Help vs. Link

[Krii]

I do well vs link in the general aspect, but its his Grab and his bombs that i find difficult, i need tips to get past these obstacles but without sacraficing a drastic amount of offensive power.

Even if the tip is contrary, please post it will help to see other point of views to this topic.

 

[Kenpachi]

Check out Plairnkk's Guide to Shiek. Its stickied near the beginning of the shiek forum.

as for what you mentioned: you shouldn't get hit with the grab too often if your moving fast enough, link has one of the slowest grabs in the game. as for bombs, try to practice catching them or shielding them or powershielding them. all three kind of neutralize their effect.

also, use your own projectiles against him. but remember, his shield can auto-block needles, so use them from the air.

Hope that helps,

~Kenpachi

 

[Krii]

Thank you, the information is useful =D

 

[Tank20]

For the bomb u block, or grab it and throw it back, For the Grab just keep moving fast enough and if ur friend shield grabs than just jump in the back of him and dtilt or just try a way get him off guard. But yea it is annoying when u get caught by it huh?

 

[Krii]

YEAH!

All my time playing i have been struggling with Shield Grabbing, i try to but i constantly forgat that if i just press 'A' I can grab!!!!

its so frusterating, its about the only thing i can't do >.<

 

[Jose Andres Herrera]

Chain Grab him!!!! It can result very good and you can start your combos easily.

 

[einthesuperdog]

Are you jabbing/tilting out of your aerials? It puts pressure on his shield and if you follow with a grab you can usually get him before he shield grabs or up-Bs. Try to hit him with needles when he's hooking the edge as well, if you get him it'll really mess him up. You could also try needling his bombs, it can work sometimes. Don't rely on it though, it's just something to mix it up with

 

[Banks]

watch the low tier battle in video section to see how not to fight link >_> lol

 

[Asimio]

In the Link video that Plairnkk posted in his guide (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeOeFqnttK4) at 0:51 his Sheik actually does her running attack and Link shields but then when he attempts to throw her, sheik sidesteps and actually dodges the throw. Is that just a slow Link or is that actually possible?

When i play against my friend, he keeps stunning me with his darn bombs. God, it's SO annoying.

 

[Fortress | Sveet]

well shiek should dominate link. stay to the ledges. needle spam him, and come in with some aerials. when you hit a sheild, lcancel and start jabbing. if he tried to shield grab you, you can keep jabbing for like a free 20% or so. if he didnt keep jabbing and he will be forced to roll or have his shield broken.

as for bombs... you can stop him from bringing them out. it takes a while for him to pull them out so just keep the pressure on. link is really slow so pressure will stop him from doing much. if he does get one out... dont just rush at him, charge your needles or something and wait for him to throw it, then shield it. link really has no anti-shield game, as long as you can at least somewhat see his grabs coming.

and for the record, link's grab is the fastest of the chain type grabs, though it is still very laggy. chaintype grabs can not grab out of the air, so another thing to do to a shield grabber is to just sh b4 he shield grabs and then combo.

oh yea, chain grab. grabbing is your friend in any matchup, and once you get that grab dont let him out. dthrow to jab reset at low % then mid to high just keep grabbing and when you can fair him to death, dthrow ftilt fair. remember that combo, it is your best weapon vs most characters in the game.

 

[Tope]

Quit reviving old threads.