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A NIL refers to an [[advanced technique]] in which certain characters are able to bypass landing lag through precisely double jumping just below platforms. This allows characters to be immediately actionable once on the platform, which allows for utility in general movement and combos. Despite having niche use for some characters, particularly in Melee, Steve is able to utilize NILs extremely well due to his ability to NIL on blocks which he creates.  

There are multiple subvariants of NIL, each with a varying difficulty of performance and utility. NIL1, or a 1-block high NIL, is easy to perform as it is simply a shorthop followed by a block place. NIL1's utility is generally limited to low/mid-percent combos. NIL2, a 2-block high NIL, is by far the most useful variant of NIL, yet is also extremely difficult to perform. It requires a shorthop immediately followed by a double-jump block place; however, the window for a successful NIL2 is only two frames, making it one of the hardest inputs to consistently achieve in Ultimate as none of the inputs may be buffered. NIL2 has extensive utility in terms of kill-combos, as it allows for Steve to ladder the opponent upwards for very early up-smash kills.