King 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
,	Followed by
~	Followed by, immediately
:	Followed by, tight input window
<	Followed by, with delayed input
>
*	Held input

Symbol	Meaning
.	From stance
~	From stance transition
H	During Heat
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
		(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

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. uf+4)

4 b+3 T! f,f,F+2+4

Low launch (e.g db+2)

df+4,3 1,2 uf+3+4 T! JGR.2+4

Instant tornado (e.g FC.df+1 or Low Parry)

T! f,f,F+2+4

Mini-Combos

[25] f,f,F+3

[21] u+1

[+21; 14] f+2+3

[+20; 14] f+4

[+20; 14] f,f+4

[+18; 12] uf+3+4

[+16; 11] f+1+4

[0] CH f,f,n,1+2

[26] b+3:1+2

[25] f+2,1

[28] JGR*.2

[25] CH f,F+1

[+31; 21] dash d+2+3 d+3+4

[+28; 19] uf+2

[24] CH 4

[+31; 21] d+2+3 d+3+4

[45] JGR.2+4^{No heat}

[24] JGR.2

[+11; 7] d+3+4

[21] f,F+2

[15] JGS.2

[+35] d+1+4

[+35] d+1+3_d+2+4

[23] f+1+2

[+13; 9] db+3

[+9; 6] d+3

[24] CH db+4

[20] CH db+3

[+20; 14] cc d+2+3

[+16; 11] FC.DF+1

JGR*.4 (at the wall)

[30; 4] FUFT.3

[28; 2] FUFT.d+3

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

[20] ws1+2

[20] uf,n,4

[18] CH ub+4

[13] uf+4

[+59; 37] 4 dash df+4,3 1,2 uf+3+4 T! JGR.2 f,hcf:1

[+59; 38] 4 b+2,4 b+3 T! 2 f,f,F:2+4

[+55; 35] f+3 df+4,3 b+1,2 T! f+3+4 JGR.2 f,hcf:1

CH df+2,1

[64; 22] df+4,3 b+1,2 T! 3+4 4

[63; 20] df+4,3 b+1,2 T! f+2,d+1,2

[45; 10] d+3+4,4,2

CH b+1,2

[68; 35] T! 3+4 JGS.3 f,f,F:2+4

[65; 33] T! f+3+4 JGR.2 df+4,3 f,hcf:1

[37] f+2,1,H.F

[27] f+2+3,H.F

[+38; 33] f+3 f+3 f+3 b+1,2 T! f+3+4 JGR.2 1 f,f,F:2+4

db+1+2,2,H.F

[53; 34] b+2,4 b+2,4 b+1,2 T! f+3+4 JGR.2 1 f,f,F:2+4

d+1+2

[83; 40] ssl 4 f+1+2 df+4,3 b+1,2 T! f,f,F:2+4

u+1+2

[80; 35] f+3 df+4,3 b+1,2 T! f+3+4 JGR.2 f,hcf:1

FC.df+2

[82; 39] md 3,2 df+4,3 b+1,2 T! f+3+4 JGR.2 f,hcf:1

[80; 36] f,F+1 df+4,3 1,2 uf+3+4 T! JGR.2 f,hcf:1

[22] (b+2),1+2

[21] db+2

[+52; 32] df+4,3 b+1,2 T! f+3+4 JGR.2 1 f,f,F:2+4

[+50; 30] df+4,3 1 1,2 uf+3+4 T! JGR.2 f,hcf:1

[25] JGR*.1

[20] FC.DF+1

[0] Low Parry

[+49; 39] f,f,F:2+4

[+45] f,F+1 df+4,3 2 f,f,F:2+4

[+34] f,F+1 df+4,3 1 f+2,1

Wall

Wall Carry

W! (24% scaling)

[+30; 23] f,F+4 T! 3,2,2*

[+29; 20] b+1,2 T! 3,2,2

[+25; 19] 3,2,2*

[+15; 7] 3,2,2

Wall Splat

W! (56% scaling)

[+42; 31] f,F+4 T! 3,2,2*

[+40; 22] b+1,2 T! f,hcf:1

[+39; 25] b+1,2 T! 3,2,2

Fake Combos

Fake combos are combos that:

• Can be avoided by the opponent in some way, and are not guaranteed.
• Lead to a mini or full combo if not properly avoided.
• Usually involve being put into a unique stun that can be broken out of with a direction or tech roll.

CH 4

[+28] md db+2+4

[+25] md db+1+3

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 (S1)

uf+4

[63; 33] 4 dash df+4,3 1,2 uf+3+4,B T! f,f,F:2+4

FC.DF+2

[74; 35] f+1+2 df+4,3 b+1,2 T! f,f,F:2+4

[72; 33] f,F,1 df+4,3 2 b+3 T! f,f,F:2+4

[72; 33] f,F,1 df+4,3 b+1,2 T! f,f,F:2+4

[72; 33] f+1+4 df+4,3 b+1,2 T! f,f,F:2+4

u+1+2

[76; 33] f+1+4 df+4,3 b+1,2 T! f,f,F:2+4

[74; 31] f+1+4 df+4,3 1 uf+3+4,B T! f,f,F:2+4

[73; 31] f+1+4 df+4,3 b+3 T! f,f,F:2+4

db+2

[68; 30] df+4,3 f+3 b+1,2 T! f,f,F:2+4

Old Wall Combos (S1)

W!

[+28; 22] b+1,2 T! b+4 BT.1+4

[+24; 13] b+1,2 T! f,hcf:1 or f,f,F:2+4

[+21; 18] b+4 BT.1+4

[+17; 9] f,hcf:1 or f,f,F:2+4

[+15; 11] 1,2 f+3

[+13; 6] df+4,3,4

[+15; 13] 2 f+4

External Links

• Tekken 8 Library by Applay
• King Combo Guide (Season 2) by RyzingSol
• King Optimal Combo Guide (Season 2) by TheFURY