Editing Corrin (SSBU)

Corrin is ranked 27th out of 82 on the current [[tier list]], placing him in the A- tier. This is a slight drop from his 13th out of 54 placement in ''SSB4''. Corrin's main strength is his range, high damage output and good frame data for a swordsman, along with an extremely reliable combo game thanks to his aerials having consistent combos at most percent ranges. This gifts him with an amazing neutral and advantage state, with [[Dragon Lunge]] serving as the centerpiece of Corrin's gameplan: it consists of an initial pin and followup attack that can be cancelled into an attack or various movement options, while serving as a recovery extender and a fast, low-risk [[2 frame punish]] option. Some of his attacks have extremely high reach, while others have options to keep opponents guessing, such as forward smash (which whittles down shields when charging) and [[Dragon Fang Shot]] (which can be charged in two different ways), allowing for useful mixups. Finally, Corrin's recovery is dependable thanks to [[Dragon Ascent]]'s [[intangibility]] and large hitboxes, while he can further aid his recovery by using back air.  

However, Corrin has notable weaknesses, most of which revolve around his poor mobility and disadvantage state. In spite of his excellent combo potential, Corrin's poor ground speed and lack of effective defensive options causes him to struggle to win neutral, especially against faster characters and zoners. His disadvantage state is poor due to his mediocre [[out of shield]] game and moves that aren't fast enough to help him escape from juggles, edgeguards, and ledgetraps. His combos and juggles are nevertheless susceptible to DI and easy to dodge thanks to his slow mobility, giving him unusual difficulty in combo game execution than other swordfighters. Corrin's strongest advantage tools, such as his special attacks and forward smash, are afflicted by poor frame data and therefore easy to punish, while his strongest KO options additionally require precision due to their small sweetspots. His grab game is only serviceable, with most of them only used for positional advantage and only one of them being a very late KO throw (up throw). Finally, Corrin is susceptible to gimps and edgeguards: while Dragon Ascent is fast and has a wide hitbox, it is Corrin's only recovery option out of back aerial or situational wall pins with Dragon Lunge, making his recovery linear.

Overall, Corrin is a unique swordfighter that excels in a formidable, freeflow combo game that is reliable across the cast, great edgeguarding and spacing tools, along with many ways to keep his opponent guessing once he is in advantage. However, his lack of defensive options and slow mobility hold his strengths back and means he has to carefully win neutral to avoid his lacking disadvantage state. Opinions on Corrin have been very volatile: he saw the lowest representation of any character in the 2019-2020 metagame (with his 2020 representation being tied with {{SSBU|Mii Brawler}} for the lowest) and low opinions due to players perceiving his nerfs as too harsh, especially in the new game engine. However, significant buffs from game updates and the changes to the metagame greatly improved his representation, especially in the post-pandemic metagame thanks to the meta becoming punish-heavy and neutral-focused, which favors Corrin's gameplan. As a result, he has seen great success from players such as {{Sm|Neo|p=Japan}} and {{Sm|SHADIC}}, and as such is considered one of ''Ultimate''{{'}}s "late-meta" picks.

Corrin's grounded moveset has good utility; the rapid jab can act as a good damage-racking option while the gentleman jab has its use as a later kill option, killing middleweights at at around 150% at the edge of [[Final Destination]], and forward tilt is a useful spacing tool and kill option that kills middleweights at around 130% on Final Destination. In addition, up tilt and down tilt both serve as combo starters, with down tilt being able to lead into up tilt at mid percents and both tilts being able to combo into aerials such as neutral, forward, and up aerial. Dash attack, while only having slight combo potential and no kill potential, has some notable use for catching landings due to its decent amount of active frames. His smash attacks also have good utility; up smash, while having a weaker grounded hitbox, possesses a strong sweet-spot on the tip that makes it a kill option against opponents in the air, as an uncharged sweet-spot hit can kill as early as 90% against middleweights, and down smash, while being the least useful for killing, at least covers Corrin on both sides. However, his strongest smash attack by far is forward smash; not only can it be angled, but it also boasts incredible range and can kill middleweights as early as 80% near the edges of Final Destination if the tip of the move connects, making it a deadly spacing tool that rewards precision. After the 8.0.0 update, the tipper hitbox is generally safe on shield, making it a decently safe kill option if used well. In addition, the move also has a close hitbox when the move is being charged, which can have its applications in shield pressure and can score some surprise kills. Finally, his grab game, while being among the least useful aspects of his moveset, still has a degree of utility, as up throw can kill middleweights at 160% and above, earlier with rage. His other throws are surprisingly useful in giving him positional advantage.

