The Top 10 Shield Breakers in Smash Ultimate

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From Marth's Shield Breaker, to the Bowser Bomb, to Ganondorf's infamous Volcano Kick, shield breakers have had a long run in Super Smash Bros. With Smash Ultimate including more than ever in the series, what are some of the best in the game?
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@MockRockTalk 10 месяцев назад

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@BenSchneider181 10 месяцев назад

Can you make a side b animation tier list? I kinda just want to hear about ridley's side b more

@SSM24_ 10 месяцев назад

Small correction: Jigglypuff's Pound doesn't have a sourspot. That's a huge part of why the move is so good - it has 16 active frames and maintains the same strength the entire time. She gets better combos off a late hit just because she recovers sooner after it connects.

@MockRockTalk 10 месяцев назад

Fair enough, I did know that it's a consistent hitbox but maybe "late hit" would've been the better term to use there, good catch!

@Nouser-237 10 месяцев назад

So the late hitbox is good because it hits meaty

@dippin4dots 10 месяцев назад

@@Nouser-237and because she is much closer to the opponent that makes it easier for her to get to that riiight spot

@holylarcenist9596 10 месяцев назад

@@Nouser-237there is no late hitbox I think is what they were getting at

@Nouser-237 10 месяцев назад

@@holylarcenist9596 I know

@erickkao1351 10 месяцев назад

Sephiroth from an animation standpoint is just amazing. They really nailed the "composed psycho" attitude with him with everything. Moves like F-smash, Up-smash, and bair are super strong and you can tell he's putting his back into it, but at the same time, he's perfectly in control. He doesn't flail around or lose his balance. He moves his sword from point A to point B and anything between those two points fucking DIES. Down smash though? That's his psycho mode coming out. He let's the persona drop for one second, one "fuck you" blow. It's stupid how violent this move is animation-wise because you can see he's actually putting his back into the move and the results are GLORIOUS

@isaacldi2643 10 месяцев назад

He's just so classy 🥵

@iceheart_115 10 месяцев назад

It gets even better when the wing is out, adds some extra flair on top of it.

@Dan-yp5tk 10 месяцев назад

daddy sepheroth

@omegadreemurr6271 10 месяцев назад

i'm gay for sephiroth

@Xxblade17 10 месяцев назад

Love your take on this

@XenonDante 10 месяцев назад

The reason Byleth down smash see's so much value is a concept in competitive games called mental stack. Mental stack is simple. The brain is a very powerful tool. As a tool, it has the tendency to want to simply as much as it can. The less it has to register information from multiple sources, the faster it can operate. You don't think about driving when you're driving. You don't think about riding a bike when you're riding. Through repetitive action, your brain simplifies these actions into muscle memory so you can focus on other things, like adapting to the harsh landscapes of North American traffic. The more information your brain needs to process, the slower your responses, from which you have to pick the correct option, which can further slow down your response time.

@benross9174 10 месяцев назад

Good explanation! You did a good job explaining Mental Stack in terms everyone can understand, which isn’t always easy

@MrGameguyC 10 месяцев назад

Concentration over taking Auto-Piloting.

@bdt2002gaming 10 месяцев назад

Don’t let this video distract you from the fact that 80% of Brawl’s problems are fixed by disabling the shield/dodge button. Disclaimer: This change will not ban Meta Knight or remove random tripping.

@joshuabrookbank2637 10 месяцев назад

North American traffic is not that bad

@jetpackjay3410 10 месяцев назад

@@joshuabrookbank2637yes it is, any big city is horrible. Southern California, New York, etc

@TWO8W 10 месяцев назад

I think it’s really cool that ken and Ryus shield breakers are both overheads in their home games, kinda implying that they’re difficult to block, just like in the games. :)

@DoctorNovakaine 10 месяцев назад

One thing you didn't mention about DK's headbutt is the absolutely criminal range it has. Can't even tell you how often I've seen this move connect when it looked like it had no business connecting.

