The year is 2021. If you don't SDI every hit to get out of combos then you're a month-one n00b. Somewhere around 2019 was when I think literally everyone decent at Melee started to SDI everything all the time.
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How to escape dthrow->dair->regrab would be one example. There's plenty to talk about and they can also talk about Nana's AI so that you can edgeguard her every time.
TMP Waves damn, i'm sorry. i didn't realize you've never been wobbled in your life and that you 4 stock every single ice climbers player you've ever played in your life. you should really give lessons to top players so they stop getting wobbled and all the ic's mains will stop winning because it's so obvious how to beat them. how about you actually play the fucking game and learn what your talking about before making stupid comments like that.
I'm no Sheik main, but I think her worst MU is probably Ice Climbers, since they eliminate her grab game. Jiggs is rough for her too, since she can cc > rest a lot of her moves.
As a Sheik main, I completely agree with this video. Sheik is like a barebones character. She is good at what she does. But what she does isn't soaring above everyone else. Sheik is a good character. But she is NOT a great character. For the most part, I see her as a LIMITED character. She can only do so much. You can't expand on your skill with Sheik like you can with Fox or Marth. Very good video. And I would say Ice Climbers are her worst Matchup.
Wow all those scrub comments at the beginning. Like you said Sheik gets edgeguarded super hard once you just grab edge and make her recover onstage. Fox and Puff win the matchup, and IC might make the player switch off Sheik completely to go Fox or Peach.
started 7 months ago and was starting to wonder if i should be higher on the spectrum by now but by the looks of your chart, i guess im pretty normal. gonna keep grinding.
Learning how to DI all the different hitboxes on his moves (at least important ones like fair and fsmash and dash attack) is super key in playing against him.
One of the best videos you've done yet. Really appreciate the work you're putting into these. Please keep up the good work, all your videos are badass.
Also, I think Puff is probably Sheik's worst matchup in the game. It's hard to tell with hbox being the only super high level puff, but that's my vote.
I'm actually pleased to say I'm a 3. I've played the game since it first came out, but only started practicing tech skill and attending tournaments in the last 4 months. The hardest part for me is forcing myself to go to tournaments when I never win any of my games. At least I can four-stock my roommate now!
Peter Mueller I didn't know pro melee was a thing until this last winter. I still have a gcube in my treehouse and I started watching these vids so I could beat my friend. I'm a 2.5 but I'm having fun. Getting pretty decent at some falco skills, and Yoshi. I haven't done any tournaments but I can play with people who have been to some.
I love the knowledge this channel puts out Kira xD. It's actually comes from a place of genuine understanding. But for some reason, as a good player, I'm hesitant to give out knowledge, because it feels like it would create threats in players around me, or give insight into how I think about the game to rivals. Is this sort of thinking common in top players too you think? This could be why hungry box has never gone out of his way to create any guides or give any advice that wasn't basic whatsoever.
As a Sheik main for a year and a half, I'd definitely say Fox is her worst matchup. His movement options vastly outclass Sheik's in neutral, and his punishes are among the best. Falco is easier to get in on due to his low running speed, and definitely far easier to gimp. Neither Puff nor Icies pose much of a problem if you're willing to play patiently with needle, platform, and Bair camping.
Sheik's worst matchup is ICs. I have a friend who I consistently beat with Sheik, whether he uses Sheik, Fox, or Falcon. Then one day he surprised me with a pocket ICs that did nothing except wavedash, chain grab, and wobble, and he won our best of 5 set. It wasn't my first time playing an ICs, but the FD and pokemon counterpicks got him 2 games, and I was exhausted for game 5 after 20 minutes of platform camping and spacing vs the dreaded wobble. Someday, my pocket peach will surprise his pocket ICs, and that will be a glorious day. :D
bratkartoffeln123456 Go watch SSBM tutorial's Rest Setups video. Jigglypuff can duck under Sheik's grabs. Does that guarantee a rest? Not likely, but Sheik kinda heavily relies on her grab combos.
Nintega94 not really due to puff being ungrabable while ducked why bother with it you can outspace her with bairs above 60% throws achieve nothing anymore anyways so it's a wasted effort to begin with
Crushing birds with my ganon at my locals. About a 5. Also the shield grab tips are very useful. It's so important to know when and when not to shield grab
I'm very confused. Mew2king mains Sheik in Melee, Meta Knight in Brawl, and Cloud in Sm4sh. All of which are some of the most hated characters in their respective games. Yet the vast majority of players I see say that Mew2king is their favourite smasher. Am I missing something? Also, ICs is her worst matchup. I don't blame Mew2king switching to Peach whenever he encounters one.
He plays Sheik against Sheik, Marth (half the time) Falcon, Samus, and Ax...Pikachu, Peach against IC Fox against Hu....Jigglypuff Marth against Fox, Falco, Peach, Marth (half the time) Spacies + Peach are the ones combined most used here. He really mains Marth.
