Marvel vs Capcom 3/Dante

Dante

In a nutshell

Dante has the most moves of any character ever in the VS series. This might make him intimidating to both play as and fight against, but a simple Dante using only a handful of his moves can be very powerful. Perhaps over time, players will master his entire move set and show the world what this already powerful character can really do.

Dante has one of the best normals in the game in his Standing Light attack. This bad boy helps him control the screen and start powerful combos. His Air Trick teleport also makes keeping him away nearly impossible. If you like having every possible option available to you and have a good memory, Dante might be for you.

Video Walkthrough

Move List

Assist Types

Name

Type

Damage

Special Properties

Cross-Over Combination

Jam Session

90,800

Million Dollars

Crystal

120,300

Million Dollars

Weasel Shot

25,000 per hit

Million Dollars

Normal Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Special Properties (glossary)

Double Jump

If you used Air Dash,
you cannot Double Jump

Air Dash

In the air
f f or
b b or
f + atk + atk or
b + atk + atk

If you used Double Jump,
you cannot Air Dash

Bold Move

s + atk

Makes Dante jump forward
Counts as a special move

Standing Light

43,000

Crouching Light

40,000

low

Standing Medium

55,000

Crouching Medium

50,000

low

Standing Heavy

70,000

Weasel Shot

Mash {{#motion: h}} or {{#motion: b}} Mash {{#motion: h}}

68,600 (20,000 x 4), 93,500 (20,000 x 6) back version

chipdamage

Crouching Heavy

102,500-108,400 (50,000 + 10,000 x 2-16 + 60,000)

Mash for more hits

Wild Stomp

85,900 (25,000 x 4)

otg
chipdamage
Can cancel into Stinger

Prop Shredder

Wild Stomp, then mash {{#motion: s}}

92,500 (25,000 x 5)

launch
chipdamage

Million Stab

Stinger, then mash {{#motion: h }}

4,400 per hit, 40,000 for last hit

chipdamage

Million Stab

Crouching Heavy, then mash {{#motion: h }}

102,500-108,400 (50,000 + 10,000 x 2-16 + 60,000)

Stinger

80,000

Million Stab

Stinger, then mash {{#motion: h }}

4,400 per hit, 40,000 for last hit

chipdamage

Standing Special

80,000

launch

Charge Shot

s , then mash {{#motion: h }}

25,000 x 2-10

chipdamage

Prop Shredder

Charge Shot, then mash {{#motion: s}}

25,000 x 5

launch
chipdamage

Jumping Light

40,000

high djcancel

Jumping Medium

58,000

high djcancel

Jumping Heavy

70,000

high

Rain Storm

Jumping Heavy, then mash {{#motion: h}}

162,400 (25,000 x 2-10)

otg
chipdamage
Cancelable into Killer Bee

Jumping Special

90,000

high

Special Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Special Properties (glossary)

Multi Lock

50,000 per Shot

Hold {{#motion: l}} to charge
Can cancel charge with any move

Acid Rain

Multi Lock, then {{#motion: qcf + l}}

Balls: 30,000 per hit
Beams: 25,000 per hit

Crystal

120,300 (35,000 x 4)

otg

Million Carats

Crystal, then {{#motion: qcf + m}}

130,000

otg

Hysteric

113,600 (20,000 x 8)

Grapple

Hysteric, then {{#motion: qcf + h }}

60,000

Cannot be canceled with X-Factor or after the grapple connects

Reverb Shock

81,700 (20,000 x 5)

Revolver

122,600 (30,000 x 5)

Jet Stream

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

The first hit must connect or the move will end

Fireworks

Reverb Shock, Revolver, or Jet Stream, then {{#motion: h}}

10,000 per shot (24 shots after Reverb Shock, 11 after Revolver, 16 after Jet Stream)

Crazy Dance

Reverb Shock, Revolver, or Jet Stream, then {{#motion: s}}

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

Just frame (you have to time it!)
The first hit must connect or the move will end

Twister

97,300 (15,000 x 10)

otg

Tempest

Twister, then {{#motion: dp + l}}

20,000 x 10

Cannot be canceled while airborne

Volcano

110,000

otg jcancel

Bee Hive

Volcano, then {{#motion: dp + m}}

135,100 (20000 x 8 + 50000)

groundbounce
Last hit is high

Jam Session

90,800 (14,000 x 10)

Killer Bee

Air {{#motion: qcf + l}}

80,000

groundbounce

The Hammer

Killer Bee, then {{#motion: qcf + l}}

90,000

high

Air Play

Air {{#motion: qcf + m}}

50,000, 122,600 Charged (30,000 x 5)

Hold {{#motion:m}} to charge

Sky Dance

Air {{#motion: qcf + h}}

139,300 (30,000 x 2, 15,000 x 7 [or until grounded], 50,000)

high
The first two hits are regular air hits, the middle hits cause a hard knockdown with a unique ground bounce that ignores the normal limit, but counts towards it, and the last hit causes a soft knockdown

Air Trick

Teleport

Drive

80,000 melee attack, 70,000 projectile

Hyper Moves

Name

Command

Damage

Special Properties (glossary)

Jackpot

254,000 (15,000 x 27 + 50,000)

Damage scales by 0.95

Devil Trigger

Transformation lasts 10 seconds
15% power boost
Red life heals while active
Dante cannot generate meter while active

Flight

Devil Trigger, then {{#motion: qcb + s}}

Lasts 3 seconds

Thunder Bolt

Devil Trigger, Air {{#motion: qcf + s}}

130,700 (20,000 x 8)

otg
Does not activate advancing guard

Vortex

Devil Trigger, Air {{#motion: dp + s}}

141,100 (30,000 x 5)

Does not activate advancing guard

Devil Must Die

440,000 (50,000 + 390,000 if the first hit connects)

startupinv

Apprentice Combos

Strategy

Tips and Tricks

Experiment with the moves you rarely use in some matches instead of trying to win. You may find something unique that helps you surprise the competition in the next tournament or ranked match.
While Dante can play solid keepaway against characters that lack projectiles, he needs to be ready to switch to a more aggressive mode of play against other keepaway focused characters. Most of them can shut his attempts at keepaway down very easily.
Dante's teleport, Air Trick, tracks the opponent's position. No matter where they go, you will always appear behind their head. You cannot run from Dante!
Essentially, every normal Dante performs can be jump cancelled if you use his Command Jump. Cancelling normals into teleport works too.
Dante cannot generate hyper meter while in Devil Trigger mode. His assists can, but as an assist, he cannot. This includes the meter you would have gained for being hit.
Dante's Thunderbolt in Devil Trigger does excellent chip and can combo into itself 3 times for super-like damage.

Basic Strategy

Advanced Strategy

Character-themed Cocktail

Absolut Kurant, triple sec, and cranberry juice.