Special Moves

Spoilers

Everything on this page should be discovered by playing DDRogue. Only continue if you don't mind being spoiled.

Introduction

This page contains a list of all the special moves in the game.

All moves can be used with movement in any direction, unless otherwise specified. For example, you can evade north or north-west.

Burst of Speed

Stage 1

      @

    .
Stage 2

     @

    .  .
Stage 3 (speed boost)

      ..@

    .  .  ->

Charge attack

Stage 1

    @   r

  .
Stage 2

     .@  r

  . ->
Stage 3

     ..@ r

  . -> ->
Stage 4

     ...@r

  . -> -> ->
Stage 5 (attack)

     ...@r

  . -> -> -> ->

Close quarters attack

Stage 1 (attack)

         #
        #r#
         @

         ^
         |

Notes

Attack from any direction when enemy is enclosed on 3 non-diagonal sides

Evade

Stage 1

 @r

 .
Stage 2

 .r @

 .  ->

Multiple opponents

Stage 1 (attack)

             #       #
             #   r   #
             # r@  r #
             #     r #
             #       #

           <-
Stage 2 (attack)

             #       #
             #   r   #
             # r.@ r #
             #     r #
             #       #

           <-  ->
Stage 3 (attack)

             #       #
             #   r   #
             # r..@r #
             #     r #
             #       #

           <-  ->  ->
Stage 4 (attack)

             #       #
             #   r   #
             # r...r #
             #    @r #
             #       #

           <-  ->  ->  |
                       v

Notes

Need to be adjacent to a different enemy each turn which will be attacked. Move can continue indefinitely.

Open ground attack

Stage 1 (attack)

        #      #
        #      #
        #  @r  #
        #      #

     ->
Stage 2 (attack)

       #      #
        #   @  #
        #  .r  #
        #      #
         ^       
     -> /
Stage 3 (attack)

        #      #
        #   .  #
        #  .r@ #
        #      #
         ^       
     -> /  \   
            v
Stage 4 (attack)

        #      #
        #   .  #
        #  .r. #
        #   @  #
         ^       
     -> /  \   / 
            v v

Notes

After a first attack (from any direction), move around a single enemy in a clockwise direction to continue attacking.

Stun box

Stage 1

 #      # 
 #      # 
 #  @.  # 
 #      #

<-
Stage 2

 #      # 
 #  @   # 
 #  ..  # 
 #      #
   ^
<- |
Stage 3

 #      # 
 #  .@  # 
 #  ..  # 
 #      #
   ^
<- | ->
Stage 4 (stuns surrounding enemies)

#      # 
 #  ..  # 
 #  .@  # 
 #      #
   ^
<- | -> |
        v

Wall push

Stage 1

        # 
      r@# 
        # 

  ->
Stage 2

        # 
      r@# 
        # 

  -> ->
Stage 3

        # 
  r    @# 
        # 

 -> -> <-

Wall vault / backstab

Stage 1

        # 
      r@# 
        # 

  ->
Stage 2

        # 
     @r.# 
        # 

  -> <-
Stage 3 (attack)

        # 
     @r.# 
        # 

  -> <- ->

Notes

The special move can just be used up to stage 2 to escape. It allows you to leap over any number of enemies in a row.

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