I was basing it off the fact that Mew2king used to say that Sheik was better than Marth and that Smash Wiki mentions Sheik first then Marth. So I didn't know that those facts are outdated. But still, Meta Knight and Cloud.
1. Our scene is and was small and nobody would have even come close to profiting from videos like this for a very long time. 2. The only people with knowledge are busy trying to win, dont have time for the lengthy process that is script writing + expensive recording equipment + video editing. Going along with point 1, nobody would put in this much consistent time each week for basically no reward. 3. It's hard to do. Even looking back at my videos I can see so many ways I could have presented the info more clearly or more succinctly. The "How to Combo with Falco" video basically took me like 8 hours of writing + time continuing to think about how to do it while going out to eat or discussing it with friends while hanging out. Maybe someone would be able to do it faster than me but a lot of this game becomes subconscious, we aim to beat these techniques and general strategies into our instinct so that we don't have to waste time thinking about it in-game. That's why so many top players have trouble articulating exactly what's going on- the game is so fast it's hard to tell why you decided to do something sometimes, we've just played enough so that our instinct is usually correct more often than not.
That's not how Melee works. Strategies are not 1-time gimmicks. The shield pressure part in particular outlines every common option Sheik has and how to beat them. It doesn't show a foolproof way to never get shield pressured ever. Players who work hard to improve at this game will beat anything eventually, and will find this video very helpful even if they play Sheik themselves. However those people will get good regardless of whether I put content out or not. It's the lower level people and the ones who aren't willing to put a lot of effort in themselves that need something like this (no offense to those people, some simply want to put effort into other avenues and that's more than okay).
I am probably located at the level 3 based off the cart. As someone who's gotten into Melee competitively just recently, but also coming from years of competitive Street Fighter background, I understand the tech, know the basics, but don't have enough practice to start getting really good at the game. I would like to, and these types of videos do help a lot. With that said, the one character I ALWAYS have trouble is Peach. As someone who plays Jigglypuff, I feel like I have to really space my aerials, and really be up on my punish game comparatively to Peach, which I feel has a lot easier time to punish and to put more percentage than that of Jiggs. It also seems like it's a lot harder to kill Peach due to her floatiness, and overall harder to edge guard because of her float. If anyone has any real good tips on how to learn how to beat Peach, or any other suggestions I might do to play Jiggs more effectively, please let me know. Cheers~ ~Saka PS - When I have the time, I will try to get more videos on my YT channel to get a better look at what I need to be doing better as well as taking other people criticisms to up my game more.
I like your videos, but I really wish you would show more demonstrations of puff's options in the little video clips you create. It's great to see what fox, falco, marth, cap falcon, samus, and pikachu can do.. but I wish you gave more love to the pink puffball!
4.5 and Shiek's worst matchup is ICs. Like you said, It's not that hard to punish a tilt - and considering how easy shiek makes it to grab her, I have no choice but to put ICs. Puff is 2nd - and while Fox destroys her when he punishes, Sheik can punish Fox decently as well. Nothing zero to deathy but around 60%. If you're average then you will probably be techchased to death or juggled into a fair.
How to beat Fox will be good for alot of players I feel. Wobbles said himself that if you don't know the Fox matchup then you're probably bad at Melee.
I`d be a 4 and 5 would be a stretch probably. As for Sheik`s worst matchup, I`d give it to Fox because she has no reliable answers to his ground game and a mistake on the punish game hurts her a lot more on the margin than it does for Fox. ICs is another candidate only because she loses a lot on having to rely on shield pressure mixups and forfeiting her grab game punishes.
Besides sheik having a good edgeguarding game and tech chasing game vs fox. Fox has the tools to just body sheik. The lasers to make sheik approach, the shine that leads to upsmash/grab. The hard hitting vertical K/O moves, etc. being good at CC'ing with fox also helps a ton. Fox wins probably 6:4
Sheik's worst matchup is ICs because her only mixup to CCing is grabbing which is made void by nana and popo being alive. No options in neutral, wobbling, sheik can still get chain grabbed from sopo, highly punishable recovery, etc. 85/15 matchup imo
Would you have advices as how to beat sheik's full hop double aerial ? In this video you explain how doing the attack early or late leaves her open respectively late or early ; however doing an aerial both early and late makes it intricate to punish. I mean, maybe not for fox, falcon, marth, that are swift characters that will hit her between the aerials, but if you're - in my case - Peach I find it very difficult to counter double aerials outside of ASDI/CC ranges. Thanks ! Also, if the comments encourage you to do particular characters, I'd suggest the floaty midtiers that win mainly because of missing matchup knowledge from the opponent, aka ice climbers, luigis, samuses (icies arguably not being midtiers). I have the feeling there is some real flowchart to follow on where to be on the stage and what to do, but I can't figure it out well. These 3 are considered top annoyment for a reason and i'm sure people would appreciate some help. I mean, there are other characters that are commonly hated, but they're main specific. Peaches hate puffs, puffs hate foxes, fox hate falcos, falcos hate marths, marths, no, nearly eveyone under high level, hate sheik.
