Sheik (SSB4): Difference between revisions

Sheik currently ranks 3rd on the ''SSB4'' [[tier list]], as one of seven characters in the S tier, a striking improvement from 25th place out of 38 characters in ''Brawl'' and her best tier placement to date (only when modern tier lists are taken into account, as she was 1st for a long time at the start of ''Melee''). While not as overwhelmingly dominant as {{SSBB|Meta Knight}} in ''Brawl'', Sheik was near-universally considered the best competitive character in the early metagame of ''Smash 4'' due to her extremely fast and safe attacks. In addition to her combo strings, Sheik has gained formidable killing tools in her up aerial and her new down special [[Bouncing Fish]]. If played correctly, nearly everything she does is near-unpunishable, giving her an unrivaled [[neutral game]]. This is supplemented by an excellent projectile in [[Needle Storm]]; its speed and [[transcendent priority]] allow Sheik to [[outcamp]] almost every other character in the game and make her all the more difficult to [[approach]]. While most of her moves generally deal very low damage and knockback, this is compensated by her strong combo ability, and even if she fails to pull off a KO setup, her advantages mean that she can afford to KO later than other characters. Sheik, however, is not without flaws, as her smash attacks KO at unreasonably high percents, and her moves that KO well are also somewhat difficult to hit with. Sheik still has the tournament results to match her reputation, though, being used by many top players and achieving notable competitive success as a main or secondary for many top players, and in the previous tier list she was ranked as the absolute best in the game. However, Sheik would go on to receive notable nerfs in update [[1.1.5]], leaving players to drop her in favor of characters that weren't nerfed as greatly in said patch, such as {{SSB4|Bayonetta}} or {{SSB4|Cloud}}. This has caused her tier position to drop slightly, but nevertheless she has still earned strong tournament results and is still considered by many as one of the best characters in the game.