How to play DK at competitive level

[Hiphiphooray]

How does dk do with mario matchups? I seem to get destroyed by the constant fireball spam people throw out. Ive gotten pretty good at all the tips and combos here and even managed to get a few 0 to death combos down consistently. Yet mario manages to beat me at range with fireballs and if i attack with airials i often get caught in a Usmash which kills me too easily. Baiting it out seems to work, but its very tiring and makes the game very slow.

 

[asianaussie]

Up-B breaks everything.

N-Air and B-Air crush fireballs, as do his other aerials.

 

[KoRoBeNiKi]

DK can also down b to giant punch to kill past 25 percent. Good idea is d-air or n-air, read the tech, down b, giant punch.

 

[Sangoku]

Does DK have any real combo? I mean not very situational ones like uair/ platform drop or **** tent chain grab. I'm never able to get combos lasting for more than two hits (like fthrow upb, dair usmash, downb giant punch...).

 

[3mmanu3lrc]

Try a simple one:
Fair/Dair -> Dtilt -> DownB -> SH giant puch.
No need of droppable platforms, can be done in a plane ground, any stage.

 

[Sangoku]

Ok thanks! I'll try that. If anyone has any other combo I would really appreciate if they could share! =)