Best way to slip in or bait into Utilt?

[mangoose]

So utilt is really useful in getting KOs, but while I usually land them eventually I realize that oftentimes I take more damage than I'd like to once I change the focus of the ground game from damage buildup to KO.

Outside of improv, I know about the grab release => utilt, but that's not always successful since the characters sometimes jump diagonally up away from snake's utilt.

What are some quick, clean ways of slipping in a utilt or baiting them into one?

 

[Moustachio]

What I tend to do is do the first hit of the ftilt, then quickly do the utilt. This almost always works since the first hit stuns the enemy for a good amount of time, leaving them open.

 

[strike42]

i like to grab people and just keep doing the grab attack until the break out, they ushally fall out next to u so u can combo them with a utilt, ftilt, aaa or dtilt.

 

[sToRm07]

this is just common sense i guess, but i like u-tilitning after sponging an attack with my shield.

 

[StoleUrCar]

usmash -> force airdodge -> utilt. Works pretty well.

 

[solidsnake01]

Do usmash then utilt. Thats how I do it at least.

 

[tutata]

mind games, lol, and what stole your car and strike 42 said.

 

[Roager]

Toss it in if they do something really laggy, like Ike's f-smash. Plus, the one StoleUrCar said.

 

[napZzz]

the first hit of the ftilt doesnt always stun though, it occasionally forces the "tripping" animation at higher %'s (I think) and thats when you can pull off the ftilt to utilt, dont always go for that because it can be shielded usually.

 

[Cat Fight]

If yr jab is spaced right you can combo into Utilt.

Also, after downthrow it's relatively easy to tech chase into Utilt.

 

[chckn]

this is just common sense i guess, but i like u-tilitning after sponging an attack with my shield.

lol and what else can you possibly spotdodge with?

 

[tEhrXXz0r]

Having grenades/mines/C4 on the field pressures opponents into staying away from them. Use this to your advantage. They will be too pre-occupied with avoiding these hazards that they forget about Snake's destructive close-combat.

 

[_Phloat_]

I like to trade hits with a poorly spaced aerial approach.