Another issue with Corrin is his below-average grab game, as up throw is the only throw with some utility for being a late kill throw. Meanwhile, forward throw and back throw are purely positional throws, which have their uses but do not lead to guaranteed combos, and down throw is solely a high damage option, with none of these other throws having any degree of combo potential or reasonable kill power.

Overall, Corrin is a character who can stand his ground up close and rack up damage efficiently with his spacing tools and his combo and advantage potential, but Corrin's below average speed holds him back from becoming a top tier threat. His tall frame and moderate gravity make him susceptible to aerial combos and juggling, similar to other fighters from ''Fire Emblem'', although his down aerial can prevent some juggles. Although his flaws are somewhat polarizing due to his slightly exploitable recovery and poor disadvantage, they can be made up for with his stable combo game and kill confirms as well as his greater raw kill power and range.

Corrin was previously considered to be a high tier character in ''SSB4'' (13th out of 54 characters) thanks to a combination of excellent range and passable speed to go with good frame data, a surprisingly effective combo game, great approach option in his [[Dragon Lunge]], and repspectable KO power. Most likely owing to the stigma left by DLC characters in the previous game, Corrin was drastically nerfed during the initial release of ''Ultimate''; however, game updates would provide many noteworthy buffs to help compensate and make up for his lost options. Regardless, Corrin is still considered to be slightly nerfed overall.

Corrin's nerfs have primarily addressed the most oppressive aspects of his kit, with his special moveset suffering the largest recipients. [[Dragon Lunge]], previously his most versatile move, has become riskier to execute as its kicking part now covers less distance and suffers much more ending lag, and its ability to cross up opponents is also worsened with the game's changes to [[jostling]]. [[Dragon Fang Shot]] has increased lag and [[paralysis|paralyzes]] opponents for less time if not fully charged or at low percentage, both changes of which make the projectile follow up into the bite less consistently and remove its previous KO confirm from forward aerial at mid-percentages (though the move itself still follows up naturally at high percentages). [[Counter Surge]], previously one of the most infamous counterattacks in the game, has lost its strong late hit, deals substantially less knockback, and has much more ending lag upon a successful counterattack. Among other nerfs, his [[forward smash]] has a much shorter active duration, [[down smash]]'s back hit is weaker, and [[Dragon Ascent]] now halts at the end of the move, slightly reducing Corrin's horizontal recovery distance. His grabs have slightly less range, rendering them harder to use to pressure opponents, and causing Corrin to rely on spacing much more, while his forward and back throws' lower knockback makes them less effective in battles against multiple characters.

However, Corrin has also received some useful buffs. A number of Corrin's moves have seen increases in damage, making it easier for him to rack up damage if he keeps the advantage. Many of Corrin's moves are also more adept for KOing; [[forward smash|forward]] and [[up smash]]es, [[back aerial|back]] and [[up aerial]]s [[Dragon Ascent]], and [[Dragon Fang Shot]]'s fully charged shot and bite all now deal more knockback, with the latter even compensating somewhat for the move's lowered paralysis time and making it a deadlier hard punish, while [[forward tilt]] sends at a much more desirable angle for KOing (in exchange for its former ability to situationally juggle vertically) while seeing no changes to knockback unlike other tilts of its kind. Despite its nerfs, Dragon Lunge has also seen some notorious improvements; it can now be canceled manually by tapping down and jumping has significantly less endlag, making it much safer when not used to attack and improving its mix-up potential. Other buffs include forward smash now reaching its maximum distance immediately and being both safer on shield and stronger when tippered, [[down smash]] having less ending lag, Dragon Fang Shot traveling a longer distance, and Dragon Ascent traveling more distance and its intangibility period being more lenient, making it slightly harder to intercept.

