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Integrating air needles

Bl00dless

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Jan 4, 2014
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I have been playing Sheik for quite a while now, and I want to improve my game by using her needles more effectively. Currently I only really use air needles as part of edge guarding certain characters like space animals. I was hoping that someone could explain how to use air needles in neutral against the cast. Thanks for any replies.
 

cisyphus

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SH needle grab.
SH needle tilt.
SH needle downsmash.
platform/circle camp with needles.

Needles auto cancel on landing, so you can literally do whatever you want afterward and likely have frame advantage or minimal disadvantage.
 
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DarkStarStorm

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I have been playing Sheik for quite a while now, and I want to improve my game by using her needles more effectively. Currently I only really use air needles as part of edge guarding certain characters like space animals. I was hoping that someone could explain how to use air needles in neutral against the cast. Thanks for any replies.
Your standard tilt/grab to fair combo followed up with a single needle can sometimes clinch their stock.
 

ForgottenLabRat

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I use them to get rid of some projectiles like Ivy's razor leaf. Also just making sure to do the needles close to the ground because she has such a high short hop. I suppose you could mess around with some platform stuff with that, but I doubt you would get a follow up.
 
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