Season 4 1.4.0 Patch Notes Part 2

These Patch Notes are a continuation of Part 1

Characters

Legend:
+ = Buff
- = Nerf
~ = Change
* = Bugfix
Note: Attacks callouts reference default controls.

Agent Smith

Ground Side Attack 2

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  

Ground Side Attack 3

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  

Ground Up Attack

• - Hitbox size reduced so the attack is less likely to hit behind Agent Smith
  

Ground Down Attack

• ~ Knockback angle made more horizontal
  
• - Knockback influence multiplier increased to 1.2 from 1.0
  

Air Up Attack

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air Neutral Special

• Fixed an issue where this attack could be on-hit canceled before all shots were fired, causing inconsistent on-hit cancel combos
  

Air/Ground Side Special

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Arya

General

• + Ground movement speed increased to 2190 from 2125

Ground Down Attack

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  

Air Neutral Attack

• ~ Knockback angle made more horizontal
  
• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  
• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air Side Attack

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  
• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air Up Attack

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air/Ground Side Special (all versions)

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Banana Guard

Ground Dash Attack

• ~ Hitpause reduced
  

Ground Neutral Attack

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  

Ground Down Attack

• + Movement distance from charge increased
  
• + On-hit cancel window advanced 2 frames
  

Air Neutral Attack

• - Now allows less movement control when used near the ground
  
• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air Side Attack

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air Up Attack

• - Second hit hitstun reduced
  
• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air Down Attack

• + Hitbox active duration increased 1 frame
  

Ground Down Special

• - On-hit cancel window delayed 18 frames
  
• - Final hit hitstun reduced
  

Air Side Special

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air Up Special; Ground version unchanged

• - Final hit knockback reduced to 2300 from 2500
  
• ~ Final hit knockback angle made more diagonal
  
• - Final hit knockback influence multiplier increased to 1.2 from 1.0
  

Batman

Passive

• - Attacks no longer apply weakened debuff on-hit while Batman is invisible
  
• + Attacks have a small increase to knockback while Batman is invisible
  

Ground Side Attack 1

• - Hitbox size reduced so the attack is less likely to hit behind Batman
  

Ground Side Attack 2

• - Hitstun reduced
  
• - Hitbox size reduced so the attack is less likely to hit behind Batman
  

Ground Side Attack 3

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  

Ground Up Attack

• - On-hit weakened debuff removed
  

Ground Down Attack, Kick Follow-up

• - Knockback reduced to 1850 from 1900
  
• - Knockback scaling reduced to 22 from 23
  
• - On-hit weakened debuff removed
  

Ground Down Attack, Sweep Follow-up

• + On-hit cancel window advanced 4 frames
  

Air Neutral Attack (Cooldown)

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air Side Attack 1

• ~ Knockback angle made more horizontal
  
• - Knockback influence multiplier increased to 1.2 from 1.0
  
• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air Side Attack 2

• - On-hit weakened debuff removed
  

Air Up Attack

• - Second hit knockback reduced to 1450 from 1550
  
• - Second hit knockback scaling reduced to 12 from 13
  
• - Second hit knockback influence multiplier increased to 1.2 from 1.0
  
• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air Down Attack

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air/Ground Neutral Special

• - Cooldown increased to 24 seconds from 20 seconds
  

Ground Up Special

• - Now prevents fast fall during attack start-up
  
• - Full-charge first hit hitbox size reduced so the attack is less likely to hit behind Batman
  

Ground Down Special

• + Smoke bomb area of effect is now larger to better match visuals
  
• + Smoke bomb now gives allies besides Batman a 20% speed buff
  
• + Smoke bomb now removes enemy dodge meter while enemies are inside
  
• Fixed an issue where Smoke Bomb was not buffing ally dodge meter regeneration
  

Air Up Special

• - Knockback scaling reduced to 14 from 16
  

Air Down Special

• Fixed an issue where Batman's hurtboxes would be misaligned when using Air Down Special as part of a dodge attack
  

Beetlejuice

Ground Neutral Attack

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  

Ground Side Attack 2

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  

Ground Side Attack 3

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  

Air Neutral Attack

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air Side Attack

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  
• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air Up Attack

