How to Beat SAMUS and DARK SAMUS in Smash Ultimate

I'll show you how to beat Samus and Dark Samus in Smash Ultimate by going over what moves to respect and what weaknesses to exploit.
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[@basilmakedon]

I HATE playing against Samus. This is legitimately the first smash yt vid I've looked up. My friend mains Dark Samus, and every time he plays her, I know what's coming, I just feel i can't do anything about it

[@MrAcehard]

use terry

[@wallstreetmonky6797]

I play little mac. It is literally worse than 98% of most chinese government torture methods

[@modelotime8225]

Same main, I despise samus. One of the few characters that tilts me.

[@joshthomas768]

Jurrien Nichols I play little Mac aswell, it’s so annoying!

[@bomberhood7234]

I’m right with ya.

[@jeanm649]

The most annoying online, I prefer not to let them play in my arenas, I know it doesn't sounds good but a heart attack sounds worse.

[@ayar2]

And here I though my connection was at fault for my sudden disconnects.

[@Stryfe52]

I can understand that. Only other character that comes close in terms of annoyance would be Young Link.

[@RedBloodAura]

@@Stryfe52 Or ness and captain falcon

[@Stryfe52]

@@RedBloodAura Falcon isn’t annoying unless it’s a really good player(True for any character so no). Ness is annoying yes. Zelda, K. Rool, and Steve are the most annoying characters in the game though.

[@RedBloodAura]

@@Stryfe52 captain falcon isnt annoying because of his moveset. It's just his character

[@DoctorMario606]

Samus is so annoying, along with Sonic, Simon, and Richter. Ive never wanted to smash my controller to smithereens so much while playing against any other character.

[@Eman02kG]

Butternnife Honestly I say don’t judge characters cause your character is also annoying

[@CountOfMonteCristo_]

Butternnife the Belmont’s aren’t that bad, at least with Simon and Richter their recovery isn’t great, samus has amazing recovery which makes her annoying to fight against

[@thefatchincat7017]

I dont hate fighting belmonts becuase on hit off stage equals death. But samus is just annoying and only people who have mental illness plays her

[@loogi_101]

And WiFi Zelda and Ness/ Lucas too

[@snaald8552]

Those players that r always spamming projectiles deserve no mercy in my opinion.

[@DoYouReadSutterCane]

I still have no idea what to do even after watching this video. I can't get in close enough as lucina to do anything and the only takeaway I'm getting from. This video on that is "hope the samus player falls into Identifiable patterns you can exploit." That doesn't really help me very much and I am very frustrated with this matchup

[@zonky1057]

Thanks for these vids, every time I get wrecked by a character I look up ur guides

[@TravPlay]

Your welcome!

[@ozojoe101]

If the tether grab came out slower, it wouldn't be so aids. The tether grab is the biggest middle finger on top of her ridiculousl projectile spam

[@BrokenG-String]

I'd try rolling behind it and I still get grabbed in the roll animation. This character makes me lose brain cells

[@poeticdavide]

I agree. Totally. Is literally Nintendo telling us, "Suck it! She's OP." at us.

[@popo-ou8ib]

Stay on the ground > Get your shield smoked by the flurry of projectiles OR if you're close, get grabbed by her mile long tether Jump > Fair, dude it covers everything lmao Roll > Dash attack Juggle her > Spams bombs, designated get out of jail free card like Link's nair And people want this character buffed. You know, as if her Zero Suit variant wasn't any better. Nothing gets me more livid than a Quickplay Samus. You're practically boned against a good Samus if you don't have a projectile to combat her nonsense. No matter how non-campy you claim to be, I will never respect a Samus player online. It's insane how camping and defensive play rules online (and Smash in general, but wifi exponentially), approaching is an uphill battle and you need to make no mistakes before you can ever get a lead. It's so bad that people are making WIFI TIER LISTS because there are characters that benefit under lag and the netcode is just insanely subpar outside of Japan. It's so unfavorable to practice online despite this crap being my only option in this quarantine.

