Sand

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This article is about the Copy Ability. For the Top Ride course in Kirby Air Ride, see Sand (Top Ride course).

Sand is a Copy Ability in the Kirby series, debuting in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe.

Games[]

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[]

Sand grants Kirby the ability to use psammokinesis. It is an incredibly versatile ability with a moveset capable of attacking in numerous ways, including building sandcastles, shooting sand waves and attacking with an arm made out of sand. Sand inherits properties from various other abilities, such as Leaf's fully invincible guard (which it can leap out of with a high-rising attack reminiscent of Hi-Jump), attacks that pound in stakes and destroy metal blocks, and a grab that can reach objects through walls like Whip.

Alongside its utility and puzzle-solving abilities, Sand has incredibly high-powered attacks in its arsenal, although many of them require charging time. However, Kirby can completely ignore the charge time needed for the ability's most powerful individual technique, Sand Hurricane, by inputting an up-attack out of Sand Geyser. This leads Sand to have by far the highest raw damage output against airborne bosses in the game.

Techniques[]

• Type A
• Type B

Move	Controls		Description	Damage[1]
Sand Wave			Kirby throws out a wave of sand by pounding the ground.	12
Sand Burst	after Sand Wave	after Sand Wave	Kirby swings upwards to launch a shorter but higher sand wave, hitting a second time on any enemies caught by Sand Wave.	12
Sand Kick	+ after Sand Wave	+ after Sand Wave	Kirby throws a kick backwards, sending a slightly smaller wave of sand out behind him.	16
Sand Grab	Press and hold , then release	Press and hold , then release	Kirby charges up, then throws out a hand made of sand, grabbing a hit enemy and pulling them to him. This move can travel through walls and collect items, similarly to Whip.	36
Sand Toss	Sand Grab +	Sand Grab +	Kirby launches the caught enemy with a burst of sand.	36 (thrown enemy, contact)
Sand Smasher	+ tap	+ tap	Kirby forms a fist from sand and swings it down in an overhead arc. This move can pound stakes and break metal blocks.	22 (main hit, shockwave)
Golem Smasher	+ press and hold , then release	+ press and hold , then release	Kirby charges up the fist, making it larger before swinging it identically for more range and damage. The fist emits a fairly large shockwave towards the end of the move, which extends the move's hitbox and deals more damage.	48 (main hit), 60 (shockwave)
Sand Storm	+ tap	+ tap	Kirby summons a whirling vortex of sand around himself, trapping enemies for multiple hits.	7 per hit
Sand Hurricane	and hold	and hold	After maintaining the Sand Storm for long enough, Kirby spins to create a wider whirl for the finishing hit. By pressing and / after a Sand Geyser, Kirby will immediately use this attack without needing to charge it.	12 (initial hits), 24 (final hit)
	+ during Sand Geyser	+ during Sand Geyser
Sand Dash	Dash +	Dash +	Kirby performs a sliding kick, invincibly covering a good distance and kicking up a wave of sand in front of him.	12
Sand Ball	+ in midair	+ in midair	Kirby throws a ball of sand downwards that bursts on impact, creating a wider-ranged burst of sand. The shockwave emitted by this move deals more damage than the attack body itself.	16 (ball), 24 (shockwave)
Sand Hide	///	/	Kirby hides in a pile of sand, only the gem on his hat visible. This is a completely intangible guard similar to Leaf's Leaf Hide, preventing him from being touched entirely.	N/A
Reveal	Release /// while using Sand Hide	Release / while using Sand Hide	Kirby jumps out of the sand pile, creating a burst of sand around him that deals minor damage.	12
Sand Geyser	during Sand Hide	during Sand Hide	Kirby performs a Hi-Jump-esque leap out of the sand pile, creating a vortex of sand that travels along with him. His trajectory is controllable mid-jump with the Control Stick.	32
Sandcastle	, then +	, then +	Kirby summons a sandcastle that sits on the ground as a stationary construct, exploding in a burst of sand when an enemy touches it, he hits it himself with another attack, or several seconds pass. Sandcastles can be created in midair, falling down to the ground afterwards.	10 (initial hits), 24 (completed sandcastle)

