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==In competitive play==

As one of the characters playable in the E3 demo build, players were fairly divided early on regarding Zelda's competitive viability. Much of the optimism surrounding the character could be attributed to noticeably improved frame data, particularly on her jab and out-of-shield options, which were key points of grievance with the character's past iterations, as well as [[Phantom Slash]]'s changes. However, just as players took notice of the character's improvements over ''SSB4'', they found that some of her key issues, such as her mobility and poor endurance, were retained from previous games as well. In spite of this, players such as {{Sm|ven}} used to her to a fair degree of success in the early metagame. This left consensus on Zelda as a mid-tiered character. However, as time went on and the metagame progressed, her flaws were only further exploited, and her success was not as high in comparison to the ~~early~~ metagame. This led to a more negative perspective early on, with the general consensus of professionals considering her as a low-tier character.

As one of the characters playable in the E3 demo build, players were fairly divided early on regarding Zelda's competitive viability. Much of the optimism surrounding the character could be attributed to noticeably improved frame data, particularly on her jab and out-of-shield options, which were key points of grievance with the character's past iterations, as well as [[Phantom Slash]]'s changes. However, just as players took notice of the character's improvements over ''SSB4'', they found that some of her key issues, such as her mobility and poor endurance, were retained from previous games as well. In spite of this, players such as {{Sm|ven}} used to her to a fair degree of success in the early metagame. This left consensus on Zelda as a mid-tiered character. However, as time went on and the metagame progressed, her flaws were only further exploited, and her early success was not as high in comparison to the release metagame. This led to a more negative perspective early on, with the general consensus of professionals considering her as a low-tier character.

After the early metagame, opinions on Zelda began to improve, as players such as {{Sm|ven}}, {{Sm|Naskino}}, {{Sm|Marf}}, and {{Sm|ZeroTwoNone}} continued to place well with her. {{Sm|ven}}, in particular, has won sets against {{Sm|ESAM}} and {{Sm|Megafox}} and has had close sets with {{Sm|MkLeo}} and {{Sm|Glutonny}}. Furthermore, she has received noticeable improvements towards her consistencies in patch 7.0.0, which is one of her major weaknesses. As such, many players now have a more positive opinion on Zelda, and she is widely considered as at least a mid~~-tier~~ character, with some such as {{sm|Mew2King}}, {{Sm|Salem}} and {{Sm|Goblin}} considering her a high-tier character due to her out of shield options, KO power, and ledge trapping. {{Sm|ESAM}}, who once viewed her as a low-tier now believes that she is an upper-mid or high-tier character, although some players claim that Zelda is still too polarizing as a character and believe she’s still a mid-tier. Overall, it is widely agreed that Zelda is much better than all of her previous incarnations, and is viable for the first time in the series.

After the early metagame however, opinions on Zelda began to improve, as players such as {{Sm|ven}}, {{Sm|Naskino}}, {{Sm|Marf}}, and {{Sm|ZeroTwoNone}} continued to place well with her. {{Sm|ven}}, in particular, has won sets against {{Sm|ESAM}} and {{Sm|Megafox}} and has had close sets with {{Sm|MkLeo}} and {{Sm|Glutonny}}. Furthermore, she has received noticeable improvements towards her consistencies in patch 7.0.0, which is one of her major weaknesses, as well as an important improvement to Forward Smash in patch 11.0.0 making it a more reliable KO move. Moreover she has seen consistently good placements in tournaments and a notable growth in her player base over the past year. As such, many players now have a more positive opinion on Zelda, and she is widely considered as at least an upper-mid character, with some such as {{sm|Mew2King}}, {{Sm|Salem}} and {{Sm|Goblin}} considering her a high-tier character due to her out of shield options, KO power, and ledge trapping. {{Sm|ESAM}}, who once viewed her as a low-tier now believes that she is an upper-mid or high-tier character, although some players claim that Zelda is still too polarizing as a character and believe she’s still a mid-tier. Overall though, it is widely agreed that Zelda is much better than all of her previous incarnations, and is viable for the first time in the series.

