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If a character lost their final stock by conditions that are capable of instantly KOing them under normal circumstances (e.g. [[Triforce of Wisdom]], [[Command Selection|Whack, Thwack]], [[Danger Zone]]s, [[Death's Scythe]] and [[Mimikyu]]), their knockout voice clip will be heard, but the instant KO explosion occurs without entering the defeated animation, like normal rule. | If a character lost their final stock by conditions that are capable of instantly KOing them under normal circumstances (e.g. [[Triforce of Wisdom]], [[Command Selection|Whack, Thwack]], [[Danger Zone]]s, [[Death's Scythe]] and [[Mimikyu]]), their knockout voice clip will be heard, but the instant KO explosion occurs without entering the defeated animation, like normal rule. | ||
==In competitive play== | |||
Stamina mode is rarely seen in tournaments due to its format being unpopular among the [[community]]. However, some tournaments run stamina brackets as a side event, potentially with some other unconventional conditions as a fun event. | |||
While a simple change on the surface, changing the damage from a percent to hit points completely changes how the game is played. Due to reaching the [[blast line]]s no longer being the only way to take a stock, new strategies that deprioritize doing so form. Due to how hit points work in-game, all attacks essentially only have base knockback the entire game, which completely changes the functionality of certain moves that heavily rely on knockback scaling to be effective while indirectly improving attacks with set knockback. Also, since any attack can now KO regardless of knockback, poking and playing defensively is preferable to being aggressive and paying dearly for a mistake. | |||
While no "official" tier lists for stamina mode exist, some generally agreed upon results exist. The best characters for stamina mode are those that excel in combos that can rack up damage quickly, and those that can play keep-away by whittling down their opponent's health from far away. While high damage is still important, it is inherently less impactful without knockback, forcing slow characters without good projectiles or long combos to play carefully and slowly get close to do as much damage as possible before the opponent can run away. That being said, lower knockback than usual can help some characters make longer combos due to the opponent not being knocked away, helping those same characters that need to get in close. | |||
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*[[Recoil damage]] allows the user to [[self-destruct|KO themselves]] in Stamina Mode. This includes attacks such as {{SSBU|Pichu}}'s electric moves (except [[Volt Tackle]]), and {{SSBU|Incineroar}}'s failed [[Alolan Whip]]. If the self-KOing user also happens to KO a remaining opponent with said move, the game will consider it a tie and move to [[Sudden Death]]. | *[[Recoil damage]] allows the user to [[self-destruct|KO themselves]] in Stamina Mode. This includes attacks such as {{SSBU|Pichu}}'s electric moves (except [[Volt Tackle]]), and {{SSBU|Incineroar}}'s failed [[Alolan Whip]]. If the self-KOing user also happens to KO a remaining opponent with said move, the game will consider it a tie and move to [[Sudden Death]]. | ||
*In ''Ultimate'', if {{SSBU|Sora}} is the fighter to land the final blow, a special slow motion effect goes into place while the camera pans around and fades into white, referencing the visual effects that play when defeating a Boss in the {{uv|Kingdom Hearts}} series. The exceptions are if the victim is offscreen when the blow is landed, or if the opponent is [[Instant KO|instantly KO'd]], in which case the normal Finish Zoom occurs. | *In ''Ultimate'', if {{SSBU|Sora}} is the fighter to land the final blow, a special slow motion effect goes into place while the camera pans around and fades into white, referencing the visual effects that play when defeating a Boss in the {{uv|Kingdom Hearts}} series. The exceptions are if the victim is offscreen when the blow is landed, or if the opponent is [[Instant KO|instantly KO'd]], in which case the normal Finish Zoom occurs. | ||
*In the English version of ''Ultimate'', {{SSBU|Mario}}, {{SSBU|Dr. Mario}}, and all DLC fighters except for {{SSBU|Joker}} and {{SSBU|Banjo & Kazooie}} use one of their heavy knockback screams rather than their standard KO scream when KO'd by reaching 0 HP during their final stock in Stamina Mode. In the Japanese version, Joker, Banjo & Kazooie, and both male and female {{SSBU|Byleth}} use unique voice clips when KO'd in Stamina Mode. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||