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air/Ground Neutral Special

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Black Adam

Ground Neutral Attack

• + Now grants allies a lightning gauntlet buff on-hit
  
• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  

Ground Side Attack 1

• – Hitbox size reduced so the attack is less likely to hit behind Black Adam
  

Ground Side Attack 2

• – Hitbox size reduced so the attack is less likely to hit behind Black Adam
  

Ground Side Attack 3

• + Hitbox added to Black Adam’s hand that knocks back enemies that were not grabbed
  
• – Hitbox size reduced so the attack is less likely to hit behind Black Adam
  

Ground Up Attack

• + Projectile now grants allies a lightning gauntlet buff on-hit
  
• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  

Air Side Attack

• ~ Second hit knockback angle made more diagonal
  
• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air Up Attack

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  

Air/Ground Side Special

• – Movement reduced when Black Adam is fatigued (empty dodge meter)
  
• + Projectile now grants allies a lightning gauntlet buff on-hit
  
• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Ground Down Special

• + Successfully blocking a projectile now reduces Black Adam’s active cooldowns 7.5%
  
• Fixed an issue where the projectile shield would take damage from light projectiles
  

Air Down Special

• + Projectile now grants allies a lightning gauntlet buff on-hit
  

Bugs Bunny

Crouch

• + Bugs can now pull either a sandwich or a dynamite item from his ACME box
  
• + ACME box cooldown reduced to 10 seconds from 15 seconds
  
• + ACME box item pull start-up window reduced 10 frames
  
• + ACME box item pull now moves toward nearby allies
  

Ground Dash Attack

• + Knockback scaling increased to 21 from 18
  

Ground Neutral Attack

• – Hitbox size reduced so the attack is less likely to hit behind Bugs Bunny
  
• + Maximum charge time reduced 3 frames
  

Ground Side Attack 1

• – On-whiff cancel window delayed 4 frames
  

Ground Side Attack 2

• – Hitbox size reduced so the attack is less likely to hit behind Bugs Bunny
  

Ground Up Attack

• – Hitstun reduced
  

Air Neutral Attack

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air Side Attack

• – Uncharged knockback reduced to 1500 from 1750
  
• + Uncharged knockback scaling increased to 16.5 from 14
  
• + On-hit cancel window advanced 3 frames
  
• – Hitbox size reduced so the attack is less likely to hit behind Bugs Bunny
  
• ~ Hitpause reduced
  
• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air Up Attack

• – Knockback reduced to 1500 from 1650
  
• + Knockback scaling increased to 19 from 15
  
• ~ Knockback angle made more diagonal
  
• – Hitstun reduced
  
• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air Down Attack

• – Hitbox size reduced so the attack is less likely to hit above Bugs Bunny
  
• + Start-up window reduced 1 frame
  

Air/Ground Down Attack (Pie Equipped)

• ~ Uncharged pie launch speed reduced, charged pie launch speed increased
  
• ~ Pie projectile now ignores platform collision when colliding with platforms from above
  
• + Pie projectile knockback scaling increased to 15 from 1
  

Ground Side Special

• + Movement increased
  
• + On-hit cancel window advanced 14 frames
  
• + Hitbox added to Bugs Bunny’s hand that combos into stun hit
  
• + Attack can now be charged, reducing minimum start-up window by 15 frames
  

Air Side Special (Cooldown)

• Fixed an issue where Bugs could drift backwards during this attack
  
• Fixed an issue where this attack incorrectly broke armor
  

Air/Ground Up Special (Cooldown)

• Fixed an issue where this attack incorrectly broke armor
  

Air/Ground Down Special

• Fixed an issue where dodged projectiles would not hit enemies after exiting the tunnel
  

Finn

General

• + Air movement speed increased to 1900 from 1775
  
• ~ Boots of speed buff visuals updated
  

Passive

• + Ally coin buff increased to 2 damage per stack from 1 damage per stack
  
• + Ally coin buff now loses only 1 stack on-hit, down from all stacks
  
• + Ally coin buff now grants armor break on max (5) stacks
  

Ground Neutral Attack

• + Knockback scaling increased to 18 from 15.5
  
• ~ Hitpause increased
  
• – On-whiff cancel window delayed 10 frames
  

Ground Side Attack 1

• ~ Animation and attack properties have been updated, hitbox size adjusted to match new visuals
  

