Shield damage

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Shield damage is an effect that certain attacks in the Super Smash Bros. games have. While they are mostly normal attacks, they deal bonus damage when their hitboxes connect with a shield. For example, Donkey Kong's Headbutt will do more damage to an opponent's shield than his forward smash since its hitbox has shield damage, despite his forward smash containing a much more damaging hitbox. The Fan and Marth's Shield Breaker are the most well-known examples of attacks that do significant shield damage. Quite a few attacks deal extra shield damage, but most such attacks do not have a high value for it.

There is a small minority of attacks that have the opposite effect: they deal less damage to shields than characters. This appears to only be present in Smash 64 and Ultimate, though it's likely that the effect exists in the other three games and is simply not used by anything.

Bonus shield damage is generally fixed; it is not increased by charging a smash attack, nor does it decrease when an attack is stale.

Attacks listed below contain attacks with shield damage. Unless stated otherwise, the entire attack has the effect.

List of shield damage attacks in Smash 64

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	Attack	Value
All characters but Link	Floor attacks	1
Mario	Dash attack	1
	Back throw (collision)
	Fireball
Luigi	Back throw (collision)	1
	Fireball
Yoshi	Egg Throw	6
	Yoshi Bomb (stars)	-3
Donkey Kong	Dash attack	1
	Forward smash
	Up smash	4
	Forward air (non-meteor)	1
	Giant Punch (not fully charged)	2
	Giant Punch (fully charged)	12
	Spinning Kong (each hit)	1
	Hand Slap	-4
Link	Boomerang	1
Samus	Dash attack	1
	Up smash (each hit)
	Screw Attack (each hit)	3
Kirby*	Dash attack	1
	Forward smash
	Falcon Punch	0
	Final Cutter (wave)	1
Fox	Dash attack	1
	Back throw (hit 1)
	Fire Fox	5
Pikachu	Thunder Jolt	1
	Thunder (bolt)
	Thunder (connected blast)	2
Jigglypuff	Dash attack	1
	Forward smash
	Pound	20
Captain Falcon	Dash attack	1
	Falcon Punch (air)	4
	Falcon Kick (clean)
	Falcon Kick (late)	2
Ness	Dash attack	1
	Forward air (clean)
	Forward throw (hit 1)
	Back throw (hit 1)
	PK Fire
	PK Thunder (projectile)
Fan	Neutral swing	10
	Tilt swing	20
	Dash swing	40
	Smash swing	100
Home-Run Bat	Neutral swing	2
	Tilt swing	4
	Smash swing	-9

* Copy abilities not mentioned are the same as their originals.

