Lucas (SSB4)/Up smash

Hitbox visualization showing Lucas's up smash.

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Overview

Lucas' up smash is among the strongest ones in the game, but has both long startup and end lag, leaving him open for punishes. It also has decent vertical range and a deceptively lasting hitbox, which makes it useful against aerial opponents.

Timing

Charges between	4-5
Launcher	28
Earliest hit	30-32
Early hit	33-37
Clean hit	38-42
Late hit	43-47
Latest hit	48-52
Invincibility	1-4
Intangibility (Head)	15-29
Animation length	98

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Charge interval

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Invincible

Intangible

Lucas's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · 3) · Forward tilt · Up tilt · Down tilt · Dash attack · Forward smash · Up smash · Down smash
Neutral aerial · Forward aerial · Back aerial · Up aerial · Down aerial · Grab 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