Meta Knight (SSB4)/Up smash

Hitbox visualization showing Meta Knight's up smash.

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Overview

Meta Knight slashes above him in an arc three times. Despite being the least-damaging up smash in the game, it is an overall effective KOing option, due to its quick start-up at frame 8, good range, high base knockback and very high growth. Contrary to Brawl, it is one of Meta Knight's more commonly seen moves in competitive play, as it combos easily off a dash attack or down throw at low percentages, and sets up for juggles. It KO's at roughly 120%, being a useful finisher against opponents who rely on spacing aerial attacks or are struggling to land. However, its moderate ending lag makes it relatively unsafe, and it has difficulty connecting against grounded opponents, especially shorter characters like Kirby and Pikachu.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct
Hit 1
0	0	3%	0		30	100	20	4.5	?	0.0	20.0	-3.8	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
1	0	3%	0		30	100	25	4.5	?	0.0	16.0	-10.2	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
2	0	3%	0		30	100	25	4.5	?	0.0	16.0	8.6	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
Hit 2
0	0	2%	0		30	100	20	4.5	?	0.0	20.0	-3.8	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
1	0	2%	0		20	100	25	4.5	?	0.0	16.0	-10.2	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
2	0	2%	0		20	100	25	4.5	?	0.0	16.0	8.6	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
Hit 3
0	0	4%	0		65	166	0	5.5	?	0.0	17.0	-10.2	1.0x	2.0x	0%							Slash
1	0	4%	0		65	166	0	5.5	?	0.0	17.0	8.6	1.0x	2.0x	0%							Slash
2	0	4%	0		65	166	0	6.0	?	0.0	20.0	-3.8	1.0x	2.0x	0%							Slash

Timing

Hitboxes	8, 12, 17
Interruptible	50
Animation length	?

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Interruptible

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