Gaming
sweetspot
What does sweetspot mean?
Lots of moves have multiple hitboxes, and the sweetspot is the strongest one — more damage, more knockback, the kill. Land the sweetspot and someone dies at 90%; miss it and they live to 140.
"Marth's tipper is the sweetspot — catch them with the tip of the blade and it kills way earlier."
Origin
Fighting game and Smash Bros community.
Frequently asked questions
What is a sweetspot in fighting games?
It's the part of a move's hitbox that hits hardest — the exact spot you want to land.
How do you use sweetspot in a sentence?
"Time it so you catch them with the sweetspot for max damage."
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