Players using Wolf demonstrated that the character possesses top tier combo options with his forward aerial, neutral aerial, up aerial, up throw, and down throw. Clearly, competitors were finding success with this space animal. It's also worth mentioning that Wolf appeared as one of the most frequently used characters within the top 128. Although GW|Zackray is solo maining Wolf so far, CLG|VoiD had pulled Wolf out as a secondary a few times during the event. Notably, Wolf was the only character that was used by more than one player that made it into the top 8 portion of Genesis 6's bracket. In any event, let's take a look at the characters that has had a strong showing during Genesis 6 so far.

In other words, I don't see the Piranha Plant causing any sort of disturbance to Super Smash Bros. However, as we noted in our four big takeaways article, characters did not receive drastic buffs or nerfs.Īlthough the Piranha Plant was recently released alongside patch 2.0.0, my initial impressions suggests that the character wouldn't have fared well in Genesis 6 even if it was a legal fighter. We're starting to develop a more solid foundation as to which fighters are the best options for tournaments.įirst of all, bear in mind that Genesis 6 is being played on patch 1.2.0 rather than the latest patch, 2.0.0. Of course, actually watching the matches as they transpired gave us some better insight on the pacing of the meta. The character usage stats for the top 128 revealed some interesting data about which combatants within the game are bringing about the most success. Due to the massive scope of the super major, getting into the top 128 was actually an accomplishment.

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