1/17 Balance Update Notes
[Legend Changes]
[Buffs]
[Nerf]
[Rework]
Buffs
[Maya]
“Maya’s controls have improved.“
Base Stats
- She can now spin faster in acceleration mode.
Ultimate
[Go, G-Love!]
- Damage increased by 100.
[Ducky and Swan]
Ultimate
[Wingbeat]
- The shockwave’s radius created while transforming into Swan increased.
Nerf
[Robin]
“Robin’s strong base stats and skill set provide him with a high survival rate. By increasing his Ultimate Cooldown, his survivability has been greatly reduced.“
Ultimate
[You’re Last]
- Ultimate cooldown increased by 150. 500 → 650
[Red]
“It feels like you are a character in a horror film when Red is invisible. Red’s stealth duration has been reduced so players do not have to tremble in fear for long.”
Ultimate
[Time for Hide and Seek]
- Stealth duration decreased. 3 s → 2.16 s
[Wukong]
Base Stats
- Movement Speed decreased. 5.7 → 5.5
[Molly]
“Molly has been changed to encourage combat at close range.“
Skill
[Uppercut]
- Ground Skill’s charge speed and distance decreased.
[Master Cat]
Basic Attack
[Feline Arts: Flash]
- Ground Attack’s start-up time increased by approximately 0.03 s.
Rework
[Rapunzel]
“Ultimate Ability has been revamped to be more intuitive and easier to deal explosive amounts of damage.“
Ability
[Cold Feast]
- With Ultimate Ability equipped, hitting opponents with Basic Attacks will explode immediately.
- Explosion damage decreased by 100. 250 → 150
- Ability’s activation time decreased. 8/9/10/11/12 s → 6/6.5/7/7.5/8 s
- If Rapunzel is smashed, the activated effect is lost.
[Brick]
Skill
[Groundworks]
- The wall’s Knockback angle and amount greatly adjusted.
- Stun duration for when marked enemies are hit with his wall greatly decreased.
- Cooldown increased by 0.5 s. 3.5 s → 4 s
[Loren and Vex]
Basic Attack
[Tour Jeté]
- Ground Attack’s recovery time after the first attack increased by 0.05 s.
- If Aerial Attack misses, recovery time increases by approximately 0.03 s.
Skill
[Split Jump]
- Ground Skill’s first attack damage increased by 100.
Ultimate
[Pas De Deux]
- Cooldown decreased by 200. 1200 → 1000
Ability
[Solo Stage]
- Damage increase amount adjusted. 40/45/50/55/60 → 29/33/37/41/45%
[One Body and Spirit]
- Ultimate Cooldown Gauge Recovery Amount increased. 40% → 45%
[Zeppetta]
Basic Attack
[Universal Gadget Arm]
- Damage of Ground Attack’s second attack reduced by 100.
Ultimate
[Maximum Output!]
- Basic Attack’s hammer damage increased by 100.
[Bug Fixes]
- Fixed an issue where Victor’s Ultimate would not charge after hitting an enemy with his lightning rod.
- Fixed an issue where Yong Yong’s Ultimate would get canceled when hit right after activating it.
- Fixed an issue where Maya’s Ability [Absurd!] would not activate.
[Game Stat Checker]
For anyone interested in seeing statistics for Legends such as ability combinations, pick rates, and win rates, you can find them here at smashlegends.gg.
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