Guide A Comprehensive Competitive Guide to Chrom: Ultimate's Melee Character

[TheDMatch]

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A Comprehensive Competitive Guide to Chrom: Ultimate's Melee Character - SSBU Chrom Guide

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Sakurai is somehow so amazing (r/smashcirclejerk) that Chrom being a canon descendant of Marth was put into Ultimate as a feature! And by that I mean that, quoting Mang0 "Chrom belongs in Melee" -- he feels like Ultimate's Melee Marth. This is due to his quick movement, combos, flow, and kill options that make a sword character great. Chrom is...

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[FSF]

Thanks for the guide. Who do you recommend for secondaries, knowing Chrom's weaknesses?

 

[TheDMatch]

Thanks for the guide. Who do you recommend for secondaries, knowing Chrom's weaknesses?

Probably someone with a good recovery who can deal with Zoners/Smaller characters. For me, this character is Wolf (although his recovery is also bad lol) but other characters that may be good secondaries are , , or depending on your play style preferences. If you like sword characters, I'd definitely recommend learning / as their moves serve similar functions to Chrom, but also cover his weaknesses in edge guarding and neutral against certain characters.

 

[MiSki]

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What would you recommend Chrom players should do for ledge trapping? I’m specifically thinking about matchups against fighters with recoveries that are hard to edge guard without getting hit.

 

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Up-B now kills Chrom first