The Strongest Battlegrounds Martial Artist guide

The Strongest Battlegrounds, a PvP arena battler experience, includes myriad characters that are often released in paid-only Early Access during development. Once development concludes, they are made available for free. The latest of such characters is the Martial Artist, a fighter that can be used freely on all servers with the recent update.

This guide provides a brief look at the Martial Artist in The Strongest Battlegrounds, along with an overview of his skills.

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Breaking down Martial Artist in The Strongest Battlegrounds

Overview

Martial Artist in action (Image via Roblox)

Martial Artist is a strictly melee fighter based on Suiryu, a character from One Punch Man. This character specializes in close-range brawls, making them a combatant with a relatively high skill floor.

The Martial Artist can utilize a flurry as part of his normal attack strings. By holding down M1 (Left Mouse Button), you will perform a four-hit combo that knocks the opponent back. His attack speed can help you attain priority against fighters with a relatively slower M1 combo.

He has Draconic Uppercut as his passive ability, which allows you to perform a combo extension with a finisher. This ability spikes the opponent up before sending them crashing into the ground.

By landing each attack, the Martial Artist can build up his Mode gauge to unleash his Awakening mode: the Dragon’s Descent. Once the meter is full, press G to transform and alter your skills to become their more powerful counterparts. Activating the Awakening mode causes an area-of-effect dragon explosion, knocking the opponent back. This gauge will continuously deplete and once it runs out, the Martial Artist will revert to his base form.

Martial Artist is a favorable choice in close-range fights. That said, the skill barrier involving closing the gap between you and the opponent can complicate things. As such, you must always remain vigilant before launching a countering strike and making use of the Martial Artist’s abilities.

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Skills

Using a skill with Martial Artist (Image via Roblox)

The Martial Artist can use four skills as part of his regular and Awakened arsenal. These special moves are highly damaging abilities that can either end a combo, extend it, or act as a counter stance.

Here are his skills in the regular state:

• Bullet Barrage: Unleash a flurry of kicks on the opponent to lift them and spike them down.
• Vanishing Kick: Distance closing kick. Unblockable.
• Vanishing Kick (Modifier): After a regular Vanishing Kick, press the button again to perform a quick combination attack. Grants armor during the attack animation.
• Whirlwind Drop: Area-of-effect move that ragdolls the opponent. Damages the enemy through guard but doesn’t break it.
• Head First: Grab the opponent, fly up into the air, and dive head-first into the ground. Unblockable, but blocking reduces damage dealt.

These skills are available to you while Dragon’s Descent is active:

• Grand Fissure: Strike the ground for an AoE attack. Unblockable and bypasses certain counters.
• Twin Fangs: Advancing rush move that starts with a grab. Unblockable.
• Earth Splitting Strike: Send shockwaves that trigger a cutscene attack on hit. Cannot be blocked.
• Last Breath: Can be single-target or AoE. Deals hefty damage to the opponent on hit and cannot be blocked. Single-use only.

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FAQs

When was the Martial Artist made free in The Strongest Battlegrounds?

Martial Artist left Early Access and was made accessible for free on December 21, 2024, with the KJ Update.

What is the most effective range for the Martial Artist in The Strongest Battlegrounds?

The most effective range for the Martial Artist is close quarters.

Are there any restrictions to using the Martial Artist in The Strongest Battlegrounds?

No, unlike certain characters that require a payment to be accessed in all servers, the Martial Artist is available in all game modes without restrictions.