Smash Ultimate: Art of Zelda

[@IzAwSmash]

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[@Joker-ek3yn]

hi

[@kingkrool1935]

Very helpful can you do an art of me and Ganondorf? Please

[@lmcg2788]

So what I’ve learned is that I’m losing to scrubby Zeldas that don’t even use a third of their potential

[@ruthlessan00bis]

Play me then i got 2nd place in an offline tournament with Zelda

[@grotto185]

@@ruthlessan00bis for real? If so that's amazing

[@Oz1455]

my guy You're losing to wifi.

[@drdepression4605]

@@ruthlessan00bis just got 3rd yesterday. Choked against puff😔

[@rainer9931]

I was playing against lvl 8 bots earlier and she is fucking crazy with her normals. Shes got wacky combos and kill confirms ans that only what the bots do. Ive never seen anything like it online

[@sashiboop]

zelda is so underdeveloped by most of the community, people need to realize her normals are surprisingly good and that she doesn't have to just rely on her strong specials

[@ruthlessan00bis]

Agreed and she is a option select monster forcing ur opponent to play the way she wants them 2

[@SpyderBey]

Exactly

[@planetary-rendez-vous]

Now I have seen her power and it's almost like she plays like a swordy this is funny.

[@heartnet40]

Zelda is what I wish all the top tier characters sans Pokemon Trainer were designed like. On paper, Zelda has really obvious weaknesses but when played at her max, humanely attainable potential, she is an absolute monster. She's extremely powerful not because she can do everything, but because her strengths are so overwhelming that they can cover for said weaknesses. She's not a character who isn't allowed to fail, it's why she's so hard to pick up because her advantages aren't obvious aside from her zoning game. But when you realize "Wait, N-Air can do *THAT*" or "F-Air killed at *THAT* percentage" that's when you understand the very real danger she presents. I'd call her top tier, I believe it in my heart. But Palutena exists. :/

[@SpyderBey]

@@heartnet40 100% Agree. I think a lot of these "low tier" characters are just ranked so low because people don't know how to fully use them. That's why I laugh every time when a player uses a supposed "low tier" character to whoop someone with a "high tier" character in competitive play. It's awfully hilarious, especially when the chat gets MAD and starts screaming "that character is still low tier" or "that was a fluke!" 😂

[@DueNorthGaming]

"Use Nayru's Love to Deny Approaches" that sounds like something that the girls at my high school would do

[@Oz1455]

IMAO

[@rickster6755]

Nayru's Rejection sits in the forgotten pile of custom moves :(

[@IDKWhatToPutHereSo]

The fact he herted this tho

[@thegoldmario4879]

LOOL

[@DrDubMemes]

“The worst she can say is no” (She set up into a tech chase 😢)

[@bctalicorn809]

Gosh, Zelda's set ups are so cool! I wish I saw more high level play with her cause she's got such a cool kit.

[@Masterlink01]

Look up Venason. His Zelda is super fun to watch, especially because he's an offline player. He's been doing great on the weekly tournaments too.

[@mirac8803]

​@@Masterlink01 U mean Ven?

[@monosurgeedar]

My roommate plays zelda, I sent him this video. Pray for me bois.

[@giovannipascale1057]

you dug your own grave

[@ruthlessan00bis]

He got evicted press f in chat bois

[@michite7]

I play zelda and cannot fathom why you did this 💀, may the odds be ever in your favor

[@lindabass4725]

And then he never came back

[@Augur_RAzul]

As a Zelda co-main, I will pray for you boy-o.

