Meta Knight (SSBU)/Back aerial

Hitbox visualization showing Meta Knight's back aerial.

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Update History

8.0.0

• Back aerial's first two hits have weight-independent knockback, and use set knockback against grounded opponents (50 base/90 scaling → 55 set/100 scaling). This allows them to both connect reliably into the third hit and start combos more effectively.

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
Hits 1-2
0	0	0	1.5%	0		Standard	0	100	90		4.2	top	0.0	4.5	-15.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
1	0	0	1.5%	0		Standard	0	100	90		4.2	top	0.0	2.5 to 6.5	-9.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
2	0	0	1.5%	0		Standard	0	100	55		4.2	top	0.0	4.5	-15.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
3	0	0	1.5%	0		Standard	0	100	55		4.2	top	0.0	2.5 to 6.5	-9.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
Hit 3
0	0	0	4.0%	0		Standard	30	198	0		5.2	top	0.0	7.0	-15.0	2.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
1	0	0	4.0%	0		Standard	30	198	0		5.0	top	0.0	2.5 to 6.5	-9.0	2.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
Hits 1 and 2 use weight-independent knockback.

Timing

Attack

Initial autocancel	1-6
Hits 1-2	7-8, 13-14
Hit 3	20-21
Ending autocancel	40-
Interruptible	52
Animation length	59

Landing lag

Animation length	11

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Autocancel

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 · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash