What’s New in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Patch 13.0.1?

Francesco De Meo

Published: Dec 2, 2021 07:47 am

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has been going strong since its release back in 2018, and the development team supported the game in the best possible way by releasing multiple patches that improved the game’s balance and introduced new content, and many DLC characters lifted from the most diverse gaming franchises, ranging from Persona and Final Fantasy to Kingdom Hearts.

What’s New in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Patch 13.0.1?

New Features

While the main focus of the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 13.0.1 patch is balancing the cast out, it does include some new features. From now on, the game will support the Samus and E.M.M.I. amiibo figures that were released alongside Metroid Dread. By scanning them in the Games & More amiibo option, you can receive their spirit. You can also use the Samus Metroid Dread amiibo as a Figure Player.

Fighter Adjustments

The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 13.0.1 patch introduces balance changes for many different characters.

Those hit by the changes are Donkey Kong, Link, Peach, Daisy, Ice Climbers, Falco, Mewtwo, Meta Knight, Wario, Ike, Mega Man, Rosalina & Luma, Robin, Bowser Jr., Ryu, Cloud, Inkling, Ridley, Piranha Plant, Min Min, Steve, Pyra, Mythra and Sora.

Below, you will find all the changes for these fighters included in the patch.

Fighters	Moves	Changes

Donkey Kong	Neutral Attack 2	Increased the amount of time hit detection lasts. Reduced vulnerability.
Donkey Kong	Down Tilt Attack	Extended the amount of time opponents will be in the damage animation.
Donkey Kong	Neutral Special	Increased the speed that super armor activates.
Link	Neutral Attack 1	Increased attack speed.
Link	Down Tilt Attack	Adjusted launch angle.
Link	Up Smash Attack	Extended launch distance for the final attack.
Peach	Side Special	Made it easier to grab edges.
Daisy	Side Special	Made it easier to grab edges.

Ice Climbers	Dash Attack	Increased attack speed.
Ice Climbers	Down Smash Attack	Extended launch distance.
Ice Climbers	Up Special	Increased attack speed. Increased the speed of the edge-grab range detection.
Falco	Dash Attack	Increased attack power while maintaining launch distance.
Falco	Side Smash Attack	Increased the attack range in the front to match the visual.
Mewtwo	Side Tilt Attack	Increased power. Extended launch distance.
Mewtwo	Forward Throw	Increased power.

Meta Knight	Up Smash Attack	Increased attack range. Adjusted so opponents won’t fall over when hit with the first or second hit.
Meta Knight	Forward Air Attack	Increased power.

Meta Knight	Back Air Attack	Increased power.
Meta Knight	Up Throw	Extended launch distance.
Wario	Neutral Attack 1	Increased power. Reduced vulnerability.
Wario	Neutral Attack 2	Increased attack power while maintaining launch distance. Reduced vulnerability.
Ike	Neutral Attack ３	Increased power. Extended launch distance.
Ike	Up Smash Attack	Extended launch distance for the high-damage range.
Ike	Side Special	Increased power when starting to charge forward on the ground. Extended launch distance when starting to charge forward on the ground.
Mega Man	Dash Attack	Extended launch distance for the final attack. Increased attack speed.
Mega Man	Down Smash Attack	Extended the damage range downward.
Mega Man	Side Special	Increased power.

Rosalina & Luma	Basic Movements	Shortened the launch distance when Luma is launched.

Rosalina & Luma	Down Smash Attack	Extended Rosalina’s damage range inward.
Robin	Flurry Attack	Increased attack range. Increased power.
Robin	Flurry Attack to KO	Increased attack range.
Bowser Jr.	Dash Attack	Made it easier to hit multiple times. Increased power.
Bowser Jr.	Down Tilt Attack	Made it easier to hit multiple times. Adjusted launch angle for the final attack.
Bowser Jr.	Up Smash Attack	Increased power.
Bowser Jr.	Side Special	Extended launch distance when spinning.
Ryu	Side Tilt Attack (Strong)	Increased attack speed.

Ryu	Neutral Special	Increased attack power while maintaining launch distance for light, medium, heavy, and command-input attacks.
Ryu	Side Special	Reduced vulnerability for light, medium, heavy, and command-input attacks when used on the ground.
Cloud	Down Special	Increased attack speed for Finishing Touch.
Inkling	etc.	Reduced vulnerability when reloading ink.
Inkling	Side Tilt Attack	Increased power. Extended launch distance.
Inkling	Up Tilt Attack	Made it easier to hit opponents on the ground.

Inkling	Side Smash Attack	Made it easier to hit the high-damage range.
Inkling	Neutral Special	Extended the distance of the shot.
Ridley	Dash Attack	Increased power. Extended launch distance.

Piranha Plant	Side Tilt Attack	Extended launch distance for the final attack.
Piranha Plant	Down Tilt Attack	Increased the amount of time hit detection lasts. Reduced vulnerability.
Piranha Plant	Down Air Attack	Increased the amount of time the meteor effect lasts for the damage window.
Piranha Plant	Down Special	Shortened the time to use the move.
Min Min	Basic Movements	Reduced the power against shields for each punch. Adjusted the length of some of the animations when knocked down on the ground to match other fighters.
Min Min	Neutral Air Attack	Increased vulnerability when landing.
Min Min	Side Smash Attack	Reduced the duration of the Dragon’s beam.
Steve	Up Smash Attack	Reduced the duration of an opponent’s animation when they are struck by different parts of this attack.

Pyra	Basic Movements	Adjusted the length of some of the animations when knocked down on the ground to match other fighters.
Pyra	Side Special	Increased vulnerability.
Mythra	Basic Movements	Adjusted the length of some of the animations when knocked down on the ground to match other fighters.
Mythra	Side Smash Attack	Shortened launch distance.
Sora	Basic Movements	Adjusted the length of some of the animations when knocked down on the ground to match other fighters.

Is Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 13.0.1 The Final Balance Patch?

The Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 13.0.1 patch is the last patch to include fighter adjustments, so unless some of these changes brought massive glitches, we will not be seeing any further changes to characters. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate has reached the final stages of its life, so it’s not surprising that the developer is scaling back the amazing support it has provided over the years.

Author

Francesco De Meo

Francesco has been writing about video games and the video games industry for almost a decade, focusing on all aspects of the industry. Having always loved handheld gaming, he joined TouchTapPlay in 2013 to cover mobile gaming and, later on, the Nintendo Switch console, which is today his most played console.