[@pistarrafernandez9830]

100% true

[@poeticdavide]

100% true ×2.

[@yaginaito]

As a Samus main myself, it honestly frustrates me when other Samus mains are just "B button go brrrrr" or use the stupid ass camping tactic. I usually prefer to mix up close and long range combat depending on the matchup. I haven't fought another Samus player yet but I can imagine the pain of the other players who hate fighting against Samus.

[@dothe564style]

as a samus player, i really like playing with the A button, i just use the bombs to recovery or a early charge shot to start a combo, and the feeling of hitting with the attacks, tilts or smash attacks are amazing

[@kirkskilling3249]

Thank you so much every Samus I play keeps spamming me with charge shot and I keep getting matches with them while trying to get to elite smash.

[@TravPlay]

Happy to help!

[@fatesblade7171]

I feel like Samus is one of the best characters in the game because of her many strengths and few weaknesses.

[@rodraines1502]

Samus is for pussys

[@dogyX3]

Fr, I feel they are also uncheesable. So heavy and good recovery too

[@ChiggaChiggaBruh]

you forgot to mention Smaus's up tilt. I'm a samus main myself, and I often kill people at the ledge around 50% with a good up tilt. No one seems to expect it and they often go high, but that's one of the worst mistakes you can make.

[@paulmikowski3009]

^He's right you know. Never used to utilize it, but her up tilt has great launching and kill potential. Started using that and her back air for kills, and it's made Samus even more fun to play with

[@matthewgrange9310]

Hey, this video is really great! Thanks, it’s useful to hear you walk through game plans and weaknesses

[@shimmer6382]

Wow who would have thought the character with amazing neutral, specials, anti air, zoneing tools would be hard to fight please give her a weakness at least link has a hard time doing his moves without space

[@crackthecode1578]

Her mobility is actually a huge weakness... I was playing online with her fuckin people up left and right yesterday, in a great rhythm. Then I ran into a captain falcon who just demolished me 10 times in a row (usually I have an easy time against cap but this guy knew exactly how to play the matchup)

[@Khaliljt]

She’s super floaty which can make her easier to juggle for fast characters and she can’t kill until past 100% without full charge shot against most characters she doesn’t need a nerf you just need to get good

[@shimmer6382]

@@Khaliljt It's true I was salty but I really do think her down b needs a nerf, it can counter projectiles and completely stop their momentum making them hard to predict. also samus's back air, forward air, up throw, down air (sometimes) up air (sometimes) up B can kill. Also down b can set up for kills, those 2 are probably my main problem, for a ranged character she can kill at close ranged a lot.

[@BrokenG-String]

@@Khaliljt you're carried by Samus and nothing will change my mind

[@Khaliljt]

@@BrokenG-String I don’t play Samus I just don’t think she’s broken

[@ricokingva]

every samus main plays the exact same way.

[@andresllerena7292]

jajajajaja... you have no idea.

[@thefatchincat7017]

Ahhahah projectiles goes brr down throw to forward air goes brr i am so good gahahaha

[@ChiggaChiggaBruh]

fite me

[@thefatchincat7017]

@@ChiggaChiggaBruh friend code:5370 2688 3703

[@leefiey13]

@@thefatchincat7017 hahahaha I’m not even triggered. Lookup YB’s dark samus and you’ll be amazed of how much tech goes into this ‘spammy campy character’

[@JB-by9uy]

so i watched this to try to beat my brother but he started peeping at the video and probably learnt more than me about playing with samus than i did learning about beating her!! daaaarn!!!

[@stonethemason12]

lmao that black sheep clip yessss

[@sikelgaita9861]

As a samus main, if they rush you and stay in your back with shield up its gona be hard and a good player will read your rolls alsow swords cut missiles and the main problem is that samus is a character that naturaly makes you play by her rules ither spam or stalling_spacing, a rush is your best option but be carefull an experience samus will rush you to, I usualy play my friend fox,falco main and I can manage fox easly just get him to ledge but falco is hard because he gets the cool moves, as fox be weary of a charged shot but dont try to predict off ledge she's just gona fair you and if you go deep down she's gona back air to ledge spike you so practice your tech. Any ways this is in my case, all samus i play online play diferently from one another so take any advice with a grain of salt.

