The Top 10 Shield Breakers in Smash Ultimate

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From Marth's Shield Breaker, to the Bowser Bomb, to Ganondorf's infamous Volcano Kick, shield breakers have had a long run in Super Smash Bros. With Smash Ultimate including more than ever in the series, what are some of the best in the game?
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[@MorrowMoon_thenightwing]

Can you make a side b animation tier list? I kinda just want to hear about ridley's side b more

[@erickkao1351]

Sephiroth from an animation standpoint is just amazing. They really nailed the "composed psycho" attitude with him with everything. Moves like F-smash, Up-smash, and bair are super strong and you can tell he's putting his back into it, but at the same time, he's perfectly in control. He doesn't flail around or lose his balance. He moves his sword from point A to point B and anything between those two points fucking DIES. Down smash though? That's his psycho mode coming out. He let's the persona drop for one second, one "fuck you" blow. It's stupid how violent this move is animation-wise because you can see he's actually putting his back into the move and the results are GLORIOUS

[@isaacldi2643]

He's just so classy 🥵

[@iceheart_115]

It gets even better when the wing is out, adds some extra flair on top of it.

[@Dan-yp5tk]

daddy sepheroth

[@omegadreemurr6271]

i'm gay for sephiroth

[@Xxblade17]

Love your take on this

[@SSM24_]

Small correction: Jigglypuff's Pound doesn't have a sourspot. That's a huge part of why the move is so good - it has 16 active frames and maintains the same strength the entire time. She gets better combos off a late hit just because she recovers sooner after it connects.

[@MockRockTalk]

Fair enough, I did know that it's a consistent hitbox but maybe "late hit" would've been the better term to use there, good catch!

[@Nouser_237]

So the late hitbox is good because it hits meaty

[@dippin4dots]

​@@Nouser_237and because she is much closer to the opponent that makes it easier for her to get to that riiight spot

[@holylarcenist9596]

@@Nouser_237there is no late hitbox I think is what they were getting at

[@Nouser_237]

@@holylarcenist9596 I know

[@sarasaland4709]

Kazuya having invincible legs on his shield breaker is the most DLC thing I’ve heard in months.

[@K5iveeeeeeeeee]

I think it’s really cool that ken and Ryus shield breakers are both overheads in their home games, kinda implying that they’re difficult to block, just like in the games. :)

[@XenonDante]

The reason Byleth down smash see's so much value is a concept in competitive games called mental stack. Mental stack is simple. The brain is a very powerful tool. As a tool, it has the tendency to want to simply as much as it can. The less it has to register information from multiple sources, the faster it can operate. You don't think about driving when you're driving. You don't think about riding a bike when you're riding. Through repetitive action, your brain simplifies these actions into muscle memory so you can focus on other things, like adapting to the harsh landscapes of North American traffic. The more information your brain needs to process, the slower your responses, from which you have to pick the correct option, which can further slow down your response time.

[@benross9174]

Good explanation! You did a good job explaining Mental Stack in terms everyone can understand, which isn’t always easy

[@MrGameguyC]

Concentration over taking Auto-Piloting.

[@bdt2002gaming]

Don’t let this video distract you from the fact that 80% of Brawl’s problems are fixed by disabling the shield/dodge button. Disclaimer: This change will not ban Meta Knight or remove random tripping.

[@joshuabrookbank2637]

North American traffic is not that bad

[@jetpackjay3410]

@@joshuabrookbank2637yes it is, any big city is horrible. Southern California, New York, etc

[@DoctorNovakaine]

One thing you didn't mention about DK's headbutt is the absolutely criminal range it has. Can't even tell you how often I've seen this move connect when it looked like it had no business connecting.

