Notation summary for combos
Symbol
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Meaning
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1
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Left Punch
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2
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Right Punch
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3
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Left kick
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4
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Right kick
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u
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Up
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d
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Down
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f
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Forward
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b
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Backward
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uf
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Up and forward
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df
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Down and forward
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ub
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Up and backward
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db
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Down and backward
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n
|
Neutral
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Symbol
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Meaning
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U
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Up (Hold)
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D
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Down (Hold)
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F
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Forward (Hold)
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B
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Backward (Hold)
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UF
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Up and forward (Hold)
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DF
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Down and forward (Hold)
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UB
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Up and backward (Hold)
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DB
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Down and backward (Hold)
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Symbol
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Meaning
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+
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Pressed together
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#
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Pressed together, on the same frame
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,[1]
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Followed by
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~
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Followed by, immediately
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:
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Followed by, tight input window
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<
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Followed by, with delayed input
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>
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*
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Held input
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Symbol
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Meaning
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T!
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Tornado
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W!
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Wall splat
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WB!
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Wall break
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F!
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Floor break
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BB!
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Balcony break
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Symbol
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Meaning
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Example
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Example Meaning
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CH
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Counter hit
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CH 1,2,3
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1,2,3 where the first hit is a counter hit
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CL
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Clean hit
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CL db+4
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db+4 with a clean hit
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(?)
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Whiffed or blocked moves
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CH (1,2),3
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1,2,3 where the third hit is a counter hit
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(2,2),2
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2,2,2 where the first two hits whiff
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(x?)
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Repeat string ? times
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b+2,f~n(x3)
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b+2,f~n repeated 3 times
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[?; ?]
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Damage dealt; recoverable damage
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[50; 12] ws2,3 f,F+3
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Combo deals 50 damage, 12 of which is recoverable
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- 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. uf+4, ws3, f+3,4)
- df+1 f,F+4>3, df+4,2,1+2 T! run up uf+3 df+4,3 [51] for wall carry
- df+1 f,F+4>3, df+4,2,1+2 T! run up db+1,2,4 [53] for floor break
- Off-axis launch (e.g. uf+4, ws3, f+3,4)
- f+3,2 df+1 dash df+4,2,1+2 T! run up uf+3 dash df+4,3 [46] for wall carry
- f+4,2 T! run up uf+3 db+1,2,4 [50] for floor break
- Instant T! launch (e.g. df+3, KNP.3)
- dash uf+3 f,F+4>3 1 dash df+4,2 immediate f,F+3 oki [38 + 10 chip damage oB]
- dash uf+3 b+3 1 db+1,2,4 [43] for floor break
Mini-combos
- CH b+1, b1+2
- [44] If needed, you can dash after b+1 to land b+1+2
- CH b+3, f,F+3
- [58] Leaves the opponent FUFT. When done at the wall, hold F after f, F+3 to enter STC for mixup
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
- [13] uf+4
- [+59] f,F+4>3 df+4,2,1+2 T! run up SSL uf+3 db+1,2,4 for floor break
- [+53] df+1 f,F+4,>3 df+4,2,1+2 T! run up SSL db+1,2,4 for floor break
- [+53] df+1 f,F+4,>3 1 dash 1 dash df+4,2,1+2 T! run up uf+3 dash df+4,3 for wall carry
- [42 + 10 chip damage oB] f,F+4>3 df+4,2,1+2 T! (df+4),3 f,f+3 oki
- [0] Low parry
- [20] KNP.3
- [21] df+3
- [+49] dash uf+3 f,F+4>3 1 microdash db+1,2,4 for floor break
Wall
- Regular carry (30% scaling)
- T! available, W! into d/f+3 T! into b+1+2 into d/b+1, 2, 4, 36 conversion damage
- T! available, W! into d/f+3 T! into b+1+2 into f+3, 2 into b+1+2, 35 conversion damage
- T! available, W! into d+1+2, 1 T! into f+3, 2 into b+1+2, 31 conversion damage
- T! available, W! into d+1+2, 1 T! into d/b+1, 2, 4, 31 conversion damage
- T! available, W! f+4, 2 T! into SSL 1+2 into b+1+2, 32 conversion damage
- T! unavailable, W! f+3, 2 into b+1+2, 23 conversion damage
- T! unavailable, W! d/b+1, 2, 4, 23 conversion damage
- Hard wall splat
- back dash or sidestep into u/f+3 W! into d/f+3 T! into b+1+2 into d/b+1, 2, 4, 54 conversion damage
- back dash or sidestep into u/f+3 W! into d/f+3 T! into b+1+2 into 1, 3 into b+1+2, 53 conversion damage
- back dash or sidestep into u/f+3 W! into f+4, 2 T! into SSL 1+2 into b+1+2, 49 conversion damage
- back dash or sidestep into u/f+3 W! into d+1+2, 1 T! into f+3, 2 into b+1+2, 46 conversion damage
- back dash or sidestep into u/f+3 W! into d+1+2, 1 T! into d/b+1, 2, 4, 46 conversion damage
Float
- 1
- combo when you anti-air with jab here
Back-turned opponent
- u/f+4
- launch into f+4, 2 T! into run up u/f+3 into d/b+1, 2, 4, 50 conversion damage for floor break
- d/b+1, 2, 4
- 60 damage
Stage hazard
- Secluded Training Ground
- big boy break all the walls combo here
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.
- Instant T! launch while heat is active
doesn't work against bears and jack (short legged characters)
- [+65] dash uf+3 f,F+4>3 3,3 nano dash b+1+2~F dash uf+3 f,F+4>3 nano walk forward b+1+2
- [+63] dash uf+3 f,F+4>3 3,3 nano dash b+1+2~F dash uf+3 db+1,2,4
- [+61] dash uf+3 f,F+4>3 3,3 nano dash b+1+2~F dash uf+3 1 dash 1 dash df+4,3
- CS launch while heat is active
doesn't work against bears and jack (short legged characters)
- [+70] dash uf+3 f,F+4>3 3,3 nano dash b+1+2~F dash uf+3 dash df+4,2,1+2 T! run up uf+3 dash df+4,3