Banana Guard Guide: Best Combos and Perks

Banana Guard is a Bruiser character in MultiVersus. Read on to find out Banana Guard's rating and basic info, as well as Banana Guard's attacks and special moves, best combos, best perks, and a list of skins available for Banana Guard!

Banana Guard Latest Buffs and Nerfs

Patch 1.4.0 Updates (November 12)

Banana Guard Changes
Banana Slip	・Hitpause reduced
Banana Slam	・Hitbox size adjusted to better match visuals
You Shouldn't Pass!	・Movement distance from charge increased ・On-hit cancel window advanced 2 frames
Sweet Kick	・Now allows less movement control when used near the ground ・Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
Spear Splitter	・Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
Pointy End	・Second hit hitstun reduced ・Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
Get Down!	・Hitbox active duration increased 1 frame
Whyyyyy????	・On-hit cancel window delayed 18 frames ・Final hit hitstun reduced
Rank Breaker	・Now limits fall speed during attack recovery
Bananacopter!	・Final hit knockback reduced to 2300 from 2500 ・Final hit knockback angle made more diagonal ・Final hit knockback influence multiplier increased to 1.2 from 1.0

Updates and Patch Notes

Banana Guard Rating and Basic Info

Banana Guard Basic Information

Banana Guard
	Tier Rating: Type: Bruiser Fighting Style: Horizontal Difficulty: Recommended Cost: Free on 2nd Day Login Default Tags: Animated, Non-Human, Heroic

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Banana Guard Strengths and Weaknesses

Strengths	Weaknesses
✔︎ Good horizontal combo potential thanks to their potential mix-ups and far reaching side special. ✔︎ No passive ability means Banana Guard is very beginner friendly with a straightforward fighting style. ✔︎ Direct playstyle is further enhanced by neutral special self-buff, letting Banana Guard outdamage and knockback opponents.	✖︎ More vulnerable during charges and buffing states compared to similar characters like Shaggy. ✖︎ Slow specials leave very exploitable windows to opponents for counters. ✖︎ Having no passive or special quirk can make Banana Guard predictably reliant on their neutral special.

Banana Guard is an easy character to play as and difficult character to play against, as his strong side special and wide hitboxes limit foes' potential to simply trade blows with him. This makes him a great starter character.

However, his limited poll of moves and potential playstyles prevent him from being truly excellent, as opponents who know how to counter Banana Guard won't be fooled by his bag of tricks.

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Banana Guard Moveset and Abilities

Ground Attacks

Banana Guard's side special Chaaaarge! is a great attack for a variety of situations, and can be reliably spammed on its own or as the end of a combo. The neutral special Potassium and Protein is another move to keep in your rotation as it will buff your damage and knockback, ensuring that your side special reaches its full potential.

Aerial Attacks

Banana Guard's aerial game is mostly the same as his ground game as his side special is still effective in the air. His down special Banana Split! can be powerful, especially when buffed by Potassium and Protein. Don't forget that Potassium and Protein can also be used in mid-air.

Passive Abilities

This character doesn't have any Passive Abilities.

Banana Guard Best Perks

Signature Perks

Perk and Rating	Description	Explanation
★★★★☆ The Iron Temple	Banana Guard creates a large projectile shield around himself while he is working out, but it takes him longer to fully charge.	Banana Guard's straightforward, combo and move-centric playstyle means that one of the best things you can do is to buff their moves. While the longer time may be a slog, the shield helps ensure Banana Guard gets a buff that benefits his whole kit.
★★★★☆ Icy Tears	Banana Guard's cry applies Ice.	Equipping this perk adds some nuance to Banana Guard by adding a debuff to their kit which enemies will have to be mindful of, with the potential of slowing them to offset Banana Guard's own slow speed.
★★★☆☆ Well Rounded	You receive a 5% boost to damage dealt and defense.	A minor stat boost that, while insignificant, is still a decent quality of life to slightly improve Banana Guard's peprformance.

The Iron Temple is the most viable Perk to use here as keeping Potassium and Protein active is essential to Banana Guard's kit. Icy Tears is only useful if you're willing to actively use the cry attack Whyyyyy????, which has poor range and is a bit niche.