List of shield damage attacks in Melee

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	Attack	Value
Most characters*	Edge attack	1
	Floor attack
Mario	Dash attack	1
	Cape	4
Luigi	Forward smash	5
	Green Missile	4
	Taunt	1
Dr. Mario	Dash attack	1
	Super Sheet	4
Peach	Up smash	4
	Toad	5
	Peach Bomber (regular)	3
	Peach Bomber (smash)	5
Bowser	Dash attack	1
	Whirling Fortress (hit 1)	3
	Bowser Bomb	5
Yoshi	Egg Throw	3
	Yoshi Bomb (drop)	10
	Yoshi Bomb (stars)	3
Donkey Kong	Dash attack	1
	Up smash	4
	Down smash	1
	Forward smash
	Forward air (arms)
	Giant Punch (not fully charged)	2
	Headbutt	30
	Spinning Kong (each hit)	1
	Hand Slap (each hit)
Link	Forward throw (hit 1)	1
	Back throw (hit 1)
	Down throw (hit 1)
Young Link	Forward throw (hit 1)	1
	Back throw (hit 1)
	Down throw (hit 1)
Sheik	Dash attack	1
	Up smash (hit 1)	4
Ganondorf	Dash attack	1
	Gerudo Dragon	2
	Wizard's Foot (not the landing)	10
Samus	Charge Shot (fully charged)	1
	Super Missile	2
	Screw Attack (each hit)	3
	Bomb (each hit)
Kirby**	Shield Breaker (not fully charged)	16
	Shield Breaker (fully charged)	30
	Flare Blade (not fully charged)	16
	Flare Blade (fully charged)	30
Fox	Dash attack	1
	Forward throw (hit 1)
	Fire Fox (launch)	5
Falco	Dash attack	1
	Forward throw (hit 1)
	Fire Bird	5
Pikachu	Forward throw (hits 1-4)	1
	Up throw (hit 1)	1
	Down throw (hit 1)
	Skull Bash	4
	Quick Attack (each hit)	5
	Thunder (connected blast)	2
Jigglypuff	Forward throw (hit 1)	1
	Pound	20
Pichu	Forward throw (hits 1-4)	1
	Up throw (hit 1)	1
	Down throw (hit 1)
	Skull Bash	4
	Thunder (connected blast)	2
Mewtwo	Dash attack	1
	Shadow Ball (fully charged)
Captain Falcon	Dash attack	1
	Raptor Boost	2
Ness	Dash attack (all but tip of clean hit)	1
	Forward air (each hit)
Ice Climbers	Forward throw (hit 1)	1
	Up throw (hit 1)
Marth	Shield Breaker (not fully charged tip)	38
	Shield Breaker (not fully charged blade)	30
	Shield Breaker (fully charged)	60
	Dancing Blade (second hit low, third hit, fouth hit high, fourth hit low tip)	1
	Dancing Blade (fourth hit side)	2
Roy	Flare Blade (not fully charged)	1
	Flare Blade (fully charged)	30
	Double-Edge Dance (second hit low, third hit, fouth hit high, fourth hit low tip)	1
	Double-Edge Dance (fourth hit side)	2
Mr. Game & Watch	Dash attack	1
	Judge (#3)	20
Beam Sword	Neutral swing	2
	Tilt swing	4
	Smash swing	6
Fan	Neutral swing	10
	Tilt swing	20
	Dash swing	40
	Smash swing	100
Home-Run Bat	Neutral swing	2
	Tilt swing	4
	Smash swing	119
Lip's Stick	Neutral swing	2
	Tilt swing	4
	Smash swing	6
Mr. Saturn	Thrown	21
Giga Bowser	Dash attack (hit 1)	1
	Whirling Fortress (hit 1)	3
	Bowser Bomb	28

*Yoshi's and Pikachu's edge attacks do not do shield damage.

**Copy abilities not mentioned are the same as their originals.

List of shield damage attacks in Brawl

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	Attack	Value
Most characters*	Edge attack	1
	Floor attack
Mario	Dash attack	1
	Cape	4
Luigi	Forward smash	5
Peach	Up smash	4
	Peach Bomber	6**
Bowser	Dash attack	1
	Whirling Fortress (hit 1)	3
	Bowser Bomb (drop and landing)	5
Giga Bowser	Neutral attack	5
	Forward tilt (angled side)	15
	Up tilt
	Down tilt (hit 1)	10
	Down tilt (hit 2)	5
	Dash attack (hit 1)	10
	Dash attack (hit 2)	3
	Up smash	20
	Down smash (last hit)	15
	Forward smash	20
	Neutral air
	Forward air
	Back air
	Up air
	Whirling Fortress (hit 1)	3
	Bowser Bomb (drop and landing)	5
Yoshi	Egg Throw (both hits)	5
	Yoshi Bomb (drop)	10
	Yoshi Bomb (stars)	6
	Super Dragon (ram)
	Super Dragon (fire breath, fireball)	10
Donkey Kong	Dash attack	1
	Up smash	4
	Down smash	1
	Side smash
	Forward air (arms)
	Giant Punch (not fully charged)	2
	Headbutt	30
	Spinning Kong (ground hit 1, all air hits)	1
	Hand Slap
Diddy Kong	Forward smash (second hit)	3
Link	Clawshot (used in air)	1
	Forward throw (hit 1)
	Back throw (hit 1)
	Down throw (hit 1)
Toon Link	Hookshot (used in air)	1
	Forward throw (hit 1)
	Back throw (hit 1)
	Down throw (hit 1)
Sheik	Dash attack	1
	Up smash (sweetspotted)	4
Jigglypuff	Forward throw (hit 1)	1
	Pound	20
Marth	Shield Breaker (not fully charged)	42
	Shield Breaker (fully charged)	40
	Dancing Blade (second hit low, third hit, fouth hit high, some of fourth hit low)	1
	Dancing Blade (fourth hit side)	5
Ike	Forward tilt	1
	Eruption (uncharged)
	Eruption (fully charged)	30
Mr. Game & Watch	Dash attack	1
	Judge (#3)	25
Beam Sword	Neutral swing	2
	Tilt swing	4
	Smash swing	6
Fan	Neutral swing	10
	Tilt swing	20
	Dash swing	40
	Smash swing	100
Home-Run Bat	Neutral swing	2
	Tilt swing	6
	Smash swing	20
Lip's Stick	Neutral swing	2
	Tilt swing	4
	Smash swing	6
Mr. Saturn	Thrown	42
Screw Attack		3
Star Rod	Neutral swing	2
	Tilt swing	4
	Smash swing	6

