Katarina combos

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.

Launcher(s)	Combo	Damage
u/f+4,4 CH d/f+4 CH b+4 CH d+2 CH 1,1,2 b+2 ws2	> d/f+1 > 4,4,4,F > HAR d/f+2,3 S! > dash > d+2,F > HAR 4	67
u/f+3 d/b+4 CH f+3	> d/f+1 > 4,4,4,F > HAR d/f+2,3 S! > dash > d+2,F > HAR 4	74
f,F+2,4	> f+4 > HAR 1 > 4,4,4,F > HAR 4	54
CH 4,4,4	> d+2,F > HAR d/f+2,3 S! > dash > d+2,F > HAR 4	63
CH 4,4,4,F	> HAR 1 > b+1,F > HAR d/f+2,3 S! > dash > d+2,F > HAR 4	63

Mini-combos

CH HAR 1: f,F+3 > u/b+4; f,F+3 > dash > d+3+4 ^{[m 1]}

CH HAR d/f+3: u/b+4; d/f+1 > 3,3,3,3,3 ^{[m 2]}
CH FC d/f+4: u/b+4; ws4 > 3,3,3,3,3 ^{[m 2]}
CH d/f+3+4
HAR 3: dash > d+3+4; u/b+4

CH 1,1,1
f,F+3
HAR u/f+3
u/f+3+4 ^{[m 3]}
1,1,3
f+1+2
b+4, 1+2
CH d+1
CH d+3,4
CH 3,3,3,3,3
1+3 ^{[m 4]}
2+4 ^{[m 5]}
d/b+3 ^{[m 2]}
d/f+3,3 ^{[m 2]}: u/b+4

↑ d+3+4 does not connect on Jack and Bears, and is unreliable against Miguel. Alisa can evade it with her special getup.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 only at the wall
↑ requires a dash into u/b+4 with slightly strict timing
↑ unless the opponent holds back on wake-up
↑ unless the opponent holds back on wake-up; inconsistent

Floor Break

Off-axis

Kat's combos are very unstable on off-axis opponents. It is recommended to quickly step to re-align if possible before picking up from a launcher (e.g., after a SSL hopkick whiff punish, quickly do a SSR before d+2). Otherwise, use f,F+4 to immediately screw, then do d+2,F > HAR 1 > b+1,F > HAR 4.

Back-turned opponent

u/f+4,4 > d+2 > d+2 will flip the opponent the right way up to continue the combo. A better option is to simply do b+1,F > HAR d/f+1+2 for 63 dmg. A guaranteed BT option is 1,1,2 > 3,3,3,3,3.

Character-specific

Bears: [every launcher except b+2, CH f+3] > d+2,F,DB > ws4 > d/f+1 > d+2,F > d/f+2,3 S! > dash > d+2,F > HAR 4; [b+2, CH f+3] > d/f+1 > d+2,F,DB > ws4 > d+2,F > d/f+2,3 S! > dash > d+2,F > HAR 4

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.

Max Damage

Launcher(s)	Combo	Damage	Notes
u/f+4,4	> d+2 > 4 > d+2,F > HAR 1 > b+1,F > HAR d/f+2,3 S! > dash > d+2,F > HAR 4	74	post-screw dash has tight timing
f,F+2,4	> dash > d+2,F > HAR 1 > 4,4,4,F > HAR d/f+3	58	final HAR d/f+3 has to be done without any delay
CH 4	> f,F+2 > d/f+1 > d+2,F > HAR 1 > b+1,F > HAR d/f+2,3 S! > dash > d+2,F > HAR 4	69	do a deep HAR dash before screwing with HAR d/f+2,3, otherwise the 3 will whiff

BM

Launcher(s)	Combo	Damage	Notes
CH d/f+4	> 1+3+4 > d+3,4 > b+1,F > HAR 1 > b+1,F > HAR d/f+2,3 S! > dash > d+2,F > HAR 4	69	video demonstration

Tools

External links

Katarina Alves Combo Guide (Season 4) by Ryzing Sol

[1] +3+4 does not connect on Jack and Bears, and is unreliable against Miguel. Alisa can evade it with her special getup.

[wall-only-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 only at the wall

[3] requires a dash into u/b+4 with slightly strict timing

[4] unless the opponent holds back on wake-up

[5] unless the opponent holds back on wake-up; inconsistent

[m 1]

[m 2]

[m 3]

[m 4]

[m 5]