Link (SSBU)/Up special

Hitbox visualization showing Link's up special, Spin Attack, when grounded.

Hitbox visualization showing Link's up special, Spin Attack, when aerial.

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Update History

4.0.0

• Spin Attack's autolink angle knockback has been reduced, no longer launching opponents at an unusual high speed if the move fails to connect.

Hitboxes

Grounded

The hitboxes' damage can be multiplied by up to 1.6× depending on the move's charge, for a maximum of 22.4% with the clean hit. More specifically, the damage multiplier is equal to 1 + 0.6 * (charge frames / 60).

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle	Angle type	BK	KS	FKV	Set weight	Radius	Bone	Offset			H×	SDI×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Effect	Type	G	A	Sound	Direct	Hit bits	Hit part	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Flinchless	No GFX	Heedless
Clean hit
0	0	0	14.0%	0		Standard	60	88	0		4.0	sword2	-2.0	0.0	0.0	1.4×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
1	0	0	14.0%	0		Standard	60	88	0		3.5	sword2	2.5	0.0	1.0	1.4×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
2	0	0	11.2%	0		Standard	60	88	0		2.8	sword2	8.0	0.0	1.5	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
Mid hit
0	0	0	12.0%	0		Standard	52	88	0		4.0	sword2	-2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
1	0	0	12.0%	0		Standard	52	88	0		3.5	sword2	2.5	0.0	1.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
2	0	0	9.6%	0		Standard	52	88	0		2.8	sword2	8.0	0.0	1.5	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
Late hit
0	0	0	9.0%	0		Standard	48	84	0		4.0	sword2	-2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
1	0	0	9.0%	0		Standard	48	84	0		3.5	sword2	2.5	0.0	1.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
2	0	0	7.2%	0		Standard	48	84	0		2.8	sword2	8.0	0.0	1.5	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
Latest hit
0	0	0	7.0%	0		Standard	20	82	0		4.0	sword2	-2.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
1	0	0	7.0%	0		Standard	20	82	0		3.5	sword2	2.5	0.0	1.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
2	0	0	5.6%	0		Standard	20	82	0		2.8	sword2	8.0	0.0	1.5	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All

Aerial

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle	Angle type	BK	KS	FKV	Set weight	Radius	Bone	Offset			H×	SDI×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Effect	Type	G	A	Sound	Direct	Hit bits	Hit part	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Flinchless	No GFX	Heedless
Front hit 1
0	0	0	4.0%	0		Forward	0	100	107		6.0	top	0.0	10.0	14.5 to 8.0	1.0×	0.3×	0%							Slash		All	All
Back hit 1
1	0	0	2.0%	0		Backward	0	100	95		5.0	top	0.0	11.5 to 11.0	-12.0 to -9.0	1.0×	0.3×	0%							Slash		All	All
Front hit 2
0	0	0	2.0%	0		Forward	0	100	107		6.0	top	0.0	6.0 to 7.5	15.0 to 8.0	1.0×	0.3×	0%							Slash		All	All
Back hit 2
1	0	0	2.0%	0		Backward	0	100	95		5.0	top	0.0	11.5 to 11.0	-12.5 to -9.0	1.0×	0.3×	0%							Slash		All	All
Front hit 3
0	0	0	2.0%	0		Forward	0	100	71		6.0	top	0.0	10.0 to 10.5	15.0 to 8.0	1.0×	0.3×	0%							Slash		All	All
Back hit 3
1	0	0	2.0%	0		Backward	0	100	95		5.0	sword2	2.0 to 5.5	0.0	0.0	1.0×	0.3×	0%							Slash		All	All
Front hit 4
0	0	0	2.0%	0		Forward	0	100	62		7.0	top	0.0	14.0 to 12.5	12.5 to 8.0	1.0×	0.3×	0%							Slash		All	All
Back hit 4
1	0	0	2.0%	0		Backward	0	100	95		5.0	sword2	2.0 to 5.5	0.0	0.0	1.0×	0.3×	0%							Slash		All	All
All back hits use an autolink position with offsets [10, 20] for 10 frames.
Front hit 5 (early)
0	0	0	4.0%	0		Forward	30	200	0		7.5	top	0.0	7.5 to 9.5	14.0 to 7.5	2.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
Front hit 5 (mid)
0	0	0	4.0%	0		Forward	30	200	0		7.5	top	0.0	13.0 to 12.5	15.5 to 7.5	2.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All
Front hit 5 (late)
0	0	0	4.0%	0		Forward	30	200	0		7.5	top	0.0	19.0 to 14.0	12.5 to 7.5	2.0×	1.0×	0%							Slash		All	All

Timing

Grounded

Charges between	3-4
Hitboxes (clean, mid, late, latest)	7-8, 9-13, 14-23, 24-39
Hitboxes (from release)	4-5, 6-10, 11-20, 21-36
Interruptible (from release)	74
Animation length (from release)	91

Aerial

The move enables ledge grabs from the front starting on frame 15, and from behind starting on frame 34. Jostling is also disabled during frames 26-49.

Front hits 1-4	8-9, 16-17, 22-23, 31-32
Back hits	12-13, 19-20, 26-27, 38-39
Final hit (early, mid, late)	47, 48, 49
Animation length	91

Landing

Interruptible	31
Animation length	32

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Interruptible

Parameters

Grounded

Maximum charge time	60 frames
Maximum charge damage multiplier	1.6

Aerial

The ending attributes apply on frame 48 of the move.

Initial vertical speed	2.4
Gravity multiplier	0.55
Additional air acceleration	0.22 (rising) 0.01 (ending) 0.025 (helpless)
Air speed multiplier	0.5 (rising) 0.909 (helpless)
Air speed on ending	0.8
Landing lag	30 frames

Link's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · 3) · Forward tilt · Up tilt · Down tilt · Dash attack · Forward smash (1 · 2) · 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 · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash