# Height Based Combat Modifiers

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## Guide

##### Your characters height determines your hitbox size, attack speed and damage.

##### _Taller = **more** damage, **more** health, **larger** hitbox, **slower** attacks._

##### Shorter = **less** damage, **less** health, **smaller** hitbox, **faster** attacks.

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## Technical buffs/debuffs

## Short vs. Tall Height Comparison

**📏 Minimum Height**

- **M1 Reach:** 5.70
- **M2 Reach:** 4.70
- **Damage:** 0.85x
- **Atk Speed:** 1.15x
- **M1 Width:** 3.40
- **Heavy CD:**  CD / 1.15

**📐 Maximum Height**

- **M1 Reach:** 6.30
- **M2 Reach:** 5.30
- **Damage:** 1.15x
- **Atk Speed:** 0.85x
- **M1 Width:** 4.60
- **Heavy CD:** CD / .85

The main advantage of **Height** is the box face growing — you get **much more lateral and vertical hitbox** than with Reach, plus a slight reach increase on top.

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### Attack Speed

_Taller = **slower** swings, Shorter = **faster** swings_

- this includes combo reset timers, meaning shorter players attacking cooldowns are shorter.

### Damage

Taller = **more** damage, Shorter = **less** damage

- stacks with style damage.

### Hitbox Size

Taller = **larger** attack hitboxes, Shorter = **smaller** attack hitboxes

- easier to land hits when taller, can play ranged/distance playstyle

### Health

Taller = **more** health, Shorter = **less** health

- Not a _major difference or change in health unless extremely_ tall or _extremely_ short (base health = 100HP)

## Attachments

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