link troubles

[Mikendher]

I have been having a lot of trouble dealing with one person who plays link who spams boomerang and arrows. Then when I am able to get near, he just shield grabs me or does up+b. He doesn't know WDing, SHFFLing, etc. but still manages to massacre me. Any advice?

 

[Valdens]

Use someone who can cancel out his projectiles with their own, aka Sheik, Falco or Samus when fighting him.

 

[einthesuperdog]

GRAB HIM! Sheik's grabs **** Link's face.

 

[Brookman]

LOL sheik vs. link.

 

[UNBlizzard]

lmao sheik vs. link should be no problem just cancel any projectiles with needles and **** him with your grabs

 

[ArcNatural]

I have been having a lot of trouble dealing with one person who plays link who spams boomerang and arrows. Then when I am able to get near, he just shield grabs me or does up+b. He doesn't know WDing, SHFFLing, etc. but still manages to massacre me. Any advice?

My only guess is you don't know WDing, SHFFLing, etc. reliably either. There is just no way you can be shield grabbed by link if you shffl properly with Shiek unless you just stand there after you attack. I'm not even sure Link can shield grab you before you can do something if you dont L-cancel a fair, bair, or nair providing you fastfall it.

You can just ftilt the boomerang if it comes your way. Not sure honestly if you can do it to arrows, but you can just shield or jump over them. Your needles can be spammed as well. Shiek's dthrow can link to easy combo setups or if you really have to go there you can Chaingrab Link. If you can wavedash out of shield you can punish his Up+b very well. Link's upB can only hit you once, so if you shield it you can just wavedash out after the first hit and just grab him or w/e you want while he finishes his upB animation. If he spams upB when your trying to recover make sure you: A. Don't double jump into it, be patient and doublejump for the sweetspot. B. Sweetspot your upB, don't go for the stage if he is upB spamming.

 

[GoldenOrbs]

Needles, needles, needles. If he's throwing things at you, throw things back. Fake him out into doing his upB well your not near it, and then smack him in the face, and continue to do it. Try not to let him gain distance between you, Link's range is his strength. Grab that sucker like crazy too, it should work. This is just guessing though, I've never really played anyone that was any good with Link.

 

[Mikendher]

thanks, all advice was helpful. To one of the responses above, I can WD reliably, but not SHFFL (it's harder with sheik I find). I'm finding chain grabbing and needles very good against this link, and am now winning most of our matches.

 

[Demoyoshi]

Link Ruules.. Use your needlez, wont work. My Link has like 5 Ways to recover, specially against Sheeeekz!

 

[UNBlizzard]

idk demoyoshi if the sheik your playing knows anything about what hes doing the match should be in his favour and if needles are used properly they can be a pretty big advantage against link

 

[unnknownz]

i have alot of trouble fighting link also, you should try mindgame into chaingrab that should work.

 

[S2]

Well, it always is a good start to run away and charge needles.

Unless he's hitting you with every bomb and booomerang, your needles are going to pack much more punch.


If he's simply abusing Up-B and shield grab, your very much in luck. Since both of those attacks will leave him very open if he misses..


Since he doesn't sound very good/smart, try coming at him from the air (this is when you aren't needle spamming him).

If your taking to the sky, he wont' be able to shield grab you. Which means he'll probably try for Up-Bs. That's as simple as doing a few fake approaches and getting him to up-b and miss (leaving him open for a punch, dash attack, throw, etc).

Also, you can always charge needles and then try to combo him with them. Simply release the needles in the air, if they hit you'll be able to land and combo into a throw.


If he can't WD, shffl, etc. he's not going to have a lot of mobility with Link.

 

[toga]

are you ****in kidding me?

chain grab his *** chain grab him to death

 

[F.L.U.D.D.]

fake him out so he'll use his ^B, and then use your throw down & then fair him!