[@ruthlessan00bis]

Finally someone else understands how to play Zelda

[@drdepression4605]

I learned like 3 things I didnt already know. Been a zelda main since day 1. But any information learned is a blessing. Thank you izaw

[@philbusiness52]

right?! I watch supposed "pros" talk about Zelda or commentators on a Zelda match and they're completely clueless... but they're confident in their opinions. Zelda is a great character. There are things I'd change of course (like grab speed and I'd bring back the easier displaced phantom from that one patch they did) but honestly I pretty much never struggle to do well with her. Like one person I was watching talk about her was going on about how she has super laggy options and her neutral is bad because of it and I'm just #facepalm the whole time. Her normals are actually very fast. Especially after they buffed her jab speed in the last patch. Zelda's BIG weakness is her mobility. She struggles HARD against very specific characters (like zss/wolf/palu) and those matchups just happen to be super top tier characters that are EVERYWHERE in bracket. So it really holds her viability back.

[@emmamiller.]

I KNOW RIGHT!!! Shes soooo underrated!!

[@gioanysgonzalez3396]

Zelda is the Personification of “oh you’re approaching me”?

[@Dogerta]

Phantom is her stand

[@samuelgoldman9505]

I dropped everything to watch this right now

[@doug4603]

I always loved playing Zelda! Playing her "uncharacteristically" really throws people off. He Fair and Bair sweet spots are so satisfying

[@Greenomb]

Zelda is definitely lucky to have that triforce of wisdom with all the reads she needs to make.

[@K.Ali.K]

I cannot express to you how much this made my day. I was secretly hoping you'd do an Art of Zelda someday. Awesome

[@Sedthsret]

I too was waiting and stopped following this channel for a while. Came back to it today and looked at video history until i found Art of Zelda!

[@SpyderBey]

I never thought this day would come. I can become the strongest Zelda user in existence. My battles will be *legendary.* Thank you, great IzawSmash.

[@Turnpost2552]

brahhhhh thats like youll be the best Cigarette Smoker in the world. Nobody is racing with you to the bottom.

[@SpyderBey]

@@Turnpost2552 No

[@maximuslondonkolb]

@@Turnpost2552 yea okay bud

[@jangledangle1689]

@@Turnpost2552 bro you didn't have to do him like that 😂😂 ah shit you funny

[@azurecerulean1279]

FINALLY OMG YOU DONT KNOW HOW LONG IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

[@TwilightWonderer]

Beautiful work. I kinda knew everything but It’s covering Zelda so I had to watch it. I wish pros didn’t sleep on her.

[@larsiyatacticalsorcerer395]

Isn't Ven a pro who mains Zelda?

[@Neogeo7890]

Zelda mains rise up!!!!

[@minttrufflesgaming4570]

Who are the sad people that dislike these videos? The quality is supreme. Very nice.

[@Oz1455]

I don't tend to watch this video series, but I'm glad I'm sort of a part of it. Thank you for contacting me. And this makes me realise, I still have some things to really tweak in my game. My spacing is usually subpar (don't take full advantage of spaced Kicks, Dtilt and reverse Utilt). A lot of this has to do with her initial dash, which can be very hard to control if you're constantly using it.

[@MerryBlind]

She's so sick man I love this character. Ike and Zelda are my mains. Thanks for finally making a guide for her Izaw!

[@haruwolf2600]

I feel so bad that in online she literally loses much of her properties because of lag, yeah, she has some unreactable stuff too, but she's a character with precise timings, and need a lot of reaction to work properly. And who mains her, knows how suck is her disadvantage state at online, being juggled by swordies in non-true combos, dying because wrong time with farore's wind and other things is frustrating af.

[@bassy9524]

after seeing this zelda might be a little better than i thought, really good and in depth guide izaw!

[@R_C32]

I don't even play 90% the characters you do these videos on, but these videos are so well made that I still watch them

[@yudifulini3700]

Decided to learn Zelda today, and you posted this amazing video. What a hard read. Thank you for the amazing job

[@EtheRenard]

I noticed I've got the highest GSP with Zelda, not because I main her (she's my secondary), but because my opponent don't know how she's effective. Most people see her as a spamming character or a projectile user, but she's very close-range oriented and aggressive

[@SoulBL4D3]

There is a easier way to do a phantom displacement which I figured out a long time ago which made it for me a lot more consistent to pull it off! Alright for some reason if you press during the input A at the same time as B and jump, I get consistent displaced phantoms without the tight timing of the shorthop jumpsquat frames to take into consideration. I also made sure to bind jump to one of the shoulder buttons for a easier way to press all 3 buttons. If anyone else can test this I would appreciate it to hear if it works.

