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Smash Ultimate · Mid Tier

Lucario Balance Changes

Using side special in neutral rarely paid off, while down air was sometimes impossible to react to.

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. Side special

    Buff
    Proposed adjustment
    Increased damage on both the grab and the aura flames, scaled relative to Lucario's current aura.
    Current issue
    Throwing it out in neutral did not earn much reward.

  2. Down air

    Nerf
    Proposed adjustment
    Start up increased to frame 6.
    Current issue
    It could be unreactable.

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

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