In the latest installment of his video tutorial series, ZeRo covers the intricacies of Shield Dropping. For those of you who don't know him (most of you do though), Gonzalo "ZeRo" Barrios is one of the top Smash 4 players in the world and a MIOM Top 100 Melee player. Some of his famous achievements include winning the Super Smash Bros. Invitational and Apex 2015.
Shield Dropping is the act of dropping down a platform while shielding. One of the many purposes of this is to eliminate the lag after shielding in order to act and follow up faster. Due to Melee having one of the weaker shields of the series, this technique is widely used by top players as a means to optimize their play and is a near essential technique.
Later titles like Brawl and Smash 4 greatly increased the strength of shielding, making it a much more viable option. Even with the buffing of shields, it's still great to learn this technique as it can help you improve your overall game.
The video itself, which ZeRo released a few days back, covers all you need to know about Shield Dropping, from the basic definition of it to the intricacies and shortcuts. It's a recommended watch to both veterans and newbies wishing to brush up.
I hope this video was useful to you. Good luck smashing out there!
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