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Character Name Abbreviations

7 8 9 4 5 6 1 2 3 Numbers represent direction on a keyboard numpad. For example, + becomes 236P. > = Proceed from the previous move to the following move. ▷/land = Indicate that the player must land at that point in the sequence. , = Link To perform a second action after the first action completely finishes its animation. the previous move into the following move. ->/~ = Cancel To bypass the remaining time or frames in an action by proceeding directly into another action. 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. IAD = Instant Air Dash BRC = Blue Roman Cancel RRC = Red Roman Cancel PRC = Purple Roman Cancel YRC = Yellow Roman Cancel YYXRC = Dash Input X Roman Cancel in Y direction i.e: 22PRC XRC~Q = Cancel the X Roman Cancel into Q i.e: RRC~5K WS = Wall Stick/Wall Splat

AB =  A.B.A AN =  Anji Mito AS =  Asuka R♯ AX =  Axl Low BA =  Baiken BE =  Bedman? BR =  Bridget CH =  Chipp Zanuff EL =  Elphelt FA =  Faust GI =  Giovanna GO =  Goldlewis HA =  Happy Chaos IN =  I-No JC =  Jack-O' JO =  Johnny KY =  Ky Kiske LE =  Leo Whitefang MA =  May MI =  Millia Rage NA =  Nagoriyuki PO =  Potemkin RA =  Ramlethal SI =  Sin Kiske SO =  Sol Badguy TE =  Testament ZA =  Zato-1

Combo List

• Currently, every damage value here has only been dealt to Sol.

5P/2P/5K/2K Starters

Combo	Position	Damage	Tension Gain	Works on:	Difficulty	Notes
[5P]x3 > [4]6S	Anywhere	69	~12%	Everyone	[1] Very Easy	Simple scramble/mash combo. Can start with 2P as well. You may need to reduce the number of punches depending on how far away the opponent is.
2K > 5[D] > Dust combo	Anywhere	27 + 226	~25%	Everyone	[1] Very Easy	Cheeky low-high mixup. Use sparingly against opponents who know how to block it. At 2K's maximum range, charging 5D can whiff-bait some quick attacks that would hit an uncharged 5D. Usually loses to f.S or similar mid-range moves.
2K > 2D > [4]6S	Anywhere	61	~25%	Everyone	[1] Very Easy	Low combo route. Delay 2D a bit to add ambiguity between this and 2K > 5D and catch fuzzy blockers, or cancel into 2D as quickly as possible to stuff mash attempts. Leave out the Mr. Dolphin on hit for less damage in exchange for a hard knockdown.
					[2] Easy
					[3] Medium
					[4] Hard
					[5] Very Hard

c.S/f.S Starters

Combo	Position	Damage	Tension Gain	Works on:	Difficulty	Notes
c.S > 2H > [2]8H	Anywhere	126	~15%	Everyone	[1] Very Easy	Anti-air combo.
c.S > 6K > [4] > 5K > [4]6S	Anywhere	49 + 37 (CH) + 55	~20%	Everyone	[1] Very Easy	High mixup/frametrap/whiff-bait in pressure. Loses to 3-frame normals and trades with 4-frame normals on mash. 5K extension loses to far-reaching low attacks like Ky's 2S. Perform 5K > [4]6S if the opponent whiffs a quick attack after 6K.
c.S > 6K > 6K	Anywhere	49 + 37 (CH) + 34	~15%	Everyone	[1] Very Easy	Situational mix-up against characters like Ky with far-reaching low attacks. Only connects if the opponent tries a low attack that 6K can jump over. Loses against most other mash-outs.
c.S > 2H > 236236S	May in corner	232	~ -40%	Everyone	[2] Easy	Whiff punish when May is in the corner.
c.S > 2H > [4]6H > dl.c.S > 5H > [4]6H > [6]H	Corner	232	~35%	Everyone	[3] Medium	Meterless wallbreak combo. Against airborne opponents you need to slightly delay the first Mr. Dolphin to connect. You need to delay the second c.S until the opponent falls enough so that the follow-up 5H hits.
c.S > 2H > [2]8H > 6H > [4]6S > 6H	Corner	218	~30%	Everyone	[3] Medium	Meterless wallbreak combo, more consistent against airborne opponents.
c.S > 2H > [2]8H > AD > j.K > j.D	Anywhere	166	~20%	Everyone	[4] Hard	Anti-air combo. May recovers her air options after hitting on the way up using HS Vertical Mr. Dolphin, which lets her AD before landing. AD needs to occur when May is roughly one character height above the ground. Timing the AD correctly is tricky, but much easier with the dash button.
					[5] Very Hard

5H/2H/6H Combos

Combo	Position	Damage	Tension Gain	Works on:	Difficulty	Notes
					[1] Very Easy
5H (CH) > [4]6H > 5K > [4]6S	Anywhere	141	~25%	Everyone	[2] Easy
6H (CH) > [4]6H > 66RRC > c.S > 2H > [2]8H	Midscreen-Corner	198	~ -35%	Everyone	[3] Medium	Anti-air wallbreak combo. Works from approximately the opponent's starting position.
					[4] Hard
					[5] Very Hard

