Ebby56
Smash Cadet
Hey guys, I just got into competitive smash a little while ago, and I decided Ike is going to be my main. I've been doing pretty well at getting his basic combos down, and I learned alot from reading the guides to him posted on these forums, great job by the way.
That said, I have a few questions on moves that I believe that I personally use too often, or too little, and would like more info than the basic guides give.
1) Ike's Up-Tilt. I use it as an aerial wall, and it is my anti-aerial move of choice. I also sometimes combo into it out of the first two jabs, or use it straight out of a powershield/spotdodge as it has decent speed and can lead to Nair/Fair combos.
However, while watching videos of Ike players much better than myself, namely Kirk and Ryko, I noticed they use the move sparingly, almost never at all. Why is this?
2) Spiking/Dtilt/Dair. When are the best times to use Dtilt as opposed to Dair, and what's the easiest way to ensure a spike using Dair (and also, what's the easiest way to do a walk-off Dair, button-wise?)
3) Aether. Now, Don't get me wrong, I've read up enough on Aether to know not to noob-spam it, but I find that once a match I can combo into it out of a jab-jab-fthrow on low stock. Is this worth it, or are the other options simply just better?
Thanks a lot to any who respond.
That said, I have a few questions on moves that I believe that I personally use too often, or too little, and would like more info than the basic guides give.
1) Ike's Up-Tilt. I use it as an aerial wall, and it is my anti-aerial move of choice. I also sometimes combo into it out of the first two jabs, or use it straight out of a powershield/spotdodge as it has decent speed and can lead to Nair/Fair combos.
However, while watching videos of Ike players much better than myself, namely Kirk and Ryko, I noticed they use the move sparingly, almost never at all. Why is this?
2) Spiking/Dtilt/Dair. When are the best times to use Dtilt as opposed to Dair, and what's the easiest way to ensure a spike using Dair (and also, what's the easiest way to do a walk-off Dair, button-wise?)
3) Aether. Now, Don't get me wrong, I've read up enough on Aether to know not to noob-spam it, but I find that once a match I can combo into it out of a jab-jab-fthrow on low stock. Is this worth it, or are the other options simply just better?
Thanks a lot to any who respond.