Shiek is the only character whose entire design is about abusing people who don't know how to abuse CC, dashdancing, OoS options and edgeguarding. Literally the opposite of a directly engaging character. It's only interesting to watch the ones who keep everyone guessing, like Plup and Swedishdelight, or the ones that are just hilarious like Borp.
Sheik's worst matchup imo is marth. Also, i dont understand why people complain about sheik. Yes, she is frequently played on the defense, but she can be entertaining to watch, play as, and even play against. For all of you who agree with me, watch as I trigger those who dont. Ftilt Dthrow Fair
Marth is definitely 50/50 against Sheik, perhaps he has a slight advantage if he knows what he's doing and a slight disadvantage if he has no idea what he's doing. Her worst matchups are undoubtedly Fox, Falco, and ICs.
I don't own SSBM anymore, and even when I played it regularly I never had the ability to go to tournaments. I also never invested much time into perfecting tech skill, since it's not particularly useful if you're mostly playing the game by yourself against CPU characters. That said, I know enough about the game to consistently outplay people at a casual skill level, so I'm probably equivalent to a level 1.5 to 2. In SSB4 I'm a level 4.
I'd say fox, falco and marth are sheik's worst matchups. Marth has a great tool set to attack sheik because of the general placement of their hitboxes (marth swipes over/under much of sheik's toolset). Fox has the edge for speed in the air and generally is considered to have the widest range of tools (also Sfat is a sheik killing monster nowadays). Falco not only has much of Fox's toolset but his lasers have knockback and can usually combat sheik's needle game handedly.
Could you make a How to Beat Marth video? Marth is the bane of my existence. I can handle all the other characters. It's just that Marth is so dang good. His range makes him uncanny.
I'm around 3.5 and 4 Puff is probably her worst matchup due to lack of combos and no grab, as well as overall issues dealing with her multi jumps and crouch
Abuse platforms and wave lands, don't chill in front of their shield, don't always approach aka be patient, pick ur openings well, make the most of ur openings aka kill nana, and don't get grabbed. There's beating IC's in a nutshell.
...Well I don't say abuse plattforms, because in plataforms ic's can get some desyncs, and get the two plattforms for themselves. As an ic's main i hate using aerials because of the lag.... So there you have it. And also, don't just concetrate in nana, because some of us use her like bait.... AND DON'T FUC**** FALL IN BLIZZARD. Beware of the running ice block, Di from the downsmash... And don't get grabbed. Best counterpick stage against: Yoshi's story, Because of plattforms and randall... Randall will help you kill nana. .. Sorry mom i failed you.
Last comments I said I was a 3, but, by this sheet, I'm a 4. Sheik's worst match-ups at high level: 1. ICs 2. Puff 3. Fox 4. Falco Everything else is either fairly even or in Sheik's favor. Sheik's worst match-ups at low-mid level: 1. ICs (that can wobble) 2. Puff 3. Falco 4. Fox 5. Marth Everything else should be in Sheik's favor unless the other players is better than you. If an ICs player cannot wobble, they lose to Sheik handedly, even on stages like FD.
I wish you'd have given a more detailed explanation of the inputs for shield grabbing to beat jabs/tilts and the reason why it works. You didn't say that you have to keep holding the shield trigger and that the best way is to hold down on c stick while doing so. I'm also fairly sure in the subsequent section, if the third hit of sheik's dsmash hits you, you can't punish with anything but shieldgrab or very fast aerials oos
you can definitely wavedash oos > shine on sheiks dsmash even if the 3rd hit touches your shield you dont have to hold down on the c stick, that would make you spot dodge. i figured most people grab with L/R+A anyway so they would do it automatically
My apologies, if sheik's third hit of unstaled dsmash hits your shield, you have a 3 frame window to wavedash shine her as 10% dmg moves have 6 frames of shieldstun. 15 frames of JS, WD lag, and shine startup, and sheik is vulnerable for 46 (w/IASA)-22(first frame of last hitbox) frames after connecting. You need to be ASDIng down during your grab animation. I do it with Cstick, but you can do it with control stick as well.
Yep. Fox can rack up % so much faster than sheik, and generally kill early. He also beats sheik on the offense and defense. This is coming from a fox main.
Sheik is the easiest character in the game as far as execution goes. Her auto combo game is the most free by far, with virtually no possibility of making a mistake, which is why at mid to low level sheik beats marth, but obviously you still have to be good at the game to do well with her.
This is coming from someone who is just a spectator really, but from what I understand, Shiek is really easy compared to other top tiers for people who aren't very technical. Fox on the other hand is easier for anyone who is decently technical.
I'm in an awkward spot on the 1-10 scale, I've been practicing tech skill and stuff for a while now but since I don't have anyone to play with consistently and I can't figure out how to set up net play, I don't have the experience developed. I'm probably still around a 5 though just because of raw skill, and I can take games off of the best in my area so maybe knocking on the door of 6
Just get behind him. Tell me what he can do if you're at his back. SHop B-Air? Easily punished. Outside of that he's combo food depending on what character you're playing.
