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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

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 specific items during the lunge phase of a Heavy Melee, you can maintain lunge momentum for extended movement.

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

To perform a Heavy Melee Cancel, either purchase active items that allow cancellation or play characters with abilities that can cancel Heavy Melee. Start a Heavy Melee, and while lunging forward, activate the item or ability.

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

• A True Heavy Melee Cancel allows full actionability afterward. These can only be executed with certain active items.
• A False Heavy Melee Cancel cancels the Heavy Melee but does not allow actionability afterward. These are executed with certain character abilities, putting you in 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 suitable for movement. To maximize momentum, cancel at the endpoint of the lunge phase (when you are fastest), then perform a Slide Bunnyhop. Momentum is preserved from the moment the active item is activated, allowing free turning during the lunge without affecting speed afterward.

The Weapon Item Melee Charge significantly impacts True Heavy Melee Cancels. Its +Heavy Melee Distance stat increases peak lunge speed, preserving even greater momentum.

False Heavy Melee Cancels are mainly useful for baiting opponents or minor positioning adjustments.

Items That Cancel Heavy Melee

Price	Type of Item	Item Name
1,600	Weapon Item	Fleetfoot
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 abilities, but cannot act immediately afterward.

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