UMVC3/Dante

Dante

He's one of the most advanced characters in the game with near limitless potential. Why is he so advanced? He bolsters the most special moves in the entire game, each input will give you a different result and each move has a use in neutral or in combos. He also has a unique feature called a Bold Cancel which is necessary to link specials after his Stinger, though it seems like a pointless mechanic it can save lives by Bold Blocking which is a technique that allows you to block during the animation of a super. However he's average at rush down and keep away which makes him a jack of all trades, but with the right assists you can set him up to be a great zoner or rush down character. His Devil Trigger is also one of the best install supers in the game, giving him an invulnerable move in the air and a projectile that can't be push blocked and is hard to avoid, however one disadvantage is no meter gain during Devil Trigger. His biggest weakness is perhaps his lack of damage, but with the correct assists he can make it work as Million Dollars is great at starting DHC's. He also has probably one of the best assists in the game with Jam Session making characters like Zero, Morrigan, Viper and Vergil even stronger.

In a nutshell {{{4}}}

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Pros and Cons

Pros

Support value is top tier between Jam Session, timer scam TAC infinites, and Devil Trigger DHC.
Over two dozen special moves give Dante almost every tool imaginable.
Sword normals give him great priority and above average range.
Good mobility due to quick ground/air dashes and tracking teleport.

Cons

Pitiful damage scaling results in low damage combos.
With all his tools, Dante himself remains on the slow side.
Defensive options are underwhelming.
Requires extensive knowledge of the character in addition to good execution to succeed.

Recommended Position: Arguably Any

Recommended Assist: Jam Session

Players to Watch

Cloud805, Flux, SBK, Jibril, Cross

Character Vitals

CHARACTER DATA

Health:

900,000

Base Ground Magic Series:

Specialized Zig-Zag

Double Jump:

Yes

Air Dash:

Yes

Air Dash/Jump count:

1 / 2

X-FACTOR

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

X-Factor Damage Boost:

30.0 %

50.0 %

70.0 %

X-Factor Speed Boost:

10.0 %

20.0 %

30.0 %

X-Factor Duration:

10.0 s

15.0 s

20.0 s

MINIMUM DAMAGE SCALING

L Attacks

M Attacks

H Attacks

Special Moves

Hyper Combos

Normal:

5 %

40 %

X-Factor Lvl 1:

35 %

40 %

X-Factor Lvl 2:

35 %

40 %

X-Factor Lvl 3:

35 %

40 %

Video Walkthrough

TAC Infinite

Move List

Assist Types

Name

Type

Damage

Special Properties

Cross-Over Combination

Jam Session

direct front
should be :
shot upward

14,000 X 10
(90,800)

proj strk

Million Dollars

Crystal

shot front

35,000 X 4
(120,300)

proj otg
Freeze state

Million Dollars

Weasel Shot

shot tiltdown

25,000 X 4
(85,900)

proj

Million Dollars

Normal Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Notes (glossary)

Standing Light

l

43,000

Crouching Light

d + l

40,000

rpdfire low

Standing Medium

m

55,000

Crouching Medium

d + m

50,000

low

Standing Heavy

h

70,000

Crouching Heavy

d + h

50,000 + 10,000 X 2 + 60,000
(102,500)

strk on final hit

Special

s

80,000

launch
Can only be cancelled into Clay Pigeon

Jumping Light

air l

40,000

high djcancel

Jumping Medium

air m

68,000

high djcancel

Jumping Heavy

air h

70,000

high

Jumping Special

air s

90,000

high aircombofinisher
hardknockdown
{{#motion:dashcancel}} possible upon landing, frame sensitive

Unique Command Normals

Name

Command

Damage

Notes (glossary)

Melee starters:

Stinger

f + h

80,000

nocancel except for Bold Move
softknockdown on air hit

Bullet starters:

Scat Shot

h , h

20,000 X 2 ~ 4
(38,000 ~ 68,600)

proj
Mash for more hits

Weasel Shot

h , b + h

20,000 X 2 ~ 6
(38,000 ~ 93,500)

proj
Mash for more hits

Rain Storm

(in air) Press h repeatedly

25,000 X 2 ~ 10
(47,500 ~ 162,400)

proj otg aironly
Mash for more hits
Can be canceled into Killer Bee or The Hammer

Cold Shower

df + Press h repeatedly

25,000 X 2 ~ 4
(47,500 ~ 85,900)

proj otg
Mash for more hits

Clay Pigeon

s (on hit) , h

25,000 X 2 ~ 10
(47,500 ~ 162,400)

proj otg
Mash for more hits

Follow-up moves:

