Ice Climbers is a very difficult character to master. Their metagame revolves entirely around their advanced techniques. They have the best grab games of all, since having two of them means they can throw an opponent to the other climber, which can grab again. The Ice Climbers also has the unique ability to desync, as in controlling two Climbers separately to confuse opponents and to increase ICs options.
However, the Ice Climbers have a small grab range, so landing a grab in the first place is hard. Chaingrabbing and desyncing also requires strict timing and lots of practice. A single climber is also very weak, and lacks a horizontal and vertical recovery. Also, they're easily separated and their chaingrabs are useless in anything that's not one-on-ones.
Overall, Ice Climbers are a character who requires dedication and determination. But once mastered, they can become a dangerous character to spar against.
Smashes the opponent forward with their hammers. Try slowly tilting the control stick in front then press grab to perform this kind of chaingrab. You will gradually move forward while doing this though.
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Hammer Bash
Smashes their opponent backwards with their hammers. Try slowly tilting the control stick backwards then press grab to perform this kind of chaingrab. This chaingrab is more effective as you're throwing the opponent back and forth between them.
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after grab
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High Bash
Throws opponent upwards then samshes with their hammers. This is the only throw that can't chaingrab.
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after grab
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Ground Slam
Slams them on the ground. Try to grab the opponent as they bounce of the ground to perform the chaingrab. Another chaingrab can be perform by only one climber with this move, although this chaingrab is not infinite.
Iceberg: The Ice Climbers send a gigantic iceberg up from the ground that covers almost all of the stage, leaving small platforms to stand on. These platforms will be slippery, and the iceberg can hurt your opponents or even freeze them.