L33thal
Smash Apprentice
One matchup that I really struggle with is against certain playstyles of Sheik. A lot of Sheiks that I play do a lot of: run up shield to make you mis-space d-tilts and aerials so they can shieldgrab you, wavedash back to grab mis-spaced moves, and/or they'll needle to make you approach.
How do you play neutral against these playstyles? I feel like if I try to d-tilt, Sheik will move slightly forward and shield to make me d-tilt too close. I noticed that in PPMD vs. Plup at the Summit, PP did a lot of rising fair at a spacing slightly closer than a perfect tipper and I've been wondering about that for some time. If Sheik shields the first fair, how would the followups work? Does Marth just wait to do a late second fair and crossup dash or just fast fall and crossup pivot grab?
Any thoughts?
How do you play neutral against these playstyles? I feel like if I try to d-tilt, Sheik will move slightly forward and shield to make me d-tilt too close. I noticed that in PPMD vs. Plup at the Summit, PP did a lot of rising fair at a spacing slightly closer than a perfect tipper and I've been wondering about that for some time. If Sheik shields the first fair, how would the followups work? Does Marth just wait to do a late second fair and crossup dash or just fast fall and crossup pivot grab?
Any thoughts?