The universal changes to the engine are overall mixed for Corrin. On one hand, the universal nerfs to grabs' frame data leave Corrin more open to punishment, and combined with his grabs and throws changes, further weakens his grab game. The increased mobility, faster [[jumpsquat]]s, the ability to [[dash-canceling|run cancel into any grounded move]], the increased [[shieldstun]], and the reduced [[landing lag]], all improve Corrin's [[approach]] and combo game, the former somewhat compensating for Dragon Lunge's increased risk, though this also allows opponents to overcome Corrin's defenses with less issue, making his mediocre close-quarters game and vulnerability to combos more exploitable. On the other hand, the changes to the paralysis effect allow Dragon Fang Shot to stun opponents longer at high percents, as well as deal knockback to already paralyzed opponents (rather than only damaging them). The ability for [[smash attacks]] to be held for longer also noticeably benefits forward smash, allowing the looping charge hits to last longer and further build damage or lead into [[shield break]]s.

In bulk, the changes to the game physics make it easier for Corrin to approach without the need of his special moves, and he now possesses a less lopsided moveset and a more conventional KOing prowess, helping compensate for the loss of his mid-percentage KO confirms. However, his nerfed grabs and special moves make it less feasible to approach with them and cause Corrin to rely on his standard moveset to fill in the gaps left by these detriments, and the same changes to the engine make it easier to surmount his defense and exploit his disadvantage, forcing him to rely more on his aerials. Aside from his struggle at close range and poor grab game, Corrin also retains his weaknesses from ''SSB4'' (many of which are typical of ''Fire Emblem'' characters in general), such as his lance moves' reliance on spacing, mediocre recovery, and being vulnerable to combos. Because of his nerfs, Corrin was initially considered a significantly less viable character than in ''SSB4'', although subsequent updates have mitigated the nerfs' impacts and allowed him to fare substantially better than he did during initial release, keeping up with the rest of the cast even with the introductions of various powerful DLC characters. All in all, Corrin fares moderately worse than in ''SSB4'', but remains a fairly effective character in ''Ultimate''.

|neutraldesc=A stab with a spear arm, an inward slash with the Omega Yato, and an outward slash with the Omega Yato held properly. If the neutral infinite is initiated, Corrin then transforms the spear arm into a draconic mouth with Dragon Fang, which repeatedly bites the opponent. These bites are finished with a final strong bite. The third hit of Corrin's Jab can kill at very high percents.

|pummeldesc=A knee strike. Average power and speed.

|fsdmg=7%/4%/2% (light pillars), 1.5% (cutscene, 14 hits) 13% (finish)

|Corr - in! || Ka - mu - i! || Corr - in! Corr - in! *claps 4 times* || Corr - in! *claps 2 times* || Allez Corr - in!

*{{Sm|MkLeo|Mexico}} - Began using Corrin in his roster in early 2022 and was the best Corrin player in the world at the time, predominantly using the character in top 8 of {{Trn|Delfino Maza RETA 2022}}, becoming the first time Corrin saw significant usage to win a major. He has also used Corrin to win crucial sets in order to win {{Trn|e-Caribana}}. He dropped Corrin following {{Trn|Double Down 2022}}, although he has occasionally pulled out the character to cover his other mains' bad matchups, such as defeating {{Sm|Sonix}} at {{Trn|Wavedash 2023}}.

*{{Sm|Neo|Japan|p=Japan}} - Although he began seriously competing in late-2022, he quickly established himself as the best Corrin player in Japan, most notably placing 5th at the supermajor {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2023}} defeating {{Sm|Tweek}}, the highest placement for a Corrin player relative to number of participants.

*{{Sm|SHADIC|USA}} - One of the first notable Corrin players and is the best Corrin player of all-time. He is best known for winning {{Trn|Cirque Du CFL 3}}, becoming the first solo-Corrin player to win a major, and the invitational {{Trn|The Luminosity Invitational}}. In addition, he had placed top 8 at several "premier" events, including 3rd at {{Trn|Supernova 2024}} and 7th at both {{Trn|GENESIS X}} and {{Trn|Riptide 2024}}. He is ranked 7th on the [[LumiRank 2024.1]], the first player ranked in the top 10 who uses primarily Corrin.

