Garou: Mark of the Wolves/Grant

Overview

Combos

Matchups

Strategy

Misc.

Introduction

Grant is the mid boss in MOTW. If you're playing against the computer, you will end up facing him no matter what, but depending on how well (or poorly) you perform in the game (winning grade) he may end up being the last boss.

Gameplay

Grant is considered by many to be the most brain dead (easiest) character in the game. Many believe that he can be picked up in mere minutes and become a character that can compete on any level. He is called cheap, ridiculous, overpowered, and at times some call for him being banned from competitive play due to being 'over powered.'

While Grant is one of the most powerful characters in the game, he has to play cautious. If he just goes all out and rushes blindly he will end up losing against seasoned players. He may seem all mighty to many players out there, but he is not as bad as he is made out to be.

Strengths	Weaknesses
Good range and damage on normals Good neutral and air-to-air game Higher defense and guard crush gauge than average Can be played very safe and low risk Arguably the easiest character to play with the lowest execution, making him very consistent	Limited conversions off a low Can be somewhat dependent on meter to get damaging conversions Can't throw crouching opponents (except at point-blank range in the corner)

Character Colors

Move List

Frame Data Source: https://w.atwiki.jp/garoumow/pages/31.html and https://w.atwiki.jp/garoumow/pages/69.html

Data Help
Disclaimer: This is meant to teach basic terminology used when describing moves.
Hitbox:	A predefined area (usually a rectangle or rectangles) that tells the game how any given attack can come in contact with a character. Hitboxes are invisible to the player when normally playing.
Hurtbox:	A predefined area (usually a group of rectangles) that tell the game how your character is allowed to get hit by any incoming attack. Specifically, you'll get hit by (or block) an attack if that attack's hitbox ever overlaps your hurtbox.
Throw Box/Range:	Active throw frames and range. Your opponent will be thrown in this field if not in block or hit stun.
Projectile Box:	Hitbox on a projectile attack.
Guard/Counter Box:	The Guard Box or Counter Box. This appears when blocking or using a counter move.
Push Box:	Has no bearing on hit/hurt boxes. Just prevents characters to not pass through each other. (Also known as "Collision Box".)
Startup	The number of frames before an attack can hit the opponent. Does not include the first active frame.
Guard	The way this move must be blocked. High or H or Overhead (especially when from the ground) -- must be blocked standing. High-Low or HL or Mid -- can be blocked either standing or crouching. Low or L -- must be blocked crouching.
Damage	"Basic" damage -- Unmodified damage values "Correct" damage -- Damage values accounting for damage scaling, TOP multiplier, and defense rate
Guard Crush Value	Decreases the defender's guard durability gauge by this value.
+X	Attacker has X number of advantage frames.
-X	Attacker has X number of disadvantage frames.
KD	Short for "knockdown", knocks down opponent on hit.
◯	Cancelable on both hit and block.
∞	Chain cancelable with the same button (renda cancel).
※	Cancelable on the first hit/part only.
《X》OR «X» OR <<X>> OR (X)	X number of inactive frames between hits of multihit moves.
△	Only cancelable on block.
▽	Only cancelable on hit.
× OR X	Not cancelable.

Close Standing Normals

Cl.

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
5	Mid	3	4	5	12
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
+6	+6	X	X	4
Standing jab.

Cl.

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
7	Mid	6	4	6	16
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
+5	+5	X	X	4
Another good poke, especially since it can link into his / super. Its best to use this at max distance since Grants close A and crouch A are better once grant gets in close on the opponent.

Cl.

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
11	Mid	8	3	30	41
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-12	-12	X	X	6

Cl.

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
11	Mid	9	3	13	25
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
+5	+5	X	X	8

Far Standing Normals

Far

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
6	Mid	6	4	7	17
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
+4	+4	X	X	4

Far

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
8	Mid	6	4	6	16
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
+5	+5	X	X	4
Another good poke, especially since it can link into his / super. Its best to use this at max distance since Grants close A and crouch A are better once grant gets in close on the opponent.

Far

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
14	Mid	9	5	22	36
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-6	-6	X	X	6
Is also a good anti air, and a great overall poke from max distance. It beats out many moves and pokes in the game, deals a lot of damage for a normal, and also deals a fair amount of guard crush damage.

