Rivals of Aether II

Balance · 17

• Slade's Down Special's Treasure Chest now falls slower after being spawned in the air.

  down special's treasure chest fall speed

• The Forward Tilt sweetspot shield pushback multiplier is changed from x1.2 to x1.

  forward tilt sweetspot shield pushback multiplier

• Absa's dash grab range is increased.

  dash grab range

• Big Gouie's Up Strong lower hitbox size is increased.

  up strong lower hitbox size

• The Special Pummel hitbox is moved backward.

  special pummel hitbox position

• Galvan's Up Special's Magnet Platform will now decay twice as fast when below stage level.

  up special's magnet platform decay rate

• Down Air hits 1 and 2 shield pushback multiplier is changed from x1 to x0.5.

  down air hits 1 and 2 shield pushback multiplier

• Gouie's Down Air Recovery window ledge grab frame is changed from 22 to 25.

  down air recovery window ledge grab frame

• Absa's pivot grab range is increased significantly.

  pivot grab range

• Down Tilt shield pushback multiplier is changed from x1 to x0.5.

  down tilt shield pushback multiplier

• Gouie's Up Air Recovery window ledge grab frame is changed from 22 to 28.

  up air recovery window ledge grab frame

• Big Gouie's standing grab range is increased.

  standing grab range

• Up Strong hit 1 and Down Strong hit 1 are no longer techable.

  up strong hit 1 and down strong hit 1 techability

• Ranno's Down Tilt shield pushback multiplier is changed from x1 to x0.5.

  down tilt shield pushback multiplier

• Gouie's Forward Air Recovery window ledge grab frame is changed from 16 to 18.

  forward air recovery window ledge grab frame

• Gouie's Neutral Air Recovery window ledge grab frame is changed from 20 to 25.

  neutral air recovery window ledge grab frame

• Gouie's Back Air Recovery window ledge grab frame is changed from 23 to 28.

  back air recovery window ledge grab frame

Content · 1

• A new Low Poly 2026 bundle featuring Low Poly Forsburn and Maypul, 2 rare icons, 3 rare titles, plus coins & bucks is available for $19.99.

  standalone bundle

Economy · 1

• Prefix, Suffix, and Both retro titles are hitting both the bucks and coin shops.

  retro title

System · 6

• Standing grab ranges are increased for many characters.

  standing grab range

• The shield pushback formula is changed to 4 + damage * 1.0 for the defender and 1 + damage * 0.75 for the attacker.

  shield pushback formula

• Getup Attacks and Ledge Attacks will now cut shield pushback in half.

  getup attacks and ledge attack

• The base shield hitpause multiplier is changed from x1.0 to x1.2.

  base shield hitpause multiplier

• After perfect shielding an attack, you will automatically perfect shield any attack that hits within 5 frames of shield stun ending, down from 10 frames.

  perfect shield window

• Waveland snapping distance for platforms above you is changed from half the character's default ECB height to 100.

  waveland snapping distance

UI · 1

• Attempting to floorhug when locked out will now make you flash red briefly.

  floorhug lockout indicator

Fix · 4

• Charged Neutral Special visuals were adjusted to better match the hitbox.

  charged neutral special visual

• Fixed shield particle recoloring for golden skins.

  shield particle recoloring

• Fixed a bug where Wind Chime SFX now play as usual.

  wind chime sfx bug

• Fixed a bug where held items were destroyed when crossing a blastzone.

  held items destruction

Also in this patch3

• Gouie's Forward Throw and Up Throw air acceleration in the Recovery window is reverted from 2.2 to 1.5.

  forward throw and up throw air acceleration

• The input buffer change to shorten it after shield stun, attacking a shield, or floorhugging is reverted.

  input buffer

• The next character and their release date will be unveiled at Port Priority: DX on 11/15.

  character reveal