[@stephenrichter8940]

More range than f smash baby

[@YounesLayachi]

And it has super armour in the air and can grab ledge. I'm glad the move is finally decent, but I wish the disjoint was more obvious visually. Invisible hitboxes are bad

[@TehDompie]

I LOVE Byleth Dsmash. The dopamine shot from landing one or breaking shields with one never gets old

[@licensedpotato7]

Byleth down smash is one of my favorite moves in the game. You FEEL the punch of that move every time it hits, and I’d argue that it feels meatier than moves like Warlock Punch

[@odstagent1070]

I think that's because Ganon just grunts and it's an uncommon way to land a punch irl In the other hand Byleth wents full power on a heavy weapon like in Monster Hunter

[@RTU130]

Ye

[@GamersWithFaith]

Same with his down air and down b. The ax hits so hard

[@MapleLeafSA]

Fun fact: Ryu and Ken dthrow are both extremely powerful shield breakers. You'll only see it in 3-player-or-more matches but they'll pop shields instantly

[@YounesLayachi]

Vs ice climbers is an exception

[@GumshoeClassic]

"Criminally underrated" is definitely an apt way to describe Corrins Chainsaw, using it genuinely feels like committing a crime sometimes. Not because it's broken, but because it feels like gaming the system. An automatic frametrap just for charging a different move that outright circumvents a defensive mechanic. To whoever came up with that: Godspeed, my friend.

[@wingedbluj1674]

I have an irrational love for Byleth's down special. I just love how good it feels to cave in my opponent's skull with a move so bad that no even remotely competent player should fall for it.

[@YounesLayachi]

At least it has super armour in the air, that can be useful...

[@zernek9199]

Very surprised to see Ganon Up Smash not mentioned, but the other picks all made more sense. Very fun video, I liked it more than I thought I would!

[@MockRockTalk]

I considered it, but it's not an _incredible_ pure shield breaker, excels in other areas, and is on a character who has multiple actual shield breakers, so seemed a little against the spirit of the video. Which is admittedly pretty loose and subjective.

[@davidlee3565]

@@MockRockTalkthen why not like f smash

[@personman446]

@@davidlee3565 probably the exact same reasons he didn't pick up smash, considering you don't really see either of them break shields often (or really at all, considering with how easy ganon is to bully it's unlikely you'll even have your opponent in a situation where it could happen)

[@theclaudfather6436]

@@personman446 I’ve broken plenty of shields with Ganondorf’s up tilt.

[@personman446]

@@theclaudfather6436 yeah, and I've landed aerial reverse warlock punch. that doesn't mean either moves are remotely good at it it doesn't matter what you pull off against your friends who don't play, randos in pools, or the wifi warriors on quickplay. If it doesn't work when your opponent has a brain, then it doesn't really matter

[@patrykprime1134]

Forever sad as hell that Dedede FSmash used to be a fantastic shield breaker before getting nerfed.

[@MsDarkz123]

At least we still have Jet Hammer.

[@YounesLayachi]

@@MsDarkz123 explain jet hammer's sour spot. Why.

[@zair6591]

Expected to see Ganon's up smash. This thing hits hard, really big and it can surprisingly be safe on shield if you space it. There is also an advanced technique where you can fall of a platform for even more safety

[@mrbister8714]

Excited to see Kazuya as a character in his own slot on this list

[@mrbister8714]

Oh my god I’ve been commenting on this channel for like ten videos and I finally got a bot after all that grinding. Let’s fucking go, my excitement is unmatched Edit: Aw, bot’s gone. Oh well, fun while it lasted

[@AUTTY6242]

I have never seen someone excited to have a bot reply lmao

[@FuryJack07]

​@@AUTTY6242lol

[@raynegallaher7661]

Since sephiroth is mentioned to have an incredible shield break punish while the background footage shows him using Gigaflare, I'd like to mention a perhaps lesser known trick to shield break punish even harder than that. Which is that, when spaced right, gigaflare into forward smash is a true combo thanks to the delayed explosion.

[@stephenrichter8940]

I thought just ftilt is true

[@YounesLayachi]

And it kills most characters at 0%. Sephiroth is one of the rare wielders of reliable shieldbreak into kill in any % on any character anywhere in any legal stage

[@user-jw2it4qf2r]

@@stephenrichter8940 Mega late reply but Fsmash is true if it's not last stock or Gigaflare won't kill on its own - the kill zoom on the last stock is what ruins it because it removes all of the hitlag from the final hit

[@thatbrobrax]

People dont seem to know the terror of jet hammer DEDEDE its really good

[@SMOG8]

My favorite shield break move is Bowser Jr.’s cannonball. It is so funny when it works.

