DNF Duel: Every Character’s Command List

Hammer of Repentance can also be used mid-air, but you won't use it often as it is much slower and leaves you open to counterattacks.

j.S

Sacred Upper is an OTG and can chain into itself if you are at the proper distance from your enemy.

If Flash Sphere travels a certain distance, it becomes plus on block, giving you the advantage. You can also pair Flash Sphere with DNF Duel's Conversion mechanic to set up combos.

Saint Counter can chain into Hammer of Repentance. Additionally, Saint Counter will not work on projectiles, low attacks, or grabs.

Miracle Splitter is excellent for closing in on your opponent as you are invincible to projectiles during the beginning of the charging phase of the attack.

Haptism is excellent for challenging opponents on wake-up and as a reliable anti-air against opponents who constantly jump in. However, a well-timed jump or throw will avoid/disrupt this attack, so use it wisely.

623MS

This is Crusader's bread and butter, allowing him to set up combos, juggles, and blockstrings and keep applying his unrelenting pressure on his opponent.

236MS

Grace of Lemidios also provides automatic follow-up attacks to his standard 2B and 5B actions and Spear of Victory, having hit strike them with lightning for a free second hit, allowing him to combo much more freely.

214MS

Only during the Grace of Lemidios

Using Strike of Repentance will remove the buff Grave of Lemidios. Strike of Repentance is also an OTG.

214MS

Only during the Grace of Lemidios

Using Apocalypse will remove the buff Grave of Lemidios. Apocalypse is also OTG and one of the best combo-moves at Crusader's disposal. However, it will disappear if Crusader gets hit when the orb is still light.

j.214MS

Spear of Victory will explode when under the effects of Grace of Lemidios, enabling even more combo potential.

This Awakening Skill is best used when weaving it into combos where you're juggling opponents in the air.

Holding the input down will charge Lethal Punto, giving it different properties. This will give the action more range and damage but will also make your target wall bounce, allowing you to follow up with additional attacks for combos.

Shield Uppercut typically gets canceled into from her 5B and is immediately followed up with either Finish! or one of Astra's Mana Skills (depending on your positioning). Shield Uppercut will cancel into every Mana Skill, Finish!, and Sky Break!

Sky Break will have Dragon Knight recover while still airborne, allowing her to go directly into Knuckle Blaster, Dragon Wing, or an overhead to mix up her opponent.

Finish! is typically performed after Shield Uppercut and allows Dragon Knight to cancel into any of her Mana Skills after its second hit. Furthermore, she can also cancel into Dragon Wing after the first hit if she needs to for a specific combo route.

Hitting an opponent with Knuckle Blaster will allow Dragon Knight to use Dragon Wing + Dash Forward to meet them in the air and continue her attack string/pressure.

This is useful in some corner combos but is best used to bait your enemy's attack to check them with Dragon Warrior Princess. Due to Astra retreating to Dragon Knight when hit, most players will make it their priority to hit them, which is why the base Summon Astra should be used as a test.

Only during Summon Astra

Only during Summon Astra

This allows you to set up combos from mid-screen or use it as a way to catch opponents off guard as Astra stays up even if Dragon Knight gets hit.

Only during Summon Astra

Dragon Fang is typically seen in corner combos that use the charged version of Lethal Punto.

Dragon Smash is almost always canceled into after using Biting Dragon. Additionally, Dragon Smash has an incredibly long recovery time, so whiffing will open you up considerably.

623MS

Can be used to counterhit opponents who go after Astra when you use Summon Astra.

236MS

Due to Biting Dragon playing a long-ish animation on execution, Dragon Knight will start regenerating MP during this time, allowing you to follow up with Dragon Smash almost every time.

214MS

Boost Forward

Boost Backward

With Dragon Wing active, you can boost forward with great speed, traveling just about half a screen forward. This allows you to continue air combos or land overhead attacks.

Boosting backward is an excellent way to create some distance between you and your opponent, allowing you to get out of dodge in sticky situations. This action will send you backward around one-fourth of the screen's length.

15 MP

15 MP

j.MS > 5MS

j.MS > 4MS

While we don't recommend it all the time, you can toss this Awakening Skill out against enemies who constantly press buttons from a distance and catch them mid-attack. But we strongly urge you to try to tie it into one of her many attack strings.

Rose Vines is an excellent way to apply pressure from range, control space, and even set combos up.