Eight Ball Getting behind him is hard enough with his dash dancing and nair wall. Also, if i get behind a falcon, they'll just dash away, then dash back and punish anything i try to do :(
The matchup is pretty straight forward to be honest. I have no idea who you play, but you more or less do the same thing regardless or character, which is abuse his speed. Falcon's speed can potentially be a detriment. Because he's so fast it's easy for Falcon players to get impatient and commit to approaches, making the bait and punish style extremely potent. If you don't know how to play defensive against a rush down character, then I'd suggest learning that before even looking into specific matchups.
Sheik's worst matchup is definitely Ice Climbers. She has zero above average moves to spread the two without taking a huge risk and thus will lose to wobble in any neutral match.
Sheik's worst MU in my opinion is Fox followed by ICs and Falco. To me they are all difficult matchups - against spacies it's hard to deal with their crazy pressure, and ICs kinda body sheik unless you can avoid grab.
:( most of the advices does not work if you are yoshi :( You can not counter attack/grab anything once you are in shield basically once you are in shield you have only 1 choice: scape
i kinda feel like combating sheik is similar to fighitng marth. Eps beating out his aerials. Only difference is marth has less active frames but a better shorthop.
"if you simply smash DI away on every hit" damn when did people get so good
The year is 2021. If you don't SDI every hit to get out of combos then you're a month-one n00b. Somewhere around 2019 was when I think literally everyone decent at Melee started to SDI everything all the time.
How to beat Sheik:
Grab ledge.
How to beat Kirby. Please I'm struggling with this matchup!
You can't.... Just give up.
Step 1: Unplug your controller dawg
Use anyone
Kirby is 1 of the worst in the game! Bruh! But if you REALLY are struggling that hard, just pick Sheik & chaingrab dat puffball!
+Nintega (Green Roy) inability to detect sarcasm. Nice.
Yeah I got included in the salty comments section, my life is complete
Preach it.
same
Fish You are now immortal
Sheik's worst matchup is Sheik because both players and the entire audience manage to lose
Same as puff
Is fox
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Spacies and/or ICs are Sheik's worst matchups for sure.
Also, please do a "how to beat" video for all top tiers! They're very informative.
Can you make a "How to not get fucked by Filthy Wobblers" AKA "How to avoid getting wobbled and escape common set ups" guide?
what are they gonna tell you other than typical shit? just don't get grabbed, abuse platforms and wavelands, kill Nana quick, etc
How to escape dthrow->dair->regrab would be one example. There's plenty to talk about and they can also talk about Nana's AI so that you can edgeguard her every time.
Artian Kica that's still obvious, just SDI, plus anyone with braincells can exploit Nana's AI
There's no reason to act the way you're acting.
TMP Waves damn, i'm sorry. i didn't realize you've never been wobbled in your life and that you 4 stock every single ice climbers player you've ever played in your life. you should really give lessons to top players so they stop getting wobbled and all the ic's mains will stop winning because it's so obvious how to beat them. how about you actually play the fucking game and learn what your talking about before making stupid comments like that.
Where the hell was this video yesterday, I lost to a sheik in bracket :/
- I've never been to a tournament.
- I just learned how to up-tilt without jumping by accident.
Probably level 2
lol
what about now
Haven't played in a while, so pretty much the same
Feelsbadman
@@rtifakt how bout now
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Sheik's worst matchup? Fox, definitely
I'm no Sheik main, but I think her worst MU is probably Ice Climbers, since they eliminate her grab game. Jiggs is rough for her too, since she can cc > rest a lot of her moves.
As a Sheik main, I completely agree with this video.
Sheik is like a barebones character. She is good at what she does. But
what she does isn't soaring above everyone else. Sheik is a good
character. But she is NOT a great character. For the most part, I see
her as a LIMITED character. She can only do so much. You can't expand on
your skill with Sheik like you can with Fox or Marth.
Very good video. And I would say Ice Climbers are her worst Matchup.
how to beat Marth as Luigi
I need this in my life
Wow all those scrub comments at the beginning. Like you said Sheik gets edgeguarded super hard once you just grab edge and make her recover onstage. Fox and Puff win the matchup, and IC might make the player switch off Sheik completely to go Fox or Peach.
Best video you've made in a while. Can't wait for the next in the series.
started 7 months ago and was starting to wonder if i should be higher on the spectrum by now but by the looks of your chart, i guess im pretty normal. gonna keep grinding.
Very good video kira, i really appreciate that you make these and also with such an high quality, thx!
How to BEAT Kirby/Pichu pls
How to beat Marth! pls I hate to play against Marth!
Stay close, so he can't tipper, also, approach from the air/plattforms so he can't grab as easily
Learning how to DI all the different hitboxes on his moves (at least important ones like fair and fsmash and dash attack) is super key in playing against him.
