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Ice Climbers

Gameplan

  • Do not get grabbed at low percent
  • At high percent, you're dead so play the risk-reward game appropriately
  • Needle from platform to gain low percent damage
  • Split the climbers apart and keep them apart
  • Moves to split the climbers
    • Low nair between both climbers
    • Down smash between the climbers
    • Ftilt
    • Dtilt if they are not holding down
  • Keep edge guarding simple and efficient
  • Only grab the solo climber
    • Grabbing when both climbers are actionable with lead to you being off-stage and/or in disadvantage
    • Grabbing isn't essential in this matchup, it's more of a vibe check

Edge Guarding

Edge guarding the Ice Climbers can be tough since they have such good drift. Be patient and make a flowchart out of it.

Both Climbers

  • Prepare for an up-b
  • There is a rising hitbox on their up-b
  • Use needles to snipe them low
  • Invincible nair from ledge
  • React on stage and fair one of the climbers off

Solo Climber

  • Face towards the climber
  • Do not grab ledge
    • They must sweetspot which you can cover with needles, down smash, or fair
  • Run off and babysit a fair
  • To recover, trust your up-b angles and needle turnarounds if needed
  • Swing to kill, but be ready to rinse-and-repeat