@stephenrichter8940 10 месяцев назад

More range than f smash baby

@YounesLayachi 10 месяцев назад

And it has super armour in the air and can grab ledge. I'm glad the move is finally decent, but I wish the disjoint was more obvious visually. Invisible hitboxes are bad

@MapleLeafSA 10 месяцев назад

Fun fact: Ryu and Ken dthrow are both extremely powerful shield breakers. You'll only see it in 3-player-or-more matches but they'll pop shields instantly

@YounesLayachi 10 месяцев назад

Vs ice climbers is an exception

@licensedpotato7 10 месяцев назад

Byleth down smash is one of my favorite moves in the game. You FEEL the punch of that move every time it hits, and I’d argue that it feels meatier than moves like Warlock Punch

@odstagent1070 10 месяцев назад

I think that's because Ganon just grunts and it's an uncommon way to land a punch irl In the other hand Byleth wents full power on a heavy weapon like in Monster Hunter

@RTU130 10 месяцев назад

@TehDompie 10 месяцев назад

I LOVE Byleth Dsmash. The dopamine shot from landing one or breaking shields with one never gets old

@sarasaland4709 Месяц назад

Kazuya having invincible legs on his shield breaker is the most DLC thing I’ve heard in months.

@GumshoeClassic 10 месяцев назад

"Criminally underrated" is definitely an apt way to describe Corrins Chainsaw, using it genuinely feels like committing a crime sometimes. Not because it's broken, but because it feels like gaming the system. An automatic frametrap just for charging a different move that outright circumvents a defensive mechanic. To whoever came up with that: Godspeed, my friend.

@patrykprime1134 10 месяцев назад

Forever sad as hell that Dedede FSmash used to be a fantastic shield breaker before getting nerfed.

@MsDarkz123 10 месяцев назад

At least we still have Jet Hammer.

@YounesLayachi 10 месяцев назад

@@MsDarkz123 explain jet hammer's sour spot. Why.

@zernek9199 10 месяцев назад

Very surprised to see Ganon Up Smash not mentioned, but the other picks all made more sense. Very fun video, I liked it more than I thought I would!

@MockRockTalk 10 месяцев назад

I considered it, but it's not an _incredible_ pure shield breaker, excels in other areas, and is on a character who has multiple actual shield breakers, so seemed a little against the spirit of the video. Which is admittedly pretty loose and subjective.

@davidlee3565 10 месяцев назад

@@MockRockTalkthen why not like f smash

@personman446 10 месяцев назад

@@davidlee3565 probably the exact same reasons he didn't pick up smash, considering you don't really see either of them break shields often (or really at all, considering with how easy ganon is to bully it's unlikely you'll even have your opponent in a situation where it could happen)

@theclaudfather6436 10 месяцев назад

@@personman446 I’ve broken plenty of shields with Ganondorf’s up tilt.

@personman446 10 месяцев назад

@@theclaudfather6436 yeah, and I've landed aerial reverse warlock punch. that doesn't mean either moves are remotely good at it it doesn't matter what you pull off against your friends who don't play, randos in pools, or the wifi warriors on quickplay. If it doesn't work when your opponent has a brain, then it doesn't really matter

@wingedbluj1674 10 месяцев назад

I have an irrational love for Byleth's down special. I just love how good it feels to cave in my opponent's skull with a move so bad that no even remotely competent player should fall for it.

@YounesLayachi 10 месяцев назад

At least it has super armour in the air, that can be useful...

@zair6591 10 месяцев назад

Expected to see Ganon's up smash. This thing hits hard, really big and it can surprisingly be safe on shield if you space it. There is also an advanced technique where you can fall of a platform for even more safety

@mrbister8714 10 месяцев назад

Excited to see Kazuya as a character in his own slot on this list

@mrbister8714 10 месяцев назад

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@kittybaby6242 10 месяцев назад

I have never seen someone excited to have a bot reply lmao

@FuryJack07 10 месяцев назад

@@kittybaby6242lol

@raynegallaher7661 10 месяцев назад

Since sephiroth is mentioned to have an incredible shield break punish while the background footage shows him using Gigaflare, I'd like to mention a perhaps lesser known trick to shield break punish even harder than that. Which is that, when spaced right, gigaflare into forward smash is a true combo thanks to the delayed explosion.

