Elliana

[Calamity Heart]

I'm absolutely lost on how to fight against this character. If it's not three smoke clouds on screen, it's fast projectile spam. If it's not projectiles, it's bomb chains. Approaching her is a chore and trying to get away from her is even worse.

No other character in this game makes me legit angry, but Elliana manages it every time I see her. She's so weird to try to fight and I've got no idea where to start. How do I go about handling her?

[8ball]

I think you spelled Hitler wrong

[8ball]

also the ultimate counter to elliana is a simple combo:

ALT + F4

for real tho she's really vulnerable when she does USpecial, so you should try to knock her off then. Other than that I have no clue either.

[alastor]

you sit there and accept your death considering the fact 80% of the dlc characters are broken bc dan pulled a sm4sh

[wafflekitty]

Originally posted by alastor:

you sit there and accept your death considering the fact 80% of the dlc characters are broken bc dan pulled a sm4sh

lmao
Elliana is widely considered the worst character in the game. She has by far the least tournament play. Shovel Knight isn't doing too hot at pro level either. Meanwhile, Absa just won the last major tournament, with a Kragg main being the other half of the finals.

If you actually paid attention to the pro scene, you'd know this game is pretty balanced overall. Everyone does see at least some play. Sylvanos does appear to be a bit of a problem ATM, although even he is not an unstoppable force.

[Tat011]

Originally posted by alastor:

you sit there and accept your death considering the fact 80% of the dlc characters are broken bc dan pulled a sm4sh

The best characters are easily Etalus, Kragg, Zetterburn and Clairen. In case you didn't realize only 1 of these is paid DLC.

[Calamity Heart]

Originally posted by wafflekitty:

Originally posted by alastor:

you sit there and accept your death considering the fact 80% of the dlc characters are broken bc dan pulled a sm4sh

lmao
Elliana is widely considered the worst character in the game.

Can you support this? Like... tell me how? I see this every so often, "Elliana is the worst character in the game", but it just seems like a meme to me, because she does not seem bad. Without treating me like I'm an idiot, can you explain what makes Elliana a bad character? It would REALLY go a long way in helping me figure out how to fight her.

[KoobyKarasu]

Originally posted by Calamity Heart:

Originally posted by wafflekitty:

lmao
Elliana is widely considered the worst character in the game.

Can you support this? Like... tell me how? I see this every so often, "Elliana is the worst character in the game", but it just seems like a meme to me, because she does not seem bad. Without treating me like I'm an idiot, can you explain what makes Elliana a bad character? It would REALLY go a long way in helping me figure out how to fight her.

Elliana being the worst character in the game doesn't necessarely make her bad, just everyone else better than her.
It probably is due to her really low damage, low kill potential (while not overheated), huge hurtbox with small hitboxes for attacks etc.
Though, just like every other character in the game, she is still very good, and is capable of pounding unexperienced players.
Elliana is combo food, having a very huge hurtbox that others can exploit, and while her recovery is one of the best in the game, it can also be exploitable by having her be on overheat, which makes her unable to use her propellers.

tl;dr Elliana is powerful, but her weaknesses are easily exploitable, probably more than any other character in the game.

[wafflekitty]

Originally posted by Tat011:

The best characters are easily Etalus, Kragg, Zetterburn and Clairen. In case you didn't realize only 1 of these is paid DLC.

Incorrect. Sylvanos is currently believed to be the best character in the game. Etalus was for a while, but his most oppressive aspects got nerfed a couple patches ago.

Originally posted by Calamity Heart:

Can you support this? Like... tell me how? I see this every so often, "Elliana is the worst character in the game", but it just seems like a meme to me, because she does not seem bad. Without treating me like I'm an idiot, can you explain what makes Elliana a bad character? It would REALLY go a long way in helping me figure out how to fight her.

Kooby covered it pretty well. Although I'll also add that her up special removing her ability to attack is also very exploitable.

And yes, do note that she isn't considered BAD, she's just the least good. Every character in this game sees tournament play. Elliana and Shovel Knight just have the worst tourney performance ATM.

[8ball]

Originally posted by Kooby:

Originally posted by Calamity Heart:

Can you support this? Like... tell me how? I see this every so often, "Elliana is the worst character in the game", but it just seems like a meme to me, because she does not seem bad. Without treating me like I'm an idiot, can you explain what makes Elliana a bad character? It would REALLY go a long way in helping me figure out how to fight her.

Elliana being the worst character in the game doesn't necessarely make her bad, just everyone else better than her.
It probably is due to her really low damage, low kill potential (while not overheated), huge hurtbox with small hitboxes for attacks etc.
Though, just like every other character in the game, she is still very good, and is capable of pounding unexperienced players.
Elliana is combo food, having a very huge hurtbox that others can exploit, and while her recovery is one of the best in the game, it can also be exploitable by having her be on overheat, which makes her unable to use her propellers.

tl;dr Elliana is powerful, but her weaknesses are easily exploitable, probably more than any other character in the game.

I remember when I was relatively new I was matched up against an elliana main when I was playing Zetter; she was rediculously annoying, but I didn't lose, even tho at the time i had 200+ ping

[8ball]

Originally posted by wafflekitty:

Originally posted by Tat011:

The best characters are easily Etalus, Kragg, Zetterburn and Clairen. In case you didn't realize only 1 of these is paid DLC.

Incorrect. Sylvanos is currently believed to be the best character in the game. Etalus was for a while, but his most oppressive aspects got nerfed a couple patches ago.

Yeah, I see why. His recovery is just ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ insane, he's harder to edgeguard than Wrastor and I can actually wrap my head around his playstyle (Unlike a certain feathery c u n t)