A Choice Band gives Durant the ability to hit hard right off the bat without too many consequences. X-Scissor is the primary STAB, heavily damaging the many Grass- and Psychic-types of the tier, such as Tangrowth, Slowking, and Uxie. Superpower smashes through the Steel-types that would otherwise wall this set, such as Steelix, Aggron, and Magneton. Thunder Fang hits Poliwrath, Qwilfish, and Alomomola, heavily denting them, as well as KOing Moltres after Stealth Rock. Iron Head rounds off this set by providing secondary STAB that allows Durant to hit bulky Ghost-types, such as Golurk and Misdreavus.

Hustle is the ability of choice because it gives Durant a great power boost in its attacks that makes it the fearsome wallbreaker it is. As for other options, Baton Pass can work as a pseudo-U-turn in the fourth slot, but Durant wants all the coverage it can get. Rock Slide will always OHKO Moltres and Entei without the need for Stealth Rock and can also nab a kill on non-bulky Rotom after Stealth Rock, but those are the only circumstances that it would be useful in.

Entry hazard support is appreciated for Durant, as it allows it to wallbreak even further with its attacks and turns some 3HKOes into 2HKOes. For example, with Stealth Rock on the field, Durant will consistently 2HKO Qwilfish switch-ins with Thunder Fang and OHKO Entei with Superpower, and with Stealth Rock and one layer of Spikes, Durant will be able to 2HKO Alomomola with Thunder Fang. Druddigon and Rhydon both make for excellent candidates for Stealth Rock support, as both can take on the Fire-types that annoy Durant. For more offensive teams, suicide leads such as Smeargle and Crustle can set up entry hazards for Durant to do some work early-game. Mixed Druddigon can make for a decent partner considering that it can lure in Pokemon that discourage Durant from spamming its STAB moves, such as Steelix and Escavalier, and destroy them with a Flamethrower. Physical setup sweepers, such as Sceptile, Kabutops, and Gallade, can take advantage of Durant's ability to wear down physical walls and potentially sweep on their own. Gallade has the added benefit of destroying Steelix with its Fighting-type STAB while being able to scare out Poliwrath and Qwilfish with Psycho Cut, both of which are common switch-ins to Durant, which can possibly give it a chance to setup and do some major damage.

While Durant is best used as a powerful wallbreaker, this set gives Durant a means to sweep, and when supported by a Hone Claws boost, makes it one of the tier's best sweepers. Hone Claws is Durant's only way of boosting its Attack, and it also mitigates the accuracy drop that Hustle brings. X-Scissor is the primary STAB here, nailing the many Grass- and Psychic-types of the tier, such as Lilligant, Uxie, and Mesprit. Superpower provides the necessary coverage to crush opposing Steel-types, such as Steelix, Escavalier, Ferroseed, and Magneton. Thunder Fang is the preferred move in the last slot, as it hits Poliwrath, Qwilfish, and Alomomola, 2HKOing them at +1 (or in Qwilfish's case, due to Intimidate neutralizing the Attack boost, +0) after Stealth Rock, as well as KOing Moltres after Stealth Rock. On the other hand, Iron Head provides a secondary STAB move which allows Durant to hit bulky Ghost-types, such as Golurk and Misdreavus, that would otherwise wall Durant.

Hustle is the preferred ability because of the invaluable power boost that Durant is granted from the ability. Lum Berry is the preferred item, as it allows Durant to have a free pass on status, specifically burn and paralysis, while still having the same amount of power as the Choice Band set after a boost. Life Orb, however, is another alternative that allows Durant to hit hard without a Hone Claws boost and gives Durant the ability to power through even the bulkiest of walls without too many problems. Baton Pass can be somewhat useful on this set, as Durant can pass off Hone Claws boosts when put in an unfavorable situation, but this comes at the cost of coverage, and Durant will usually lose the chance to sweep if giving up its last slot to Baton Pass. Rock Slide will OHKO Moltres and Entei without the need of Stealth Rock after a boost and hits Rotom for major damage, but lacks utility otherwise. A combination of Substitute and a Salac Berry allows Durant to outspeed the common Choice Scarf users that would stop a potential sweep, but Durant loses valuable coverage if taking this route.

While this set is extremely potent at sweeping, it will often get easily revenge killed by many common Choice Scarf users, especially Emboar and Rotom-C. Slowking, Druddigon, and Rhydon can all deal with the Fire-types that can revenge kill Durant. Druddigon has the added benefit of dealing the with the common Choice Scarf Electric-types, such as Rotom-C, Rotom, and Manectric. Entry hazard support is also great for Durant, as it can turn some 3HKOs into 2HKOs. For example, with Stealth Rock, Durant will consistently 2HKO Qwilfish with Thunder Fang at +0 and OHKO Entei with Superpower at +1, and with Stealth Rock and one layer of Spikes, Durant has the ability to OHKO defensive Steelix 93.75% of the time with a Life Orb-boosted Superpower at +1. Druddigon and Rhydon can also provide Stealth Rock support for Durant. Qwilfish also makes for a great partner, being able to lay down layers of Spikes for Durant as well as take on the Fire-types that limit Durant's chances of sweeping.

While Durant is typically a Pokemon that punches holes with its wallbreaking power, a Choice Scarf set capitalizes on Durant's great base 109 Speed that allows it to outspeed many key threats, such as +1 Lilligant and +2 Omastar. X-Scissor is the main STAB move, hitting opposing Grass-types, such as Sceptile, Rotom-C, and Lilligant. Superpower smashes opposing Steel-types, such as Aggron and Magneton, that would otherwise wall Durant, as well as nabbing a KO on -1 Omastar. Stone Edge destroys Moltres and puts a heavy dent in Entei and Sigilyph. Iron Head rounds off the set by providing a secondary STAB move. However, Baton Pass is another alternative that allows Durant to lure in defensive Pokemon, such as Poliwrath and Qwilfish, and Baton Pass out to something that can threaten it.

An Adamant nature is chosen specifically on this set because it provides Durant with a good power boost, and the only Pokemon that Durant loses out on are Choice Scarf Manectric and Choice Scarf Typhlosion. Even with an Adamant nature, Durant is still capable of outspeeding +1 Lilligant and +2 Omastar, which is good enough considering both are massive threats that can have their sweep cut short by Durant. Swarm is the ability of choice here, because as a revenge killer, Durant cannot afford to miss with Hustle.

As this set lacks the great power of the other sets, it needs something to lure in its counters, such as Alomomola, Qwilfish, Poliwrath, and Steelix, and heavily damage them so that Durant has a better chance of possibly sweeping. Mixed Emboar and mixed Druddigon are great partners for this set, as they can lure in those previously mentioned counters and wreck them with the appropriate coverage move.