GGXRD-R2/Venom/Combos

Combo Notation Guide

Character Name Abbreviations

7 Template:7 8 Template:8 9 Template:9 4 Template:4 5 Template:5 6 Template:6 1 Template:1 2 Template:2 3 Template:3 Numbers represent direction on a keyboard numpad. For example Template:236+ becomes 236D. > = Proceed from the previous move to the following move. , = Link the previous move into the following move. -> = Cancel the previous special into a follow-up special. ▷ = After landing. j = Jump sj = Super Jump IAD = Instant Air Dash CH = Counter Hit MC = Mortal Counter JC = Jump Cancel DJC = Double Jump Cancel SJC = Super Jump Cancel JI = Jump Install RRC = Red Roman Cancel YRC = Yellow Roman Cancel PRC = Purple Roman Cancel (X) = X is optional. (N) = Attack must deal N amount of hits. [???]xN = Repeat ??? N amount of times. [X]or[Y] = Perform series of actions X or Y. xQV = QV - 41236X xMS = Mad Struggle - 236[S]or[H] in air xSA = Stinger Aim - [4]6[S]or[H] xSet = Ball Set - 214X

AN = Answer AX = Axl BA = Baiken BE = Bedman CH = Chipp DI = Dizzy EL = Elphelt FA = Faust IN = I-No JA = Jam JC = Jack-O JO = Johnny KU = Haehyun KY = Ky LE = Leo MA = May MI = Millia PO = Potemkin RA = Ramlethal RV = Raven SI = Sin SL = Slayer SO = Sol VE = Venom ZT = Zato

Character Specific Notation

Charged Balls

Venom's balls can be one of 4 levels: 0, 1, 2, and 3.

Unless otherwise stated one can assume that specials will always be used to produce level 0 balls. If a special will be used to create a ball other than level 0 the notation will be Move(LN) where N is the level of the ball.

Spin

Venom's Carcass Raid and Stinger Aim specials cause an effect known as "spin" when they make contact with an inactive ball.

Unless stated otherwise the default ball behavior, Top-Spin, will be assumed.

Back-Spin is the alternate ball movement and works as follows:

• To backspin a Stinger press down at approximately the time that the stringer ball is created.
• To backspin a Carcass Raid press back instead.

Combo List

• All damage values are damage dealt to Sol unless the combo cannot work on him, in which case the character with the closest defense modifier is used.
• Entries listed in DarkKhaki are either optional or situational.
• Damage values listed for combos with optional combo parts assume the highest damage variation unless otherwise stated.

Standard Combos

cS starter

Combo	Position	Damage	Tension Gain	Works on:	Difficulty	Notes	Video Demonstration
cS(3) > IAD > jSHD ▷ 6H	any	120	20	all standing	[1] very easy	Not recommended vs lightweights.	https://youtu.be/5SZYytzlJyQ
cS(2) > kQV > 5K > 6P BH > 6H	any	116	16	all crouching	[1] very easy		https://youtu.be/GBd9kbnJsYQ
cS(3) > IAD > jSHD ▷ 6H > sQV > 5P > IAD > jSHD ▷ 6H > pQV	corner	164	30	all standing -heavy weights	[2] easy	Grants P ball.	https://youtu.be/lYs1vz7grOI
cS(2) > sQV > 5p BH > IAD > jSHD ▷ 6H	any	125	25	all crouching -heavy weights	[2] easy		https://youtu.be/H4j9wA_RrGY
cS(2) > 5H > sQV > 5P BH > IAD > jSHD > 6H > QV	corner	155	25	all crouching-heavy weights	[2] easy	Very spacing dependent. Must be close to the enemy and near the corner.	https://youtu.be/TES_xR7tfFM
cS(3) > pQV > 66 jKSH > (delay) jD ▷ 6H	all	123	25	all standing -heavy weights	[3] medium	Grants P ball.
cS(3) > sQV > 66 jKSH > (delay) jD ▷ 6H > pQV	corner	130	25	all standing -heavy weights	[3] medium	Grants S and P ball.

