Black Dahlia Guide Revisited

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This was a collab video with me, @Kevin Pepino and Grayson Wells but anyway thanks for letting me help out with this project <3

 

[SvenZ]

Dahlia, my beloved

Opinions on some of the ratings.

Trigger Happy - I do agree that her weakness is solo opponents, but vs 3 opponents she does work. Doing the infinite with standard shots and while rocking 2x Peashooters for the bonus 70% projectile damage, and you'll probably bring some of the backrow fighters to 50% or less. I think 3 stars is much more fair. My bias comes from how fun her gimmick is.
Edit: after pondering, I have to be realistic. Compared to the other variants, she offers quite little and can't compare to the true damage spike kings. 2 is probably quite fitting actually

Golden Gunner - amazing zoner, nothing else to add.

Lethal Weapon - I'd give her 4 stars, just because she's a water variant and can do the freezing shot infinite. Her Bleeds make her unusable in Nightmare and No Mercy PRs. The more I think about it, I honestly think she's also a 3 star variant.

Dame Slayer - absolute 2. The fact she can get interrupted during reload and NOT gain the 6 lightning shots, makes one of her 1 and done SAs completely useless. The bonus damage from Lightning Shots is cute, but the CC thanks to meter control is where it's at. As mentioned, reload just as the opponent tags in so you best utilize the Doom. Even so, due to her clunky design, I think giving her 3 stars is too generous.

Soul Crusher - back when I started, Kevin's Dahlia vid was one of the first I saw, and I initially thought she was bad because of Kevin's remarks. Thanks Kevin. Jokes aside, really fun variant depending on the mode and pf.

Corrosive Agent - Amazing and underrated on offense. With 2x Rockstar her tag in attack becomes unblockable, and since she's a water variant, she has access to an easy infinite. Combined with Rockstar's explosive BB gain, and you almost immediately gain 5 stacks of Barrier, allowing you to wreck house. Maid of Honor + Peashooter is also a great combo. A lot of bonus damage, armor break and consistent regen at all times. She's a nightmare on defense for new players. Once you know what you're doing, she becomes a pushover, especially for Umbrella, but regardless, one of the best Dahlia variants. 5 stars all day

Red Rider - Applying Heal Block only up close makes her a bit clunky to use. Heal Block is a non-stackable debuff, so applying the reset can be annoying at times. More so since only standard shots apply it. I find her quite fun, but also feel disappointed because of SGM's way of unlocking Marquees, making her non-crit approach not benefit from her marquees. 4 stars for me honestly.

Unfazed - 5 stars all day. As an addition to her offensive comments, you can use Prism Plumage to grant Unfazed Thorns on Tag-in. Buff extenders also boost your Miasma stacks and helps you maintain a very low down-time without the buff.

Martial Outlaw - Nothing else to add

Psycommander - Fun pair with the new Pickle Beo, great with Harley and Seraph support. Such a damn powerhouse. I'd put her up on 5 honestly, just for how easy it is to bait the AI with the evasion and be non-stop on the offensive. Though I won't lie that I'm also biased, because of my shiny

Hex Caliber - surprised you guys didn't give her a 5. Her immunity and precision are very easy to access

Fur Monger - Just damage, but even less utility than Psycommander. Agree on the 4

Unholy Host - Tall Mommy/5

 

[SvenZ]

Gonna miss your vids Kevin. They really helped me get into the game