Ice Super Missile Inquiry

[pizzacato]

So I'm dumb and never use the Ice beam, so I don't know if anything is now common knowledge. I've come to find the ice super missiles having a bit more added hitlag with a bit of a pop-up when it connects. I've literally been able to follow up with a fair after the missile hits (if I'm close enough). So obviously, if I can land a fair during this window, there is much more potential here. Or a fair is the only option here optimizing any damage count.

Aaaand discuss.

 

[Chevy]

I often land grabs off of Super Missile hits if I cancel it close enough to my opponent. There's no extra risk, since at that point they can only shield and get grabbed or get hit by the missile and possibly get grabbed. This works in fire, so I imagine it's even easier in ice, but I'm usually not as in-your-face when I'm in ice mode, so I haven't really noticed the difference.

What's actually fantastic for starting combos/finishers is the ice homing missiles. Those have hitlag, baby.

 

[pizzacato]

What's actually fantastic for starting combos/finishers is the ice homing missiles. Those have hitlag, baby.

Noted! lol

 

[Litt]

Lol dude 99% of the time the ice up smash can hit where the fair was going to, and most of the time, the upsmash is the better option, know when to edgeguard (set one up with the fair), or just add on more damage and pop them up, maybe even get an early kill against floaties like kirby and MK

 

[pizzacato]

UpSmash seems like it would be prone to missing a missile pop up, doe. I'll definitely try it!

 

[Litt]

UpSmash seems like it would be prone to missing a missile pop up, doe. I'll definitely try it!

You would be surprised, extend your combos are far as you can until you are punish or die from them, that is when you know to stop them in tourney and reestablish neutral.

 

[D-idara]

Samus' Ice Missiles into Ice Up Smash IS AMAZING. Her Ice Up Smash just has such ridiculous vertical range.

 

[DMG]

Just be careful that you're actually linking attacks into each other, not tossing the two out quickly and hope it works. You will look real silly if it turns out your opponent was able to shield the missile and you're flying after him with an Usmash/Fair/etc