Mine / Craft / Create Block

Mine / Craft / Create Block
Steve using Mine, Craft, and Create Block.
User	Steve
Universe	Minecraft

Mine / Craft / Create Block (採掘 / クラフト / ブロック生成, Mine / Craft / Create Block) is Steve's neutral special move.

Overview

Steve's neutral special when on the ground (but not near a Crafting Table) is Mine (採掘, Mine). Steve uses either a shovel, axe, or pickaxe depending on the terrain to "mine" resources from the ground or wall, which are used within the rest of his moveset. Wooden surfaces are mined with an axe; stone and iron surfaces are mined using a pickaxe; and miscellaneous surfaces such as dirt and sand are mined with a shovel. If Steve has no available tools, he will mine with his bare hands at a slower rate. The available resources are dirt, wood, stone, iron, gold, diamonds, and redstone, the frequency of which will vary based on the terrain — in general, materials matching a stage's physical composition are most likely to appear (e.g. wood in Kongo Jungle). On certain stages, dirt may be replaced with sand, ice, or wool, which is purely an aesthetic difference. On Battlefield and Ω form stages, the resources gained are determined by a special, "neutral" set and do not vary based on terrain; however, the tool he uses does vary, corresponding to the stage's normal, non-Battlefield or Ω form terrain. This means that while the difference in stage does not affect his resource pool, mining on stone/iron and wood surfaces still affect his ability to use his pickaxe- and axe-based attacks, respectively. If Steve doesn't have enough room in his inventory for a mined material, it is immediately discarded.

When next to a Crafting Table, his neutral special is Craft (クラフト, Craft). This can be used to restore the durability of Steve's sword, shovel, axe, and pickaxe, as well as upgrading them to higher material tier (in the order of wood, stone, iron, gold, and diamond) with the most valuable material being prioritized. Weapons don't need to be crafted individually, as all of them are crafted at the same time. If the most valuable material is equal to what Steve currently has, he will repair his tools instead of crafting new ones, which for some materials is cheaper in cost. The Crafting Table itself spawns next to Steve at the start of a match, and can be destroyed by Steve or other characters (it has 30 HP, and attacking it inflicts half the freeze frames as usual). By pressing the special move button while shielding, Steve can summon the Crafting Table to himself, though this costs a small amount of materials. Summoning the Crafting Table destroys it and creates a new one, restoring its HP. If destroyed, a new Crafting Table can be spawned next to Steve by using the summoning method, or it will happen automatically after four seconds (if Steve doesn't have the necessary materials, it won't respawn until he does so). If the table reappears while Steve is not above solid ground, it will plummet and be forced to respawn again, wasting some materials. If multiple Steve players are present, any Crafting Tables present can be used by any of them.

When in the air, his neutral special is Create Block (ブロック生成, Create Block). Steve places a block under himself, which will stay for a certain amount of time before being destroyed, or can be destroyed by Steve or other players by either attacking or jumping into them from below. The durability of the block varies (from weakest to strongest: dirt, wood, stone, and iron). Steve will place whichever block he has that is the weakest. There is a limit to the area in which blocks can be placed, signified by a pink outline on one side of the block; blocks adjacent to the limit will last for a shorter time before breaking. The block limit is stage-dependant. By holding the special button while walking or jumping, Steve will continue to place blocks adjacent to other blocks. Attempting to place a block in the location of an existing block will replace the old block with the new one. The blocks lack an edge to grab, allowing them to edgeguard opponents by walling off ledges that could otherwise be used for recoveries, though the edge itself is not disabled and characters can still grab the blocked edge if they can get close enough. They can also be used as impromptu platforms to both aid Steve's own recovery and allow him to perform grounded attacks in unusual locations. However, Steve cannot place blocks if he lets go of an edge until he lands. It can also be used as a recovery option and is arguably one of the best recovery options in the entire series due to standing on the blocks allowing for regular jumps to be used over and over again, though the aforementioned block border means that it is useless when far away from the stage. Reckless block placement can also be used against Steve, as the character is not immune to any of the aforementioned applications of blocks and a smart opponent can either force Steve into a difficult to tech situation or gimp his own recovery depending on where and what type of blocks have already been placed.

When Steve is KO'd, he gains enough iron to leave him with at least three. If he has more than 8 iron, its display bar will lose its piece-by-piece markers and no longer increase in size.

