Tusk Act 1 — A Bizarre Run Stand Guide
Ranged PvP pressure + strong race utility · Race S / PvP S · 5 moves documented
Overview
Tusk Act 1 hits hard from range and manages ammo well, making it the best all-round pick for players who want one Stand for both modes. Destructoid ranks it S for racing (heals, great range, ammo management) and near-S for PvP where its nail shots snipe from safety. Community guides already document an evolution path beyond Act 1 — expect Act 2+ in a future update, which will likely move it further ahead.
How to get it: Stand Arrow draw. Since Arrow draws show three random cards, plan the hunt with our Arrow & Spin Planner and bank free codes Arrows first.
Tusk Act 1 Moveset
| Move | What it does |
|---|---|
| Barrage | Standard barrage attack |
| Focused Nail Shot | Shoots a single high-damage nail at the enemy |
| Rapid Nail Shot | Shoots multiple nails in quick succession |
| Nail Slash | Melee attack |
| Nail Glide | Glides across the ground using nails |
JoJo Origin
Johnny Joestar's Tusk from Steel Ball Run (Act 1 is the first of four Acts in the manga). Since A Bizarre Run is an unlicensed fan game, expect names and kits to riff on the source rather than replicate it exactly — and expect evolutions that follow the manga's logic (community guides already anticipate Tusk's later Acts and a Scary Monsters evolution path).
How Tusk Act 1 Fits The Meta
The two-mode structure means Tusk Act 1 gets judged twice. In the race stages, what matters is movement, boosts and utility; in Battlegrounds, it's damage, combos and survivability. Ranged PvP pressure + strong race utility is where this kit earns its keep on both sides of the split. Where it sits in the full picture, see the tier list.
Playing Tusk Act 1: The Short Version
Every Stand in A Bizarre Run runs on the same combat skeleton — M1 string, dash, barrage on E, four ability slots, Awakening on G — which means learning Tusk Act 1 is mostly learning when, not how. Read the moveset table above in combo order rather than list order: most kits open with a gap-closer or trap, convert through their mid-string, and finish with the knockback or grab. This kit has no documented Awakening cutscene, which makes its ability slots the entire payload — learn their cooldowns cold.
In races, Tusk Act 1 is a legitimate race pick (S tier): its utility converts to course control — harassment, escapes, or straight speed. The horse stat guide covers the movement layer that stacks on top.
Tusk Act 1 vs The Roster
Matchup knowledge in A Bizarre Run is thinner than in established fighting games, but the tier consensus gives working answers: ranged kits (Tusk Act 1, The Sun) punish melee approaches; ambush kits (D4C's Dimension Warp) punish static zoning; utility kits (Coco Jumbo's room) stall burst damage. Whatever Tusk Act 1's weakness is, the counter-play usually lives in a different tier bracket — which is why rerolling with Rokakaka instead of main-playing a bad matchup is often the correct ladder strategy in the game's first months.
The roster is still growing — the developers tie new Stands to like goals and shipped D4C and Scary Monsters within the first nine days. Every addition shifts the meta; this page and the update log track the changes as they land.
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Data checked November 15, 2026. A Bizarre Run updates often — we re-verify numbers after each update.