Jin 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. d+3+4 or uf+4): b+3~F ZEN.1 b,f+2,3~F ZEN.u+1 T! b+3~F ZEN.1,3

Instant Tornado (e.g. EWHF or low parry): T! EWHF^[1] b+3~F ZEN.1 b+3~F ZEN.1,3

↑ Can be done as 'f+3+4 ZEN.DF+2'

Mini-combos

[20] (ws1),3~3
[20] df+3~3
[18] CH 4: [+19] df+1,4; [+15] 1+2^[1]

[28] db+3^[2]
[25] ZEN.4^[3]
[24] CH ZEN.3^[3]
[23] (db+2),3^[2]
[20] (1,2),3: [+19; 13] md OTG.d+1+2; [+17; 11] d+2

[25] CH (d+3,4),3
[20] b+1+2,P: [+25; 17] f,F+4; [+17; 11] d+2

[24] CH (2,1),4~4^[2]: [+17; 11] md d+2

[24] 1+2,H.F: [+20; 20] f,F+4; [+15; 15] OTG.d+1+2

↑ Heat engager
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Have to test if guaranteed
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Or ZAN.[input]

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

[23] H.DVS.2 (EWGF)^{Cannot do HB! routes}
[22] f,n,d,df#1
[20] f,n,d,df+1
[20] ZEN.u+1^[1]
[20] d+3+4
[13] uf+4
[14] ws2: [+78; 57] EWHF^[2] b+3~F ZEN.1 b,f+2,3~F ZEN.u+1 T! (2),4~F ZEN.2 HB! f+3+4 ZEN.1,2,H.F f,F+4; [+63; 38] EWHF^[2] b+3~F ZEN.1 b,f+2,3~F ZEN.u+1 T! (2),4~F ZEN.1,3; [+59; 36] b,f+2,3~F ZEN.2 b,f+2,3~F ZEN.u+1 T! SSL (2),4~F ZEN.1,3; [+56; 35] EWHF^[2] b+3~F ZEN.1 b,f+2,3~F ZEN.u+1 T! b+3,2; [+53; 32] b+3~F ZEN.1 b,f+2,3~F ZEN.u+1 T! (2),4~F ZEN.1,3

[25] H.DVS.1^{Cannot do HB! routes}
[25] EWHF
[0] Low Parry: [+66] T! EWHF b+3~F ZEN.1 b,f+2,3~F ZEN.HB! (2),4~F ZEN.2 f,F+2,H.F f,F+4; [+47] T! (2),4~F ZEN.2 b,f+2,3~F ZEN.1,3; [+47] T! EWHF b+3~F ZEN.1 b+3~F ZEN.1,3

[35] ZEN.1,2,H.F
[29] f+3,2,H.F
[22] f,F+2,H.F
[22] df+4,H.F: [+39; 38] EWHF b+3~F ZEN.1 b+3~F ZEN.1 b,f+2,3~F ZEN.u+1 T! (2),4~F ZEN.1,3

[25] CH f+4: [+52] ^[3] run b+3~F ZEN.1 b,f+2,3~F ZEN.u+1 T! ssr b+3~F ZEN.1,3; [+46] run b+3~F ZEN.1 b,f+2,3~F ZEN.u+1 T! b+3,2; [+49] run b+3~F ZEN.1 b,f+2,3~F ZEN.u+1 T! dash b,f+2,1,2

[25] CH f+4~F: [+55; 33] ZEN.df <ws4 b+3~F ZEN.1 b,f+2,3~F ZEN.u+1 T! (2),4~F ZEN.1,3

[25] H.DVS.3^{Stick to second route, cannot do HB! routes}
[20] f,F+3: [+63; 38] EWHF b+3~F ZEN.1 b,f+2,3~F ZEN.u+1 T! (2),4~F ZEN.1,3; [+59; 36] b,f+2,3~F ZEN.2 b,f+2,3~F ZEN.u+1 T! SSL (2),4~F ZEN.1,3; [+53; 32] b+3~F ZEN.1 b,f+2,3~F ZEN.u+1 T! (2),4~F ZEN.1,3

[21] CH (3,1),4
[20] CH (1,3),4: [+62; 37] EWHF b+3~F ZEN.1 b,f+2,1,df+2 T! dash (2),4~F ZEN.1,3; [+59; 36] b,f+2,3~F ZEN.2 b,f+2,3~F ZEN.u+1 T! SSL (2),4~F ZEN.1,3; [+53; 32] b+3~F ZEN.1 b,f+2,3~F ZEN.u+1 T! (2),4~F ZEN.1,3

