YL’s Down Air

[PKEarthbound]

Am I the only one that thinks YL’s dair is absolutely the worst move he has if it’s not used to land on the ground? I can’t count the amount of times that input buffer has cost me a stock/match thanks to it buffering out dair and it’s stupidly massive endlag instead of nair. Normal Link doesn’t have this problem, and it’s just an all around better version of it with way less endlag (in the air), a spike hitbox, longer range, and better killing power all around. :/

 

[TheBuzzSaw]

Hm. It's the opposite for me. It's a fabulous move. It's not as good as it was in previous games. (Many more characters can challenge it directly.) But a down-air without fast-fall is incredibly safe. If the opponent shields, you bounce off with the hitbox still below you. So many opponents jump into it.

I haven't had the buffer issues you're describing.

 

[woodstck]

I think it is really situational. I like to suprise opponents with it as a landing option when I'm getting juggled. It combos from bombs and kills at hi% and works fairly decent as a shield pressuring tool.

I agree that Link's is better but we gotta work with what we have right?

 

[Artmastercorey]

It's cool for bouncing off other peoples projectiles for a surprise approach