Nina 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 (CH qcf+1, df+2, db+3+4, b+1+4^[1]): [+65] uf+4, uf+3, df+3,2~db+2, df+3,2~b+4 T! qcf+4,3,1+2; [+59] uf+4, uf+3, df+3,2~f WS.1, 1, db+3+4 T! uf+4, f+1+2

↑ b+1+4 into uf+4, uf+3 against Ling Xiaoyu requires a microdash after uf+4 or replacement of uf+3 with qcf+1 or replacement with df+1 for 4 less damage.

Mini-combos

(4,4),3+4: [49] f,F+1+2

[37] df+2+4: [+19] f,F+3

[16] b+1+2: [+19] f,F+3

b+3,4: [+47] f,F+1+2

[20] d,DF+4: [+20] CD.2^[1]; [+20] f,F+1+2; [+19] f,F+3

[14] f,F+2: [+20] qcf+2; [+19] f+1+2; [+19] f,F+3

f,f,F+3,3: [50] f,F+1+2

[20] (ws1,)4: [+20] CD.2; [+20] f,F+1+2; [+16] d+3+4

CH d+3,2: [70+] db+1+2 W!^[2]

CH d+3,4,3^[3]: [?] db+3+4 W!; [?] d+3,4,3 W!

[12] CH (d+4),1: [+27] db+1+2; [+15] 1,2

CH db+2: [?] db+1+2

[20] CH db+3: [+20] f,F+1+2

CH df+3,1,2: [50] f,F+1+2^[2]

[36] CH f,F+4^[4]: [+25] ws4,3,1+2; [+20] f,F+1+2; [+19] f,F+3

↑ Must crouch cancel into qcf+2
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Must be at the wall.
↑ Opponent grounded and at the wall.
↑ Must tech roll.

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

^[1]

The most common damage ender for Nina's combos is CD.4,3,1+2 denoted below as LKS. If you use LKS to end a combo, the opponent will be carried too far for a wall combo, so LKS enders should be done only when there is no chance at going to the wall. See The UberDuderOfDoomer's guide for more details about adjusting combos for the wall and details on the various combo routes.

[12] df+2: [+65] CD.1 CD.1 SWA.4 T! SSR uf+4 iws1 iws1 iws1 iws1 f+1+2; [+65] uf+4 uf+3 df+3,2,B db+2 f+2,1,3 T! uf+4 f+1+2^[2]; [+63] uf+4 uf+3 df+3,2 b+3+4,3 T! uf+4 LKS; [+61] CD.1 CD.1 CD.1 b+3+4,3 T! uf+4 LKS; [+59] uf+4 uf+3 df+3,2,F,n ws1 1 db+3+4 T! uf+4 f+1+2

db+3+4: [88] uf+4 CD.1 SWA.4 T! SSR uf+4 iws1 iws1 iws1 iws1 f+1+2; [86] uf+4 uf+3 df+3,2,B db+2 SWA.4 T! SSL uf+4 LKS; [84] uf+4 CD.1 CD.1 b+3+4,3 T! uf+4 LKS; [84] uf+4 uf+3 df+3,2 b+3+4,3 T! uf+4 LKS; [80] uf+4 uf+3 df+3,2,F,n ws1 1 db+3+4 T! uf+4 f+1+2

[?] (CH b+4) b+1+4
[18] b+1+4: [+65] uf+4 uf+3 df+3,2,B db+2 f+2,1,3 T! LKS^[3]^[2]; [+65] uf+4 iws1 iws1 iws1 iws1 df+3,2,B SWA.4 T! uf+4 f+1+2^[4]; [+63] uf+4 CD.1 CD.1 b+3+4,3 T! uf+4 LKS; [+62] uf+4 uf+3 df+3,2 b+3+4,3 T! ws1 LKS^[3]; [+59] uf+4 uf+3 df+3,2,F,n ws1 1 db+3+4 T! uf+4 f+1+2^[3]