If Kirby copies Steve, he uses an unbreakable iron tool to mine, and can only mine materials that can make blocks (dirt, wood, stone, and iron), with gold, redstone and diamond becoming iron instead. He cannot craft tools or own a Crafting Table. When a Ditto copies Steve, a crafting table will appear for the Ditto.

When a Stage Morph occurs, all blocks are destroyed before the transformation begins. The dirt, sand, wool, or ice in Steve's inventory will change to the new material appropriate for the new stage if applicable.

Instructional quotes

Move List

Collect materials from the ground by mining the floor. Craft tools while at the crafting table or place blocks while in the air.

Data

Blocks lose 0.02 HP per frame, or 1.2 HP per second. This is multiplied by 8 (to 0.16 per frame, 9.6 per second) if a character is standing on it, or it is at or adjacent to the block border.

Resource	Dirt	Wood	Stone	Iron	Gold	Diamond	Redstone
Starting inventory	36	18	0	3	0	0	2
Max capacity	100				12	5	15
Obtained per mine	1	1	1	1	4	1	3
Block cost	2	2	1	1	—	—	—
Block HP	8	12	16	20	—	—	—
Tool craft cost	—	2	1	4	4	1	—
Tool repair cost	—	1	1	2	4	1	—
Crafting Table cost	—	2	4	1	—	—	—
Kirby
Starting inventory	4	2	0	1	—	—	—
Max capacity	20				—	—	—
Home-Run Contest
Starting inventory	10	10	10	10	1	1	1

Terrain class	Dirt	Wood	Stone	Iron	Neutral
Mining speed	1 per 12 frames	1 per 14 frames	1 per 18 frames	1 per 24 frames	1 per 14 frames

Tool type	Fist	Wood	Stone	Iron	Gold	Diamond
Mining speed multiplier	2.0x	1.0x	0.95x	0.9x	0.75x	0.85x

Each terrain class has a predetermined sequence of materials. The position in each sequence is retained if Steve stops mining or mines elsewhere, but resets if Steve is KO'd. Once exhausted, each sequence repeats.

Terrain	Mine sequence
Dirt																										61%			22%	6%	3%	8%
Wood																											56%		24%	7%	3%	10%
Stone																												50%	28%	8%	4%	10%
Iron																													66%	12%	6%	16%
Neutral																										21%	17%	17%	26%	7%	3%	9%