Corrin was initially seen as a mid-tier character from the beginning of the metagame. While his nerfs were perceived as noticeable, players believed he could still have potential akin to ''Smash 4'' with moves such as back aerial and Dragon Lunge still being strong enough to mitigate their nerfs. However, it soon became apparent that their changes were insufficient to adhere to ''Ultimate''{{'}}s faster engine. Many top professionals considered Corrin a low-tier character, and all of Corrin's notable players from ''Smash 4'' dropped him. Despite occasional success from players such as {{Sm|Ke-ya}}, who has placed decently in Japan, and {{Sm|Cosmos}}, who notably reverse 3-0'd Dabuz at {{Trn|Glitch 8 - Missingno}}, Corrin's representation was near nonexistent during the early metagame, with him ranking last in representation at the end of 2019,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AJs-mj5TTdkmkl7nhj4twJymVPTLTUdT0MBToL1cxDs/edit#gid=342014565|title=OrionRank 2019 character data}}</ref> and again in 2020, where an analysis of 251 [[Power ranking]]s across 5 continents in 2020 showing Corrin having the lowest representation in the roster (0.1%), along with {{SSBU|Mii Brawler}}.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGaYyzztjBc&t=872s&ab_channel=turndownforULT</ref>

However, Corrin's reception would begin to turn around with the release of patch 8.0.0, where his KO power and Dragon Lunge were improved. Although the patch took place during the COVID-19 pandemic, Corrin began seeing improving results from Cosmos, who mained Corrin throughout most of the online metagame. Following the return of offline competitive play, Corrin saw further success from old players such as {{Sm|Ly}} and {{Sm|SHADIC}} and gained new players such as {{Sm|MkLeo}}, who co-mained Corrin in the first half of 2022, and {{Sm|Neo|p=Japan}}, who established himself as one of the best Corrin players in the world by early-2023 despite having started seriously competing only months prior. This led to a renaissance period for Corrin, who swiftly saw more and more representation as time went on, a remarkable improvement from Corrin's near-nonexistent playerbase from the early metagame and one of the most significant turnarounds of any character's overall representation across any ''Smash'' game. These marked changes caused the community to reassess the character to a mid-tier, with some going as far as to say Corrin could be ranked as a high-tier. This is reflected in Corrin's first tier list placement, where he was ranked 42nd out of 82 in B+ tier.  

 

During the middle of 2023, an explosion of Corrin results caused people's opinions of the character to go even higher, getting ranked 27th out of 82 in A- tier on the second tier list, being ranked as a high tier character. This uprise of results for Corrin only continued into 2024, where SHADIC became a notable top 10 player, having won {{Trn|Cirque Du CFL 3}} and {{Trn|The Luminosity Invitational}} over players like {{Sm|Miya|p=Honshu}} and {{Sm|Sonix}} respectively, defeating {{Sm|Sparg0}} to place 4th at {{Trn|S Factor 11}}, as well as placing 3rd at the premier {{Trn|Supernova 2024}}. In addition, Sparg0 added the character to his roster as a pocket for certain matchups, like against {{Sm|Riddles}} or {{Sm|KEN}}, making some top players argue that the character should be ranked even higher.

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*Female Corrin's Fighter Spirit uses artwork from ''Fire Emblem: Fates'', where her armor exposes her inner thighs rather than having her wear black leggings. This is probably an oversight, as the Spirits for Camilla, likewise from ''Fire Emblem: Fates'', and {{SSBU|Mythra}} from ''Xenoblade Chronicles 2'' had modified artwork to be less provocative.

**This oversight appears to be shared with the Fighter Spirits for {{SSBU|Palutena}}, {{SSBU|Bayonetta}}, and {{SSBU|Pyra}}, who likewise use unaltered artwork from their games of origin, but have had censorship applied to them in their playable forms.

*Corrin is the only DLC fighter who had moves changed from ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', those being the third hit of his [[neutral attack]] and his [[pummel]].