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 ===Aerial attacks===
+*{{nerf|All aerials except down aerial have shorter initial auto-cancel window (frames 1-5 (neutral)/1-7 (forward)/1-4 (back)/1-13 (up) → 1-3 (neutral/forward)/1-2 (back)/1-4 (up)).}}
 *[[Neutral aerial]]:
 **{{change|Neutral aerial's loop hits no longer deal consistent damage (2% → 2.5% (front)/1.5% (back)). This improves its damage racking ability if the opponent is in front of Zelda, but worsens it if hit behind her.}}
-**{{buff|Neutral aerial's loop hits have larger hitboxes (3u/4.8u → 4.7u) and their angles have been altered (150° (hands)/270° (upper body)/90° (lower body) → 366° (all)) making them connect more reliably.}}
+***{{buff|The front and back hit now have swapped priority (ID# 1/0 → 0/1), making the more damaging front hitbox easier to land.}}
-**{{nerf|Neutral aerial's last hit's body hitbox has decreased knockback growth (120 → 110). Neutral aerial also has increased landing lag (12 frames → 19), hindering its approach potential.}}
+**{{buff|The loop hits have larger hitboxes compared to the previous hand hitboxes (3u/3u → 4.7u).}}
-*{{buff|Lightning Kicks' animations have slightly changed. Zelda now leans and faces away from the direction where she kicks, and has her arms positioned differently. These new animations make her hurtbox narrower.}}
+**{{buff|The loop hits now have a consistent auto-link angle (150° (hands)/270° (head)/90° (body) → 366° (all)) and they have consistent set knockback (75 (hands)/50 (head)/120 (body) → 75) and knockback scaling (100 (hands)/90 (head/body) → 100), making them connect more reliably.}}
-*{{buff|Sweetspotted Lightning Kicks have decreased [[freeze frame]]s due to the general decrease of hitlag between ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4'' (5 frames → 2). They also have a slightly bigger hitbox (1.7u → 1.9u). These changes make them slightly easier to land and harder to DI.}}
+**{{nerf|Neutral aerial has more ending lag (FAF 50 → 51) and a longer animation (49 frames → 57).}}
-*{{buff|The 19% damage increase to shields and the increase to shieldstun significantly improve sweetspotted Lightning Kicks' shield pressuring potentials.}}
+**{{nerf|Neutral aerial has more landing lag (12 frames → 19).}}
+**{{nerf|The loop hits no longer have a head and body hitbox, giving them less vertical range.}}
+**{{nerf|The final hit's head and body hitbox have lower knockback scaling (120 → 110).}}
+*[[Lightning Kick]]s:
+**{{buff|Lightning Kicks' animations have slightly changed. Zelda now leans and faces away from the direction where she kicks, and has her arms positioned differently. These new animations make her hurtbox narrower.}}
+***{{nerf|However, these animations are also longer (49 frames → 62), increasing the amount of time Zelda cannot grab ledges after performing a Lightning Kick.}}
+**{{buff|The sweetspots have a slightly larger hitbox (1.7u → 1.9u), making them slightly easier to land.}}
+**{{buff|The changes to shields significantly improve Lightning Kicks' safety and effectiveness on shield, especially the sweetspots, which are no longer burdened against shielding opponents by their extreme hitlag.}}
+**{{buff|The introduction of [[frame canceling]] benefits Lightning Kicks due to their sweetspots' extremely high hitlag, which can give them much less landing lag when they connect if timed and spacing properly.}}
 *[[Forward aerial]]:
-**{{nerf|Sweetspotted forward aerial has decreased base knockback (35 → 24), hindering its KO potential.}}
+**{{nerf|Forward aerial has more startup lag (frame 8 → 9).}}
-**{{nerf|Forward aerial has increased start-up (frame 8 → 9), ending lag (FAF 40 → 53), and landing lag (22 frames → 23). It also auto-cancels later (frame 25 → 50) removing the ability to auto-cancel in a short hop and its higher ending lag prevents Zelda from using a back aerial after a forward aerial in a short hop.}}
+**{{nerf|Forward aerial has more ending lag (FAF 40 → 53), with Zelda no longer being able to perform another aerial after it in a short hop.}}
