Meteor in Survive Your Ideas
Disaster
Meteor brings falling rocks from the sky. Watch for incoming danger and keep an escape route available instead of relying on one position for the entire event.
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METEOR- What happens
- Meteors fall onto the island
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What does the Meteor word do?
METEOR creates falling space rocks. Unlike a wave, the danger comes from above, so a route that solves a ground-level problem may still leave you exposed.
The useful question before choosing Meteor is where you will move if your current position becomes unsafe. A narrow perch with one exit gives you fewer options than a place with several directions available.
How to respond to falling meteors
- Keep the sky and nearby ground in view so you can respond to incoming danger.
- Preserve a route out of your current shelter or platform.
- Reassess after each impact instead of treating a quiet moment as an all-clear.
- Look before leaving cover: another active hazard may make the open ground unsafe.
Shelter damage is reported in the word reference. That makes a backup route a sensible precaution; it does not establish a universal safe bunker or an exact damage radius.
When should you choose Meteor?
Meteor is a pressure choice when you want players to respond to an aerial threat. It is a poor fit if your own plan depends on standing still in a cramped position with nowhere else to go.
Compare it with Tsunami: the wave emphasizes elevation, while Meteor requires attention to what can fall onto your position. Choose based on the arena you are in, not just the size of the effect.
Does Meteor last for the whole match?
The reviewed references disagree about Meteor’s lifetime, describing it as both temporary and match-long. There is no dependable duration to put on a countdown here. Keep reacting while meteors are visible, and do not assume the hazard has ended because no rock landed nearby.
The match clock and next-Writer countdown measure other parts of the round. Neither is a Meteor expiry timer.
Frequently asked questions
Is high ground always safe from Meteor?
No. Height is useful against some ground hazards, but it does not put a player out of reach of something falling from above.
Can I hide in a bunker for the whole event?
The word reference reports shelter damage. Keep another route available rather than assuming one structure guarantees survival.
Can /undo remove Meteor?
/undo targets the most recent word. If another word has been entered since Meteor, do not expect it to select Meteor from earlier in the round.
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Sources & notes
Effect descriptions follow the references above. Positioning and choice advice is editorial guidance, not a measured win-rate ranking.