@stephenrichter8940 10 месяцев назад

I thought just ftilt is true

@YounesLayachi 10 месяцев назад

And it kills most characters at 0%. Sephiroth is one of the rare wielders of reliable shieldbreak into kill in any % on any character anywhere in any legal stage

@user-jw2it4qf2r 26 дней назад

@@stephenrichter8940 Mega late reply but Fsmash is true if it's not last stock or Gigaflare won't kill on its own - the kill zoom on the last stock is what ruins it because it removes all of the hitlag from the final hit

@zacpadilla2432 10 месяцев назад

Sora down smash always seemed good imo. He already conditions people to stay in shield cause of his aerials, and down smash being able to pop it is nice

@thatbrobrax 10 месяцев назад

People dont seem to know the terror of jet hammer DEDEDE its really good

@LLOYDFUNGUIS 10 месяцев назад

villager has a true full shield break setup with tree growth into axe. Plus the move as a whole provides villager with a lot of ledgetraping and killpower. I get why he isnt here tho villy is kinda irrelevant 😥

@YounesLayachi 10 месяцев назад

Yeah it's a bit rare and villager himself is rare but always amazing to see Tree in action

@Squiferz 8 месяцев назад

doesnt it also kill at like 50% or am i thinking of the axe into tree fall

@LLOYDFUNGUIS 8 месяцев назад

@@Squiferz axe -> tree fall is def a much stronger early kill option. tree grow -> axe usually just end up with the sideways axe launch angle which is strong but nowhere near the crazy kill power that is falling tree

@originalph00tbag 10 месяцев назад

One thing that gives Headbutt a bit more versatility is that it is ledgegrab cancelable, which can allow it to be much safer, even on block, when used as a defensive tool while getting to the ledge. As for Mac, I would also add that Mac can charge fsmash, but keep the attack that comes out ambiguous to a much greater benefit than most characters, because of the sheer variety of use cases each of his fsmashes have; yes, you might get the shield breaking downward angle, but you could also get the anti air upward angle.

@9for1gaming6 10 месяцев назад

Kinda surprised that Robin down smash isn't here, but also most of the other moves on the list are better and in terms of Robins kit it's not that good since he's so slow. I do not want to see Roy with that move.

@Zyrianix 10 месяцев назад

It is fantastic in Robin's kit actually! It covers a lot when ledgetrapping which is obviously something Robin does a lot, great 2 frame, anti-air, massive range and lots of shield push so ambiguous on its safety guaranteed shield poke or break if they shield an Arcthunder (which also is a better shield break move on their kit imo)

@raincastmusic 10 месяцев назад

As a Byleth main, the down smash is such a good shield break If you know the shield break confirms, its even better Ive had so many shield breaks with Byleth its so satisfying

@ericmartinez813 10 месяцев назад

Worth noting that DK's Headbonk of Earthly Destruction can also be ledge-grab canceled. That is, canceled by grabbing ledge, so it's a potentially really scary ledge option for DK. It's not the most useful thing in the world when Up Air exists, but a potential early kill.

@TeEPIC_Duck 10 месяцев назад

If you like DK Bonk, look at the max range ;)

@stephenrichter8940 10 месяцев назад

Fastest way to make any diddy main cry. You threw a banana with a buffered f smash? You'll die for that at 50 or 30 if giant punch is charged. Dlc priveledge is a beautiful thing

@Jake76667 10 месяцев назад

14:38 holy shit that sudden noise actually caught me off guard a little bit. that was an actual jumpscare

@Spyder-Marth 10 месяцев назад

I play Marth, Byleth, and Corrin. Seeing all three of my mains in this video (and listed first) is so cool! I love landing sweet spots, I love disjoints, I love Fire Emblem, and I love breaking shields. Impressed a lot of good players with the frequency I land shield breaks in tournament.