[20] uf+1: [+60] ws1 uf+3 df+3,2,B db+2 dash df+3,2,B SWA.4 T! uf+4 f+1+2; [+57] ws1 uf+3 df+3,2 b+3+4,3 T! ws1 LKS

[20] uf+2,1: [+65] CD.1 CD.1 SWA.4 T! SSR uf+4 iws1 iws1 iws1 iws1 f+1+2; [+63] db+2 CD.1 df+3,2,B db+2 df+3,2 SWA.4 T! LKS; [+61] CD.1 CD.1 df+3,2 b+3+4,3 T! uf+4 LKS; [+53] db+2 df+1 df+3,2,F,n ws1 1 db+3+4 T! uf+4 f+1+2

ws2: [78] CD.1 CD.1 df+3,2,B db+2 microdash db+3+4 T! uf+4 LKS; [76] CD.1 CD.1 CD.1 b+3+4,3 T! uf+4 LKS; [72] uf+3 df+3,2,F,n ws1 df+1 db+3+4 T! uf+4 LKS; [70] df+3,2,D_U SS.1,B uf+4 iws1 iws1 b+3+4 T! LKS^[5]; [65] uf+3 df+3,2,F,n ws1 b+1,4 T! f+2,1,3

SS.1+2: [80] d+2 iws1 iws1 iws1 iws1 df+3,2,B SWA.4 T! LKS^[5]; [69] d+2,2 T! uf+4 df+1,2,F LKS; [63] db+4,3 T! uf+4 df+3,2,F LKS

SWA.4: [78] T! uf+4 iws1 iws1 iws1 iws1 iws1 LKS; [78] T! uf+4 df+1,2,F,n ws1 iws1 iws1 iws1 iws1 f+1+2; [68] T! uf+4 df+1,2,D_U SS.1,F,n ws1 LKS

[26] CH (1,2),4
[26] CH (df+1,2),4: [+47] db+2 df+3,2 b+3+4,3 T! LKS

[32] CH f+3: [+66] CD.1 CD.1 CD.1 SWA.4 T! uf+4 iws1 iws1 iws1 f+1+2^[4]; [+63] db+2 CD.1 df+3,2,B db+2 df+3,2,B SWA.4 T! LKS; [+63] db+2 CD.1 df+3,2,B db+2 f+2,1,3 T! uf+4 f+1+2^[2]; [+60] CD.1 CD.1 CD.1 b+3+4,3 T! ws1 LKS; [+58] SS.1,B uf+4 df+3,2 b+3+4,3 T! uf+4 LKS; [+54] uf+3 df+3,2,F,n ws1 df+3,2,3 T! uf+4 f+1+2

[24] CH db+2: [+63] db+2 CD.1 df+3,2,B db+2 df+3,2,B SWA.4 T! LKS; [+61] db+2 CD.1 CD.1 b+3+4,3 T! uf+4 LKS; [+58] uf+3 df+3,2,F,n ws1 df+3,2 b+3+4,3 T! LKS; [+53] uf+3 df+3,2,F,n ws1 df+3,2,3 T! LKS

CH CD.1: [92] CD.2 f+4,D_U SS.1,B db+2 CD.1 SWA.4 T! uf+4 LKS; [91] microdash uf+4 uf+4 df+3,2,B db+2 f+2,1,3 T! LKS^[2]; [89] uf+4 CD.1 CD.1 db+3+4 T! SSR uf+4 ws1 LKS; [87] uf+4 uf+3 df+3,2 b+3+4,3 T! ws1 LKS

[20] CH CD.3: [+60] d+2,2 T! SSR uf+4 iws1 iws1 iws1 iws1 iws1 f+1+2; [+58] d+2 uf+3 df+3,2,B db+2 df+3,2,B SWA.4 T! LKS; [+58] d+2 uf+3 df+3,2,B db+2 f+2,1,3 T! LKS^[2]; [+52] d+2 uf+3 df+3,2,F,n ws1 1 db+3+4 T! LKS

CH SS.4,2: [77] f+4,D_U SS.1,B uf+4 iws1 iws1 iws1 iws1 f+1+2^[5]; [67] uf+3 df+3,2,F,n ws1 LKS

[24] CH d,DF+4: [+55] uf+3, df+3,2~db+2, df+3,2~b+4 T! qcf+4,3,1+2

Low parry: [58] T! SSR uf+4 iws1 iws1 iws1 iws1 iws1 LKS; [49] T! db+2 df+3,2,B db+2 dash df+3,2,B db+2 f,F+1+2; [47] T! ws1 uf+3 df+3,2,F,n ws1 LKS; [43] T! uf+4 df+1 df+1,2,F LKS

↑ Many combo routes are from TheUberDuderOfDoomer's Guide.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 f+2,1,3 whiffs off-axis left.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 uf+3 whiffs against Ling without a microdash. Can be replaced with df+1 or CD.1.
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 Must be off-axis right for iws1s to hit.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Sidestep must be to the right.

Wall

^[1]

No Tornado (30% scaling) - For Damage: [21] SS.1,B df+1,2,1+2; [20] 2 df+1,2,1+2; [18] df+3,2 f+1+2; [18] df+3,2,F CD.2

No Tornado (30% scaling) - For Oki: [21] SS.1,B SS.1,2 1+4; [18] df+3,2,F CD.2; [13] SS.1,B df+1 1+4; [12] df+3,2 1+4

With Tornado (30% scaling) - For Damage: [29] SS.1 b+3+4,3 WT! 1,2,1+2; [28] db+3+4 T! 2 2 df+1,2,1+2^[2]; [27] df+3,2,3 WT! 1,2,1+2

With Tornado (30% scaling) - For Oki: [27] db+3+4 WT! 4 df+3,2,F CD.2^[3]; [26] db+3+4 WT! SS.1,B,u SS.1,2 1+4; [23] b+3+4,3 WT! SS.1,B u+4; [18] b+3+4,3 WT! df+1 1+4; [17] SS.1 b+3+4 WT! 3 uf+1

↑ Many combo routes are from TheUberDuderOfDoomer's Guide.
↑ Splat must be high. First jab must hit opponent while their feet are off the ground.
↑ db+3+4 cannot hit too low on the wall. 4 must hit opponent while their feet are off the ground.

Float

1: combo when you anti-air with jab here

Back-turned opponent

[46] df+3,2,3: [+66] uf+4, df+3,2~db+2, df+3,2~b+4 T! uf+1, WS.3+4

Stage hazard

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.

External Links

The UberDuderOfDoomer's T8 Nina Guide

[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.

[ling-4] +1+4 into uf+4, uf+3 against Ling Xiaoyu requires a microdash after uf+4 or replacement of uf+3 with qcf+1 or replacement with df+1 for 4 less damage.

[crouch_cancel-5] Must crouch cancel into qcf+2

[wall-6] 2.0 ^2.1 Must be at the wall.

[7] Opponent grounded and at the wall.

[8] Must tech roll.

[9] Many combo routes are from TheUberDuderOfDoomer's Guide.

[db2_whiff-10] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 f+2,1,3 whiffs off-axis left.

[Ling-11] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 uf+3 whiffs against Ling without a microdash. Can be replaced with df+1 or CD.1.

[iws1_right-12] 4.0 ^4.1 Must be off-axis right for iws1s to hit.

[ss_right-13] 5.0 ^5.1 ^5.2 Sidestep must be to the right.

[14] Many combo routes are from TheUberDuderOfDoomer's Guide.

[15] Splat must be high. First jab must hit opponent while their feet are off the ground.

[16] +3+4 cannot hit too low on the wall. 4 must hit opponent while their feet are off the ground.

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