Marth (SSBU)/Down special

Hitbox visualization showing Marth's down special, Counter.

Hitbox visualization showing Marth's down special, Counter, when attacking.

Overview

Marth's down special move in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is Counter. If the opponent hits Marth with an attack at the correct moment, Marth will throw out a counterattack. While this can be used as a surprise move in certain situations, it is usually rather punishable and easy to whiff. It also doesn't grant much followup ability if it does hit, making it a rather rarely-used move in competitive play.

It can gimp certain recoveries, such as Screw Attack, Fire Fox, and Fire Bird as their active hitboxes can trigger the counterattack. Some moves may also move the opponent too quickly, such as Sephiroth, whose uncharged up special places him past Marth before he can counterattack. In this scenario, a turnaround Counter can be used.

Hitboxes

The move's true base damage is equal to 1.2× of the countered attack's damage, with a minimum of 8% and a maximum of 50%. Additionally, the hitboxes ignore most kinds of armor, except Yoshi's double jump, and they play an additional sound effect on hit if an attack that deals at least 13% is countered, which is shared with Marth's Final Smash.

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
0	0	0	8.0%	0		Forward	90	60	0		5.5	sword1	1.5	0.0	1.5	1.4×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
1	0	0	8.0%	0		Forward	90	60	0		5.5	armr	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.4×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
2	0	0	8.0%	0		Forward	90	60	0		5.5	colonells	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.4×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
3	0	0	8.0%	0		Forward	90	60	0		5.5	sword1	1.5	0.0	6.5	1.4×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All

Timing

Counter

Intangibility	5-6
Counter	6-27
Interruptible	65
Animation length (grounded)	71
Animation length (aerial)	79

Grounded
Aerial
Hurtboxes

Attack

Upon countering an attack, Marth immediately transitions to the first frame of this state, in which he freezes for 21 frames alongside the opponent before the counterattack proceeds.

Intangibility	1-8
Hitboxes	5-7
Interruptible	42
Animation length	51

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Vulnerable

Counter

Intangible

Interruptible

Parameters

Horizontal speed multiplier on startup	0.5
Air friction	0.0025
Gravity	0.04
Fall speed	1.2
Counter hitlag on activation	21 frames
Counter damage multiplier	1.2
Counter minimum damage	8%
Counter maximum damage	50%
Counter bubble size	10.5u
Counter bubble bone	top
Counter bubble offsets	[0, 10, 0]

Marth's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2) · Forward tilt · Up tilt · Down tilt · Dash attack · Forward smash · 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