@ericab3919 10 месяцев назад

Any shield breaker able to be used in the air is better. Also I feel like charge shot is the move that most often breaks shields that I see.

@YounesLayachi 10 месяцев назад

Agree, charge shot eats shields

@mawilliersmcw5909 10 месяцев назад

Crazy how Kazuya got like 5 shield breakers since he also had bonus shield damage on certain attacks. But I know a slightly charged f smash and down smash with rage breaks a full shield.

@asuuki2048 10 месяцев назад

17:38 YESSS I was getting so worried it wouldn’t make the list 😭

@frankgrimito5821 10 месяцев назад

Sheik: Wait... can you do that? Amazing, I can't even imagine it... DK's a damn beast at shield breaks.

@stephenrichter8940 10 месяцев назад

His down b locks people in shield for both hits. Also it prioritizes shield instead of shield poking for guaranteed breaks

@skyslasher2297 10 месяцев назад

3:02 Fencing swords like rapiers sacrifice strong and effective slashes for mobility and precise stabs so it makes sense Marths signature weapon rewards that kind of targeting. And lucinas is just an imitation which I kinda wish didn’t have that property much like it lacks a tipper.

@LukasArailiys 10 месяцев назад

My favorite Shield breakers are Incineroar’s Revenge boosted specials. Not super reliable by any means, but they’re so funny. Both Darkest Lariat and Cross Chop become very dangerous to shield when boosted by revenge and the best part is that you STILL have Revenge after breaking their shield. Situational, sure, but they’re very funny to me

@battle188883 10 месяцев назад

I think darkest lariat gets close to being a shield breaker without revenge even, but that's not part of the gameplan so that's probs why it wasn't considered.

@LukasArailiys 10 месяцев назад

@@battle188883 fair enough. It is the best worst move in the game, and you can spotdodge the last hit… unless it’s super charged. Even then, you right. Incineroar would rather just grab shields. I would know. I main the big dumb cat

@battle188883 10 месяцев назад

@@LukasArailiys I main the cat too my guy, and yeah I love these moves too.

@kittybaby6242 10 месяцев назад

@@LukasArailiys Darkest Lariat's not a bad move tho. It's strong and fast(5 frame start up, same as nair), has invincibility, and is a great parry oos. Sure it's his less good moves but with the invincibility(especially on the arms, makin it a good semi disjoint) and frame data it does play a decent roll as a parry oos, especially with revenge.

@YounesLayachi 10 месяцев назад

I like that revenge persists after connecting with a shield. Shielding is vain, revenge is inevitable !

@cassiuspeter9673 10 месяцев назад

Oh, right. Subscribing to Mockrock's patreon has been on my to-do list, but I totally forgot to. Hopefully next time you'll see me in early access. As for the video itself, Imma make a few guesses before I watch: Sephiroth's down smash has to be on here, that move can pop shields like a bubble, and sephiroth can force opponents to shield using side B. Bowser's down B ought to be on here. Especially with how laggy down air, if an opponent tries to shield to punish the down air, but then bowser does down B, pop. Jigglypuff's pound, as well. Not a dedicated shield breaker, but it does so much for jigglypuff, and it's shield damage is something to be feared.

@cassiuspeter9673 10 месяцев назад

Edit: Wow, I forgot about a LOT of good shield breakers in smash. I didn't write Marth's shield breaker because I thought it was too obvious (It was in the thumbnail, not exactly a creative pick), but I totally forgot about Steve's anvil, Corrin's chainsaw, and little mac's down smash. And I'll be honest, I didn't know about ken and Kazuya's options at all. One of my favorite parts of Smash is that there's no button combos to memorize, so I've never given Ken or Kazuya the time of day. And yeah, Kazuya's EWGF really is too overcentralizing.

