Thanks for this guide! Really good resource and I look forward to the other parts. Points and notes talked about in the video of Falcon vs Sheik: Concepts and situations: Falcon's Nair: Falcon's Nair (and bair to a degree) is not a very effective neutral game tool. Sheik has lots of ways of dealing with it: Ftilt, fair, bair, crouch/cc, low profile. -> Although it can be good if it hits her in the air or if she doesn't cc, don't base your game around nair as it is unreliable. Ftilt: To beat ftilt dash dance grab, run up cc grab, and time around the endlag of ftilt. You can use a well timed stomp/cross up stomp or late aerial. It is important to be spaced in a position that allows you time to punish her tilt endlag while also not getting hit or if you do get hit you CC. Dsmash: To punish Sheik dsmash, only get hit on shield once and shield DI away and try to avoid getting multiple hits of dsmash. If you get hit on shield once you can knee, stomp, or WD grab out of shield for a true punish. Needles: If don't shield them and you get hit by a stack of needles try to SDI them in or away. If she is doing aerial needles, instead of up airing and losing to needles, run under the Sheik and grab/shark them from behind. Macro game: Sheik's attacks are fast and have very low start up and good hitboxes. Falcon has slow startup and good hitboxes so he can't leverage his hitboxes as easily in this MU as her normals are better. Falcon has better movement than Sheik in terms of speed and dash range, this is your main advantage in the MU. So larger stages makes it difficult for Sheik to contest Falcon's movement and give more room for movement baits and to space around her. So in general larger stages are more favorable for Falcon and he struggles more on smaller stages like Yoshi's and FoD. Due to her normals being good and the bad threat of the scrap if you get cornered it is scary so: Ledgedash dash through her, you can get Galint and Sheiks hitboxes are not amazing behind her. If you aerial onto stage and miss, be ready to CC her swinging at you. Platforms are not great to go to vs Sheik due to her fair/bair, it is better to try to outplay her grounded.
Thanks for the content man, been struggling a bit against sheiks as of late. Now I atleast I have a better grasp on what to do instead of hoping for the best.
Good watch! I didn’t know about that counterplay to aerial needles and needle counterplay in general, I’m guilty of trying to up air it like an idiot lol. I’ve heard before that nairs not a good move in this matchup, however I do find it easier to use when walling out sheiks approaches like boost grab and dash attack compared to knee stomp and back air cuz it stays out so long, mostly do it out of pivot tho. Defo see why it can be bad tho
Thanks for this guide! Really good resource and I look forward to the other parts.
Points and notes talked about in the video of Falcon vs Sheik:
Concepts and situations:
Falcon's Nair: Falcon's Nair (and bair to a degree) is not a very effective neutral game tool. Sheik has lots of ways of dealing with it: Ftilt, fair, bair, crouch/cc, low profile. -> Although it can be good if it hits her in the air or if she doesn't cc, don't base your game around nair as it is unreliable.
Ftilt: To beat ftilt dash dance grab, run up cc grab, and time around the endlag of ftilt. You can use a well timed stomp/cross up stomp or late aerial. It is important to be spaced in a position that allows you time to punish her tilt endlag while also not getting hit or if you do get hit you CC.
Dsmash: To punish Sheik dsmash, only get hit on shield once and shield DI away and try to avoid getting multiple hits of dsmash. If you get hit on shield once you can knee, stomp, or WD grab out of shield for a true punish.
Needles: If don't shield them and you get hit by a stack of needles try to SDI them in or away.
If she is doing aerial needles, instead of up airing and losing to needles, run under the Sheik and grab/shark them from behind.
Macro game:
Sheik's attacks are fast and have very low start up and good hitboxes. Falcon has slow startup and good hitboxes so he can't leverage his hitboxes as easily in this MU as her normals are better.
Falcon has better movement than Sheik in terms of speed and dash range, this is your main advantage in the MU. So larger stages makes it difficult for Sheik to contest Falcon's movement and give more room for movement baits and to space around her. So in general larger stages are more favorable for Falcon and he struggles more on smaller stages like Yoshi's and FoD.
Due to her normals being good and the bad threat of the scrap if you get cornered it is scary so: Ledgedash dash through her, you can get Galint and Sheiks hitboxes are not amazing behind her. If you aerial onto stage and miss, be ready to CC her swinging at you.
Platforms are not great to go to vs Sheik due to her fair/bair, it is better to try to outplay her grounded.
this is great, cant wait for pt 3
Great vid! We need next parts :)
Thanks for the content man, been struggling a bit against sheiks as of late.
Now I atleast I have a better grasp on what to do instead of hoping for the best.
Good watch! I didn’t know about that counterplay to aerial needles and needle counterplay in general, I’m guilty of trying to up air it like an idiot lol.
I’ve heard before that nairs not a good move in this matchup, however I do find it easier to use when walling out sheiks approaches like boost grab and dash attack compared to knee stomp and back air cuz it stays out so long, mostly do it out of pivot tho. Defo see why it can be bad tho
Insane video
I'm a sheik player and also found this really informative. Keep up the good work NMW!
The CRT in the back is beautiful. Is it for sale?
Hurry up
This is not an adhd friendly video