Quickdraw (technique)

Not to be confused with Ike's Side Special, Quick Draw.

Quickdraw, or QDing, is when Link or Toon Link shoot an arrow as they are starting their landing animation. This will cause the arrow to be shot very quickly with no landing lag. There are several applications with this that greatly increase Link/Toon Link play. You can also this technique with Kirby if he copies Link or Toon Link.

How to Do a Quickdraw

To do a Quickdraw, just simply jump, then right before you hit the ground, tap B. You can short hop this as well as use a regular jump.

Applications with Toon Link

Note: All applications should be short hopped for speed. Toon Link is benefited more from QDing than Link and has more use for it in competitive play.

Bomb and Boomerang

A very quick and useful technique is SH Bomb or Boomerang to QD. To do either of them, just short hop and quickly press either Side B or A (if a Bomb is pulled out already). If done quick enough, you should be able to tap B just as you land for a Quickdraw. This is very useful for comboing as well as keeping Toon Link's distance from his opponents.

N-Airdrawing

This refers to SHFF N-Airing with Toon Link and then QDing. This is very good because of how the moves string together, and if done right, stalls the opponent for future comboing. QDing can also be done with F-Airs.

Short Hop Double Arrows

Another technique is SHDA, which causes Toon Link to shoot two arrows at pretty much the same time. To SHDA, you must SH, quickly press B to shoot an arrow, tap B as soon as you can, and the resulting Quickdraw causes two arrows flying essentially simultaneously.

Video

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