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During ''Ultimate's'' early meta, Sheik's representation was almost nonexistent due to the significance of her nerfs. With the reduction of her overall damage output, it was common for Sheik players to pull off a lengthy string of combos that only amounted to the equivalent of 2-3 stray hits that their opponents dealt. As a result, much of her playerbase dropped her entirely due to the sheer amount of effort required when using her compared to the vast majority of the cast (for the same or potentially even weaker result). Her weak damage output became notorious within the community, with players and commentators alike pointing it out during matches. As such, Sheik was commonly seen as a mid or even bottom-tier character by most professionals. | During ''Ultimate's'' early meta, Sheik's representation was almost nonexistent due to the significance of her nerfs. With the reduction of her overall damage output, it was common for Sheik players to pull off a lengthy string of combos that only amounted to the equivalent of 2-3 stray hits that their opponents dealt. As a result, much of her playerbase dropped her entirely due to the sheer amount of effort required when using her compared to the vast majority of the cast (for the same or potentially even weaker result). Her weak damage output became notorious within the community, with players and commentators alike pointing it out during matches. As such, Sheik was commonly seen as a mid or even bottom-tier character by most professionals. | ||
Patch 3.0.0 gave Sheik a handful of buffs, most notably improving the effectiveness of staple moves like down tilt, forward aerial and [[Needle Storm]]. As a result, some of her former players, most notably {{Sm|VoiD}} and {{Sm|Mr.R}}, began representing her in tournaments again, and her perception within the community has improved somewhat as some players such as {{Sm|ESAM}} believe that Sheik has potential and could make a great secondary character. | Patch 3.0.0 gave Sheik a handful of buffs, most notably improving the effectiveness of staple moves like down tilt, forward aerial and [[Needle Storm]]. As a result, some of her former players, most notably {{Sm|VoiD}} and {{Sm|Mr.R}}, began representing her in tournaments again, and her perception within the community has improved somewhat as some players such as {{Sm|ESAM}} believe that Sheik has potential and could make a great secondary character. VoiD has been using Sheik much more often and has seen impactful success with her. Sheik was buffed once again in 7.0.0, and as such, VoiD has placed even higher with the character, most notably at {{Trn|Frostbite 2020}} and {{Trn|Smash Ultimate Summit 3}} while {{Sm|Eim}} got 2nd at {{Trn|Seibugeki 8}}, a Japanese national. While not quite as strong as her previous iteration, players have gradually began considering Sheik as an high-tier character with some such as {{Sm|Tweek}}, and {{Sm|Pink Fresh}} thinking the character is top tier. In Japan, Sheik's perception is much more positive thanks to her having much higher representation overseas. As such, numerous Japanese players such as {{Sm|Abadango}} believe that she is one of the best characters in the game while others such as {{Sm|Zackray}} and {{Sm|Protbanham}} consider her to be the absolute best character in the game. | ||
===Most historically significant players=== | ===Most historically significant players=== | ||