* Yoshi's edge attacks do not do shield damage.

** Despite dealing shield damage, Peach Bomber can not activate on shields, rendering the shield damage meaningless.

List of shield damage attacks in Smash 4

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Note that all shield damage, as with normal damage, is multiplied by 1.19 when connecting with a shield.

	Attack	Value
All characters	Edge attack	1
Most characters*	Floor attack	8
Mario	Dash attack	1
	Cape	4
	Shocking Cape	6
	Gust Cape	2
Luigi	Green Missile (including both custom variants)	4
	Forward smash	5
Peach	Up smash (all hitboxes)	4
	Toad (all hits)	1
	Sleepy Toad
	Grumpy Toad (all hits)
	Peach Bomber (including both custom variants)	6
Bowser	Dash attack	1
	Flying Slam falling hitbox
	Dash Slam falling hitbox
	Whirling Fortress (aerial hit 1)	3
	Bowser Bomb	5 (second grounded hit)
		5 (landing hit)
		5 (aerial hit)
Yoshi	Heavy Egg Roll	5
	Yoshi Bomb	10 (second grounded hit)
		6 (stars)
		10 (aerial hit)
	Star Bomb	10 (descending hitbox)
		6 (stars)
	Crushing Bomb	10 (descending hitbox)
Donkey Kong	Dash attack	1
	Hand Slap (including both custom variants)
	Forward smash
	Up smash	4
	Down smash	1 (clean hit)
	Headbutt (including both custom variants)	25
	Spinning Kong	1 (first hit, grounded)
		1 (all hits, aerial)
Little Mac	Forward smash (angled down)	4
Zelda	Nayru's Rejection (hit 2)	4
	Phantom Breaker (uncharged)	10
	Phantom Breaker (partly charged)	15
	Phantom Breaker (fully charged)	10 (hit 1)
		20 (hit 2)
Sheik	Dash attack	1
	All throws (hit 1, collateral)
	Penetrating Needles	6 (clean)
		4 (late)
Ganondorf	Dash attack	1
	Up tilt	20
	Warlock Blade	20 (hilt)
		50 (tipper)
	Flame Chain	1 (final hit)
	Wizard's Foot (including both custom variants)	4 (ground)
		10 (air)
Toon Link	Forward throw and down throw	1 (hit 1, collateral)
	Grab aerial	1
Samus	Grab aerial	1
	Charge Shot (including both custom variants)	3 (full charge)
	Missile (including both custom variants)	1 (homing) 5 (super)
	Screw Attack	3 (all hits, ground and air)
	Screw Rush
Zero Suit Samus	Grab aerial	1
Pit	Upperdash Arm	10
	Interception Arm
	Quickdash Arm	4
Palutena	Dash attack	3 (clean)
	Forward tilt	1 (all hits)
	Up tilt
	Down tilt	1
	Forward smash
	Neutral aerial	1 (loop hits)
		3 (final hit)
	Forward aerial	3
	Back aerial
	Reflect Barrier	1 (collateral)
Meta Knight	Neutral attack	1 (loop hits)
King Dedede	Dash attack	3
	Forward smash	4 (clean hit)
	Super Dedede Jump	3 (descending hit)
Falco	Reflector	5
Jigglypuff	Pound	20
Ness	Dash attack	1 (each hit)
	Forward aerial
Marth and Lucina	Shield Breaker	25 (not fully charged)
		50 (fully charged)
Mr. Game & Watch	Dash attack	1
	Judge (#3)	25
Villager	Timber	6 (any hit)
Shulk	Back Slash (including both custom variants)	7 (startup and descending hit)
		10 (landing hit)
Mega Man	Neutral attack	1 (Mega Buster only)
	Neutral aerial
	Dash attack	1
Ryu	Dash attack	2
	Collarbone Breaker (Forward tilt)	8 (first hit)
		20 (second hit)
	Down throw	50 (first hit)
	Forward aerial	15 (sourspot)
	Focus Attack	15 (uncharged)
		22 (partially charged)
		30 (fully charged**)
Cloud	Dash attack	1
Mii Gunner	Gunner Missile	1 (homing missile)
		5 (super missile)
	Bomb Drop	6 (drop)
		6 (explosion)
Mii Brawler	Dash attack	1
	Ultimate Uppercut	3 (fully charged, clean hit)
	Burning Dropkick	6 (clean hit)
	Feint Jump	5
Home-Run Bat	Smash swing	20

