to consider using Whip & Flip instead.
+
,
can be ended in a low by doing
+
,
,
+
. You can create a mixup here by doing
+
,
into Whip & Flip. This can be a pretty effective way to open your opponent up as you can mix your opponent up twice in a row: The first mixup being
+
or
+
,
, and the second mixup being
+
,
,
+
or
+
,
Whip & Flip.
The next mixup is off of Sindel’s +
,
string. The second hit of
+
,
is a low attack which can lead into
+
,
,
or
+
,
,
. You can also opt to cancel B34 into Hair Kut for a combo, but won’t be hit confirmable. Mix this up by doing
+
into Whip & Flip. This mixup though isn’t as strong due to the low coming out 6 frames earlier than the overhead, so if your opponent knows how to defend against this they can fuzzy guard by blocking low then high.
The last hit of +
,
,
is +3 on block, however it is a high and can be punished if your opponent is crouch blocking. Using
+
,
into Whip & Flip instead will hit opponents who block low at the end of this string. By mixing up both of these options, you will either hit crouch blocking opponents with Whip & Flip, or pressure with
+
,
,
.
Although Whip & Flip gives Sindel a multitude of mixups, the downside to using these mixups is that they are all unsafe with very little reward. Thus, Whip & Flip should only be used on occasion as a way to get small amounts of damage on your opponent.
Last Updated on December 5, 2019