If you separate Madd from Enchantress via Showtime! or dashing, you can have Madd hit the opponent independently, allowing you to position yourself for more follow-up attacks.

If this move's input is held, you can charge the Lantern Firebomb to Level two or three. Each level provides more damage and makes the bomb bigger, covering a broader area of effect.

If the Destiny Puppet hits your target, it will grab them and explode, launching them into the air, allowing you to combo. The best way to use this action is to send the Destiny Puppet out, run behind it, then react to how your opponent decides to handle the situation. This provides excellent mix-up potential.

Like the ground-based Lantern Firebomb, this version can also be charged up two additional levels by holding in the input. This will increase the move's overall damage and its area of effect.

Activating Showtime! will change Enchantress' Mana Skills to accommodate for Madd.

Only during Showtime!

Only during Showtime!

Madd the Guard essentially replaces Enchantress' invincible reversal. However, this attack lacks invincibility on startup and is primarily used as an anti-air or to continue combos.

623MS

Only during Showtime!

Due to Madd's placement in front of Enchantress, this action is pretty good for poking and applying pressure. It can also extend combos.

236MS

Only during Showtime!

214MS

Like most reversals in DNF Duel, Terrible Roar has a long recovery, making it highly punishable on whiff, so don't use it haphazardly.

623MS

The whip can hit the opponent up to nine times. The first eight hits will steal four MP per hit (up to 32 total MP stolen), with the final hit stealing eight MP (totaling 40 MP stolen if every hit lands).

236MS

When in doll form, her opponent can only jump and perform basic attacks and jump, severely limiting their options and movement.

214MS

The final slash of Ultimate Phantom Slash will launch the opponent, allowing Ghostblade to chain into Soul Strike. However, during any of the other slashes, Ghostblade can cancel into any of his Mana Skills or any Special Move that isn't Spectral Eradication.

If Spectral Eradication connects as a counterattack, it will cause the opponent to crumple, allowing you to dash in for a full combo.

The second slash of this action allows you to continue the attack string and typically will not get canceled into anything other than the third slash.

The third slash will finish Drive Slash's attack string and is almost always followed up with Ghostblade's Awakening Skill, Phantasmal Slayer, whenever available.

6SS

6SSS

Hitting airborne enemies (via launch/jump) will allow you to combo into Ghost: Sky Slash. However, you can always use Ghost: Phantom Wind as a guaranteed follow-up because it is an OTG Mana Skill.

Cross Slash is often paired with Ghost: Phantom Wind to extend combos but can also get canceled into any of his other Mana Skills.

Ghost: Single Strike allows you to go directly into Dyad: Soul Cross, but it can also cancel into Ghost Retracer for a ground-based combo.

Only available after using Ghost – Single Strike

Being able to teleport to your ghost allows you to chain together several Mana Skills to extend or start combos.

623MS

If your ghost hits your opponent on its way up, you can quickly toss them and have your ghost hit them once more on the way back.

236MS

Ghost: Phantom Wind can OTG, which will launch your opponent on hit, allowing you to continue the combo.

214MS

Ghost: Targeted Hit can OTG as well, allowing you to extend combos.

Holding the input will provide Grappler with three hits of Super Armor. However, this action will lose to low attacks and throws, making it one of his least-used actions.

Additionally, you can hold in the input to gain three hits of Super Armor and lunge forward. The charged version will lose to low attacks and throws, however.

Neck Snap is used primarily for pressure and frametrapping your opponent but can also be used to set up combos. The charged version of this attack allows Grappler to place his opponent into a blockstring or throws.

Charging this attack will bounce your opponent off the ground, allowing you to follow up with an OTG Action. Furthermore, Air Steiner will almost always be how you combo into your Awakened Skill, Quaking Tiger.

The charged version of Slam Kick will bounce your target off the ground, leading to extended combos or the ability to use OTG actions.

Magnumsault is Grappler's go-to OTG attack, with the charged version acting as a launch, allowing him to juggle his opponent after contact. Furthermore, pressing the forward motion will extend your leap.

While useful against opponents with tremendous poke potential, Seismic Crash will lose to throws and lows.

623MS (Hold OK)

Both versions of Shoulder Tackle will set your opponent in a soft knockdown state, but charging the action will cause a wall-bounce if it's a counterhit. Additionally, the charged version will grant Grappler three hits of Super Armor but will lose to low attacks and throws.