* Bowser Jr.'s back floor attack and all of Sonic's floor attacks deal 10.

** A fully charged Focus Attack is unblockable, making the shield damage inapplicable.

List of shield damage attacks in Ultimate

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Character(s)	Attack	Value
All characters	Edge attack	1
Most characters*	Floor attack	8
Bayonetta	Down smash (hit 1)	5
Bowser	Dash attack	1
	Flying Slam (descending)	1
	Bowser Bomb (descending & landing)	5
Bowser Jr.	Clown Cannon	8
Captain Falcon	Dash attack	1
	Raptor Boost	4 (ground)
		2 (air)
Charizard	Dash attack	1
Chrom	Flare Blade (fully charged)	30
	Double Edge Dance	1 (hit 3, all angles)
		1 (hit 4 high)
		5 (hit 4 unangled)
		1 (hit 4 low, all hits)
Cloud	Dash attack	1
	Blade Beam	-4 (clean ground)
		-3 (late ground)
		-3.2 (clean air)
		-2.4 (late air)
Corrin	Forward throw	1 (hit 1)
	Back throw	1 (hit 1)
	Up throw	1 (hit 1)
	Down throw	1 (hit 1)
	Dragon Fang Shot	3 (shot)
		3 (bite)
Daisy	Up smash	4 (all hitboxes)
	Daisy Bomber	6
	Toad	2 (spores, all hits)
Dark Pit	Silver Bow	-2.2
	Electroshock Arm	10
Dark Samus	Grab aerial	1
	Charge Shot	-2.5 (uncharged)
		-7 (fully charged)
	Screw Attack	3 (loop hits)
	Bomb	6 (all hitboxes)
	Missile	1 (homing)
		5 (super)
Donkey Kong	Dash attack	1
	Forward smash	1
	Up smash	4
	Down smash	1 (all hitboxes)
	Headbutt	25
	Spinning Kong	1 (ground hit 1)
		1 (air all hits)
	Hand Slap	1 (ground)
Dr. Mario	Dash attack	1
	Megavitamin	-2.5 (clean)
		-2 (late)
	Super Sheet	4
Duck Hunt	Dash attack	1
	Down tilt	1
	Trick Shot	-1 (can)
		-5 (explosion)
	Clay Shooting	-1 (disc)
		-1.3 (shot 1)
		-1.5 (shot 2 onward)
Falco	Reflector	5
Fox	Fire Fox	5
Ganondorf	Dash attack	1
	Up tilt	20 (all hitboxes)
	Wizard's Foot	4 (ground)
		10 (air)
Greninja	Dash attack	1
	Substitute	5 (all angles)
	Water Shuriken	-1.5 (uncharged)
		-5.5 (high charge)
		-4.5 (full charge final hit)
Ice Climbers	Belay	5 (Nana)
Ike	Forward tilt	1
	Eruption	1 (uncharged)
		30 (fully charged)
Incineroar	Down smash	6
	Alolan Whip	1 (failure)
		1 (shoulder-up)
		2 (lariat)
Inkling	Dash attack	1
	Forward throw	1 (hit 1)
	Up throw	1 (hit 1)
Isabelle	Forward aerial	-3.5 (clean)
		-2 (mid)
		-1 (late)
	Back aerial	-4.5 (clean)
		-2.5 (mid)
		-1.5 (late)
Ivysaur	Dash attack	3 (clean)
		2 (late)
	Forward throw	1 (hit 1)
	Up throw	1 (hit 1)
	Bullet Seed	1 (initial hit)
	Razor Leaf	-4 (clean)
