Marth (SSBU)/Down special

Hitbox visualization showing Marth's down special, Counter.

Hitbox visualization showing Marth's down special, Counter, when attacking.

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Overview

Marth's down special move in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is Counter, a move that involves posing for a couple of seconds. If the opponent hits Marth with an attack at the correct moment, Marth will throw out a counterattack. While this can be used as a surprise move in certain situations, it is usually rather punishable and easy to whiff. It also doesn't grant much followup ability if it does hit, making it a rather rarely-used move in competitive play. It can gimp certain recoveries, such as Screw Attack, Fire Fox, and Fire Bird, because these moves put out hitboxes which trigger the counterattack. However, some moves which put out these hitboxes may also move these characters too quickly. An example is Sephiroth, whose uncharged up special moves him past Marth at the point a Marth facing Sephiroth would ordinarily counterattack. In this scenario, turn around first before activating Counter, and you may have better success gimping such characters.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle	Angle type	BK	KS	FKV	Set weight	Radius	Bone	Offset			H×	SDI×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Effect	Type	G	A	Sound	Direct	Hit bits	Hit part	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Flinchless	No GFX	Heedless
0	0	0	8.0%	0		Standard	90	60	0		5.5	sword1	1.5	0.0	1.5	1.4×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
1	0	0	8.0%	0		Standard	90	60	0		5.5	armr	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.4×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
2	0	0	8.0%	0		Standard	90	60	0		5.5	colonells	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.4×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
3	0	0	8.0%	0		Standard	90	60	0		5.5	sword1	1.5	0.0	6.5	1.4×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All

Timing

Counter

Intangibility	5-6
Counter	6-27
Interruptible	65
Animation length	71

Hit

Intangibility	1-8
Hitboxes	5-7
Interruptible	41
Animation length	51

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Vulnerable

Counter

Intangible

Interruptible

Marth's moveset

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