Smash Ultimate: Art of Mario

[@IzAwSmash]

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[@justinhaugan1124]

One of my favorite quotes from a smash streamer (cant remember his name) "If you buy a 60-dollar game, with over 70 characters in it, just to play as supa' fuckin' Mario, then you're a legend, you're a legend"

[@goosemeister]

IT-A-ME, SUPA' FUCKIN' MARIO.

[@Soarens]

Sounds like dunkey

[@pokeman316]

Soarens donkey is not a smash streamer

[@Soarens]

Poke Man I know, I’m just saying it sounds like something dunkey would say.

[@The1uptriforce]

I'll smoke a bowl to that 😂 Mario squad rise up 💪😎👊

[@nani_tf]

15:28 I know this is a serious guide video but that Robin spiking himself with Elwind is one of the jankiest but funniest things I’ve seen

[@Binahnyte]

no, just the funniest

[@legionssb]

@@Binahnyte that’s hella jank too tho

[@gapplssb]

​@@legionssb the elwind projectiles start inside robin, not damaging him because the projectiles belong to him, mario's cape just reverses them making the projectile mario's, spiking robin because mario caped it when the elwind projectile was still inside him. Not jank, it makes sense.

[@legionssb]

@gapplssb still jank in the sense of a spaghetti interaction. Not to mention, you would think it would send up due to the way reflectors change the direction of projectiles, which usually influences the direction they send opponents.

[@gapplssb]

@@legionssb bruh the direction thing is exclusive to the x axis, which is why when you reflect steve's anvil it still sends him up.

[@cortercia]

Yknow, I picked up Mario only for sick Fairs. But now, about a year later, here I am actually learning how to correctly play Mario. Thank you so much Izaw. This is beyond amazing!

[@ammyvl1]

Wdym sick fairs is the only proper way to play mario fp.

[@dddmemaybe]

@@ammyvl1 water cape is his transcended form. after suffering through a hellish, buggy summer, mario has evolved.

[@kirbom0de305]

Mhm

[@calebmunkirs9661]

Always go for the sick fair or the ladder combo into up b kill. Feels so good

[@ComradeVenus]

Are we not gonna talk about how mario had the balls to parry a shield breaker from lucina at 13:53????

[@petervilla5221]

I saw that. With those white eyes afterwards I thought "damn, this man is about to kill a girl."

[@bray4883]

sin sarcasmo did anybody ask?

[@enserio172]

@@bray4883 no , but i just say it to show that i don't sell myself to this modern brainwash movement minorities have too much power now too much

[@bray4883]

sin sarcasmo I don’t see how that applies to a video about learning how to play mario in smash ultimate

[@enserio172]

@@bray4883 because every time i see lucina i get mad

[@lugiagalaxy3849]

these guides are always so in depth and helpful, you truly show the best every character has to offer!!

[@juand1830x]

La que no podia amar

[@kingkrool1935]

Yeah they’re very good kudos to you dude

[@RofICopters]

Time Stamps 1:00 Jab 1:30 Forward Tilt 1:42 Down Tilt 2:08 Up Tilt 2:21 Forward Smash 2:40 Down Smash 3:00 Up Smash 3:21 Dash Attack 3:58 Neutral Air 4:48 Up Air 6:31 Back Air 7:17 Forward Air 8:00 Down Air 9:15 Fire Ball 11:24 Super Jump Punch (Recovery) 11:52 Cape 12:32 FLUUD 13:25 Adaptation

[@Priwen-CCG]

I told you that I'd vote for you if you made this video and you damn delivered. You're awesome :3

[@rawtrout007]

he's running for president?

[@roboman]

No the summit

[@Delightfully_Witchy]

You can be summit president?

[@SnaggletoothOriginal]

COUNTRY ROADS LETS A GO ITSA ME MARIO!

[@Claw4Q]

Snaggletooth MUSHROOM KINGDOM!

