Knee Smash: Difference between revisions

The Knee Smash was once again nerfed. The Knee Smash has significantly more landing lag (is now 30 frames, or half a second), aerial cool-down (IASA frame 40 → 46) and can no longer auto cancel in a short hop. As a result, it is no longer a practical approach option, and is somewhat riskier to use offstage. However, it does have much more base knockback with reduced scaling as a result, being safer to land a hard knee at lower percents and essentially acting as Ganondorf's forward aerial used to in previous installments. Despite these nerfs, it is considered somewhat more useful than in ''Brawl,'' largely thanks to the removal of hitstun cancelling. It's worth noting that, at mid-percentages, Falcon can true combo his down throw into a Knee Smash, KOing if done near the ledge. If an opponent air dodges in an attempt to escape a combo, Falcon can punish them with a Knee Smash.