[@skyslasher2297]

3:02 Fencing swords like rapiers sacrifice strong and effective slashes for mobility and precise stabs so it makes sense Marths signature weapon rewards that kind of targeting. And lucinas is just an imitation which I kinda wish didn’t have that property much like it lacks a tipper.

[@zacpadilla2432]

Sora down smash always seemed good imo. He already conditions people to stay in shield cause of his aerials, and down smash being able to pop it is nice

[@FuryJack07]

16:40 see this is why i love Bowser. Breaks shield, walks away, and then... BAM BAM BAM BAM BOOOM! Bowser is stupid fast, and I'm pretty sure that he can 0-death off a shield break by using the damaging windbox on Fire breath into fully charged F-smash. It's not the easiest thing to do, and so far I've only seen it done on Pichu, but even then, if he can't kill you, you're getting ~40% from Fire breath.

[@ericmartinez813]

Worth noting that DK's Headbonk of Earthly Destruction can also be ledge-grab canceled. That is, canceled by grabbing ledge, so it's a potentially really scary ledge option for DK. It's not the most useful thing in the world when Up Air exists, but a potential early kill.

[@TeEPIC_Duck]

If you like DK Bonk, look at the max range ;)

[@stephenrichter8940]

Fastest way to make any diddy main cry. You threw a banana with a buffered f smash? You'll die for that at 50 or 30 if giant punch is charged. Dlc priveledge is a beautiful thing

[@raincastmusic]

As a Byleth main, the down smash is such a good shield break If you know the shield break confirms, its even better Ive had so many shield breaks with Byleth its so satisfying

[@Spyder-Marth]

I play Marth, Byleth, and Corrin. Seeing all three of my mains in this video (and listed first) is so cool! I love landing sweet spots, I love disjoints, I love Fire Emblem, and I love breaking shields. Impressed a lot of good players with the frequency I land shield breaks in tournament.

[@LLOYDFUNGUIS]

villager has a true full shield break setup with tree growth into axe. Plus the move as a whole provides villager with a lot of ledgetraping and killpower. I get why he isnt here tho villy is kinda irrelevant 😥

[@YounesLayachi]

Yeah it's a bit rare and villager himself is rare but always amazing to see Tree in action

[@Squiferz]

doesnt it also kill at like 50% or am i thinking of the axe into tree fall

[@LLOYDFUNGUIS]

@@Squiferz axe -> tree fall is def a much stronger early kill option. tree grow -> axe usually just end up with the sideways axe launch angle which is strong but nowhere near the crazy kill power that is falling tree

[@Pokemichael]

Another pretty interesting shield breaker I’m surprised didn’t even get an honorable mention is dedede’s down special. Yeah it takes a while to charge but it’s an armored behemoth of a hit that not only breaks shields when fully charged, but can also 2 frame and just straight up hit below ledge (also his up special is quite similar to yoshi/bowser down specials in terms of shield breaking power)

[@asuuki2048]

17:38 YESSS I was getting so worried it wouldn’t make the list 😭

[@LukasArailiys]

My favorite Shield breakers are Incineroar’s Revenge boosted specials. Not super reliable by any means, but they’re so funny. Both Darkest Lariat and Cross Chop become very dangerous to shield when boosted by revenge and the best part is that you STILL have Revenge after breaking their shield. Situational, sure, but they’re very funny to me

[@king_alloy]

I think darkest lariat gets close to being a shield breaker without revenge even, but that's not part of the gameplan so that's probs why it wasn't considered.

[@LukasArailiys]

@@king_alloy fair enough. It is the best worst move in the game, and you can spotdodge the last hit… unless it’s super charged. Even then, you right. Incineroar would rather just grab shields. I would know. I main the big dumb cat

[@king_alloy]

@@LukasArailiys I main the cat too my guy, and yeah I love these moves too.

[@AUTTY6242]

​@@LukasArailiys Darkest Lariat's not a bad move tho. It's strong and fast(5 frame start up, same as nair), has invincibility, and is a great parry oos. Sure it's his less good moves but with the invincibility(especially on the arms, makin it a good semi disjoint) and frame data it does play a decent roll as a parry oos, especially with revenge.

[@YounesLayachi]

I like that revenge persists after connecting with a shield. Shielding is vain, revenge is inevitable !