Ground Side Attack 2

• ~ Animation and attack properties have been updated, hitbox size adjusted to match new visuals
  

Ground Side Attack 3

• + Damage increased to 6 from 5.5
  
• – Knockback reduced to 1750 from 1900
  
• – Knockback scaling reduced to 16 from 18
  
• ~ Knockback angle made more horizontal
  
• + Hitstun increased
  

Ground Up Attack

• – Uncharged knockback reduced to 1100 from 1350
  
• ~ Finn now launches himself to one height, regardless of charge
  

Ground Down Attack

• + First hit knockback influence multiplier decreased to 0 from 1.0
  
• ~ Second hit hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  
• – Second hit knockback influence multiplier increased to 1.15 from 1.0
  
• – On-hit cancel window delayed 3 frames
  

Air Neutral Attack

• ~ Knockback angle made more horizontal
  
• – Hitstun reduced
  
• – Knockback influence multiplier increased to 1.15 from 1.0
  

Air Side Attack 1

• + Hitstun increased
  
• ~ Hitpause reduced
  
• + On-hit cancel window advanced 1 frame
  
• – On-hit cancel window into Air Down Attack delayed 6 frames
  
• + On-whiff cancel window advanced 15 frames; now matches on-whiff cancel into Air Side Attack 2
  
• – Hitbox size reduced so the attack is less likely to hit behind Finn
  

Air Side Attack 2

• – On-hit cancel window delayed 8 frames
  
• – Hitbox size reduced so the attack is less likely to hit behind Finn
  

Air Up Attack

• + Knockback increased to 1300 from 1100
  
• + Knockback scaling increased to 14 from 10
  
• ~ Knockback angle made more horizontal
  
• – On-hit cancel window delayed 10 frames
  
• – On-whiff cancel window delayed 8 frames
  
• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  
• + Now maintains more momentum during attack
  

Air/Ground Neutral Special

• – Start-up window increased 2 frames
  
• + Hitbox active duration increased 2 frames
  
• + Ally shockwave now always spawns when high-fiving an ally
  
• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air/Ground Neutral Special (BMO)

• – Hitbox size reduced so the attack is less likely to hit behind Finn
  
• + Now breaks armor
  

Air Side Special

• – Now no longer automatically tracks towards nearest enemy or enemy projectile
  
• – Now no longer has an active hitbox while Finn is dashing
  
• + Finn can now intentionally angle his side special dash up or down
  
• + Attack can now be charged, reducing minimum start-up window until movement by 8 frames
  
• + Sweetspot hitbox added to Finn’s sword tip
  

Garnet

Ground Neutral Attack

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  

Ground Side Attack 1

• – Hitbox size reduced so the attack is less likely to hit behind Garnet
  

Air Neutral Attack

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  

Air Up Attack

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  
• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air Down Attack

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  
• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  
• Fixed an issue where Garnet’s hurtboxes would be misaligned when using Air Down Attack as part of a dodge attack
  

Gizmo

General

• + Ground movement speed increased to 1900 from 1850
  

Ground Side Dodge

• Fixed an issue where Gizmo had fewer invulnerability frames than the cast during his ground side dodge
  

Ground Side Attack 1

• – Hitbox size reduced so the attack is less likely to hit behind Gizmo
  

Ground Down Attack

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  

Air Side Attack

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  
• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air Up Attack

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  
• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Ground Side Special

• – Car explosion hitbox size reduced
  

Air Side Special

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air Down Special

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Harley Quinn

Ground Down Attack 1

• – Hitstun reduced
  
• + On-hit cancel window advanced 1 frame
  
• + On-hit cancel window into Ground Down Attack 2 advanced 1 frame
  

Ground Down Attack 2

• + Damage increased to 8 from 7
  
• + Knockback increased to 1850 from 1750
  
• + Knockback scaling increased to 19 from 18
  
• ~ Knockback angle made more horizontal
  
• + On-hit cancel window advanced 4 frames
  

Ground Side Attack 2

• – Hitstun reduced from 2.25 to 2.1
  
• This is to prevent an infinite loop
  

Air Neutral Attack

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air Side Attack

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air/Ground Side Special

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air Up Special; Ground version unchanged

