MultiVersus Garnet combos, perks & specials

MultiVersus Garnet combos, perks & specials
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Written by 

Dylan Tate & Tarran Stockton

Last updated 

31st May 2024 10:13

Garnet is a slower MultiVersus character, and while they compensate by hitting like a truck and soaking up damage, it's hard to master their moves and combos.

Garnet moves list

Attack Ground Effect Air Effect
Standard Attack Gauntlet Strike - Charge a forward hit, moving further the longer you charge. Starburst - Charge and shoot your limbs around you in a star shape.
Side Attack Crystal Combo - Punch combo. Last hit can be down, up, or side. Flying Combo - Combo of forward hits.
Up Attack Double Jab - Charge two upward hits. Rising Gauntlet Strike - Quickly punch upwards twice.
Down Attack Shocking Slam - Charge a shockwave projectile that runs along the ground. Meteor Punch - Launch downward and charge a punch, knocking enemies up.

Garnet specials list

Garnet uses her grounded up-special on cooldown in MultiVersus.
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Special Attack Ground Effect Air Effect
Standard Special Stronger Than You - Create barrier that stops enemy projectiles and grants a speed boost to allies. Projectiles can be melee'd back. Same
Side Special Rocket Fist! - Fire gauntlets as projectiles. Same
Up Special Spark of Love - Charge and aim an electric projectile upward. Flying Crossarm - Shoot upwards, then extend your fists to knockback fighters.
Down Special Gem Dash - Place a marker and input again to dash to it, grabbing enemies along the way. Same

Garnet combos

As a Bruiser with several slow-moving attacks, Garnet doesn’t thrive at comboing opponents in general. Instead, her general game plan will involve picking the right spots to rack up large amounts of damage over time, before finishing her opponents off with a strong horizontal move.

Garnet connects her side-normal combo in MultiVersus.
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Nevertheless, Garnet does have a handful of combo options at her disposal. If she can connect her grounded side-normal combo into an up-normal finisher, she can then try to string together a couple of up-airs or up-specials.

Her down-air can similarly combo into up-air, although its slow start-up and particular hitbox can make it a bit difficult to land on a moving opponent.

Garnet perks

Garnet's perk list in MultiVersus.
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Perk Effect
Electric Groove Applying shocked to enemies has a chance to grant Garnet stacks of rhythm.
Marker Garnet's rocket gauntlets will spawn her market at their location when destroyed.

Though she does naturally gain access to a general Defense perk in MultiVersus, Garnet benefits more from running two Utility perks. With the Doubles-specific The Purest of Motivations, she and her ally will do 15% more damage for 10 seconds after an ally gets knocked out.

Meanwhile, …in a Single Bound! gives Garnet a 10% buff to her jump speed. Alongside these, Garnet enjoys using the Offense perk Percussive Punch Power. This perk grants a 5% damage boost to attacks that deal horizontal knockback, a fitting power-up for a Horizontal fighter like Garnet.

Dylan Tate
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Dylan Tate
Dylan Tate is an alumnus of the Hussman School of Journalism and Media at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He is a gaming journalist with a love for Nintendo esports, particularly Super Smash Bros. and Pokémon.
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