[@Jake76667]

14:38 holy shit that sudden noise actually caught me off guard a little bit. that was an actual jumpscare

[@kamicaxd3216]

I loved the part where you were talkin bout seph ngl, he's my main for a reason. Honestly, could you make a short vid where you just talk bout stuff that you love about seph/ or ultimate in general?

[@frankgrimito5821]

Sheik: Wait... can you do that? Amazing, I can't even imagine it... DK's a damn beast at shield breaks.

[@stephenrichter8940]

His down b locks people in shield for both hits. Also it prioritizes shield instead of shield poking for guaranteed breaks

[@mawilliers]

Crazy how Kazuya got like 5 shield breakers since he also had bonus shield damage on certain attacks. But I know a slightly charged f smash and down smash with rage breaks a full shield.

[@9for1gaming6]

Kinda surprised that Robin down smash isn't here, but also most of the other moves on the list are better and in terms of Robins kit it's not that good since he's so slow. I do not want to see Roy with that move.

[@Zyrianix]

It is fantastic in Robin's kit actually! It covers a lot when ledgetrapping which is obviously something Robin does a lot, great 2 frame, anti-air, massive range and lots of shield push so ambiguous on its safety guaranteed shield poke or break if they shield an Arcthunder (which also is a better shield break move on their kit imo)

[@ericab3919]

Any shield breaker able to be used in the air is better. Also I feel like charge shot is the move that most often breaks shields that I see.

[@YounesLayachi]

Agree, charge shot eats shields

[@vgrants1717]

Another one that is extremely underrated is Plant’s Long Stem Strike (down b). Absurd range and armor along with Plant being a trapper makes it extremely deadly.

[@cassiuspeter9673]

Oh, right. Subscribing to Mockrock's patreon has been on my to-do list, but I totally forgot to. Hopefully next time you'll see me in early access. As for the video itself, Imma make a few guesses before I watch: Sephiroth's down smash has to be on here, that move can pop shields like a bubble, and sephiroth can force opponents to shield using side B. Bowser's down B ought to be on here. Especially with how laggy down air, if an opponent tries to shield to punish the down air, but then bowser does down B, pop. Jigglypuff's pound, as well. Not a dedicated shield breaker, but it does so much for jigglypuff, and it's shield damage is something to be feared.

[@cassiuspeter9673]

Edit: Wow, I forgot about a LOT of good shield breakers in smash. I didn't write Marth's shield breaker because I thought it was too obvious (It was in the thumbnail, not exactly a creative pick), but I totally forgot about Steve's anvil, Corrin's chainsaw, and little mac's down smash. And I'll be honest, I didn't know about ken and Kazuya's options at all. One of my favorite parts of Smash is that there's no button combos to memorize, so I've never given Ken or Kazuya the time of day. And yeah, Kazuya's EWGF really is too overcentralizing.

[@ernestas1955]

A very interesting shield breaker coming from ganondorf is aerial down B Its a bit specific to land well but if you hit the opponents shield with pretty much anything (even a jab), if you connect with aerial wiz kick properly spaced its an instant shield break

[@lasercraft32]

Not gonna lie... Corrin slowly drilling away at the opponents shield before finishing them off with an impaling stab is raw as heck if you think about it.

[@LaserAgentRyan]

5:05 amsa for example yoshi became c tier because of that man alone trying hard enough I mean really any character is viable except for little Mac and Gannon apparently and pichu is a worse pikachu but still you can win big with them

[@MrGameguyC]

A few more points in Headbutt's favor, despite the animation, it's got a pretty good disjoint and can catch the opponent unexpectably. It also grabs ledge, so by timing your held down inputs it can be fairly handy for an armor'd return and can cancel the endlag after the hitbox comes out, leading to some safer shield breaks. Some good DK mains reallly squeeze everything out of this move.

[@OrigamiAhsoka]

It would’ve been so funny to see Roy forward smash or Robin down smash just to hear another “more fire emblem”

[@pbz7572]

Great list, the Steve & Seph inclusion is based I’m a little sad Yoshi didn’t make the top 10 but I’m glad down b was mentioned

[@geoffrymcgary]

Love Sephiroth's moves but also find that back air hard to use. Still learning movement techniques since I've only ever played n64 til now, but hopefully I get there!