As well as don't overshield, he has a SHIELD BREAKER for crying out loud, I've seen this too much in low level play
Play Sheik: chain grab, Fair repeat.
+MrFlyingPenguinz sheik can't chaingrab marth...
One of the best videos you've done yet. Really appreciate the work you're putting into these. Please keep up the good work, all your videos are badass.
Also, I think Puff is probably Sheik's worst matchup in the game. It's hard to tell with hbox being the only super high level puff, but that's my vote.
I'm actually pleased to say I'm a 3. I've played the game since it first came out, but only started practicing tech skill and attending tournaments in the last 4 months. The hardest part for me is forcing myself to go to tournaments when I never win any of my games. At least I can four-stock my roommate now!
Peter Mueller I didn't know pro melee was a thing until this last winter. I still have a gcube in my treehouse and I started watching these vids so I could beat my friend. I'm a 2.5 but I'm having fun. Getting pretty decent at some falco skills, and Yoshi. I haven't done any tournaments but I can play with people who have been to some.
I love the knowledge this channel puts out Kira xD. It's actually comes from a place of genuine understanding. But for some reason, as a good player, I'm hesitant to give out knowledge, because it feels like it would create threats in players around me, or give insight into how I think about the game to rivals. Is this sort of thinking common in top players too you think? This could be why hungry box has never gone out of his way to create any guides or give any advice that wasn't basic whatsoever.
As a Sheik main for a year and a half, I'd definitely say Fox is her worst matchup. His movement options vastly outclass Sheik's in neutral, and his punishes are among the best. Falco is easier to get in on due to his low running speed, and definitely far easier to gimp. Neither Puff nor Icies pose much of a problem if you're willing to play patiently with needle, platform, and Bair camping.
This is dope. Please make these for all top tiers. Kind of like your "Are you a - player" series.
Sheik's worst matchup is ICs. I have a friend who I consistently beat with Sheik, whether he uses Sheik, Fox, or Falcon. Then one day he surprised me with a pocket ICs that did nothing except wavedash, chain grab, and wobble, and he won our best of 5 set. It wasn't my first time playing an ICs, but the FD and pokemon counterpicks got him 2 games, and I was exhausted for game 5 after 20 minutes of platform camping and spacing vs the dreaded wobble. Someday, my pocket peach will surprise his pocket ICs, and that will be a glorious day. :D
Sheik's Worst Matchup? Jigglypuff. You know something's wrong when you can't even GRAB your opponent!
Nintega94 wat most rest setups dont work vs sheik if you get cc'd tho sheik is good vs puff
bratkartoffeln123456 Go watch SSBM tutorial's Rest Setups video. Jigglypuff can duck under Sheik's grabs. Does that guarantee a rest? Not likely, but Sheik kinda heavily relies on her grab combos.
Nintega94
not really due to puff being ungrabable while ducked why bother with it you can outspace her with bairs above 60% throws achieve nothing anymore anyways so it's a wasted effort to begin with
Nintega94 oh yeah i used jiggly puff once on this pro sheik main and i completely annihilate that guy to oblivion
Charizard
yeah "pro sheik main"
:^)
Crushing birds with my ganon at my locals. About a 5.
Also the shield grab tips are very useful. It's so important to know when and when not to shield grab
I'm very confused. Mew2king mains Sheik in Melee, Meta Knight in Brawl, and Cloud in Sm4sh. All of which are some of the most hated characters in their respective games. Yet the vast majority of players I see say that Mew2king is their favourite smasher. Am I missing something?
Also, ICs is her worst matchup. I don't blame Mew2king switching to Peach whenever he encounters one.
Lets be honest, Mew2King's REAL main in Melee is Marth.
He plays Sheik against Sheik, Marth (half the time) Falcon, Samus, and Ax...Pikachu,
Peach against IC
Fox against Hu....Jigglypuff
Marth against Fox, Falco, Peach, Marth (half the time)
Spacies + Peach are the ones combined most used here. He really mains Marth.
I was basing it off the fact that Mew2king used to say that Sheik was better than Marth and that Smash Wiki mentions Sheik first then Marth. So I didn't know that those facts are outdated. But still, Meta Knight and Cloud.
Netconsole is right for the most part, but also cause m2k has such a loveable and bizarre personality
Sheik is not the most hated character in melee. That title belongs to either ice climbers or puff. Sheik is probably third though.
What is cooler than a sexy ninja princess?
I say this as a Falcon player, Sheik is a cool character.
this series is gonna be dope
4-5 here!
Thanks a lot for this video Kira!
Why has it taken 15 years for someone to go in depth about general matchup strategies without rambling on or getting way too specific?
Because what's too vague and too specific depends on who you're talking to and their skill level.
1. Our scene is and was small and nobody would have even come close to profiting from videos like this for a very long time.
2. The only people with knowledge are busy trying to win, dont have time for the lengthy process that is script writing + expensive recording equipment + video editing. Going along with point 1, nobody would put in this much consistent time each week for basically no reward.
