Talk:Shield damage

Shield damage in Melee is not taken 1:1 from hitbubble damage

I wanted to find out how much total shield damage the different stages of Marth’s Shield Breaker do. I assumed that stage 5 (charge for exactly 120 frames) would always cause an instant shield break if the sword hitbubble connects (27 damage + 38 extra shield damage = 65). However, when I tested this, the victim was left with a small shield. Thus, it seems to me that not all of the base damage is converted to shield damage, but more like 75 or 50% of it. Has anybody found out the exact calculation formula? Kadano talk 05:43, 29 May 2014 (EDT)