Zylach: Ranked 7th in Wisconsin using Zelda almost exclusively in Smash 4. Top ten placements in Madison and Milwaukee tournaments with 1st place in The Construct 27.

MaXy: Best Zelda in Ireland having notable wins over Skarfelt. Taken 1st in doubles with Zelda at Breaking Boundaries.

|ven|: Zelda main since Brawl having beat Z, RichBrown, Vato_Break and more. Currently ranked 5th in the Las Vegas Smash 4 power rankings using only Zelda.

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Unfortunately for Zelda fans the Princess of Hyrule has not often found herself in a strong place within Smash. Ranked 19th in the most recent Melee tier list here on Smashboards and ranked second to last in the most recent list from Brawl , Zelda has not exactly been overwhelming in previous mainstream Smash titles. So how does she fare in Smash 4? We brought in three Zelda experts to weigh in on the character.So how do these three experts feel about Zelda in Smash 4? Let's dig in and find out!When it comes to what makes Zelda great in Smash 4 the experts brought up some good points..MaXy told us.Zylach also agreed on her combo strength.|ven| said and it seems Zylach was also inclined to agree.said Zylach.Zylach also mentioned the strengths of her recovery.Zelda is not without her flaws however.|ven| told us.Zylach also agreed that speed is one of her biggest issues.Even MaXy mentioned herUnfortunately these aren't the only weaknesses she has. Besidesas MaXy put it Zylach had a lot more to add in.Among the most commonly seen 'top tiers' at events all of the experts agreed that in an ironic twist Sheik was her worst matchup.MaXy explained.Fortunately this doesn't mean the matchups is hopeless in his opinion either.|ven| mentioned Pikachu as a potential problem alongside SheikStill they all felt that various top tier matchups could be handled. Both Zylach and MaXy mentioned the Luigi matchup as a one of her better matchups. "It's not a positive matchup in the slightest for her" Zylach was sure to make clear.MaXy also mentioned Ness as a potentially decent matchup.he suggested.All three of them had varying levels of optimism and skepticism on her viability on the national level.Zylach confessed.MaXy had a slightly more optimistic look at the future with the potential for patches but still expressed doubts.|ven| has a much more positive outlook.|ven| told us.Zylach suggests that patience is keyZylach along with MaXy both agreed that a proper knowledge of spacing and fundamentals would be vital to success with the character.MaXy mentioned.|ven| shared his own thoughts.A special thanks to |ven|, MaXy, and Zylach for their help with this article. With so much valuable Zelda information not everything was able to fit within a single article. To learn more about Zelda and see the full interviews with these three players be sure to check out the Zelda forums here on Smashboards by following this link Agree or disagree with these Zelda experts? Sound off in the comments below and stay tuned to Smashboards for future expert analysis on characters from all Smash titles!