LanceStern
Smash Lord
The problem:
It is one of the most frustrating matchups to play (besides against Kirby who is as cheap as pennies as well).
- We can't catch him horizontal as he is jumping away, or even if we hit him we can't string combos. Can't catch him vertically. He jumps much higher and has bombs to get us from under him.
- It's almost impossible to punish him if he is spacing his aerials properly and timing them right. Either a jab will stop us, or a zair or a BROKEN utilt or one of his retreating (no lag) aerials. About the only thing we can punish with out of shield is jab or else we get one of those three attacks in our face.
- It's hard to kill him because it's so hard to hit him. And about the only kill move that has enough range (nair and bair are strong enough you just CAN'T hit him with it) is fair which gets stale.
- Can't outcamp him. Oh my gosh.
So how do you fight him?
- Can't catch him
- Can't punish him
- Hard to kill him
- He kills us at 110
- Hard to hit him
- Can't outcamp him
It is one of the most frustrating matchups to play (besides against Kirby who is as cheap as pennies as well).
- We can't catch him horizontal as he is jumping away, or even if we hit him we can't string combos. Can't catch him vertically. He jumps much higher and has bombs to get us from under him.
- It's almost impossible to punish him if he is spacing his aerials properly and timing them right. Either a jab will stop us, or a zair or a BROKEN utilt or one of his retreating (no lag) aerials. About the only thing we can punish with out of shield is jab or else we get one of those three attacks in our face.
- It's hard to kill him because it's so hard to hit him. And about the only kill move that has enough range (nair and bair are strong enough you just CAN'T hit him with it) is fair which gets stale.
- Can't outcamp him. Oh my gosh.
So how do you fight him?