Combat Animation Reference
1998 curated combat animation reference clips for animators, game developers and motion designers. Open any clip for frame-by-frame playback to study the timing, spacing and posing of real combat motion — often studied together with attack, weapon, game.
Game Strange Magic Sword Spin 1
1.9s · sword, slash
Game Black Desert Kunoichi Female Dagger Throw Shuriken Shuriken (2) 1 One-Handed
3.2s · dagger, black desert
Game Black Desert Bow Female Hit 2 Kick Upward Kick Ranger Archer 1
3.6s · black desert, archer
Game Black Desert Kunoichi Female Chakram Upward Strike Attack Weapon Return (2) 1
3.6s · black desert, weapon return
Game Black Desert Hashashin Staff Hit 2 Jump Spin Weapon Return Spin Swing 1
2.5s · black desert, weapon return
Game Genshin Impact Sword Spin Weapon Return Attack 1
4.3s · sword, weapon return
Game Black Desert Giant Fist Hit 6 Buff Slam Attack Weapon Return 1
7.4s · slam attack, black desert
Game Genshin Impact Bow Backstep Skill Retreat Archer 1
3.1s · archer, going back
Game Black Desert Hashashin Sword Downward Strike Charge Weapon Return 1 One-Handed
3.6s · sword, downward strike
Game Genshin Impact Attack Sword Slash Female Weapon Return 1
2.9s · sword, weapon return
Game Black Desert Bow Female Hit 10 Continuous Shoot Weapon Return Ranger Archer 1
5.0s · black desert, archer
Cinematic Arcane Boxing Brawler Thrust Fist 1
4.0s · boxing, brawler
Game Genshin Impact Greatsword Attack Slash 1
3.5s · greatsword, slash
Game Charge Rough Run 1 Dual Wield
1.4s · run, dash
Game Black Desert Bow Female Hit 4 Shoot Charge Weapon Return Ranger Archer 1
6.6s · black desert, archer
Game Hammer Attack 1 Spin Swing 1
4.8s · hammer, spin
Game Black Desert Kunoichi Female Chakram Hit 2 Slash Spin Swing Weapon Return 1
4.8s · black desert, weapon return
Game Downward Strike Hammer 1 Two-Handed World of Warcraft
5.3s · hammer, downward strike
Game Odin Female Skill Cast 2 Magic 1
3.4s · magic, skill
Game Black Desert Hashashin Sword Hit 3 Slash Upward Strike Weapon Return 1 One-Handed
5.3s · sword, black desert
Game Genshin Impact Female Skill Attack Magic Child 2 1
3.3s · magic, skill
Game Genshin Impact Sword Thrust Spin Slash Female 1
4.9s · sword, slash
Game Genshin Impact Female Sorcerer Cast 1
2.2s · sorcerer, cast
Game Genshin Impact Greatsword Attack Slam Attack 1
3.6s · slam attack, greatsword
Game Genshin Impact Female Skill Attack Magic 1
5.2s · magic, skill
Game Genshin Impact Female Greatsword Attack Spin Slash Weapon Return 1
8.9s · greatsword, slash
Game Black Desert Kunoichi Female Dagger Thrust Weapon Return 1 One-Handed
2.6s · dagger, black desert
Game Black Desert Hashashin Sword Spin Weapon Return 1 One-Handed
2.5s · sword, black desert
Game Black Desert Kunoichi Female Chakram Hit 3 Upward Strike Spin Slash Swing Weapon Return 1
5.7s · black desert, weapon return
Game Genshin Impact Spear Thrust Upward Strike Attack Weapon Return 1
4.3s · weapon return, uppercut
Game Destiny Dagger Slash Throw 1 One-Handed
7.3s · dagger, throw
Game Genshin Impact Sword Child Attack Slash Spin 1
3.3s · sword, slash
Game Black Desert Bow Female Hit 3 Shoot Ranger Archer 1
4.3s · black desert, archer
Game Genshin Impact Female Magic Attack 2 Child 1
3.1s · magic, child
Game Genshin Impact Greatsword Female Attack Spin Weapon Return 1
4.7s · greatsword, weapon return
Game Black Desert Hashashin Sword Hit 2 Upward Strike Downward Strike Weapon Return 1 One-Handed
3.8s · sword, downward strike
Cinematic Choking Choke Strangling Throw Down Slam Down Hit Reaction Fall Down 1 Arcane
4.0s · throw, abandon
Game Strange Magic Sword Spin 2 1
1.3s · sword, spin
Game Staff Pole Spin Swing Jax 1 League of Legends
1.6s · staff pole, spin
Game Genshin Impact Female Magic Attack 2 1
4.7s · magic, woman
Game Arcane Magic Cast 1
14.9s · magic, cast
Game League of Legends Dagger Slash Spin Slam Attack 1 Dual Wield
7.5s · dagger, slam attack
Game Black Desert Female Child Shai Boomerang Spin Throw Weapon Return Jump 1 Boomerang
2.9s · black desert, throw
Game Black Desert Female Lahn Hit 3 Sword Charge Jump Upward Strike Spin Weapon Return 1 Dual Wield
5.5s · sword, black desert
Game Black Desert Female Witch Staff Cast Slam Attack Weapon Return Electricity Lightning 1
4.3s · slam attack, black desert
Game Black Desert Wizard Staff Lightning Throw Cast Weapon Return Slam Attack Electricity 1
4.3s · slam attack, black desert
Game Black Desert Wizard Staff Move Ground Earth Throw Weapon Return 1
3.5s · black desert, throw
Game Black Desert Female Dark Knight Sword Hit 2 Thrust Slash Weapon Return 1 Two-Handed
4.8s · sword, black desert