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Shield Pressure options in neutral

TimKO

Smash Rookie
Joined
Dec 24, 2015
Messages
2
Hey all, TimKO here, Iggy Azalea main from West Virginia/Pittsburgh area.

I've been playing exclusively Iggy for almost a year, and have started taking the game more seriously as of about 6 months ago. I've been in competitive melee since probably 2008ish, so this isn't unfamiliar to me.

Currently I'm struggling with shield pressure variation in my neutral game. Currently here are the options that I've been experimenting with:

Kart into Short hop Dair- This seems like the most bread and butter pressure. Personally I'm having trouble keeping it safe after I land from dair lag. Maybe I'm doing something wrong? Thoughts? I'll link a few videos here at the end.

Cannonball/Mecha spams- Pretty situational, but I'm a big fan if I'm getting camped here.

Kart into Up B drop the kart on shield- Super Hit or miss, but seems safe if they don't have much mobility, or their shield is low. I'm a big fan of this one.

Dash attack while Mecha follows- This one is a little weird. I like to dash attack their shield while a mecha is running behind me, towards the target. If they don't shield grab I can play off of that, and if they do more often than not the mecha breaks the grab.

I can't really think of more tricks that I do/bnb Iggy stuff. Any insight is appreciated. I think currently this is my weakest area, and I can only take so much from just watching Tweak vids/For Glory.

Videos for reference (I'll link most recent to oldest)

Vs a Peach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4qmwffkJnE

Vs a Doc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlkH5CNpXOk

Vs a Falcon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1sDZKSxZak

Vs a Fox
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGUzpSHA70c

Thank for your time Team
 

Armistice

Smash Cadet
Joined
Aug 6, 2015
Messages
35
Location
Chapel Hill, NC
NNID
ArmisticeMike
Different Jrs play neutral differently. I play mine a little more patiently, and by that I mean hopping about, using platforms for coverage, half-approaching with cart and JCing to condition reactions, and so on until I can get an opening.

In regards to shield pressure, Jr's is very high risk high reward.
 

TimKO

Smash Rookie
Joined
Dec 24, 2015
Messages
2
I guess I'm just looking for peoples favorite options in general. I understand that everyone plays differently. I'm really interested to see how others will implement shield pressure.
 

krazyzyko

Smash Champion
Joined
Aug 12, 2005
Messages
2,126
Location
El Carajo, Puerto Rico
Dair crossup > up B
Jab flurry with your back to an edge so you slide off.
Well spaced jab > d tilt
Side B > JC before driving off stage > reverse canon ball > edge hog
 
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