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Your Favorite/Least Favorite Match-ups

Tarv

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What are everyone's favorite/least favorite math-ups? Now, this doesn't necessarily mean that you're really good at the MU but maybe you find it to be a lot of fun even if you're "technically" terrible at it. The reasoning can be as ridiculous and biased as you want or as strict and technically defined as you want. Also, if you play multiple characters feel free to break it down between characters.

With Marth my absolute favorite match-up is Fox. I don't get to play it too often but it's pretty enjoyable when I do get around to it. I'm not even all that great at the match-up, but I enjoy the faster pace that the match calls for. I'd probably put Falco up here too, but damn his lasers. Other possible favorites are Samus, and Peach partially because they are the two characters that my friend mains and the two I play against the most and partially because they require a completely different mindset to play against. I'm still godawful at them because proper positioning is hard and stuff, and because missiles/turnips are painful.

Least favorite match with marth would probably be Shiek. I'm just plain bad at this MU and usually opt for Falco. I can't tell you guys enough how much I hate needles. They hurt and ruin my fun :( Other candidates would be Doc/Mario, Link/Y.link and Jigglypuff.

Ironically, as Falco my favorites/least favorites don't really change that much. The falco/fox MU and even the Falco ditto are two of my favorites as Falco. Although I'm bad at the Falco/Puff MU it's still not that bad to play. I'd still rather not deal with Shiek (although the match is significantly less painful) the Links or Doc/Mario though.

Anyways, be cool to hear everyone's opinions on this.
 

MountainGoat

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My favorite matchups are the falcon ditto, and Fox vs. Falco. Falcon dittos are just awesome when both players are trying to be flashy or finish in cool ways. It feels so fair and there are hardly any gimmicks just sick combos. Fox vs Falco I like because I love to gimp Falco as Fox and its a crazy fast paced matchup.

My least favorite matchups are Sheik and Peach. I don't get to play them much so I've never gotten a solid understanding and it feels like my lack or knowledge just gets abused and I get owned in a non-exciting match. Also **** peaches downsmash. I'd rather play jiggly puff...

:phone:
 

iRobinhoood

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Favorite Matchups

Falcon vs. Falcon

Least Favorite Matchups

Samus vs. Shiek
Falcon vs. Shiek
Ice Climber ditto
 

Tarv

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Some of my favorites as far as other characters go (character I'm playing listed first):

Fox/Jigglypuff (or peach)

Samus/Samus

Dr. Mario/Falcon (or Ganon)

Jigglypuff/puff... No seriously

Falcon/Falcon
 

oukd

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falco favorite: sheik/falco
pika favorite: falco

least favorite: ics lol. also various low tiers

im generally equally eager to play all matchups though for experience's sake. but some matchups are just funner than others.
 

Max?

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I hate fighting janky mid tiers. Gimme top tiers all day tho

Also, fighting Aziz's Falcon can be a testing experience
 

Arcadia157

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As a Marth main, I really enjoy the Fox matchup. It's one of the ones I practice the most and I love getting those quick gimp kills. On the opposite side of the spectrum, I really dislike fighting a lasering, pillaring Falco. I just don't like it. I also dislike matchups vs lower tiers like Yoshi and Samus.
 

t3h Icy

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I love every match-up; they all test my skills in different ways and make the game fun. Though I'd have to say low-tier CGables are not as fun since I'm either not fully playing to win, or playing super dirty.

My favorites are Falco and Falcon.
 

BTmoney

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Marth is the reason I stopped maining falco lol
I hate that match up too for doc and PM mario

Since I main marth (and falcon) I like fighting good foxes
It's satisfying having a fast and powerful character challenge your spacing, decision making, and knowledge
 

Gorillion

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Fighting Peach. I'm n00b at this game and have bad spacie tech skill, so I usually go Falcon or Sheik and get pooped on.

Also, DK vs. a good Zelda is surprisingly frustrating. DK vs. Jigglypuff isn't even a fight.
 

