Stu Counters

Best counters to Stu

• Spike

  Blocks Stu's non-piercing fireworks with Life Plant, denying the hit he needs to keep chaining Nitro Boosts.

• Ruffs

  Blocks Stu's non-piercing fireworks with sandbags, denying the one-hit Super charge his dash-heavy game plan depends upon.

• Penny

  Blocks Stu's non-piercing fireworks with Salty Barrel, denying the hit he needs to recharge Nitro Boost immediately.

• Sandy

  Catches Stu's lateral dashes with wide, piercing sand attacks, then hides inside Sandstorm to deny reliable Super recharges.

• Poco

  Out-sustains Stu's repeated poke with healing, while broad piercing attacks catch him throughout his lateral dashes.

• Belle

  Outranges Stu's fireworks and pressures his moderate health from afar, forcing risky approaches before he can begin chaining dashes.

Stu is a strong pick against

• Bo

  Threads Super dashes between Bo's arrow spreads and minefields, bypassing the hazards that anchor his area control.

• Chester

  Slips past Chester's spread volleys with chained Super dashes and attacks during his lengthy reload windows.

• Colette

  Chains dashes around Colette's straight shots and return route, using Gaso-Heal to recover from any chip damage that connects.

• Damian

  Stays beyond Damian's punches by chaining Nitro Boost dashes, disengaging whenever he tries to maintain contact.

• Edgar

  Escapes Edgar's punching range with successive Nitro Boost dashes, cutting off the sustained hits his healing requires.

• Gray

  Slips past Gray's narrow projectiles, then rushes him with close-range damage whenever he emerges from a portal.

• Griff

  Threads through Griff's widening coin patterns, landing quick shots before all of his attack waves connect.

• Larry

  Threads around Larry's delayed blasts, dashing inside artillery range to attack during the gaps between throws.

• Lou

  Slips between Lou's three narrow projectiles, chaining Super dashes out of his ice field before freezing builds.

• Maisie

  Weaves around Maisie's slow-starting rockets with chained dashes, starving her of the hits needed to charge Shockwave.

• Mandy

  Threads through Mandy's narrow candies with chained Nitro Boost dashes, then overwhelms her after reaching close range.

• Max

  Slips between Max's four-shot bursts with chained Super dashes, using Gaso-Heal to withstand extended pressure.

• Melodie

  Weaves past Melodie's straight projectiles and orbiting notes, using Gaso-Heal to recover from incidental damage.

• Mico

  Keeps ahead of Mico's jumps with successive Nitro Boost dashes, attacking during the brief landing openings.

• Mina

  Breaks Mina's three-hit sequence with chained dashes, making her miss before the strongest final strike lands.

• Nita

  Stays beyond Nita's shockwaves and repeatedly dashes away from her bear, denying both sources sustained contact.

• RT

  Sidesteps RT's narrow shots with chained Super dashes, using Gaso-Heal to recover from stray hits.

• Rico

  Closes through Rico's ricochets and uses Breakthrough to remove the walls that strengthen his firing lanes.

• Shelly

  Maintains distance from Shelly's shotgun with chained Super dashes, while Gaso-Heal repairs damage from occasional hits.

Stu shines on these maps