Rocket League New Mechanics 2022: How To Do Evoh Flick, Landing Wavedash & Mawkzy’s Flick

In Rocket League, mechanics that allow players to score in more circumstances might mean the difference between victory and defeat. New strategies for staying ahead of the competition are continually being developed and refined. We have some new Rocket League mechanics 2022 to talk about today. 

Rocket League Mechanics Guide 2022 - 3 Best Mechanics To Learn In Rocket League

Thanks Wayton Pilkin who collected three new mechanics to learn in Rocket League. He has been paying close attention over the past few months to these three mechanics. Because they each caught his attention individually but they haven't really broken that barrier of becoming fully mainstream yet where just everyone is practicing them. But these new best RL mechanics will soon, and you'll see why as we get into this.

No.1 Rocket League Mechanics - Evoh Flick

When you're dribbling the ball on top of your car and you try to go for a flick but you just totally mess it up. But somehow immediately after your wheels turn over and still flick the ball with an insane amount of power, it's just super delayed. Because of that, this flick hasn't become a real competitive thing until recently where a top 1v1 player named Evoh pulled it off in a competitive online match. This is the first time that this flick was used on purpose and it's being done multiple times by the same player in a competitive match. You might not realize how difficult it is to be the first person to get a new mechanic consistent. If you think about it there are no examples of the correct technique anywhere it's just all personal experimentation.

You don't even know if it's possible to get consistent and even if it is possible you don't even know if it's going to be competitively viable once you do actually learn it. But all it takes is one top player to push past those barriers and you end up with something amazing like this. You can see the defender is like turning thinking it's just a messed up flick but that's when the power comes out and it just catches them. Something to keep in mind though is that flicks like these usually take a lot of space in order to be able to pull them off in the first place, so it might not become a thing in RLCS at least not for a long time. But in 2v2 and 1v1, this becoming more common.

No. 2 Rocket League Mechanics - Landing Wavedash

For those that have been involved in Rocket League for a while, you might have heard about this. Rocket Science made a video about it over a year ago but recently it's actually coming into the conversation again because of one top player that has been using this at the high level. 

How To Do Landing Wavedash

The basic idea is actually really simple a lot of you could probably do this in free play if you wanted. You just single jump and lean forward so your front wheels are going to land and then you time an empty jump. You're not pointing the left stick in any direction it's just an empty jump. You time it so all of your wheels are on the ground at the same time, but the suspension of the back wheels is still extended. If you time it properly, your front wheels will kick up as your back wheels stick to the ground. This of course puts you in a perfect position where you can wavedash. Using this simple principle you can get wavedashes from positions that would otherwise be impossible, giving you just the speed boost you need to edge out your opponent in some scenarios.

Wavedash Applications

One of the most useful applications of this mechanic is right after a speed flip. Usually, a speed flip will get you to supersonic speed already, but if you don't have enough boost for it, you can do a landing wavedash at the end to make sure you still reach supersonic speed. We've optimized speed in this game so much so that we can go from stationary to max speed in two seconds all with one mini boost pad. 

Wavedash Disadvantages

Disadvantage the fantastic part about this new Rocket League mechanic is how often it can be used. Very few players have bothered practicing it but the few that have are already doing it like a ton in their games. Almost any time they're landing from the air, you can do a landing wavedash to get a little bit of extra momentum to start off with. The timing is really tricky in some scenarios but players like Zapatos have proven that it's not at the random chance, it's well within human capability.

No. 3 Rocket League Mechanics - Mawkzy’s Flick

The last Rocket League mechanic 2022 is definitely the most fascinating. It's incredible because it's less of a new mechanic and more of a level of mastery. An average 45 flick from Top 1v1 player CRR. Time before release 516 milliseconds, exit velocity 103 kilometers per hour. This is the already high bass line for flicks that we've come to expect from professionals. It's really fast and really consistent but it doesn't even come close to Mawkzy’s flicks. An average 45 flick from top 1v1 player Mawkzy, time before release 330 milliseconds, exit velocity 108 kilometers per hour. If both of these flakes were from the same distance on the net while the first already powerful flick would be starting to approach your goal line, Mawkzy has already exploded in the back of your net. 

Usually, any solid flick from a normal situation can be saved if the defender shadows properly. But against Mawkzy, opponents have to completely change their defensive strategy. The 1v1 player Mawkzy has mastered flicks to an extent that no one else could possibly compare to. What's interesting about it is he doesn't seem to have a much different technique than everyone else. It looks exactly like a normal 45 flick but when Mawkzy does it it's just launching out of nowhere.

How To Do Mawkzy’s Flicks

1. Air Roll

There are two main differences between how Mawkzy’s flicks versus other pros. The first one is his air roll. When comparing him to other professional players, his air roll is slightly more than anyone else. In a lot of his flicks, his car is almost sideways by the time he launches it. This allows for more of a forward launch rather than an arc. Because his car is more behind the ball instead of underneath. But it doesn't quite explain where the power itself comes from.

2. Dodge

When Mawkzy dodges for the flick unlike other players, he's nearly just full-on back-flipping. The fact this is nearly a backflip and not just a side flip or normal diagonal flip actually generates more power. There's this other mechanic called the 180 flick that launches the ball with an insane amount of speed. The only downside is that it takes quite a while to turn your car a full 180 degrees in order to backflip into it. So the release is pretty delayed when you try to do this. What Mawkzy does to get around this is combine it with air roll so he reaches this kind of sideways orientation. He's getting the insane power benefits of a 180 flick without the downside of it being so delayed.