Smash 4: Art of Shulk

[@philclip23]

Alright, fellow Monado Boys. Here are some timestamps. Intro 00:19 Jump Art 1:58 Speed Art 3:18 Shield Art 4:19 Buster Art 5:31 Smash Art 5:56 Art Activation/Deactivation/Cycling 6:20 Monado Art Movement 6:49 Benefits of Proper Art Deactivation 7:18 Air Slash!! 7:53 Vision!! 9:02 BACKSLASH!! 9:35 Shulk in Neutral/Move Properties 10:15 Ledge Trapping 11:09 F-air 11:44 N-air 12:19 B-air 13:20 Up-air 14:04 D-air 14:37 Jab 14:52 (A note here: Jab is an extremely safe late killing tool in Smash Art, and naturally kills earlier at the ledge) F-tilt 15:14 Up-tilt 15:22 Dash Attack 15:41 F-smash 15:49 Up-smash 16:13 D-smash 16:30 D-throw 16:42 Up-throw 16:59 B-throw 17:35 F-throw 18:01 MALLC 18:11 MAIL 19:32 MARC 19:44 (Oh hi MARC) MABD 19:54 SABDJCUS 20:35 (All I can think of is Introspective) Jump Art Buffer Deactivation 20:55 MALS 21:49 Vision Slide 22:04 Shadow Eye 22:39

[@nicholasm9470]

Philip Clippinger now let's make all of those timestamps an overcomplicated acronym

[@anaklumos1227]

oh hi MARC

[@osun9149]

Philip Clippinger thanks it helps alot

[@philclip23]

ronald ohene-ahenkora You're welcome! Happy practicing. :)

[@gio_setsuna]

You're doing work of the gods lol, thanks!

[@TierZoo]

so excited to see what this channel does with Ultimate

[@4inthemxrning]

TierZoo my guy you are everywhere

[@uditpai4491]

TierZoo hey, it's you, I didn't know you watch Izaw. I love your videos, btw.

[@blizzardwarrior8738]

yeh me too, also i love 22:30 X'D

[@CaptainFalchion]

same thing, lol

[@camusreviews6877]

Ultimate looks so good

[@DiverseStyle]

I honestly thought you would have stopped with the Art series with Smash Ultimate on the horizon, yet you released another one, of my main no less. Words cannot express my gratitude, good sir.

[@lucasmark2000]

To be fair, most characters are returning with only minor tweaks to their kits. So (hopefully) it might be likely that some techs here may still apply such as MALLC.

[@tymartin2519]

Can't wait to see shulk in ultimate. Being able to change to any art at will will help him out a lot in the long run

[@KatsuhiroHebi]

people paid him expecting more vids. and he already put in some work... and izaw kinda does love the community.

[@double2254]

Wanted to see Art of Robin :( My mage gets no love...

[@philclip23]

Doubledasher Judging by Robin's placement on the voting list, it's likely that you won't have to wait too long, I hope!

[@inkstorm1688]

Shouldn't this be Arts of Shulk?

[@nixuniverse5240]

Soft Drink very underrated comment

[@the1zeldafan609]

The title is pretty much "The art of playing shulk" I would assume

[@roe_bro]

The#1ZeldaFan He's making a Monado Art joke

[@the1zeldafan609]

Rodrico Ah I thought he thought the primary focus of this vid was the arts and how u could utilize them haha. Sorry

[@sadahji1728]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@pIatyperson]

I just want to congratulate the man who donated $4.20 for captain falcon. Truly a visionary.

[@jordonlees2]

Seth Crandall he had no donations for so long. People just get falcon.

[@trickygriffongaming3473]

He said the last one would be on “Someone who deserves it.” I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if falcon surpassed the donation list.

[@SSB4ShulkArchive]

Really glad to be able to help with this. Fantastic job Izaw! This video was desperately needed, as all of our current Shulk playing guides are rather out of date or not as comprehensive heh. Thank you so much for listening to all of our input

[@SSB4ShulkArchive]

Really quick thing to mention too! Many of the uair combos IzAw shares at 14:00 in are using ONLY the first hit of uair, which has fixed knockback (thus why it combos so well heh). You have to really practice your spacing and timing of uair (or use the buffered fair method IzAw is using) to land this, and keep in mind it's not typically safe on shield. Try to cross up if possible as it has surprisingly low end lag if possible to make those attempted combos safer!

[@NaviJ98]

OOF. Jeez you didn't lie This is some pretty insane advanced tech, so props to you for making a video like this.

