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Sheik v Peach

Awex

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My friend mains Peach and I main Sheik, so I'm pretty used to this matchup... It's not easy. It's 50/50 but really 60/40 in peach's favor unless you have a solid gameplan. It's easier to c-stick into a dsmash than it is to approach Peach with Sheik. (Sorry, Peach mains.)

Spacing, Needles and grabs are key on the ground against Peach. You don't want her on the ground, and she's unpredictable in the air too, but at least you have priority there. You have enough options to avoid the dsmash, don't walk into it.

I'd recommend the Peach section in the Sheik guide by plairnkk stickied here for help on the matchup in whole.
 

Hazygoose

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space bairs. it is impenetrable. if you are facing a turnip spammer, spam needles and grab a lot. other than that, play her like any floaty. she can nair ot of a lot of stuff so you can't tricky (e.g. accidentally or sloppily) combo her, so don't try to conquer her all over the stage. chip damage, range game, and edgeguarding ftw.
 

NeighborhoodP

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don't let her have space to throw turnips. pressure her. all the time. don't give her space to breathe. if she floats, jump and slap her. she's slow so you can chase her all around the stage to tech chase.

needling helps a lot to get your grabs in. don't punch after your aerials, she's always ccing.
 

Tope

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Sheik's nair beats peach's anything if done correctly.

if she keep CCing, try aerial needles to grab, spaced fairs and bairs, and when's she's at like 70, you can dash attack for free.
 

NeighborhoodP

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WOW PEACH IS SO HARD.

I lost to two peaches in tournament. It's bad to be in the air near them when they're in reach with a jump, but it's hard not to. I need sheik v peach vids =/
 

Awex

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I really wish I had been recording the friendlies between me and Nintendo 4 Lyfe just now. Really intense stuff.

Some tips.. If they pull a bomb-omb/crazy turnip, TRANSFORM TO ZELDA. Sounds crazy, but either you reflect it back at them, or make them very cautious about how they throw it.

He pulled a bomb-omb right off the bat, I transform to zelda and managed to reflect it so that he took the hit. He continued to pull TWO crazy turnips that game, one of which he mistimed the throw on, the other I reflected straight up at him for the stock.

This may or may not work on the Peach you're facing, but it's a hell of mindgame to me. :D
 

Ijuka

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Okay, according to my friend, who is kind of a Peach-specialist... Nair out of shield, but DI(not DI, but.. make yourself go back while doing nair <.<) it back or you'll get CC-dsmashed. When they are in air, space bair. When you nair and they miss the CC Dsmash, dthrow into comboes at low %, **** at high %. If tehy don't Dsmash, run away, they'll either dash attack or grab or dsmash. And, If they have a turnip in hand while they are jumping or floating, fair them with Z, and immediately press Z again. If they throw the turnip, you will grab it and drop it on them, after which you can combo into an aerial. If they don't drop it, you hit with a fair. That's some stuff...
 
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