Jack-8 combos

Notation summary for combos

Symbol	Meaning
1	Left Punch
2	Right Punch
3	Left kick
4	Right kick
u	Up
d	Down
f	Forward
b	Backward
uf	Up and forward
df	Down and forward
ub	Up and backward
db	Down and backward
n	Neutral

Symbol	Meaning
U	Up (Hold)
D	Down (Hold)
F	Forward (Hold)
B	Backward (Hold)
UF	Up and forward (Hold)
DF	Down and forward (Hold)
UB	Up and backward (Hold)
DB	Down and backward (Hold)

Symbol	Meaning
+	Pressed together
#	Pressed together, on the same frame
,^[1]	Followed by
~	Followed by, immediately
:	Followed by, tight input window
<	Followed by, with delayed input
>	Followed by, with delayed input
*	Held input

Symbol	Meaning
.^[1]	From stance
~	From stance transition^[2]
H	During Heat^[3]
R	Rage
FC	Full crouch
hFC	Half crouch
ws	While standing
wr	While running

Symbol	Meaning
T!	Tornado
W!	Wall splat
WB!	Wall break
F!	Floor break
BB!	Balcony break

Symbol	Meaning	Example	Example Meaning
CH	Counter hit	CH 1,2,3	1,2,3 where the first hit is a counter hit
CL	Clean hit	CL db+4	db+4 with a clean hit
(?)	Whiffed or blocked moves	CH (1,2),3	1,2,3 where the third hit is a counter hit
(?)	Whiffed or blocked moves	(2,2),2	2,2,2 where the first two hits whiff
(x?)	Repeat string ? times	b+2,f~n(x3)	b+2,f~n repeated 3 times
[?; ?]	Damage dealt; recoverable damage	[50; 12] ws2,3 f,F+3	Combo deals 50 damage, 12 of which is recoverable

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Should never have a space immediately after it.
↑ Not "for stance transition", which has no special notation and is written the same as any other input.
↑ Not Heat Available, which is not notated, since the only move done from that is Heat Burst, which is simply written 2+3.

Bread n' butter

Bread n' butter combos are juggles that:

Work on as many different launchers as possible
Work on all body sizes

Launchers that require unique combos go straight to § Staples.

Regular launch (e.g. df+2): f+4 b+3,2 b+3,2~D GMH.f+1 T! 3,2

Mini-combos

[0] GMC.2 on block: [+19] 2,3; [+36] H.2+3

[26] CH f+2
[20] SS.2: [+25] f,F+4; [+28] HCF:df+1^[1]

[20] GMH.1: [+28] HCF:df+1^[1]; [+20] db+1+2; [+19] db+2

[26] CH f,F+1: [+34] HCF:df+1^[1]; [+20] db+1+2; [+22] db+2

[20] SS.2~D
[26] CH f,F+1~D: [+20] GMH.f+1; [+25] GMH.3

[27] ws2,1
[22] (3),1+2: [+11] b+3

[20] CH df+4: [+19] b+1+2^[2]; [+19] df+3+4; [+26] f+1,1; [+30] d+1+3; [+25] d+2+4^[2]

[21] CH 3~D (or f+3~D or ws3~D): [+21] GMH.4^[2]

[20] (2,1),UF+1+2
[20] (FC.df+3+4),UF+1+2
[20] GMH.UF+1+2: [+21] GMH.1+3; [+17] GMH.2+4^[2]; [+21] GMH.f+2

[24] f+3+4~D
[25] db+2+3
[25] uf+2: [+30] GMH.1+3 (d+1+3); [+25] GMH.2+4 (d+2+4)^[2]

[25] wr2: [+15] f+2

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Difficult
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Heat Engager

Staples

Staple combos are juggles that:

Can be done consistently by a skilled player
Either work on all body sizes, or the characters it does work on are comprehensively listed
Are not strictly worse than another combo listed in terms of difficulty, damage, wall carry, and oki

Combos without Gamma Charge (GMC)