Universal Perks

Team Perk

Perk and Rating	Description	Explanation
★★★★☆ Protective Momentum	Your team gains a projectile shield after running on the ground in the same direction for at least 0.5 seconds If your teammate also selects this perk, the projectile shield activates faster.	This perk slightly makes up for Banana Guard's lack of armor for situations when they are trying to close in on opponents on the ground without leaving themselves open via special.
★★★★☆ Snowball Effect	Your team gaines a 7% damage boost against the enemy with the highest damage.	When compounded with Banana Guard's own buffs, this perk allows them and their teammates to hyperfocus enemies quickly to accumulate damage for a knockout

Strong Perk

Perk and Rating	Description	Explanation
★★★★☆ 2 Fast 2 Block	Your dash attacks break armor.	This perk allows Banana Guard to take advantage of their horizontal reach to initiate fights and combos by breaking armor on careless foes
★★★☆☆ Speed Force Assist	You receive 5% increased base movement speed	As Banana Guard will typically be launching opponents horizontally, this perk can help them keep advancing to follow up in instances using the side special instead would leave you too vulnerable.

Standard Perk

Perk and Rating	Description	Explanation
★★★★★ Pugilist	Your melee attacks deal increased damage.	Since Banana Guard relies almost solely on melee damage, this is an unconditional buff to their entire kit and playstyle.

Banana Guard Best Combos and Moves

Side Attack and Side Special Combo

Aerial + Attack ► Side + Attack ► Attack ► Side + Special

This is Banana Guard's main foundation combo with the most mix-up potential.This combo can start with Banana Guard's normal Ground Side + Attack' first two hits or with an Aerial Attack for extra chip damage, then uses both Banana Guard's uncharged neutral attack and Side Special to knockback the enemy, close distance, and either knock them back again or potentially knock them out of the arena. You can inflict at least 35 damage while unbuffed or 43 damage while buffed with this combo, but you also have the choice to forego the Neutral Attack and Side Special in favor of Banana Guard's armor breaking Down Attack or launching Up Attack.

Aerial Down Attack And Aerial Special Combo

Aerial Down + Attack ► Up + Attack ► Up + Special

A quick vertical combo purely for accumulating damage, as this combo does not have much knockback. Bounce the enemy off the ground with your Aerial + Down, then chip them further with Up + Attack and end with Up + Special to reach up to 28 damage while unbuffed or 33 damage while buffed. If you are wary of staying in the air because of your opponent's teammate, you can instead turn this into a two-hit combo with knockout potential by doing following Aerial Down + Attack with Aerial Down + Special while still in the air but close to the ground.

Potassium and Protein

Banana Guard reaches their max potential when uses this move to buff their damage and knockback. This should be used when it is relatively safe as much as possible to bring out the full damage and knockback potential of your combos, especially considering how short your actual combos are in the first place.

Chaaaarge! and Rank Breaker

Banana Guard's side specials, while slow and leaving them slightly open, are their best moves because of the distance they close and the knockback potential they have. Chaaaarge! should be mixed in whenever possible as a finisher to Banana Guard's combos, while Rank Breaker is slow for combos and is actually better suited as a solo knockout move or to intercept targets in the air.

How to Play Banana Guard

Be Aggressive and Always Follow Up

Banana Guard's kit is simple and revolves around simply pushing your enemy to the edge until they get knocked out. Stay aggressive and take advantage of the long horizontal reach Banana Guard is capable of, both in initiating a fight and mid-combo, to continuously pour on the pressure.

Get Buff

Banana Guard's full potential is reached if they can stay buffed by their neutral special. Launch enemies horizontally or keep them at a distance to get ample time buff yourself, then take advantage of the increased damage and knockback by being aggressive.

Banana Guard Skins (Variants)

Bandaged Banana Guard (Rare) Tags: Animated, Non-Human, Heroic 800 Gleamium	Batman 85th Banana Guard (Uncommon) Tags: Batman 85, Animated, Non-Human, Heroic 500 Gleamium	Circuit Drone Banana Guard (Uncommon) Tags: Animated, Non-Human, Heroic, Villainous 500 Gleamium
Lady Banana Guard (Rare) Tags: Animated, Non-Human, Heroic Login Day 7 Reward	Marvin the Martian Banana Guard (Rare) Tags: Crossover, Halloween, Animated, Human 800 Gleamium	Matrix Code Banana Guard (Uncommon) Tags: Non-Human, Heroic 500 Gleamium
Shark Hat Banana Guard (Uncommon) Tags: Animated, Non-Human, Heroic 500 Gleamium	Tooniverse Banana Guard (Uncommon) Tags: Non-Human, Heroic 500 Gleamium

List of Skins (Variants)

Banana Guard Character Profile

First Appearance	Adventure Time
Voice Actor	TBA

With his mighty spear and can-do attitude, the Banana Guard is ready to help save the Multiverse! If he makes time to get those gains, he can be quite the powerhouse!

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