[@amifunny90]

Hey Izaw i just want to say how much i appreciate all the work that you put into these guides. There is no one else on youtube creating guides in such a quality as you do. I really hope you keep it up in smash ultimate, cant wait to see the new art of smash guides!

[@Solar7cc]

5:20 that’s the dirtiest shadow s trick I’ve ever see someone pull off

[@jacegodfrey7074]

You mean Shadow Eye frames?

[@Solar7cc]

Jace Godfrey “i” stands for invincibility. It’s the official term. Eye is just a slang term derived from one of shulk’s arts in the game Shadow Eye

[@joels4084]

*Exactly.* That punish tho... I pity the pit.

[@HexorMastah]

Izaw stop making me want to play bad characters, your videos are gateway drugs into characters

[@IzAwSmash]

LOL

[@playaskirbyandwin267]

IzawSmash not gonna lie though, you did pretty well, as a shulk main

[@HexorMastah]

Inchido shulk is still bad lol. His frame data alone makes him a mid tier at BEST. His other weaknesses just add to it

[@SanctuaryReintegrate]

LOL his Zelda video made me main one of the worst characters in the game. No regrets. She's hella fun.

[@dddmemaybe]

Zelda in the new smash is lit. I just hope that Shulk has as many advanced techniques in the new game as he has here.

[@sinthssb]

I really respect that you're still making these. A lot of us are trying to prepare for Ultimate so this Art of series should definitely help, even if a lot changes on release.

[@allister2116]

i feel like the focus of the series is for tourneys now and not online

[@danielesans.i]

You know you'll have to redo all this for the next smash right?

[@wesleyem3]

I'm so happy this video has finally come! Awesome job Izaw! Thanks to everyone in the ShulkCord who helped out!

[@HealTy13]

I love how much time and effort you put into making these videos for us. You must be really feeling this video so props to you and I can’t wait to see art ofs for smash bros Ultimate Edit: You forgot to mention SADJCUS

[@king_alloy]

didn't he mention it during monadacus, or was that edited?

[@HealTy13]

Raphael Mallillin he didn’t mention it doing four damage

[@DmodGmodLetsPlays]

Omg you did it. My monado boy Shulk. Very well made guide for someone so advance. ALSO HOLY CRAP I NEED THE ERYTH SEA MOD AHHHH

[@ADayInTheLab]

I hope this video gets the attention it deserves despite SmashU hype.

[@reviewspiteras]

At last an updated complete guide for shulk, any other has 2 years or more. Thanks izaw

[@MrPomegranX]

Shield Art basically turns Shulk into Brawl.

[@phlash649]

You've got some good stuff ahead of you in Ultimate!

[@ZalvadorZali]

What he said in the first minute and a half of the video is 100% solid facts and the reason why people find it hard to level up in this game. It's all about focusing on the right things, fundamentals, your opponent, your stage control, and taking advantage of the situation

[@JasonCuletta]

I used to be a scrub in this game, I was upset that I wasn't improving and the real reason I ended up getting any better and placing in any locals is because I found a video describing the neutral. Now it seems so obvious but back then I was really just focusing on my character and what I'm doing. Now I focus on EVERYTHING; My options, my opponents positions and options, the stage, percent, everything. I am so glad that the Smash community is so helpful to one another! If you guys are reading this, you rock, and remember that everyone started where we are, ZeRo, Ally, Leffen, Hbox. They didn't wake up this good

[@Mr__Jack]

Wow, this video just makes me hope even more that Shulk is good in Ultimate. Having a character this complex be a meta relevant character would be so cool because Shulk is so complex, deep, and interesting to watch

[@collesque5045]

God, these videos are such masterpieces

[@dizzyhungry]

You're doing god's work I hope to see your guides on Ultimate

[@TheDemonChara]

This is great as always Izaw! Keep up the great work! But I do want to mention a typo at 8:25 when mentioning his recovery it says overall with only one L. ...Yes I'm kinda observant when it comes to these things and this is a very minor error.

[@joshuasteinke2588]

TheDemonChara I spotted another mistake, at 5:44 launch resistance is in purple, but the bar isn't changed, nor is any change listed next to it.

[@TheDemonChara]

I saw that but I believe why it's highlighted is because you take more damage and thus you will be launched further after taking more damage

[@joshuasteinke2588]

TheDemonChara Thanks, didn't realise.

