Garou: Mark of the Wolves/Grant

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.

He 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.

Pros	Cons
Good Normals for poking Easy BR Special Corner combo options Good air command move	Hard Link combos Excessive Use of Power Gauge Main Anti Air is Super Move

Character Colors

Move List

Esoterics

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

Legend:

• Hit Box: Area that will hit the opponent
• Hurt Box: Area where you can get hit. A move is invincible if the Hurt Box is absent.
• 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: Hit box 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 hurt/hit boxes. Just allows characters to not pass through each other.
• Command = the input for the attack.
• Start Up = How many start up frames a move/attack has.
• Hit = When the attack hits.
• Block = When the attack is blocked.
• + signifies how many advantage frames the attacker has.
• - signifies how many disadvantage frames the attacker has.
• KD means the attack will knock the opponent down.

Close Standing Normals

St.

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

St.

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
7	Mid	6	4	6	16
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Feint Cancel	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
+5	+5	X	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.

St.

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

St.

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

Far Standing Normals

Far

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

Far

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
8	Mid	6	4	6	16
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Feint Cancel	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
+5	+5	X	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	Feint Cancel	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-6	-6	X	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	Feint Cancel	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
KD	-4	X	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	Low	4	4	6	14
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Feint Cancel	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
+5	+5	X	X	X	4

Cr.

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

Cr.

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
7, 7	Low	10	1, (1), 3	38	53
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Feint Cancel	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-20	-20	X	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	Feint Cancel	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
KD	-14	X	X	X	5

Jumping Normals

Jump

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
6	High	3	11	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Feint Cancel	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-	-	X	◯	◯	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	Feint Cancel	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-	-	X	◯	◯	4

Jump

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
11	High	7	6	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Feint Cancel	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-	-	X	◯	◯	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	Feint Cancel	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-	-	X	◯	◯	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

Demonic Wall
+

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
10	Mid	12	4	26	42
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Feint Cancel	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
KD	-9	X	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

St.

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
11	Overhead	21	11	11	43
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Feint Cancel	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-3	+3	X	X	X	5

Cr. >

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
6, 6	Mid	8	3, (5), 5	22	43
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Feint Cancel	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-8	-2	X	◯ (1st hit)	X	3, 3
1~7F upper body invincibility

Devil's Rock

T.O.P. Attack

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
-	Mid	16	-	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Feint Cancel	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
KD	-15	X	X	X	10 x 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

Dark Fall
/ +

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

Feint Cancels

+

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
-	-	-	-	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Feint Cancel	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-	-	-	-	-	-

+

Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
-	-	-	-	-	-
Hit Adv	Block Adv	Feint Cancel	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
-	-	-	-	-	-

Special Moves

Kokuen-ryu
+ /

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

Kyou Choujin
+ /

+	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	12 (7)	Mid, High	7	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Feint Cancel	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-24 (+7)	X	X	X	3, 3
Breakable with 1~2F invincibility Dragon punch move that can be followed up with a dive kick. Grant can play a very annoying keep away game with this move and be very affective. 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. 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. The weak version travels about jump height, while the strong version flies off the screen.
+	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	16 (7)	Mid, High	5	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Feint Cancel	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-12 (+7)	X	X	X	4, 4, 4
Breakable with 1~3F invincibility

Messhou Hisetsu
Jump + /

	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	8	High	17	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Feint Cancel	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	-2～+5	-2～+6	X	X	X	7
Can be cancelled into out of DP 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 his dragon punch if you don't break it-and it is very useful for wake up mix ups. Instant air into this works very well. This move also helps with running away after a dragon punch, and will annoy your opponent if they don't know how to deal with it.
	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	8	High	17	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Feint Cancel	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	-4～+5	-4～+6	X	X	X	7
Startup is 16F if cancelled into from a DP

Gou Dangai
+ /

+	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	18	Mid	11	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Feint Cancel	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-5	X	X	X	7
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 Snkb.gif 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
	22	Mid	21	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Feint Cancel	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-1	X	X	X	10

Gou Retsu-shou
+ /

+	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	18	Overhead	19	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Feint Cancel	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-16	X	X	X	3 x 2, 5
+	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	19	Overhead	25	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Feint Cancel	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-16	X	X	X	3 x 2, 5

Super Moves

Majin Haten Dan
+ /

S Power	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	31	Mid	11	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Feint Cancel	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-11	X	X	X	20
1~12F invincibility
P Power	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	45	Mid	9	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Feint Cancel	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-11	X	X	X	30
1~13F invincibility

Majin Engetsu Rin
+ /

S Power	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	39	Mid	0	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Feint Cancel	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-2	X	X	X	1 × 13, 3
1~2F invincibility
P Power	Damage	Guard	Startup	Active	Recovery	Total
	55	Mid	0	-	-	-
	Hit Adv	Block Adv	Feint Cancel	Cancel on Hit	Cancel on Block	Guard Crush Value
	KD	-2	X	X	X	1 x 13, 5
1~4F invincibility

Combos

Note: damage is based on the majority of the cast. All combos will do slightly less on Grant and Tizoc but slightly more on Jenet, Hotaru and Hokutomaru

• Close , c , + 49 damage
• s, c , + 45 damage
• c , + 42 damage
• Close s/c, c , + 43 damage
• close, + (break) , + 35 damage
• close, + (break) + 25 damage
• , + + , + , + 35 damage

Corner Only

• + , + , + 33 damage
• , + + , ( + )x3, , + 71 damage
• , + + , ( + )x4, , + 79 damage
• , + + , ( + )x4, + , + 61 damage
• jump , s, , + 54 damage
• jump , s, , + 69 damage
• s, c, c, , + 48 damage
• s, c, c, , + 63 damage
• close, + (break) ( + )x3 , + 65 damage

