General Grievous: Non-Force

General Grievous is a pretty powerful non-force character to play. His sabers are strong, his dash is powerful, and his aerial is also very damaging. He has a good chance of stunning people without even trying. He has higher health than normal, but his movement is slower. He also doesn't have a backslash.

The first thing I always recommend with Grievous, is to turn up your mouse sensitivity. This will allow you a better range of movement with him. If you have trouble with a really high sensitivity, start lower and work yourself up. Personally I can't go past 85 without feeling out of control. Some people go 100 and it makes their turns and such quicker. With Grievous this is a necessity due to his slower movement.

Probably the most powerful tool in Grievous's arsenal is his single click. His single click (where you just click the saber once) deals a great amount of damage. Not only that but it can easily stun an enemy if they are moving, being tougher if they are just standing there. Using his single click attack is very beneficial in rushed fights, or fighting someone who has a quicker saber than you. Grievous's complete combo can be slow and it has a couple holes in it: one in the middle, and of course one at the end. Be wary of using the full combo on someone if they are not stunned. If your opponent is experienced against a Grievous, you won't last long if just randomly doing full combos around them.

When you do need to use full combos, which is actually pretty often, be sure to watch for those two holes in his combo. The biggest hole is at the end just after he flips his top two sabers all the way over his head. It takes a short bit of time to start the next combo after this, so be aware of an enemy sneaking in and taking you out between combos. The one you really have to watch out for is Mace, due to his combo being quick. As a small tool you can use, try shifting left and right as you are doing the combo, this way you open up the range of the sabers. Do not overextend, it should just be a slight movement with your mouse as you're clicking. Always watch for an enemy coming up behind you as you're comboing too, because Grievous' back can be an easy target.

Grievous' dash is another tool that when used properly can be deadly. Depending on the server you are playing on you may try to avoid using it. Certain servers out there actually bug out his dash and make it twice as slow, but if you do happen to be playing on a -)G(- clan server, the dash can actually be very quick. Be sure to just click once when using his dash, this will avoid any additional swings that may slow you down. You'll want to time the dash so the middle of the consecutive saber swings hits your target. If you hit them with the beginning it may not do anything, if you hit them with the end you may blow right by them.

While all these saber moves are his primary tools, to be a good Grievous you really have to learn some other skills. The first is his movements. You will always want to be looking behind you and in front of you. Use your mini map at all times and be aware when there are more than one red dot out there. You'll want to get the hang of getting onto the roofs. Most unexpected attacks will come from above you, so if you get on them you will be more aware. Use stairs or awnings to get onto the single story buildings. The smooth walled buildings you can usually sprint up and get on top.

While leaping from roof to roof using sprint, you'll need to use his aerial attack against enemies. His aerial is short and to the point so you have to time his final hit as you land. If you do it too early you'll miss. Be careful of a decent hero player, they'll probably backhand you as you land, either stunning you or sending you off the roof. People are becoming more aware of this, it is probably my favorite move in the game, so you have to become aware of it happening to you.

You'll find that being on smaller roofs you'll get a lot of attention due to the lack of space to dash. Yes you can still dash but sometimes you will fall right off. The idea of this makes the heroes more brave and they'll come after you on small roofs. Dig into them just as they are landing to avoid them getting you, but be careful if they are doing their own aerial attack. If you see the saber swinging wait half a second for them to land, they have a recovery time from their aerial in which you can get them. Click fast if you're doing the combo, always being aware of the hole in the middle of his combo where the enemy can escape.

While on roofs you will also want to be wary of looking over the edge of them, because you'll end up with a hero's saber in your face. Be patient when they are below you, eventually they'll start going away (in which case you can follow them and dash from behind) or they will come up to you. You will always be at an advantage if someone must come up to you.

Many players do play Grievous on the ground only. I personally try to avoid this as much as possible. On the ground you are always open for dashes coming from all directions, even with your block up you can be vulnerable. Grievous can easily be stunned by dashes and he can also be backhanded when dashing. Most people feel that if they play Grievous they need to go all out and be aggressive. Because of this, many heroes have the mindset of taking you out quickly and moving on. They will fall over eachother to kill you. You can use this to your advantage by keeping your eyes open for the right moments to dash and combo. Don't forget with Grievous, you can connect your dashes fairly close together. You'll get 3-4 before your stamina runs out, but again, watch out for those backhands. You may damage them but they can stun you and win.

Use Obi and Yoda's weaker saber to your advantage. If you get stunned by them at full health, you'll most likely be able to survive a combo. You have two choices once recovered: Get out of there, or fight back. If you are in a spot where you can roll off a roof, or get behind something quickly, then you'll want to do an escape. If you stand and fight, sometimes all you will want to do is aim your single click in the right direction. Many times where I have stunned a Greivous as Obi but he survives the following combo, I wait him out because most Greivous' go straight to their combo on recovering. So as Greivous when surviving that combo click once to interrupt or stun them. I do believe that running works the best in those cases, just watch out for a quick finishing dash by them. Get out of there quickly and stop to put your block up, you'll most likely be followed. From there, keep running or face them again.

Use roll as little as possible. His roll is quick, but the distance covered is pretty short. Plus many people excpect rolls after missed dashes, for example.

Grievous IS a power character when used properly, just remember that most of the fights will come to you.