Stage/Element	Terrain Class	Part of Stage	Notes
By Stage
3D Land	Dirt	earth, yellow soft platforms, Donut Blocks, Flip Panels, red column, valley platforms, giant blocks, railed soft platforms
	Stone	Bricks, ? Blocks
	Iron	grated floors, Warp Pipes
75m	Iron	entire stage
Arena Ferox	Wood	wood platforms
	Stone	main platform, stone platforms
Balloon Fight	Dirt	main platforms
	Stone	breakable rocks	Sometimes the stage can load without the breakable rocks.
Battlefield	Neutral	entire stage	Also includes all Battlefield forms. Steve will mine with a pickaxe on Battlefield.
Big Battlefield			Steve will mine with a pickaxe on Big Battlefield.
Small Battlefield			Steve will mine with a pickaxe on Small Battlefield.
Final Destination			Also includes all Ω forms. Steve will mine with a shovel on Final Destination.
Big Blue	Iron	entire stage
Boxing Ring	Dirt	ropes
	Wood	ring	Both the inside and the outside of the ring.
	Iron	entrance platforms, light fixture
Bridge of Eldin	Stone	entire stage
Brinstar	Dirt	connecting blob, flesh poles, left and right soft platforms
	Iron	main platform, middle soft platform
Brinstar Depths	Stone	green lights
	Iron	main platform, floating platforms, protrusions
Castle Siege	Dirt	throne room, stage transition
	Stone	throne room, castle roof, underground cavern
Cloud Sea of Alrest	Wool	Azurda's head and neck
	Stone	Azurda's back
	Wood	wooden platform
	Iron	soft platform
Coliseum	Stone	entire stage
Corneria	Iron
Delfino Plaza	Dirt	beach, grass, beach umbrellas
	Stone	soft platforms, stone pillars, building roof, Shine Gate, courtyard, walkways
	Iron	transitioning platform, manholes
Distant Planet	Dirt	main platform, leaves, Red Bulborb
	Wood	downward slope
Dracula's Castle	Dirt	carpets
	Stone	soft platforms, stairs
Dream Land	Dirt	main platform
	Wood	soft platforms
Dream Land GB	Sand	Green Greens, Float Islands, Mt. Dedede, Bubbly Clouds, Castle Lololo
	Wood	Float Islands
	Stone	Castle Lololo, Castle Lololo
Duck Hunt	Dirt	entire stage
Figure-8 Circuit	Dirt	offroad
	Stone	racetrack
Find Mii	Stone	main platforms
	Iron	cage
Flat Zone X	Iron	entire stage	In the Helmet layout, if Steve mines on the oil spill, he will use his shovel despite it having an Iron terrain class.
Fountain of Dreams	Dirt	main platform
	Stone	soft platforms
Fourside	Stone	buildings, UFO
	Iron	crane-suspended platform
Frigate Orpheon	Iron	entire stage
Gamer	Dirt	soft platforms
	Wood	main platform, soft platforms, solid platforms
Garden of Hope	Dirt	main platforms
	Wood	stick, edge of stage
	Stone	bridge, china pot
	Iron	tin lifts
Garreg Mach Monastery	Dirt	Marketplace, magic platform
	Wood	Marketplace
	Stone	Marketplace, Reception Hall, Bridge, Cathedral
	Iron	Reception Hall
Gaur Plain	Dirt	solid platforms
	Stone	soft platforms, side of solid platforms
Gerudo Valley	Dirt	main platform, chasm walls
	Wood	bridge, soft platforms, chasm platforms
	Stone	main platform
Golden Plains	Dirt	main platform, brown soft platform, "treetop" platforms, mushroom platforms, P-Switch
	Iron	yellow soft platforms, scale platforms, Warp Pipe
Great Bay	Dirt	Tingle's balloon, turtle
	Stone	floating rock, turtle
	Iron	main platforms
Great Plateau Tower	Stone	entire stage
Green Greens	Dirt	entire stage
	N/A	Star Blocks, Bomb Blocks	Destroyed when Steve attempts to mine them
Green Hill Zone	Dirt	grass
	Wood	bridge
	Stone	checkered ground
Halberd	Wood	Halberd bridge
	Iron	hangar, floating platform, soft platform
Hanenbow	Wood	entire stage
Hollow Bastion	Stone	center and outer ring of main platform
	Iron	middle ring of main platform, soft platform
Hyrule Castle	Stone	entire stage
Jungle Japes	Wood	entire stage
Kalos Pokémon League	Dirt	main platform
	Stone	main platform, soft platforms, ramps
	Iron	edges of main platform, swords
