Remzi
formerly VaBengal
Link users often complain that Link has a poor edgeguarding game. This is mainly do to the fact that he has piss poor recovery and can't go very far off the stage. Contrary to what most people believe, Link has one of the most effective ways of edgeguarding, and its with his dair. It's not only Link's best method of edgeguarding, it's one of the best edgeguards period. In fact it's darn near unstoppable. So before you start thinking I'm full of crap, take a moment to read my explanation and tutorial on how to use Link's best method of edgeguarding:
When to do it:
You want to first get off the edge when the opponent is about as far as Mario is in this picture (you can start when they are a bit further down or to the side):
How to do it:
You can do this in two ways, both are similar and easy to do.
Method 1:
-SH off the stage
-While still on the way up on your SH, use Dair
-DI towards your opponent
-After either connecting the blow or missing, use your double jump and DI your ^B back towards the ledge
Method 2:
-Double Jump off the stage
-While on the way up on your second jump, use Dair
-DI towards your opponent
-After either connecting the blow or missing, DI your ^B back towards the ledge
Method one is more effective when you need to reach further down in the stage. Method 2 is more effective when you need to reach out further away from the stage. I prefer method 1, but both work well.
Why/How this works:
-It works like an extremely powerful, slow falling, high priority, sex kick
-Because you are falling so slow, if the opponent air dodges your are likely to still connect
-Almost any uair or fair an opponent tries won't be able to cancel out your dair
-It can kill at high percents, and deal a great amount of damage at low percents
Important to Note:
-If you have already reached the max point of your jump when you dair you will die if you miss
-Practice this and make sure you master the recovery before using it in a match
-If you hit or miss, when you regrab the ledge you are in a good position to edgehog using your clawshot
-Don't be afraid to reach a little further out than the picture above shows, if you use method 1 listed above and DI your recovery properly, you shouldn't have a problem getting back on the stage.
I'm sure some of you have never heard of this, and some of you are already using it! Either way, hope you enjoyed the read. Happy edgeguarding
When to do it:
You want to first get off the edge when the opponent is about as far as Mario is in this picture (you can start when they are a bit further down or to the side):
How to do it:
You can do this in two ways, both are similar and easy to do.
Method 1:
-SH off the stage
-While still on the way up on your SH, use Dair
-DI towards your opponent
-After either connecting the blow or missing, use your double jump and DI your ^B back towards the ledge
Method 2:
-Double Jump off the stage
-While on the way up on your second jump, use Dair
-DI towards your opponent
-After either connecting the blow or missing, DI your ^B back towards the ledge
Method one is more effective when you need to reach further down in the stage. Method 2 is more effective when you need to reach out further away from the stage. I prefer method 1, but both work well.
Why/How this works:
-It works like an extremely powerful, slow falling, high priority, sex kick
-Because you are falling so slow, if the opponent air dodges your are likely to still connect
-Almost any uair or fair an opponent tries won't be able to cancel out your dair
-It can kill at high percents, and deal a great amount of damage at low percents
Important to Note:
-If you have already reached the max point of your jump when you dair you will die if you miss
-Practice this and make sure you master the recovery before using it in a match
-If you hit or miss, when you regrab the ledge you are in a good position to edgehog using your clawshot
-Don't be afraid to reach a little further out than the picture above shows, if you use method 1 listed above and DI your recovery properly, you shouldn't have a problem getting back on the stage.
I'm sure some of you have never heard of this, and some of you are already using it! Either way, hope you enjoyed the read. Happy edgeguarding