Prop Shredder

s during:
Scat Shot
Cold Shower
Clay Pigeon

25,000 X 5
(92,500)

launch nocancel

Stinger lv.2

f + H during:
Scat Shot
Cold Shower
Clay Pigeon

80,000

nocancel except for Bold Move
wallbounce on air hit

Million Stab

Press h repeatedly during:
Stinger
Stinger lv.2

5,000 X 5 ~ 17 + 40,000
(43,900 ~ 47,500)

Mash for more hits
strk on final hit

Throws

Name

Command

Damage

Notes (glossary)

Forward Throw

f + h

10,000 x 4 + 40,000

throw hardknockdown

Back Throw

b + h

10,000 x 4 + 40,000

throw hardknockdown

Forward Air Throw

air f + h

10,000 + 20,000 x 2 + 30,000

airthrow hardknockdown

Back Air Throw

air b + h

10,000 + 20,000 x 2 + 30,000

airthrow hardknockdown

Special Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Notes (glossary)

Multi-Lock

qcf + l
can be charged

50,000 X 1 ~ 5
(50,000 ~ 204,600)

proj
homing
Dante can move freely while charging. Charge ceases if any other moves are used

Acid Rain

l during Multi-Lock startup

30,000 X 3 for rising orbs
(81,200)
25,000 X 5 for rain
(102,300)

proj
softknockdown
otg for rain

Crystal

qcf + m

35,000 X 4
(120,300)

proj otg
freezes opponent

Million Carats

m during Crystal startup

130,000

proj otg
softknockdown

Hysteric
(Missiles)

qcf + h

20,000 X 8

proj
homing

Grapple

h during Hysteric startup

60,000

proj cptr
{{#motion:forcedtechroll}} forward, towards Dante

Drive

qcf + s

70,000 for proj
80,000 for sword swing
(143,000)

proj

Killer Bee

air qcf + l

80,000

groundbounce softknockdown

The Hammer

l during Killer Bee startup

90,000

high hardknockdown

Air Play

air qcf + m
can be charged

rank 1: 50,000
rank 2: 35,000 X 3 (94,800)
rank 3: 30,000 X 5 (122,600)

proj
stagger on ranks 2 and 3

Sky Dance

air qcf + h

30,000 X 2 + 15,000 per falling hit (varies by height)
+ 60,000
(125,100 ~ 143,200)

forcedgroundbounce softknockdown

Twister

dp + l

15,000 X 10
(97,300)

proj otg
strk

Tempest

l during Twister

20,000 X 10
(129,900)
(142,300 total with Twister)

proj
softknockdown on final hit

Volcano

dp + m

100,000

otg strk

Beehive

m during Volcano

15,000 X 8 + 50,000
(106,600)
(195,800 total with Volcano)

groundbounce on final hit
softknockdown

Jam Session

dp + h

14,000 X 10
(90,800)

proj strk

Reverb Shock

qcb + l

20,000 X 5
(81,700)

softknockdown

Revolver

qcb + m

30,000 per hit (spacing and size of enemy)
up to 5 hits
(122,600 max)

groundbounce on final hit
softknockdown
Freezes opponent

Jet Stream

qcb + h

20,000 + 30,000 X 4 + 70,000
(153,900)

softknockdown on final hit
only first hit counts on block

Fireworks

h during:
Reverb Shock
Revolver
Jet Stream on hit

10,000 per bullet, 26 max?
(92,200 for bullets)

proj

Crazy Dance

s during:
Reverb Shock
Revolver
Jet Stream on hit

20,000 X 3 + 30,000 X 2
+ 20,000 X 4 + 70,000 (163,400)

nocancel cptr
softknockdown

Air Trick
Teleport

d , d + s

0

teleports above and behind opponent

Bold Move

atk + s

0

performs a forward jump.
Used for "Bold Canceling" to
make certain combos possible.

Devil Trigger only

Name

Command

Damage

Notes (glossary)

Thunder Bolt

air qcf + s

20,000 X 8
+ Devil Trigger's 15% damage boost: 23,000 X 8
(130,700)

proj otg

Vortex
"Psycho Crusher"

air dp + s

30,000 X 5
+ Devil Trigger's 15% damage boost: 34,500 X 5
(141,100)

strk on final hit

Air Raid
Flight

qcb + s

0

airok
initiates flight mode.

Hyper Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Notes (glossary)

Million Dollars

qcf + atk + atk

15,000 X 27 + 50,000
(254,200 ~ 301,100)

proj
floating softknockdown on second-to-last hit
Mashable

Devil Trigger

qcb + atk + atk

0

Activates Devil Trigger mode.
adds 15% damage to all hits.
Regenerate red health.
Prevents meter gain.
can perform Triple Jump and Double Air Dash

Devil Must Die

dp + atk + atk

440,000

hardknockdown
Level 3 Hyper.

