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Smash Ultimate · Mid Tier

Meta Knight Balance Changes

Landing neutral special should let Meta Knight act sooner, while up air stops looping into itself quite so many times.

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. Neutral special

    Buff
    Proposed adjustment
    End lag reduced to 40 frames.
    Current issue
    There is not much reward for landing the move.

  2. Up air

    Nerf
    Proposed adjustment
    Slightly increased knockback.
    Current issue
    It combos into itself repeatedly.
    Reason
    More knockback makes the string escapable.

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