Characters with a good neutral game are typically those who excel at applying safe pressure, while also having the tools to bait opponents into making a mistake. For example, every 1-on-1 match on a balanced stage begins in the neutral, with both characters evenly spaced from the edge, and neither having an advantage or disadvantage with regards to their position. ““Neutral” is a tricky concept to explain to those unfamiliar, but it basically refers to the state of gameplay when two players are both outside of their effective range and are working to find an opening and start their offense.
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Despite that though, among the pros we asked, there was one name that was the first one mentioned in every single pro’s list of top characters. That will probably always be the case in Smash.” So… Who’s The Best?It’s not surprising with a roster of 74 characters that there was a healthy mix of characters that each of the pros we spoke to placed at the top. As Samuel Buzby, DaBuz in the competitive scene, puts it, “good characters generally need a combination of good frame data, movement speed, range, power, combos, recovery tools, edge guard tools, projectiles, and versatile kits. Characters that excel at only one or a few things aren’t very commonly seen in the highest levels of competitive play. Ultimate character are, good recovery, range and consistent kill setups or damage, on top of fast frame data: “How quick your moves come out/how much you lag after throwing out a move.” One of the most agreed upon elements of a top tier character is a versatile tool kit.
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YES NOGonzalo Barrios, better known to Smash fans as ZeRo, said that the characteristics of a good Smash Bros.