DBFZ/Goku Black/Combos

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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.

DR = Dragon Rush

SD = Super Dash

A16 = Android 16

A17 = Android 17

A18 = Android 18

A21 = Android 21

L21 = Android 21 (Lab Coat)

AGH = Gohan (Adult)

BDK = Bardock

BGK = Goku (SSGSS)

BLK = Goku Black

BRO = Broly

BRS = Beerus

BVG = Vegeta (SSGSS)

CEL = Cell

CLR = Cooler

FRZ = Frieza

GKN = Goku

GKU = Goku (Super Saiyan)

GNY = Captain Ginyu

GT4 = Gogeta (SS4)

GTA = Gogeta (SSGSS)

GTG = Goku (GT)

GTK = Gotenks

GUI = Goku (Ultra Instinct)

HIT = Hit

JNB = Janemba

JRN = Jiren

KBU = Kid Buu

KEF = Kefla

KRL = Krillin

L21 = Android 21 (Lab Coat)

MBU = Majin Buu

NAP = Nappa

PIC = Piccolo

RSH = Master Roshi

SB2 = Super Baby 2

SBR = Broly (DBS)

TEN = Tien

TNK = Trunks

VDL = Videl

VGN = Vegeta

VGT = Vegeta (Super Saiyan)

VTO = Vegito (SSGSS)

YAM = Yamcha

YGH = Gohan (Teen)

ZAM = Zamasu (Fused)

Midscreen

Combo	Damage	Meter Gain	Works on:	Difficulty	Notes
... 2M > 5M > jc.MLL2H > SD > j.MLL2H > jc.LL > Ender	4185 (with j.H)	+1.05	All	Very Easy	Standard Sayian BnB, the combo you will be using most often.
... 2H > SD > j.MLL2H > jc.LL > Ender	3445 (with j.H)	+0.7	All	Very Easy	Standard Saiya-2H punish.
... 2H > SD/214L > j.LM2H > jc.LL > Ender	3505 (with j.H)	+0.6	All	Easy	Using 214L instead of superdash in combos yields slightly higher damage than using superdash, especially with special finishers, at the cost of being harder to confirm and less meter gain.
... 5M > 2M > 5S > 5H > SD > j.LL2H > jc.LL > Ender	4210 (with j.H)	+0.9	All	Very Easy	Not very useful unless you're going to end up in the corner. You will have to use meter for knockdown midscreen, as j.H will not smash.
... 5H > 236M	2300	+0.45	All	Very Easy	If you do not care about damage and just want your opponent in the corner, this is your go-to. If you are in the middle of the screen, the opponent will instantly have their back to the wall. Cue the slaughter.
... 2M > 5M > jc.M > jc.MS > j.214H > SD > j.ML2H > jc.LL > Ender	4640 (with j.H)	-0.05	All	Easy	j.214H gives you your air action back, as well as a pretty sick looking superdash extention. Not really useful because it kills your meter gain.
... 2M > 5M > 5S > 2H > 214L > j.M2H > jc.LLS > j.214L > Vanish > SD > j.LL > Ender	5025 (with j.H)	-0.1	All	Medium	214L preserves your smash for j.H. Removing j.S and delaying the vanish after j.214L allows you to keep your side, though the timing is tricky.
... 2M > 5M > 5S > 2H > 214L > j.M2H > jc.LLS > j.214H > Vanish > 665L (whiff) > 5LL > SD > j.LL2H > jc.LL > Ender	5656 (with j.H)	-1.65	All	Medium	High damage vanish combo using j.214H to bring the opponent back to the ground.
... Vanish > dash 2M > 5S > 236M	2478 (from 236S)	-1	All	Easy	Vanish combo for sliding knockdown.
... Vanish > 665L (whiff) > 5LL > SD > j.LML2H > jc.LL > Ender	2870 (from 236S, with j.H)	-1	All	Easy	Vanish combo for damage. Usually if you're doing this you'll want to skip the j.H ender for something metered.

Enders

... jc.LL > j.H
... jc.LL > j.S > j.236H
... jc.LL > j.S > j.236L > Super
... jc.LL > j.S > j.236L > Vanish > j.236M

Your most common combo enders, and even among them you will most commonly be using j.H.

... jc.LL > j.S > j.236M

This only works if you're close to the corner, so it's recommended you use it in conjunction with 5H.

Corner

Combo	Damage	Meter Gain	Works on:	Difficulty	Notes
... 2M > 5M > jc.MLL2H > SD > j.MLL2H > j.LLS > j.236M	4405	+1.35	All	Very Easy	Modified Saiyan BnB for the corner. You'll mostly be wanting to learn the j.214M combo, but this is always here when you need it.
... 2M > 5M > jc.MS > j.214M, j.S, 2M > 5H > 5S > SD > j.LL2H > jc.LLS > 236M	5027	+1.8	All	Easy	This combo takes advantage of the wall bounce on Goku Black's dive kick, as well as the high hitstun on his 5S. Essentially your bread and butter corner combo.

Notes

If you want to end in a super, generally you'll want to land first. If you're just routing into level 3, use it immediately. If you want to DHC into another character, land and do 236L+M if possible as it out damages j.236H+S while still being DHC-friendly.

Sparking

Combo	Position	Damage	Meter Gain	Works on:	Notes
2M > 5S > 236L > Sparking! > ...	Anywhere	?	?	All	Basic Sparking activation combo.
2M > delay 5M > 5S > 236S > Sparking! > ...	Corner	?	?	All	Corner Sparking activation combo.
... > Sparking! > land > 2M > jc back > j.S > IAD cancel > j.M > j.S > j.214M > ...	Corner	?	?	All	Corner j.S combo, sadly only works once because none of Goku Black's normals hit high enough.

Assist

Combo	Position	Damage	Meter Gain	Works on:	Difficulty	Notes
j.214L/236L > Assist > dash jump j.LL2H > ...	Anywhere	?	?	All		Basic assist conversion off of his neutral tools.

Combo Theory

Goku Black's combos are relatively basic. Because he lacks a non-metered special move to use his smash on for mid-screen combo extensions, he relies on universal options like smash 5H/2H or assists. Black also doesn't have a resource-less way to end his combos with a sliding outside of smash j.H. While he does have two rejump combo options after 5H, both of these are difficult to execute consistently and may drop if the opponent reaches the corner before super dash connects.

His options expand greatly in the corner, both in terms of extending and ending combos. j.214M can either ground bounce or wall bounce the opponent and both lead into good damage. 5S combos directly into super dash, even if Black's smash has already been used. j.S can be followed-up with j.236M so long as hitstun hasn't degraded too far, granting him a meterless sliding knockdown without needing a smash launcher.

After using a vanish, Goku Black can use j.236M for a knockdown and corner carry, though he can do 2M > 5S > j.236M for extra damage if he is near the ground. When going for damage is preferred over a knockdown, use his autocombo for its forced smash. Whiffing 5L and hitting with 5LL makes this option more consistent and reduces combo scaling. If the opponent is high in the air after a vanish and Black still has his super dash (such as when using 214L instead of SD after a smash 2H), he can do SD > j.5LLL for both extra damage and a sliding knockdown.

Both of his level 1 supers lack a knockdown so they are best used when they will K.O. an opponent or if DHC'ing into another character. 236L+M is his most damaging super so use this one if possible. If the opponent is too high to combo into a DHC, use j.236H+S to bring them back to the ground. Black's level 3 will always bring him back to the ground after the final hit so it can be used at any position and still grant him safe-jump oki.

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