SSBU/Luigi/Introduction

Introduction

In previous Smash games, Luigi was a wacky bag-of-tricks character with very slippery physics. In Ultimate, his slippery physics have been toned down, and his gameplan is now mostly based around his grab and it’s powerful followups, including one of the few inescapable zero-to-death combos.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Grab: Luigi’s grab is one of, if not THE best grabs in the game. It’s long-ranged, noncommittal, and can even be used to edgeguard. If he lands a grab, he can get high damage, kill confirms, or… True Zero-To-Death: Luigi has one of the few true zero-to-deaths in the game. While the opponent can mix up their DI to make it harder for Luigi, it’s always possible to get the zero-to-death. Cyclone: Luigi’s down-B has frame 1 invincibility, making it difficult for short ranged characters to juggle him and allowing him to break out of gaps in combos.

Poor Recovery: Luigi has poor air mobility and his up-B has no horizontal movement. Luigi Missile is slow and the opponent can intentionally get hit by it to halt Luigi’s momentum. These factors combine to give him one of the worst recoveries in the game.