User blog:Plasmaster/Luigi! Show Me Your Custom Moves!

Hey there mashers! Welcome to the next entry of the Super Smash Bros. Custom Moves Strategy guide blog series, Show Me Your Custom Moves! Plasmaster here.

Today we are looking at the right-hand man to Nintendo's biggest name! He's a green, lean, fighting machine!

What? No, not Yoshi! Luigi! Gosh, come on guys, we rehearsed this! *cough*



Anyways, let's get right into it...*sigh* Yoshi...

Custom Neutral Special 2- Bouncing Fireball

'Throw a fireball that bounces along the ground. Gradually loses power.'

Pros:


 * Force opponents into air


 * Can attack grounded opponents from the air


 * Gimping/edge-guard


 * Greater range

Cons:


 * Loses power the farther it goes out

The Bouncing Fireball is a solid move that grants more versatility than the default neutral special for Luigi. Since gravity takes effect on the move, it can be used for gimping and edge-guarding opponents trying to recover low. On-stage, the move can force opponents to go into the air which can set-up some aerial combos. Unlike the default Fireball that only move forwards both in the air and ground, the Bouncing Fireball will fall in the air, so Luigi can attack opponents from above with this move. The move loses power the farther it gets from its origin point, so spacing the attack correctly can be helpful when trying to get the most damage out of it.

Custom Neutral Special 3- Iceball

'Throw a slow-moving, icy ball at your foes.'

Pros:


 * Freezes


 * Good firing rate

Cons:


 * Moves slow


 * Only freezes above certain percents


 * Moves slowly

The Iceball has a good firing rate but the projectile itself is quite slow. However, it can freeze opponents above a certain percent, these percentages vary between characters though, so you can never be certain. Overall, the move's freezing ability can setup some good combos but Iceball is otherwise not a great move because the projectiles are so slow and unreliable that you might not even hit the opponent to freeze them anyway.

Custom Side Special 2- Floating Missile

'Flies sideways in a straight line. Charges up quickly, but doesn't do a lot of damage.'

Pros:


 * Fast charge


 * Gravity stops effecting Luigi while using the move


 * Better horizontal recovery

Cons:


 * Less damage

Floating Missile is great if you want recovery. Gravity stops effecting Luigi as he uses the move, so he travels in a straight horizontal path. The fast charge time means you can get farther faster as well. The move deals less damage, so that is definitely a down side, but the regular Luigi Missile was only good for putting on damage anyway (except when it misfires) so the Floating Missile is pretty decent in terms of damage.

Custom Side Special 3- Quick Missile

'Fly faster and farther than normal, sliding across the ground if you miss.'

Pros:


 * Fly faster


 * Fly farther

Cons:


 * Sliding

The Quick Missile is another reliable recovery due to the great distance and speed of the move even when uncharged. The move still deals some good damage as well. Now, the sliding has some good and bad qualities to it. Luigi can still damage opponents while sliding, but it can also make him vulnerable and easy to punish. Think of it as ending lag on the actual flight part of the move. Opponents can easily jump over Luigi and attack him while he is still sliding or getting up. Other than that, the Quick Missile is a great recovery move for Luigi.

Custom Up Special 2- Fiery Jump Punch

'Easier to get a critical hit at the start, but you don't jump as high.'

Pros:


 * Deals more damage


 * Great kill power

Cons:


 * Less height in recovery

The Fiery Jump Punch deals more damage but also has INSANE kill power behind it, killing earlier than the Super Jump Punch's critical hit. It does sacrifice some recovery height for this damage though, so rely on your side special for recovery in most situations and if you really need to use it try to use it close to the edge.

Custom Up Special 3- Burial Header

'Can bury opponents on the way down, but no critical hits on the way up.'

Pros:


 * Buries opponents


 * Great combo/kill setup


 * Edge-guarding

Cons:


 * Poor recovery; can result in an SD


 * No critical hit


 * Less damage

The Burial Header has some strong positives that outweigh the negatives. Although it deals less damage and has no critical hit or kill power, it is great for edge-guarding opponents because the hit on the way down can launch opponents away again. It has some great combo and kill set-ups as well, burying opponents and keeping them still for a powerful kill move at higher percentages and some combo starters at middle percentages.

Custom Down Special 2- Mach Cyclone

'A spin that pushes opponents. Not much sideways movement, but can rise quite far.'

Pros:


 * Vertical recovery


 * Last hit launches

Cons:


 * No damage during spin


 * Need to mash B to make it rise up if move is started in the air


 * Less sideways movement

The Mach Cyclone's vertical movement could make up for the lack of vertical movement of Fiery Jump Punch, but you need to mash the special attack button very fast in order to make Luigi rise up into the air when you start the move in the air; on the ground it does this automatically, and the last hit launches, except the rest of the move doesn't deal any damage; on top of that, the move doesn't have much horizontal movement, but this can be remedied if paired with any Green Missile variation. There, I summed it all up in one sentence. Woohoo.

Custom Down Special 3- Clothesline Cyclone

'A slow but powerful whirlwind slap that sends opponents flying sideways.'

Pros:


 * High launch power


 * Can kill

Cons:


 * Slow


 * Poor for recovery

This move has high launch power, so it is good for getting opponents off-stage, but this also prevents all the hits from connecting and racking up more damage. The move also has some great kill power. It is a slow move though, making it bad for recovery and trying to catch opponents that are farther away.

Now it is time for the OPTIMAL CUSTOM SMASH. This is a Custom Set for Luigi that I have concluded, based on all of this research, is the best for him. If you have an Optimal Custom Smash of your own that works for you, by all means, use that one if it is what works for your play-style, and please let me know what it is in the comments as well. Now, here you all go, Luigi's Optimal Custom Smash is:

Neutral Special- Bouncing Fireball: It's versatility for the edge, aerial attacks, and range provide a great move for Luigi.

Side Special- Anything: That's right! All three of Luigi's side specials have solid positives despite having a few negatives as well. Personally, I use Floating Missile, but you can really use whatever works for you!

Up Special- Burial Header: The move sets up some great combo and kill options; despite its poor recovery, the next custom special can make up for that.

Down Special- Mach Cyclone: This move provides another recovery option that makes up for Burial Header's poor recovery.

OPTIMAL CUSTOM SMASH

2, A, 3, 2

I hope you enjoyed this installment of Show Me Your Custom Moves! I also hope this post helped to expand your knowledge of custom moves and improve your custom sets!

If you have any questions, please let me know in the comments. While you're at it, let me know what other characters you'd like to see!

Until next time, keep on smashing and leave it to Heropon!