Druggedfox
Character info
Meleemain	Fox
OtherMeleecharacters	Falco,Sheik,Marth,Captain Falcon
Project Mmain	Marth
Team info
Former sponsor(s)	Trail Gaming League, Balance Gaming
Rankings and results info
Most recent ranking	2017 SSBMRank: 12th
Best historical ranking	Summer 2017 SSBMRank: 11th
Best tournament result	3rd / 16 atSmash Rivalries
Winnings	~$5,790.55
Personal and other info
Real name	Sami Muhanna
Location	Atlanta, Georgia

Druggedfox (also known asSami) is aFox main from Atlanta,Georgia, formerly mainingFalco andSheik. For his secondaries, he has a strongMarth andCaptain Falcon. OnAugust 5th, 2015 he was picked up as a Melee player by Trail Gaming League. He has beaten top players such asMango,Leffen,Axe,SFAT,ChuDat,S2J,Westballz,La Luna, andLucky. Druggedfox was formerly ranked 0th on theGeorgia Melee Power Rankings and 12th on the2017 SSBMRank.

Druggedfox was picked up by esports organization Balance Gaming on June 17th, 2017.^[1]

Playing style[edit]

Druggedfox is a very punish- and reaction-based player, focusing on optimizing his characters' punish games by almost always going for guaranteed strings or options where the risk/reward is skewed in his favor. AsSheik, he is infamous for his reactiontech chase punishes onFox andFalco which exceed those of even renowned Sheik players such asMew2King orKirbyKaze. He also uses Sheik'sdown aerial more frequently than most other players, and focuses on needle zoning and platform movement in the neutral game. AsMarth, he is very proficient at chaingrabbing, especially onFinal Destination, and plays evasively in the neutral game with heavywavedashdown tilt usage until he can find an opportunity to grab the opponent.

Druggedfox's weaknesses stem from his greater inconsistency in tournament compared to most others of his caliber due to his tournament nerves, which have led to a sizable variance in his placements even in short spans of time. Additionally, while he can combo and lock down opponents very efficiently after creating an opening, he sometimes struggles to finish stocks if the opponent survives his initial punish. This is more prevalent in his Marth play, as his edgeguarding is lackluster compared to his Sheik, allowing opponents to survive up to extremely high percentages where other Marth players would have secured the stock. An example of this can be seen in hisHTC Throwdown set against Silent Wolf in Losers' Semis, where he brought Silent Wolf down to his last stock at 165% but failed to finish him off, allowing him to stage a 2-stock comeback that ended Druggedfox's tournament.

Breakout at EVO 2015[edit]

Outside of his area, he is mostly known for his placing atEVO 2015 where he unexpectedly made top 32 winners side, beatingLucky 2-1 in R2 pools. He then lost toLeffen 1-2. He then progressed in the losers bracket, winning 2-1 vs.S2J, 2-0 vsDuck, and finally losing toMango 0-2 (with both games going to last stock), placing 9th at the largestMelee event at the time. He played Sheik throughout the tournament, as well as using Marth against Leffen.

Tournament placings[edit]

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]

Trivia[edit]

• Druggedfox is known for being a highly effective coach in theMelee community, known for having top players frequently ask him for guidance.

External links[edit]

• Twitter account
• Twitch channel
• YouTube channel
• /r/smashbros AMA
• Druggedfox's blogPortrait in Smash

References[edit]

• Georgia smashers
• Fox players (SSBM)
• Falco players (SSBM)
• Sheik players (SSBM)
• Marth players (SSBM)
• Back Room members
• SSBMRank ranked players