Toon Link Character Guide for Smash Ultimate

Character overview

Toon Link is a floatier trap-based swordsman who excels at bomb setups and drift mixups around ledge.

Difficulty level

Intermediate

Playstyle identity

Use floaty movement and bomb control to create awkward timing windows, then punish with sword confirms.

Strengths

• Strong bomb utility for ledge and neutral traps
• Floaty drift enables timing mixups
• Good edgeguard potential with aerial mobility

Weaknesses

• Can get outpaced in close-range scrambles
• Kill setups require discipline and reads
• Landing can be called out if drift habits repeat

Best beginner gameplan

• Establish bomb presence early
• Use zair and sword pokes to hold burst range
• Convert corner pressure with safe kill attempts

Neutral strategy

• Alternate between projectile setup and empty repositioning
• Stay just outside dash-in burst options
• Avoid autopilot full-hop aerial entries

Advantage state

• At ledge, rotate bomb throw timing
• Cover jump with rising fair or up air
• Trap landings with delayed swing rather than pre-swing

Disadvantage state

• Drift unpredictably to platforms
• Do not always attack on the way down
• Protect double jump for last-second route changes

Recovery tips

• Mix tether and spin recoveries
• Delay ledge snap to throw off edgeguard timing
• Use bomb drop defensively when safe

Common beginner mistakes

• Using bomb pull in unsafe ranges
• Committing to slow smash reads in neutral
• Linear high recoveries under pressure

Key moves

• Bomb: core trap and confirm tool
• Zair: spacing poke
• Back air: kill and ledge control
• Boomerang: neutral check

Out of shield options

• Nair out of shield at scramble range
• Up-B as emergency punish
• Shield grab when pressure is too close

Basic combos

• Bomb hit into aerial follow-up
• Down tilt into aerial at low percent
• Up throw into juggle pressure

Kill confirms

• Bomb confirm into forward smash read
• Back air at ledge jump timing
• Up-B out of shield punish on unsafe pressure

Matchup considerations

• Versus zoners, use bomb to contest projectile lanes
• Versus fast rushdown, hold safer mid-range
• Versus heavies, focus edgeguarding and corner traps

Practical gameplay advice

• Toon Link wins off timing variety
• Play around bomb value, not random swings
• Keep stage control after each trap interaction

Training priorities

• Bomb confirm consistency
• Ledge jump punish timing
• Drift and landing mixup reps

Related guides

• How to space safely
• How to improve shield pressure
• How to keep advantage
• Best training mode drills