 Note: Potemkin, Leo, Bedman, and Haehyun can be combo'ed using cS(3) while they are crouching. Other characters must be combo'ed with cS(2) routes.

miscellaneous starters

Combo	Position	Damage	Tension Gain	Works on:	Difficulty	Notes
6P > cS(1) > jPH	any	70	12	all	[1] very easy	cS is preferred, but only works at very close range.
[pQV > 66 5P]x4 > 6H	midscreen	125	20	VE, JO	[5] hard	QV walk. For Style Points.
TK hMS(1st kick hit) > RRC > pSet > 6H > kQV > 6P BH > 6H > sQV > 6P > IAD > jSHD > 6H	corner	~250	-~35	EL standing	[6] very hard	Damage, and timings vary based on MS height and hits.

Throw Combos

ground throw starter

Combo	Position	Damage	Tension Gain	Works on:	Difficulty	Notes	Video Demonstration
throw > 6H > kQV > cS(2) > 6P BH > 6H > pQV	corner	91	20	all	[1] very easy	Grants P ball.	https://youtu.be/_q5A9ejp1Iw
throw > 44 6P > kQV > 6P BH > 5P > [5P]or[2P] > 6H	corner	75	15	all	[1] very easy	Burst safe.	https://youtu.be/X-vqgimvDyw
throw > 66 2H > sCR > 6H	midscreen	64	15	all	[1] very easy		https://youtu.be/OGFWNB3zgLY
throw > 66 cS(3) > sCR > IAD > jSHD ▷ 6H	midscreen	75	20	all	[2] easy		https://youtu.be/ubYjD79yOgE
throw > 44 6P > kQV > 6P BH > 5P > [5P]or[2P] > 6H > kQV > 6P BH > IAD > jSHD ▷ 6H > pQV	corner	220	22	middle weights	[5] hard	Burst Punish. Grants P ball.	https://youtu.be/X-vqgimvDyw?t=5
throw > 44 6P > kQV > 66 5P > 6P BH > 6H > pQV > 5P BH > IAD > jSHD ▷ 6H > sQV > 6P > IAD > jSHD ▷ 6H	corner	267	26	light weights	[6] very hard	Burst Punish.
throw away from corner > 66 6P > IAD > jD > IAD > jSHD ▷ 66 > jKSHD ▷ 6H	corner	100	20	all	[6] very hard	SJ on second IAD vs MA, IN, RA, and BA. Micro-dash vs Elphelt.

air throw starter

Combo	Position	Damage	Tension Gain	Works on:	Difficulty	Notes
throw ▷ cS(1) > kSet > 66 6P > 6H	midscreen	64	15	all	[1] very easy
low throw ▷ cS(1) > JC > jKSHD ▷ 6H > pQV	corner	74	15	all	[1] very easy

Counter-hit Combos

QV starter

Combo	Position	Damage	Tension Gain	Works on:	Difficulty	Notes
hQV > 66 6P > 6H	midscreen	116	10	all	[1] very easy
pQV > 66 5K > 6H	midscreen	95	10	all	[1] very easy
pQV > 66 5K > IAD > jSHD > 6H	midscreen	145	15	midscreen	[3] medium
5H > sQV > [5P > pQV]x5 > 5P > 6H	corner	176	24	VE	[5] hard
kQV > 66 jS > jS > JC jSH > (delay) jD > 6H > sQV > 6P > 6H	midscreen	156	20	middle weights	[5] hard

 Note: these combos are only possible if the starter is a counter-hit.