• – Now prevents fast fall during attack
  

Iron Giant

Passive

• ~ Now limits fall speed during hover
  

Air Neutral Attack

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air Side Attack

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Jake

General

• + Ground movement speed increased to 2150 from 2100
  

Ground Side Attack 1

• – Hitbox size reduced so the attack is less likely to hit behind Jake
  
• – Movement reduced
  

Ground Up Attack

• + On-hit cancel window advanced 1 frame
  
• – Knockback influence multiplier increased to 1.5 from 1.0
  

Ground Down Attack

• ~ Knockback angle made more downward to allow ground bounces
  
• – Knockback influence multiplier increased to 1.25 from 1.0
  

Air Neutral Attack

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air Side Attack

• + Uncharged damage increased to 5 from 4
  
• + Uncharged sweetspot damage increased to 6 from 5
  
• + Uncharged sweetspot knockback increased to 1450 from 1300
  
• + Uncharged sweetspot knockback scaling increased to 18 from 17
  
• + Repeat-move lockout reduced to 14 frames from 20 frames
  
• – On-whiff cancel window delayed 6 frames
  

Air Up Attack

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air Down Attack

• + Second hit start-up window reduced 2 frames
  
• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  
• + Now maintains more momentum during attack
  

Air/Ground Neutral Special

• – On-hit weakened debuff removed
  

Air/Ground Side Special

• + Now maintains more momentum during attack
  
• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Jason

Ground Neutral Attack

• – Hitbox active duration reduced 4 frames
  

Ground Side Attack 1

• – Hitbox size reduced so the attack is less likely to hit behind Jason
  

Ground Side Attack 2

• – Hitbox size reduced so the attack is less likely to hit behind Jason
  

Air Neutral Attack

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  
• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air Side Attack

• – Hitbox size reduced so the attack is less likely to hit behind Jason
  

Air Up Attack

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  
• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Ground Neutral Special

• Fixed an issue where certain grab attacks would not properly break Jason’s gray health armor
  

Air Neutral Special

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  

LeBron

General

• + Ground movement speed increased to 2180 from 2000
  
• + Air movement speed increased to 1900 from 1600
  

Ground Side Attack 1

• – Hitbox size reduced so the attack is less likely to hit behind LeBron
  

Air Neutral Attack

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air Neutral Attack (No Basketball)

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air Side Attack

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  
• – On-Hit cancel window delayed 5 frames
  
• – On-Whiff cancel window delayed 10 frames
  

Air Side Attack (No Basketball)

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  
• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air Down Attack (No Basketball)

• – Start-up window increased 2 frames
  
• + Hitbox active duration increased 1 frame
  
• – Hitbox size reduced so the attack is less likely to hit above LeBron
  

Air/Ground Side Special

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Marvin

Ground Side Attack 1

• – Hitbox active duration reduced 1 frame
  

Ground Down Attack

• + Damage increased to 9 from 8
  
• + Knockback increased to 1500 from 1400
  
• + Knockback scaling increased to 18 from 17
  

Dash Attack

• + Final hit damage increased to 9 from 7
  
• + Base knockback increased to 1750 from 1600
  
• ~ Knockback angle on all hits made more horizontal to improve consistency
  

Air Neutral Attack

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air Side Attack

• + Uncharged damage increased to 7 from 6
  
• + Uncharged knockback increased to 1600 from 1000
  
• – Knockback scaling reduced from 21 to 19
  
• ~ Knockback angle made more diagonal
  
• – On-hit branch window delayed 1 frame
  
• – Hitstun reduced
  
• + Now maintains more momentum during attack start-up
  

Air Down Attack

• – Hitbox size reduced so the attack is less likely to hit above Marvin
  

Air Side Special

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  
• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air/Ground Neutral Special