King of Fighters Stadium	Iron	entire stage
Kongo Falls	Wood	main stage
	Stone	rock
Kongo Jungle	Wood	entire stage
Living Room	Wool	high-heel, toy burger, toy cube, toy mouse
	Wood	floor, building blocks
	Iron	gold bar
Luigi's Mansion	Wood	ground floor, second floor, soft platforms
	Stone	ground floor, roof
Lylat Cruise	Iron	entire stage
Magicant	Wool	pink platforms, tomato, tree, Mobile Sprout
	Stone	Dungeon Man
	Iron	Sky Runner, octopus statue
Mario Bros.	Iron	entire stage
Mario Circuit	Dirt	grass, tire piles
	Wood	racetrack bridge, small wooden bridge
	Stone	circular tower (including grassy portions), racetrack, brick flower planter
	Iron	transitioning platform, "Mario Circuit" sign, "Mario Motors" sign, soft platforms, racetrack fence, racetrack bridge pillar, main platform
Mario Galaxy	Dirt	main ground
	Iron	soft platforms
Mementos	Dirt	large wall
	Stone	main platform, soft platforms
Midgar	Iron	entire stage
Minecraft World	Dirt	grass blocks, dirt blocks, snow blocks, hay bales, leaves
	Wood	wood blocks, wood planks, tree trunks, soft platforms
	Stone	stone blocks
	Iron	iron ore
Mishima Dojo	Wood	wooden floor, center of stone ring
	Stone	stone ring
	Iron	metal grating, edge of stone ring
Moray Towers	Stone	entire stage
	Iron	metal plates
Mushroom Kingdom	Stone	brick platform
	Iron	main platforms, soft platforms, scale platforms, Warp Pipes
Mushroom Kingdom II	Dirt	grass, dirt walls, Birdo, Pidgit's carpet
	Wood	bridge, logs
Mushroom Kingdom U	Dirt	Acorn Plains, Meringue Clouds, Slide Lift Tower, Stretch Blocks, giant icicle, horizontally-moving platforms, water geysers, beanstalk leaves and branches
	Stone	Acorn Plains, Meringue Clouds, Rock-Candy Mines
Mushroomy Kingdom	Stone	ground, bricks, "?" Blocks, stairs
	Iron	Warp Pipes
Mute City SNES	Iron	entire stage
New Donk City Hall	Stone	ground level, building
	Iron	scaffolding, transitioning platform, floating platforms
New Pork City	Wood	breakable platform
	Stone	solid platforms, soft platforms, pendulum platform
	Iron	limousine
Norfair	Iron	main platforms
	Dirt	Safe Area doors
Northern Cave	Stone	entire stage
Onett	Dirt	grass, tree, awnings, festoon
	Wood	houses
	Stone	road, chimney
Pac-Land	Dirt	solid ground, cacti, clouds
	Stone	rooftops, brick steps, rocks
	Wood	tree trunks, bridges
	Iron	fire hydrants
Palutena's Temple	Dirt	shallow water, grass, trees, clouds
	Stone	temple, bridge, rocks, mini stage, rising platform
	Iron	spike-studded platform
Paper Mario	Wood	entire stage
	Dirt	Temporary ground during transitions
Peach's Castle	Dirt	carpeted steps
	Wood	soft platform, bridges
	Stone	checkered portion, sliding platform, slanted platforms
PictoChat 2	Dirt	entire stage
Pilotwings	Iron	entire stage
Pirate Ship	Wood	ship, King of Red Lions
	Stone	rock island
	Iron	catapult
Pokémon Stadium	Dirt	Grass Version, Water Version, Fire Version
	Wood	Grass Version, Water Version, Fire Version
	Stone	Basic Version, stage edges (all versions), Rock Version
	Iron	Water Version, Rock Version, Fire Version
Pokémon Stadium 2	Dirt	Ground Version, Ice Version
	Stone	Basic Version, stage edges (all versions), Electric Version
	Iron	Ground Version, Flying Version, Electric Version
Port Town Aero Dive	Stone	glass center of hovering disc
	Iron	rest of stage
Princess Peach's Castle	Stone	castle, red/blue/green soft platforms, "!" Blocks
	Iron	circular soft platforms
Prism Tower	Stone	street
	Iron	advancing platform, soft platforms, tower
Rainbow Cruise	Dirt	obstacle course
	Wood	ship, obstacle course
	Stone	ship, obstacle course
	Iron	ship, obstacle course
Reset Bomb Forest	Dirt	ground
	Wood	castle ruins, forest
	Stone	castle ruins, forest
Saffron City	Stone	buildings
	Iron	floating platforms
Shadow Moses Island	Stone	top of partially-destroyed watchtower, crater of completely destroyed watchtower
