Link's Match-ups: Export #4: R.O.B.

Link vs. R.O.B.
30:70 R.O.B.
This match-up is tough due to the off stage game of R.O.B. and his ability to punish a lot of what Link does up close. You can camp R.O.B. provided it's not long range camping, R.O.B. will win if it's long range. Stick to mid range, as you should. R.O.B. still out camps you but at mid range you have a better chance in this MU.

R.O.B. will be trying to grab you more and punishing with Dsmash if you space wrong. Zair is good on R.O.B., but be careful of how close you are, R.O.B. has enough time to grab you after you land from Zair. Do not be offstage for long, R.O.B. can gimp you very easily with a wall of pain filled with Fair.

If R.O.B. goes off stage, don't follow him. Stay on stage where Link is safe.

For stages, Brinstar is nice with R.O.B.'s top getting stuck in the acid. Any stage that doesn't focus on ledge play or aerial games should be good for Link.

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Lawz]I play against two ROB mains that come to these boards so I know it pretty well. ROB's Advantages: 1. ROB outcamps 2. Wins up close 3. Wins in the air 4. Can gimp Link ROB's Disadvantages: 1. ROB is limited when above 2. It's tough when at mid-range Opponent's Advantages: 1. Can kinda juggle ROB 2. ROB hates zair lol Opponent's Disadvantages: 1. Loses the camp game 2. Loses up close 3. Loses in air 4. Can get gimped What ROB should try to do: 1. Camp Link 2. Go through Link's spam and fight up close said:

Link can outspam ROB, but ROB still has a nasty spam game and neither should his close-up game be underestimated. Dsmash eats Link for breakfast, and fsmash tends to hit Link faster than he can retaliate.
However ROB is a heavy that can be juggled pretty hard with Link's uair. Zair also kicks ROB's butt, which is helped along by ROB's slow rolling game. And, if spaced correctly, it makes it difficult for ROB to retaliate if he tries to shield the zair.
ROB can gimp Link so easily its ridiculous. The real key to having a chance at ROB is to never get offstage. Always go for the whiplash recovery. This means that you need to DI downwards; chances are that if you die because you couldn't grab the ledge quickly enough, you wouldn't have made it back anyway.
At the very least 65:35 ROB's favor, at most 20:80.

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Lawz. said:

zair works until the ROB gets smart and starts shielding and punishing with grabs.

when facing ROB you should be at mid range, not far because ROB does spam you and up close ROB wins with tilts, jabs, and grabs.

ROB should ONLY be 65:35 its not bad enough to be 70:30 and definitely NOT 80:20.

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00000 said:

Even if he doesn't PS the zair he can grab you as you land, but only if you are too close. Neutral or retreating zair works well when approaching zair is unsafe.

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kirbywizard said:

Well lets see I find a fantastic stage to vs against ROB I must say is Brinstar, that spinner actaully gets stuck in the lava and ROB Cant pull out a new one. iT gets his spaming game down but overall its still in his advantage

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Lawz. said:

I play against two ROB mains that come to these boards so I know it pretty well.

ROB's Advantages:
1. ROB outcamps
2. Wins up close
3. Wins in the air
4. Can gimp Link
ROB's Disadvantages:
1. ROB is limited when above
2. It's tough when at mid-range
Opponent's Advantages:
1. Can kinda juggle ROB
2. ROB hates zair lol
Opponent's Disadvantages:
1. Loses the camp game
2. Loses up close
3. Loses in air
4. Can get gimped
What ROB should try to do:
1. Camp Link
2. Go through Link's spam and fight up close, though this can be difficult to do
How to do it:
If you can PS his bombs, boomerang, arrows, and zair all in one go then you beat on Link. But like I said it can be difficult because like ROB, Link also has a flexible spam game.
How opponent can stop it:
1. The Link will have to PS the laser and watch for the gyro. Link will want to make sure ROB doesn't get the gyro again.
What Opponent should be trying to do:
1. Link will be tossing bombs, arrows, and boomerangs to keep ROB away. He will also use zair which is difficult for ROB to deal with because he is kind of a big target.
2. Link will just have to space as much as possible at mid-range in order to avoid getting camped and avoid fighting against ROB's awesome tilts and jabs.

While ROB is recovering back to the stage, the Link will obviously NOT be able to gimp ROB (unless some miracle happens) but he will just try to shoot arrows to mess with it and get some extra damage on him.


Ratio:
65:35 ROB

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GreyClover said:

I dunno, ROB is pretty good at Norfair imo.

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Red Ryu said:

Is it accepted that R.O.B. outcamps Link?

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Lawz. said:

Yeah ROB outcamps without a doubt.

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Red Ryu said:

Alright, I'll fix the write-up and if it's alright will add your quoted input.

The ratio, 30:70, is only going to staying only because that was what the general consensus at the time.

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Red Ryu said:

The ratio, 30:70, is only going to staying only because that was what the general consensus at the time.

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00000 said:

There is no way in hell that this matchup is as hard as D3. What were we smoking thinking.

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Anonano said:

You're definitely right, D3 is 80:20. ROB is still 70:30.

Also, pot?

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RainissoLink said:

You are all horrible link mains and I have no idea how you're still pulling through with this. You're too stupid to be breathing.

/needed a post

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