[@wingedbluj1674]

BOWSER'S CASTLE

[@Aflay1]

Okie dokie Ma-ama mi-aaa

[@machduel]

🤣

[@theblackbasketball]

This is why I use the internet

[@Willoww6999]

I’m definitely in the minority of people who want The Art of Doc which is just diet Art of Mario

[@iwantparts]

Doc is a problem

[@albertramirez1631]

Yeah at this rate expect the video in like 2030 lmao

[@WGoodall]

It's like Wild Cherry Pepsi vs. Doctor Pepper 😂

[@isaacnuketon]

I mean nobody plays doctor Mario so yeah

[@csg1lcolonel528]

@@isaacnuketon Which is weird. Why does nobody want to play as angry Mario?

[@sublimedswine8629]

This kind of quality is the stuff you get from a great player who is also a great teacher. These are so much better and well crafted than the stuff the pros make. Keep doing what your doing my guy. P.s one for Lucas would be incredible 👌

[@dddmemaybe]

I can only comprehend Project Melee Lucas and Hyperflame when I think of Lucas lol. He is an alien to my eyes lol.

[@mr.modify3958]

I got you on the how to Lucus. Pk fire then pk ice

[@Capris9x]

Mario's best attributes are his extremely safe aerials when landing, and his airspeed. Those two things make him a top 10 character.

[@zenlester2001]

he is top ten isnt he

[@cmrobbins88]

They don’t call him Jump Man for nothing.

[@ceeazy1833]

Loved the techs. Loved the music choice. Loved the guide. As always!

[@freydawg56]

I don't always share smash teachers, but when I do, it's IzaW Art of Smash Ultimate.

[@TheFantasticWarrior]

*IzAw

[@bawbehh]

God there needs to be one of these for every character, no one, and I mean no one, makes guides as well informed and detailed as this

[@Jerephim]

10:30 “If the opponent attack’s the fireball with an aerial before the block. Which will NEGLECT it.” That poor fireball is so under appreciated.

[@Paulunatr]

I remember picking Mario in the early days of Smash 4, landing my first down-throw, and then free-styling a 40% combo (probably not a true combo but it worked) with practice at all. That was when it started to dawn on me how far the series had come and how much farther it was going to go in the future. Good moment in my gaming career.

[@yuSuperJump64]

Izaw my fav part of all this was those mario oddesey transitions i cried when i saw those

[@Fenyll_Fur]

13:17 (Insert "Why are we still here?" meme)

[@johnjo6315]

I’m like 10 months too late but if anyone doesn’t know this still then Mario’s cape actually makes Mario immediately grab the ledge, so he can easily ledge trump or avoid getting 2 framed, just another option that he did not mention in his video

[@clutxhhh5249]

John Jo shhhhh don’t expose my tactic like that.

[@jorgeabaezp9365]

Awesome guide. The only little thing left out was the fact that the cape helps u snap the ledge thus making it a trumping tool as well

[@MrPomegranX]

Here comes the best of the best doing my main AGAIN! I love it!

[@akalaiderxd9686]

MrPomegranX [Matoi] how do you counter Mario?

[@williamdiamant457]

@@akalaiderxd9686 Countering Mario is difficult because while his options aren't extremely oppressive, he still has a multitude of tools with which to work meaning it often comes down to skill by winning neutral and making the right reads. That being said, Mario can struggle against characters who outrange him and those who can easily edgeguard his imperfect recovery. Understanding what options Mario has available at each given moment is key to outplaying him in neutral and disadvantage which this video more than helps with. Good luck!

[@MrPomegranX]

Akalaider XD Also out range him. Sword characters kill Mario! (Unless it’s Chrom because water 🙃)

[@akalaiderxd9686]

@@MrPomegranX but I main joker

[@Jvertus]

@@akalaiderxd9686 Then try not getting combo'd easier said then done. Joker can deal with Mario off stage from what I think but you really need Persona to help you out. By killing him or just predicting what the Mario is going to try next.

[@Heebie-Deebies]

Every time I see one of these videos, it always makes me want to main that character. You make the best guides...

[@DavetheARCTrooper]

ART OF YOSHI i donated in smash 4 now i gotta hope for ultimate

[@bigjars1150]

Dude, just bash your face on the controller and you’ll win every game with yoshi. He’s that brain dead lol

[@brettgu3828]

@@bigjars1150 not really. Although i will admit his aerials and zoning skills are a tad bit hard to play against. you forgot the part where he spams c stick in a circle to win

[@sovereignfgc7408]

Press A

[@bigjars1150]

Brett Gu aw, you know I knew I was forgetting something. It was that damn c stick, just spin it lol

[@Scootch]

YESSSSSS

[@imasterline]

Amazing guide even after almost a year later. You taught me how to utilize mario's tools well, and how to react to every situation. This guide is well crafted, helpful, and simply awesome! Thank you so much!