Move	Controls		Description	Damage[1]
Sand Wave			Kirby throws out a wave of sand by pounding the ground.	12
Sand Burst	after Sand Wave	after Sand Wave	Kirby swings upwards to launch a shorter but higher sand wave, hitting a second time on any enemies caught by Sand Wave.	12
Sand Kick	+ after Sand Wave	+ after Sand Wave	Kirby throws a kick backwards, sending a slightly smaller wave of sand out behind him.	16
Sand Grab	Press and hold , then release	Press and hold , then release	Kirby charges up, then throws out a hand made of sand, grabbing a hit enemy and pulling them to him. This move can travel through walls and collect items, similarly to Whip.	36
Sand Toss	Sand Grab +	Sand Grab +	Kirby launches the caught enemy with a burst of sand.	36 (thrown enemy, contact)
Sand Smasher	+ tap	+ tap	Kirby forms a fist from sand and swings it down in an overhead arc. This move can pound stakes and break metal blocks.	22 (main hit, shockwave)
Golem Smasher	+ press and hold , then release	+ press and hold , then release	Kirby charges up the fist, making it larger before swinging it identically for more range and damage. The fist emits a fairly large shockwave towards the end of the move, which extends the move's hitbox and deals more damage.	48 (main hit), 60 (shockwave)
Sand Storm	+ tap	+ tap	Kirby summons a whirling vortex of sand around himself, trapping enemies for multiple hits.	7 per hit
Sand Hurricane	and hold	and hold	After maintaining the Sand Storm for long enough, Kirby spins to create a wider whirl for the finishing hit. By pressing and / after a Sand Geyser, Kirby will immediately use this attack without needing to charge it.	12 (initial hits), 24 (final hit)
	+ during Sand Geyser	+ during Sand Geyser
Sand Dash	Dash +	Dash +	Kirby performs a sliding kick, invincibly covering a good distance and kicking up a wave of sand in front of him.	12
Sand Ball	+ in midair	+ in midair	Kirby throws a ball of sand downwards that bursts on impact, creating a wider-ranged burst of sand. The shockwave emitted by this move deals more damage than the attack body itself.	16 (ball), 24 (shockwave)
Sand Hide	///	/	Kirby hides in a pile of sand, only the gem on his hat visible. This is a completely intangible guard similar to Leaf's Leaf Hide, preventing him from being touched entirely.	N/A
Reveal	Release /// while using Sand Hide	Release / while using Sand Hide	Kirby jumps out of the sand pile, creating a burst of sand around him that deals minor damage.	12
Sand Geyser	during Sand Hide	during Sand Hide	Kirby performs a Hi-Jump-esque leap out of the sand pile, creating a vortex of sand that travels along with him. His trajectory is controllable mid-jump with the Control Stick.	32
Sandcastle	, then +	, then +	Kirby summons a sandcastle that sits on the ground as a stationary construct, exploding in a burst of sand when an enemy touches it, he hits it himself with another attack, or several seconds pass. Sandcastles can be created in midair, falling down to the ground afterwards.	10 (initial hits), 24 (completed sandcastle)

Damage values[]

Moves that are "combo'd" into quickly from another attack will deal 0.75x the listed damage, rounded down.

Flavor texts[]

Game	Flavor text
	Sand can be shifted into all kinds of shapes. Form a fist to smash and grab, then finish your foes by sculpting a sudden sandcastle!

In Other Languages[]

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology and notes
	サンド	Officially romanized as Sand.
	Sand
	沙子	Translates to Sand.
	샌드	Translates to Sand.
	Sand	Same as English.
	Zand	Translates to Sand.
	Sable	Translates to Sand.
	Sabbia	Translates to Sand.
	Arena	Translates to Sand.
	Areia	Translates to Sand.

Trivia[]

• Sand is one of the first Copy Abilities to be introduced in a remake, alongside Mecha.
  • New Copy Abilities were considered for Kirby Super Star Ultra, but ultimately the Copy Abilities were kept the same to maintain the game balance by allowing abilities to be usable in various game modes.^[2]

Artwork[]

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Gallery[]

The ability was revealed by the @Kirby_JP Twitter account.

References[]

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