Divinokage

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Divinokage, how do you feel about Pika vs. Ganon? Am I the only one who finds that match in Ganon's favor?
I'm not sure.. from fighting Axe several times at FC... I can't really tell, I suck at matchup knowledge... I just try to beat the player. But if I had to say something about it, it's kinda close to even from what I can tell.
 

Vixen

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Favorite: Falco vs Falcon, Peach, Marth, Sheik, Fox, Yoshi
Least Favorite: Falco vs Falco, ICs, Pikachu, Mewtwo.
 

AXE 09

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Falco dittos are the best :) Combos for days!

I don't think anyone in AZ likes fighting against Pikachu lol

:phone:
 

Gorillion

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I certainly wouldn't... I'm new to SWF, but I've been watching you **** with Pikachu since I was in Middle School.

Anyway, how do YOU feel about Ganondorf Axe?
 

ElloEddy

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i main ylink ....i like fighing falcos and peach .....and especailly ganon ...cause you can combo ganon so good and i honestly think that mu is in ylink favor

falcos tend to try and go beast on ylink and then get murdered for it when i hit them =D

and peach is like jiggs with turnups ..most peaches like the air....ylink dominates in the air ..nair BEATS all if peaches try to play that mu like ylink is marth or a spacies ...they get wrecked

mu i hate -__- ...ylink fox..ylink and good falcons lol bad falcon are fun but good ones with super good tech chase bs **** them

and more matchups that suck Falco vs Marth/Shiek ......it sucks when there only strategy is to grab you? and keep grabbing n gimp you i hate marth n shiek -__- i wish it were harder to power shield lol
 

Divinokage

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It is most definitely not in Young Link's favor, he gets owned very bad by Ganon's range and YL has a very hard time to kill Ganon.
 

Renth

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I've never lost to a young link in tournament.

Kage, chain grab the stupid rat.



edit:

mario dittos are the funnest thing ever.

I hate ganon vs. falco
 

Divinokage

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I've never lost to a young link in tournament.

Kage, chain grab the stupid rat.



edit:

mario dittos are the funnest thing ever.

I hate ganon vs. falco
I cant grab Axe, hes too fast! lol. Even with CC traps, his spacing is godlike.. ill get punished if I try these things.
 

Massive

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Favorite Matches:
1. Puff vs. Falco
2. Kirby vs. Gannondorf

Least Favorites:
1. Puff vs. Falcon - Puff vs. Run away, Fox! ®
2. Puff vs. Luigi
3. Puff vs. Young Link
4. Bowser vs. Puff
 

Shadow Huan

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favorties:

Marth Mirrors even tho they're janky as hell

fox vs falcon

falcon mirrors

marth vs falco *

marth vs fox*

marth vs ganondorf (never got to play Kage in the MU, i dk what's wrong with me lol)

least favortie

marth vs fox

mewtwo vs spacies *

marth vs shiek*

* depends on my mindset at the time, i can win or lose them totally dependant on that alone

:phone:
 

Voltz

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Favorite:
Falco: vs Fox, Peach or dittos
Fox: vs Jiggs or Peach
Marth: vs ICs or dittos
Jiggs: vs Peach or Bowser
Pikachu: vs Puff or dittos
Shiek: vs Ganon

Least favorite:
ICs: vs Peach
C. Falcon: vs Falco

:phone:
 

Shadow Huan

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What were you waiting for to play me in that MU if you really wanted? lol.
i played you in pools at a mass madness (tho i doubt you remember lmao), and rather than using marth i opted for ganon/shiek, which didn't work out lol. i dk why, ganondorf is one of the few matchups that i actually had success with in tourny, win or lose the experience would've been invaluable :/

:phone:
 

Ripple

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Also, DK vs. a good Zelda is surprisingly frustrating. DK vs. Jigglypuff isn't even a fight.
DK vs. jiggs is one of the easiest match ups for DK. I've played Hbox enough times to know this.

although, this is about least favorites. so you can not like it, but just know that its a fine MU.
 
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