Smash Ultimate: Art of Bowser

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0:00 Metafy
0:30 Art of Bowser
1:02 Counterplay
1:53 Neutral
4:03 Gameplan
5:00 Out of Shield
5:55 Tough Guy
6:11 Tilt / Smash Armor
7:14 Initial Shield Avoding Grabs
7:53 Specials - Fire
9:00 Flying Slam
10:08 Whirling Fortress / Recovery
11:05 Bowser Bomb
11:22 Landing
11:56 Other Moves
12:41 Combos
14:08 Tech Chasing
14:52 Edgeguarding
16:11 Ledgetrapping
17:05 Ledge Options

[@konflicted1729]

Big bois back in season fellas

[@thesharinganknight9859]

SZA said it best

[@Bulleta420]

It feels so unreal that I've been a Bowser main since Melee first came out, it's been a long road through brawl and smash 4, then finally seeing him viable is so crazy to me in a good way I never thought I'd see the day

[@zachstarattack7320]

the best part of the art series is how theres so much about strategy and not just saying what the moves do. thanks izaw, i have literally no more art request at this point, luigi, bowser, sepheroth, miibrawler, fox, shiek, You've done it all!

[@King_of_Idiots]

If only Bowser had his fireball custom move from Smash 4 in this game...

[@Deboy916]

I've recently picked Bowser up and I've been waiting for you to drop an "Art Of" for him Thank you so damn much Izaw! I've been following your content since Smash 4 (':

[@ComboFood]

A simple combo that’s really good that works 50% of the time is jab 1 into side b, It only works if jab 1 sends in instead of out but it’s really good if it works and it’s very forgiving because even if you’re slightly off on the timing it will still beat out shields

[@grimsdol4665]

I think browser's design is probably the best out of all the heavies as he has what every other heavy weight should have which is the threat of deadly ambiguity when he jumps at you ( he could Fair, Dair, Command grab ETC) which makes him feel like a boss as heavyweights should

[@julo_ghost]

Wish he had his backhand bash from Mario Strikers for his Dash attack

[@Littletony525]

Ah yes run up dair

[@khaidinh9046]

@@Littletony525maybe he meant down special?

[@DivineXDiamond]

incineroar just does that better man. as a bowser main im an incineroar hater, if you main him we're ops

[@citrosthoughts7]

@@DivineXDiamond bowser can shield break if you just make the opponent shield enough so you can read it with a king dedede aaah sitdown move.

[@thelognerrator]

Glad to see a clip from my boi MELFOR at 4:52. It's awesome to see one of my best friends cementing himself into the community.

[@ReyTheGamer]

Yes!! I have been waiting for this! Thanks to Phy's guide, I was able to learn bowser fast. Now I have this amazing guide, too!

[@JesseLira]

Fantastic video! I especially appreciate the recovery mix ups. I had no idea Bowser's recovery could be mixed up lol

[@IzAw]

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[@pyrobowser158]

Was a pleasure working with ya. Glad to see the King get a proper character guide.

[@AntiNexus]

It's an honor to be a part of this! Thanks so much!

[@sublimefan1041]

There he is

[@fupalover]

Games?

[@jj6148]

Anti? Hey, lol

[@AntonForSure]

It was a pleasure having my clips in the video! Keep up the great content!!😍

[@Chelours224]

Hey Izaw, love the content. I'd love to see some brief information in these videos about stage picks and bans for each character if that's something you're able to throw in. ♥

[@emielvonbartels7408]

This is gonna be so helpful! Bowser is my fav Nintendo character, feels like i can do so much better now i've seen how many options i haven't been using. Thanks man!

[@jc76109]

My absolute favorite smash series. I don't even play most of these characters, but I watch (and rewatch) all of them. Fantastic content; Thanks IzAw!

[@swoozx3306]

Bro, I've been waiting for this one ever since the Art of Bowser you made for Smash 4 came back. Literally- the smash 4 Arts of Bowser and Ike are what got me into the right mindset to fighting games and improve. Thank you so much you absolute babe.