@kamicaxd3216 10 месяцев назад

I loved the part where you were talkin bout seph ngl, he's my main for a reason. Honestly, could you make a short vid where you just talk bout stuff that you love about seph/ or ultimate in general?

@ernestas1955 10 месяцев назад

A very interesting shield breaker coming from ganondorf is aerial down B Its a bit specific to land well but if you hit the opponents shield with pretty much anything (even a jab), if you connect with aerial wiz kick properly spaced its an instant shield break

@geoffrymcgary 10 месяцев назад

Love Sephiroth's moves but also find that back air hard to use. Still learning movement techniques since I've only ever played n64 til now, but hopefully I get there!

@pbz7572 10 месяцев назад

Great list, the Steve & Seph inclusion is based I’m a little sad Yoshi didn’t make the top 10 but I’m glad down b was mentioned

@smackstar1015 10 месяцев назад

I like how if you play as Marth in any smash game against A.I.s, if you use the move titled "Sheild Breaker" the A.I.s first option is to try to block it.

@MrGameguyC 10 месяцев назад

A few more points in Headbutt's favor, despite the animation, it's got a pretty good disjoint and can catch the opponent unexpectably. It also grabs ledge, so by timing your held down inputs it can be fairly handy for an armor'd return and can cancel the endlag after the hitbox comes out, leading to some safer shield breaks. Some good DK mains reallly squeeze everything out of this move.

@jtwk3400 10 месяцев назад

Need more top 10s. One of my favorite series on this channel

@Pokemichael 6 месяцев назад

Another pretty interesting shield breaker I’m surprised didn’t even get an honorable mention is dedede’s down special. Yeah it takes a while to charge but it’s an armored behemoth of a hit that not only breaks shields when fully charged, but can also 2 frame and just straight up hit below ledge (also his up special is quite similar to yoshi/bowser down specials in terms of shield breaking power)

@cinder8154 10 месяцев назад

Great video. I think you should do something revolving around thoughts on character design balance. Like a tier list regarding character balance or the top 10 most balanced characters

@dddmemaybe 10 месяцев назад

On the little mac one, if he's charging it, you don't know if it's the kill f-smash or the shield f-smash until he releases it too, which if it was a centralizing situation (maybe in some matchups?), it can be a big factor considering it also has armor.

@WyattGoslingIsCool 10 месяцев назад

I’m just happy to see another video from you. Thanks! 🎉

@AgentReplied Месяц назад

Dedede's jet hammer is an unsung hero in this list. It's a big enabler of his ledge trap game while having the utility of super armor, it also is a pretty good punish for opponents landing with aireals Unfortunately, it's hard to justify since Dedede has terrible frame data and mobility, and Jet Hammer doesn't exactly help with that, but it does enhance an already disgusting part of Dedede's game plan

@TheAntiburglar 10 месяцев назад

Did you do the music during the ad read? It was pretty dope :D

@MockRockTalk 10 месяцев назад

I did, thanks!

@PuppetMasterIX 10 месяцев назад

Shulk's down-smash becomes a deceptively potent shield-locking tool when performed with Buster active; if the first front-facing hitbox hits the opponent's shield, they can't dodge or avoid either of the two hits after. Usually this means they get shield-poked on the third hit due to pushback, but if they're sandwiched between Shulk and a ledge, it essentially becomes a shield break instead.

