List of armored attacks (SSBU)

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Snake's Cypher being hit by Pichu's neutral aerial, but armoring through thanks to damage-based armor.

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Ultimate distributed armor to a wide range of the cast.

Damage-based Armor

Character	Move	Active Armor Frames	% Threshold	Notes
Bowser	Forward tilt	7-9	4%	All active 3 frames before the armor comes out, often leading to these being grouped under "tilt armor" by the Bowser playerbase.
	Up tilt	8-10
	Down tilt	7-9
	Forward smash	17-21	10%	Feet become invincible on Frame 20-26, while the armor is active.
	Up smash	11-15	8%	Charge Hold being Frame 10 means the armor comes out immediately upon release. Shell becomes invincible from Frame 14-27.
	Down smash	5-11		Charge Hold is Frame 5, but it's coded to hold back the armor should the smash attack be held.
Bowser Jr.	Clown Kart Dash	20-	7%	Only for the Clown Kart Hurtbox.
Byleth	Aymr	34-63	30%	Does not apply in the air, unless Byleth touches the ground prior to Frame 34.
Captain Falcon	Raptor Boost	1-4 (Attack)	10%	Proximity detection on Raptor Boost begins Frame 10, in which the armor can begin from that point so long as an opponent is in range.
Charizard	Flare Blitz	23-53	15%	Deals 5% in recoil damage, as well as an additional 5% on hit.
Incineroar	Alolan Whip	1-42 (Back Body Drop)	11.99%	Active until the end of the animation itself, past the FAF.
		1-58 (Lariat)		Active past the FAF of 47, meaning that leaving the animation alone for a period of time can keep it active.
		1-4		No practical use.
	Cross Chop	1-15		Given this can be used out of shield with no lockout, the armor allows Incineroar to "dodge" potential mixups involving hitboxes.
King Dedede	Jet Hammer	1-14	14%	On release of Jet Hammer regardless of charge, grounded only. However, as it is tied to the animation, it can be used offstage through windboxes.
King K. Rool	Crownerang	5-63	6%	Not to be confused with Belly Super Armor. FAF is 64, leaving a frame where the armor is not active.
Ken	Focus Attack	1-20 (Charge), 1-11 (On release)	14-28%	Armor ends a frame later for Ken than Ryu. Armor threshold increases by 0.24% per frame before capping out.
Little Mac	Straight Lunge	1-	8%	Only move with damage-based armor that can be cancelled with shield.
Piranha Plant	Long-Stem Strike	18-86	15%	Can be released at any point, with a proximity detector from Frame 19, and then a hitbox from Frame 1-2 once an opponent comes into range.
Ryu	Focus Attack	1-20 (Charge), 1-10 (On release)	14-28%	Armor lasts a frame shorter than Ken's overall. Armor threshold increases by 0.24% per frame before capping out.
Snake	Cypher	7-94	8%	Cypher can also be destroyed in Ultimate, taking 13% before this can occur.
Terry	Buster Wolf	1-15	8%	Only usable from 100%+, or 30% of HP in Stamina.
	Power Geyser	1-14	5%

Knockback-based Armor

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Character	Move	Active Armor Frames	KB Threshold	Notes
Bowser	Tough Guy	Passive	19 KB	Passive fighter ability.
Donkey Kong	Kong Karry	1-15	16 KB	Applies instead of throw invincibility when beginning a throw as well, until throw release.
Yoshi	Double Jump	1-	150 KB	Classified as a fighter ability.

Super Armor

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Character	Move	Active Armor Frames	Notes
Donkey Kong	Giant Punch	11-20 (Grounded), 17-20 (Aerial)	Only when fully charged.
	Headbutt	5-14	Lasts until hitbox comes out.
Charizard	Fly	4-15
Ganondorf	Warlock Punch	11-67 (Default), 21-75 (Reverse)	Does not apply in the air.
King Dedede	Super Dedede Jump	22-34, 69-76	Invincible on frames 18-24, legs are intangible from frame 69 until landing.
Little Mac	Forward Smash	8-15 (High/Mid angle), 9-15 (Low angle)	Charge Hold is frame 4. Boosted damage when hit during the attack.
	Up Smash	8-13	Charge Hold is frame 6. Boosted damage when hit during the attack.
	Down Smash	7-10, 15-17	Charge Hold is frame 5. Boosted damage when hit during the attack.
	KO Uppercut	8-9	Requires a filled Power Meter to use. Lost if sent into tumble after 4 seconds of obtaining it.
Wario	Wario Waft	5-10	Requires full charge.

See also

• Belly Super Armor - King K. Rool's fighter ability, granting him his own unique form of armor for specific attacks.