How do I apply pressure with Marth?

[Mr.Bonkey]

I was told by someone that they don't feel pressured at all when they play me and I was told to put pressure on by staying close. But the problem is that I don't know what to do when I'm close without just throwing hitboxes on their shield. I'm more used to waiting for my opponent to attack and punishing but it doesn't work too well against characters with projectiles or more experienced players. any advice on how to apply pressure?

 

[goateeguy]

cactus dashing, dash-dancing, or even just walking at someone are all good movement options. Empty shorthops into wavelands or dtilts or grabs, plain old JC grabs, dtilt spam, IASA dtilt->jab, IASA dtilt->dash back->pivot fsmash if you want hitboxes out. Marth is really good at being scary. You only have to attack occasionally to maintain respect.

 

[DJ _ICE]

Have a great punish game so that they will be afraid of you. Then, whenever you're close, dash dance outside of their range and they should respect your movement. Dashing in is aggression (pressure), dashing out is bait

 

[dtmm]

I agree with the above. Depending on the matchup if you can keep them around the range of Marth's disjointed hitbox that will make them respect the space that you are controlling. You can throw out safe fairs, but you don't even have to keep hitboxes out. If they do something silly at that range, they eat a tippered fsmash or you can approach and set up Marth's ridiculous juggles. Also edge-guarding. If you can get a few low-percentage gimps they will be scared to go near the edge against you which puts pressure on them.

 

[Cactuar]

I always forget that theres a tech called cactus dashing looooool

I actually have a new movement technique in development. Stay tuned.

 

[KingDozie]

I always forget that theres a tech called cactus dashing looooool

I actually have a new movement technique in development. Stay tuned.

Whats cactus dashing.

 

[swanized]

Whats cactus dashing.

wavedashing one way, dashing the other so the momentum of your wavedash counteracts the momentum of your dash and your dash seems very slow.

 

[T-R3X]

actually have a new movement technique in development. Stay tuned.

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[Aidoony]

Start by shorthop nairing then dash dancing if your friend mains fox or falco grab them and up throw them and keep doing it to tack on percentage the start dash dancing then when there open side smash kill them were I got this well I am a ditto player so I pick up on foes strategies while playing as there character(s) because It is on most part that they did not train to counter there play style