[@NerdKirby]

Tbh watching those combos that explained the stuff in the video was amazing with the Odyssey music. Nice one!

[@hiphops8082]

Art of Sheik next would be very cool, but she isn’t in the game.

[@runterranger7398]

feelsbadman

[@jebstuart3162]

Void won WINNERS FINALS over WaDi with SHEIK in TOURNAMENT. Sheik is actually a candidate for high tier now that Fair works

[@sophiegrey9576]

Jeb Stuart You mean Ninja Joker?

[@hiphops8082]

Jeb Stuart that’s because Void is amazing, not because Sheik is. Sheik suffers from a terrible damage output, and can’t kill until extremely high percents. I personally play a lot of Sheik, and I’ve found myself killing light weights at 170% or more.

[@oliverv2848]

@@jebstuart3162 shiek has terrible kill power and is lacking in combo potential. There is absolutely no way she can be considered high tier.

[@Uppercut92]

I gotta get back into the Mario life, I sometimes forget that he was my main for like 12 years. Good video

[@ColmK83]

Art of Ganondorf next would be extremely sexy

[@Exorcist_ali248]

Yeah, he's really popular so makes sense

[@zeefje]

No, at the end of the art of Ike video he said that Link would be next after Mario

[@teun8915]

It would probably be spamming smash attacks and disrespecting with spikes, neutral B and T-bag

[@Melvinb7]

@@teun8915 I don't know how other Ganons play but I personally only spam Smshes if I want to annoy them on purpose😅 Also: why is spiking disrespectfull?

[@zecular3677]

C-stick and air

[@bart12345610]

ART OF PACMAN- such a cool and complex character- i do not have nearly enough hours on him to even begin to understand the depth of item and hydrant tech- would surely be a very interesting (and helpful) video

[@wackyiowa724]

I don’t even play Mario. Ima sword main but this will still be a better sword guide because you’re so informative and make interesting and well done tutorials!

[@Aflay1]

It’s fundamentals. Mario is great with them because his Schtick is being athletic. In fact, even if you have good fundamentals and don’t need a reminder, you can use this to understand the matchup vs. Mario. He does have many special tools that change how he can approach and condition you. It pays to understand how, and what to do against it. All in all, you have a great attitude.

[@asolvane]

Ikr it's just cool to watch

[@lmao2302]

I don't even have a switch but still watching this lmao.

[@leftventricle3]

Really appreciate this. I've been a Mario main for 20 years, since Smash 64, and always was laughed at. This really helped me.

[@Avg_nightwalker]

Same here

[@fontijn796]

Mario is pretty underated his moveset is rlly fun and you can make so many combos with mario he's fast pretty small and can put good pressure on people

[@cheezy5174]

Bless you, Izaw! I love all your guides and videos, so one for my main is an absolute treat. Keep up the great work!

[@aintfalco7968]

this is incredibly helpful. You put a lot of emphasis on pressuring opponents' shields which is important and seems often overlooked

[@denzelmayhew]

This guide is PERFECTION. you covered everything to the T. Amazing vid. You could see the time and effort put into every second. Subscribed 💯

[@justinsaturday]

I’m new to competitive smash and have no one really to teach me. You have helped me a lot with nit just this guide, but the other Art of guides. You put so much effort into the guides. Thanks for the video!

[@quantum6637]

Art of Mario: jus fookin up air i dunno

[@boomko1253]

Right as I pick up Mario, this man comes and shows me how to play him. Thanks Izaw!

[@JoshuaBloomquist]

I just started as Mario being my main and this popped up on recommended! This Works out perfectly! 😂

[@innerbeast415]

7:25 THAT MAN WAS AT 0% WTF

[@Marioplayer_ssbu]

I'm a starter main mario and thanks for the guidance PD: I'm spanish

[@WolfeScratch]

Been waiting on a Mario video from you. Excellent work like always! Keep it up man.