[@mikailvilleret5866]

Love to see characters like Bowser in "art of" series! Good job keep it up ! If the next art of is Mewtwo I would instantly die 😍

[@Sab5524]

Thank you man I was thinking of maining Bowser and this helped me a lot❤

[@bowsermarco6258]

Niceeeeeee I didn't think you would make Ultimate's version of art of Bowser this early since you made one for smash 4 but I'm glad to have been surprised, I've watched smash 4's version a lot so I think it will be the same this time as well, great content as always

[@kaden8577]

Bro I use the quick short hop side b to close out of distance grab situations and especially whiff punishes. It’s so fast and usually the opponent doesn’t expect it. Love that you put that option in there @izaw. You post such useful videos. Thank you.

[@chosensavior2802]

Well time to hop back on Smash again and lab my main once more lol. Absolutely love your content Izaw! Keep up the great work!

[@taco7953]

I love how simple and in-depth these are, I would love to see an art of Ness. An extremely common character but few resources/guides

[@Chaparrito]

Great video as always my man

[@Ezie.Andretti]

Been waiting for this video for awhile now thanks, Izaw!

[@animedleys]

This video is amazing bro, hope to use it to finally make that last push into Elite Smash!

[@ethancopps9000]

love the level of in-depth review over both move and strategies; as a Game and watch player, I'd love to see a video done on him. He's such a weird and quirky character, I'd love to see what you have to say about him. Love these videos, keep it up!

[@TVTCproductions]

Great video, hopefully it helps me beat this big guy. I would love to see an Art of Terry video. I like your How to Terry but I'd love to see you do a deep dive like you do on your Art of series.

[@jorgeabaezp9365]

Superb guide, Zawman! Thanks a lot!

[@carrymcbarry]

fantastic bowser video makes me wanna start playing him in tournaments again! thank you so much

[@stephenrichter8940]

I recently got hooked on playing DDD and would love a video on how to play him, since I have been having a lot of fun with his ledge trapping

[@AlhiXD]

Really enjoyed the video. Good job!

[@ComboFood]

As a Bowser main since Brawl I’ll give some tips not mentioned in the video, Jab 1 to side B is a combo at any percent 50% of the time it only works if jab 1 sends inward instead of outward, Bowser’s ledge trapping is really good, shield halfway between the ledge as roll distance, from this distance up B can cover everything except jump if you move correctly on the ground which he can cover with forward air depending on what you’re predicting the opponent to do Forward tilt angled down is one of the best 2 frame options in the game, Not many characters can hit your shield safely without risk of being hit by up b that kills at about 150% regardless of weight, fall speed will be the thing that determines their survivability but it kills universally from about 170% anywhere on final destination You can use the non flinching part of flame breath to build the percent of an opponent after a shield break to kill them from a shield break at 0% You can get the opponent to shield a down B by using down air a lot until the last stock then bait them into shielding a down b

[@Jlopezocasio]

This was awesome! Great job. 👍

[@MarioMan64wahoo]

OMG Thank you for making this i was waiting for this lol😁😁😁

[@derp777_]

been waiting for this since the game came out, bowser is such a slept on character

[@jockeylou5359]

This has given me the motivation to keep playing this king. Thank you!

[@thehumbleservant2010]

Thank you sir… this was exceptional

[@DarkThomy]

The falling hit of Up smash can hit normal get up more than I'd like to admit, and then COMBO into back air !

[@DoritoTime]

One thing to add is how good forward tilt can be for chasing down a grounded opponent at kill percent. The pivot cancel has great range, and it kills earlier that up tilt and forward air while being slightly faster than down smash

[@dylanshackelford7425]

Damn I have been playing bowser for years and never thought of that up B loop at ledge.

