Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Ver. 12.0 balance changes adjust Marth, Miis, more

Make no mistake, the main attraction of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s 12.0 update is Kazuya Mishima joining as the latest DLC fighter. That doesn’t mean others on the roster can’t get a little love, though, as Nintendo has shared the latest balance adjustments for the game. 

It’s a decent list of tweaks, with Pyra and Mythra both getting some changes since their own launch, but the one that seems most interesting is Marth. Fairly overshadowed in competitive play by Lucina, his more consistent Echo, it looks like some of his attacks are being altered in a way to better utilize the strengthened tip of his sword. All three Mii Fighter varieties also seem to be getting buffed, perhaps to incentivize players to get on those latest costumes. 

You can read through the full list of changes below: 

 

Fighter	Move	Change
Marth	Dash Attack	Increased power in the high-damage window. Extended launch distance in the high-damage window. Made it easier to hit in the high-damage window.
Marth	Up Tilt Attack	Increased power in the high-damage window. Extended launch distance in the high-damage window. Made it easier to hit in the high-damage window.
Marth	Down Tilt Attack	Made it easier to hit in the high-damage window.
Young Link	Up Smash Attack	Made it easier to hit multiple times.
Olimar	Side Smash Attack	Increased the amount of time hit detection lasts for the high-damage window.
Rosalina & Luma	Side Special	Made it so Luma will be in front when using the move in reverse.
Mii Brawler	Neutral Special 2	Increased the attack range in the front.
Mii Brawler	Side Special 1	Increased power. Extended launch distance.
Mii Brawler	Down Special 1	Increased power against shields. Extended launch distance.
Mii Swordfighter	Side Special 1	Increased power. Extended launch distance.
Mii Swordfighter	Up Special 1	Increased power of the last hit. Extended launch distance of the last hit.
Mii Swordfighter	Down Special 1	Increased invincibility speed. Increased speed for the counter detection. Reduced vulnerability when the attack hits.
Mii Swordfighter	Down Special 3	Increased attack speed.
Mii Gunner	Neutral Special 2	Increased the amount of time for additional button inputs to continuously use attacks.
Mii Gunner	Up Special 1	Increased attack speed.
Mii Gunner	Up Special 2	Extended the invincibility time.
Mii Gunner	Down Special 3	Reduced vulnerability.
Ryu	Neutral Special	Made it easier to hit multiple times when hitting an opponent on the ground with Shakunetsu Hadoken.
Bayonetta	Flurry Attack to KO	Adjusted launch angle. Extended launch distance.
Bayonetta	Down Smash Attack	Increased attack speed.
Bayonetta	Down Special	Increased the amount of time the opponent gets slowed when used against a projectile.
Banjo & Kazooie	Up Tilt Attack	Extended launch distance.
Banjo & Kazooie	Side Smash Attack	Extended launch distance.
Banjo & Kazooie	Back Air Attack	Adjusted launch angle and maintained launch distance.
Min Min	Up Smash Attack	Decreased attack speed. Decreased the speed of the reflect detection. Shortened launch distance.
Min Min	Up Special	Decreased the speed of the edge-grab range detection.
Steve & Alex	Side Special	Adjusted the behavior to prevent certain situations where the opposing fighter would get hit by the minecart, become trapped, and then sometimes go through the landscape.
Pyra	Neutral Attack 2	Extended the amount of time opponents will be in the damage animation when hit with the tip of the attack.
Pyra	Side Smash Attack	Reduced the detection for pushing opponents while charging.
Mythra	Moving Air Dodge	Shortened invincibility time.
Mythra	Neutral Attack 2	Extended the amount of time opponents will be in the damage animation when hit with the tip of the attack.
Mythra	Side Smash Attack	Reduced the detection for pushing opponents while charging.
Mythra	Neutral Special	The launch distance of the last hit now changes depending on the opponent’s weight.

 

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