Great Sword Tutorial

Introduction

• Target Audience: Recommended for players in Gold to Diamond ranks with game knowledge and movement skills.
• Not New Player Friendly: Beginners might find it challenging; recommended to start with simpler weapons like Spear or Sword.

Choosing a Greatsword Legend

• Jaehyun: All-around, easy learning character.
• Arcadia: Tactical and stylish, hard-hitting but more difficult to play.
• Mag'har: Tanky with the highest defense, easy to learn.
• Mako: Fast, aggressive, great signatures, and easy to learn.

Greatsword Basics

• Dash Cancel: Essential technique for resetting attacks back to neutral by holding down and dashing after an attack.

Greatsword Movesets

• Three Types of Moves:
  • Starters: Light whitish color
    • Best: Sidelight, Inlight
    • Least Useful: D-light
  • Bridges: Yellowish color
    • Recommended: Downlight Bridge
    • Avoid: Satellite Bridge, Inlight Bridge
  • Finishers: Orange color
    • Best: Inlight Finisher
    • Optional: GC finishers like "get off me" downlight GC

Greatsword Combos

• Key Combos:
  • True combo: Sidelight D-Light
  • Consistent: Dare into Nair
  • Essential: Inlight, Delight, Inlight (best punish, unjumpable, covers every dodge)

Greatsword Aerials

• Recovery: Not ideal, better for offense, avoid defensively.
• Aerial Moves:
  • Jump Nair: Good for covering moves.
  • Saber Nair and Sarah: Used often; great for spiking and as a side force field.

Gameplay Tips

• Core Strategy: Use starters repeatedly into Inlight reads.
• Focus: Sidelight Inlight reads are crucial (covers every dodge).
• Adjustments: Slow down for spot dodges.

Conclusion

• Summary: Greatsword play involves repetitive use of starters and a few aerials, primarily focusing on Sidelight Inlight reads.
• Additional Content: Expect more Brawlhalla videos soon.