	Iron	ground, soft platforms, watchtowers
Skyloft	Dirt	transitioning platforms, front of bazaar, floating island, windmill, fortune-teller's house, front of Statue of the Goddess, village bridge, top of waterfall
	Wood	Knight Academy roof, base of the Light Tower, floating island, windmill, fortune-teller's house, top of waterfall
	Stone	base of the Light Tower, front of bazaar, top of the Light Tower, floating island, Statue of the Goddess, front of Statue of the Goddess, fortune-teller's house village bridge, top of waterfall
Skyworld	Wool	clouds
	Stone	stone platforms
Smashville	Wood	entire stage
Spear Pillar	Stone	entire stage
Spiral Mountain	Dirt	grass
	Wood	soft platforms, bridge
	Stone	sides of Spiral Mountain, floating stone platforms
Spirit Train	Dirt	Coal Carriage
	Wood	Spirit Train, middle carriage, Basic Carriage, Broken Carriage, Multi-platform Carriage, House Carriage, floating platforms
	Stone	House Carriage
	Iron	Spirit Train, Basic Carriage, House Carriage, House Carriage, Coal Carriage, Armored Train, Dark Train
Spring Stadium	Dirt	main platform
	Iron	trampolines
Summit	Ice	entire stage
Super Happy Tree	Wool	clouds
	Wood	main stage, soft platforms
Super Mario Maker	Dirt	temporary platforms, main stage, soft platforms, railed platforms, mushrooms, ice blocks, Donut Blocks, Brick Blocks, ? Blocks
	Wood	bridges
	Stone	unbreakable blocks, lava	Can only mine lava when invincible.
	Iron	conveyor belt, pipes
Suzaku Castle	Wood	entire stage
Temple	Stone	entire stage
The Great Cave Offensive	Dirt	grass, brown platforms, brown walls
	Wood	rail platforms
	Stone	checkered platforms, gold platforms, crystal area, Danger Zones	Despite them being a Stone type terrain, Steve uses the shovel on Danger Zones.
	Iron	minecart
Tomodachi Life	Stone	entire stage
Tortimer Island	Sand	ground, trees
	Wood	boardwalk, boat
Town and City	Wood	entire stage
Training	Dirt	entire stage
Umbra Clock Tower	Stone	entire stage
Unova Pokémon League	Stone	main stage
	Iron	stairs
Venom	Iron	entire stage
WarioWare, Inc.	Dirt	entire stage
Wii Fit Studio	Dirt	entire stage
Wily Castle	Iron	entire stage
Windy Hill Zone	Dirt	main stage
	Wood	windmill
Wrecking Crew	Iron	entire stage
Wuhu Island	Dirt	transitioning platform, Frisbee Dog Park, Wishing Fountain, Swordplay Colosseum, boating gate, ocean*	*If Steve is invincible, he is able to stand in the ocean when the transitioning platform moves from its starting point, and he can mine Dirt from here.
	Wood	Swaying Bridge, boat, Maka Wuhu
	Stone	Wishing Fountain, rocks at sea, Maka Wuhu, Talon Rock
	Iron	boat, Maka Wuhu, boating gate
Yggdrasil's Altar	Dirt	shallow water
	Stone	main platform, soft platforms, side platforms, stone at starting area
Yoshi's Island (SSBB)	Dirt	entire stage
Yoshi's Island (SSBM)	Dirt	grass, hill
	Stone	Rotating Blocks
	Iron	Warp Pipes
Yoshi's Story	Wool	soft platforms, cloud
	Wood	main platform
Stage Builder elements
Grass terrain	Dirt
Dirt terrain
Sand terrain
Rubber terrain
Denim terrain
Carpet terrain
Yarn terrain
Sponge terrain
Bouncy Rubber terrain
Ice terrain
Wood terrain	Wood
Paper terrain
Marble terrain	Stone
Lava terrain
Steel terrain	Iron
Bomb Block	Dirt
Explosive Block
Other areas
Home-Run Contest	Dirt	entire stage
Bonus Stage	Dirt	entire stage and all blocks
Vs. Dracula stage	Dirt	entire stage
Vs. Ganon stage	Stone	entire stage
Vs. Galleom stage	Iron	entire stage
Vs. Rathalos stage	Dirt	entire stage
Vs. Marx stage	Stone	entire stage
Vs. Galeem/Dharkon stage	Dirt	entire stage
World of Light final level	Dirt	entire stage
By item
Rolling Crate	Wood/Iron
By Pokémon
Alolan Exeggutor	Dirt
Gogoat
Other
Fire Hydrant	Iron		If on a Neutral-type stage, acts as a Neutral-type surface
TNT
Anvil

