Meta Knight (SSB4)/Back aerial

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Meta Knight slashes behind himself three times. It is a potent move offstage, thanks to its quick start-up, long duration and range, and incredibly high knockback growth, and the fact that the autolink angle ensures it connects reliably. One of his few moves that has been arguably buffed overall, having been inferior to his other options in Brawl. It's worth noting that the second slash has a meteor effect. If an opponent is knocked onto the ground with it, it is possible to get a jab-lock with three down tilts. At KO percents, the second hit of back aerial can be used to set up a forward smash or grounded Shuttle Loop. The move's high power gives it KO potential onstage as well.

Hitboxes

Hitbox type	Start-up	Hitbox active	Aerial Cool-down	Landing lag	Autocancel	Damage	Angle	Base knockback	Knockback scaling	Fixed knockback value	Effect	SFX level
Attack	6	7-8, 13-14, 20-21	30	18	1-6, 40>	8.4%	361	30	212	—	Slash	?

Meta Knight's moveset

Neutral attack · Forward tilt (1 · 2 · 3) · 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 (def · c1 · c2) · Side special (def · c1 · c2) · Up special (def · c1 · c2) · Down special (def · c1 · c2) · Final Smash