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