Far

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
14	Mid	14	5	20	39
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
KD	-4	X	X	10
Makes a good anti air if timed correctly, but should not be abused, since it is very easy to bait. This move is Grants most common kara-canceled move since it inches him forward allowing for his special attack to go slightly further. It has pretty bad recover and can be punished by the entire cast.

Crouching Normals

Cr.

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
5	Mid	4	4	6	14
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
+5	+5	X	X	4

Cr.

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
6	Low	5	3	10	18
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
+2	+2	X	X	4

Cr.

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
7, 7	Mid	10	1, (1), 3	38	53
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-20	-20	X	X	10, 10
This attack shouldn't be used too often. it has pretty bad recovery and Grant cannot link anything after it. It has horrible recovery on hit and block. Its a decent poke from afar as its his longest reaching attack, but many characters can punish it. Grant players will want to use this as little as possible.

Cr.

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
11	Low	8	4	31	43
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
KD	-14	X	X	5

Jumping Normals

Jump

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
6	High	3	11	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-	-	◯	◯	4
Is great for beating people who love to do air specials. It can beat out everything in the air, as long as Grant remains under the opponent. The attack is angled at 45° so there's a good chance it will whiff if the oppnent is leveled with Grant.

Jump

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
6	High	3	10	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-	-	◯	◯	4
Forward or backward small jump B can beat out upper-body evasion attacks.

Jump

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
11	High	7	6	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-	-	◯	◯	5
A good air-to-air. It takes longer to come out than his weaker air attacks, but its worth it, just be sure to time it right and you will be set. Once Grant hits with this, he has the opportunity to play some ground mind games since he can dash under, or to the exact spot his opponent will land leading to an ambiguous cross up. He can also do a 0 Frame super, which if timed right can be unblockable if the opponent doesn't know how to counter it.

Jump

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
11	High	6	6	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-	-	◯	◯	5
A great attack to use if your opponent loves to jump in from far away. instant jump back D will beat just about every air attack in the game. try to bait your opponent into jumping by using his ground normals and locking them down until the opponent feels they have to jump in and then stick this out.

Command Normals

Ma-heki
Demonic Wall
+

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
10	Mid	12	4	26	42
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
KD	-9	X	X	12
Grants 'Chest Hump' attack. This is rarely used outside of the corner for juggle purposes. If it connects it will lead to a free special/super. Note: This move cannot be feint canceled. Earlier versions of the game are used for many combo videos, and in it Grant is able to FC this attack. He does not have an infinite

Universal Moves

St.
Lower-body evasion attack

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
11	Overhead	21	11	11	43
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-3	+3	-	-	5
Kara cancelable while airborne at the latter part of startup.

Cr.
Upper-body evasion attack

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
6, 6	Mid	8	3, (5), 5	22	43
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-8	-2	X	X	3, 3
1~7F upper body invincibility kara cancel is possible between the 1st and 2nd hits.

Majin Gan (T.O.P. Attack)
Devil Rock

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
8x3 (with 1.25x damage modifier)	Mid	16	-	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
KD	-15	-	-	10×3
Grant's TOP attack is pretty strong. For some characters, two blocked TOP attacks will Guard Crush. His TOP attack hits up to 3 times. Overall, his TOP attack is a great poke for once in a while, can even work as a anti-air at times. Just remember to use it wisely and don't become predictable with it. Grant's reliance on meter and his turtling playstyle benefit greatly from being in TOP. Placing the TOP at the beginning of his lifebar is the best choice.

Throws

Ankoku Otoshi
Dark Fall
Close / +

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
14	-	1	-	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
+33	-	-	-	-
Grant's normal throw.

Feints

+
Forward Feint

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
-	-	-	-	-	10
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-	-	-	-	-
Mimics the start of Koku Enryuu.

+
Down Feint

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
-	-	-	-	-	19
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-	-	-	-	-
Mimics the start of Majin Haten Dan.

