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In stark contrast to pre-release ''Ultimate'', where it was speculated that Marth could be the best character in the game, Marth initially saw a near-nonexistent playerbase due to nerfs such as smaller tipper hitboxes and the removal of perfect pivoting to space tippers consistently. As a result of this, all of Marth's prominent players from ''Smash 4'' dropped him in favor of other characters, most notably his echo fighter {{SSBU|Lucina}}, who was widely considered to be more effective and easier than Marth as a character. Despite seeing brief usage from {{Sm|MkLeo}} in the second half of 2019, Marth was considered an "irrelevant" character in tournament play, with data collected from [[OrionRank]] co-founder {{Sm|Barnard's Loop}} showing that Marth had the third worst representation in the game in April 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/LoopBarnard/status/1252705963557208064|title=Barnard's Loop's stats}}</ref>  
In stark contrast to pre-release ''Ultimate'', where it was speculated that Marth could be the best character in the game, Marth initially saw a near-nonexistent playerbase due to nerfs such as smaller tipper hitboxes and the removal of perfect pivoting to space tippers consistently. As a result of this, all of Marth's prominent players from ''Smash 4'' dropped him in favor of other characters, most notably his echo fighter {{SSBU|Lucina}}, who was widely considered to be more effective and easier than Marth as a character. Despite seeing brief usage from {{Sm|MkLeo}} in the second half of 2019, Marth was considered an "irrelevant" character in tournament play, with data collected from [[OrionRank]] co-founder {{Sm|Barnard's Loop}} showing that Marth had the third worst representation in the game in April 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/LoopBarnard/status/1252705963557208064|title=Barnard's Loop's stats}}</ref>  


Subsequent patches buffed several of Marth's tipper hitboxes, making it easier to connect tippers reliably. Furthermore, since the end of the [[COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on competitive Smash|COVID-19 pandemic]], Marth has seen steadily improved representation at locals and minor circuits, with success from players such as {{Sm|Kreeg}}, {{Sm|Ignaize}} and {{Sm|Rizeasu}}. Furthermore, MkLeo has brought the character out on occasion, beating players such as {{Sm|Riddles}} and {{Sm|Cosmos}}. This has led to a small improvement in Marth's reputation, while he sits at 54th on the current tier list as a mid-tier character, arguments remain on whether Marth should be ranked higher, due to the positive traits he shares with Lucina and other highly regarded sword-wielding characters, as well as the untapped potential from his tipper mechanic offering him high KO capabilities with safe disjoints, or lower, due to the tipper hitboxes reliability remaining inconsistent and his poor representation in the metagame, which continues to be around the bottom 10 range.
Subsequent patches buffed several of Marth's tipper hitboxes, making it easier to connect tippers reliably. Furthermore, since the end of the [[COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on competitive Smash|COVID-19 pandemic]], Marth's representation has steadily improved at locals and minor circuits, with success from players such as {{Sm|Kreeg}}, {{Sm|Ignaize}} and {{Sm|Rizeasu}}. Finally, MkLeo briefly brought the character back into his roster in late-2022 and early-2023, defeating players such as {{Sm|Riddles}} and {{Sm|Cosmos}}. As such, some players began arguing whether Marth was underrated in the metagame, due to the positive traits he shares with Lucina and other highly regarded sword-wielding characters, as well as the untapped potential from his tipper mechanic offering him high KO capabilities with safe disjoints. However, other players pointed to how his tipper hitboxes remained inconsistent despite the buffs and that his overall representation remained poor, often hovering around the bottom 10, with all of Marth's best players often using other characters alongside Marth. With little change in Marth's reputation in the post-online metagame, his placement has remained the same on the first two tier lists, ranking 54th on the first as a lower-mid tier character, and 55th on the second in the C+ tier.


=={{SSBU|Classic Mode}}: A Kingdom of Dragons==
=={{SSBU|Classic Mode}}: A Kingdom of Dragons==