3. It's hard to do. Even looking back at my videos I can see so many ways I could have presented the info more clearly or more succinctly. The "How to Combo with Falco" video basically took me like 8 hours of writing + time continuing to think about how to do it while going out to eat or discussing it with friends while hanging out. Maybe someone would be able to do it faster than me but a lot of this game becomes subconscious, we aim to beat these techniques and general strategies into our instinct so that we don't have to waste time thinking about it in-game. That's why so many top players have trouble articulating exactly what's going on- the game is so fast it's hard to tell why you decided to do something sometimes, we've just played enough so that our instinct is usually correct more often than not.
That's not how Melee works. Strategies are not 1-time gimmicks. The shield pressure part in particular outlines every common option Sheik has and how to beat them. It doesn't show a foolproof way to never get shield pressured ever.
Players who work hard to improve at this game will beat anything eventually, and will find this video very helpful even if they play Sheik themselves. However those people will get good regardless of whether I put content out or not. It's the lower level people and the ones who aren't willing to put a lot of effort in themselves that need something like this (no offense to those people, some simply want to put effort into other avenues and that's more than okay).
You are limited by the game code. You can not do anything not pre-programmed into the game.
alphabett66 gotem
I am probably located at the level 3 based off the cart.
As someone who's gotten into Melee competitively just recently, but also coming from years of competitive Street Fighter background, I understand the tech, know the basics, but don't have enough practice to start getting really good at the game. I would like to, and these types of videos do help a lot.
With that said, the one character I ALWAYS have trouble is Peach. As someone who plays Jigglypuff, I feel like I have to really space my aerials, and really be up on my punish game comparatively to Peach, which I feel has a lot easier time to punish and to put more percentage than that of Jiggs. It also seems like it's a lot harder to kill Peach due to her floatiness, and overall harder to edge guard because of her float.
If anyone has any real good tips on how to learn how to beat Peach, or any other suggestions I might do to play Jiggs more effectively, please let me know. Cheers~
~Saka
PS - When I have the time, I will try to get more videos on my YT channel to get a better look at what I need to be doing better as well as taking other people criticisms to up my game more.
Can't wait how to see how I can beat Mewtwo.
SA3Future before that watch how to beat link,toon link,and zelda
@@Ego-Fiend toon link ? wtf
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I'd say Falco. Crouch cancelling all of Sheik's approach options allows for him to respond with shine punishes.
I'm so glad Pikachu was partly in the video
This was such a good video. Really easy to understand and super useful.
honestly i think we might need a whole video just for her dsmash but you could give peach a shot at the "how to beat ___" series.
Sheiks worst MU is a tie between Puff and ICs imo
I like your videos, but I really wish you would show more demonstrations of puff's options in the little video clips you create. It's great to see what fox, falco, marth, cap falcon, samus, and pikachu can do.. but I wish you gave more love to the pink puffball!
4.5 and Shiek's worst matchup is ICs. Like you said, It's not that hard to punish a tilt - and considering how easy shiek makes it to grab her, I have no choice but to put ICs. Puff is 2nd - and while Fox destroys her when he punishes, Sheik can punish Fox decently as well. Nothing zero to deathy but around 60%. If you're average then you will probably be techchased to death or juggled into a fair.
I have never clicked on a video faster in my life
The part around 2:20 is deceptive because sheik can space fair/bair/nair to be safe vs these options if she shields or dashes back
I'd say I'm somewhere between 2 and 3. I love the game, though. Nice video btw!
you should do this with more characters! Great vid btw!
How to beat Fox will be good for alot of players I feel.
Wobbles said himself that if you don't know the Fox matchup then you're probably bad at Melee.
I find that if you grab the Sheik and make sure you don't shield often and use down tilt with Marth she isn't allowed to be cancer
I`d be a 4 and 5 would be a stretch probably.
As for Sheik`s worst matchup, I`d give it to Fox because she has no reliable answers to his ground game and a mistake on the punish game hurts her a lot more on the margin than it does for Fox. ICs is another candidate only because she loses a lot on having to rely on shield pressure mixups and forfeiting her grab game punishes.
Sheiks worst match up is Sheik.
Can you do Are You A Ganondorf Player? so I could shere this to my friend Sebovich
I like this new series. Good idea!
Besides sheik having a good edgeguarding game and tech chasing game vs fox. Fox has the tools to just body sheik. The lasers to make sheik approach, the shine that leads to upsmash/grab. The hard hitting vertical K/O moves, etc. being good at CC'ing with fox also helps a ton. Fox wins probably 6:4
Sheik's worst matchup is ICs because her only mixup to CCing is grabbing which is made void by nana and popo being alive. No options in neutral, wobbling, sheik can still get chain grabbed from sopo, highly punishable recovery, etc. 85/15 matchup imo
How to beat Marth would be great. I have a lot of trouble getting in his face and even using projectiles to pressure him.
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Would you have advices as how to beat sheik's full hop double aerial ? In this video you explain how doing the attack early or late leaves her open respectively late or early ; however doing an aerial both early and late makes it intricate to punish. I mean, maybe not for fox, falcon, marth, that are swift characters that will hit her between the aerials, but if you're - in my case - Peach I find it very difficult to counter double aerials outside of ASDI/CC ranges.
Thanks !
Also, if the comments encourage you to do particular characters, I'd suggest the floaty midtiers that win mainly because of missing matchup knowledge from the opponent, aka ice climbers, luigis, samuses (icies arguably not being midtiers). I have the feeling there is some real flowchart to follow on where to be on the stage and what to do, but I can't figure it out well.
These 3 are considered top annoyment for a reason and i'm sure people would appreciate some help. I mean, there are other characters that are commonly hated, but they're main specific. Peaches hate puffs, puffs hate foxes, fox hate falcos, falcos hate marths, marths, no, nearly eveyone under high level, hate sheik.
You can hit her after the first aerial. if not, treat the 2nd one like a late aerial
Shiek is the only character whose entire design is about abusing people who don't know how to abuse CC, dashdancing, OoS options and edgeguarding. Literally the opposite of a directly engaging character.
It's only interesting to watch the ones who keep everyone guessing, like Plup and Swedishdelight, or the ones that are just hilarious like Borp.
how to beat bad sheiks
lightshield
get dthrown
tech in place
shine
profit
repeat
I got a problem I can do this in 20xx practice mode but not when I'm actually playing
everyone has that problem. play more
Sheik's worst matchup imo is marth. Also, i dont understand why people complain about sheik. Yes, she is frequently played on the defense, but she can be entertaining to watch, play as, and even play against. For all of you who agree with me, watch as I trigger those who dont.
Ftilt
Dthrow
Fair
Sheik's worst MU is definitely fox
Jiggs is sucks too. IC mu is not that bad imo.
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Marth is definitely 50/50 against Sheik, perhaps he has a slight advantage if he knows what he's doing and a slight disadvantage if he has no idea what he's doing.
Her worst matchups are undoubtedly Fox, Falco, and ICs.
Marth is your worst matchup. Not sheiks
I don't own SSBM anymore, and even when I played it regularly I never had the ability to go to tournaments. I also never invested much time into perfecting tech skill, since it's not particularly useful if you're mostly playing the game by yourself against CPU characters. That said, I know enough about the game to consistently outplay people at a casual skill level, so I'm probably equivalent to a level 1.5 to 2. In SSB4 I'm a level 4.
Fox, no doubt in my mind. Sheik is just so vulnerable to so many combos and openings in neutral.
When is that Falcon Punish Tutorial coming out? It's been like a year.
I'd say fox, falco and marth are sheik's worst matchups. Marth has a great tool set to attack sheik because of the general placement of their hitboxes (marth swipes over/under much of sheik's toolset). Fox has the edge for speed in the air and generally is considered to have the widest range of tools (also Sfat is a sheik killing monster nowadays). Falco not only has much of Fox's toolset but his lasers have knockback and can usually combat sheik's needle game handedly.
4. Shiek's worst matchup is easily Fox.
Could you make a How to Beat Marth video?
Marth is the bane of my existence. I can handle all the other characters. It's just that Marth is so dang good. His range makes him uncanny.
I'm around 3.5 and 4
Puff is probably her worst matchup due to lack of combos and no grab, as well as overall issues dealing with her multi jumps and crouch
how to beat ics. I do have an understanding on how to beat them, but they are still a mental block for me
Abuse platforms and wave lands, don't chill in front of their shield, don't always approach aka be patient, pick ur openings well, make the most of ur openings aka kill nana, and don't get grabbed. There's beating IC's in a nutshell.
Dude you sound like a scrub. You should just not lose your stocks and you win.
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Kill the nana. That's it.
...Well I don't say abuse plattforms, because in plataforms ic's can get some desyncs, and get the two plattforms for themselves. As an ic's main i hate using aerials because of the lag.... So there you have it. And also, don't just concetrate in nana, because some of us use her like bait.... AND DON'T FUC**** FALL IN BLIZZARD. Beware of the running ice block, Di from the downsmash... And don't get grabbed.
Best counterpick stage against: Yoshi's story, Because of plattforms and randall... Randall will help you kill nana.
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Sorry mom i failed you.
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this was awesome. super super informative!!
Last comments I said I was a 3, but, by this sheet, I'm a 4.
Sheik's worst match-ups at high level:
1. ICs
2. Puff
3. Fox
4. Falco
Everything else is either fairly even or in Sheik's favor.
Sheik's worst match-ups at low-mid level:
1. ICs (that can wobble)
2. Puff
3. Falco
4. Fox
5. Marth
Everything else should be in Sheik's favor unless the other players is better than you. If an ICs player cannot wobble, they lose to Sheik handedly, even on stages like FD.
I'd like to see a video on buffer rolling.
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5.5 for me probably.
