Link (SSB4)/Up special/Default

Hitbox visualization showing Link's grounded Spin Attack.

Hitbox visualization showing Link's aerial Spin Attack.

Overview

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Update history

Hitbox visualization showing the changes to Link's Up special hitboxes over time. Note that this only shows the grounded version's clean hit

1.0.6

• Grounded startup (frame 11 → 8) and total duration (FAF 86 → 82).
• The grounded version has a new clean hit during its first two active frames which deals more damage on its front hit (12% → 14%). Its knockback values were not compensated, considerably improving its KO potential.
  • After the new early hit, the early mid hit deals significantly more damage on the front hit compared to the old mid hit (9% → 12%). The late mid hit starts two frames later than the old mid hit and hits equally as hard as the old mid hit.
• Far hit X position (6.6 → 7), giving it more range.

1.0.8

• Grounded Knockback scaling (84 (clean)/80 (early mid)/80 (late mid) → 85/85/82).

1.1.0

• Grounded clean hitboxes X/Y/Z offsets (4.3/1/-2 (middle), 7/1/-2 (far) → (2.6/0.5/0.8)/(6.5/0/2.5)). This gives the move more horizontal range.

1.1.3

• Grounded angles (47° (clean)/45° (early mid/late mid) → 45°/43°) and knockback scaling (85 (clean/early mid)/82 (late mid)/80 (late) → 86/84/82).
• Grounded far hit damage (9% (clean)/7% (early mid/late mid)/5% (late) → 11.2%/9.6%/7.2%/5.6%).
• Grounded far hit X offset (6.5 (clean)/7 (early mid/late mid/late) → 7/8).
• Aerial hits 1, 3, 5 and 7's near hits now always launch opponents in the direction Link is facing (Angle flipper: 0 → 3), making it connect more reliably.
• Aerial hits 1-8 now have weight independent knockback.
• Aerial hit 1 low hitbox set knockback (100 → 40).
• Aerial hit 3 low hitbox set knockback (100 → 50).
• Aerial hit 5 low hitbox set knockback (100 → 55).
• Aerial hit 7 high/low hitbox set knockback (45 (high)/80 (low) → 60/50).
• Aerial hit 9 hitlag (1.8x → 2x).

Hitboxes

Grounded

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct
Clean hit
0	0	14%	0		60	86	0	4.0	1001	-1.0	1.0	-2.0	1.0x	1.4x	0%							Slash
1	0	14%	0		60	86	0	3.0	1001	2.6	0.5	0.8	1.0x	1.4x	0%							Slash
2	0	11.2%	0		60	86	0	3.0	1001	7.0	0.0	2.5	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
Early mid hit
0	0	12%	0		48	86	0	4.0	1001	-1.0	1.0	-2.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
1	0	12%	0		48	86	0	3.0	1001	4.3	1.0	-2.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
2	0	9.6%	0		48	86	0	3.0	1001	8.0	1.0	-2.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
Late mid hit
0	0	9%	0		48	84	0	4.0	1001	-1.0	1.0	-2.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
1	0	9%	0		48	84	0	3.0	1001	4.3	1.0	-2.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
2	0	7.2%	0		48	84	0	3.0	1001	8.0	1.0	-2.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
Late hit
0	0	7%	0		20	82	0	4.0	1001	-1.0	1.0	-2.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
1	0	7%	0		20	82	0	3.0	1001	4.3	1.0	-2.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash
2	0	5.6%	0		20	82	0	3.0	1001	8.0	1.0	-2.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash

Aerial

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle		BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct	Hit bits	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Piercing	Heedless	No GFX	Flinchless	Stretch
Hit 1
0	0	0	4%	0		Standard	0	100	70	4.0	1001	0.0	4.0	1.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash		63								6.0	4.0	1.0
1	0	0	4%	0		Standard	0	100	40	4.0	1001	0.0	-4.0	-1.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash		63								6.0	-4.0	-1.0
2	0	0	4%	0		Forwards	0	100	85	5.0	1001	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash		63								-6.0	0.0	0.0
Hit 2
0	0	0	2%	0		Standard	0	100	90	5.0	1001	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash		63								—
Hit 3
0	0	0	2%	0		Standard	0	100	60	4.0	1001	0.0	3.0	2.5	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash		63								6.0	3.0	2.5
1	0	0	2%	0		Standard	0	100	50	4.5	1001	0.0	-3.0	-2.5	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash		63								6.0	-3.0	-2.5
2	0	0	2%	0		Forwards	0	100	85	5.0	1001	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash		63								-6.0	0.0	0.0
Hit 4
0	0	0	2%	0		Standard	0	100	90	6.5	1001	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash		63								—
Hit 5
0	0	0	2%	0		Standard	0	100	50	4.0	1001	0.0	3.0	2.5	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash		63								6.0	3.0	2.5
1	0	0	2%	0		Standard	0	100	55	4.5	1001	0.0	-3.0	-2.5	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash		63								6.0	-3.0	-2.5
2	0	0	2%	0		Forwards	0	100	85	5.0	1001	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash		63								6.0	0.0	0.0
Hit 6
0	0	0	2%	0		Standard	0	100	90	6.5	1001	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash		63								—
Hit 7
0	0	0	2%	0		Standard	0	100	60	4.0	1001	0.0	3.0	1.5	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash		63								6.0	3.0	1.5
1	0	0	2%	0		Standard	0	100	50	4.5	1001	0.0	-3.0	-1.5	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash		63								6.0	3.0	-1.5
2	0	0	2%	0		Forwards	0	100	85	5.0	1001	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash		63								6.0	0.0	0.0
Hit 8
0	0	0	2%	0		Standard	0	100	90	6.5	1001	4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Slash		63								—
Hit 9
0	0	0	4%	0		Standard	30	200	0	7.0	1001	3.5	0.0	0.0	1.0x	2.0x	0%							Slash		63								6.0	0.0	0.0
1	0	0	4%	0		Standard	30	200	0	7.0	0	0.0	10.0	10.0	1.0x	2.0x	0%							Slash		63								—

• All hits except for the final hit are weight independent.

Timing

Ground

Charges between	4-5
Early hit	8-9
Clean hit	10-14
Late hit	15-24
Latest hit	25-40
Interruptible	78
Animation length	95

Air

Hits 1-8	8, 11, 16, 19, 22, 26, 31, 38
Hit 9	47-48
Animation length	79

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Charge interval

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Interruptible

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 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 (def · c1 · c2) · Side special (def · c1 · c2) · Up special (def · c1 · c2) · Down special (def · c1 · c2) · Final Smash