[@ZERODE11]

Art of banjo

[@bridgergriffiths4364]

Early smash ultimate i found a very fun game to play. Samus allways shot their charge shot to cover both jump and stand, because it didnt combo yet, and i figured out you could time an up smash to destroy it and the amount of times they say I was "gonna get hit" they ran towards me to begin ledgetraping and instead they got weak hot up smashed into back air was far to many

[@zachstarattack7320]

Wanted this for literal years

[@luigitime9592]

i didnt know about the different ways of using up b, that is very fascinating

[@venosho2167]

very informative and detailed video! ik this sounds niche but maybe the next character you could do is mii sword fighter? he seems fun tbh

[@JohnSmith-lr6kf]

Very good video as always

[@Garbagecant24]

There’s gonna be a local tournament happening later today. I played Bowser a lot in previous Smashes, but never practiced anything or looked up guides for him because apparently, I could still compete with my siblings who did practice complex stuff. Hopefully this guide gives me an edge

[@kevinsiu3769]

How’d it go?

[@Garbagecant24]

@@kevinsiu3769 I couldn’t make it due to work, so I couldn’t get my butt whooped :(

[@infinitezeroz8853]

Been Waiting On This Video For Years Now For Ultimate 💯 My Bowser Mains It's Our Time Now!!

[@JB_CY]

Very excited I loved the sm4sh bowser art of

[@xlegendxla5884]

Love your videos!! I would love to see Mewtwo next!

[@ninjabob1722]

Great video! How did you get that bowser stage?

[@Koooooooona]

PLEASE ART OF PICHU

[@st4pps]

Havent played smash ult since sephy came out but bowser will always be in my heart mans carried me through tourneys, nair-> bair and dash cancel ftilt op............and upb. Hope the smash community is still good

[@dogboyton3166]

Man, that Bowser’s Castle stage! Wish it was base game, it’s funny how we don’t have a dedicated Bowser’s Castle stage yet

[@raindoge3713]

holy shit new quality smash content!!

[@requiem9167]

Love the dedication to this series. Would love to see Hero Next 34 out of 90 lol.

[@KIRB881]

Thanks for making this.

[@tinkywinky3246]

Finaly thanks

[@RickyJC]

8:28 is definitely the best part of this video. To hell with Steve. 🌋

[@rodgeers7347]

The blocks benefitting bowser and not steve was some justice

[@whysakurai3179]

Bowsers fair can sometimes cross up and a nich combo is fair into bair at leadge for a kill

[@theedgeguardian8942]

I'd love The Art of Joker, not the How to play, but now with the meta more developed, it has a lot to offer :) Love your content!!

[@kyle7056]

Never stop this series 🙏

[@OjamaIndigo]

As a bowser main Im excited to see your insights on the character and see what your thoughts on him are

[@Johnny_0202]

O YEAH LETS GOOOO BOYSSS!!

[@wermaus]

Notes from a Recovering Bowser Addict: Jab 1 is also great mix on shield between jab 2 timing and side b, especially back of shield for many. Retreating fair using slingshot is also fairly good safe pressure, especially if you can autoslip, or even just go off platform or offstage. Offstage works best if you have a well developed game off ledge as bowser. For at ledge, these options cover so many cases that you can play slow and sturdy from ledge in some MUs, blocking your opponent into limited setups because you can cover most commitments from ledge. In specific MUs like Roy, all the FGC character, little mac, and anyone who needs reactable repositioning to hit ledge it can be incredibly strong. This even applies for characters with good ledge hang punishes, so long as they require reactable setup you can just play around them. Bowser's uniquely gross ledge toolkil -Firebreath(if they commit to anything on the ground near ledge this is FREE) -Side b -The biggest getup attack -Down b regrab mixups -One of fastest ledge drop fast fall double jump empty lands (not quite a NIL but enables similar options) -Autocancel Forward air from ledge (timing is tight but can be consistent) combos -Ledge hop Nair combos from ledge -Drop Up air to close stocks and shark with invincible head (great at calling out some ledge hang punishes) BONUS: You can actually autoslip ledge hop forward air from ledge to cancel the endlag and go back to ledge... Boxx only tho I hope this is helpful for those who are struggling on ledge or with safe pressure!