Jump-in Starters

Combo	Position	Damage	Tension Gain	Works on:	Difficulty	Notes
j.H > 5K > [4]6S	Anywhere	87	~12%	Everyone	[1] Very Easy	Simple air-to-ground combo. Begin charging [4] once the jH connects.
j.H > f.S > [4]6S	Anywhere	49 + 63 (66 CH)	~12%	Everyone	[1] Very Easy	Similar air-to-ground route, but sets up a frametrap on fS. On jH counterhit, the entire combo will link.
IAD > j.S > c.S > f.S > [4]6S	Anywhere	99	~15%	Everyone	[1] Very Easy	IAD jump-in. This combo relies on forward momentum from a forward airdash to link cS from jS.
					[2] Easy
j.H > 22RRC > c.S > 2H > [4]6H > dl.c.S > 5H > [4]6H > 6H	Corner	189	~ -45%	Everyone	[3] Medium	Converts a corner air-to-air j.H into a wallbreak. You need to delay the second c.S a little bit to allow the opponent to wall-bounce into its range. The general formula of RRC > (corner wallbreak) in this combo can apply to any corner hit.
j.H > 22RRC > Dash > c.S > 2H > [2]8H > AD > j.H	Anywhere	133	~ -42%	Everyone	[4] Hard	Converts a stray air-to-air j.H into more damage. Not very resource efficient, but can end the round from a common neutral situation.
					[5] Very Hard

Dust Combos

Combo	Position	Damage	Tension Gain	Works on:	Difficulty	Notes
					[1] Very Easy
5[D]8 > j.H > j.D > AD > j.H > j.H	Anywhere	203	~20%	Everyone	[2] Easy	Dust combo.
5[D]8 > j.D > j.S > j.H > j.P > j.D > j.P > j.P	Anywhere	226	~20%	Everyone	[2] Easy	Another dust combo.
					[3] Medium
					[4] Hard
					[5] Very Hard

Throw Combos

Combo	Position	Damage	Tension Gain	Works on:	Difficulty	Notes
					[1] Very Easy
					[3] Easy
6D or 4D > RRC > c.S > 2H > [4]6H > f.S > 6H	Corner	153	~ -40%	Everyone	[3] Medium	Wallbreak combo. Throw opponent towards corner (6D when opponent is in corner or 4D when May is in corner). You need to delay the RRC until the opponent is above May in the throw animation.
j.6D or j.4D> 22RRC > c.S > 2H > [4]6H > 5H > 6H	Corner	156	~ -40%	Everyone	[3] Medium	Wallbreak combo. Throw opponent towards corner.
					[3] Medium
					[4] Hard
					[5] Very Hard

Horizontal Mr. Dolphin ([4]6S/[4]6H) Starters

Combo	Position	Damage	Tension Gain	Works on:	Difficulty	Notes
[4]6H > [4]6S	Anywhere	44 + 34 (37 CH)	~12%	Everyone	[1] Very Easy	Double-dolphin frametrap. Extending pressure after the second Mr. Dolphin is very risky on block or normal hit. Can be interrupted by normals with 4 or fewer startup frames like Sol's 5K or May's 2P.
[4]6H > 5K > [4]6S	Anywhere	44 + 55 (58 CH)	~15%	Everyone	[2] Easy	A faster frametrap. Will beat 3-frame normals like Sol's 5K when timed correctly. Press K when May's feet touch the ground after hopping off Mr. Dolphin. Extending after this combo is very risky.
[4]6H (CH) > Dash > c.S > 2H > [4]6H	Anywhere	137	~20%	Everyone	[3] Medium	Counterhit combo. Press and hold the dash button when May's feet touch the ground after hopping off Mr. Dolphin until in range of c.S. This combo pushes the opponent very far (into the corner from starting position), so it's useful to gain a good position from mid-screen.
[4]6H (CH) > Dash > 623K > c.S > 2H > [4]6H > [4]6H	Corner	173	~40%	Everyone	[3] Medium	Wallbreak counterhit combo. Can also work from [4]6S counterhit, but it's possible for the opponent to escape stagger quickly enough to avoid the OHK follow-up using backdash.
					[4] Hard
					[5] Very Hard

Overhead Kiss (623K) Starters

Combo	Position	Damage	Tension Gain	Works on:	Difficulty	Notes
					[1] Very Easy
					[2] Easy
623K > c.S > 2H > [4]6H > dl.c.S > 5H > [4]6H	Corner	174	~35%	Everyone	[3] Medium	Meterless wallbreak combo. You need to delay the second c.S a little bit to allow the opponent to wall-bounce into its range.
					[4] Hard
					[5] Very Hard

These combos need a total DMG value on them

Combo	Position	Works on:	Difficulty	Notes
						[1] Very Easy
						[2] Easy
						[3] Medium
						[4] Hard
						[5] Very Hard

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