236MS (Hold OK)

Break Down allows Grappler to grab airborne opponents in an active hitstun, letting him confirm into it and build into combos. The charged version will deal significantly more damage. Furthermore, the jumping version of this action will allow you to close out air confirms.

214MS (Hold OK)

j.MS (Hold OK)

Dead Lift can chain into Mighty Strike > micro-dash > Mighty Strike, allowing him to finish with the Final Strike Mana Skill.

Agile Maneuver is typically used to close the gap when executing combos or keep your opponent locked into a blockstring.

Mighty Strike can OTG and will cause the enemy to bounce off the ground before entering a hard knockdown state, which can swiftly be followed up with your Mana Skill Sweep. If the opponent was launched high enough, you could even slip another Mighty Strike at the tail-end of the attack string.

Dead Six is almost always used for air-to-air hit confirms or as filler during combos.

If Final Strike connects as a counterhit, your opponent will crumple, allowing him to follow up with a full combo.

When in his Awakened State, Bill Drill benefits significantly from Battle Command, allowing Hitman to apply tons of pressure.

623MS

Caracole won't be used often, but it's an incredible action against enemies in the corner as it creates unavoidable pressure.

236MS

214MS

Helix Dive can chain into an OTG Mighty Strike. If your opponent is in the corner, this can get followed up with 2B > Dead Lift.

Dusk Wings is typically paired with Shattering Strike but can be used after landing an OTG Mighty Strike.

Punish Cross can easily cancel into Cut-in Dash, Flege's Essence, and any of her Mana Skills.

If Rising Cut connects, she can cancel into Cut-in Dash, Flege's Essence, and any of her Mana Skills.

Cut-in Dash will allow Inquisitor to follow up with Cut-in Bash. Additionally, if you are close enough to your opponent, Cut-in Dash will let you cross through your opponent.

Only during Cut-in Dash

Landing Cut-in Bash will allow you to carry your opponent to the corner via jump canceling.

Opponents inflicted with the Essence debuff will get launched significantly higher and further when hit by Inquisitor's Mana Skills.

Raid's primary use is to extend aerial combos as it will bring her targets down to the ground, allowing her to follow up with Mana Skills.

If Fledge's Firebomb contacts an opponent under the effects of Essence, they will be launched. Furthermore, they will also be inflicted with Incinerate, which slowly burns them over time for ninety frames.

Landing Noble Rage will launch your opponent, allowing you to mix in an OTG for a combo.

623MS

Opponents inflicted with the Essense debuff will get Incinerated via the flaming greataxe.

236MS

If your opponent has the Essence debuff and gets hit by Burning Wheel, they will be Incinerated.

214MS

If the last swing of God's Wrath hits an opponent inflicted with the Essence debuff, they will get Incinerated.

Flame Cut is typically canceled into Toad Oil Bomb if the enemy is close or will chain into Ninpo: Log Clone > jumping AB > Flying Squirrel.

Rising Cut allows Kunoichi to recover in mid-air, which will enable her to do air attacks or double jump to set up aerial combos.

When airborne, Kunoichi will throw the kunai knives at the ground at varying angles, allowing her to cover a broad range and control space from above.

j.S

If she's close enough to her opponent, Kunoichi will teleport behind them. This also applies if the opponent as the Burning Stigma debuff applied to them. If the opponent is in the corner, Kunoichi will always teleport above them. Ninpo: Log Clone is almost always used to extend combos from Flame Cut.

Flying Squirrel is often used to increase the damage dealt to enemies caught inside Flame Tornado.

Once applied, Burning Stigma will explode after a few seconds, launching the opponent. This forces the opponent to either block or try to land a hit on Kunoichi to dispel the effect, giving you the advantage.

Nin-Bound Fire Art: Fireball

If the action is charged, the fireball extends much further, deals more damage, and even costs less MP. However, this version has a noticeably longer cast time.

35 MP

Nin-Bound Heavenly Fire Blast

The charged version of this ability will have Kunoichi throw all three fireballs at once, covering a much wider area.

623MS (Hold OK)

Nin-Bound Flame Tornado

The charged version is much larger vertically, deals more damage, and will travel the entire stage length. However, it also has a longer cast time.

