Sheik Matchup

[AirFair]

One of my good friends recently got into melee a little bit after I did. I taught him the basics, and the character he likes the most at the moment is Sheik, so we play a lot, and he is getting good, just as I am, which is why I wanted to ask about Marth vs. Sheik so I could learn from it.

I just wanted some tips for the matchup I can keep in mind when we play, as I know it's a very hard one for Marth.

 

[sakuraZaKi]

Since she can pretty much wreck you with anti-airs/grabs if you just keep spamming out aerials, mostly try to play a good spacing/grab ground game until you can manage to get her in the air (e.g poking dtilt). Though, you can carefully space some auto-canceled fairs.

Early %s you can do some utilt stuff off an uthrow. Once you get her in the air try to keep her there.

 

[goateeguy]

Rule #1: don't get grabbed. If you can get grabs they're quite strong, but don't go for them at the expense of rule #1 because Sheik punishes harder. Approach patiently even if you take a few needles from far away because if you rush things you're going to get hitstun-locked and punished hard. Juggle her above you because she has a harder time coming down safely than most characters. Always take ledge if possible when edgeguarding. Watch out for ledge drop backairs when you're recovering. They reach further than you'd think.