Ver. 7.0.0 Patch Notes and Balance Changes

A list of patch notes and balance changes for characters in the Ver. 7.0.0 Update of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (SSBU). Read on to see which characters received buffs, who got nerfed, as well as other fixes that took place in Smash Ultimate.

Characters Who Received Balance Changes in Ver. 7.0.0

Buffs

Nerfs

Shield Size Changes Only

Ver. 7.0.0 Patch Notes

Donkey Kong

Donkey Kong
Other	Increased shield size. Made the head briefly invincible after deactivating shield.

Link

Link
Other	Increased shield size.

Samus

Samus
Dash Attack	Increased the power of the beginning of the attack.
Up Smash Attack	Extended launch distance.
Down Smash Attack	Extended launch distance.
Up Throw	Extended launch distance.
Other	Increased power of midair grab. Increased the amount of time hit detection lasts for midair grab. Increased shield size.

Dark Samus

Dark Samus
Dash Attack	Increased the power of the beginning of the attack.
Up Smash Attack	Extended launch distance.
Down Smash Attack	Extended launch distance.
Up Throw	Extended launch distance.
Other	Increased power of midair grab. Increased the amount of time hit detection lasts for midair grab. Increased shield size. Made the right arm briefly invincible after activating shield.

Yoshi

Yoshi
Other	Increased shield size. Made the head and both legs briefly invincible after activating shield.

Kirby

Kirby
Other	Increased shield size.

Fox

Fox
Other	Changed the animation when receiving attacks from opponents while shielding.

Pikachu

Pikachu
Other	Increased shield size.

Captain Falcon

Captain Falcon
Neutral Attack 1	Made it easier to hit multiple times.
Other	Increased shield size.

Bowser

Bowser
Other	Increased shield size.

Ice Climbers

Ice Climbers
Other	Increased shield size.

Sheik

Sheik
Down Smash Attack	Increased attack speed. Made it easier to hit multiple times.
Grab	Increased grab range of stationary grab.
Neutral Special	Reduced vulnerability when landing after using the move in the air.
Side Special	Reduced vulnerability after using the move on the ground and in the air. Increased the amount of time hit detection lasts for the explosion. The explosion will no longer get negated.
Up Special	Extended launch distance for the explosion.
Other	Increased shield size.

Zelda

Zelda
Side Tilt Attack	Increased power. Extended launch distance.
Neutral Air Attack	Reduced vulnerability when landing after using the move. Made it easier to hit multiple times.
Up Air Attack	Increased attack range. Increased the amount of time hit detection lasts. Decreased power for the latter half of the time hit detection lasts. Extended launch distance when hit in the high-damage range.
Side Special	Increased the high-damage range. Increased the amount of time hit detection lasts.
Down Special	Increased power. Extended launch distance.
Other	Increased shield size.

Dr. Mario

Dr. Mario
Side Tilt Attack	Increased power. Extended launch distance.
Down Tilt Attack	Increased the amount of time opponents will be in the damage animation. Shortened launch distance.
Neutral Air Attack	Increased the power of the attack in the high-damage range. Extended launch distance when hit in the high-damage range.
Down Air Attack	Increased the amount of time hit detection lasts.
Up Special	Extended launch distance when hit in the high-damage range.

Pichu

Pichu
Other	Increased shield size.

Falco

Falco
Other	Increased shield size.

Young Link

Young Link
Neutral Attack 1	Increased attack speed.
Up Smash Attack	Extended launch distance.
Up Air Attack	Extended launch distance.
Forward Throw	Extended launch distance.
Other	Increased attack speed for midair grab. Adjusted launch angle for midair grab. Increased the amount of time opponents will be in the damage animation. Increased shield size.

Ganondorf

Ganondorf
Other	Increased shield size.

Mewtwo

Mewtwo
Other	Changed posture while shielding to reduce vulnerability to a shield stab. Increased shield size.

Mr Game & Watch

Mr. Game ＆ Watch
Other	Increased shield size.

Meta Knight

Meta Knight
Other	Increased shield size.

Pit

Pit
Other	Increased shield size.

Dark Pit

Dark Pit
Other	Increased shield size.