Techniques

Steves's Mine/Craft/Create Block, while simple in execution, holds numerous advanced techniques. These tend to make use of glitches and unexpected interactions with other mechanics for expanded movement and recovery options that can surprise the opponent. These techniques all have unique uses and execution, although they vary in viability.

Phantom block reverse

A phantom block reverse (PBR) is an advanced technique unique to Steve which allows him to turn around mid-air. This is done by inputting a turnaround-B during any of the last 9 frames of another action's endlag. If done successfully, Steve will turn around in midair once the action is done, granting him the ability to utilize his forward or backward aerial regardless of his orientation while airborne. Notably, this technique can only be utilized with a turnaround-B, as Create Block cannot be B-reversed. Furthermore, the "action" which precedes the PBR is not limited to aerials; it can be done with special moves such as TNT, Minecart, or even grounded moves performed on blocks which break.

Turnaround block cancel

A turnaround block cancel (TBC) is another advanced technique unique to Steve which allows him to turn around mid-air, similarly to PBR. After inputting Create Block, there are 5 frames before a block is actually placed. During these 5 frames, the move can be cancelled with any aerial. If a turnaround-B is performed with Create Block then immediately cancelled, Steve will turn around in midair before performing the aerial. As such, the main difference between PBR and TBC is that PBR is used to turn around after an action is performed, while TBC is used to turn around right before an action is performed. In general, the two techniques have different use cases depending on the situation.

Block no-impact landing

A no-impact landing (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 in Ultimate is able to utilize NILs extremely well due to his ability to NIL via 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 short hop 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. Additionally, at medium-high percents, up-tilt can true combo into NIL2 up-smash for a consistent kill setup. NIL3, a 3-block NIL, is fairly easy to pull off consistently as it can be achieved by inputting a fullhop up-air followed by a buffered double jump up-air and block place. NIL3 is not as versatile as NIL2, yet the aforementioned consistent setup makes it useful when carrying out up-air ladders. Finally, NIL4 is likely the least applicable of the four variants, yet it can be used at high percents in very niche up-air combos.

However, combos are not the only area in which NILs are useful. Steve can rapidly chain multiple NILs in order to elevate quickly to cover opponents, and can use NILs to quickly place blocks used for various setups. Steve can instantly shield after a NIL in anticipation of an opponent's aerial approach, opening the door for counterattacks. In addition, NILs can be used in tandem with Mine-block cancels to significantly elevate Steve's options in any given situation. Overall, mastery of Steve's NILs is crucial to optimal gameplay as it significantly expands Steve's options in any given situation.

Mine-block cancel

A mine-block cancel refers to an advanced technique exclusive to Steve which allows him to significantly improve the frame-data of many of his ground moves. If Steve is mid-action while on a block that breaks, the move will immediately cancel, and Steve will return to an actionable state. Furthermore, Steve can manually mine blocks which he is standing on by using his neutral-special while atop them; this mining action can be canceled by a second neutral-special input. As such, by rapidly double tapping neutral-special while atop a newly-created block, Steve will slightly mine the block such that it is in an almost-broken state. From there, Steve can input almost any ground move, and the hitbox will come out just before the block is broken, cancelling all endlag and massively improving the safety of his moves. A particularly effective move to pair with MBC is Steve's down-tilt: as the move is a projectile, it will continue to stay active even after the block breaks and Steve returns to an actionable state. Landing an MBC down tilt affords Steve enough advantage on hit to follow up with any combo starter to build up percentage, or even a forward smash to take stocks at high percentages. If the opponent shields the down tilt, Steve can follow up while the opponent is in shield for a shield break combo.

Feather falling

When a character is put into tumble, they are locked out of fastfalling even after exiting hitstun until the character jumps, airdodges, or undergoes an action. Steve can bypass this caveat by pressing neutral-special right before the character exits hitstun and enters the tumble state. For an unknown reason, this will not buffer a block place; rather, Steve will be left fully actionable following hitstun, and can immediately fastfall. Kirby can also featherfall through inhaling Steve and copying his neutral special, and arguably benefits more from the technique than Steve.

/gamemode 1

/gamemode 1 refers to an advanced technique in which Steve is able to float in the air indefinitely while remaining in a grounded state, named after Steve's ability to float midair when in Minecraft's creative mode. This technique can be performed by building a block on the ground and standing right next to it, then using Steve's up-taunt and cancelling it with a very short walk forward. To gain the correct walk distance, it is advised to cancel the walk with any move that stops momentum, such as down smash, immediately after inputting the walk. If done correctly, the block will eventually break and Steve will remain in a grounded state despite being in the air. This likely occurs as a result of a strange interaction with Steve's up-taunt and the block, as he jumps during the taunt and shifts his collision upwards despite still being grounded. This floating state will immediately cancel if Steve moves horizontally or jumps again; however, he can still attack, shield, spot dodge, grab and use throws. It is also cancelled if Steve gets hit or blocks any attack. Interestingly, if Steve is hit by a downward meteor smash while in this state, he will bounce off the air beneath him as though it were the ground. The applicability of this technique appears to be limited; however, it may be useful in ledgetrap situations as Steve may avoid getup attack options while remaining fully actionable, without needing a short-lived block underneath him.