[@NesuProps]

Brace yourselves... For Glory Shulks are incoming... Great video, still looking for The Art of Little Mac :3

[@oussama7132]

NesuProps just dtilt to ko

[@-AirKat-]

NesuProps everyone knows For Glory Shulks don't exist

[@AjDick]

Little Mac will one day side-b to victory

[@TremendoSmash]

Some corrections regarding Vision Slide: - Air to Ground method occurs when you input counter on the frame you land *during an interruptible animation*. - I feel it's important to emphasize that Grounded Vision Slide methods (Turnaround, Dashdance / Perfect Pivot) require you to counter without crouching at all. This is almost impossible to perform consistently without using C-stick set to Special. (This is somewhat mentioned in the video as text, but the text is a little hard to make out and easy to miss due to the lack of contrast.) - Air to Ground VS adds your aerial drift, Turnaround VS adds your walk speed, and Perfect Pivot / Dashdance VS adds your run speed (but only allows you to move forward). Sorry I didn't get to suggest these changes before the final video was released! Thanks so much for working closely with the Shulk community to produce this video! It came out great!

[@florinmusician]

I've been waiting for this! I imediatly put everything away just for this video.

[@gbach919]

I am so hype you finally did a video on this character. Unfort that it came out so near to the end of its life, but I always wanted a good breakdown of this character.

[@gbach919]

If you couldn't tell by my profile pic, I like shulk and xenoblade 1 a lot too lol

[@creative5085]

dont lose hope. This main come in handy for smash ultimate as a foundation for new players wanting to learn Shulk.

[@naram0n]

I've been waiting for this video for a long time. Glad you finally did it.

[@loisbeckford4558]

Your knowledge of this game and it's characters is amazing Izaw. Keep making these Art of videos Izaw, they're very informative 👍.

[@zenusepsilon]

I'm so happy you made an "Art Of" for Shulk! I used him along side WFT, so this really helps to have all this info in one video in a more simple breakdown of his frame data and tech. Thank you so much for your hard work and hope you will still be coaching for Smash Ultimate!

[@MrGutzs]

I'm kind of sad the next one will be the last of this game. Had a good run 👍

[@MrGutzs]

KarateGirl I apologize. For not knowing what the *fuck* you're talking about

[@Grashnapolski]

Something tells me you actually do hold a grudge against him

[@MrGutzs]

Grashnapolski Tell me about it, I don't even remember her lol. If I did say something its probably cause she said something stupid

[@xalybionchaotix1801]

How can you take an argument against some random guy on KZbin so personal. You don't go and try to repair a relationship that doesn't exist.

[@themonadoman116]

What? That was not confirmed

[@skiboutins]

YES DAD. I was just about to quit Smash 4 sort of but then you pull me in to aid my shulk game. Thanks so much Izaw.

[@Dragonbroth]

These guides have helped me so much in improving my main, and helping me find other characters to play. Love you Izaw!

[@cdc.drippy_]

Wow, didn't realize how technical Shulk is holy crap lmao, GREAT VIDEO AS ALWAYS! I have a feeling the last "Art of" is gonna be Captain Falcon for sure xD. Even though he is pretty basic.

[@roe_bro]

This video was awesome man, great job! Awesome to see more amazing resources here!

[@timsoup204]

Wow, uploaded on my B-day. What a wonderful gift. Nice job on the video by the way. Liked the analysis on the side when explaining the monado arts.

[@luism6290]

So excited for seeing this channel uploading ultimate.

[@enigmaticender5745]

You are an amazing Smash player Izaw! You really know what you are doing! I’m so hyped for the ultimate videos!

[@ImmaFarmerInMalaysia]

This is quite possibly my most sought after character to have their Art of video. Excellent job covering all of Shulk's nuances!

[@RanserSSF4]

at least shulk can now choose what art you want instead of tapping the button constantly to choose it. Hopefully his frame data becomes better as a result

[@0Ton_93]

The amount of effort put into these videos is amazing, i didn't foresee the stat chart coming

[@truen9798]

I’ve been waiting for this art of smash for awhile, thanks Izaw! This video has made me put way more time into my Shulk!

[@collesque5045]

I feel like shulk has the most potential for an extremly skilled player to master, as if they are good enough, it can feel like you are fighting a shulk with the combined stats of all of its arts. There is also a buff to switching arts in smash 5, which might increase its potential even further, but who can tell what nerfs have been given as well.