[@canales287]

Hello, I just wanted to let you know that this samus video is not the most accurate in terms of beating her, is there a updated guide?

[@FizzikkOfficial]

this is probably my least favorite character, I am not a huge fan of zoners. I tried to play aggressive but samus just loves their grab. I try to get above them but they up b and their dash attack hits like a truck. I can easily tell what a samus is going to do but I can't react in time. I've watched a few of this channels videos recently and I am glad they exist, thank you.

[@navo6283]

I'm actually a Samus main, so I was watching this video to get ideas for what not to do. Lol Some of my favorite things to do with her are "dipping" in and out of close combat, and a trick I've never seen anyone else do, using the morph bomb as a shield while firing missiles, or charging charge shot. I'll place the bomb, and bounce away from the opponent, and immediately fire a super missile in the opponent's direction for example. This works especially well against characters with horizontal movement forward Bs like Ike, Luigi, and Ridley who try to close the gap between them and Samus using these skills. It also blocks weak projectiles like Mario's fireball. I'm not sure why this isn't used by pros, maybe there's a downside I haven't found yet.

[@BrokenG-String]

It's incredibly cringe how easy it is to shield pressure from across the stage and create pressure when you're on ledge with more projectile spam and bomb.

[@princeofalltoasters8813]

Literally impossible to tomahawk. You either get Up B'd or grabbed

[@RecklawTheAmazing]

This is the one character in the game I just can't stand. It's not fun to play against a samus bc all they do is run to the other side of the stage. And if you're playing something like a sword fighter, approaching is so hard

[@chaotic6820]

Don Cheadle swordfighter has a reflector

[@DoctorMario606]

@@chaotic6820 A COUNTER, theres a difference

[@chaotic6820]

Butternnife sorry was thinking of smash 4

[@snaald8552]

I feel you man. I absolutely hate fighting samus. I always fight spammers. They always teabag whenever they take a stock from me thinking they are a good player. Im a Meta Knight main and he is powerless against projectiles......

[@guillermoperezamoros896]

I love Samus and I use it in a diferente way. My way of playing is balanced. I attack and at the same time I keep my distance. Is awesome

[@AshenDemon]

1:17 I fought a Mii Gunner and he just spammed bomb every time I got close.

[@nathanpuno31]

As a sams main I can confidently say don’t play the camping game against her

[@mokau99]

i dont camp with samus either but i like dtilt

[@Gridkeeperr]

Before watching this video, a Samus player three-stocked me when I played Peach in the arena and another player three stocked me when I played Rosalina & Luma in the arena. However, I remember I played a quickplay match, I played Zelda and the Samus player gave up on me when I closed two stocks in a row. I'm glad to see this video, surely Samus/Dark Samus and Zelda are great at zoning and covering options.

[@ayar2]

tbf, Peach has the Samus matchup stacked against her.

[@Gridkeeperr]

@@ayar2 Really? I'd never imagined. Thank you for the information.

[@ayar2]

@@Gridkeeperr one of the reasons is that one of Peach's best approach is from the air, but Samus can perfectly cover that with fair and zair, so she has a hard time approaching.

[@johanneskepler873]

This is all assuming Samus doesn’t mix up and stays mostly grounded. Better advice would be to learn how to tomahawk, empty short hop to grab, and pay attention to Samus’s projectile habits, as her openings for shooting you are very straightforward or are just hard reads. Also, most other projectile characters can out-play Samus in projectile wars, as she is easy to wall out because of her floatiness in the air and reduced ground speed. Only thing to worry about then is whether certain %’s of charge shot beat out your projectiles or do or do not interact with your projectile. The only good edgeguard example in the video was the Zelda Phantom setup. All the others were just bad Samus players who don’t actually know how to properly respect their opponents options and mix up their recovery. If you want to know how actually beat Samus, go watch videos by players who play her on a high level. Meta of Smash released a great overview video, and the best Samus player in the world (ranked #2 in all of Europe) Quik also released an in depth guide on best practices for Samus mains.

