B2 loop

It never stops.

A b2 loop is two b+2,f~n in a row by Lee in a juggle. B2 loops both extend Lee's wall carry and make it more flexible.

Alternatives

While b+2 loops are great for optimizing wall carry, they don't add much damage. For example, the staple df+2 combo route compared with alternatives:

df+2

[65] 4,u+3 b+2,f~n(x3) ws2,4 S! f+2,1

[63] 4,u+3 b+2,f~n 1,2,f~n ws2,4 S! f+2,1

[62] 4,u+3 b+2,f~n ws2,4 S! b+2,f~n ws2,3

The combos without b2 loops usually only do 2–3 less damage.

Buffering

It's not easy to do b+2 loops because the input buffer isn't very helpful during Mist Step:

• If b is before 2, you'll buffer MS.b, a goofy walk back (not Sway, which is MS.b,n).
• If 2 is before b, you'll buffer a 2 jab.

So to use the input buffer for b+2 loops, you have to press b and 2 on the same frame.

B1 link

See also: Lee combos#B1 link

Buffering is important to how the b+1 link works. The b+1 must come out exactly when the b+2 ends, so you must input b and 1 on the same frame. Therefore, the b+1 link will always be bufferable, so it actually has a very lenient timing. For this reason, you want to time a b+1 link a bit earlier than you would a b+2 loop.

Timing

• One b+2,f~n takes 34 frames total.
• There's a 3 frame window for the next b+2,f~n to connect in a loop.
  • Against big characters, or if the opponent is higher up when the first b+2,f~n connects—e.g. df+2 b+2,f~n—this window can be up to 2 frames longer.
• However, if b and 2 aren't on the same frame, then you're spending at least one of those frames on the input, giving only a 2 frame window.

	MS.b
	b+2 (whiffs)
	Recovered
	b+2 (hits)
	Input buffer

Too early, MS.b buffered

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Earliest timing

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Latest timing

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Too late, b+2 whiffs

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b2

b and 2 on same frame, b+2 buffered

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Methods

There are broadly speaking 3 methods, each with their own merits:

1. Mishima method – Just input b and 2 on the same frame every time and don't worry about the timing.
2. Chaobla method – Hold B well before the buffer period so that you can focus on only timing the 2.
3. Mixed method – Try and input b and 2 together and time them for after the buffer period.