↑ Or ZAN.u+1 or (1,2),1
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 EWHF to b3F link only works up close
↑ Wait for ssr to fully complete before doing b3F

Wall

Have to test, and differentiate from Wall Carry scaling and direct Wall Splat scaling

Tornado Available: [45] f,n,d,df#1 T! b,f+2,1,df+2; [44] b+1,2 T! b,f+2,1,2

No Tornado Available: [26] b,f+2,1,df+2; [24] 1 db+2,2,3

Float

1: [43] b3F ZEN 1 bf2,3F ZEN u1 T! b3,2

Back-turned opponent

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

1,2,1: Launches opponent

bf+2,1,df+2: f*d,df+2, df+2,4, dash b+3F>Zen.u+1, df+3~3DF>CD.1; f*d,df+2, dash 3,1F,2, dash b+3F>Zen.u+1, df+3~3DF>CD.1

bf+2,3F ZEN u1: Launches opponent

Stage hazard

Floor Hazard

[40] uf+1+2
[5; 5] FH! (39% scaling): [+31; 18] EWHF b+3~F ZEN.1 b,f+2,3~F ZEN.u+1 T! (2),4~F ZEN.1,3

[42; 12] ws1,3,2,1,4,2
[31; 13] f,n,d,df+4,2
[5; 5] FH! (35% scaling): [+28; 16] b+3~F ZEN.1 b,f+2,3~F ZEN.u+1 T! b+3~F ZEN.1,3

Wall Hazard

[29] 2,4
[5; 5] WH! (39% scaling): [+28; 20] EWHF b+3~F ZEN.1 b,f+2,3~F ZEN.u+1 T! (2),4~F ZEN.1,3

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

Simplified Combo Guide

Staple Combos

cd2, dash~cd2, b3F>1, b3F>12 | 70 Damage

cd1, cd2, b3F>1, bf23F>u1 T!, dash, b31 | 78 Damage

uf4, cd2, b3F>u1 T!, 31F>13 | 65 Damage

d3+4, b3F>1, bf23F>u1 T!, b3F>13 | 72 Damage

ff3, b3F>1, bf23F>u1 T!, dash, b3F>13 | 72 Damage

ws2, cd2, b3F>1, bf23F>u1 T!, dash, b31 | 70 Damage

CH db22, b3F>u1 T!, ssl, dash, b3F>12 | 62 Damage

CH d2 T!, cd2, b3F>1, b3F>12 | 71 Damage

CH f4, dash, b3F>1, bf23F>u1 T!, ssr, dash, b3F>12 | 75 Damage

CH uf3, b3F>1, bf23F>u1 T!, ssr, dash, b3F>12 | 70 Damage

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Wall Combo

At the Wall use bf21df2 or db223

cd1, cd2, b3F>1, bf23F>u1 T!, dash, b32 W!, dash, db223 | 98 Damage

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Combos Using Heat

cd1, 3, b3F>1, bf23F>U1 T!, dash, 2, HB, 2+3 | 74 Damage

cd2, dash~cd2, b3F>1, dash, b3F>1, HB, 2, ff2F, ff4 | 86 Damage

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Mini Combos (Guaranteed Hit)

df33, df14 | 39 Damage

CH 4, 1+2 | 33 Damage

CH 4, df14 | 37 Damage

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.

Old Combos

[22] cd+1: [+56; 35] EWHF b+3~F ZEN.1 b,f+2,3~F ZEN.u+1 T! b+3,2; [+52; 31] b+3~F ZEN.1 b,f+2,3~F ZEN.u+1 T! b+3~F ZEN.1,3

External links

Jin Kazama Optimal Combo Guide (Season 2) by TheFURY
Jin Kazama 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.

[4] Can be done as 'f+3+4 ZEN.DF+2'

[HE-5] Heat engager

[test-6] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 Have to test if guaranteed

[ZAN-7] 3.0 ^3.1 Or ZAN.[input]

[8] Or ZAN.u+1 or (1,2),1

[EWHFrange-9] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 EWHF to b3F link only works up close

[10] Wait for ssr to fully complete before doing b3F

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