[@crawlinggoose]

I like how if you play as Marth in any smash game against A.I.s, if you use the move titled "Sheild Breaker" the A.I.s first option is to try to block it.

[@dddmemaybe]

On the little mac one, if he's charging it, you don't know if it's the kill f-smash or the shield f-smash until he releases it too, which if it was a centralizing situation (maybe in some matchups?), it can be a big factor considering it also has armor.

[@jtwk3400]

Need more top 10s. One of my favorite series on this channel

[@plentyofpaper]

Peach randomly pulling a Mr. Saturn deserves a mention.

[@danielw.2456]

Huh, suprised Hero didn't make it on this list. I would say he should have been on the list with Oomph+Phyche Up being the "Shield Break move", as that combo literally makes Hero's existence a shield break, lol. Hero is terrifying with that buff combo on him bc the enemy has zero room for error. 1 hit either results in a sheild break, high shield damage, taking massive pecent damage, or just up & dying outright at low percents. & it's not even hard to get that buff combo on him.

[@MyRegularNameWasTaken]

I thought I was the only one who would 100% main Sephiroth except I can't get the Bair timing down.

[@zake64]

3:57 yo that flow is kinda crazy 😳

[@PuppetMasterIX]

Shulk's down-smash becomes a deceptively potent shield-locking tool when performed with Buster active; if the first front-facing hitbox hits the opponent's shield, they can't dodge or avoid either of the two hits after. Usually this means they get shield-poked on the third hit due to pushback, but if they're sandwiched between Shulk and a ledge, it essentially becomes a shield break instead.

[@YounesLayachi]

His other moves are much better at shield breaking with buster monado. Also i don't think buster has shield damage multiplier , it just does a ton of damage

[@asuuki2048]

13:03 Do not give him credit. For anything lol.

[@paulladium2584]

Ken and Ryu have a shieldbreak, that is kind of hidden. Their down throw breaks shields, but not the shield of the character that is thrown, but by a second character, which is getting hit by the chop hitbox. In one on one Scenarios this is only possible on Ice Climbers, if Nana is grabed and Popo shields. Pretty obscure

[@Toast0nyx]

Bowser jr.'s klown cannon is a really good shield breaker. It gains a hitbox on landing which has a disproportionate amount of extra shield damage. Normally people aren't willing to stand there and shield it but it's effective when you mix it into recovering. At the right distance and a full charge it can break a full shield alone

[@jkattack2640]

Knew my pound had to be on here. Puff shield breaks are fun. Love making my opponent watch their shield get pounded once and then be too scared to shield again

[@sirquags]

It's unfortunate that Corrin's F smash is held back by its properties. For those who don't know, since the model for the f smash isn't tied to Corrin's F smash, it's treated as something of a projectile, meaning that it always loses to aerials. Even stuff like the late hit of mario nair or weak multi-hit aerials like mario's down air will straight up beat it, although it won't put Corrin in the clank animation since, again, it isn't tied to their hitbox. Corrin's F smash would be an amazing anti air if this wasn't a thing; it's super strong with good range, and it can kill pretty early if it hits the tipper. It's unfortunate because other characters like Shulk don't have this problem, and Shulk's F smash becomes a viable anti air even though it's a multi-hit that doesn't always like to connect properly. I was hoping they'd give Corrin this buff when ultimate was getting patched, but it unfortunately never happened. Same with Bayo, although her f smash works better since it's just really strong and tends to beat out weaker aerials (her whole arm does the same amount of base damage as corrin's tipper f smash).

[@TheAntiburglar]

Did you do the music during the ad read? It was pretty dope :D

[@MockRockTalk]

I did, thanks!

[@otrorandomdeinternet9794]

Bowser Jr side B is also a good shield break, is very unexpected for the oponent, not always see as it can do it but when it does is super strong

[@jman2050]

All I can think about with Sephiroth’s dsmash is that acola is an absolute madman for casually spotdodging it not once but multiple times against Tweek. For a move that’s THAT scary, that’s crazy to see.

[@plabcentral630]

I will never forget the first time I got insta shield broke by getting hit by both hits of Olimars down smash with purple.