[@AvgGuy3512]

Thats cool! The way learned was to dash away and jump on the same frame as i hold down in the opposite direction. I basically just roll my thumb on Y and B really fast. It works 5/6 times atm but with more practice I'm sure I'll be able to hit it consistently

[@Reisen_Inaba]

I picked up Zelda in Ultimate after years of playing close-up melee characters... just to melee with her, lol. I pretty much just use her Side-B to stop people from camping/staying away from me, and Up-B to kill sometimes. I thought I'd never get a How-To for Zelda because of her reputation and how normal people play her, but I was wrong! ... I'll watch the video now lol

[@AwesomeMooseSmile]

The long awaited sequel. The first one perfected my Zelda in smash 4, and even though I now main incineroar, hopefully I can master her too with this video.

[@PlayerEternal]

I learned exactly 3 things I would not have thought of before and not necessarily on everything he was teaching but the three moves he did that he didn't mention per say but made me go... ooooo! Thank you Izaw!😏

[@koldking]

how to play zelda : press down b oh wait this isnt melee

[@wxanime2703]

I don't know if I have to laugh or to be really mad as a Zelda main lmao

[@NZsaltz]

Honestly still true

[@iantaakalla8180]

As the Phantom is a major part of Zelda’s move kit, Down B is still what you want to press

[@ShoutOfEarth]

No no, he’s got a point

[@harryf9885]

- unless it is smash 4 that is how you do it lol... funny that phantom became such a complex and powerful move in smash ultimate when it was so bad before (it had some uses, but was soo slow and comital), and that it is the same move that used to switch to a better character, who is now much more comparable in power.. tbh I think sheik players would want Zelda back for down b, after neglecting her for so long

[@viscosity7893]

It was your smash 4 Zelda video that got me to play her so happy to see this as a Zelda main

[@WorkMusicNobody]

This was probably one of the best Zelda guides I have been scouring around for. Not only do you showcase topics rarely covered by other Zelda guides that are crucial for good transferrable habits with Neutrals, Recovery, and Ledge Trapping, but you also present them in a practical way showing off weaknesses like ending lag, what being punished for misreading looks like, and other nuances that other creators don't capture (only VODs of themselves owning their opponents). Thanks so much for this guide!

[@Nivek1993Nitram]

Izaw teaching us to slingshot a year ago (see 5:50) Godlike!

[@daks_7122]

This is awesome! My zelda has been struggling a lot recently, so this will help my game so much! More great work izaw

[@eduardomena8646]

OMG! Just last week posted a comment on the other Art of Zelda video asking for an updated version... and here it is. 😍

[@dawn3720]

This is the best Zelda tutorial I've seen so far. Keep up the great work Izaw!

[@Gabykk]

That Wydado 0-death at 17:55 🤌

[@maximuslondonkolb]

absolutely beautiful video. i loved seeing all of the crazy combos you did, i was unaware she was even capable of such magnificent combos! even though ive been maining zelda since ultimate came out, i learned new things. marvelous work :D thank you for posting this superb video.

[@thaisennj9781]

I literally watched your ganon video, and as a 2D competitive player ( sf mainly tournament goer ) i learned how to understand smash and ganon instantly from you. Keep up the great work

[@etaquince5220]

At this point, can she be classified has a "puppeteer" kind of.character? It is different from Rosa, but....

[@etaquince5220]

@@TurboPancake Ofc, but the way you use it make me think of Nirvana in Blazeblue. You input her move, she does the thing, and you act depending on how the opponent react. Phamtom is not as complex, but the concept is similar

[@silvereyes242]

Izaw says it best, she’s more of a bait and punish trapping character than a puppeteer, she doesn’t quite fit that archetype.

