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Ike is crazy

SirPortaPotey

Smash Rookie
Joined
Dec 27, 2018
Messages
6
Ike feels criminally overpowered to play against in elite matches. I literally cannot approach him if my life depended on it cuz all the Ike players i fight with constantly spam short hop attacks. His sword covers so much area and hits like a truck and his hits basically combo into each other. Anyone feelin the same way orrr??
 

XDaDePsak

BRoomer
BRoomer
Joined
Mar 16, 2001
Messages
10,074
Spamming an attack is like performing the same magic trick twice. And there's a reason why magicians generally refuse to do that.

Any person who has some skill points in learning/adaptability should be able to use their opponent's spam to their advantage to quickly figure out the trick, the patterns, and ultimately, how to beat the opponent.

Try picking up Ike yourself and copying your opponent's playstyle. When you get punished, take note of how the opponent was able to get through, and adopt it.
 
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h4 Gambiteer

Smash Cadet
Writing Team
Joined
Dec 2, 2018
Messages
40
Location
Tellius
Ike has a lot of weaknesses. I.e. his disadvantage state and recovery. Try to abuse those.

You play Pac-Man? Set up a hydrant, camp and use some projectiles. That stuff will definitely beat mindless short hop aerials. And you can absolutely wreck his recovery, so if you're losing neutral, try to get him off stage and gimp him.
 
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