@YounesLayachi 10 месяцев назад

His other moves are much better at shield breaking with buster monado. Also i don't think buster has shield damage multiplier , it just does a ton of damage

@sirquags 10 месяцев назад

It's unfortunate that Corrin's F smash is held back by its properties. For those who don't know, since the model for the f smash isn't tied to Corrin's F smash, it's treated as something of a projectile, meaning that it always loses to aerials. Even stuff like the late hit of mario nair or weak multi-hit aerials like mario's down air will straight up beat it, although it won't put Corrin in the clank animation since, again, it isn't tied to their hitbox. Corrin's F smash would be an amazing anti air if this wasn't a thing; it's super strong with good range, and it can kill pretty early if it hits the tipper. It's unfortunate because other characters like Shulk don't have this problem, and Shulk's F smash becomes a viable anti air even though it's a multi-hit that doesn't always like to connect properly. I was hoping they'd give Corrin this buff when ultimate was getting patched, but it unfortunately never happened. Same with Bayo, although her f smash works better since it's just really strong and tends to beat out weaker aerials (her whole arm does the same amount of base damage as corrin's tipper f smash).

@danielw.2456 10 месяцев назад

Huh, suprised Hero didn't make it on this list. I would say he should have been on the list with Oomph+Phyche Up being the "Shield Break move", as that combo literally makes Hero's existence a shield break, lol. Hero is terrifying with that buff combo on him bc the enemy has zero room for error. 1 hit either results in a sheild break, high shield damage, taking massive pecent damage, or just up & dying outright at low percents. & it's not even hard to get that buff combo on him.

@KCSutherland 10 месяцев назад

I thought I was the only one who would 100% main Sephiroth except I can't get the Bair timing down.

@mrerza22 10 месяцев назад

Very good video MockRock, big fan. I have a quick question tho, where do you find all the vods you go through when making these videos? Is there like a specific website for it?

@paulladium2584 10 месяцев назад

Ken and Ryu have a shieldbreak, that is kind of hidden. Their down throw breaks shields, but not the shield of the character that is thrown, but by a second character, which is getting hit by the chop hitbox. In one on one Scenarios this is only possible on Ice Climbers, if Nana is grabed and Popo shields. Pretty obscure

@youmeltube 10 месяцев назад

As a Bowser Jr main I feel like a lot of his kit goes underdiscussed, and that includes his shield break tools, so I'll shout it out here. Jr's Neutral B cannonballs slow as they may be are exceptional for shield pressure because the cannonball doesn't get stopped by hitting shield. The lowest-charge cannonball goes so slow that players need to keep holding shield for a moment too long to let the cannonball pass through them, which eats their shield from contact and then holding it. If the Jr is fast they can then rush in with either Downsmash or spin-out Side B to finish the shield off. This pairs exceptionally well with having a Mechakoopa walking around which is best stopped with shielding. if you condition your opponent to shield to stop the mechakoopa, they may raise it for that purpose only to eat a cannonball and then get broken by the abovementioned finishers.

@FuryJack07 10 месяцев назад

16:40 see this is why i love Bowser. Breaks shield, walks away, and then... BAM BAM BAM BAM BOOOM! Bowser is stupid fast, and I'm pretty sure that he can 0-death off a shield break by using the damaging windbox on Fire breath into fully charged F-smash. It's not the easiest thing to do, and so far I've only seen it done on Pichu, but even then, if he can't kill you, you're getting ~40% from Fire breath.

@fupalover 10 месяцев назад

If Minmin didn't get nerfed she'd definitely be on this list. Those pre nerfs arms were broken.

@SMOG8 10 месяцев назад

My favorite shield break move is Bowser Jr.’s cannonball. It is so funny when it works.

@asuuki2048 10 месяцев назад

13:03 Do not give him credit. For anything lol.