[@wermaus]

Spotdashes and and dashdancing can also decrease the effective reachable window on dash in's which is STUPID good. Spotdash is just the lower commitment backdash cancelled into forward dash, extremely good and can set up for surprises across the board from a dash shield to a shortened pivot cancel (which is REALLY nice), a dashwalk -> whatever, a jump in or really just anything you can do out a dash. Spotdashing in place just means that so long as you're outside they're range, they wont be able to tell the difference. It also overlaps with cashback b reverse firebreath briefly which is another incredible zoning tool.

[@wermaus]

The ledge hop firebreath us literally free on 90% of commitments especially on Kalos where you're safe under plat, it literally just conditions jump which we can usually beat out with fair from ledge or just, roll to get back on, Heck even just neutral getup upsmash. Generally very slept on ledge game

[@roccorossetti6909]

Daddy penguin dedede next would make my year lol

[@MELFOR64]

I was caught by surprise that my clip made it in the video amazing video I sure love playing this turtle dragon

[@justinkeeler6929]

So many bowsers in queue tonight. Now I know why haha, another fantastic "art of" as always Izaw. Well done!

[@wpower7435]

16:13 the way he's approaching you is intimidating look at his face the ground must be shaking as well

[@NolmanZ]

Absolutely insane video

[@DSmith3279]

Can you do an Art of Pit video next? He's a character with more depth than one might assume, so breaking him down and showing how he works might help with the learning curve.

[@JMJackMcNally]

FINALLY

[@yrneh755]

Thx for using a couple of my clips. Love the content o7

[@thatnoobgamer3039]

Making an Art of Isabelle would be really cool!

[@Pichulover69]

I would love to see a Pichu one.

[@SonicSanctuary]

i didn't know about that whirling focus tech

[@elmo3766]

It's finally here, I can't believe it It's enough to make a former bowser main cry

[@vitiia]

awesome content ! I would love to see art of hero

[@EukaryoticCS]

Art of Bowser Jr. next!!

[@quexxlp2451]

Peak humanity right here

[@vvlaze]

Always baffled me we never had a proper Bowser’s Castle stage anywhere in the actual Smash series. Its such an iconic Mario location to the point that some people call August 4th, or 8-4, Bowser day.

[@pacey_808]

I'd love to see an Art of Aegis. Most rhe good info isnt complied in one place and it'd be nice to get matchup tips for fighting them too.

[@z.w.7292]

Press B.

[@ryan_raus]

Are you still planning on having an art of for every character?? I imagine there are some characters that would require some insane detail and would take forever to make videos for

[@ericb5328]

I really like bowser lately. He might be my favorite heavy

[@waltermelon4161]

IZaw!!! Love love love your content!

[@ObiAlmighty]

Another banger vid IZAW ❤❤❤

[@fireclaw90a51]

Love it

[@lucasdykema7358]

Was considering playing more bowser 45 mins ago lol the timing

[@2DayDavid]

As a Bowser main this video juggled me for 17 minutes

[@daminoobtv4922]

Amazing video, waitting for the art of bayonetta

[@adapting212]

Bowser is my all time favorite character in smash, tysm for this! 😆 Is it possible to get a "art of shiek"?

[@theflintabletc]

Used to play Bowser in Smash 4. He got changes in ultimate that aren't my cup of tea, but I'm willing to give this big bad another go!

[@stevencollins7225]

My Incin got good as hell. Now my Bowser's on his way. I wish Charizard was still solo though.

[@danielcastano9124]

🔥🔥🔥

[@hadylabban6597]

ooh can you do the belmonts next pls?

[@zachstarattack7320]

12:33 i love zawarudo

[@ComboFood]

Wooo the Art Of Jack Black video is here!!!!!

[@themidgarbadass2517]

I was the only person I knew who did sh side b out of shield. Now thanks to this video, every idiot bowser I find online is going to do it so thanks a lot!

[@MiraiGen]

At last, my main is next up on the list.