[@thefatchincat7017]

Yeah and we have to learn all these techniques just to beat them while they have no skill.

[@Turnpost2552]

@@thefatchincat7017 lol nobody is stoping you to play samus.

[@thefatchincat7017]

@@Turnpost2552 I dont want to torture people online... Actually thats a lie I play ness and richter when i get mad losing a game and spam projectiles and teabag. I dont like playing as samus anyways because of how lame it feels, i got her and dark samus after like 4 plays, and all i did was spam netrual b fair and grab..... i actually played more games than that but some people rage quitted, i dont blame them

[@poeticdavide]

@@thefatchincat7017 EXACTLY. Sad. And unfair.

[@rayjugo9092]

As a ganon main, is there ANY hope against a good samus player? cause man i cant even get close at all, im starting to think i have to pick a better matchup regardless

[@helllo131]

No hope lol, sorry this was funny to me

[@dhans9662]

Still easier than playing jigglypuff against samus

[@JuanRodriguez-uh4hr]

But what if it’s an an aggressive Samus?

[@nocando17]

Are aggressive samus' annoying? I think they're fun

[@guillermoperezamoros896]

I play aggressive Samus, is a more balanced way to fight. Very awesome

[@Turnpost2552]

@Flexiboy lol what great insight

[@LegoJolazStarkiller]

Thanks! I requested this character.

[@brysonmartin3390]

I am a samus main I am just watching this so that I can see how people will counter me but also some of these won't work because in my opinion if you just run at people and don't abuse projectile samus could also be used as a rush down charictor with projectile suport

[@roxannsgomez7867]

can u make one on how to beat wolf or Pokemon trainer or roy

[@TravPlay]

Thanks for the requests. I’ve got PT and Roy in the works, but I’ve already done Wolf. How to Beat WOLF in Smash Bros. Ultimate kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYC3nWeJgMt3oLs

[@Birzt]

As a Samus, this will really only work against bad Samus player who player her wrong. She isn't meant to be a full zoner but a semi-zoner.

[@kevinvalencia5204]

This^

[@MrPoperstoper180]

You mean a full pussy

[@iceman9479440]

@@MrPoperstoper180 she's has one soo.....

[@yvesgingras1475]

As Samus main, each time I face an opponent they excpect me to zone, how much I love making them pay this mistake speacilly those zelda that spam the reflect.

[@guillermoperezamoros896]

Exactly. I played Samus in a balanced way, more aggressive. It’s awesome

[@hiitsmorgan5431]

Their tether grab is so annoying

[@ReadeSelle]

But very slow. If they try it within your reach, many moves will beat it.

[@yvesgingras1475]

The end lag of this move tho

[@Elijah-fc3ex]

My roommate plays Samus and just runs and spams me all game 😤

[@smashbrostrainngtryhard5089]

Time stamps for best tips in my opinion 1:30 - 1:34 - 1:44 2:36 3:40

[@capalottyslimalini2878]

These tips work but require you to work more to win

[@zebraboi_]

How to beat Roy, Ike, basically the fire amblem characters. Their adge guarding are *broken*

[@Jkg71]

So is your English

[@zebraboi_]

@@Jkg71 shit

[@tnt2899]

Please do Mr game and watch please

[@zebraboi_]

Trav gang. :3

[@CoolhandLukeSkywalkr]

Some of the characters are hard to unlock, including her.

