Link (SSB4)/Down tilt

Hitbox visualization showing Link's down tilt.

Overview

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Update history

Hitbox visualization showing the changes to Link's down tilt hitboxes over time.

1.0.6

• The main hitbox now always launches opponents in the direction Link is facing (Angle flipper: 0 → 3), making it a more consistent combo starter.
• All hitboxes are now static, rather than being attached to Link's sword/body.
• The main hitbox now uses one extended hitbox which covers Link's sword rather than two standard hitboxes.
  • This hitbox overall has slightly more horizontal range compared to the previous hitboxes.
  • However, this hitbox is smaller compared to the previous hitboxes (4u → 3.1u), reducing its vertical range.
• The meteor hitbox is positioned higher, it can no longer hit grounded opponents and it now takes priority over the main hitbox.
• Main hitbox knockback scaling (50 → 30), hindering its KO potential.
  • However, this also improves its combo potential at lower percents.
• The meteor smash hitbox is significantly smaller (4u → 1.5u) and the meteor smash hitbox inside of Link has been removed, giving the move less range inside of Link.
• The meteor smash hitbox has dramatically reduced knockback (90 (base), 50 (scaling) → 0/62), making it immensely weaker.

1.0.8

• Startup lag (frame 13 → 11) and total duration (FAF 32 → 30).
• Hitboxes Z offsets (12.8 (meteor)/15.4 (main) → 14.1/16.6), improving the move's range.
• Damage (12% → 11%).
  • However, its knockback values were not compensated, improving its combo potential.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle		BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct	Hit bits	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Piercing	Heedless	No GFX	Flinchless	Stretch
0	0	0	11%	0		Standard	0	62	0	1.5	0	0.0	4.7	14.1	1.0x	1.0x	20%							Slash		63								—
1	0	0	11%	0		Forwards	90	30	0	3.1	0	0.0	2.4	16.6	1.0x	1.0x	20%							Slash		63								0.0	6.0	4.6

Timing

Hitbox	11-12
Interruptible	30
Animation length	36

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Interruptible

Link's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · 3) · Forward tilt · Up tilt · Down tilt · Dash attack · Forward smash (1 · 2) · Up smash · Down smash
Neutral aerial · Forward aerial · Back aerial · Up aerial · Down aerial · Grab aerial
Grab · Pummel · Forward throw · Back throw · Up throw · Down throw
Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Floor attack (trip) · Edge attack
Neutral special (def · c1 · c2) · Side special (def · c1 · c2) · Up special (def · c1 · c2) · Down special (def · c1 · c2) · Final Smash