@zake64 10 месяцев назад

3:57 yo that flow is kinda crazy 😳

@aquatic4699 10 месяцев назад

I'm not sure it was mentioned in the video, but in car it wasn't: pound can be angled up or down (though not by much), giving it some more versatility and mixup

@xKingxTitus 10 месяцев назад

So happy to see Ken on this list. Ken has true block string shield breaks, it’s nuts

@abbieburton2794 10 месяцев назад

As a fairly casual smash fan, only one I could think of was hero's hatchet man. Good vid

@buttersddragon 10 месяцев назад

i do love sephiroth's nair, but i do gotta admit... i kinda wanted to see him with cloud's nair just for the visual of him swinging that entire sword around in a giant circle. those are always some of my favorite moves visually; the satisfying sword slash streaks just do something for me, and sephiroth's sword especially just. Mmph. oh, uh, right, this is a video about shield breaks. um. yeah, shield breaks! woohoo! homerun bat is pretty good at that lmao

@evanpetrolle2596 10 месяцев назад

Holy FUCK I missed that intro so much I’m glad to have you back MockRock you’re such a legend

@primrosevale1995 10 месяцев назад

It's still a mystery to me why Lucina doesn't have the _Melee_ version of the Shield Breaker. You know, the one that attacks with the entirety of the sword and not the tipper, reflecting how Lucina actually plays? Also can we acknowledge that Pound and Headbutt are just terrible moves character-wise? Both of those characters are in need of serious reworks, if I could redesign them they'd literally only keep one current special move. (Steve should stay on the anvil and it should have more endlag too).

@OrigamiAhsoka 10 месяцев назад

It would’ve been so funny to see Roy forward smash or Robin down smash just to hear another “more fire emblem”

@matis8693 10 месяцев назад

My favourite is Game&Watch's down-special. That thing is almost always a guaranteed hit when preceeded by a jab1. And if they hold shield, well, depending on the strength of the absorbed projectile, it's a shieldbreak. Shoutout to upsmash as well. -6 on a smash attack that deals decent shield damage is stupid.

@jkattack2640 10 месяцев назад

Knew my pound had to be on here. Puff shield breaks are fun. Love making my opponent watch their shield get pounded once and then be too scared to shield again

@gbx4858 10 месяцев назад

I like how 3/4th of Piranha Plant's specials are shield breaking tools

@michaelsponseller5337 10 месяцев назад

being a little mac main is like being a batman stan. “peanut can do xyz” is the “batman can beat him with prep time”

@GuyIsGoat 10 месяцев назад

Its pretty different from Smash, but I think you’d enjoy exploring Tuff E Nuff, and talking about that game. Its really interesting to dissect, and it has a lot of cool individual moves.

@gameboyn64 10 месяцев назад

If i recall, when in the corner or close to corrin, you are actually supposed to sdi toward corrin, it's just really difficult to get through.

@illford6921 10 месяцев назад

Thumbnail go crazy for this one

@Volcanic_Rave 10 месяцев назад

Bowser Bomb may be kinda bad as a shieldbreaker in practice but god getting a hard read with it is so sick, I was in a crew battle once and I took my 6th stock from the opposing Ridley player shielding on ledge getup, I will never live down the high from that Bowser Bomb.

@ochako_gaming 10 месяцев назад

Kinda shocking to not see Robin's down smash on here, but I can get behind this list

@givecamichips Месяц назад

I played a series of games against a Peach with Byleth, and I got 2 shueld breaks a game over at least 5 games, all with down smash

@LaserAgentRyan 7 месяцев назад

5:05 amsa for example yoshi became c tier because of that man alone trying hard enough I mean really any character is viable except for little Mac and Gannon apparently and pichu is a worse pikachu but still you can win big with them

@Plutoburns 10 месяцев назад

Shout out to ice climbers back for being a spacer, plus on shield AND really high damage. Icies can get a lot of shield breaks if the opponent gets scared

@smilingman4299 10 месяцев назад

I'd like to give a quick shoutout to Ganondorf's aerial down-b. It's not an instant shieldbreak, but it's pretty close to it, and landing it when the opponent doesn't expect it has allowed to cheese some stocks and games at % that are certified Ganondorf.

@KikuChalkz 10 месяцев назад

i had this small point in time when i mained corrin in smash 4 but now i'm wondering if i should give them another shot because i really did not know half of the things i could do...

@dracojaco7131 8 месяцев назад

i would like to bring up terry's burn knuckle and power guyzer. both of them hurt shields a lot and have so much practicality.

