vs. Mario

[tekkie]

Alright. I've read the matchup for Mario. I play against a decent Mario a lot. But I'm having trouble beating him with Wolf. Mario's smashes are instant, have no cooldown, and have a lot of knockback. And this friend of mine uses them a lot. Is there anything I should keep in mind when fighting Mario?

 

[A2ZOMG]

Alright. I've read the matchup for Mario. I play against a decent Mario a lot. But I'm having trouble beating him with Wolf. Mario's smashes are instant, have no cooldown, and have a lot of knockback. And this friend of mine uses them a lot. Is there anything I should keep in mind when fighting Mario?

You're looking at the matchup all wrong. Mario's Smashes are average in terms of cooldown and a little bit above average in terms of startup (F-smash is frame 15, which is borderline too slow, but can be worked around due to the leanback and range on a reverse F-smash). Shield drop F-smash or F-tilt should punish him if he spams Smashes a lot. Just don't be dumb attacking his shield a lot, as that gets you punished.

Played right, this matchup is very close. About even. Mario has some combos that get Wolf into dangerous percents quickly (so be wary when approaching him, as 1 U-tilt at low percents = 50%), but Wolf packs a bit more KO power and has the advantage in camping.

 

[Dv8tor]

I've never seen a Mario get the Utilt up to 50% on someone who can DI. Every time I've played Mario, he only gets about two Utilts, then they're out and free.