===Notable players===

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 ==In competitive play==
-As one of the characters playable in the E3 demo build, players were fairly divided early on regarding Zelda's competitive viability. Much of the optimism surrounding the character could be attributed to noticeably improved frame data, particularly on her jab and out-of-shield options, which were key points of grievance with the character's past iterations, as well as [[Phantom Slash]]'s changes. However, just as players took notice of the character's improvements over ''SSB4'', they found that some of her key issues, such as her mobility and poor endurance, were retained from previous games as well. In spite of this, players such as {{Sm|ven}} used to her to a fair degree of success in the early metagame. This left consensus on Zelda as a mid-tiered character. However, as time went on and the metagame progressed, her flaws were only further exploited, and her success was not as high in comparison to the early metagame. This led to a more negative perspective early on, with the general consensus of professionals considering her as a low-tier character.
+As one of the characters playable in the E3 demo build, players were fairly divided early on regarding Zelda's competitive viability. Much of the optimism surrounding the character could be attributed to noticeably improved frame data, particularly on her jab and out-of-shield options, which were key points of grievance with the character's past iterations, as well as [[Phantom Slash]]'s changes. However, just as players took notice of the character's improvements over ''SSB4'', they found that some of her key issues, such as her mobility and poor endurance, were retained from previous games as well. In spite of this, players such as {{Sm|ven}} used to her to a fair degree of success in the early metagame. This left consensus on Zelda as a mid-tiered character. However, as time went on and the metagame progressed, her flaws were only further exploited, and her early success was not as high in comparison to the release metagame. This led to a more negative perspective early on, with the general consensus of professionals considering her as a low-tier character.
-After the early metagame, opinions on Zelda began to improve, as players such as {{Sm|ven}}, {{Sm|Naskino}}, {{Sm|Marf}}, and {{Sm|ZeroTwoNone}} continued to place well with her. {{Sm|ven}}, in particular, has won sets against {{Sm|ESAM}} and {{Sm|Megafox}} and has had close sets with {{Sm|MkLeo}} and {{Sm|Glutonny}}. Furthermore, she has received noticeable improvements towards her consistencies in patch 7.0.0, which is one of her major weaknesses. As such, many players now have a more positive opinion on Zelda, and she is widely considered as at least a mid-tier character, with some such as {{sm|Mew2King}}, {{Sm|Salem}} and {{Sm|Goblin}} considering her a high-tier character due to her out of shield options, KO power, and ledge trapping. {{Sm|ESAM}}, who once viewed her as a low-tier now believes that she is an upper-mid or high-tier character, although some players claim that Zelda is still too polarizing as a character and believe she’s still a mid-tier. Overall, it is widely agreed that Zelda is much better than all of her previous incarnations, and is viable for the first time in the series.
+After the early metagame however, opinions on Zelda began to improve, as players such as {{Sm|ven}}, {{Sm|Naskino}}, {{Sm|Marf}}, and {{Sm|ZeroTwoNone}} continued to place well with her. {{Sm|ven}}, in particular, has won sets against {{Sm|ESAM}} and {{Sm|Megafox}} and has had close sets with {{Sm|MkLeo}} and {{Sm|Glutonny}}. Furthermore, she has received noticeable improvements towards her consistencies in patch 7.0.0, which is one of her major weaknesses, as well as an important improvement to Forward Smash in patch 11.0.0 making it a more reliable KO move. Moreover she has seen consistently good placements in tournaments and a notable growth in her player base over the past year. As such, many players now have a more positive opinion on Zelda, and she is widely considered as at least an upper-mid character, with some such as {{sm|Mew2King}}, {{Sm|Salem}} and {{Sm|Goblin}} considering her a high-tier character due to her out of shield options, KO power, and ledge trapping. {{Sm|ESAM}}, who once viewed her as a low-tier now believes that she is an upper-mid or high-tier character, although some players claim that Zelda is still too polarizing as a character and believe she’s still a mid-tier. Overall though, it is widely agreed that Zelda is much better than all of her previous incarnations, and is viable for the first time in the series.
 ===Notable players===