Please make a how to beat falco!
Great video as always,
Last time I was this early, my parents still loved me
Sheik's worst MUs are ICs and Jiggs, IMO. Also, could you do a video on "Are you a Mewtwo Player?" or just some Mewtwo tutorials! :) Thx!
How to beat sheik:
Crouch
I wish you'd have given a more detailed explanation of the inputs for shield grabbing to beat jabs/tilts and the reason why it works. You didn't say that you have to keep holding the shield trigger and that the best way is to hold down on c stick while doing so. I'm also fairly sure in the subsequent section, if the third hit of sheik's dsmash hits you, you can't punish with anything but shieldgrab or very fast aerials oos
you can definitely wavedash oos > shine on sheiks dsmash even if the 3rd hit touches your shield
you dont have to hold down on the c stick, that would make you spot dodge. i figured most people grab with L/R+A anyway so they would do it automatically
My apologies, if sheik's third hit of unstaled dsmash hits your shield, you have a 3 frame window to wavedash shine her as 10% dmg moves have 6 frames of shieldstun. 15 frames of JS, WD lag, and shine startup, and sheik is vulnerable for 46 (w/IASA)-22(first frame of last hitbox) frames after connecting.
You need to be ASDIng down during your grab animation. I do it with Cstick, but you can do it with control stick as well.
Sheik's worst MU is Puff. She can rarely gimp or grab her which are her strengths.
I'd like to see a how to beat Samus
people think sheik is easy lol
fox rewards you for everything as long as you have composure
Yep. Fox can rack up % so much faster than sheik, and generally kill early. He also beats sheik on the offense and defense. This is coming from a fox main.
Agreed!
Sheik is the easiest character in the game as far as execution goes. Her auto combo game is the most free by far, with virtually no possibility of making a mistake, which is why at mid to low level sheik beats marth, but obviously you still have to be good at the game to do well with her.
This is coming from someone who is just a spectator really, but from what I understand, Shiek is really easy compared to other top tiers for people who aren't very technical. Fox on the other hand is easier for anyone who is decently technical.
Adrian Christ Yeah thats pretty much it.
I'm in an awkward spot on the 1-10 scale, I've been practicing tech skill and stuff for a while now but since I don't have anyone to play with consistently and I can't figure out how to set up net play, I don't have the experience developed. I'm probably still around a 5 though just because of raw skill, and I can take games off of the best in my area so maybe knocking on the door of 6
How to beat Falcon. Please. I don't know why, but I always get shook when he's close.
Just get behind him. Tell me what he can do if you're at his back. SHop B-Air? Easily punished. Outside of that he's combo food depending on what character you're playing.
lol their is alot he can do if your at his back
Eight Ball Getting behind him is hard enough with his dash dancing and nair wall. Also, if i get behind a falcon, they'll just dash away, then dash back and punish anything i try to do :(
The matchup is pretty straight forward to be honest. I have no idea who you play, but you more or less do the same thing regardless or character, which is abuse his speed. Falcon's speed can potentially be a detriment. Because he's so fast it's easy for Falcon players to get impatient and commit to approaches, making the bait and punish style extremely potent. If you don't know how to play defensive against a rush down character, then I'd suggest learning that before even looking into specific matchups.
lol he would have to be a pretty bad falcon for his speed to be detrimental
Great guide. Btw, is there anything I can do about CC used against Sheik? Maybe be more aggressive with needles?
late aerial > shield, space bair, use needles, grab
As a Sheik main her worst mu is either Fox or Falco, leaning a bit towards fox
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How to beat Falco. Especially a campy one. Lasers in neutral are so good.
Learn to power shield and/or dodge the lasers
Also wavedash out of shield a lot
that grab range at 3:21 though
Sheiks worst matchup is probably the pink puffball, Kirby
Sheik's worst matchup is definitely Ice Climbers. She has zero above average moves to spread the two without taking a huge risk and thus will lose to wobble in any neutral match.
Sheik's worst MU in my opinion is Fox followed by ICs and Falco. To me they are all difficult matchups - against spacies it's hard to deal with their crazy pressure, and ICs kinda body sheik unless you can avoid grab.
Either Ice Climbers or Puff; nothing else even comes close.
lol that falcon was so dead after that knee off stage
I'd say ics but it depends on play styles I guess, I personally have issues with falcon
:( most of the advices does not work if you are yoshi :(
You can not counter attack/grab anything once you are in shield
basically once you are in shield you have only 1 choice: scape
My favorite video so far. Worst matchup is probably fox
Hey Ssbm Tutorials can you make a video how to beat marth I'm having trouble
What's best way to DI out of Sheiks down throw as Marth to not get grabbed again
we have videos on this, as well as answers on my ask.fm
So when we getting that how to play gananodorf video or the how to play yoshi video...
i kinda feel like combating sheik is similar to fighitng marth. Eps beating out his aerials. Only difference is marth has less active frames but a better shorthop.
somewhat recovery wise also