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However, her mobility and frame data are below average, making many of her attacks weak against shields, and her smash attacks are difficult to land without Witch Time activated, due to their low priority, slow startup, and even slower endlag. Bayonetta is [[weight|lightweight]] and has a tall [[hurtbox]], which makes her easier to KO than most characters. Bat Within is a double-edged sword, as it does not work on grabs, and to further compensate for its effect, Bayonetta's dodges have the longest overall animations of all characters (only {{SSB4|Samus}}'s [[roll]] is longer) and the most endlag after their [[intangibility]] frames. Finally, due to a recent nerf, her combos are not consistent enough to be a huge threat past high percents due to increased [[SDI]] modifiers, which further limits her reliable KO options. | However, her mobility and frame data are below average, making many of her attacks weak against shields, and her smash attacks are difficult to land without Witch Time activated, due to their low priority, slow startup, and even slower endlag. Bayonetta is [[weight|lightweight]] and has a tall [[hurtbox]], which makes her easier to KO than most characters. Bat Within is a double-edged sword, as it does not work on grabs, and to further compensate for its effect, Bayonetta's dodges have the longest overall animations of all characters (only {{SSB4|Samus}}'s [[roll]] is longer) and the most endlag after their [[intangibility]] frames. Finally, due to a recent nerf, her combos are not consistent enough to be a huge threat past high percents due to increased [[SDI]] modifiers, which further limits her reliable KO options. | ||
Regardless of her weaknesses, Bayonetta has achieved above average tournament results and | Regardless of her weaknesses, Bayonetta has achieved above average tournament results and tournament representation despite her nerfs in [[1.1.6]], most notably including {{Sm|Pink Fresh}} winning [[2GGT: KTAR Saga]] along with players like {{Sm|Saj}}, {{Sm|Salem}}, and {{Sm|Wonf}} placing high in nationals such as [[CEO 2016]], [[KTAR XVIII]], and [[Smash Factor 5]] respectively. | ||
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Bayonetta has been noticeably nerfed in game updates since her debut. She was at first slightly nerfed in [[1.1.5]]: her up and forward smash are slightly weaker, her down aerial's animation has more ending lag, her [[Heel Slide]] has more ending lag, and her infamous [[Witch Time]] has more ending lag, shorter duration, decays more with each use, and has a slower regeneration rate after usage. However, these changes did not reduce her effectiveness as she was still widely perceived as the best character in the game due to her immense strengths, while the effectiveness of other top tier characters, notably {{SSB4|Sheik}} and {{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}}, being toned down in the same patch further exacerbated her dominance. | Bayonetta has been noticeably nerfed in game updates since her debut. She was at first slightly nerfed in [[1.1.5]]: her up and forward smash are slightly weaker, her down aerial's animation has more ending lag, her [[Heel Slide]] has more ending lag, and her infamous [[Witch Time]] has more ending lag, shorter duration, decays more with each use, and has a slower regeneration rate after usage. However, these changes did not reduce her effectiveness as she was still widely perceived as the best character in the game due to her immense strengths, while the effectiveness of other top tier characters, notably {{SSB4|Sheik}} and {{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}}, being toned down in the same patch further exacerbated her dominance. | ||
However, [[1.1.6]] significantly nerfed Bayonetta by directly worsening her combo game, with the effectiveness of her combo starters being weakened and her combos | However, [[1.1.6]] significantly nerfed Bayonetta by directly worsening her combo game, with the effectiveness of her combo starters being weakened and her combos becoming easier in general to escape: her down tilt and forward aerial both have slightly more ending lag, while the former has less range and the latter is less powerful, both versions of [[After Burner Kick]] and [[Witch Twist]] have doubled [[SDI]] multipliers that make it easier to escape her combos, non-input ABK has increased knockback scaling that renders it worse for comboing at high percents, input ABK has a much worse launch angle that outright removes nearly all of her zero-to-death combos and makes it easier to DI (now only works if the opponent has poor DI towards her), and Witch Twist has altered knockback values that limit its combo ability at higher percentages. Despite these changes, however, people have compared her to {{SSB4|Diddy Kong}} in that while she initially seemed to be much less effective after her nerfs, her greatest strengths have remained intact. As a result, while she is no longer the best character in the game by a considerable margin, she is still a very popular and successful character in competitive play. | ||
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