[@tomnguyen6880]

No, shulk doesn‘t unleash as much potential of a high lvl player as bayo/other top tiers. He is pretty fundamental but at the same time based on gimmicks. The more options you have, the better the character usually is. That‘s not really shulks case. And yeah btw relying on gimmicks is probably not the way to go in a long run. I play shulk myself

[@Masonomace]

Shulk has more mixups and options than most characters, but it varies on your consistency with the options you have access to. Shulk in the hands of a mastermind won't go as far as a mastermind playing a top tier character simply because shulk doesn't have the highest ceiling rewarded for that performance. Depending on your playstyle, you may work exponentially hard to put out results that can reach the top, but it's a matter of how many times can you do that until you no longer feel rewarded for the huge amount of effort you put out. Plus he doesn't fit in this game. The mechanics don't exactly favor him except for his own exclusive busted techniques. But big brain does enjoy big plays, so at least shulk satisfies that rush.

[@thehypist2587]

Finally, an "Art of" for Monado Boy! I've been looking forward to this for a long time. His new instant Art Switch in Ultimate looks pleasing, so I hope his tech in Smash 4 carries over as well!

[@stickjohnny]

Shulk is among the most poorly understood characters in this game. Thanks for helping change that.

[@idon896]

Well for the 6 months this is useful, I'm going to be using Shulk like crazy

[@roe_bro]

Your Next Line is Good choice

[@ninjay345]

Always so excited to see your videos in my sub box. So hype to see you will keep making content for Ultimate.

[@thatonelucinamain]

Thank you Izaw for your hard work xD

[@Goromir43]

Definitely been waiting for this one.

[@ricardonarvaez2696]

Finally a guide for shulk,theres almost no guides or anything for shulk.

[@tomnguyen6880]

Ricardo Narvaez watch paradigm and erico lol they are pretty good 🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@selectsilver6711]

Its been 3000 years.... btw whos hype for buffed shulk in ultimate?

[@xnenxnly]

I've been waiting a while for this one. I don't even main Shulk. Now I know how to play Shulk.

[@MrGutzs]

ahh, finally. The coolest character in Smash.

[@otaku-warrior0017]

THANK YOU!!! I have been trying my best to master him but I was lacking without someone else used him more than me. You saved me the trouble and wait was worth it. Keep it up

[@everestnguyen4641]

5:19 Im so confused, not even about the video just what happened to the poor Pit's side smash

[@Masonomace]

Natalie Shi'la Nightcore :3 shadow I frames tech makes shulk's intangibility window last 70+frames

[@cleveremmet2421]

I clicked this video fast af

[@florinmusician]

Clever Emmet same

[@Saman394]

Dude you make Shulk look top tier.

[@roe_bro]

He is Kappa

[@brokenlegfish5575]

I've been waiting for this! Thank you!

[@pezpro4946]

I love watching these in depth-character analysis that you make, even if I don’t use Shulk that much! If you make these for the returning characters in Smash Ultimate, that would be pretty cool!

[@GavinAutomata]

Great vid, mained shulk since release and i gotta say, i even learned a few things, i didn’t use jump a whole lot aside from recovery and i think you’re entirely right about it, gotta say though speed art is my absolute favorite

[@totallyseriousgamer]

ever since you started doing art of videos, I've wanted my main shulk. I knew it wouldn't be easy for you, considering his arts, but this was great. gonna have to practice for smash ultimate, provided nothing changes

[@ilytears]

Izaw you truly are a legend, you've helped me improve so much and your content never fails to amaze me. I really am thankful for your hard work. I can't thank you enough. :)

[@Masonomace]

EDIT: Thanks for reaching out to the shulkcord for this opportunity izaw. Glad we could help your journey to making this video spectacular. Thank you viewers for your comments. They're wholesome

[@justicetaylor2695]

At 19:30 it looked like a suicidal over extension. That's nice on the last stock, but I hate when such an over extension is air dodged.

[@irelanddddd]

Thanks! I’ve been waiting for this forever

[@ganerike7910]

READY FOR REALLY FEEL IT AGAIN IN SUPER SMASH BROS ULTIMATE

[@Rene-wl8cl]

I forgot this game actually exists.

[@kellamyoshikage286]

So glad that this came to be, heard about this from the Shulk Discord and moved over here immediately.

[@thajuice6695]

Do the art of inkling now

[@WookieChoi]

0:58 Was Shulk invincible there? I swear that shield grab came first... EDIT: Saw the whole vid; Shulk is so broken...

[@judahroberts1203]

My friends: who do you main? Me: Every single character that izaw makes an art of for

[@DarkenedHalo115]

This is beautiful, great job izaw!

[@j.rubach9910]

Luigi next plzz! Also, when will the next art video come out?

[@Rortaa]

if it ain’t ryu i will cry

[@TheKnightguard1]

Rorta me too

[@AnorakDovahkiin]

Yes palese make an Art of Ryu

[@phoenix5095]

Rorta art of kill confirming at around 40% with rage

[@youssefdabul3644]

Sad boy

[@yusifudo46]

Diddy Kong

[@roberthuttunen7774]

You're doing an amazing job for the smash community, keep it up! Excited for the last guide. For the future I wish for a art of Peach.