236MS (Hold OK)

Nin-Bound Toad Oil Bomb

The charged version acts the same way, except Kunoichi instead summons the toad on top of her opponent.

214MS (Hold OK)

Nin-Bound Flying Air Shuriken

The charged version of this ability has Kunoichi throw three sets of exploding kunai knives instead of one.

j.214MS (Hold OK)

If Steyr AMR hits, you can chain into any of Launcher's Mana Skills.

Cannon Ball is similar to the Steyr AMR but moves much faster across the screen and offers a taller hitbox.

Launcher can chain this into her Awakening Skill, Ancient Trigger, and her Mana Skill, BBQ.

This action is useful for controlling space or if you want to do lots of chip damage to your opponent but will rarely extend or set up combos.

Charged Laser Rifle fires in a straight, horizontal line and covers the length of the stage, making it useful for chip damage or to lock your opponent in place.

BBQ's range is very short, but it will counter pretty much anything from Special Moves to grabs to standard attacks.

623MS

X-1 Extruder is one of Launcher's best combo extenders and typically chains into Cannon Ball.

236MS

The FM-92 mk2 Lancer is excellent for temporarily controlling the space in front of you or locking your opponent down.

214MS

Even if guarded by the opponent, the Quantum Bomb will deal tons of chip damage, making this an excellent ability to control space with and force your opponent to respect their spacing and options.

At specific distances, Mysterious Slash will automatically cross up the opponent. This action will cancel into Vanish and Phase Shift.

Phase Shift will never connect with airborne opponents. This action also chains into his Mana Skills Vanish Cutter and Vanish Strike.

Mysterious Sphere has Lost Warrior recover while still in the air, allowing him to perform any of his aerial moves before he hits the ground.

Stacks of Engraved Time are obtained by successfully landing Mana Skill attacks.

Vanish Cutter can also hit OTG, allowing Lost Warrior to follow up with Dominate or Phase Shift.

623MS

Mysterious Pierce can be used to extend combos or end them. Furthermore, this action can hit OTG, allowing you to continue applying pressure.

236MS

Vanish Strike can also hit as an OTG, giving you access to different combo routes.

214MS

Landing a hit with Mach Kick will allow Ranger to cancel directly into Windmill, Triple Tap, Suppressive Barrage, Wild Shot, or Death Hawk.

If you hit an opponent with Steep Slide, you can cancel directly into Windmill, Triple Tap, Suppressive Barrage, Wild Shot, or Death Hawk.

Windmill will allow Ranger to use the move Air Raid but can also cancel into Suppressive Barrage, Wild Shot, or Death Hawk.

Only during Windmill

Air Raid can loop into itself during an attack string two to three times, will launch your opponent on contact, and allows Ranger to recover in the air to perform devasting combos.

Triple Tap can also hit OTG, allowing for even more combo potential. Furthermore, this move can cancel into Suppressive Barrage, Wild Shot, Deadly Approach, or Death Hawk.

If the explosion of the G-14 Bust hits, it will launch the opponent, allowing you to follow up. This is one of Ranger's strongest abilities at his disposal, as it will enable him to control space, lock his opponent down, and potentially get a full combo.

Double Barrage

Triple Barrage

If you hit the enemy, or even when blocked, you can opt to perform follow-up Barrages, which will cost additional MP.

30 MP

15 MP

Wild Shot always launches your opponent on hit, allowing you to follow up with additional attacks.

623MS

While Deadly Approach will cause your opponent to crumple to the ground on hit, it's primarily used as a way to escape corner pressure or create distance in general.

236MS

This is an excellent action to keep pressure applied and control the space ahead of you, but it's not valuable for most combos.

214MS

Double Scud Genocide

Triple Scud Genocide

This action can be further extended twice by pressing the MS button, which costs more MP each time. This can also hit OTG, allowing you to extend combos.

20 MP

10 MP

Tiger Chain Bash

Pressing S again after using Tiger Chain Strike will have Striker launch directly into Tiger Chain Bash, a two-hit attack string that can cancel into many actions to create or extend combos.

5SS

Muse's Uppercut allows Striker to transition into aerial combos, typically chaining into Air Walk.

Crushing Fist can also cancel into her standard 5A, 2A, 5B, and 2B and her Special Moves and MP Special Moves: Tiger Chain Strikes, Muse's Uppercut, Low Kick, Shadowless Kick, Rising Fist, Mountain Pusher.