		-3 (mid)
		-2 (late)
Jigglypuff	Pound	20
Joker	Grappling Hook	1 (air)
	Gun	-2 (clean)
		-1 (mid)
	Gun Special	-3 (clean)
		-1 (late)
Ken	Dash attack	2
	Forward aerial	15
	Down throw	50 (hit 1)
	Focus Attack	15 (uncharged)
		22 (half charged)
	Inazuma Kick	5 (command input hit 2)
	Oosoto Mawashi Geri	-5
King Dedede	Dash attack	3
	Forward smash	4 (all hitboxes)
	Super Dedede Jump	3 (descending)
		3 (landing shockwave)
	Gordo Throw	-7 (clean)
		-6.2 (mid)
		-5.5 (late)
		-4.7 (very late)
King K. Rool	Dash attack	1
	Down smash	10
	Gut Check	1 (counterattack)
	Crownerang	-4.5 (clean)
		-3.5 (late)
Link	Boomerang	-4 (clean)
		-3 (late)
		-1.5 (return)
Little Mac	Forward smash	4
Lucario	Aura Sphere	-2.3 (uncharged)
		-4 (fully charged)
Lucas	Dash attack	1
	Down smash	-10 (hit 1)
		-8 (hit 2)
		-6 (hit 3)
Lucina	Shieldbreaker	25 (uncharged)
		50 (fully charged)
	Dancing Blade	1 (hit 3 all angles)
		1 (hit 4 high)
		5 (hit 4 unangled)
		1 (hit 4 low all hits)
Luigi	Forward smash	5
	Green Missile	4 (regular)
		4 (misfire)
	Fireball	-3 (clean)
		-2.5 (late)
Mario	Dash attack	1
	Cape	4
	Fireball	-2.5 (clean)
		-2 (late)
Marth	Shieldbreaker	25 (uncharged)
		50 (fully charged)
	Dancing Blade	1 (hit 3 all angles)
		1 (hit 4 high)
		5 (hit 4 unangled)
		1 (hit 4 low all hits)
Mega Man	Dash attack	1 (all hits)
	Crash Bomber	1 (multi-hits)
	Mega Buster shots	-1
Mewtwo	Dash attack	1 (all hitboxes)
	Shadow Ball	-4
Mii Brawler	Dash attack	1
	Burning Dropkick	6
	Feint Jump	5 (input kick)
	Shot Put	5 (clean)
Mii Gunner	Charge Blast	-2 (uncharged)
		-6.5 (fully charged)
	Flame Pillar	-1 (projectile)
		-1.1 (pillar sourspot)
		-1.4 (pillar sweetspot)
	Grenade Launcher	-3.3 (explosion)
	Gunner Missile	-4.3 (homing)
		-9.5 (super)
	Bomb Drop	1 (projectile)
Mii Swordfighter	Chakram	-4
	Gale Strike	-5.5 (clean)
		-5 (mid)
		-4.5 (late)
Mr. Game & Watch	Dash attack	1
	Judge	25 (number 3)
	Chef	-1 (food)
Ness	Dash attack	1 (all hits)
	Forward aerial	1 (all hits)
Pac-Man	Dash attack	1 (final hit)
	Fire Hydrant	-2.3 (falling)
		-3.3 (flying)
Palutena	Dash attack	3
	Forward tilt	1 (all hitboxes)
	Up tilt	1 (all hitboxes)
	Down tilt	1 (all hitboxes)
	Forward smash	1
	Neutral aerial	1 (loop hits)
		3 (final hit)
	Forward aerial	3
	Back aerial	3 (sweetspot)
	Autoreticle	-1.7
	Explosive flame	-2.7 (final hit)
Peach	Up smash	4 (all hitboxes)
