This threads purpose is to compile matchup specific edgeguard procedures and strategies for snake.
I wouldn't call snake a "great" edgeguarder, his arials have a ton of lag, he can't quickly get from one spot to another, and his offstage presence isn't exactly extraordinary. However, Snake can totally control the stage once your opponent is off it. Mines, C4, mortars, grenades all can cover a ton of options, so even if your enemy grabs ledge out of recovery there are very few safe places left on stage for them to go.
My current trouble I'm beginning to realize is how to deal with all of these options in specific matchups / edeguarding situations. Snake has so many options it seems hard to develop an optimized strategy. When is it smarter to say, drop a C4 past the ledge and detonate it as your opponent tries to grab it, as opposed to perhaps just grabbing ledge? When is it smart to try to cover a platform with a mortar as opposed to lobbing a grenade or perhaps laying a mine on it? When is it smart to wait on stage for your opponent versus say spacing backairs off stage to knock them away?
What specific strategies do you guys find useful for edgeguarding?
I wouldn't call snake a "great" edgeguarder, his arials have a ton of lag, he can't quickly get from one spot to another, and his offstage presence isn't exactly extraordinary. However, Snake can totally control the stage once your opponent is off it. Mines, C4, mortars, grenades all can cover a ton of options, so even if your enemy grabs ledge out of recovery there are very few safe places left on stage for them to go.
My current trouble I'm beginning to realize is how to deal with all of these options in specific matchups / edeguarding situations. Snake has so many options it seems hard to develop an optimized strategy. When is it smarter to say, drop a C4 past the ledge and detonate it as your opponent tries to grab it, as opposed to perhaps just grabbing ledge? When is it smart to try to cover a platform with a mortar as opposed to lobbing a grenade or perhaps laying a mine on it? When is it smart to wait on stage for your opponent versus say spacing backairs off stage to knock them away?
What specific strategies do you guys find useful for edgeguarding?