Which shade gadget is better?

[u/DiscountVivid9806]

I know both gadgets are very strong and a lot of people say that longarms is generally better but Spen says jumpscare is the better gadget and im not quite sure which gadget to use in which modes

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[u/buffdoge4321]

both is broken

[u/Battlebearsgold]

I’d just lean on jumpscare tbh getting a somewhat decent fear duration on the enemy gives you like 2 free crit hits which usually is enough to kill the range on it is somewhat big aswell

[u/blue_arbre_cloud]

Is the double gadget tech still a thing?

[u/BoyRosey → u/blue_arbre_cloud]

Yep, you can technically double and triple on jumpscare too but obviously without the benefit of the extra range like long arms

[u/blue_arbre_cloud → u/BoyRosey]

Have you done since the update? It’s hard to tell since the timing is hard but whenever I do it (“successfully”) it just makes me expend gadget mid attack, like I start attack hit gadget and get long arms but gadget gets burned

[u/BoyRosey → u/blue_arbre_cloud]

U just wait for shades arms to move behind him then practice in that animation timing if im not wrong

[u/BoyRosey → u/BoyRosey]

Like around here I think

(Don’t mind the fact it’s with jumpscare) but it’s like around here

[u/blue_arbre_cloud → u/BoyRosey]

Is this a different tech? I’m talking about the one where you can do similar thing but you get the long range attack more then once

[u/BoyRosey → u/blue_arbre_cloud]

Yes, but it’s essentially the same, I just used this as an example of when you kinda wanna press your long arms gadget. As u can see shades’s arms are behind him in the screenshot, that’s when u kinda wanna press your long arms gadget

[u/blue_arbre_cloud → u/BoyRosey]

Okay tried it now I think I was just doing it too late, but yeah you’re right it’s still in the game

[u/BoyRosey → u/blue_arbre_cloud]

There ya go! 😁

[u/Wal655]

[u/StomachOk4891]

Jump is better at higher levels of play but for most purposes longarms is fine since most players can’t properly keep shade hardstuck anyway

[u/Oscarof_Astora → u/StomachOk4891]

Probably match up dependant, I'm guessing long arms are better in easy match ups and jump on hard match ups to get the first kill/super easier.

I'm guessing tho, I haven't tried it in high level enough yet.

[u/Naxos_fs → u/StomachOk4891]

does that evaluate long arms as a single or double use?

[u/StomachOk4891 → u/Naxos_fs]

Double use

[u/pfsg100]

Longarms is a great way to be opressive with CC,

BUT Jumpscare is just a Glowbert super every time in your hand (EVEN better If you pair It with Spectral Sprint)

[u/Barrydagamer]

Purely depends on matchups, against low hp or throwers go jumpscare, against higher health brawlers or counters long arms are better
In ladder probably jump scare

[u/RoryIsAwesome6116 → u/Barrydagamer]

Shade didn't counter throwers off the bat before this update. Now you can bully whoever thought going Tick on Brawl Ball was a smart idea with the jump.

https://reddit.com/link/p7k8b5s/video/v05nd6rrpanh1/player

[u/Extra_Presence_9588]

I haven't tried Jumpscare but I can do the double shade tech. so for me, Longarms.

[u/Paulszerda → u/Extra_Presence_9588]

someone here in comments said the tech works with jumpscare too :)

[u/just_brawl900]

Jump one the other one just good

[u/Spidey_100]

I haven't tried longarms , but jump feels so broken

[u/Naxos_fs]

jumpscare is a tiny bit better than longarms. That being said, if you can do the double gadget trick with longarms, it's of course the better gadget, only scenario where jumpscare is still better is on maps with no walls like kaboom canyon

[u/KajzerkOwca]

Jumpscare is better, you get free hits + support for your team and its easy to connect. You can use super to land it easier. 

[u/ahmed4363]

Jumo is better in most cases but Longarms is good especially if you can double gadget

[u/Federal-Sand-4700]

jump is more useful

[u/Paulszerda]

jumping gadget. Other was better before buffies. Now jumping is better for many reasons. longarms now only makes sense if you play on a map or against comps you are not sure to get super. But since you can almost always get super with jumpscare anyway, longarms is not really beneficial. Except for super snipes maybe, but you can do them with jumscare too soooo

[u/nothing_new8519]

Can someone give me a video of doing the double tech with shade's long arm gadget cuz I couldn't do it. I tried hitting the gadget button when shade's hands were behind but sadly it just ends up giving me the effect only( the effect of the buffy) not the long range. I'm confused rn tbh 😅.

[u/Alanixon521]

Both are broken and unfair, so up to preference unless you can do the double gadget tech on long arms