Frame Data

Move Name	Startup	Active	Recovery	Adv. On Guard	Adv. On Hit	Notes
	8	3	13	-3	-2
	10	4	17	-3	-2
	13	3	23	-4	-3
Crouch	8	3	11	-1	-0
Crouch	11	2	20	-4	-3
Crouch	15	1(7)4~34(21)4	39	-21	-21
	11	3	28	-9	-
Jump	8	2	19	+11	+12
Jump	11	3	22	+16	+17
Jump	13	3	23	+17	+18
Jump	23	Until Grounded	20	-6	-
Jump +	10	4	22	-	-
Jump / +	10	4	24	-	-
Jump +	12	Until Grounded	0	-	-
Stinger	14	6	24	-3	-2
Million Stab	(17)3	10~39(21)5	40	-23	-23
Scat Shot	(18+)17	7	16	+7	+9
Clay Pigeon	(12+)11	5~49	21	+0	+1
Prop Shredder	(20+)10	40	26	-10	-
Weasel Shot	(14+)16	7~39	10~12	+14~17	+14~17
Rain Storm	16	8~68	Until Grounded	-2	-2
Cold Shower	11	5~15	22	-1	+0
Forward Throw	1	1	-	-	-
Back Throw	1	1	-	-	-
Forward Air Throw	1	1	-	-	-
Back Air Throw	1	1	-	-	-
Assist	37	41	119
Assist	49	40	98
Assist	40	23	103
Snap Back	2	4	22	-4	-
Multi-Lock	30/70/110/150/190+10	-	35	-6	-5
Acid Rain	(5+)30	11	25	-	-
Crystal	25	-	30	+8	+9
Million Carats	(5+)18	23	25	-26	-
Hysteric	30	15	36	-15	-14
Grapple	(15+)15	19(14)	26	-37	-
Reverb Shock	8	10(1)4	27	-9	-
Revolver	18	37(3)3	20	-1	-
Jet Stream	20	20	46	-48	-
Fireworks	(20+)13	40	18	+2	+4
Crazy Dance	(22+)10	7	14	+1	-
Twister	13	30	23	-4	+5
Tempest	(15+)18	20	30	-10	-
Volcano	15	10	41	-29	-22
Beehive	(5+)3	50(19)4	15	+3	-
Jam Session	13	41	27	-9	+0
Killer Bee	18	Until Grounded	18	+1	-
The Hammer	(5+)19	3	Until Grounded. 5 frame of grounded recovery	+16	-
Air Play	15~48	-	14~32	-	-
Sky Dance	18	5(3)3(9)Until Grounded+5	16	+1	-
Air Trick	11	-	11	-	-
Drive	32	6	13	+4	+5
Bold Move	-	-	-	-	-
Million Dollars	10+1	137(58)1	35	-14
Devil Must Die	10+2	10	68	-56	-
Devil Trigger	4+0	-	4	-	-
Air Raid	-	11	-	-	-	Only During Devil Trigger
Thunder Bolt	10	25	6	-1	+13	Only During Devil Trigger
Vortex	14	20	8	+10	-	Only During Devil Trigger

Mission Mode

Strategy

Tips and Tricks

Bold Canceling: Using Bold Move to cancel Stinger, and then performing another move before Bold Move starts or Million Stab 5 per-hits, effectively canceling Stinger into a move.
- Example: {{#motion: l , m , h , f + h (Stinger), atk + s (Bold Move) or f + tap H (Million Stabs; 5 per-hit), dp + m (Volcano) }} is the most common usage. You must do the Stinger > Bold Move or Million Stab > Volcano very quickly.
- Bold Move only: Once you understand how Bold Canceling works, many new combo opportunities open up for Dante.
Stinger can be canceled into teleport by pressing {{#motion: d}}+{{#motion: d}}+{{#motion: h}} immediately followed by {{#motion: s}}; if timed properly it'll do the teleport.
- {{#motion: h}} and {{#motion: s}} are not pressed at the same time, just very, very quickly one after the other
All bullets from Dante's command normals are treated as specials, scaling by 90%, to a minimum of 5%.

Combos

Basic Strategy

Advanced Strategy

Strategy vs. Dante

Dante

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Pros and Cons

Pros

Cons

Players to Watch

Character Vitals

Video Walkthrough

Technology

Combos

Team Concepts/Synergy

TAC Infinite

Move List

Assist Types

Normal Moves

Unique Command Normals

Throws

Special Moves

Devil Trigger only

Hyper Moves

Frame Data

Mission Mode

Strategy

Tips and Tricks

Combos

Basic Strategy

Advanced Strategy

Strategy vs. Dante