[@etaquince5220]

@@TurboPancake Nothing to do with its form. But I get your point. Also you just reminded me that sephiroth was in that game, I completelu forgot

[@JosephHk743]

As one of my new mains in ultimate, I wanted to see this guide mainly for understanding the new Phantom Slash mechanics. Other than that, I’d say Zelda is solid in this game. Thanks for the guide Izaw!

[@orbitblm1568]

I made it in at 12:55!! THANK YOU IZAW!!

[@asd12mm]

As a zelda main, this is beautiful!

[@BewareTheAverageGamer]

Great video as always. So glad I could be a part of it, thanks for using my clip! Some insane clips in this one!

[@WhippedKream]

My man releasing another banger video! Also, my review be up there 🔥

[@Vampirezero12]

She has come so far from when she started in melee it feels so satisfying

[@mushublaze]

bruh I've been playing Zelda since Melee, and I didn't know about half of these. I didn't even know how to properly use Phantom, like this is so great and informative. I mostly just played defensive or punish style, but like wow, the setups and traps are so cool. the editing with the visuals is just so good too. i've really been liking these videos for how well put together they are

[@wxanime2703]

10:54 You know, This up air's hitbox is bigger than Zelda herself. But really? This touches through Smashville? Bruh

[@nixuniverse5240]

She also has one thing with her Phantom where if you input Neutral B or Up B on exactly Frame 66 she'll launch the Phantom and do the special at the same time.

[@AvgGuy3512]

What I love about Zelda is that she can be used in a large variety of ways. She can zone, be agressive or defensive, and more. Additionally, she can switch playstyles at the drop of a hat

[@thekikiofficial]

I waited for so long since the Smash 4 Art of Zelda video, Thanks!!!!

[@kadeemmusicmanwilliams7069]

This I have been waiting for a Long Time! Thank you Izaw!!

[@TheAeonAnimA]

we just gonna talk over 17:54 where that Lucina lost their Stock 1 frame after their invincibility wore off? Okay then...

[@fraweb897]

As a Zelda main, I love this. This will be very useful if I ever get back to competing

[@windrunner7773]

Yet another quality video! Makes me want to pick up Zelda now and give her a more serious try! Keep up the great work Izaw!

[@Vash614]

If he keeps making these well-made art of's I'm going to want to play every character on the roster lmao

[@ShadamAran]

somehow missed this when it dropped and I am stoked to see it! love this char!

[@salamandar259]

It's finally here, i'm happy to see this ! I dropped everything and watched it !

[@raylubin]

Thank you so much Izaw for showing me so many cool things I didn't even know my character could do. Hitting shields safely with her kicks? F-smash to cover ALL ledge options?? I'm gonna have to come back to this video a bunch later

[@jovamoment]

yesss i’ve been waiting for this thanks so much Izaw

[@OneShot_cest_mieux]

I have no words to say how good this video is.

[@zadenhomunculus8652]

Bro, hit us with some of those traditional fighting game characters and sick combos! I'd love to see Art of Ryu, Ken, or Terry.

[@kingofspills]

My Friend/Roomate loves playing Zelda and labbed all of this stuff for years. Best Zelda I have ever faced.. still cant beat him to this day and if I do I go treat myself to therapy and ice cream.

[@tucanayk2782]

I don’t play smash anymore but i need to see this cause I used to main her

[@shinywhimsicott3047]

Same.

[@janus156]

Just picked her up 3 hours ago and got her into elite smash, she’s so much fun to use

[@mariooo88]

yesterday it took me 10 mins, 3 matches won with a never before used Kirby to take him to Elite Smash. The fact is, it's way faster when your overall GSP is already high and it's quite a stupid feature honestly!

[@firesoliderrinfan1]

Thank for this very informative guide izaw now my zelda can level up

[@Kira-G.Plays_63676]

Do you even Training Mode?

[@firesoliderrinfan1]

@@Kira-G.Plays_63676 yes

[@Yoyoenix91]

I've been waiting for this one for a long time.

