Meta Knight (SSB4)/Forward aerial

Hitbox visualization showing Meta Knight's forward aerial.

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Overview

Meta Knight slashes in front of himself three times. It has the longest range of his aerial attacks and hits on frame 9, giving it some utility as a spacing and landing option. At very low percents, it can combo into another forward aerial, or into Shuttle Loop until mid-percents. Its long range, good speed, and decent power make it effective in a Wall of Pain. However, the move has moderate landing lag, fairly high ending lag, and low damage, requiring very precise spacing to avoid being punished, and is also his slowest aerial. Combined with its subpar combo ability, these factors give it overall limited utility, and it is generally thought to be his worst aerial attack.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct
Hits 1-2
0	0	1.5%	0		0	0	40	4.5	?	0.0	6.0	13.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
1	0	1.5%	0		0	0	40	4.0	?	0.0	3.0	7.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
2	0	2.2%	0		30	130	0	4.5	?	0.0	6.0	13.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
3	0	2.2%	0		30	130	0	4.0	?	0.0	3.0	7.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
Hit 3
0	0	3%	0		60	140	0	6.5	?	0.0	5.0	13.0	1.0x	2.0x	0%							Slash
1	0	3%	0		60	140	0	6.5	?	0.0	2.5	7.0	1.0x	2.0x	0%							Slash

Timing

Hitboxes	9, 12, 15
Ending autocancel	44
Interruptible	46
Animation length	?

Landing lag

Animation length	16

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 (def · c1 · c2) · Side special (def · c1 · c2) · Up special (def · c1 · c2) · Down special (def · c1 · c2) · Final Smash