+**{{nerf|Forward aerial has slightly more landing lag (22 frames → 23).}}
+**{{nerf|Forward aerial auto-cancels much later (frame 25 → 50) no longer doing so in a short hop.}}
+***{{nerf|Altogether, these changes significantly hinder forward aerial's spacing potential.}}
+**{{nerf|The sweetspot has lower base knockback (35 → 24), hindering its KO potential.}}
 *[[Back aerial]]:
-**{{buff|Back aerial has a longer hitbox duration (frames 5-8 → 6-10).}}
+**{{nerf|Back aerial has more startup lag (frame 5 → 6).}}
-**{{nerf|Sweetspotted back aerial has decreased base knockback (40 → 28), hindering its KO potential.}}
+**{{nerf|Back aerial has more ending lag (FAF 36 → 53), with Zelda no longer being able to perform another aerial after it in a short hop.}}
-**{{nerf|Back aerial has increased start-up (frame 5 → 6), ending (FAF 36 → 53), and landing lag (22 frames → 25). It also auto-cancels later (frame 26 → 52), removing its ability to auto-cancel in a short hop and its higher ending lag prevents Zelda from using two back aerials in a short hop.}}
+**{{nerf|Back aerial has more landing lag (22 frames → 25).}}
+**{{nerf|Back aerial auto-cancels much later (frame 26 → 52) no longer doing so in a short hop.}}
+**{{nerf|Back aerial overall has slightly reduced range due to its new animation, with its range now being more in line with forward aerial.}}
+***{{nerf|Altogether, these changes significantly hinder forward aerial's spacing potential.}}
+**{{nerf|The sweetspot has lower base knockback (40 → 28), hindering its KO potential.}}
 *[[Up aerial]]:
-**{{buff|Up aerial deals 2% more damage (15% → 17%) and has decreased landing lag (22 frames → 19).}}
+**{{buff|Up aerial deals more damage (15% → 17%).}}
-**{{nerf|Up aerial has decreased knockback growth (110 → 84), hindering its KO potential despite its increased damage.}}
+**{{buff|Up aerial has less landing lag (22 frames → 19).}}
-**{{change|Up aerial's animation has slightly changed. Zelda now creates the explosion by pointing her index and middle fingers upward instead of holding up her palm open.}}
+**{{nerf|Up aerial has lower knockback scaling (110 → 84), noticeably hindering its KO potential despite its increased damage.}}
+**{{nerf|Up aerial has a slightly smaller hitbox (8.199994u → 8u).}}
 *[[Down aerial]]:
-**{{buff|Sweetspotted down aerial has a larger hitbox (2.5u → 4u), and it can now hit grounded opponents. When coupled with the removal of [[meteor canceling]], these changes significantly improve its reliability and utility. Down aerial also has decreased landing lag (21 frames → 18).}}
+**{{buff|Down aerial now has an initial auto-cancel window during its first three frames.}}
-**{{change|Sweetspotted down aerial has decreased knockback (50 (base)/90 (growth) → 30/65). When coupled with its ability to hit grounded opponents and the changes to hitstun canceling, this grants it combo potential (although this is somewhat negated by the introduction of [[tech]]ing grounded meteor smashes). However, this hinders its edge-guarding potential and KO potential.}}
+**{{buff|The sweetspot can now hit grounded opponents, giving the move less startup lag with a longer duration against grounded opponents (frames 15-24 → 14 (clean)/15-24 (late)).}}
+**{{buff|The sweetspot has a larger hitbox (2.5u → 4u).}}
+**{{buff|Down aerial has less landing lag (21 frames → 18).}}
+***{{buff|When combined with the introduction of [[frame canceling]], this noticeably improves down aerial's safety and followup potential, especially with the sweetspot.}}
+**{{nerf|The sweetspot deals less knockback (50 (base), 90 (scaling) → 30/65). This hinders its edge-guarding potential and KO potential (although this is partially compensated with the removal of [[meteor cancel]]ing) and while it does improves its combo potential on stage, this is overall negated by the introduction of [[tech]]ing against grounded meteor smashes.}}
 ===Throws/other attacks===