| Victor |
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| Combos (Tekken 8) |
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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 |
| > | |
| * | 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 |
| (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 |
- â 1.0 1.1 Should never have a space immediately after it.
- â Not "for stance transition", which has no special notation and is written the same as any other input.
- â 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,f+2)
- Easy route: df+4,2 IAI 2 T! 2,1~f PRF 2,2 IAI 1,2,2
- Staple route: df+3,4 2,1~f PRF 2,2,1 f,f+2 T! (3+4), IAI 1,2,2
- Wall carry route: iws+1+2~f PRF 2,2,1 (dash) db1,1~f PRF 2,2, IAI 2 T! b3,1
- Regular & CH launch (e.g. ws+1/CH 1+2/CH db+4) Note
- db+4 CH staple requires a crouch cancel.
- Easy route: df+4,2 IAI 2 T! 2,1~f PRF 2,2 IAI 1,2,2
- Staple route: (f+3,) PRF 1, ws+4, db+1,1~f PRF 2,2,1 f,f+2 T! (3+4), IAI 1,2,2
- Instant Tornado (e.g. CH db+3/wr+2/(1,2),1)
- Staple route: (f+3,) PRF 1, ws+4, db+1,1~f PRF 2,2 IAI 1,2,2
- Instant Tornado uf+4 (uf+4 is a bad launcher, only used in certain OS' like Alisa b3+4, always use df2 for an i15 punish)
- Easy route: (f+3,) PRF 1, ws+4, db+1,1~f PRF 2,2 IAI 1,2,2
- Staple route: (f+3,) PRF 2,2,1 (dash) db+1,1~f PRF 2,2 IAI 1,2,2
- Heat dash launch (e.g. H.f1+2~f/H.PRF,f+3~f/H.D+2)
- Easy route: 2,1~f PRF 2,2,1 2,1~f PRF 2,2,1 f,f+2 T! (3+4), IAI 1,2,2
- Staple route: ws+1+2~f PRF 2,2,1 ws+1+2~f PRF 2,2,1 f,f+2 T! (3+4), IAI 1,2,2
Mini-combos
- CH uf+3/F4,1 HD/B1+2 HD/f(2,2),2,2
- u1+2
- CH b4/CH PRF 4/CH b2
- F4,1 (heat)
- df3+4
- df4,2 (IAI transition)
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
- CH fff+2~3+4
- T! LAI.4,2 db+1,1~F PRF.2,2 LAI.4,2 df+3+4
- CH db+4
- f+3 PRF.1 ws+4 db+1,1~F PRF.2,2 LAI.4,2 HS! d+1+2 f+1+2~F HD! u+1+2
Heat
- Regular & CH launch heat combo's (e.g. df2/ws1/CH 1+2
- Staple combo: iws1+2~f PRF 2,2,1 (dash) db1,1~f PRF 2,2 IAI 2 T! HB H.f1+2~f u1+2
Wall
- Tornado available
- W! f,f+2 T! 4,3>2
- W! uf1,1 T! f2,2,1,1
- No tornado
- W! 4,3>2
- W! 1, df1, df3+4
- Bear/Jack specific
- W! df1, 1, df3+4
- W! 2,1~f PRF 2,2,1+2 (breaks floors, less damage)
- Heat oki wall combo (+8 in IAI)
- W! HB, 2,1~f PRF 2,2 (IAI D+2)
Float
- 1
- df3,4 2,1~f PRF 2,2,1 f,f+2 T! (3+4), IAI 1,2,2
Back-turned opponent
- df+2
- Easy combo: df+2, df4,2 IAI 2 T! df4,2 IAI 1,2,2
- Staple: 4,3,2 (Does no chip damage)
Wall break
- wall break combo 1, note oddities
- notes for combo 1
- wall break combo 2
Floor break
- floor break combo 1, note direction opponent faces
- notes for combo 1
- floor break combo 2
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.
- [HEAT PRE-ACTIVATED] ff+2
- df3,4 df+4,2 LAI.4,2 db+1,1~F PRF 3~F HD! d+1+2 qcf+2 W! LAI.1,2,2
External Links
- Victor Chevalier Combo Guide | TEKKEN 8 by RyzingSol