Uses for canceling charging needles?

[ADHD]

Well, you could dance right?

 

[Tristan_win]

...?

I'm sorry but could you please rephrase your question, as I don't understand what you’re talking about.

 

[ADHD]

Press L or R while charging needles, it can stop the momentum of stopping a dash just like a sheild.

 

[Mokumo]

You can change what direction you're facing in midair with a reverse-B-needle-cancel.

 

[bobknob]

um, how about quickly transitioning from needle-charging to shield-grabbing?

srsly.

 

[sFoster]

You can change what direction you're facing in midair with a reverse-B-needle-cancel.

Otherwise known as a "B-Reversal"
Just for the record, this can be done with basically every special move for every character.

 

[Ants]

Otherwise known as a "B-Reversal"
Just for the record, this can be done with basically every special move for every character.

yeah, but canceling the needle would make sheiks the fastest reversal as she will be able to do an aerial immediately after.

 

[ADHD]

um, how about quickly transitioning from needle-charging to shield-grabbing?

srsly.

That seems to risky since most would just do a dash attack into you.

 

[Exia 00]

Otherwise known as a "B-Reversal"
Just for the record, this can be done with basically every special move for every character.

even with falcon punch :D

 

[Heroes_Never_Die]

You can spam it instead of taunting.

 

[choknater]

huh? it's very useful.

you can turn around in the air. it's useful.

but in the same way that it was useful in melee... don't use it unless you are really technically proficient. only the flashiest sheiks do this kind of stuff in serious matches. it looks cooler to do a reverse needle cancel bair than an RAR bair, .

 

[Villi]

Ehm -- I dunno about you guys, but when I play Sheik and throw a needle in the air, there's a significant amount of cooldown before I can attack again. It also causes a bit of landing lag if I'm not high enough in the air when I try it.

 

[Zankoku]

Reverse needle charge > cancel charge > bair. It's simple.

You can also do ledgedrop reverse needle charge > cancel charge > fair for edgeguarding.

 

[SinkingHigher]

I would say use it as a lure. Most people know you can't attack while doing it, but they don't know how fast you can attack out of it.

Basically, jump way up, charge one or two, cancel and attack. If they don't come at you, keep it charged for one they try to dash or throw something at you later.

 

[Ants]

Reverse needle charge > cancel charge > bair. It's simple.

You can also do ledgedrop reverse needle charge > cancel charge > fair for edgeguarding.

Agreed... probably the best ways to make the most of it in competitive play.

 

[sFoster]

I have been practicing dash -> needle cancel -> ftilt

Really fast ftilt approach to lock people in, practiced for a few hours yesterday and my hand was cramped in pain lol. For short distances you have to fox trot -> b-reversal -> cancel -> ftilt which confuses the hell out of my brain right now.

 

[AnAardvark]

Heh, Needles are my favorite move of Sheik's and my friend gets annoyed by it, even though I don't spam it.

I cancel charing Needles in mid-air and follow up with an N-Air or F-Air. Basically, I use the cancel so I'm not a sitting duck in mid-air and sometime when I'm on the edge and I use Needle, I fall, but I cancle and Vanish up. It works faster than throwing the Needles and than Vanishing.

 

[Krii]

i could never understand this AT, it never made sense in writing but it's probably something i do all the time XD