Heavy Melee/Heavy Melee Cancel

“I'll slow them down!”

In the April 17, 2025 Update, Heavy Melee Cancel momentum preservation was substantially reduced, limiting its movement potential. While the cancel still works mechanically, the distance and speed gained from the technique are now much lower than before.

Overview

Heavy Melee Cancel

Heavy Melee Cancel Extension

Hidden Melee

Heavy Melee Cancel
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Tech Type:	Universal Tech
Difficulty:	Advanced Easy
Character Dependent:	NoIf using active items, YesIf using abilities
Inputs:	Heavy Melee, then use active item or ability during lunge phase

A Heavy Melee CancelAlso known as HMC, Melee Cancels allows you to cancel the recovery of a Heavy Melee using certain active items or abilities. By activating certain items during the lunge phase of a Heavy Melee, you can maintain the lunge momentum for extended movement opportunities.

To perform a Heavy Melee Cancel, either buy the active items that allow you to cancel Heavy Melee or play certain characters that have abilities that can cancel Heavy Melee. Start a Heavy Melee, and while you are lunging forwards, activate the active item.

Heavy Melee Cancels can be split into two categories: True and False

• A True Heavy Melee Cancel allows for full actionability afterwards. True Heavy Melee Cancels can only be executed with certain active items.
• A False Heavy Melee Cancel cancels the Heavy Melee, but doesn't allow for actionability afterwards. False Heavy Melee Cancels are executed with certain character abilities; these abilities put you into a special state that prevents normal actions (e.g., Kelvin's Ice Path). The exception is Kelvin's Frozen Shelter, which is a True Heavy Melee Cancel.

True Heavy Melee Cancels are the only type that can be utilised for movement. To maximise movement potential, cancel the Heavy Melee at the endpoint of the lunge phase (since that is when you are the fastest), then Slide Bunnyhop afterwards. Heavy Melee Cancels maintain the momentum from the moment you activate the active item; this means you can turn freely during the lunge phase without affecting speed afterwards.

The Weapon Item Melee Charge heavily impacts True Heavy Melee Cancels. Its stat of +Heavy Melee Distance increases the peak speed during the lunge phase, which can be preserved for even greater momentum.

False Heavy Melee Cancels are much less useful; their main use is to parry bait opponents or for small positioning adjustments.

Items That Cancel Heavy Melee

Price	Type of Item	Item Name
1,600	Weapon Item	Fleetfoot
1,600	Vitality Item	Restorative Locket
3,200	Vitality Item	Fury Trance
6,400	Vitality Item	Colossus
6,400	Vitality Item	Unstoppable
6,400	Vitality Item	Vampiric Burst

Abilities That Cancel Heavy Melee

Some characters can perform Heavy Melee Cancel using their abilities. However, they are unable to act immediately afterward due to the nature of their abilities.

Character	Ability
Dynamo	Singularity
Ivy	Stone Form
Kelvin	Ice Path
	Frozen Shelter