[@gbx4858]

I like how 3/4th of Piranha Plant's specials are shield breaking tools

[@xKingxTitus]

So happy to see Ken on this list. Ken has true block string shield breaks, it’s nuts

[@youmeltube]

As a Bowser Jr main I feel like a lot of his kit goes underdiscussed, and that includes his shield break tools, so I'll shout it out here. Jr's Neutral B cannonballs slow as they may be are exceptional for shield pressure because the cannonball doesn't get stopped by hitting shield. The lowest-charge cannonball goes so slow that players need to keep holding shield for a moment too long to let the cannonball pass through them, which eats their shield from contact and then holding it. If the Jr is fast they can then rush in with either Downsmash or spin-out Side B to finish the shield off. This pairs exceptionally well with having a Mechakoopa walking around which is best stopped with shielding. if you condition your opponent to shield to stop the mechakoopa, they may raise it for that purpose only to eat a cannonball and then get broken by the abovementioned finishers.

[@michaelsponseller5337]

being a little mac main is like being a batman stan. “peanut can do xyz” is the “batman can beat him with prep time”

[@andreazhab]

Fun fact: marcina’s shieldbreaker bonus head damage is actually hard coded to do less knockback, making its knockback equal to the normal shieldbreaker when it doesn’t hit heads LOL

[@Plutoburns]

Shout out to ice climbers back for being a spacer, plus on shield AND really high damage. Icies can get a lot of shield breaks if the opponent gets scared

[@Raykushi]

WAIT WHY IS THERE A CLIP OF ME GETTING SHIELD BROKEN IN THE FIRST 30 SECONDS WAIT NOOO

[@aquatic4699]

I'm not sure it was mentioned in the video, but in car it wasn't: pound can be angled up or down (though not by much), giving it some more versatility and mixup

[@smilingman4299]

I'd like to give a quick shoutout to Ganondorf's aerial down-b. It's not an instant shieldbreak, but it's pretty close to it, and landing it when the opponent doesn't expect it has allowed to cheese some stocks and games at % that are certified Ganondorf.

[@ochako_gaming]

Kinda shocking to not see Robin's down smash on here, but I can get behind this list

[@primrosevale1995]

It's still a mystery to me why Lucina doesn't have the _Melee_ version of the Shield Breaker. You know, the one that attacks with the entirety of the sword and not the tipper, reflecting how Lucina actually plays? Also can we acknowledge that Pound and Headbutt are just terrible moves character-wise? Both of those characters are in need of serious reworks, if I could redesign them they'd literally only keep one current special move. (Steve should stay on the anvil and it should have more endlag too).

[@evanpetrolle2596]

Holy FUCK I missed that intro so much I’m glad to have you back MockRock you’re such a legend

[@abbitato]

As a fairly casual smash fan, only one I could think of was hero's hatchet man. Good vid

[@devin5201]

Mac's gut punch is absolute destruction.

[@AgentReplied]

Dedede's jet hammer is an unsung hero in this list. It's a big enabler of his ledge trap game while having the utility of super armor, it also is a pretty good punish for opponents landing with aireals Unfortunately, it's hard to justify since Dedede has terrible frame data and mobility, and Jet Hammer doesn't exactly help with that, but it does enhance an already disgusting part of Dedede's game plan

[@staidanom]

My favourite is Game&Watch's down-special. That thing is almost always a guaranteed hit when preceeded by a jab1. And if they hold shield, well, depending on the strength of the absorbed projectile, it's a shieldbreak. Shoutout to upsmash as well. -6 on a smash attack that deals decent shield damage is stupid.

[@Volcanic_Rave]

Bowser Bomb may be kinda bad as a shieldbreaker in practice but god getting a hard read with it is so sick, I was in a crew battle once and I took my 6th stock from the opposing Ridley player shielding on ledge getup, I will never live down the high from that Bowser Bomb.

[@buttersddragon]

i do love sephiroth's nair, but i do gotta admit... i kinda wanted to see him with cloud's nair just for the visual of him swinging that entire sword around in a giant circle. those are always some of my favorite moves visually; the satisfying sword slash streaks just do something for me, and sephiroth's sword especially just. Mmph. oh, uh, right, this is a video about shield breaks. um. yeah, shield breaks! woohoo! homerun bat is pretty good at that lmao

[@gameboyn64]

If i recall, when in the corner or close to corrin, you are actually supposed to sdi toward corrin, it's just really difficult to get through.

