As I’m exploring Lum, here are random thoughts that have come to me. In no way am I saying that these are high-level play notes. I am not the Lum authority. Please feel free to add on any info that you think will be worthwhile that I have missed. Without further ado:
Random Lum Thoughts:
General:
Use C as much as you can. Protect your mini-Lums. You can also use them as bait if the opponent is trying very hard to get rid of them by approaching with jA.
When cloud, bomb, or fireworks come out, use them to safely execute jS.
When you have dice, don’t always immediately roll towards the dice. Stay near the dice and continue fishing for items. Smack a die toward the opponent if they try to approach.
B is very good to help capitalize on item combos because it’s quick, has good range, and deals chip.
fA helps a lot to get that final point of damage such as from a counter-hit jA or a hit from cloud.
B can roll under projectiles with the right timing. You want to press it right before the projectile hits you.
Although B can crossup on okizeme, it can be punished on hit by a throw.
jB is good to capitalize on fireworks.
Prefer jS over gS. Some matchups will push you to use gS a lot defensively, however.
Fireworks, bombs, and mini-Lums are great items to pressure the opponent into blocking. That’s when you can throw them.
If you throw a mini-Lum or coin after a knockdown, you can pressure the opponent into blocking so you can get another knockdown using throw. Thus allowing you to do the same thing again. If you throw an opponent, throw a mini-Lum, and immediately throw the opponent again, the mini-Lum will now be a meaty attack on the opponent. It will become a true 50/50 as to whether the opponent will have to block or yomi.
You can use jC to stall over your own bombs.
Notable Combos:
jA->A->B His standard 3 damage combo. Because his nA is such short range, it’s possible that it will whiff.
A->B Standard 2 damage combo.
A->C This is a good option to sneak in an item if they block your A. Rarely gets punished.
Character Specific:
Grave:
He will use hold B to get rid of your mini-Lums.
Wind is devastating to your items because it will blow them toward you as well as allow him to get rid of two items at once with one B.
He can sword through your fireworks, so be careful about trying to use jB.
Geiger:
You can B under his fA.
You can apply good pressure through a Time Spiral with B. If he uses delayed Time Spiral, he can flash gear you, so be careful.
Geiger has some difficulty with getting rid of mini-Lums. Protect them to apply pressure.
Dice are very good at allowing you to approach him by rolling. You can also choose to wait by the dice and get more items before using the dice to approach. It’s dangerous for him to advance toward the dice because you can roll at any time.
If you see him use Phase Out, you can roll underneath him and nA.
If you get him in a corner, mini-Lums can continue to pressure him while you throw items at a safe distance. He will not be able to fA through the mini-Lums and he cannot use gS because you can throw him.
Jaina:
Charged arrows can get rid of mini-Lums.
You can roll under her jC and use nA. Same with her jB, but usually you’ll end up using fA or bA.
Argagarg:
His rushing river can get rid of mini-Lums which makes it difficult for Lum.
You can approach Argagarg by waiting for fireworks and using jB. Another tactic is waiting for bomb, cloud, or fireworks, wait for rushing river to go by, then use jS. Immediately roll through the dice to close the distance. If you do not have those items, Arg can use fA to hit the first die and you. Then he can fA again to get rid of a second die.
You can roll under his blue fish and his super fish.
You can change the timing of your jump in by using melon to avoid his bA.
Setsuki:
Her B can get rid of one mini-Lum. So, if you have multiple, she cannot safely use B to get through.
Roll will defeat her B kick on block regardless if it crosses up.
Your gS will cleanly beat a meaty fA. This usually happens on an air reset.
gS will beat all the tumbler mixups except for throw and super.
Your gS is not useful against her B. Her kick option cleanly beats your gS and her throw loses cleanly to your gS.
Valerie:
She can BBB for full chip with almost no repercussions. She will be too far away to throw immediately. She recovers fast enough that none of your attacks can punish. If BB hits, you can mash super to beat yellow cleanly. If you block BB, you need to delay hitting super until 1-2 frames after blockstun ends to beat it cleanly. If you do it too early, you’ll trade. If you do it too late you’ll get hit.
After a roll, she can BBB.
If you anticipate BBB, you can use jA to catch her on recovery of cyan.
After BBB, if she is conditioned to block, you can walk up throw.
After BBB, you can bA to catch an attack.
She will try to fA your mini-Lums, so you can protect them by blocking.
Rook:
Rook can thunderclap, nA, and land on (using earthquake) mini-lums.
Rook can react to B and throw you if done from far away.
Rook can super your B.
Really focus on getting as many items out without getting too close.
When he thunderclaps, you can B right after to take advantage of the momentum given.
Midori:
Don’t use jB against him. He can parry at will.
Lum:
You can roll under his melon and use nA.
bA is good to get rid of mini-Lums.
DeGrey:
Protect your jS with cloud or fireworks. He can go over bomb with his jS.
Ghost can take out two items at once.