Low Kick can also hit OTG and cancel into several of her attacks, making it an incredible tool for keeping attack strings ongoing.

Air Walk can hit as an OTG and will extend combos as a result. This is one of Striker's most substantial moves as it offers her lots of potential.

Due to Shadowless Kick being Striker's fastest Mana Skill, it's used frequently to extend combos, frametrap her opponents, and keep unrelenting pressure up.

623MS

Mountain Pusher makes Striker invulnerable to projectiles during its animation and will wall bounce opponents on a counterhit, allowing you to follow up with a combo.

236MS

214MS

Aerial Wind Blaster

j.S

Wind Upper is an excellent anti-air and will also cancel into any of Swift Master's Mana Skills.

The tornadoes can block weaker projectiles and keep opponents airborne when caught inside them.

Headwind can get canceled into any normal upon finish and will pull in opponents closer to Swift Master at a much faster speed.

Storm Strike allows Swift Master to perform more extended combos and have near-endless range on an attack that wall bounces and hard knockdowns his opponent.

Hold and Release

Relentless Biting Wind negates all projectiles and can also hit OTG.

Eye of the Storm draws in nearby enemies and ends with Swift Master delivering a powerful strike.

623MS (Air OK)

Wind Orb is a crucial part of Swift Master's playstyle, allowing him to extend combos, aerial juggles, and apply pressure.

236MS (Air OK)

Only during Wind Orb

236MS (Air OK)

214 (Air OK)

Only during Wind Twist

Vortex Hurricane is an excellent way to extend combos and can hit OTG.

214 (Air OK)

Only when airborne near Wind Orb

Sword Bomb can launch into Oppression, leading to extended combos.

Black Crescent is a decent anti-air but is commonly used as a way to cancel into G-Bomb.

Aerial G-Bomb

The aerial version of G-Bomb allows Troubleshooter to place his opponent in a hard knockdown state and even extend combos.

G-Bomb will deactivate if Troubleshooter is hit and can be used to detonate his Oppression Mana Skill prematurely.

J.S

Gaining 100 HP of white health grants Troubleshooter a thirty percent damage boost and 10 MP. This also allows him to convert his attacks for longer combos.

Igniting Slash 2

Igniting Slash 3

The first slash will place his opponent into a hard knockdown state, allowing Troubleshooter to follow up with an OTK. The second hit will bridge the first and third one with essentially no added benefits, and the third and final hit launches his opponent for excellent combo potential.

20 MP

20 MP

5MS>MS

5MS>MS>MS

Troubleshooter rigs his greatsword with explosives once more and swings it vigorously around himself.

623MS

Get On Fire (2nd)

If you follow up with the second portion of this attack, he will fire his shotgun once more, placing his opponent in a hard knockdown state on hit.

20 MP

6MS>MS or 236MS>MS

While the mine-net will explode on its own after a few seconds, Troubleshooter can blow it up early via 2A, G-Bomb, or performing the action again.

214MS

Disastrous Quake can also hit OTG, making it crucial for extending combos.

• Get On Fire: Now wall bounces and sends opponents into a hard knockdown state.
• Oppression: Launches your opponent much higher than before.
• Igniting Slash 3: Now launches your opponent higher than previously possible.
• Perfect Batting: Also launches your target significantly higher than before.

Vanguard can chain all of his S actions into one another, so long as he has not used already used it in the current string.

Vanguard can chain all of his S actions into one another, so long as he has not used already used it in the current string.

Vanguard can chain all of his S actions into one another, so long as he has not used already used it in the current string.

Vanguard can chain all of his S actions into one another, so long as he has not used already used it in the current string.

Vanguard can chain all of his S actions into one another, so long as he has not used already used it in the current string.

Only during Brandish

Inferno Charge is excellent for applying pressure.

Only during Brandish

Only during Brandish

Only during Brandish

On counterhit, Behead will place your opponent in a crumpled state, allowing Vanguard to follow up with an OTG/combo.

623MS

Earthshatter is a fast move, so it's often used to poke. This move is also an OTG, allowing you to end or extend combos.

236MS

Devastate can be used as an anti-air, but it's typically how you will end most corner combos.

214MS

Doom Glaive will place your opponent into a hard knockdown state, allowing Vanguard to follow up with an OTG to extend combos.