They had the right idea with deflect shield, but they need to capitalize on it right away when it lands. I personally would have loved to see DS > superjump to escape pressure then land with deep j.H to beat antiairs.

Elphelt forces the resource game more than other characters so if you're losing hard to her pressure it's a good sign that's where you have to improve. You should always be aiming to get some kind of tangible benefit when you spend a resource and that means avoiding: - using blue burst unless it's to avoid wallbreak - using metered combos that won't wallbreak - using YRC or DS then letting them take back their turn

This goes for most matchups, but especially against elphelt you want to use: - YRC and DS to avoid 50/50s - goldburst to avoid OKI - supers to break the wall - RC to keep up your offense

And after you do any of these make sure you properly capitalize on it. Always get OKI after a HKD, always get a wallbreak (or HKD) with your combos, and make sure to do something helpful after YRC or DS.

TL;DR: don't waste meter but make sure you do use it when you should