[13] df+2
[23] SS.1
[20] CH (ws2),1
[20] CH (b+1),2
[26] CH f,F+3: [+51] f+4 b+3,2 b+3,2~D GMH.f+1 T! 3,2; [+56] f+4 b+3,2 b+3,2~D GMH.f+1 T! (2),1,UF+1+2 GMH.f+1

[35] df+2,1* T!: [+41] b+3,2 2,1,UF+1+2 GMC.1 3,2

[14] ws1: [+58] u+1+2 b+2,3 2,1,UF+1+2 GMH.f+1 3,2; [+51] f+4 b+3,2 b+3,2~D GMH.f+1 T! 3,2; [+56] f+4 b+3,2 b+3,2~D GMH.f+1 T! (2),1,UF+1+2 GMH.f+1

[20] f,F+1+2: [+41] b+3,2 b+3,2~D GMH.f+1 T! 3,2; [+46] b+3,2 b+3,2~D GMH.f+1 T! (2),1,UF+1+2 GMH.f+1; [+46] b+3,2 2,1,UF+1+2 GMH.f+1 T! 3,2

[35] df+2,1*: [+40] T! f+4 2,1,UF+1+2 GMC.1 3,2

Combos with Gamma Charge (GMC)

[13] df+2
[23] SS.1
[20] CH (b+1),2: [+57] b+3,2 2,1,UF+1+2 GMC.1 dash 3~D GMH.f+1 T! 3,2; [+55] b+3,2 2,1,UF+1+2 GMC.1 HCF:df+1^[1] T! 3,2; [+60] f+4 b+3,2 b+3,2~D GMC.1 HCF:df+1^[1] T! 3,2

[14] ws1: [+69] u+1+2 b+3,2 2,1,UF+1+2 GMC.1 dash 3~D GMH.f+1 T! 3,2; [+67] u+1+2 b+3,2 2,1,UF+1+2 GMC.1 HCF:df+1^[1] T! 3,2

[20] CH (ws2),1
[26] CH f,F+3
[20] f,F+1+2: [+57] b+3,2 2,1,UF+1+2 GMC.1 dash 3~D GMH.f+1 T! 3,2; [+55] b+3,2 2,1,UF+1+2 GMC.1 HCF:df+1^[1] T! 3,2

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Difficult

Wall

Regular carry (30% scaling): b+3,2~D GMH.f+2^[1]; 2+3 2 H.uf+3>GMC.f+2^[2]; FC.db+1,1 FC.db+1; 2 d+2 FC.df+4,2^[3]

↑ Can opt for 3~D GMH.f+2 in case of a low wallsplat
↑ Delay the GMC.f+2 for optimal damage. Can opt for GMH.3~D FC.db+1 for Full Crouch mixups
↑ Floor break

Float

1: combo when you anti-air with jab here

Back-turned opponent

df+2: combo when you hit df+2 in the back

Stage hazard

Descent Into Subconscious
[30] d+1+3 (GMH.1+3): [+36] FB! u+1+2 b+1 f+1,2,1 T! 1,1~D GMH.f+1

Secluded Training Ground: big boy break all the walls combo here

Extras

Extra combos are juggles that are:

Strictly worse than one of the § Staples; or
Too inconsistent to be a staple; or
Joke combos for style points.

[80] df+2 f+4 b+3,2 f+1,2,1 T! HCF,1 f,F+1+4^[1]

↑ Guaranteed Baseball Slide (f,F+1+4) ender. Launch punishable on hit

External links

Jack-8 Optimal Combo Guide - Season 2 by TheFURY
Jack-8 Combo Guide (Season 2) by RyzingSol

[no-space-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Should never have a space immediately after it.

[2] Not "for stance transition", which has no special notation and is written the same as any other input.

[3] Not Heat Available, which is not notated, since the only move done from that is Heat Burst, which is simply written 2+3.

[Difficult-4] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Difficult

[Heat_Engager-5] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Heat Engager

[Difficult-6] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Difficult

[7] Can opt for 3~D GMH.f+2 in case of a low wallsplat

[8] Delay the GMC.f+2 for optimal damage. Can opt for GMH.3~D FC.db+1 for Full Crouch mixups

[9] Floor break

[10] Guaranteed Baseball Slide (f,F+1+4) ender. Launch punishable on hit

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