Try not to be intimidated by his different gameplay strategies. With a variety and complex combo possibilities, take on Byleth if you enjoy characters like Bayonetta, Corrin and Shulk. Use each in different advantage and disadvantage states to trump your opponent. Use them sparingly to surprise opponents, but keep in mind that because of his slow attack speed, you will be punished if you use them too often.īyleth changes up the swordie formula of the Smash Ultimate roster with his four weapons. While his smash attacks are great mixup options, it’s probably best to use him as a zoner character. His side smash feels close to Corrin’s, in that it has a tipper (but lacks the chainsaw effect), and has a similar range. His down smash lacks range, but uses his Aymr axe, so it packs some serious power. His side b has great range, and should be used in brawls where you want to gather two or more opponents in a highly damaging move. He will play similar to characters like Corrin and the Castlevania characters, what with them tossing out projectiles and hitboxes in an attempt to bait or force an unsafe approach. Further adding to Bylthe’s range, his Aredbhar attacks secure the fact that he is a character that wants to zone opponents out. His side inputs use his Areadbhar lance weapon. Byleth’s up air stays out for quite some time, akin to Zero Suit Samus’ up smash. His up special acts as a tether, and will allow you to gapple up to a mid-air opponent, leading to a quick footstool tech. The Sword has great range, that of which rivals even Shulk and Corrin’s.
His tilt inputs are used for Sword of the Creator, along with his up and side specials. This can be used as a dropdown technique, just like how King K. Even if he is hit by a strong move toward the end of his down special animation, he will take damage, but fight through the pain with the move’s superarmor. Byleth’s down b differentiates from Captain Falcon’s neutral special in that Byleth has superarmor during most of the attack. He has an incredibly powerful down special, the likes of which challenge the strength of moves like Captain Falcon’s neutral b. His down input attacks access his Aymr axe weapon, which is by far his strongest of his arms. Acting as an Ivysaur-like neutral air, his nair makes for some decent shield pressure and off-stage dragdown gimping. With an amazing range and killpower, Failnaught’s fully charged attack is reminiscent of Zelda and Sheik’s final smashes in the past two games. At the peak of its charge, Failnaught will unleash a powerful light arrow attack. Failnaught will charge with neutral b in similar fashion to how Link’s neutral special does, but with one important difference: a set charge time. His neutral attacks will utilize his bow and arrow Failnaught. While he isn’t quite as technical as Shulk, he does have a lot of moves to memorize, and techniques associated with each that are necessary for all playing Smash Ultimate to become familiar with. With four different weapons accessed through neutral, up, down, and side directional inputs, mastering the intricacies of each is quite the task. If you’re interested in a highly technical character, then Byleth may be for you, as he’s one of the most complicated in the Smash Bros.