This is a guide to all the stages in Super Smash Bros Ultimate (SSBU) on the Nintendo Switch. Stage legality, and a list of all tournament legal and banned stages can be found here as well. Read on to see which stages are used in competitive play!

Stage List and Legality

Normal Stages

Stage	Tournament Legality
Enlarge Battlefield	・ Almost always tournament legal. Usually available as a starter stage.
Enlarge Final Destination	・ Almost always tournament legal. Usually available as a starter stage.

Super Smash Bros. (N64) Stages

Stage	Tournament Legality
Enlarge Peach's Castle	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Kongo Jungle	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Hyrule Castle	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Super Happy Tree	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Dream Land	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Saffron City	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Mushroom Kingdom	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.

Fighters and Stages From Super Smash Bros. (N64)

Super Smash Bros. Melee Stages

Stage	Tournament Legality
Enlarge Princess Peach's Castle	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Rainbow Cruise	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Kongo Falls	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Jungle Japes	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Great Bay	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Temple	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Brinstar	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Yoshi's Island (Melee)	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Yoshi's Story	・ Usually tournament legal. Often used as a counterpick stage.
Enlarge Fountain of Dreams	・ Was once sometimes legal as a counterpick, but is now almost always banned.
Enlarge Green Greens	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Corneria	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Venom	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Pokémon Stadium	・ Was once sometimes legal as a counterpick, but is now almost always banned.
Enlarge Onett	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Mushroom Kingdom II	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Brinstar Depths	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Big Blue	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Fourside	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.

Fighters and Stages From Super Smash Bros. Melee

Super Smash Bros. Brawl Stages

Stage	Tournament Legality
Enlarge Delfino Plaza	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Mushroomy Kingdom	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Figure-8 Circuit	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge WarioWare Inc.	・ Was once sometimes legal as a counterpick, but is now almost always banned.
Enlarge Bridge of Eldin	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Norfair	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Frigate Orpheon	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Yoshi's Island	・ Was once sometimes legal as a counterpick, but is now almost always banned.
Enlarge Halberd	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Lylat Cruise	・ Usually tournament legal. Often used as a counterpick stage.
Enlarge Pokémon Stadium 2	・ Almost always tournament legal. Usually available as a starter stage.
Enlarge Port Town Aero Drive	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Castle Siege	・ Was once sometimes legal as a counterpick, but is now almost always banned.
Enlarge Distant Planet	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Smashville	・ Almost always tournament legal. Usually available as a starter stage.
Enlarge New Pork City	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Summit	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Skyworld	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Shadow Moses Island	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Luigi's Mansion	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Pirate Ship	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Spear Pillar	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge 75 m	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Mario Bros.	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Hanenbow	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Green Hill Zone	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.

Fighters and Stages From Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Super Smash Bros. For WiiU Stages

Stage	Tournament Legality
Enlarge Big Battlefield	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Mushroom Kingdom U	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Mario Galaxy	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Mario Circuit	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Skyloft	・ Was once sometimes legal as a counterpick, but is now almost always banned.
Enlarge The Great Cave Offensive	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Kalos Pokémon League	・ Usually tournament legal. Often used as a counterpick stage.
Enlarge Coliseum	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Flat Zone X	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Palutena's Temple	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Gamer	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Garden of Hope	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Town and City	・ Almost always tournament legal. Usually available as a starter stage.
Enlarge Wii Fit Studio	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Boxing Ring	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Gaur Plain	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Duck Hunt	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Wrecking Crew	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Pilotwings	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Wuhu Island	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Windy Hill Zone	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Wily Castle	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge PAC-LAND	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.

Fighters and Stages From Super Smash Bros. for WiiU/3DS (Smash 4)

Super Smash Bros. For 3DS Stages

Stage	Tournament Legality
Enlarge 3D Land	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Golden Plains	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Paper Mario	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Gerudo Valley	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Spirit Train	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Dream Land GB	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Unova Pokémon League	・ Was once sometimes legal as a counterpick, but is now almost always banned.
Enlarge Prism Tower	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Mute City SNES	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Magicant	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Arena Ferox	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Reset Bomb Forest	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Tortimer Island	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Balloon Fight	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Living Room	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Find Mii	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Tomodachi Life	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge PictoChat 2	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.

Smash 4 DLC Stages

Stage	Tournament Legality
Enlarge Super Mario Maker	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Suzaku Castle	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Midgar	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Umbra Clock Tower	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Stages

Stage	Tournament Legality
Enlarge Small Battlefield	・ Almost always tournament legal. Usually available as a starter stage.
Enlarge New Donk City Hall	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Great Plateau Tower	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Moray Towers	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Dracula's Castle	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.

List of New Fighters and Stages

DLC Stages

Stage	Tournament Legality
Enlarge Mementos	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Yggdrasil's Altar	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Spiral Mountain	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge King Of Fighters Stadium	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Garreg Mach Monastery	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Spring Stadium	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Minecraft World	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Northern Cave	・ Was once sometimes legal as a counterpick, but is now almost always banned.
Enlarge Cloud Sea of Alrest	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Mishima Dojo	・ Always banned from tournament play, except for extreme exceptions.
Enlarge Hollow Bastion	・ The community has not yet decided whether or not this stage will be used in tournament play.

List of DLC Fighters and Stages

Settings for Stages

Stage Selection

Before Fighter Selection

Stage selection comes before Fighter selection, so you can choose a Fighter that is best suited for the Stage.

Choosing the Next Stage

You can determine which player gets to choose the next stage.

Stage Select Options

Options	Description
Choose	Any player can choose the stage.
Choose in Order	The players will select stages in order.
Loser's Pick	The lowest-placing player of the previous battle selects the stage.
In Order	Battle through the stages in order, without selecting.
Random	Stage selection will be random. A surprise every time!
Battlefield & Ω	The stage will be in either Battlefield or Ω Form.
Battlefield Only	The stage will be randomly selected from Battlefield stages.
Ω Form Only	The stage will be randomly selected from Ω Form stages.

Stage Morph

You have the ability to choose two stages for one match in the Stage Select menu by enabling the Stage Morph option in Rule Settings.

The stage of your battle can change midbattle either at random times or at fixed time intervals, depending on your Stage Morph settings.

Stage Settings

Music

Music tracks aren't tied to specific stages. Through My Music in Sound settings, you can choose any songs to play from the series the stage is linked to!

Removable Stage Hazards

In Rule Settings, you have the option to remove Stage Hazards, for a less crowded and chaotic stage.

Smash Ultimate Related Guides

Smash Ultimate Wiki Guides

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Guide for Beginners	Tips and Tricks
World of Light Guide	Spirit List
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Database

Smash Ultimate Database
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