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Smash Ultimate · Mid Tier

Ice Climbers Balance Changes

Up air is a fast aerial that combos reliably, so it comes out later. Neutral air, which is worse at comboing, gets less end lag.

Tier Mid Tier
Direction Mixed
Proposed changes 2 · 1 buff · 1 nerf

Balance Philosophy

Each mid-tier character receives a buff and a nerf: shave off the most unfair part of the kit while lessening the character's biggest weakness.

Proposed Changes

Each entry lists the move or ability affected, the adjustment itself, and — where the analysis states one — the problem it is meant to solve and the reasoning behind it.

  1. Up air

    Nerf
    Proposed adjustment
    Start up increased to frame 9.
    Current issue
    It is fast and combos reliably.

  2. Neutral air

    Buff
    Proposed adjustment
    End lag reduced to 18 frames.

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Ice Climbers is one of Smash Ultimate's entries — the full tier-by-tier breakdown covers the whole roster.

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