[@sennathesenna1384]

I think you also should've touched on combos into forward air. Mario has some very deadly combos that end with forward air. Basically if your opponent is around 50% you can hit them with an short hop up air followed by another up air, then fastfall and lastly full hop forward air. Hitting a short hop up air in neutral is not very optimal, but luckily there are a lot of ways to get it in combos. Down throw and down tilt work at around 40%. Probably Mario's best combo is down throw at around 29% into short hop up air, followed by a neutral air, then fast fall, run up, short hop up air, up air, fastfall, full hop forward air. Also possible is fastfall back air, run up down tilt, short hop up air, up air, fastfall, full hop forward air. If you feel like you're going to miss the forward air in one because the opponent DI-s in you can always go for a short/full hop up air, which can lead into more up airs and an up special. It's actually good if the opponent DI-s away, because then the forward air becomes easier to hit. If you are having trouble getting the full hop forward air out on time you can also go for short hop forward air, but that's a bit harder to land. I feel like this where Mario's meta should be pushed to, but I haven't seen a lot of top players do this kind of stuff sadly. Please let this be known be giving this comment a like. (yes ik I'm kinda begging for likes rn but I want this to be known) (and also because I spent way to much time typing out this comment)

[@luxrequiem7028]

God damn it dude, the quality of these videos is just breath taking, really nice video.

[@JudahCulp95]

As a Mario main taking the game to a new level, I took notes on everything mentioned here. Such a great resource, thank you Izaw!

[@smelyely2323]

This was super informative and I'm sure a ton of work went into it. Very well done in general. I don't play Mario but of course I'll watch anyway because it's interesting to see an Art Of video anyday. I do have some criticism though (for lack of a better word). This video has massive amount of information, but personally I find it hard to follow since I don't have that great of an attention span (I'm sure many others suffer from the same thing). The style you take is not necessarily bad, it just might be impractical for a large portion of your viewers. When humour is introduced, however, it is very easy for me to stay engage and absorb all the information that someone gives me. For example, Art of Dedede for Smash 4 was a great video, and I was able to stay focused on it and absorb all the information in that video. Anyway, this isn't a major issue or anything considering I can just pause and play the parts that I didn't pay attention to, but is food for thought regardless. With all that being said, you have easily some of the most informative and accurate smash videos on youtube and I am super glad you exist. Cheers my dude.

[@patricksciortino3643]

Best Mario guide I’ve seen in a long time

[@epistarter1136]

7:03 How does he d-tilt the other way quickly?

[@nickmain4957]

if you tilt the c stick (w/ tilts on) in the bottom corner of what direction you want, your character will perform dtilt that way. So in the video he tilted to the bottom right corner after the bair which turned him around. 👍👍

[@moonwyrmdelirium4573]

I’m glad that the art of series is taking off again and I look forward to the next one (My personal vote would be for shulk, but you would probably have to remake the video every time new shulk is discovered) Anyways keep up the amazing work Izaw

[@IzAwSmash]

MoonWyrmDelirium Shulk needs way more time ^^ but he would be very interesting for sure

[@mrgatlampa9833]

Can you do a art of DOCTOR mario? (im serious)

[@Marcos-jv2me]

I would like that too

[@freydawg56]

Paying patreons get priority.

[@mrgatlampa9833]

@@freydawg56 oh, oomf

[@felipechoy2156]

Doc Mains, unite

[@nigelgreer3479]

Felipe Choy he ain’t even bad in this game he’s fun asf

[@cyfour]

Starts with DLCs and the first character... Incinaroar mains be like: God Dammit

[@khomchat1]

I want to see another Art of Roy. Your literally the reason he is my main in smash 4 and ultimate.

[@Liam-iv7wk]

Mario mains ASSEMBLE!! Also the cape is OP, I can't think of any other move that can turn someone around.

[@jonathansmith6302]

I think an Art of Ken would help as they're heavily underused but have a lot of potential. Even now there is so much us Kens don't know and I always learn new things from these videos.

[@Pro9Brisk]

YESS!!! So happy you made a Mario guide already! Taking notes

[@rodrigobarrera2281]

You forgot the Mario Tornados reset combo 💪 Good video.

[@NoorAG]

Rodrigo Barrera how does it work?