Anywhere

• Crouching/Standing A, Crouching A (link)-->QCFx2+K [36%-48%]
  
• Jumping D-->Standing B-->QCFx2+K [42.5%-55%]
  
• F, B, F+P-->DF+C-->QCF+B [32%]
  
• F, B, F+P-->DF+C-->QCFx2+P [40%-48%]
  
• Down+D in the air-->QCFx2+K [38%-50%]
• This is a rather difficult combo to do since you need to be at a certain distance to combo off the dive kick. You could be lucky though and counter hit the opponent with a dive kick.
• Standing B, Crouching A (link)-->QCFx2+K [36.5%-50%]
  

Corner only

• F, B, F+P-->DF+C 3 times-->QCFx2+A [52%]
  
• F, B, F+P-->DF+C 4 times-->QCFx2+C [66%]
  
• F, B, F+P-->DF+C 4 times-->F, D, DF+C (2 hits), then Down+D [50%]
  
• Jumping C/D-->Standing D-->QCFx2+K [45%-57.5%]
  
• Standing A 2 times, Crouching A-->QCFx2+K [38%-50%]
  
• Crouching A 3 times-->QCFx2+K [38%-50%]
  
• Standing B-->Crouching A 2 times-->QCFx2+K [40%-52.5%]
  
• Jumping C/D-->Standing A-->F, D, DF+C, Break-->DF+C 3 times-->F, D, DF+C, then D+K [46%]

Basic Strategy

Gameplay Overview

Grant is a very unique character in MOTW. He cannot feint cancel any of his attacks, which means he has to work a bit harder for combo damage, relying on links and resets. He can be played like a tank since he has several good pokes. He can control space around him on the ground and in the air, plus he can run away pretty easily against half of the cast. grant with meter becomes a completely different character, the fear of his supers will generally change how an opponent fights against him, plus once he has meter it becomes easier for him to rush an opponent down. The lack of feint cancels doesn't hurt him at all since he would be pretty broken if he did have them.

A good way to sum up grants gameplay is to play him as if you were playing Street Fighter. Once you have meter, either continue playing him the same or begin rushing the opponent down.

One issue Grant has is no low that he can combo after. His only low attacks are c and c and he can't combo after either, unless he does a meaty c on wake up. He doesn't have many options for overheads either. The best is instant jump back . His +, like all others, comes out way to slow and can be seen from a mile away. His , , + is very slow and doesn't always catch the opponent, but its good to throw out once in a blue moon.

Grant's winning strategy is simple: Stay in TOP. This is more important than meter building, more important than run away, and more important than mixups. Focusing on this single task is priority #1. Since you placed TOP in the beginning of his bar like you should, this means a lot of patience right in the beginning of the game through the end of the match. The benefit of TOP, such as health regeneration, greater damage, and faster meter, turns the match clock into an advantage for you and a disadvantage for the opponent. Remember that even if you are doing nothing, you are continuing to win.

In gameplay, Grant's "sweetspot" is just outside of sweep range. You want to be close enough to punish anything on reaction with a short jump D, but still be outside of general footsie or poke range. Make the opponent come to you.

When in the corner, one of Grant's major weaknesses comes out, namely his lack of solid anti-air. Having a single stock of meter overcomes this weakness. Grant's punch super is rather slow to execute, but comes with an amazing amount of invulnerability. Keep a stock of meter handy as much as possible to discourage and punish those who try to put a blind rush down on you in the corner.

When not in the corner, using a punch super as an anti-air isn't as effective. Instead, use a jump back D to knock them down. If hits or they JD, you can continue to keep the match at an standstill. Mix things up by adding in a divekick inplace of, or after, the j.D.

Advanced Tactics

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Matchup Notes

Favorable - Unfavorable -

Tizoc (The Griffon Mask)

Overall Grant's easiest match up. Grants pokes beat out almost all of Tizoc's pokes and attacks. Grant will want to stay about one character distance away from Tizoc so a mash happy Tizoc player doesn't get a grab or super. Grants s, short hop back are great ways to keep Tizoc players at bay, and will beat out Tizoc's short hop /. A Max distance c is also a nice poke, but if done too close, Tizoc can dash in grab. Watch out for Tizoc's who abuse his + feint, which has full upper body invincibility.

B. Jenet

Quite possibly Grant's hardest match up. Grant has to play very safe since Jenet's pokes can beat out pretty much everything Grant does. Staying out of the corner is also key when fighting against Jenet. Her lock down strings work even better on the big characters, and once an experienced Jenet player has you there, it could very well be game over. Grants far can beat out Jenet's dive kick, so can his , + super. He can also jump // her out of it. A short hop will work best for the dive kick, while the jump back / will work better for a dive kick. Shy away from using his + against her since she can punish it easily on block. + is much more safe.

Terry Bogard

Grant wins this matchup about 6-4.

Terry's C Burning Knuckle is a common way of closing the distance with Terry. If it is blocked and not JD'ed, do not try to poke! A brake'd Power Dunk will interupt it every time. If you JD'ed the Burning Knuckle, then a c.A is safe to throw out.

Terry has little answer to a repeated dp+C, late d+D. You NEED meter for this match, you need to keep Terry out, and you need control the clock. A runaway strategy can accomplish all of these.

Terry wants to get into point blank range and feint combo you to death. Watch how he gets in, and know Grant's counter to it:

• Burning Knuckle: JD, then c.A
• Overhead Kick: Block, then kick super
• Jump in: jump away j.D, or punch super
• A+B evasion attack: Let it hit, reversal kick super
• f,f+C: d+AB xx kick super
• Power Dunk: block, kick super