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Good game you got there! Obviously your Lucina surpasses mine and you didn't really ask for any help, but I thought I'd try to point a few things out and see if I can help anyway, since I'm also a Greninja player.
You just have to embarrass me with your superior skills, don't ya?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPN6E1wfyXY&feature=youtu.be
ditto I had with @ Wintropy .
As always I'm the black Lucina.
I do value the privacy of others, but as you wish.You just have to embarrass me with your superior skills, don't ya?
May I request changing the "Alexander" in the title to "Wintropy" or something? I don't like being mistaken for my brother. I don't think he does either.
They do have the edge. It's so hard to fight against them because their attacks generally come out fatser than Robin's. They also play that space game which puts them out if the way of the Levin Sword most of the time. I main Marth as well so I kind of know how far their attacks can reach. Thanks for your analysis though!Robin didn't say "Lucina, I hope I didn't hurt you" 0/10 worst Robin ever
The Lucina could have done better. S/he was using dash attack and rolls a bit too much in my opinion - more tilts and a more careful approach, and s/he might have edged it (not commenting on your Robin play, just that I personally reckon Marth/Lucina have the edge in this matchup).
Is this after the patch?
This was after the patch.Is this after the patch?
Ok. Sometimes its hard to tell which vid threads are just for pros and which welcome noob posters, lol.Updated to P1 Jake's video. Haven't had a lot of time.
@ EnGarde
Those videos you have over there are welcomed here for criticism. If you could organize them for easier editing into the OP, I would be grateful. Here's the format.
@ EnGarde vs (opponent's name) :4name: (replace name with opponent's character)
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Impressive footwork I must say. Looks like I've still got to practice that some more for just confusing opponents if not anything else xDGot a couple of videos against lvl 9 CPU's where I practice some of my tech with Lucina. As far as I know, only Marth and Lucina can dash dance and fox-trot this quickly and consistently, which makes me feel like these two have fairly high ceilings.
@ sawp vs CPU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywbaAxphUeQ
@ sawp vs CPU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-dHV6P5GpI
Yeah, I'm coming from a Melee background so I was pleasantly surprised to get this level of movement and control from Lucina. Helps a lot with spacing, even though it's not as important for Lucina as it is for Marth. And yeah like you said, for mindgaming your opponent it's pretty awesome.Impressive footwork I must say. Looks like I've still got to practice that some more for just confusing opponents if not anything else xD
Explains why you can do that foxtrot pivoting without much difficulty xD I hadn't found much use for it myself during my time of playing it, but I know its merits. Trick is training myself to use foxtrotting as my method of movement, especially that pivot dash (that one is a royal pain to get on a circle pad xD). I usually just compensate by doing other things really xDYeah, I'm coming from a Melee background so I was pleasantly surprised to get this level of movement and control from Lucina. Helps a lot with spacing, even though it's not as important for Lucina as it is for Marth. And yeah like you said, for mindgaming your opponent it's pretty awesome.
Oh, no doubt, just again, getting to a point that it's consistent is the major issue xDFoxtrotting is a super strong option for movement. Definitely now that tripping is gone. Makes your approaches harder to read
Thanks, more on the way and I also stream.
Ok, Im just squeezing this in during breaktime so it wont be as personal as I'd like it (makes it look like Im more nitpicking your playstyle, which I hope does not come off rude or anything ^^"), but hopefully these points help:Alright so I got a video done of Lucina vs Mario with me playing Lucina and my friend HeroMystic playing Mario, I want to place this video on here for critique on how to get better using Lucina. I'm especially eager to hear critique and information from @ EternalFlame and possibly @Emblem Lord I heard from HeroMystic that EL is a really good player, and Eternal Flame has more than shown he has knowledge in Luci.
Ok, Im just squeezing this in during breaktime so it wont be as personal as I'd like it (makes it look like Im more nitpicking your playstyle, which I hope does not come off rude or anything ^^"), but hopefully these points help:
- may want to look up the dash cancel shielding as a way to deal with projectiles (its under basics in my guide ;D). Use it to approach without eating so many projectiles in the process, as rolling past the projectiles can leave you open xD
- choose your times carefully when ground SBing. Usually its better used in the air after careful positioning, and should be best used when your opponent is a swords length away
- Dash attacks shouldnt be used often unless you know your opponent is gonna be hit by it. Your safer approaches are like Short Hop FAirs/NAirs
- try using FAir as soon as you press the jump button, as that will keep you relatively safe from landing lag
- SB is a good move, but you may want to avoid using it at point blank range. Be always mindful of spacing and use it a safe distance away (which is a sword's length away)
- Make a habit that when recovering, trust in using aerial A attacks to cover your return (FAirs or UAirs mid double jump when you see your opponent is close would be ideal). Also try to save your double jump as much as possible when recovering back on stage, as recovering from below the ledge is usually more favourable for Marth/Lucina. Even when on stage, save that double jump till your opponent tries to jump for you and attack. Either double jump and fast fall to get away, or air dodge through it.
- I saw a glimse of my Air DB setup there, but I'm not too sure, since you used it during the peak of a Full Hop. A good rule of thumb is B moves are better used during SHs, unless you're going for a setup with them. If you want to turn around mid air with SB, tap the direction you want to throw it at, wait till the analog stick returns to its original position, then quickly press the b button.
- When you go for that DThrow > Up B (Dolphin Slash) combo, remember to only use that after at least 60%, and fast fall after its usage. These are measures to keep you safe from immediate retaliation. You may also want to look up reverse b so you turn around and hit with your Dolphin Slash
- Remember that you have your DTilt and UTilt as well for poking your opponent mid attack and anti airing respectfully. Remember your fundamentals in spacing, as Lucina will still need it just as Marth does
- The smashes are good to throw out occassionally, but be wary of using them, especially FSmash unless you're as well spaced as possible. Doesn't have to be perfect by any means, but you want to lower your chances of being hit back as much as possible.
- Careful not to use DAir on stage if you can help it. That one has more landing lag than FAir, and will leave you wide open to attacks
- Avoid retreating by repeated rolls. Trust me, from personal experience, that will get you more hurt than save you from any attacks o.e Some may not know how to deal with it, but when they do, they will make you feel very sorry for it
... ok, this is why I wanted to make it brief, then I go waaaaaay too deep anyway xD Its a lot to go through, but try to apply these as you keep practicing. There's still much more that I didn't cover, but thats just because that reflects my fighting style more than trying to improve yours (and I don't know if you want to know that stuff, though my guide is there for that reason xD). This should apply to any other Marth/Lucina, so these will help develop your way of playing her
- To end things on a more positive note, DSmash (well, sort of) and USmash are worlds better for Lucina than Marth (so it's good that you're getting into the habit of using it, just again, be careful), and you did well DI'ing out of your friend's Utilt combos
Keep up the practice dude ^^ and again, hope this will help ya out
Shulk is tough agains Lucina ;-;Towards the end, I started understanding Lucina vs Shulk, please excuse the video quality.
yeah he is, but you can see me kinda adapting to the match up towards the endShulk is tough agains Lucina ;-;