[@StardustOwO]

5:09 that combo is flashy and I love it

[@iceboundtonberry6307]

One day I will see art of Pit in my recommended. When that day comes, I can die in peace. After this video, I want MARIO as my secondary. Amazing work!

[@Daxterbeer]

Mario is my main. It was the first video game character I saw. No matter how OP or crappy, he is my number one. How I play: Grab> throw> attempt to spike :D.

[@StickMaster500]

One Sentence: *F O R W A R D A E R I A L*

[@Han-um9dt]

You are EVERYWHERE

[@downward_facing_dad]

Awesome video! One bit of tech that Izaw missed: you can change the angle of Mario's up special by pressing forward or back on the control stick after the initial input. Pressing the stick in the direction of the recovery will increase his horizontal recovery but decrease his vertical recovery. Pressing away from the direction of the recovery will increase vertical recovery and decrease horizontal recovery.

[@jeromesol2725]

Yo, Izaw. I'm a Mario main and a member of the Mario discord recently, and this video helped my Mario improve. Thanks for the guide! Also, can you do Palutena and/or Zelda and/or Bayonetta next?

[@chazzilla8919]

#1 combo I've learned playing Mario: 1. Get enemy to 100%+ 2. Get to the end of the stage 3. Grab, D-throw 4. Short hop into F-air

[@OBESUSCHRIST]

This guide is ridiculously detailed thanks for all the info! I got a Mario combo video on my channel 👍

[@SomeDudeOnEarth]

7:56 I think that Mario was pissed at Inkling for escaping the combo so he punched her out of frustration

[@mathunit1]

Here after Prodigy beat Mkleo with an aggressive Mario. :)

[@tinytoasters3657]

I’M SO HAPPY FOR THIS MARIO MAINS RISE UP seriously tho, thank you so much for this, as there isn’t a lot of Mario videos out there. i feel that people underrate him HARD, which is understandable, but i am glad there’s someone out there who likes him

[@mult1versal]

Yeah, I also use up air whenever my opponent is in the air for 0.09 picoseconds. Why do you ask?

[@DroidsR_Us]

Mario is underrated when it comes to sauce, rush down Mario best

[@rmommandi]

Mario is top tier anyone that says otherwise is delirious

[@ThaManFalcon]

As a Mario main, there was a LOT OF STUFF I didn’t know about Mario pressure & moveset that I was using wrong, THANK YOU Izaw!

[@Fenyll_Fur]

I've been anticipating this video. Mario ditto is the new falcon ditto. Change my mind.

[@Aflay1]

One move. Falcon. Punch.

[@Fenyll_Fur]

@@Aflay1 *F O R W A R D A E R I A L*

[@carterulery]

15:29 THE CAPE MADE ROBIN SPIKE HIMSELF LOLLL

[@carsonbennett4506]

I’ve played Mario ever seen I was little and I main him in every smash game I played thanks for the tips and trick dude. Can you please do a Art of Pit I’ve be trying to master him in Ultimate because he’s fun and underrated and I see potential in him to be the best. Thanks for the vid Izaw and keep up the good work your videos really help out others

[@house0paine535]

Amazing video… The only thing ‘potentially missed’, was switch up options if you are trying to recover as Mario (minus what you covered with backward side b, into back air). Learning to be comfortable with using wall jumps all the time, not only looks sick, but also creates for some more aggressive options around the ledge - wether it is being able to ledge guard a little lower, into a drifting wall jump (up-b to recover), or wall jump just high enough above the ledge into immediate back air to punish close ledge contesting. This can be done safely if you do it unpredictably and/or learn to drift backwards a little bit back onto the edge from being above it. The other CRUCIAL, recovery option while on ledge is a rising down-a. It is an astonishingly fast option from the ledge, feeling instant. You can do this back onto the ledge for safety if you miss (be careful of punish though, because that would be #2 time grabbing the ledge), or chain with a neutral or falling up air. Either that or just run underneath to control the center of the stage again. Hope this helped some people. Thanks for making this video!

[@absolutechaos6362]

It's probably obvious for which character should come next, and it's one of the first characters ever introduced into Smash, and Mario's first villain: DK!

[@elweondelsugga7137]

Man this is a REAL character guide explaining his options and his concept is amaizing !!!

