Luigi (SSB4)/Down aerial

Hitbox visualization showing Luigi's down aerial.

Overview

Luigi performs a downward corkscrew kick. It is a meteor smash on aerial opponents, though its power is lacking. Unlike past games, the sweetspot is timing-based instead of position-based, making it comparatively much easier to use.

This move has many uses. The combination of wide autocancel windows and Luigi's floatiness make it very useful in air-to-ground combat, as it carries little risk if the opponent isn't right next to Luigi. Due to the late hit having the Sakurai angle, it can occasionally trip opponents, further improving its utility in approaching. Combined with all the aforementioned properties, it is a formidable edgeguarding tool. Even if it doesn't meteor smash, it can still be useful for gimping recoveries, since Luigi will almost always be able to make it back to the stage. Finally, it can be used as a follow-up after a down throw, with the clean hit also being a good combo starter. Overall, like every other aerial attack Luigi has, it is an all-around useful move.

Update history

Luigi's down aerial was buffed in patch 1.1.1, as it increased the hitbox size of its clean hit, making it easier to land the meteor smash.

1.1.1

• Clean hit radius: 1.8 → 2.5.

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct
Clean hit
0	0	10%	0		20	80	0	2.5	0	0.0	1.0	2.8	1.0x	2.0x	0%							Kick
Late hit
0	0	8%	0		20	100	0	3.3	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick
1	0	8%	0		20	100	0	5.2	9	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Kick

Timing

Attack

Initial autocancel	1-5
Clean hit	10
Late hit	11-14
Ending autocancel	24
Interruptible	29
Animation length	32

Landing lag

Animation length	20

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Autocancel

Interruptible

Luigi'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 · 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
Down taunt