[@coelhonojapao]

I have waited for years, and now you release this? 😂

[@insertname1740]

OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING MY MAIN ❤❤❤❤

[@DaddyRova]

Excellent job, guys!

[@alexanderm5728]

2:03 His gravity is +30%, not -30%. That makes his horizontal launch resistance worse but his vertical resistance better.

[@sonton2042]

Awesome video as always my dude!

[@Super_Jumpz]

Your videos are incredible and have helped me gained a deeper understanding of this game. Keep up the good work! Can't wait to see what Smash Ultimate has in store for us!

[@luism6290]

I am realling feeling it!

[@OnlyCommentPoster]

Perfect timing!! I just wanted to use Shulk in doubles tomorrow for a tournament!

[@DouglasStewart99]

Man, where were these for me a few years ago? I'm subbing now. DO you think you could do another version of this when Ultimate comes out?

[@MLmaster135]

the real shulks are the ones that don't use monado arts!(like me! of course the exception being if there's no choice but to use jump art) thankfully shulk's survivability is actually pretty high without monado arts equipped(and also provided the enemy doesn't use counter or gimps shulk, though monado jump can somewhat prevent being gimped, but only somewhat) also shulk's A,A part of his jab is deff brawl ike's jab as you can chain it into itself(though you can't exactly do smashes, only chain the jab, do a grab afterwards or do crouching down B. running down B could work but..it's better to use that when you're not up close)

[@KingExalted]

I wasn't expecting this. Looking forward to the multitude of tech videos for Smash Ultimate.

[@MyHatDefinesMe]

Waking up to an Izaw video?! Don’t mind if I do.

[@ninjustice5574]

Holy cow I thought you stopped making these, let alone for another one of my favorite Smash characters. Thanks!!!

[@PSGProductionsIsBack]

0:37 what does he mean by boxing game?

[@christianpeterson1832]

I think it means the basic brawling kit of a character. Shulk can struggle against characters that fight up close with quicker frame data. But he can still get out of disadvantage much easier than other characters.

[@floral2970]

One of my hopes for Ultimate is that the universal frame data changes+a reduction of startup on his moves on top of it finally give Shulk a chance to be not entirely shit. He has a crazy fun kit, just never gets a chance to use it lol

[@goner1179]

I just got my Wii u and smash 4 today and I'm excited to learn shulk and go online with him :)

[@cake6851]

Im glad shulk was enhanced in Ultimate in terms of arts. Now can he be buff in terms of start up lag?

[@Thorozak]

Cake# no

[@cake6851]

Thorozak_ Awww but whyyyy

[@beefblade3836]

To be honest, Shulk will probably get more of frame data buffs than specifically start-up lag (especially since his nair is a zoning monster if done right). Either way, Shulk will DEFINITELY be faster to some extent in Ultimate.

[@DSC24]

hey thanks for using my cover!! Awesome video.

[@silgon8705]

Hey man. Thanks for making these videos. They actually helped me to find some of the characters I main, like Pit and Mewtwo, and I've learned a lot of tricks that I don't think I could learn anywhere else. I do have one main that I really want to be better at though...could we see an Art of Jigglypuff video in the future?

[@Ravemaster620]

Finally! The Monado boy himself!

[@christianpeterson1832]

YEEEEEESSSSSS!!! I KNEW THIS ONE WAS COMING!

[@iBIN_VA]

Something I'd like to add to the Monadao Arts: The attack and defence buffs/nerfs also play out on how much damage the shields of Shulk and his oponents take in. Example: Buster increases the damage Shulk receives and deals. Therefor he can break shields or lose his shield much faster. I know that this was mentioned at about 4:40 with "Shield", I just wanted to make it clear that all Arts have such an effect. Still a great video. You're awesome IzAw!!

[@Masonomace]

i BIN hardcore labbers have tried this at first because on paper, that would make sense. However, I'm letting you know that the weakened defense doesn't mean he loses his shield health faster. Having less defense doesn't affect shield damage lossed.

[@iBIN_VA]

Okay, I just checked on that. Thanks for the correction.

[@Masonomace]

i BIN np! I too wondered about that because of how much i love shield art, i was really excited and hoped it was true but sadly was debunked early on. ):

[@mcintosh0265]

That sprite animation at the beginning of the vid was Amazing!

[@glorted]

This series is awesome, keep going!