[@rinktheredlink9317]

Ohhh my gosh yes! I clicked so fast. This means we're getting art of link really sooon😍😍😍. Also good job yet again izaw, this was good.

[@dddmemaybe]

My guess: Art of Mario, 15 hours. Art of Link, 35 hours. AM I close? See what I did there lol. Not my most impressive joke though lol.

[@ThemCoversMB]

I love everything about Mario from fludd to cape everything

[@juxil8835]

MARIO MAINS RISE UP

[@coldjolteon5799]

My favorite character got a guide, and it's actually good! Good job IzAw!

[@judsonhester1407]

Everyone here wishing for Art of reasonable characters and here I am never gonna get my art of Ridley

[@UltimateTS64]

I felt that, we gotta keep trying for it though

[@lilyg.2205]

No Art of Doctor Mario, either.

[@callumbreton8930]

Izaw, you're the GOAT when it comes to Smash Ultimate character guides

[@theSato]

Never do Art of Pichu. I played him in Melee because I love the character and it was satisfying to body people with him. Don't really need even MORE people picking up Pichu in Ultimate because he's toptier now lol

[@Pat101winter]

Selfish ass

[@ThatSneakman]

@@Pat101winter ikr

[@dzamburger]

dam you de og nigga

[@ahmadj1064]

Eww shut up

[@miraisthebestfr]

13:53 that parry was crazy

[@mrinfinity5557]

Can we get luigi next please? They were who was next before ultimate happened, i think.

[@MarioundLuigiGamer]

I really REALLY appreciate your work! The amount of effort you put into these videos is just amazing! You already helped me with your "Art of..." Videos in Smash 4 and I'm glad to see the same (or even increased) quality for ultimate :D keep it on mate!

[@substitoad7069]

Art of Olimar for ultimate. As an olimar main I’d love to see your commentary on the new and improved captain

[@Melvinb7]

I don't think that their are many who would want to see this🤔

[@cpwcomputerplayerwill]

@@Melvinb7 Im also an olimar main who wants this

[@V2Nitro]

@@Melvinb7 And this is why the smash community is shit, you'd rather just complain because you don't like the character rather than actually learning how he works.

[@substitoad7069]

luigi 64 a lot of people. You saw how popular his other olimar video was? And now he is debatably the best character in the game, so it only makes sense

[@williamdiamant457]

@@V2Nitro I'm pretty sure he's just referring to the fact that Olimar doesn't have a very large playerbase which means more people would prefer to see a different character in addition to the fact that he doesn't encourage aggressive play in the way most people deem to be fun.

[@ethanyang6526]

I feel like this guy mains literally everyone, incredible guide.

[@machduel]

Falcon next please 😁 Falcon mains where you at?

[@daotherkorean2509]

SHOW ME YA GAHD DAMN MOVES

[@machduel]

@Trevor Zaybekian Good point. But what if Izaw has secretly optimized falcon with that huge brain of his and is about to show us falcon mains the true falcon god 🤔

[@Jerephim]

I always love these art of videos. Even if I never even play the characters. It is just so well made and put together!

[@CloudySkies17695]

...Does this mean Luigi will happen? ...please?

[@dddmemaybe]

Luigi wins the Art of Character series by doing absolutely nothing and being absolutely vacant. GG.

[@supermitchobi4053]

Mario, the main protagonist of gaming and the leader of the smash army!

[@Nier2J]

Thanks for the video. Since the game release, I've been switching characters from characters, trying to figure out my style. Found my playstyle, now, I just need to see how the characters work and I found Mario's gameplay interesting since it involves a lot of combo gaming. But what strikes me the most is that his tool are very useful and versatile, making the character even more tricky to play against.

[@aquatic4699]

Thank you so much for these vids. This is best smash content on KZbin, and I greatly appreciate this. It's so hard to find in depth analysis of how to actually play smash correctly, but this does it perfectly. Keep it up izaw, we support ya👍

[@TheNavigator4552]

I find neutral B a good special to B reverse, fun to combo with it.

[@cbass2238]

I loved the series in Sm4sh but the improvements made since are amazing.

[@MrNrj6490]

I play Smash for fun and I’ve mained Mario since brawl, thanks for this video. Super helpful and informative

[@el_duck6577]

6:15 Woah! Shiek’s in the game? I didn’t know that!