GBVS/Gran/Combos

7	8	9
4	5	6
1	2	3

Numbers represent direction on a keyboard numpad. For example,

+

becomes 236L.

> = Proceed from the previous move to the following move.

▷/land = Indicate that the player must land at that point in the sequence.

, = the previous move into the following move.

->/~ = the previous special into a follow-up special.

dl./delay = Delay the following move.

whiff/(whiff) = The move must whiff (not hit).

c. = Close

f. = Far

j. = Jumping/Aerial

hj./sj. = High Jump/Super Jump

jc = Jump Cancel

hjc/sjc = High Jump Cancel/Super Jump Cancel

dc/adc = Dash Cancel/Air Dash Cancel

CH = Counter Hit

AA = Anti-Air

IAS = Instant Air Special

[X] = Hold input.

]X[ = Release input.

(move) = Move is optional.

[X] or [Y] = Perform sequence X or Y.

[sequence] xN = Repeat sequence N amount of times.

(N) = Hit N of a move or move must deal N amount of hits.

AB =

Avatar Belial

BB =

Beelzebub

BL =

Belial

CA =

Cagliostro

CL =

Charlotta

DJ =

Djeeta

EU =

Eustace

FR =

Ferry

FT =

Ladiva

GR =

Gran

KT =

Katalina

LN =

Lancelot

LW =

Lowain

MT =

Metera

NM =

Narmaya

PC =

Percival

SO =

Soriz

SX =

Seox

UN =

Anre

VS =

Vaseraga

VI =

Vira

YU =

Yuel

ZO =

Zooey

ZT =

Zeta

Combo List

All buttons are done using in game notation of LMHU. X represents the use of any normal button. "Normal" buttons are the aforementioned LMH buttons.
Any combo opening with X > 236H can be started with LX, LXX, M, or H; L does not combo directly into 236H on its own. LX results in more damage than LXX due to scaling.

Combo	Position	Damage	Meter Gain	Works on:	Difficulty	Notes
XXX > 214L > 214M	Anywhere	1820-2620	20-25%	Anyone	Very Easy	Midscreen bread-and-butter. Go straight to 214M for 50 extra damage but reduced meter gain; corner carry is equivalent.
c.L, c.MXX > 214L > 214M	Anywhere	2295	23%	Anyone	Easy	c.L link into c.M auto combo. Good hitconfirm and frame trap, safe to end at c.M if it didn't hit.
X > 214H, c.M > 236H, 2H > 5U, 2U > 4G	Corner	4261-5036	31-36%	Anyone	Medium	Optimal safejump combo. Switch 2U out with c.H for SSA if you have the meter.
X > 214H, c.M > 236H, c.H > 623H	Corner	4377-5079	47-49%	Anyone	Medium	EX damage dump combo. Generally worse than the above safejump route from the same starter; spends more EXes for very little damage increase.
X > 236H, 2H > 214M, 2U > 4G	Corner	3360-4310	28-30%	Anyone	Easy	Basic corner combo. Only spend one EX and get a safejump afterward by holding 9.
X > 236H > 2H > 214M > c.M > SBA/SSBA	Corner	5972 with SBA, 6445 with SSBA	-100%	Anyone	Medium	Taken from the Gran combo trial. Can end with 623X instead of super for reduced damage (~4750), but this gives up the safejump option from the above combo for comparatively little gain. Could also end with 214H > 2U for 5146, but this gives up the corner.
X > 236H > 5HH > 626H	Corner	3265-4276	41-44%	Anyone	Medium	Will often result in 4190 damage rather than 4276; in order to get the maximum damage, c.HX must be delayed very slightly.
X > 236H, c.H > 214H, c.H > SBA	Corner	4710-5921	-100%	Anyone	Easy	Loses the corner. Depending on the distance, you might get f.H instead of c.H after 236H.
X > 236H > c.H > 214H > c.HXX	Corner	3995-5033	36-38%	Anyone	Easy	Loses the corner. Can end with 2U instead of c.HXX for 4449 damage.
X > 236H > c.H > 214H > c.H > 626H	Corner	4233-5327	46-50%	Anyone	Hard	Loses the corner. Immediate 626H after last c.H as it connects.
X > 236H > c.H > 214H > c.H > 5U	Corner	4230-5684	33-36%	Anyone	Hard	Loses the corner. Requires level 2 or higher 5U charge stored previously.
X > 236H > c.H > 214H > c.HX > SBA	Corner	4895-6230	-100%	Anyone	Medium	Loses the corner. Lose some damage with easy input SBA.
5U > c.H > 236H > c.H > 214H > c.H > 5U	Corner	6114-6452	39%	Anyone	Very Hard	Loses the corner. Requires 5U charge of level 4 or higher. Can end with SSBA for additional damage if you have the meter.
CH 2H > 214L (whiff), c.HXX > 214M	Anywhere	3445	26%	Anyone	Easy	Mostly universal anti-air that's pretty easy to pull off. Really good corner carry.
2H > 214M	Anywhere	2200	11%	Anyone	Easy	AA combo that only works against low to the ground characters, like Metera from her 5U hops.

Combo Theory

Midscreen, autocombo into 214L > 214M (or straight into 214M for 50 more damage but less meter) is your go-to. Ending in 236X or 623X can net you very slightly more damage, depending on button strength, but nets far less corner carry and follow-up pressure.

In the corner, the general idea is to confirm into EX fireball to start a juggle. It's particularly important to note that, if the opponent is already being juggled, EX boot will cause them to wallbounce over Gran, losing the corner; this means that, if you want to keep the corner, you'll generally follow the EX fireball with a hit into medium boot rather than EX boot, which nets less damage but can be followed up with a sweep to set up a safejump, and which spends only one EX.

Alternatively, you can open the combo with confirm into EX boot. If the opponent is not yet airborne, the wallbounce will not go over Gran, allowing for followups that keep the corner, but c.H will be too slow to catch the opponent bouncing, necessitating the use of c.M instead.

EX boot's corner carry and wallbounce also open up several combo routes for Gran while his opponent is near the corner. Because EX boot while near the corner will cause the opponent to wallbounce back into Gran's threat range, he can follow it up with his normal 214H corner routes (and use c.H instead of the c.M that the 214H corner opening usually requires). This includes the optimal safejump route given above, but what routes are available varies depending on exactly how far from the corner you are, as the opponent will wallbounce at different heights.