Template:SSB4 to SSBU changelist/Shulk: Difference between revisions

===Aesthetics===

*{{change|Shulk's alternate costumes now alter his hair color to match each party member they represent.}}

**{{change|His hair colors are now dirty blonde, black, auburn, black, silver, and orange for the palette swaps of [[Fiora]], [[Dunban]], Reyn, Sharla, Melia, and [[Riki]] respectively.}}

===Attributes===

*{{buff|Like all characters, Shulk's [[jumpsquat]] animation takes 3 frames to complete (down from 5).}}

**{{buff|His initial [[dash]] is much faster (1.5 → 1.87).}}

*{{buff|Shulk's [[air speed]] is faster (1.06 → 1.113).}}

*{{change|Shulk [[falling speed|falls]] faster (1.5 → 1.58).}}

**{{buff|His [[fast fall]]ing speed is faster (2.4 → 2.528), leaving him less susceptible to [[juggling]].}}

*{{buff|Forward [[roll]] has less ending lag ([[FAF]] 31 → 30).}}

*{{nerf|Forward roll grants less [[intangibility]] (frames 4-17 → 4-15).}}

===Ground attacks===

*[[Neutral attack]]:

**{{buff|The first and second hits have altered angles (70°/60°/88° → 361°/180° (hit 1), 66°/70°/80° → 361° (hit 2)) to keep opponents on the ground, akin to other neutral attacks. They also no longer use [[set knockback]], but deal less knockback until very high percents (40 set/100 scaling → 35/25 base/10 scaling (hit 1), 52 set/100 scaling → 40/35 base/10 scaling (hit 2)), and have gained [[hitstun modifier]]s (0 → 2 (hit 1), 5 (hit 2)). This allows them to connect much more reliably and [[jab lock]].}}

**{{buff|The first hit transitions faster into the second hit (frame 12 → 11).}}

*[[Up tilt]]:

**{{buff|Up tilt deals more damage (8.5%/7.5% → 10%/9%), with knockback scaling compensated (90/85 → 80/75).}}

*[[Dash attack]]:

**{{buff|Dash attack has less startup (frame 15 → 12) and much less ending lag (FAF 53 → 41).}}

*[[Neutral aerial]]:

**{{buff|Neutral aerial has significantly less ending lag (FAF 71 → 60), making it safer to use offstage.}}

**{{change|The sweetspot and sourspot's placements has been swapped, with the former being located on the Monado's base instead of the beam blade, much like Shulk's other moves. This increases the move's damage output at close range, but reduces it from a distance.}}

*[[Forward aerial]]:

**{{nerf|Due to the new knockback speed up effect decreasing hitstun for higher knockback values, up throw has lost its KO setups into up aerial at high percents with the Jump Art active.}}

*[[Down throw]]:

**{{nerf|The throw portion deals less damage (4% → 2.5%; 7% total → 5.5%) and knockback (75 base/115 scaling → 85/105), making it significantly weaker overall. Notably, it is no longer the strongest down throw in the game by a large margin with the Smash Art active.}}

**{{nerf|Due to the new knockback speed up effect, it has lost its true combos into forward aerial at low to mid percents with the Speed Art active.}}

**{{change|It has a snappier animation, with Shulk physically thrusting the Monado into the ground with both hands and performing a short jump before the main hit.}}

===Special moves===

***{{buff|This new method allows Shulk to select and activate Monado Arts significantly faster, as well as switch them without needing to cancel the current one. This opens up more flexibility in using the different Monado Arts, making them an even more important aspect of Shulk's moveset. Additionally, if the original method to select Arts has been initiated, it can be canceled by activating the wheel without tilting the control stick in any direction, preventing accidental activations of Arts.}}

***{{buff|Due to Monado Arts being usable out of hitstun, this faster method allows Shulk to escape combos and disadvantage much more effectively by using the intangibility from activating the Arts, then he can select either the Shield Art to survive potential KOs or the Buster/Smash Art to punish the opponent.}}

**{{change|Arts that are on cooldown have a gradually regenerating bar under them to indicate how much time is left until they can be used again. Likewise, a gradually depleting bar appears below the active Art in Shulk's damage meter to indicate how much is left until it deactivates.}}

**{{buff|Monado Arts activate significantly faster when selected individually.}}

**{{change|The kanji graphics are stylized and shown in solid colored, thick-outlined text. Upon activation, the kanji flashes with a cartoon-styled burst.}}

**{{change|Highlighted Arts display their name in addition to the kanji, like in Shulk's damage meter.}}

**{{bugfix|Switching or deactivating Arts immediately resets Shulk's movement attributes. For example, he no longer has increased run speed if he is running when the Speed Art expires.}}

**{{change|Monado Arts have significantly amplified strengths and weaknesses, alongside much shorter durations and longer cooldowns, making the move similar to one of Shulk's previous custom moves, [[Hyper Monado Arts]].}}

**Jump Art:

***{{nerf|It increases damage taken even more (1.22× → 1.3×).}}

**Speed Art:

***{{nerf|It lasts significantly shorter (16s → 8s) and has a longer cooldown (10s → 16s).}}

***{{nerf|It lowers damage dealt even more (0.8× → 0.7×).}}

***{{nerf|It lowers damage dealt even more (0.7× → 0.5×), and reduces knockback dealt by 0.8×, considerably hindering Shulk's KO potential while active.}}

***{{nerf|On top of the Art's reduced duration, its meter depletes faster if Shulk takes damage. This removes its ability to stall matches for a noticeable period of time.}}

**Buster Art:

***{{buff|It lowers knockback dealt even more (0.68× → 0.65×), allowing combos for longer.}}

***{{nerf|It lasts significantly shorter (16s → 10s) and has a longer cooldown (10s → 14s). However, it is the longest-lasting and quickest-charging Monado Art.}}

***{{nerf|It increases damage taken even more (1.13× → 1.3×).}}

*[[Vision]]:

**{{buff|Both counterattacks have noticeably larger hitboxes, especially their sweetspots (8.5u/5.5u → 12u/7u (normal), 11u/7u (forward)).}}

**{{buff|The normal counterattack has a longer hitbox duration, with the aerial version having less startup (frame 45-46 → 45-47 (grounded), 40-42 (aerial)), and both versions have less ending lag (FAF 97 → 88 (grounded), 83 (aerial)).}}

**{{buff|The normal counterattack's sourspot deals more minimum damage (7% → 9%).}}

**{{nerf|The counterattacks are no longer [[unblockable]].}}

**{{change|Vision's backdrop is significantly brighter.}}

**{{bugfix|[[Vision Sliding]] has been removed.}}

*[[Chain Attack]]:

**{{change|[[Mecha-Fiora]] appears during Chain Attack, attacking with Shulk in addition to [[Riki]] and [[Dunban]]. Camera angles have been adjusted to accommodate for her, and Shulk has gained an additional voice clip that calls out her name. Additionally, Riki and Dunban have more detailed models.}}