@devin5201 10 месяцев назад

Mac's gut punch is absolute destruction.

@splish_2 10 месяцев назад

i feel like soras downsmash is very good too, really great at ledge and able to break shields decently. Just doesnt happen often bc sora doesnt fight much on the ground and the only smash attack you cant combo into

@analogies 10 месяцев назад

I know you have a certain criteria for this list but as a Hero main i rely on his shield breaking abilities and it’s an oversight not to have him on this list. Sure sometimes he needs buffs to be able to do it, but that’s just how the character functions in general; spells are his game. Oomph + Psyche Up allows for the most insane shield breaks and even Psyche Up alone, with a slightly charged neutral, is a done deal. And then there’s Hatchetman which is a shield breaker at its core with no buffs necessary. One of the most satisfying moves to pull off because of how slow it is to release. You need perfect timing and a perfect read on your opponent, but of course there’s really great set up you can do too like snooze + hatchetman. If anything Hero should have got an honorable mention on here, but imo he’s one of the best shield breakers in the game

@andreazhab 10 месяцев назад

Fun fact: marcina’s shieldbreaker bonus head damage is actually hard coded to do less knockback, making its knockback equal to the normal shieldbreaker when it doesn’t hit heads LOL

@otrorandomdeinternet9794 10 месяцев назад

Bowser Jr side B is also a good shield break, is very unexpected for the oponent, not always see as it can do it but when it does is super strong

@MrFancyDragon 10 месяцев назад

It’s Marth and Lucina. It’s literally the name of the move. If they’re not on there I’m gonna shield break myself Edit: I’m still shield breaking myself

@Chris-gx1ei 10 месяцев назад

Ganondorf's Uptilt isnt usefull but it is one of the most Powerful Shieldbreakers (since it instantly breaks shields) It is still a way to "taunt" players who try to block it just to get punished by a Warlock Punch after Shield Break and showing them that they actually suck

@drawberry_jam 10 месяцев назад

Byleth down-b:

@jman2050 10 месяцев назад

All I can think about with Sephiroth’s dsmash is that acola is an absolute madman for casually spotdodging it not once but multiple times against Tweek. For a move that’s THAT scary, that’s crazy to see.

@Randallroks 10 месяцев назад

It amazes me how so many people fail to understand how Byleth is just so easy to react to. It's enough that even Mock himself doesn't cover how you can just parry the ridiculously predictable moves.

@captainphoton1693 10 месяцев назад

To me. There is literally 2 flc characters that have a perfect design and execution in ultimate. And those are byleth and sephiroth. (joker and Terry would make the cut is they weren't so strong or did not had some broken moves.

@CharlesCheese-kc7en 10 месяцев назад

Big fan of the whose line is it anyway refrence, didnt know they showed it in canada.

@nahte123456 10 месяцев назад

This is one of those lists where I actually think there should be a separate list for online vs normal. Because as someone that plays Ryu pnline the forearm thing is way better then top level play suggests. Because that basically 1 move shield pop with just the touch of delay works so much better than say Little Mac's.

@localnekonia6830 10 месяцев назад

Incineroars Darkest Lariat with revenge boost is a true shiled break since the revenge boost increases the shiled stun so all 3 hits hit

@tumultoustortellini 10 месяцев назад

Have you ever done a video on the best match-up charts? That would be nifty

@hardhatlunchpal 10 месяцев назад

Surprised DDD's jet hammer wasnt on here. I guess it's not the cleanest shield break but it has some good uses in DDD's kit

@compactpizza6337 10 месяцев назад

Me happy that Sephiroth d smash got on: (I was worried 😅)

@LilyWater84 10 месяцев назад

I feel like clown kart dash deserves a nod too. One of if not his best kill confirm in this burst into hammer swing, and so if you try and shield and hide from it he can just spin out and shatter a shield and then f-smash or jab to kill. If clown kart dash was on a different character people would despise it