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Lucina was a very popular pick in early-''Ultimate'', even amongst swordfighters that dominated the early months of ''Ultimate'', due to her low learning curve and possessing a simple neutral, above-average edgeguarding, and consistent KO power. As such, she was widely considered a top tier during this time and a better character choice than {{SSBU|Marth}} due to her blade's consistent damage output. Several top players had notable Lucina pockets or counterpicks, most notably {{Sm|MkLeo}}, who used Lucina to win some of the game's earliest majors, while success with Lucina as a solo-main also came from players such as {{Sm|Mr.E}} and {{Sm|ProtoBanham}}. This led to her high representation during this era: OrionRank ranked her 6th in terms of representation for January-June 2019, while seven different players were ranked on the [[Spring 2019 PGRU]] with Lucina, the most out of any other player. Even though some players ranked with Lucina did not use her in many sets, it was still a testament to her easy-to-pick-up characteristic. | Lucina was a very popular pick in early-''Ultimate'', even amongst swordfighters that dominated the early months of ''Ultimate'', due to her low learning curve and possessing a simple neutral, above-average edgeguarding, and consistent KO power. As such, she was widely considered a top tier during this time and a better character choice than {{SSBU|Marth}} due to her blade's consistent damage output. Several top players had notable Lucina pockets or counterpicks, most notably {{Sm|MkLeo}}, who used Lucina to win some of the game's earliest majors, while success with Lucina as a solo-main also came from players such as {{Sm|Mr.E}} and {{Sm|ProtoBanham}}. This led to her high representation during this era: OrionRank ranked her 6th in terms of representation for January-June 2019, while seven different players were ranked on the [[Spring 2019 PGRU]] with Lucina, the most out of any other player. Even though some players ranked with Lucina did not use her in many sets, it was still a testament to her easy-to-pick-up characteristic. | ||
This hot streak for Lucina declined following the first PGR season, as her simple playstyle allowed many players to learn the matchup and adapt to her playstyle. As several of her best representatives only used Lucina as a pocket, she was ultimately dropped with little consequences, while some solo-Lucina players that stuck around saw their results decline, most notably Mr. E. Despite this decline, players still regarded her rather highly for the next few years thanks to ProtoBanham's performances, which only served to improve in the post-online metagame after he began winning majors with a mix of Lucina and {{SSBU|Min Min}}, and the rise of {{Sm|Leon}} in Europe's tournament scene. Her representation received a hit as a result of her shrinking playerbase and the rise of other swordfighters such as {{SSBU| | This hot streak for Lucina declined following the first PGR season, as her simple playstyle allowed many players to learn the matchup and adapt to her playstyle. As several of her best representatives only used Lucina as a pocket, she was ultimately dropped with little consequences, while some solo-Lucina players that stuck around saw their results decline, most notably Mr. E. Despite this decline, players still regarded her rather highly for the next few years thanks to ProtoBanham's performances, which only served to improve in the post-online metagame after he began winning majors with a mix of Lucina and {{SSBU|Min Min}}, and the rise of {{Sm|Leon}} in Europe's tournament scene. Her representation received a hit as a result of her shrinking playerbase and the rise of other swordfighters such as {{SSBU|Roy}} and [[Pyra (SSBU)|the]] [[Mythra (SSBU)|Aegis]] during and right after the online metagame, and as such it never reached the heights of the very early metagame. However, her representation nevertheless remained above-average, hovering between 15th and 27th between July 2019 and December 2022. Although Lucina was no longer considered a top tier character, she was still well-regarded in competitive play, and as such she was ranked 22nd on the first tier list, placing her towards the front of the A+ tier as a high-tier character. | ||
Following the first tier list, ProtoBanham's tournament activity declined sharply as he only attended a couple of events in 2023. Leon and Mr. E remained notable threats at majors, however their results were unable to make up for ProtoBanham's absence in top-level play. As such, Lucina's playerbase stagnated, which led her representation to drop from 27th at the end of 2022 to 45th by the end of 2023. This stagnation was reflected in her placement on the second tier list, where she fell 6 spots to 28th, placing her towards the end of the A- tier; partly responsible for this drop was the rise of [[Samus (SSBU)|the]] [[Dark Samus (SSBU)|Samuses]], {{SSBU|Sora}}, {{SSBU|Bayonetta}}, and {{SSBU|Corrin}} on the tier list, characters who were all previously ranked below Lucina. | Following the first tier list, ProtoBanham's tournament activity declined sharply as he only attended a couple of events in 2023. Leon and Mr. E remained notable threats at majors, however their results were unable to make up for ProtoBanham's absence in top-level play. As such, Lucina's playerbase stagnated, which led her representation to drop from 27th at the end of 2022 to 45th by the end of 2023. This stagnation was reflected in her placement on the second tier list, where she fell 6 spots to 28th, placing her towards the end of the A- tier; partly responsible for this drop was the rise of [[Samus (SSBU)|the]] [[Dark Samus (SSBU)|Samuses]], {{SSBU|Sora}}, {{SSBU|Bayonetta}}, and {{SSBU|Corrin}} on the tier list, characters who were all previously ranked below Lucina. | ||