[@ImmaFarmerInMalaysia]

The editing in the beginning was so fucking good

[@jonathancornwell5976]

When an art of comes out, I watch it no matter what I was doing before

[@horusset9439]

Oh no every time one of these Art of Videos came out, it feels like a new broken DLC Character is born XD

[@thatguymatt5816]

Man legend of Zelda has such good music

[@nathangamble2535]

These were some amazing combos.

[@monologgue]

At 6:00 min in I realized Izaw was teaching Slingshot tech way before it ever blew up. What a G!

[@zoerosedunk4548]

We need to see some credit for Mysterica for pushing Zelda tech further than anyone else.

[@ingridevavillanueva735]

This is why I main Zelda!! ♡♡♡ She's not just her B button, she's a deep, tech heavy, super hype character that can show off so much big brain ♡

[@enigmaticfool]

OMG i've been waiting for this (and been a patreon of you for this) for years! Zeldaaaaaaa

[@drain1337]

IT’S ABOUT TIME. Zelda mains rise up, welcome to teleportation class, please take your seats!

[@VentwosWingblade]

Present!

[@rasamasala]

Here!!

[@Samsterd45]

All 9 of yall

[@shumakriss]

Would love an “Art of BEATING …” series and series of 2-minute videos with the absolute most vital info.

[@Kaito_Falcon]

Dang Zelda is sick, now I want to play her. Might have to try her out sometime. . .

[@SeniorActivo69]

5:55 izaw knew about slingshot a year ago

[@mcgoo721]

This has been the first character to really click with me. I did very well with Mario, but Zelda just feels so cool. There were so many tricks I was missing too.

[@TheShinyHaxorus3D]

I love this vids, and while there are bits of this sprinkled in with the general stuff, would you consider adding a section specifically on counterplay? It would really help for just general, non-character specific matchup knowledge. Great job as always.

[@DYNA-]

I started using Zelda like 2 weeks ago and I've gotten really good with her. As a new Zelda main I never really use her phantom since it sort of makes you vulnerable and slows you down so I just tend to use her air attacks, neutral B, side B, Up B, and her other ground attacks for racking up damage. I also use her down air for spikes which made me want to main her in the first place

[@hamsterjohn]

learned more about zelda than i ever wanted thanks sir

[@-Fraud]

Didn't know elon musk played Smash

[@Rwtheking]

Wasn’t expecting this. Awesome.

[@Aurryuken]

Sick guide as always, thanks Izaw 🙏

[@CrissCross87]

Awesome! Been waiting for a Zelda video!

[@majoraspirit6139]

Been waiting for this!

[@road2dawn26]

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

[@ejstephens7918]

At a Zelda main, I think she's one of the very best at edge guarding in the game but must Zelda's I play don't bother worth it. Jumping off with phantom or Din's fire and punishing the air dodge with an aerial can cover so many options, and if you hit a fair off stage it's GG

[@brogoyle]

I can't believe it took this video, 2 years later for me to learn you can release the fully charged phantom while you're moving earlier with another input of down b

[@lcc9769]

19:31 that is the face of someone who has messed up

[@outofservice7912]

These guides are always impressive

[@unironicpanda]

Great vid like always IzAw!

[@Cristeve]

Many people agree that Zelda has some of the best out-of-shield options in the game and one of the best Down Specials, she has a lot of potential but sadly not too many people use her

[@Surgemaster2012]

As a Zelda main, this was a lot of fun to watch! While she has her problems its refreshing regardless to see a Zelda actually playable in a canon Smash game for once. I never really liked any of her specials until Ultimate.

[@FalcoVille]

Wasn't expecting Zelda not gonna lie. I think Art of Incineroar would also be neat to see.

[@birdygamer5224]

People who constantly complain about Zelda's only spamming Phantom need to shut up because there's more to her than that. Plus, it's not like every single top tier doesn't spam something, or heck any character can spam something. If it works, then *use it!*

[@auzzpanda3497]

I miss twilight princess Zelda :(

[@funkykongisverycool]

i love how the phantom section is larger then neutral