ShieldBreaker

[RedPeppers]

I've looked through quite a few videos, and one thing I see sometimes is people Shffling Fairs at a shield. I've never seen anyone try to pull a shorthopped shieldbreaker, it should be enough of a suprise, if not abused, to hit. The starting lag shouldn't allow enough time to roll away, and if it does hit you get alot of damage, and could possibly even start a combo for free. I know it would be very situational, and could be very character specific as well, but I thought it was worth mentioning. Any Comments?

 

[AznLanceLord]

Well, thing is you can't move while in the shieldbreaker animation, so you could be bringing yourself closer to a shield grab or something else. I think the Fair would still be better. It could be somewhat situational, but I'm not THAT good, so....yeah....

 

[Hazygoose]

fair comes out faster, you can see a shield breaker coming, usually. i guess if you've already eaten most of their shield to where an empty (non-charged) shield-breaker would break their shield would work sometimes, but at that point it's often just better to shieldpoke. marth has so many more and so many better options that to use shieldbreaker as an approach that i don't see how it could ever be useful.

 

[undyinglight]

I agree a shield breaker is to laggy and thus to risky. I myself would try to shield stab.

 

[Retroking2000]

the only advantage that has that you can reverse it . has the same range as over smash

 

[Winston]

Well, fair is better in every way. Without charging, a shieldbreaker doesn't do much damage, doesn't have enough power to ko, and doesn't have as much combo potential as an fair (fair leads to everything...)