[@mosquiter5066]

I’m trying to learn to counter Samus cuz my math teacher is literally a god with samus and I’m trying to learn how to beat him

[@megadethguym7977]

I can't beat my friend I've bin seeing all the videos on how to beat samus i just can't lol

[@dylanbaird5826]

Trav gang

[@mecbros2216]

Now I will try to beat samus with my favorite character, zelda :D

[@thefatchincat7017]

Just out camp then ur playstike is even worst

[@synatrix8360]

I need to destroy them with Little Mac

[@ChiggaChiggaBruh]

as a samus player, i hate fighting Little mac

[@synatrix8360]

@@ChiggaChiggaBruh Camping doesn't bother my Mac no more

[@arturor6539]

How to beat shulk pls

[@TravPlay]

Will do. Thanks!

[@Joe_334]

I play snake against him. If you know the tricks with dropping grenades, alot of his attacks will hit them blowing up in his face. It is hilarious..

[@wallstreetmonky6797]

Just don't get hit 4head

[@yaboilucas846]

Samus is one of my least favorite characters in this game. My one friend mains him, and sometimes I feel like he only uses throw setups.

[@memeapprover9749]

Take a moment and think, is he really your friend?

[@neko_knockout]

Well, I'm glad to have a friend that accepts me as a samus main.

[@isaaccruz7080]

Do dk just....AAAAARGH

[@TheDMB411987]

It’s not even about winning or losing. It’s just not a fun match either way. Horrible character to play because it’s the same thing the whole time.

[@playstationarusu]

That's exactly what the video is about actually

[@poeticdavide]

Yes. And they are just cowards running and fleeing at any given opportunity. I hate zoners.

[@raemonn15]

I have met possibly one of the most spammy Samus Mains ever today on Quickplay as Terry. This guy was constantly charging Charge Shots, firing Super Missiles, and worst of all, repeatedly throwing out bombs all over the stage. It was a intense match, but I won and ended the battle with Buster Wolf. SO WORTH IT!

[@thefatchincat7017]

Hahaha i feel ur pain

[@SoulEchoz]

Anyone else mains Samus and learned to play differently so that the guide doesn’t work for them lol

[@hexaphone9417]

Dark samus is more annoying, they’re basically no different but people who play dark samus are just more annoying

[@IQUILIYAZ3R]

Man screw Samus, most annoying character in the game, I get zoned and charge shotted the entire game and when I approach I get grabbed into forward air. I get zoned until I loose a stock, and then she tea bags the entire time she’s in advantage because she knows I have to approach, which means I loose. So annoying.

[@UsernameyMcUsernameFace]

Samus main here. Gathering intel...

[@isaaccruz7080]

No leave you must not spread secrets ur already annoying enough guys

[@yvesgingras1475]

Samus main too, here for the same reason hehehe

[@178laaleros]

Can you please make a video how to beat pokemon trainer good video right here

[@TravPlay]

Sure thing. Thanks for the request

[@bredfigure2902]

Samus sucks, and this game rewards camping and playing lame too much. Like, she can camp under battle field until you approach and if you approach she will fair. If you don't have a burst option you are screwed. Low risk high reward shouldn't exist, but... Smash loves to help noobs like a lot (Pyra/Mythra, Terry, Kazuya (busted more than brain dead, Samus/ Dark Samus, Toon link, Young Link, MrGay and watch...)

[@bombmario5228]

Then again. It is a party game. It’s divided into 2 groups. If it’s one thing I learn is that if you don’t approach and wait them out, they’ll get bored and start fighting back. Works for me. In the end, make them approach you instead.

[@dhans9662]

I agree with everything you said but cmon bro Toon Link isnt THAT bad

[@CipherKnighto]

Toon Link was the biggest miss in this comment

[@albertduggan4695]

I love Samus even more now

[@megadethguym7977]

Thus video dident help

[@CipherKnighto]

I actually hate this stupid character more than any of the dlc fighters tbh

[@heyboiiiz263]

As a Samus main, i am now scared.

[@yvesgingras1475]

Dont be, the samus in this video where not great at all, learn to play agressif and mix it up, samus aint a full zoner

[@thefatchincat7017]

How to be agreesive with samus: down throw fair fair fair down throw down b fair fair fair

[@Lightiningshadow628]

This one didn’t really help me

[@jevonross456ameby9]

It actually helped me a bit