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A list of patch notes and balance changes for characters in the Ver. 13.0.1 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. 13.0.1

Buffs

Donkey Kong Link Peach Daisy Ice Climbers
Falco Mewtwo Meta Knight Wario Ike
Mega Man Rosalina & Luma Robin Bowser Jr. Ryu
Cloud Inkling Ridley Piranha Plant

Nerfs

Min Min Pyra & Mythra

Fixes / Other

Steve Sora

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Ver. 13.0.1 Patch Notes

Donkey Kong

Donkey Kong ImageDonkey Kong
Neutral Attack 2 Increased the amount of time hit detection lasts. Reduced vulnerability.
Down Tilt Attack Extended the amount of time opponents will be in the damage animation.
Neutral Special Increased the speed that super armor activates.

Link

Link ImageLink
Neutral Attack 1 Increased attack speed.
Down Tilt Attack Adjusted launch angle.
Up Smash Attack Extended launch distance for the final attack.

Peach

Peach ImagePeach
Side Special Made it easier to grab edges.

Daisy

Daisy ImageDaisy
Side Special Made it easier to grab edges.

Ice Climbers

Ice Climbers ImageIce Climbers
Dash Attack Increased attack speed.
Down Smash Attack Extended launch distance.
Up Special Up SpecialIncreased attack speed.
Increased the speed of the edge-grab range detection.

Falco

Falco ImageFalco
Dash Attack Increased attack power while maintaining launch distance.
Side Smash Attack Increased the attack range in the front to match the visual.

Mewtwo

Mewtwo ImageMewtwo
Side Tilt Attack Increased power.
Extended launch distance.
Forward Throw Increased power.

Meta Knight

Meta Knight ImageMeta Knight
Up Smash Attack Increased attack range.
Adjusted so opponents won’t fall over when hit with the first or second hit.
Forward Air Attack Increased power.
Back Air Attack Increased power.
Up Throw Extended launch distance.

Wario

Wario ImageWario
Neutral Attack 1 Increased power.
Reduced vulnerability.
Neutral Attack 2 Increased attack power while maintaining launch distance.
Reduced vulnerability.

Ike

Ike ImageIke
Neutral Attack 3 Increased power.
Extended launch distance.
Up Smash Attack Extended launch distance for the high-damage range.
Side Special Increased power when starting to charge forward on the ground.
Extended launch distance when starting to charge forward on the ground.

Mega Man

Mega Man ImageMega Man
Dash Attack Extended launch distance for the final attack.
Increased attack speed.
Down Smash Attack Extended the damage range downward.
Side Special Increased power.

Rosalina & Luma

Rosalina & Luma ImageRosalina & Luma
Basic Movements Shortened the launch distance when Luma is launched.
Down Smash Attack Extended Rosalina's damage range inward.

Robin

Robin ImageRobin
Flurry Attack Increased attack range.
Increased power.
Flurry Attack to KO Increased attack range.

Bowser Jr.

Bowser Jr. ImageBowser Jr.
Dash Attack Made it easier to hit multiple times.
Increased power.
Down Tilt Attack Made it easier to hit multiple times.
Adjusted launch angle for the final attack.
Up Smash Attack Increased power.
Side Special Extended launch distance when spinning.

Ryu

Ryu ImageRyu
Tilt Attack (Strong) Increased attack speed.v
Neutral Special Increased attack power while maintaining launch distance for light, medium, heavy, and command-input attacks.
Side Special Reduced vulnerability for light, medium, heavy, and command-input attacks when used on the ground.

Cloud

Cloud ImageCloud
Down Special Increased attack speed for Finishing Touch.

Inkling

Inkling ImageInkling
etc. Reduced vulnerability when reloading ink.
Side Tilt Attack Increased power.
Extended launch distance.
Up Tilt Attack Made it easier to hit opponents on the ground.
Side Smash Attack Made it easier to hit the high-damage range.
Neutral Special Extended the distance of the shot.

Ridley

Ridley ImageRidley
Dash Attack Increased power.
Extended launch distance.

Piranha Plant

Piranha Plant ImagePiranha Plant
Side Tilt Attack Extended launch distance for the final attack.
Down Tilt Attack Increased the amount of time hit detection lasts.
Reduced vulnerability.
Down Air Attack Increased the amount of time the meteor effect lasts for the damage window.
Down Special Shortened the time to use the move.

Min Min

Min Min ImageMin Min
Movements Reduced the power against shields for each punch.
Adjusted the length of some of the animations when knocked down on the ground to match other fighters.
Neutral Air Attack Increased the vulnerability when landing.
Side Smash Attack Reduced the duration of the Dragon's beam.

Steve

Steve ImageSteve
Up Smash Attack Reduced the duration of an opponent's animation when they are struck by different parts of this attack.

Pyra

Pyra ImagePyra
Basic Movements Adjusted the length of some of the animations when knocked down on the ground to match other fighters.
Side Special Increased vulnerability.

Mythra

Mythra ImageMythra
Basic Movements Adjusted the length of some of the animations when knocked down on the ground to match other fighters.
Side Smash Attack Shortened launch distance.

Sora

Sora ImageSora
Basic Movements Adjusted the length of some of the animations when knocked down on the ground to match other fighters.

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16 Anonymous2 months

Lol Meta Knight actually needs to be nerfed. If you just spam side special you almost always win

11 Anonymousalmost 3 years

Mewtwo received nothing but buffs from the start of ultimate. Mewtwo mains stay winning

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