Out of Shield Options

[DeFish]

As the title says, what are some of your go-to out of shield options? I have a bad habit of instinctively trying to shield grab all the time, which usually gets punished horribly, so I'm looking for a few more suggestions.

 

[Dura Mater]

I like to either wavedash backwards OoS depending on the character I'm facing or Jump OoS -> Magnet -> DJC Uair or Fair. You have to be careful to do the latter very quickly or it could end badly though. Maybe it's possible to do Jump OoS and Zair while moving backwards in the air to help increase your spacing, but I just thought of that right now so I don't know how effective that would be.

 

[_slydz]

Maybe it's possible to do Jump OoS and Zair while moving backwards in the air to help increase your spacing, but I just thought of that right now so I don't know how effective that would be.

Yeah, you can zair out of an airdodge by hitting A during it, but you have to let go of the shield button before you do the airdodge if you don't use the same button (I use R to shield and L for airdodge). I feel like it would be a good OoS option, especially if you mix up the timing and direction of the airdodge, but I haven't tried it either.

 

[DeFish]

Yeah, you can zair out of an airdodge by hitting A during it, but you have to let go of the shield button before you do the airdodge if you don't use the same button (I use R to shield and L for airdodge). I feel like it would be a good OoS option, especially if you mix up the timing and direction of the airdodge, but I haven't tried it either.

I really like this idea, particularly against characters that don't have big disjointed hitboxes. I think you could use this to get away from people with swords or that are named Sheik, and wavedash back/retreating nair for people with shorter ranges.

I've had mixed results using magnet out of shield, but I think that's because my fingers are slow and awkward. Oos magnet -> wavedash back seems, on paper, like a safe way to retreat and potentially start a combo at the same time.

 

[MysteryRevengerson]

Dair is good and I really think that Burst has potential as an OOS (I've been learning how the hitbox works finally)

 

[DeFish]

Isn't Burst our fastest ability, in terms of how quickly the frames come out? Something like frame 2?

Edit: Just went and checked the frame data, Burst comes out on frame 2, compared to Dair/Nair on frame 3 and Fair/Magnet on 4.

 

[Burnsy]

Burst is really good OoS. Sometimes djc nair is really good if they cross over your shield behind you because the landing hitbox hits in front and behind Lucas.