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air/Ground Up Special

• Fixed an issue where the Rocket projectile would occasionally inherit the attack properties of Marvin’s charge attacks
  

Morty

General

• + Ground movement speed increased to 2080 from 1950
  

Ground Side Attack, Neutral Attack Follow-up (Whip)

• ~ Visuals adjusted to better match hitbox size
  

Air Side Attack 1

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air Side Attack 2

• – Hitbox size reduced so the attack is less likely to hit be
  

Nubia

General

• + Ground movement speed increased to 2275 from 2250
  

Air Neutral Attack

• + First hit now more reliably combos into second hit
  
• – On-whiff cancel window delayed 2 frames
  
• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air Down Attack

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air/Ground Neutral Special

• – On-hit cancel window delayed 3 frames
  
• Fixed an issue where all projectile blocks were stopping Nubia’s spear
  

Ground Side Special

• – On-hit cancel window delayed 4 frames
  

Air Side Special

• + First hit now more reliably combos into second hit at high damages
  

Air/Ground Down Special

• + Now more reliably dashes to ally position
  

Reindog

General

• + Ground movement speed increased to 2165 from 2150
  

Ground Side Attack 1

• – Hitbox size reduced so the attack is less likely to hit behind Reindog
  

Air Side Attack

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air/Ground Neutral Special

• ~ Tether projectile now ignores platform collisions
  
• ~ Tether projectile now ignores blast zone collisions
  

Air Side Special

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Rick

Ground Side Attack 2

• – Hitbox size reduced so the attack is less likely to hit behind Rick
  

Ground Down Special

• + Running Meeseeks hitbox size increased
  

Air Side Attack

• – Knockback influence multiplier increased to 1.1 from 1.0
  
• ~ Knockback angle made slightly more horizontal
  
• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air/Ground Side Special (Cooldown)

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  

Air/Ground Up Special

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  

Samurai Jack

Passive

• – Focus special attacks no longer apply weakened debuff on-hit
  

Ground Side Attack 1

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  

Ground Side Attack 2

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  

Ground Up Attack

• + Samurai Jack can now cancel the attack on-hit after the first hit before the second hit has begun
  
• Fixed an issue where Samurai Jack could slide off the ledge during this attack
  

Air Neutral Attack

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air Side Attack

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  

Air Neutral Special

• + Hitbox added to Samurai Jack’s arm that knocks back enemies that were not grabbed
  
• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air Down Special

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  

Air/Ground Up Special

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  

Focus Air Down Special

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  

Shaggy

Ground Neutral Attack

• – Hitbox size reduced so the attack is less likely to hit behind Shaggy
  

Ground Side Attack 2

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  

Ground Side Attack 3

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  

Ground Up Attack

• + Uncharged knockback increased to 1550 from 1450
  
• – On-hit cancel window delayed 8 frames
  
• – On-whiff cancel window delayed 6 frames
  

Ground Down Attack

• – On-hit cancel window into Ground Side Attack removed
  

Ground Down Attack 2

• ~ Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
  

Air Neutral Attack

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air/Ground Side Special

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Ground Up Special; Air version unchanged

• – Now prevents fast fall during attack start-up
  

Ground Down Special

• – Sandwich damage reduced to 5 from 9
  
• – Sandwich knockback reduced to 1600 from 2900
  
• – Sandwich knockback scaling increased to 15 from 12.5
  

Air Down Special

• Fixed an issue where fighters grabbed by Shaggy could become stuck in terrain
  

Rage Air/Ground Up Special

• + Early hits now more reliably combo into final hit
  
• – On-hit weakened debuff removed
  

Rage Air/Ground Down Special

• – Shockwave on-hit weakened debuff removed
  

Rage Air/Ground Neutral Special

• – On-hit weakened debuff removed
  

Steven Universe

Ground Side Attack 2

• – Hitbox size reduced so the attack is less likely to hit behind Steven
  

Air Side Attack

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air/Ground Side Special

• ~ Shields now slowly descend when anything is on top of them
  

Air/Ground Side Special (Cooldown)

• ~ Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
  

Air/Ground Up Special

• ~ Shields now slowly descend when anything is on top of them
  

These patch notes are continued in Part 3