Super Smash Bros Ultimate Update 13.0.0 has arrived, and here’s the full list of changes and fixes added with this patch. Update 13.0.0 brings us the arrival of Sora and friends from Kingdom Hearts. As with all new fighters, some spirits, a new stage, and some additional music have come as well. But on top of it all comes a slew of buffs and nerfs for multiple fighters. Let’s take a look at the list of new changes with Update 13.0.0!
Super Smash Bros Ultimate Update 13.0.0 Patch Notes
- General character content
- Offline/spirit content
- Fighter balance adjustments
Update 13.0.0 General Content
- Sora Challenger Pack released
- Hollow Bastion stage
- Multiple Kingdom Hearts songs added to the music roster
- Judd Hat costume
- Octoling Wig costume
- Doom Slayer helmet/armor
Update 13.0.0 Offline Content
- Addition of the following spirits from the Kingdom Hearts franchise
- Riku
- Kairi
- Roxas
- Axel
- Xion
- Terra
- Ventus
- Aqua
- Addition of the following spirit(s) to the Spirit Board
- Razewing Ratha
Fighter Balance Adjustments
- All Fighters
- Opponents that fall down due to Kazuya’s side special cannot be stepped on mid-jump
- Jigglypuff
- Neutral Attack 2: reduced vulnerability
- Back Air Attack: reduced vulnerability overall and when landing
- Downward Throw: shortened launch distance and reduced vulnerability
- Dr. Mario
- Neutral Air Attack: extended launch distance with high damage
- Up Air Attack: increased attack power and maintained launch distance
- Down Air Attack: increased attack speed
- Side Special: increased the amount of time for hit detection
- Down Special: increased the speed that super armor activates when used on the ground
- Zelda
- Neutral Attack 1: reduced vulnerability
- Flurry Attack: increased power
- Up and Down Smash Attack: extended launch distance
- Down Air Attack: increased high damage range
- Lucario
- Dash Attack: increased the range and duration of the high-damage part of the attack
- Side Tilt Attack: extended launch distance of the second attack
- Down Tilt Attack: increased the attack speed
- Rosalina/Luma
- Down Smash Attack: Luma will appear in front of Rosalina when using the move; extended launch distance for Luma’s attack
- Side Special: Luma will follow Rosalina when using the move in the air
- Little Mac
- Up Tilt Attack: extended duration of the opponent’s animation when struck by this attack
- Side Smash Attack: increased power against shields when using the attack with down input
- Neutral Special: extended launch distance; reduced vulnerability when using on the ground; increased speed of use; second button press can be put in in advance
- Up Special: extended launch distance of the last attack
- Down Special: increased the amount that attack power will increase
- Ridley
- Side Special: shortened time between slamming animation and when another jump can be made
- King K. Rool
- Up Tilt Attack: increased power; extended launch distance
- Side Smash Attack: increased range at beginning of attack; increased the amount of time that hit detection lasts
- Forward Air Attack: reduced vulnerability
- Up Throw: extended launch distance
- Isabelle
- Down Tilt Attack: reduced vulnerability
- Side Smash Attack: extended duration of the high-damage part of the attack
- Down Smash Attack: increased attack range; extended launch distance
- Forward Throw: extended launch distance
- Incineroar
- Down Smash Attack: increased power; extended launch distance
- Up Air Attack: increased attack power and maintained launch distance
- Up Special: increased attack power and launch distance of the high-damage window while descending and for the explosion
- Joker
- Final Smash: shortened downtime after use
- Hero
- Final Smash: shortened downtime after use
After a wave of success with their most recent tournament event, Nintendo is sure to bring in a lot more. Sora has been a long-time fan request in the Super Smash Bros franchise, and Super Smash Bros Ultimate update 13.0.0 brings him out at full force. With his friends along for the ride as Spirits, there’s plenty to experience. The majority of the fighter adjustments also buff the ones they relate to. Whether this is because of the current addition of Sora is unclear.
Super Smash Bros Ultimate is available now for Nintendo Switch. For more information on this update visit the official Nintendo site.