Street Fighter V/Ed/Combos

General legend

Abbreviation	Meaning
A,B	Link X into Y. This is done by pressing X, then Y after the recovery frames of X.
A xx B	Cancel A into B. During A's animation, press B to cancel.
A > B	Alternate notation indicating chains or target combos, cancelling A into B.
(N)	Multi-hit move hits only N times. Omitted if all hits are used.
xN	Normal that chains into itself pressed N times
[X]	Hold down X
]X[	Release X
X~Y	X then Y done in quick succession
X/Y	X or Y
Fastfall	Cancelling an air normal into another move to change momentum and land early. The 2nd move is land cancelled during startup.
Kara	Quickly cancelling a move into another move before it becomes active. This is done for positioning or to access airborne specials from grounded attacks.
OTG	Following move hits off the ground
CH	Counter hit
CC	Crush Counter
CA	Critical Art
GB	Guard Break
VS(1/2)	V-Skill 1 or 2. Input with MP+MK
VT(1/2)	V-Trigger 1 or 2. Input with HP+HK. Combos may either activate V-Trigger or use attack on the same input when Trigger is active.
j.	Prefix an attack command with j. to indicate it must be performed in the air. "nj." means neutral jump only.
jc	Jump cancel
dl	Delay
jf	Just Frame (special move with precise button timing, e.g. Karin's Tenko)
TK	Tiger knee (doing an air move the moment a jump sends you airborne, typically by inputting a special move motion followed by jump+button.)
whiff / (w)	Indicates that the move must not hit the opponent.
(move)	Indicates that the move is optional in a sequence.
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[4]6	(hold),
[2]8	(hold),
360
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up-back up up-forward back neutral forward down-back down down-forward

Character legend

Full move name	Abbreviated name	Input
Psycho Flicker	Flicker	Mash P

Light Confirm

Notation	Damage	Stun	Meter Cost	Notes
2LK, 2LP xx flicker	111	253	0	Catches walk back
2LK, 5LP xx KK xx P	136	283	0	Point blank to start
5LP xx 5LK xx 2LP xx flicker	137	294	0	3 hit light string, point blank to start
2LK, 2LP xx PPP	159	293	1
2LK, 5LP xx KK xx PP, 2MPMK (VS1)	203	373	1	D+vs2 and pp works as well. weird timing in the corner. vsk 2 is most consistent in the corner no timing requierd. for pp to connect consistently, press pp as soon as possible. for vsk 1 to connect, you want to delay pp a bit,but press before the opponent starts to fall. pp should be your goto in the corner

Confirm

Notation	Damage	Stun	Meter Cost	Notes
5MP, 2HK	141	235	0	Still hits at max st. mp range
5MP, 2MK xx PP	201	310	0	Damadge/ca cancel variant, oki is tight
5MP, 2MK xx KK xx P	194	340	0	Good for consistent oki
5MP, 2HP xx PP	228	355	0
5MP, 2HP xx KK xx P	221	385	0	Goto combo
5MP, 2HP xx 6MP xx MP, 2MK xx PP	290	498	0	corner only, point blank
2MK xx flicker	122	235	0	good as a low poke/pressure tool
[2MPMK] (VS1), KK xx P	221	170	0	vs 1 can be replaced by d+vs2 charged here
[5HP], 5MP, 2MK, PP	278	425	0
[5HP], [2MPMK] (VS1), PP	277	378	0
2MK xx 6MP xx P, 5LP xx KK xx P	221	387	0
5MP, 2MK xx KK xx PP, 2MPMK (VS1)	261	430	1	d+vs2\pp works as well. when cornered dash , flicker for sideswitch
5MP, 2HP xx KK xx PP, 2MPMK (VS1)	288	475	1	d+vs2\pp works as well
[2MPMK] (VS1), 6MP xx PP, [5HP]	315	297	1	Pp prefered. one dash if midscreen, pp, one more for oki after pp
2MK xx 6MP xx PP, flicker	241	417	1	Pointblank,usefull midscreen
5MP, 2MK xx KK xx PP, PPP	285	460	2	Ex pp in combos is not recommended, except for light confirms
5MP, 2HP xx KK xx PP, PPP	312	505	2
[2MPMK] (VS1), 6MP xx P, CA	315	297	3	Better to do pp into ca, but sometimes pp whiffs if the opponent was far away

Punish

Notation	Damage	Stun	Meter Cost	Notes
5LK xx 5LP xx flicker	121	253	0
5LK xx 5LP xx KK xx P	146	283	0
5LP, 5LP xx KK xx P	146	283	0
2MP xx KK xx P	161	270	0	6f punish, point blank
2MP xx PP	168	235	0	6f punish
2HP xx KK xx P	181	320	0	8f punish, point blank
2HP xx PP	188	285	0	8f punish
nj.HK, 2HP xx PP	276	435	0
nj.HK, 2HP xx KK xx PP, 2MPMK (VS1)	336	555	1

CC Punish

Notation	Damage	Stun	Meter Cost	Notes
2HP CC, 6MP, 6MP xx P	192	300	0	Cc punish. first spark should not be cancelled. second spark should be delayed a bit, or shot will whiff.ex hot, dash up, pp ender gives 278/439
5HK CC, dash, 5LP xx KK xx P	197	366	0
5HK CC, 2HP xx PP	244	405	0
CC 5HP xx CA	380	180	3

VT1 Activation Combo

Notation	Damage	Stun	Meter Cost	Notes
5MP, 2HP xx VT1, [2MPMK] (VS1), PP xx CA	457	435	3	Example VT1 Activation Combo
5HK xx VT1, [2MPMK] (VS1), PP xx CA	437	390	3	Example VT1 Activation Combo

VT2 Activation Combo

Notation	Damage	Stun	Meter Cost	Notes
5HK xx VT2, 5MP, 2HP xx HPHK, 2MP xx PP xx 2HPHK	292	470	0	Example vt2 activation combo, pointblank

VT2 Combo

Notation	Damage	Stun	Meter Cost	Notes
5MP, 2HP xx HPHK, 2MP xx PP xx 2HPHK	360	550	0	Example post vt2 activation combo
5MP, 2HP xx 6MP xx P xx HPHK, 2MP xx PP xx 2HPHK	363	563	0	Example post vt2 activation combo

External Sources

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