Wario (SSBU)/Down tilt

Hitbox visualization showing Wario's down tilt. There are model scaling issues due to Wario's finger not enlarging as it's supposed to, but the hitboxes are accurate thanks to not being attached to Wario.

Overview

A low poke. Starting at +5 on hit, this move is regularly used by high level Wario players to confirm dash attack, which works from an average of 65% and KOs from around 110% at the ledge. This is one of Wario's most effective kill confirms, and can be seen actively being used by the likes of Tweek and Glutonny. This move also hits the ledge against some characters, allowing for Wario to condition players to not stall on there. It can also 2-frame characters with worse ones, such as Joker should he have Arsene.

However, down tilt does have drawbacks. While difficult to punish, down tilt is also -7 on shield, which makes it punishable if not spaced properly. It also has relatively low range and loses to aerial approaches, meaning that awareness is required to make optimal use of it. In addition, while +5 on hit at 0 is good, Wario can't exploit it as much at 0% due to his awkward grounded frame data hampering his potential aerial combos. As a result, it is often relegated to mixups until the opponent has been softened up.

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
0	0	0	4.0%	0		Standard	20	50	0		2.0	top	0.0	1.8	12.0 to 4.5	1.0×	1.0×	20%							Kick		All	All
1	0	0	4.0%	0		Standard	20	50	0		2.0	top	0.0	1.8	18.0 to 4.5	1.0×	1.0×	20%							Kick		All	All

Timing

Hitboxes	5
Interruptible	18
Animation length	37

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Interruptible

Trivia

• This move has a 20% trip chance, but due to its launch angles, it can only happen on steep slopes such as the ones in Hanenbow, and only with the ID 0 hitbox.

Wario's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2) · Forward tilt · 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