Special Moves

Kokuen-ryuu
+ /

Grant's 'projectile' which isn't much of a projectile.
The animation shows the move going about half the distance of Grants body, but the hitbox is much smaller than that.
This is a terrible move and should rarely be used for anything. It doesn't combo into much, and it doesn't work as an anti air like the animation would suggest it would.
The strong version pushes Grant forward a bit, and its just as bad as the weak version. The hitbox is the same as the weak version, it just stay's out for a few extra frames.

Both versions are impossible to just defend at 0-pixel health bar.

+	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	12	Mid	13	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-11	-	-	7
+	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	15	Mid	20	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-3	-	-	8

Kyou Chou-jin
+

Dragon punch move that can be followed up with a divekick.

The hitbox to this move is also a bit funny.
If Grants forearm isn't touching the opponent, then the move won't hit, so if you're close enough to see only the hand hit, the move will whiff, remember this when trying to break the move as it will leave you open. (Both versions)

+	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	7, 6	Mid	7	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-24	-	-	3, 3
The weak version vertically travels about jump height. 1~2F full-body invincibility. Impossible to just defend at 0-pixel health bar.
--- Air + / Messhou Hisetsu (Follow-up)	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	-	High	-	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	-	-	-	-	-
+ Break	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	7	Mid	7	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	+7	-	-	3
When you break the move, it leads to free special/super, and in the corner, it leads to free + juggle, which can then be followed by special/super.

Kyou Chou-jin
+

+	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	7, 6, 6, 8	Mid, Mid, Mid, Low	5	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-12	-	-	4, 4, 4
The strong version vertically travels flying off the screen. If you don't break or follow up with divekick, the strong version ends with a low-hitting "ground pound". Grant can play a very annoying keep away game with this move and be very affective. 1~3F full-body invincibility. Impossible to just defend at 0-pixel health bar.
--- Air + / Messhou Hisetsu (Follow-up)	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	-	High	-	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	-	-	-	-	-
+ Break	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	7	Mid	5	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	+7	-	-	4
When you break the move, it leads to free special/super, and in the corner, it leads to free + juggle, which can then be followed by special/super.

Messhou Hisetsu
Air + /

Grant's dive kick, but nothing like the overpowered dive kicks we all have come to know and hate.
Both versions have a bit of start up time and come down slowly, plus the move doesn't have much priority and can be beat out or trade with plenty of attacks.
You can use this as a follow up to both versions of Kyou Choujin if you don't break it -- and it is very useful for wake up mix ups.

Can beat out upper-body evasion attacks.

Air +	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	8	High	17	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	-2～+5	-2～+6	-	-	7
Instant air into this works very well. Impossible to just defend at 0-pixel health bar.
Air +	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	8	High	17	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	-4～+5	-4～+6	-	-	7
Startup is 16F if canceled into from Kyou Choujin. This move also helps with running away after Kyou Choujin, and will annoy your opponent if they don't know how to deal with it.

Gou Dangai
+ /

The RTSD move. People hate it for many reasons, mainly because Grant can use it over his normal dash to build meter while he advances.
The version is very punishable on block, while the version will leave you at -1, so only a few supers can punish this, also throws if you do it too close to the corner.
Doing the version as a follow up to dragon punch break is the best option mid screen, with or without meter.
Opponents who stick something out while jumping back will generally beat this movie, so try not to use it against players who do that.

+	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	18	Mid	11	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-5	-	-	7
Impossible to just defend at 0-pixel health bar.
+	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	22	Mid	21	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-1	-	-	10

Gou Retsu-shou
+ /

Last hit launches up.

+	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	7, 7, 7	Overhead, Overhead, Mid	19	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-16	-	-	3×2, 5
+	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	7, 7, 8	Overhead, Overhead, Mid	25	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-16	-	-	3×2, 5

Super Moves

Majin Haten Dan
+ /

+	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	31	Mid	11	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-11	-	-	20
1~12F full-body invincibility.
+	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	45	Mid	9	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-11	-	-	30
1~13F full-body invincibility.

Majin Engetsu Rin
+ /

+	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	4×13, 12	Mid	0	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-2	-	-	1×13, 3
1~2F full-body invincibility.
+	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	5×13, 16	Mid	0	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-2	-	-	1×13, 5
1~4F full-body invincibility.