WARIO Amiibo Guide

WARIO

STRONG TIER

The Wario Amiibo is very strong for multiple reasons. With my observations being that the strongest amiibos have kill throws, lingering hit boxes or true combos, Wario is in a great spot. Wario has quite a few lingering hit boxes, His most used in my training of him were down smash, n air, d air. All 3 were good at catching amiibos out of shield or lasting through an air dodge. Wario has kill throws as well with his b throw and f throw, but they aren't as strong as some others in the game and he will only use them at very high percents. The main thing that sets Wario apart from others is his fart mechanic. In the amiibo world, this thing is deadly. He isn't the best at using it at first but once you get him trained up it can really turn a match in his favor. I've seen him kill with it at 50% and I've seen him break shields with it, leading to a smash kill. It really gives him an edge over others because the AI is smart enough to hold on to it til it's fully charged. Wario also has a command grab with his neutral b, allowing him to punish shields and rack up good damage. The amiibo likes to use this skill a good bit. Also, another mechanic that sets him apart is the Motorcycle, he uses it a lot to punish shields and close distance, I rarely see him get punished on the motorcycle because amiibos tend to go more on the defensive when he approaches them with it. This makes it  a good option for Wario. I haven't seen any glaring weaknesses in this amiibo, though he does seem to struggle a bit when he has to approach from the air. I've seen him countlessly get punished trying to approach with an f air. It will get shielded and he will get up smashed. Other than that he's very solid, he's beat/came very close against all the strong tier amiibos and he is well deserving of your time if you are a Wario fan.

PROS:

• Fart Mechanic is very Strong
• Motorcycle is a Great Option
• Kill Throws
• Multiple Lingering Hit Boxes
• Great Smash Attacks
• Great Aerials

CONS:

• Lag on aerials can lead to punishes
• No True Combos
• Struggles vs Projectile Characters
• Will only use Fart Mechanic at Full Charge (As far as I know in my Testing, this could be a con)
• AI doesn't use Fart very well in 1v1's, typically misses

TRAINING MUSTS:

• Utilize his Fart Mechanic, show him he can kill with it
• Great Smash Attacks, Utilize them all and show him he can kill with them, D Smash lingers and is great for catching recovering opponents/approaches
• He will use his F Throw/B Throw at higher percents to kill, show him these options
• Make sure you grab/pummel often, as always
• Utilize Aerials, D Air and N Air are his best options, F Air leads to punishes sometimes so don't use it too much, U Air can kill, good for setting traps
• Make use of his motorcycle to close distance/recover and rack up free damage
• Use his Neutral B Command Grab a lot and tap for max damage
• Tilts are strong, he can kill with F Tilt and trip with D Tilt, use them often as well