2D Combos

Combo	Position	Damage	Tension Gain	Works on:	Difficulty	Notes	Video Demonstration
2D(1) > P-in-K BH > kQV > 6P BH > 6H	any	150	12	all -heavy weights	[1] very easy	requires a PK ball setup before the combo starts
2D(2) > hDHM(3) > RRC > 66 jKSH > (delay) jD ▷ 6H > pQV	any	~125	-35	all	[2] easy	number of hits on hDHM changes timings.
2D(1) > P-in-K BH > pQV > 5p BH > IAD > jKSHD ▷ 6H	any	153	20	all -heavy weights	[4] tricky	requires a PK ball setup before the combo starts
2D(1) > sCR > 66 cS(1) > SJC jKSH > (delay) jD ▷ 6H	corner	145	15	all -light weights	[4] tricky		https://youtu.be/VZG3lKNqUrw
2D(1) > sCR > 66 cS(1) > (delay) jS > (small delay) > jH > (small delay) jD ▷ 6H	corner	145	15	light weights	[4] tricky

Chip Damage Combos

Combo	Position	Damage	Works on:	Notes	Video Demonstration
throw > 66 5H > hQV(L1) > sSA(L2) Backp-Spin > sSA(L0) > fS	any	all	[1] easy		https://youtu.be/7pXcOIw8Frc

5D Combos

Combo	Position	Damage	Tension Gain	Works on:	Difficulty	Notes	Video Demonstration
5D6 > [5H]x3 > cS(2) > jKSH	corner	118	22	all	[1] very easy		https://youtu.be/u_GPiHHC7R8
5D8 > jD > jD > jKS DJC > jKSHD	any	107	20	all	[1] very easy	does not give oki
5D6 > 5H > 5H > Hset > [sQV > 5P]x2 > 6H	corner	112	22	all	[2] easy
5D6 > 5H > 5H > Hset > cS(2) > BRO > [2P > sCR]x5 > 2D	corner	135	-45	all	[2] easy	Style points

Instant Kill Combos

Combo	Position	Tension Required	Works on:	Difficulty	Notes
throw > RRC > Instant Kill	any	100	all	[2] easy
throw towards corner > 5p > Instant Kill	corner	50	all	[2] easy
5D6 > RRC > Instant Kill	corner	100	all	[2] easy

Combo Theory

Grounded Combo Starters

Standing Opponents

cS(3) is your ideal starter against standing opponents in addition to Potemkin, Bedman, Haehyun, and Leo in their crouching state.

cS(3) launches the opponent into the air. cS(3) launcher can be followed up with an IAD or a QV. IAD timings vary based on character weight and air hurtboxes. Against Jam and Millia the delay needs to be longer, and the time before the air buttons must be longer. Sometimes 2866 is easier on an individual basis. It even works with a prorated starter (5P, 2P, 5K, or 2K). Against Lightweights it’s easier to follow up cS(3) with the QV 669 route, but this QV route does not work on heavy weights.

Crouching Opponents

2D or cS(2)/5HS > QV are your most reliable starters against crouching opponents.

2D is the easiest route, and can be chained into from any normal which does not cause a knockdown except for 5H. Spacing matters because at max range 2K>2D will not knockdown. Alternatively one can go for QV routes which get more damage and more corner carry, but have character specific oddities.

Air Combo Starters

Your combo starters against airborne enemies are less obvious and more variable than the grounded combo routes.

Against an airborne enemy 6P can be used as a starter for a very simple air string on normal hit, or to gatling into 6H on counter hit. Carcass Raid and Stinger can sometimes start air combos, especially with YRC.

Combo Enders

Routing for the appropriate ender is important for Venom, and the ender of choice changes his oki options.

Venom's most common enders are:

• 6H - long range ender.
• QV - grants access to an extra ball for oki and leaves you free to charge SSA/SCR.
• 2D - Grounded combo ender.
• jH - Air ender.

Combo Extension

Most of Venom's air strings can be extended by performing

micro-dash > j[K]or[P] > jSH > delay > jD

one or more times.

Another method of extending combos is to use kQV or sQV to float the enemy, and then 5P or 6P to hit the ball into the enemy and then follow up the BH with an IAD combo.

Video Examples

Combo Demonstration Playlist by Tarkus

Combo Extension Examples
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Combo Primer
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