Meta Knight (SSB4)/Neutral attack

Hitbox visualization showing Meta Knights's jab infinite.

Hitbox visualization showing Meta Knights's jab finisher.

Overview

Meta Knight's Flurry Attack executes a lightning-fast series of slashes, ending with him doing a swift uppercut with Galaxia. One of Meta Knight's most reliable damage rackers, always dealing at least 10-11% damage. However, due to its nature, it is easily punishable if missed entirely.

Update History

1.0.8

• Neutral attack's loop hits deal 0.2% more damage: 1% → 1.2%, its loop hits' knockback scaling decreased: 40 → 30, its last hit's hitbox size increased: 5.7u → 8u, its ending lag decreased: frame 47 → 35, its SDI multiplier decreased: 1× → 0.6×, and its hitboxes split to cover more space. Altogether, these changes improve its damage racking potential, range and safety.

Hitboxes

All five of the loop hits have a separate set of hitboxes but they are all identical.

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct	Stretch
Loop hits
0	0	1.2%	1		8	30	0	5.8	0	0.0	5.3	8.5	0.6x	1.0x	0%							Slash		0.0	5.2	8.0
0	0	1.2%	1		8	30	0	6.8	0	0.0	5.3	13.0	0.6x	1.0x	0%							Slash		0.0	5.2	8.0
Final hit
0	0	2%	0		60	140	0	8.0	0	0.0	7.0	20.0	1.0x	2.5x	0%							Slash		0.0	7.0	13.0

Timing

First loop frame	6
Hitboxes	7, 11, 15, 20, 24, 29...
Finisher	3
Interruptible (Finisher)	35
Animation length (Finisher)	51

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Loop point

Interruptible

Trivia

• Like in Brawl, this is the only neutral attack in the game that is purely a rapid jab.

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