Help on Defensive Manuevers

[LotsaEggs]

For some reason, I'm helpless when the opponent wails on me. I could be smashing the opponents with Fairs then suddenly they Fsmash me. (Pretend this is Marh vs Marth) then several things could happen.

1. I recover in the air, then get Fsmashed anyway.
2. I tech on the ground or roll and I get chased.
3. I get knocked off the ledge, they charge their Fsmash, I try to grab ledge from above, and they hit me before I can grab the ledge.

What should I do? Am I just hopeless? Years of playing someone worse then me has made me horrible at this game. I have bad habits but I can't seem to pinpoint them even though the opponent knows how I tick? Am I just a slow-learner or will I be able to adjust to people as well?

 

[BladesOfBrothers]

Well, the thing about recovering with Marth, or anyone in that matter is that you want to stay below the edge and close to the stage, that way, at the peak of your recovery, youll grab the edge and stay invincible for about 2 seconds. At this point, your opponent should attempt to FSmash you. At that point , do an aerial attack with edge hop.

If hes chasing you, maybe you can use one of my crappy stradegys. Usually if im fighting a FSmash spamming Marth, Ill stay in the air and be very annoying. If he decides to chase me, I just hit him with a fair or fast fall to the ground before he does and smash him.

 

[purekorea]

1. Stall in the air with foward B (first slash).
2. Shield Grab if in range.
3. Switch up roll and tech patterns.
4. If recovering high use counter every now and then, if you are high enough you will be able to UpB afterwards and recover.
5. Try and get them to miss a smash and grab them. Marth grab range is longer that yoshi's so abuse it.

 

[Dublio]

I have the same problem as well. I also have a problem with approaching. Whenever I walk up to the enemy or dash to the enemy, I get Fsmashed. If I dash I can't shield, or attack fast enough. If I walk, I get Fsmashed spammed to death.

 

[pockyD]

learn to WD out of shield, it's extremely useful

 

[foxmccloud233]

time your counter strike use Marth's down B counter it works welll use wave dash to get away from opponent