Midair Shell Jump

The Midair Shell Jump, commonly referred to as simply a Midair, and also known as the TAS Jump ^{(JPJapanese: TAS ジャンプ

Romaji: TAS janpu)} is widely considered to be one of the most difficult to pull off tricks in Super Mario Maker.

This trick was patched in Super Mario Maker 2.

How It Works[]

A Midair Shell Jump is done by throwing the shell backward and redirecting the shell forwards before Mario's throwing animation finishes. When Mario starts his throwing animation there is 1 frame before the shell is thrown. By turning around during this frame the shell is flicked underneath Mario.

Techniques[]

There are 2 main techniques for doing a Midair Input.

Tap	Flick

Timing[]

Doing the midair input at different heights lets you do different variations.

Early (Surfing Midair)	Normal	Late (Midair Shellmet)

Bump	Death / Damage Boost

Basic Variations[]

Cape Midair[]

A midair shell jump can be done as Cape Mario by doing the midair input while floating. If Mario has stored flight then he is able to start flying after the shell jump.

Normal	Cape Flight

Falling Yoshi/Boot Mount[]

Midair

Mini Midair[]

Normal

Rising Midair[]

Double

Shellmet Damage Boost[]

Normal	Shellmet Swap

Spinning Midair[]

Spinning

Advanced Variations[]

Falling Damage Boost Midair[]

If the midair input is done as soon as Mario starts to descend, performing an air twirl will allow Mario to take damage from the shell while also bouncing off it. In order for the advanced method to be done successfully it necessary to perform a 1 frame regrab midair input.

Basic	Advanced
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Fire Flower[]

By shooting a fireball after throwing the shell, it is possible to jump off the shell and kill it at the same time.

Normal

Ledge Midair[]

This is done by doing the midair input near the end of a ledge in a one-block high space and then jumping just before Mario runs off. In the New Super Mario Bros. U game style, it is not necessary to jump as Mario can simply run off and still land on the shell.

Normal	Spin Jump

Phase Midair[]

Because Mario is unable to interact with a shell for so many frames after throwing them he is able to throw the shell on the way down and "phase" through it on the way up before bouncing off it.

Normal
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Regrab Midair[]

By twirling the shell with a cape or tail on the same frame Mario lands on it it is possible to regrab the shell.

Cape

See Also[]

v • eTech in Super Mario Maker
Item Tech	Shells	Assisted Midair • Shell Hopping • Shell Jump (Backshot • Bouncing • Drop • Midair • Regrab • Surfing • Weird • Yoshi) • Shell Recycling • Shellmet Duck Jump • Shellmet Mount
	POW	Controlled POW Explosion • Exploding POW Door Entry • POW Block Duplication • POW Block Vanishing • POW Jump (Regrab) • Re-Useable POW
	P Switch	P Switch Drop • P Switch Kill • P Switch Jump (Midair)
	Spring	Midair Spring Jump • Sideways Spring Jump • Spring Jump Cancel • Spring Spin Jump • Super Spring Jump
	Floating Door Entry • Ground Pound Item Grab • Item Carry (Juggling • Spin Jump • Vine • Wall Jump) • Item Jump (Fast Momentum • Ground Pound • Midair Input • Sinking in Lava • Yoshi Midair) • Item Throw (Spin Cancel • Midair Input • Weak Throw) • Item Wall Clip
Enemy Tech	Bob-omb	Bob-omb Riding • Bob-omb Timer Reset
	Thwomps	Thwomp Bypass • Thwomp POW Jump • Thwomp Star Jump
	Frozen Beach Koopa Glitch • Enemy Jump (Falling Enemy • Meow Dive • Midair Spin Jump • Silent Spin • Wakeup) • Moving a Stationary Enemy • Offscreen Enemy Bypass • Reshelled Koopa • Rocky Wrench Wall Jump
Power-up Tech	Cape	Cape Damage Boost • Cape Dive Bomb • Diagonal Dropkick • Flight Storage • Lift Release • Multicaping • Spin Fly
	Fire Flower	Fire Floater • Fire Flower Wall Climb
	Yoshi	Falling Yoshi Mount • Pink Coin Duplication • Yoshi Back Tongue • Yoshi Damage Boost • Yoshi Dismount (1st Frame) • Yoshi Double Jump • Yoshi Eating Blocks Glitch • Yoshi Slow Spit • Yoshi Spin Jump Mount
	Boot Hover Jump • Grinder Bypass • Invincibility Glitch • Power-Up Invincibility Frames Jump • Power-up Physics Glitch • Propeller Cancel
Other Tech	1st Frame Jump (Door • Level Start • Note Block • Pipe Exit) • Crouch Storage • Donut Speed Tech • Ground Pound (Air Stalling • Cancel • Cancel Jump • Platform) • Joystick Exclusive Tech • Moonwalking • Note Block Spin Jump • Object Bypassing (Bumper • Coin Block • Hidden Block • One Block Gap • One-Way Wall • Note Block) • One Block High Gap Jump • One-Sided Wall Jump • Pause Buffering • Pause Tech • Pipe Re-Entry • Pixel Jump • Screen Scroll Manipulation • Slow Fall • Small Jump Glitch • Spin Jump • Triple Jump (Phantom Jump) • Trump Jump • Uncrouch Pipe Entry • Underwater Spike Door Entry • Wall Clip (Full • Partial • Spike• Vine) • White Block Easter Egg Jump • Wiimote Jump