[@Randallroks]

It amazes me how so many people fail to understand how Byleth is just so easy to react to. It's enough that even Mock himself doesn't cover how you can just parry the ridiculously predictable moves.

[@LilyWater84]

I feel like clown kart dash deserves a nod too. One of if not his best kill confirm in this burst into hammer swing, and so if you try and shield and hide from it he can just spin out and shatter a shield and then f-smash or jab to kill. If clown kart dash was on a different character people would despise it

[@GuyIsGoat]

Its pretty different from Smash, but I think you’d enjoy exploring Tuff E Nuff, and talking about that game. Its really interesting to dissect, and it has a lot of cool individual moves.

[@fupalover]

If Minmin didn't get nerfed she'd definitely be on this list. Those pre nerfs arms were broken.

[@analogies]

I know you have a certain criteria for this list but as a Hero main i rely on his shield breaking abilities and it’s an oversight not to have him on this list. Sure sometimes he needs buffs to be able to do it, but that’s just how the character functions in general; spells are his game. Oomph + Psyche Up allows for the most insane shield breaks and even Psyche Up alone, with a slightly charged neutral, is a done deal. And then there’s Hatchetman which is a shield breaker at its core with no buffs necessary. One of the most satisfying moves to pull off because of how slow it is to release. You need perfect timing and a perfect read on your opponent, but of course there’s really great set up you can do too like snooze + hatchetman. If anything Hero should have got an honorable mention on here, but imo he’s one of the best shield breakers in the game

[@Chmmr]

doesnt typically BREAK shields cause it usually ends up poking, but WOW yoshi dair is one of the best shield-damage moves ive ever seen

[@thebighouseoffriendsbazink6455]

I think another fitting move for this list would've been Villager's down special. Sure, it is a good move on it's own, what with Villager being able to create a wall against most grounded projectiles, (and a danger zone on the stage in general for anyone slower than him,) and a deadly frame 5 move at the push of a button. But it actually has a true shield break setup against the entire roster if you cut the tree down directly onto someone's shield in tangent with the axe.

[@thegrabbyhands]

its not cutting the tree down its the tree growth into the axe that destroys sheild- its instant too, the moment it grows into your shield it breaks, and tree is still and extremely useful tool even if you don’t sheild break

[@dracojaco7131]

i would like to bring up terry's burn knuckle and power guyzer. both of them hurt shields a lot and have so much practicality.

[@WyattGoslingIsCool]

I’m just happy to see another video from you. Thanks! 🎉

[@hardhatlunchpal]

Surprised DDD's jet hammer wasnt on here. I guess it's not the cleanest shield break but it has some good uses in DDD's kit

[@RoyalKingOliver]

It’s Marth and Lucina. It’s literally the name of the move. If they’re not on there I’m gonna shield break myself Edit: I’m still shield breaking myself

[@givecamichips]

I played a series of games against a Peach with Byleth, and I got 2 shueld breaks a game over at least 5 games, all with down smash

[@Chris-gx1ei]

Ganondorf's Uptilt isnt usefull but it is one of the most Powerful Shieldbreakers (since it instantly breaks shields) It is still a way to "taunt" players who try to block it just to get punished by a Warlock Punch after Shield Break and showing them that they actually suck

[@drawberry_jam]

Byleth down-b:

[@StickyTrap]

Incineroars Darkest Lariat with revenge boost is a true shiled break since the revenge boost increases the shiled stun so all 3 hits hit

[@lilyofficer7300]

I play sephiroth a lot and I can safely say that down smash shieldbreaks are like pringles. Once you pop, you can't stop

[@cinder8154]

Great video. I think you should do something revolving around thoughts on character design balance. Like a tier list regarding character balance or the top 10 most balanced characters

[@Eterco]

PSA: Mac can string Up angled F Smash into Down Angled F smash at low percents to do 53 unless you jump. Jump against Mac

[@thebenzaga]

Cannot believe you forgot about peachs mr saturn

[@vortonian5081]

I’m surprised Peach’s Mr. Saturn wasn’t at least mentioned

[@humouringg]

Correction: byleth down smash is not slow. It’s frame 19. That is NOT slow. If the input delay did not exist it would be slow and reactable, but it exists, so it’s not slow.