Devil May Cry 3 has a variety of Styles. This technique guide covers the "Swordmaster" style. The "Royal Guard" style is covered in a separate guide. Click here for the Royal Guard Style Guide.

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SWORDMASTER STYLE

DIRECTIONAL CHANGE

Without Lock-on activated, Dante can change direction between each strike within a combo string of any of his melee weapons; this includes the extra Swordmaster Style strikes on the Style button. Separate your attack and Style button presses into...

Devil May Cry 3 has a variety of Styles. This technique guide covers the "Royal Guard" style, using "Rebellion" and "Beowulf" as example melee weapons. The "Swordmaster" style will be covered in a separate guide. Click here for the Swordmaster Style Guide.

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Royal Guard -

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G-Cancelling

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