Meta Knight (SSBU)/Back aerial

Hitbox visualization showing Meta Knight's back aerial.

Overview

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Performs three backward slashes. Has low startup lag, but a noticeable amount of ending lag. Useful to edgeguard opponents as well as starting up combos effectively.

Update 8.0.0 improves the move by making the first two hits having weight-independent knockback. This allows it to connect more reliably. It also uses set knockback on grounded opponents. This improves its combo potential more effectively.

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.

13.0.1

• The first two hits of back aerial deal 0.5% more damage (1.5% → 2%).

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	2.0%	0		Backward	0	100	90		4.2	top	0.0	4.5	-15.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
1	0	0	2.0%	0		Backward	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	2.0%	0		Backward	0	100	55		4.2	top	0.0	4.5	-15.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
3	0	0	2.0%	0		Backward	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		Backward	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		Backward	30	198	0		5.0	top	0.0	2.5 to 6.5	-9.0	2.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All

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

Interruptible	12
Animation length	17

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
Forward roll · Back roll · Spot dodge · Air dodge · Techs
Floor attack (front) · Floor getups (front) · Floor attack (back) · Floor getups (back) · Floor attack (trip) · Floor getups (trip)
Edge attack · Edge getups
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash