@Jo @noelle that doesn't make me not lose against my friends in Smash

@noiob i know that was probably just an example, but if it's literally smash, i find effective shielding is basically a milestone

another one is attacking immediately after your opponent fails to hit you--because a lot of moves have a lot of ending lag

the above two play into each other a lot, like if you have a shield out, and anyone hits it, you can basically smack em for free with whatever you like, even smashes!

and lastly, don't approach wildly--maybe bait out a move or mix it up!

@thingywott I literally forget the shield button exists when I'm playing 😄

@noiob that's kind of why it's a milestone ^^

it's pretty vital for survivability, plus it opens up your opponents to being hit very easily if they so much as touch it with a move that has any sort of lag

it's better to throw it out too much than not at all, but remember that you can still be grabbed through it