Super Smash Bros. Ultimate players have uncovered a new version of King K. Rool’s crown duplication technique that doesn’t require self-destruction, potentially shifting the character’s competitive viability.
The discovery, shared by a player on X (formerly Twitter), demonstrates a method for duplicating King K. Rool’s crown projectile without sacrificing a stock — addressing the major drawbacks of the previously known technique.
According to the comments detailing the execution, players need to throw the crown while positioned close to the blast zone, then catch it using upward momentum. This automatically spawns a duplicate crown that persists throughout the match.
“You basically need to throw crown while really close to the blastzone, then catch it using any sort of upward momentum,” one commenter explained. “That will automatically make a duplicate spawn. If you want to be able to pick up the duplicate, the crown you caught needs to despawn via a second throw.”
The technique offers significant advantages over the original method discovered earlier. Not only does it eliminate the stock sacrifice requirement, but it also allows for safer recovery with crown armour and doesn’t overshoot the ledge — issues that plagued the previous version due to the respawn platform positioning.
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Juan ‘Hungrybox’ DeBiedma, professional Smash player and content creator for Team Liquid, highlighted the significance of the discovery on social media.
“So you’re telling me that seven years after Ultimate is released, we have an extremely niche, situational tech that allows K. Rool to sacrifice one of his own stocks in order to become a high tier for the rest of the game,” Hungrybox posted on X, referring to the original technique. “God, I love Smash Bros.”
The duplicated crown functions as a permanent item throughout the match. Even if opponents throw it off-stage, it respawns like K. Rool’s standard crown projectile, provided players maintain proper spacing and avoid direct contact with it.
While the technique presents new offensive possibilities, it also introduces risk. Players attempting the setup near the blast zone become vulnerable to edge-guarding. However, this creates potential mind games — K. Rool players could feint the setup to bait opponents into unsafe edge-guard attempts, setting up spike opportunities instead.
King K. Rool currently sits at 78th out of 82 characters on the Ultimate tier list, placed towards the bottom of D tier. The character has struggled competitively due to several significant weaknesses.
Whether this new tech discovery will impact King K. Rool’s tier placement remains to be seen. Some players suggest Nintendo may address the technique in a future patch, though players have confirmed it remains functional as of this article’s publication.
The discovery demonstrates that even seven years after release, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s competitive community continues to uncover new techniques that could reshape character viability.
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