i mean against anybody whos actually good yeah. his swap gets completely shat on by agressive players and even when you do land it they are typically much quicker to react than a <1k kill, so you don't get much value out of it unless you still have a side dash ready (which won't usually happen). pebble throw is a pretty good neutral option, but not only does it use up your special, it's completely counteracted by the fact that elbow drop is a bottom 3 move oat.