Bair or Fair?

[milesg2g]

Thats a question that stays in my mind no matter what when im brawling
I mean i use w.e comes to mind as far as reflexes go
but whats really better in terms of starting off a battle?

 

[PMKNG]

I'd say either, since with bair if its one of the first moves you use you'll have time to refresh. But itll be easier to get an fair in early

 

[AfroThunderRule]

Fair..... :u

 

[talkingbeatles]

I'd say fair. I mean, bair is a kill move. Start up with fair since you're only going to be using it to rack up damage. Also, it gets through like everything and is hard to punish.

Save bair for the kill.

 

[Noobicidal]

It's been said, but whatever; fair's used for damage and spacing and bair's for kills.

 

[Shaky]

How about Dair? In my opinion, it is equally as good as Fair.

 

[Gardevior]

Dair also has a ton of lag and is relatively easy to avoid. The other three aerials come out and go back in quicker.

 

[Cacti]

I wouldn't say better, fair outranges a lot more attacks, but a wall of SH Dairs is also good.

 

[Uffe]

Dair also has a ton of lag and is relatively easy to avoid. The other three aerials come out and go back in quicker.

That's the point.

Use whatever you feel is necessary. Certain opponents require different approaches. Using bair on a character like Marth as an approach would be stupid unless you're going for the kill. Even so, you have more than one KO ability. Go with fair or nair. In this case, fair.

 

[CarVac]

I don't know if this is advisable, but if I'm playing a large character like DeDeDe or Bowser I go in with Bairs to rack up damage quickly. The low initial knockback lets me hit multiple times quickly.

 

[Gardevior]

That's the point.

Forgive me, but I don't understand. I was responding to the above point, that Dair is better than Fair. So...the fact that it has a ton of lag is "the point"?
Am I confusing your meaning, or totally lost?

 

[Uffe]

Hm. I thought you were saying that Ness' other aerials were better than dair, which is true when it comes to speed. However, Ness' dair is good for pressuring shields, hitting spotdodgers and opponents who roll.

 

[Gardevior]

Yeah, I agree with that.

 

[thesage]

Both at the same time.