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Players were initially divided on Zelda's competitive viability. Much of the optimism surrounding the character could be attributed to her noticeably improved frame data over her ''Smash 4'' iteration, particularly on her jab and out-of-shield options, which were key grievances with the character's past iterations, as well as [[Phantom Slash]]'s higher utility. However, players found that some of her key issues, such as her low mobility and poor endurance, were retained from previous games as well. In spite of this, players such as {{Sm|ven}} had a fair degree of success with her upon ''Ultimate'''s release, leaving players considering Zelda as a mid-tier character. However, as time went on and the metagame progressed, her flaws were only further exploited, and her early success was not as high in comparison to the release metagame. This led to a more negative perspective as ''Ultimate'' continued to grow, with numerous professional players considering her as a low-tier character. | Players were initially divided on Zelda's competitive viability. Much of the optimism surrounding the character could be attributed to her noticeably improved frame data over her ''Smash 4'' iteration, particularly on her jab and out-of-shield options, which were key grievances with the character's past iterations, as well as [[Phantom Slash]]'s higher utility. However, players found that some of her key issues, such as her low mobility and poor endurance, were retained from previous games as well. In spite of this, players such as {{Sm|ven}} had a fair degree of success with her upon ''Ultimate'''s release, leaving players considering Zelda as a mid-tier character. However, as time went on and the metagame progressed, her flaws were only further exploited, and her early success was not as high in comparison to the release metagame. This led to a more negative perspective as ''Ultimate'' continued to grow, with numerous professional players considering her as a low-tier character. | ||
As the metagame developed, though, opinions on Zelda began to improve, as several players continued to place well with her. {{Sm|ven}}, in particular, has won sets against {{Sm|ESAM}} and {{Sm|Megafox}} and has had close sets with {{Sm|MkLeo}} and {{Sm|Glutonny}}. Furthermore, she has received noticeable improvements towards her consistencies (one of her key issues) in patches 7.0.0 and 10.1.0, which addressed her neutral aerial and forward smash, respectively. 13.0.0 brought additional consistency to her neutral game and ability to KO using smash attacks and her down air. Moreover, she has seen consistently good placements in tournaments and a notable growth in her player base over the past year. As such, many players now have a more positive opinion on Zelda, and she | As the metagame developed, though, opinions on Zelda began to improve, as several players continued to place well with her. {{Sm|ven}}, in particular, has won sets against {{Sm|ESAM}} and {{Sm|Megafox}} and has had close sets with {{Sm|MkLeo}} and {{Sm|Glutonny}}. Furthermore, she has received noticeable improvements towards her consistencies (one of her key issues) in patches 7.0.0 and 10.1.0, which addressed her neutral aerial and forward smash, respectively. 13.0.0 brought additional consistency to her neutral game and ability to KO using smash attacks and her down air. Moreover, she has seen consistently good placements in tournaments and a notable growth in her player base over the past year. As such, many players now have a more positive opinion on Zelda, and she was considered to some as an upper-mid tier character, with players such as {{sm|Mew2King}}, {{Sm|Salem}}, {{Sm|Goblin}}, and ESAM, the latter initially believing Zelda to be low-tier, now considering her to be high-tier character. Others, however, claim that Zelda is still too polarizing as a character and believed she was still a mid-tier. | ||
However, optimism for Zelda would prove to be short-lived as opinions of her would grow negative as time went on and the metagame progressed even further. Zelda saw a unanimous decrease in both her perception and results, and the return of offline play appeared to have little benefit for her as her flaws; such as her linear game plan and low mobility were only further exploited over time. Nonetheless, {{Sm|ven}} has continued to place well with her in top-level play, placing 9th at {{Trn|LVL UP EXPO 2023}}, | However, optimism for Zelda would prove to be short-lived as opinions of her would grow negative as time went on and the metagame progressed even further. Zelda saw a unanimous decrease in both her perception and results, and the return of offline play appeared to have little benefit for her as her flaws; such as her linear game plan and low mobility were only further exploited over time. Nonetheless, {{Sm|ven}} has continued to place well with her in top-level play, placing 9th at {{Trn|LVL UP EXPO 2023}}. | ||
Currently, Zelda ranks 75th out of 82, placing her in the top of low tier. Due to all of her previous incarnations being bottom-three, it is generally agreed that she is much more viable than all of her previous incarnations and that this is the most viable she has been in the entire series. | |||
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