Devil May Cry 5 Tips & Tricks
Devil Trigger is Hugely Important for V and Dante
Devil May Cry 5 gives you a ton of different options in combat, so much so that it can be overwhelming for new players. One ability that’s absolutely essential, however, is Devil Trigger. It’s basically the best card in your deck, and what you should be using whenever you find yourself in trouble.
V’s Devil Trigger can be used to summon his massive third demon, Nightmare, or power up his other two familiars, Griffon and Shadow. Calling in Nightmare is your primary use, and the hulking behemoth will attack enemies on its own until you get the Promote ability, but don’t forget your ability to power up the other two.
By pulling LT (L2) and then hitting X or Y, V will power up the respective familiar, hugely boosting their attack power and even giving them new attacks. Considering V is entirely reliant on his familiars, it’s also important you charge your Devil Trigger by using RT (R2) to have V read his book.
Holding down the trigger will have V pull out the book, and you don’t need to keep holding it. As long as V is reading the book, his Devil Trigger gauge will slowly charge, so it’s a good idea to keep him out of enemy’s range and have him constantly reading. In turn, you can then constantly keep his familiars powered up, or have Nightmare on the field.
Dante, on the other hand, gets access to two Devil Triggers, a regular one and Sin Devil Trigger. Once you have Sin, you can charge the second gauge by holding LB (L1), which will transfer your regular Devil Trigger into Sin. While you might be tempted to always just charge the Sin gauge, don’t forget to use your regular Devil Trigger as well.
Sin is much more powerful, but you’ll be able to use the regular Trigger at a much more consistent rate and it can help you just in the nick of time. It’s generally a good idea to transfer all of your regular gauge, except the default three Devil Trigger gauges. This ensures you can still activate your regular Devil Trigger if you need to bump up your power and get out of an enemy’s combo.