	Peach Bomber	6
	Toad	2 (spores, all hits)
Pichu	Thunder	2 (discharge)
		1 (bolt)
	Thunder Jolt	-4.5 (airborne)
		-3 (ground clean)
		-2.5 (ground mid)
		-2 (ground late)
Pikachu	Forward throw	1 (loop hits)
	Up throw	1 (hit 1)
	Down throw	1 (hit 1)
	Quick Attack	5 (both hits)
	Thunder	2 (discharge)
		1 (bolt)
	Thunder Jolt	-1.9 (airborne)
		-2.5 (ground clean)
		-2 (ground mid)
		-1.5 (ground late)
		-1 (ground very late)
Piranha Plant	Dash attack	1
Pit	Palutena's Bow	-1.6
	Upperdash Arm	10
R.O.B.	Robo Beam	-2.2 (uncharged)
		-3.7 (fully charged)
Richter	Axe	8
	Cross	-3 (forward)
		-2.5 (return)
Ridley	Plasma Breath	3
	Skewer	-37 (sweetspot)
Rosalina & Luma	Luma Shot	-2.5
	Star Bits	-1.5
Roy	Flare Blade (fully charged)	30
	Double Edge Dance	1 (hit 3, all angles)
		1 (hit 4 high)
		5 (hit 4 unangled)
		1 (hit 4 low, all hits)
Ryu	Dash attack	2
	Forward tilt	8 (hit 1)
		20 (hit 2)
	Forward aerial	15
	Down throw	50 (hit 1)
	Focus Attack	15 (uncharged)
		22 (half charged)
Samus	Grab aerial	1
	Charge Shot	-2.5 (uncharged)
		-7 (fully charged)
	Screw Attack	3 (loop hits)
	Bomb	6 (all hitboxes)
	Missile	1 (homing)
		5 (super)
Sheik	Dash attack	1
	Forward throw	1 (hit 1)
	Back throw	1 (hit 1)
	Up throw	1 (hit 1)
	Down throw	1 (hit 1)
Shulk	Back Slash	7 (descending, all hitboxes)
		10 (landing, all hitboxes)
Simon	Axe	8
	Cross	-3 (forward)
		-2.5 (return)
Snake	Dash attack	1
	Forward tilt	3 (both hits)
Sonic	Homing Attack	2
Squirtle	Dash attack	1
Toon Link	Forward throw	1 (hit 1)
	Down throw	1 (hit 1)
	Boomerang	-4 (clean)
		-2.5 (mid)
		-1.5 (late)
Villager	Timber	6 (axe)
		6 (tree falling)
	Forward aerial	-3.5 (clean)
		-2 (mid)
		-1 (late)
	Back aerial	-4.5 (clean)
		-2.5 (mid)
		-1.5 (late)
	Lloid Rocket	-3.5 (clean projectile)
		-2.5 (late projectile)
		-6 (explosion)
Wii Fit Trainer	Sun Salutation	-2.5 (uncharged)
		-5.3 (fully charged)
Wolf	Forward throw	1 (hit 1)
	Back throw	1 (hit 1)
	Up throw	1 (hit 1)
	Blaster	-4 (clean)
		-3.5 (mid)
		-3 (late)
Yoshi	Yoshi Bomb	10 (descending)
	Egg Throw	-3 (projectile and explosion
Young Link	Grab aerial	1
	Boomerang	-5.5 (clean)
		-3.5 (late)
		-1 (return)
	Fire Arrow	-2.5 (projectile)
Zelda	Phantom Slash	-1 (stage 1)
		-1.5 (stage 2)
		-2 (stage 3)
		-2.5 (stage 4)
		-3 (stage 5)

* Bowser Jr.'s back floor attack and all of Sonic's floor attacks deal 10.

See also

• Shield
• Shield break