Sheik (SSBB): Difference between revisions

Sheik saw a large drop in her tier position, from being rank 4th in the top tier of ''Melee'', to being currently ranked 25th in the Mid tier of ''Brawl''. Sheik retains her blinding attack speed from ''Melee'', possessing some of the fastest movement, and frame data only rivaled by {{SSBB|Meta Knight}}. Additionally, Sheik possesses a [[transcendent]] and fast projectile with high damage potential in her [[Needles]], as well as great [[combo]] ability, and a [[lock]] in her [[forward tilt]] that can rack up over 50% in [[damage]] on most characters. Her power was significantly nerfed from ''Melee'' however. She possesses few attacks that can KO under 150% outside [[edge guarding]], and of those few potential finishers, only two can be considered reliable in KOing (her sweetspotted [[up smash]] and the explosion in [[Vanish]]), both of which are difficult to land. Sheik also has very poor endurance; suffering from the combination of being tall and [[weight|light]], causing her to sustain high [[knockback]] while being rather easy to hit, which is exasperated by her poor [[momentum cancelling]], and her short distanced and easily [[edge hog]]ged recovery. Additional problems Sheik has include her fast [[falling speed]] leaving her vulnerable to some [[juggle]]s and [[chain throw]]s, as well as short reach in the majority of her attacks. This has resulted in average [[matchup]]s and below average [[tournament]] results for Sheik. Despite ranking significantly higher than Zelda, who rests at 37th on the tier list (second to dead last), her Zelda/Sheik form is considered a better character and is ranked slightly higher than Sheik alone (currently 24st), mainly as transforming into Zelda can help alleviate the very severe KO problems Sheik has in some matchups (such as against {{SSBB|King Dedede}}).