Phantom Major League Gaming

Phantom Major League Gaming (often referred to as the acronym PMLG) is an advanced technique that allows Steve to cancel hitstun entirely under certain conditions. To start, Steve must perform the phantom block technique while airborne. If Steve is then hit by an attack that doesn't send him into the tumbling animation, the hitstun received can be canceled by any action. This technique is incredibly useful, as it effectively breaks the rules of the game by allowing players to avoid accountability and simply opt out of being punished. Given that this technique does not negate the endlag of the opponent's move, said opponent would be completely helpless if Steve turns a PMLG into a combo. These implications were enough for some major tournaments and competitive regions to ban Steve outright, as only banning the PMLG would be difficult to enforce. However, the PMLG has proven to be easier said than done, with documented evidence of a Steve player successfully pulling off a PMLG in a real game yet to surface. This lack of development has led to many regions unbanning the character, though the technique is a contentious topic to this day.

Origin

As evidenced by the title of the game, the main gameplay of Minecraft focuses on mining materials, and crafting them into different items. The different terrain can be hit with the player's fist, tool, or weapon, creating different materials to be placed in their inventory. The player must then use a Crafting Table (which they create with four blocks of any type of wooden planks) to be able to create different weapons, tools, and other items to use at their disposal. The mining animation is directly based on Minecraft, as well as the "pop" sounds that play when collecting materials.

The player may also place blocks onto the terrain itself, allowing for various types of buildings to be created. However, unlike in Ultimate, blocks can only be placed adjacent to other blocks and cannot be placed in midair without the use of commands. Moreover, blocks in Ultimate get destroyed after a short while, which can only happen for Frosted Ice blocks formed by the Frost Walker enchantment in Minecraft.

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  Mining in Minecraft.

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  Crafting in Minecraft.

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  Placing blocks in Minecraft.

Gallery

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  Steve mining in Ultimate.

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  Steve crafting an Iron Sword.

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  Steve creating blocks.

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  Steve using Mine / Craft / Create Block as shown by the Move List in Ultimate.

Names in other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	採掘 / クラフト / ブロック生成
English	Mine / Craft / Create Block
French	Extraction / Fabrication / Création de bloc
German	Abbau / Handwerk / Blöcke herstellen
Spanish	Minar / Fabricar / Crear bloque
Italian	Estrai / Fabbrica / Crea blocco
Chinese (Simplified)	挖掘 / 合成 / 生成方块
Chinese (Traditional)	開採 / 合成 / 生成方塊
Korean	채굴 / 크래프트 / 브록 생성
Dutch	Delven / Vervaardigen / Blok Maken
Russian	Майнинг / Крафтинг / Блoкoтвoрение

Trivia

• According to Masahiro Sakurai, every stage in the game had to be reworked to make use of Steve's block-placing ability.
• Steve's blocks do not align to the Training grid, appearing to be only 0.95 meters to a side instead of 1. This is because the grid lines correspond to 1.07 units instead of 1.
  • Steve's blocks do, however, align perfectly with the tiles in the Super Mario Maker stage and the blocks in the Golden Plains stage.
• Craft is the only neutral special move in the series that Kirby cannot copy, as he does not spawn a Crafting Table, nor can he interact with others.
  • This is excluding Gun Special, KO Uppercut, and Limit Break Blade Beam, which require special meters that Kirby does not copy, as well as Pikmin Pluck, which is mixed with Pikmin Throw when copied by Kirby.
• Despite some other stages having terrain with ice in them, such as ice blocks in Super Mario Maker and Stage Builder, Summit is the only one to give ice blocks.
  • However, the aforementioned two stages with icy terrains use dirt instead due to them having random changes.
• There is a rare animation for Crafting where Steve will craft a tool unsuccessfully, only to look at his empty hand.
  • The easiest method to play this animation is to parry an opponent's attack and immediately try to Craft.
• Masahiro Sakurai revealed in a YouTube video that this move underwent several changes during development:
  • Sakurai suggested blocks be visible no matter the background, using Dracula's Castle as an example for its particularly dark vignetting.
  • The crafting display was initially in front of the player, and was changed to behind the player as said player should have visual priority.

References

Steve's special moves

Neutral special	Mine / Craft / Create Block
Side special	Minecart
Up special	Elytra
Down special	TNT
Final Smash	House of Boom