@Wabit said in Barik Matchup Guide for 4.3:
willo and yago should be moved to mod counter
I can see the case for this, however I'm not entirely inclined to change my placements for these two, though in Willo's case there is a very good argument to be had that indeed she isn't just a soft counter.
I considered putting Willo at mod counter because of how she can sort of shut down a Barik's attempt to hold a point, but she does that to every main tank, and really Barik is the one who's best equipped to defend himself against her. Maybe Terminus can fare better in the matchup if his siphon is fed and he's running Decimation, but Dead Zone doesn't really feed Siphon. However if the Willo DOES feed your siphon it is definitely true in said case that Terminus will do significantly better into Willo than every other main tank and in that case Willo can be moved to more of a mod counter level.
I put Yago at soft counter mainly because Yago can't really pressure you that hard if you run from her instead of engaging her. However in a Barik v Yago fight Barik 100% loses the fight because he's forced to fight her in her range and Barik can't do enough damage or sustain enough to win it. However, Yagorath doesn't really force you to fight her head on as she's played Off-Tank (playing a side lane with the flanker) while Barik is played as a main tank (securing mid, though it is usually a good idea to go that way through a near part of a side lane), and unlike Raum or Atlas she doesn't have a way to get you in a situation where fighting her is the only option you have (no rewind in the case of Atlas or in Raum's case no uno reverse card ultimate).