Sheik (SSB4): Difference between revisions

==Changes from ''Brawl''==

Sheik's special moveset has also largely improved: [[Needle Storm]] has increased knockback and travels faster; [[Vanish]]'s reappearance is safer thanks to it receiving a hitbox alongside its [[wind]]box; and her new special moves, [[Burst Grenade]] and [[Bouncing Fish]], provide greater utility than [[Chain]] and [[Transform]] respectively. Sheik also benefits greatly from the reintroduction of [[pivoting]], which improves her grounded mobility, allows her to extend combos with her tilt attacks, and improves Needle Storm's [[mindgame]] potential. Although Sheik's KO potential is not as potent as it was in ''Melee'', it has nevertheless improved, thanks to the increased knockback scaling on her smash attacks and up aerial, as well as the additions of Bouncing Fish and the [[rage]] mechanic.

===Attributes===

*{{buff|Sheik [[walk]]s faster (1.3 → 1.4).}}

*{{buff|Sheik [[dash]]es faster (1.92 → 2.016).}}

*{{change|Sheik [[Falling speed|falls]] faster (1.58 → 1.75). This improves her vertical endurance, but makes her more susceptible to combos.}}

*{{change|Sheik's [[gravity]] is higher (0.1409 → 0.15). This slightly improves her aerial mobility, but slightly hinders her horizontal endurance.}}

*{{nerf|[[Item throw]] is weaker (0.896 → 0.866).}}

*{{nerf|Sheik is no longer connected to {{SSB4|Zelda}} via [[Transform]] or [[character selection screen]] input.<ref name="Direct"/> As a result, she can no longer access Zelda's significantly better KO potential and longer vertical recovery to alleviate her own.}}

===Ground attacks===

*{{buff|The weakening of [[Smash directional influence|SDI]] makes neutral infinite significantly more difficult to escape from.}}

*{{nerf|Forward tilt has increased ending lag (frame 22 → 25).}}

*{{nerf|The changes to [[lock]]s remove forward tilt's ability to lock opponents until 50%.}}

*{{nerf|Up tilt's second hit and down tilt's durations are shorter (frames 19-14 → 19-23 (up), frames 5-8 → 5-6 (down)).}}

*{{nerf|Forward smash now consists of one hit instead of two when using a [[Item#Types of items|battering item]].}}

*{{change|Forward smash now uses a [[Slash#Stab|stab]] effect, instead of a [[normal]] effect.}}

*{{nerf|The removal of [[Dash attack canceled up smash|DACUS]] significantly hinders up smash's approach potential.}}

===Aerial attacks===

*{{nerf|Clean sweetspotted and clean sourspotted neutral aerial deal less damage (13% (clean sweetspot)/10% (clean sourspot) → 8%/7%), although their knockback was compensated. Neutral aerial also auto-cancels later (frame 25> → 31>).}}

*{{change|Forward aerial now has a [[slash]] effect, instead of a normal effect.}}

*{{nerf|Back aerial deals less damage (12% (clean sweetspot)/11% (clean sourspot)/6% (late) → 8%/7%/5%), although its knockback was compensated. Additionally, it has increased landing lag (10 frames → 12). Lastly, late back aerial has a shorter duration (frames 7-17 → 7-14).}}

*{{buff|Due to consisting of loop hitboxes instead of a clean hitbox and a late hitbox, up aerial now uses the [[Autolink angle|auto-link angle]] instead of having [[sex kick]] properties (11% (clean)/6% (late) → 1% (hits 1-3)/4% (hit 4)). This improves its KO and juggling potential.}}

*{{change|Up aerial now has slash and stab effects, instead of a normal effect.}}

*{{nerf|Clean down aerial deals 2% less damage (10% → 8%), although its knockback scaling was compensated (80 → 90). Down aerial also has increased landing lag (26 frames → 30).}}

*{{change|Down aerial now has a stab effect, instead of a normal effect.}}

*{{buff|Pummel deals 0.1% more damage (3% → 3.1%).}}

*{{nerf|Forward throw has increased knockback scaling (65 → 79), hindering its combo potential at high percentages.}}

*{{nerf|Down throw has increased knockback scaling (75 → 90), removing its 50/50 KO mix-ups.}}

*{{change|Down throw's angle has been altered (83° → 77°).}}

===Special moves===

*{{change|Sheik has a new side special, [[Burst Grenade]]. Sheik throws a grenade attached to a tripwire that can be detonated at will. Unlike [[Chain]], it functions similarly to an [[item]]-based [[projectile]], as its grenade will become a non-[[explosive]] item if Sheik is grabbed or attacked before she can detonate it.}}

*{{nerf|Unlike Chain, Burst Grenade cannot be freely maneuvered, making it worse at zoning. It also cannot be used as a [[tether recovery]] and renders Sheik [[helpless]] in the air, making it unusable for recovery.}}

*{{nerf|Burst Grenade is [[Reflection|reflectable]] and its explosion is [[Absorption|absorbable]].}}

*{{buff|Vanish's reappearing windbox has received a hitbox that deals 5%, improving its safety.}}

*{{nerf|[[Light Arrow]] deals less damage (3% (hit 1)/45% (first opponent)/25% (third opponent) → 1%/44%/24%) and has decreased knockback, slightly hindering its KO potential.}}