Unlike a number of video games similar to Arms, each character found within the game actually have a number of special abilities. These abilities vary from one fighter to the next; no two Fighters have the same abilities. Abilities range from extended Jumps and Dashes to quick maneuvers that allow dodging of incoming attacks, but all of them help the combatants competitive when in battle. By mastering not only a character's strength and weaknesses, but also their given abilities as well, will be key to constant victory.