Meta Falco stage discussion

[gameplayzero]

I'm playing smash ladder soon and I was wondering what stages were best for falco to use. I wanted to brush up on my kirby and falco and now I feel confident enough to use them.

 

[BltzZ]

I'm playing smash ladder soon and I was wondering what stages were best for falco to use. I wanted to brush up on my kirby and falco and now I feel confident enough to use them.

All i know is Even the Omega for Lyllat is terrible! phantasm can slide through and under! its ridiculous lol

 

[gameplayzero]

All i know is Even the Omega for Lyllat is terrible! phantasm can slide through and under! its ridiculous lol

I REALLY hate that stage. 80% of the time I fight there when I play for glory, someone kills themselves (and I can say most of the time its me). I've gotten better about it though haha.

 

[NotAnAdmin]

All of them seem OK, Battlefield, Eff Dee and Yoshi Story are always good picks.
For Omega I usually go for Lil Mac's stage, but since the differences are how ledges work you can just go for your favorite one, as you will already know where to go to recovery.

 

[Zionaze]

i LOVE the arena ferox stage because if you happen to miss your phantasm you can walljump back onto the stage no problem :D

 

[Soshii]

Picking a stage with Falco is really dependent on who you're facing. Falco has the tools to play around with ledges, but also has the tools to zone and camp many characters on flat stages.

 

[Float SSB]

If I am going to play FD, I would rather play on an omega with walls extending to the bottom (like boxing ring or something similar) These let you do recovery mixups by doing phantasm too low -> walljump -> up-b

 

[Legend Vermillion]

Enemy dependant :/ Maybe we should talk about stages in the matchups threads!

 

[ArhyLis]

I think Falco functions really great in Battlefield!

 

[Antonykun]

I think Falco functions really great in Battlefield!

I agree with this statement. Falco's number one jump means that he can get to the top platform with no difficulty. The platforms give him more areas to hit people with his B-air and they limit aerial characters' approach. The platforms also give him quick escape options as few characters can punish while there is such a huge gap between platforms.

 

[Legend Vermillion]

I agree with this statement. Falco's number one jump means that he can get to the top platform with no difficulty. The platforms give him more areas to hit people with his B-air and they limit aerial characters' approach. The platforms also give him quick escape options as few characters can punish while there is such a huge gap between platforms.

Also more variety with the recover, you can phantasm to a platform to evade reads.

 

[Ffamran]

@Saturn_, for stage discussions, check this thread out... Shame this thread got buried.

 

[Zionaze]

Battlefield and Halberd are my top picks. The platforms and low ceiling makes U-throw > U-air VERY deadly.

 

[Ffamran]

I don't have a Wii U, so I'm going off of what I hear, but what about Delfino Plaza, Skyloft which isn't legal, right?, and Castle Siege?

The Duck Hunt stage might be an issue for Falco with the low ceiling, but since there's a lot of room, against some MUs, Falco can get a breather.

 

[Zionaze]

Duck hunt is the one stage I refuse to play on since that awkward grass platform and tree always gets me

 

[Ffamran]

Unrelated to Falco, but related to the Duck Hunt stage: this iKill's Little Mac gets screwed over by the tree in this match: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu-lyuOkOYE, at around 8:45 when the DK player, Patv notices he can exploit Little Mac's short jumps. So, someone could camp the stage.

 

[Zionaze]

I got pretty mad watching that. Poor mac

 

[Ffamran]

I got pretty mad watching that. Poor mac

It's a valid tactic to timeout someone, but just sitting there like that was still infuriating. Anyway, Falco probably wants stages with low ceilings which could backfire on him in certain MUs. So, what MUs would he prefer to take to different stages like Castle Siege?