DNF Duel: Grappler Guide

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The master of hugs, Grappler is the character with the most command grabs in DNF Duel. This martial artist excels at close distances but also has other tools that will make him a menace in medium ranges.

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Grappler’s unique gimmicks make him different from the rest of the roster, asking you to press (and hold) buttons in a much more varied way than his rivals. In this guide, we’ll tell you how to play as Grappler, giving you some quick tips and tricks for your fights.

While this isn’t the only fighter with command grabs, he’s the one that has the most and his playstyle goes around it. Of course, you could just avoid them and play using his stampedes and strong kicks, but you’ll be missing one of the two things that makes him unique — and one that is pretty useful.

The other main feature from Grappler, which also makes it a different experience to use when compared to others, is that you can charge almost every Skill and MP Skill he has — his parry is the only thing that can’t be charged. Charging a move not only increases its damage, but it can also have an additional effect like leaving your opponent in the air, ready to be followed up with another move.

While charging attacks is easy (just holding the attack button you need, you don’t have to hold the direction too), creating combos is another story. You’ll learn that you only need a second to charge the move you want, and you’ll have to do it in a precise manner in order to prevent your enemy from recovering.

Fling (Skill Attack) and Air Steiner (Skill Attack + Left) are the basic tools that you want to master the most with Grappler. The first one is a command grab that leaves your opponent in the air and forces them to knockdown when