Zero Suit Samus

Zero Suit Samus
Down Special	Shortened the time opponents are buried when stomped on.
Other	Increased shield size.

Snake

Snake
Other	Increased shield size. Made the head briefly invincible after activating shield.

Squirtle

Squirtle
Other	Increased shield size.

Charizard

Charizard
Other	Increased shield size.

Diddy Kong

Diddy Kong
Other	Made the arm briefly invincible after deactivating shield.

Sonic

Sonic
Other	Increased shield size.

King Dedede

King Dedede
Other	Increased shield size.

Olimar

Olimar
Other	Increased shield size.

Lucario

Lucario
Other	Increased shield size.

Toon Link

Toon Link
Dash Attack	Reduced vulnerability.
Down Smash Attack	Extended launch distance.
Back Air Attack	Increased attack speed.
Down Air Attack	Increased the power of the attack in the low-damage range. Extended launch distance when hit in the low-damage range.
Other	Increased the amount of time hit detection lasts for midair grab.

Wolf

Wolf
Other	Increased shield size.

Villager

Villager
Other	Increased shield size.

Wii Fit Trainer

Wii Fit Trainer
Other	Increased shield size.

Rosalina & Luma

Rosalina ＆ Luma
Other	Increased shield size.

Little Mac

Little Mac
Other	Increased shield size.

Greninja

Greninja
Other	Increased shield size.

Mii Brawler

Mii Brawler
Side Special 3	Made it easier to grab opponents.

Mii Swordfighter

Mii Swordfighter
Other	Increased shield size.

Palutena

Palutena
Up Tilt Attack	Increased power of the last attack. Extended launch distance for the last attack.
Down Smash Attack	Extended launch distance when hit in the high-damage range.
Neutral Air Attack	Shortened launch distance. Reduced the range of the last attack against opponents in the air.
Downward Throw	Extended launch distance.
Other	Increased shield size.

Pac-Man

Pac-Man
Other	Increased shield size.

Bowser Jr.

Bowser Jr.
Other	Increased shield size.

Duck Hunt

Duck Hunt
Flurry Attack	Increased the amount of time opponents will be in the damage animation.
Other	Increased shield size.

Ryu

Ryu
Down Tilt Attack (Heavy)	Adjusted launch angle.
Down Smash Attack	Now possible on hit to cancel the attack animation into a special move. Reduced the power against shields.
Neutral Special	Increased the opponent’s downtime when shielding against Hadoken. Made it easier for Shakunetsu Hadoken to hit multiple times.
Side Special	Made the pivoting leg invincible while rotating when used on the ground. Increased power. Extended launch distance when hit in the high-damage range.
Other	Increased shield size.

Ken

Ken
Down Tilt Attack (Heavy)	Adjusted launch angle.
Down Smash Attack	Now possible on hit to cancel the attack animation into a special move. Reduced the power against shields.
Side Special	Made the pivoting leg invincible while rotating when used on the ground. Made it easier to hit multiple times.
Other	Increased shield size.

Cloud

Cloud
Dash Attack	Extended launch distance when hit in the high-damage range.
Side Smash Attack	Made it easier to hit multiple times.
Up Smash Attack	Extended launch distance when hit with the sword tip. Increased attack speed.
Up Special	Increased the speed of the edge-grab timing.
Down Special	Increased the speed at which the gauge fills up with Limit Charge.
Other	Increased shield size.

Corrin

Corrin
Other	Increased shield size.

Bayonetta

Bayonetta
Other	Increased shield size.

Ridley

Ridley
Other	Made one part of the wing briefly invincible after activating or deactivating shield. Changed posture while shielding to reduce vulnerability to a shield stab.

King K. Rool

King K. Rool
Other	Adjusted the shield’s center and center of the posture during shielding to match. Increased shield size.

Incineroar

Incineroar
Side Special	Extended launch distance when opponents that are not grabbed with a side special are caught up in the lariat or back body drop.

Piranha Plant

Piranha Plant
Other	Made the lips briefly invincible after deactivating shield.

Joker

Joker
Neutral Special	Reduced the range when shooting downward in the air.
Other	Reduced the amount of time Arsene is summoned for when receiving damage while Arsene is summoned in battles with two or fewer opponents.

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