Finisher

[Jing)]

Can a few people give me opinions on finishing moves as samus? Im new to her and i basically charged shot, bair and sometimes fsmash.. is that k?

 

[The_Woebegone_Jackal]

besides the mentioned Charged Shot, Bair, and Fsmash you have...
Utilt (if wiffed the endlag will get you punished), Dair (intense spike), Dtilt, and Dsmash.

In the end though you really should practice your off stage and edgeguarding game since Samus can rarely KO Under 150%. Try Missle spaming (either Homing or Super depending on their position relation to the edge) to lessen their recovery options then attack offstage with Zairs, Bairs, and Dairs. All of these are capable of easy early KO's. Throw in the occasional offstage Chargeshot for an almost assured kill if it hits at 50%+ or a Nair to push them further out for a setup for a better option.

 

[Gypsy Lee]

Whoops, I didn't see that ^ post. What he said. :-)

Yup, that's about it. Oh, and up tilt, if you can land it. Down tilt on light characters works pretty well, too.

 

[Gum]

zairing your opponent off the edge is really good too.

 

[Jing)]

Alright so.. theres like 6 floating around here.. can you guys excluding charged shot help discuss the best say 3, in all cases, like startup lag, kill%.. It seems for me, dtilt, dair and fsmash are pretty good. I did a test on a Marth in the center of FD using non charged fsmash and he died at 128% or something.. dtilt was about 133% i think and dair I didnt test but i take it if it lands prolly 70-80%+?

 

[hellbourne]

bair, dtilt, and dair off the edge if you can land it are her best kill moves besides charge shot. I find that her smash attacks have too short a range to rely on for kill moves, and dtilt can usually kill at the same percentages as fsmash and it has a longer range.