Areadbhar
| Areadbhar | |
|---|---|
 Areadbhar in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. | |
| User | Byleth |
| Universe | Fire Emblem |
| Article on Fire Emblem Wiki | Areadbhar |
| “ | Slash forward in an arc. Flicking the stick as you activate this move will cause you to slash upward and move forward. | ” |
| —Description from Ultimate's Move List | ||
Areadbhar (魔槍 アラドヴァル, Demon Spear, Areadbhar) is Byleth's side special move in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It is one of Byleth's four weapons utilized throughout his moveset, specifically bound to forward and back moves.
Areadbhar features a tipper mechanic similar to Marth's, with the hilt dealing comparatively low knockback and damage and the tip dealing 1.5x the damage of a hilt hit.
Overview
When the move is used, Byleth pulls out the lance and slashes upward, carving a large area in front of him. If the move is inputted like a smash attack, he will dash forward during the swing. In the air, Byleth moves a shorter distance forward regardless if smash-inputted or not. He can grab ledges during the move, and due to its large hitbox, can potentially shutdown ledgetrap attempts.
Areadbhar is active for 65 total frames and comes out on frame 20 (frame 21 in the air) and, like the rest of Byleth's moves that utilize Areadbhar, is much stronger at the tip of the lance. Interestingly, the sourspot hitbox comes out one frame before the sweetspot, and gains priority for that frame. In the air, the total amount of remaining frames determines how much landing lag Byleth has.
Forward smash
Byleth thrusts Areadbhar forward for his forward smash. It is fairly slow for a forward smash, however, and has a fairly weak sourspot covering the shaft of the lance. It can be angled, with the upward-angled variant being stronger, and the downward-angled variant being weaker in exchange for being able to more reliably hit shorter, crouching, prone or ledge-hanging opponents.
Forward aerial
Byleth swings Areadbhar horizontally forward for his forward aerial. A decent spacing tool that is fairly safe if spaced at the tip and fast-fallen. The tip has decent horizontal knockback, whereas the shaft is overall weak in comparison. Has the lowest ending lag and landing lag of Byleth's aerial attacks, and is the only one that can autocancel in a short hop.
Interestingly, this move's sweetspot does not utilize a slash sound effect, rather a punch sound effect.
Back aerial
Byleth thrusts Areadbhar backward for his back aerial. Similar to forward aerial in terms of utility, but it exchanges speed for additional power and slightly longer-active hitboxes.
Origin
This lance is one of the 13 Heroes' Relics in Three Houses, regalia weapons forged from the bones and hearts of the Nabateans by "those who slither in the dark", and the personal weapon of Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd. While it is in his possession, it grants him the Atrocity combat art, which is effective against all other enemies. Areadbhar can be wielded by other characters, but it will not grant Atrocity to those without the Crest of Blaiddyd and those without a Crest will take damage after attacking with it. The attack itself is based on the critical hit animation for Areadbhar in Three Houses.
Gallery
Byleth using Areadbhar as shown by a Skill Preview in Ultimate.
