Street Fighter V/Kage/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.
236
214
623
421
41236
63214
[4]6	(hold),
[2]8	(hold),
360
720

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up-back up up-forward back neutral forward down-back down down-forward

Light Confirm

Notation	Damage	Stun	Meter Cost	Notes
2LK, 2LP xx 214LK, 623LP	143	297	0
2LP, 2LP xx 214LK, 623LP	153	297	0	3f option
2LK, 2LP xx 214KK, dash, 623HP	195	334	1

Confirm

Notation	Damage	Stun	Meter Cost	Notes
2MP, 5MP xx 214MK, 623MP	238	375	0
2MP, 5MP xx 41236MK	162	270	0	restand option, leaves you +2 and 50-50 between throw/button
2MP, 5HP xx 214HK, 623HP	264	393	0	point blank
2HP xx 41236HK, 2MP xx 214MK, 623MP	289	450	0	Post jump-in or a punish combo
2MP, 5MP xx 236PP, 214HK, 623HP	284	446	1
2MP, 5HP xx 236PP, 214HK, 623HP	302	464	1	point blank
2MK xx 236PP, 236HK, 623HP	245	393	1	fishing for hits off a low attack
2MP, 5MP xx 214KK, dash, 623HP	262	391	1	good corner carry
2MP, 5MP xx 214KK, j.236P	238	356	1	good corner carry
2MP, 5MP xx 214KK, j.236P, 623PP	328	476	2	corner only
2MP, 5MP xx 214MK, 623MP xx CA	377	340	3
2MP, 5HP xx 214HK, 623HP	426	358	0
2MP, 5MP xx 214KK, j.236PP, 623PP	344	476	3	corner only
2HP xx 41236HK, 2MP xx 214MK, 623MP xx CA	423	420	3

Punishes

Notation	Damage	Stun	Meter Cost	Notes
2LP xx LK tatsu, 623LP	139	256	0	3f punish
5LK xx LK tatsu, 623LP	139	256	0	4f punish
2MP xx 214MK, 623MP	201	310	0	5f punish
2MP, 5MP xx 214MK, 623MP	238	375	0	5f punish
2HP xx 41236HK, 2MP xx 214MK, 623MP	289	450	0	8f point blank punish
5MP xx 214MK, 623MP	201	310	0	6f ranged punish
6HP xx HK xx VS2	191	320	0	9f ranged punish
nj.HK, 2HP xx 41236HK, 2MP xx 214MK, 623MP	382	573	0	Use against Ken/Kage/Sakura/Akuma EX DP

CC Punishes

Notation	Damage	Stun	Meter Cost	Notes
5HK CC, microwalk, 2HP xx 41236HK, 2MP xx 214MK, 623MP	330	516	0	CC point blank punish
5HK CC, 6HP xx HK xx VS2	245	430	0	CC ranged punish

VT1 Activation Combos

Notation	Damage	Stun	Meter Cost	Notes
[VS1] xx VT1, 623HP	174	255	0	On block, you're +17
2MP, 5MP xx VT1, 6HP xx HK xx VS2, 623HP	273	435	0
2MP, 5MP xx 236PP xx VT1, 6HP xx HK xx VS1	268	431	1	can be followed by a hp dp in the corner
2MP, 5MP xx 236PP xx VT1, 6HP xx HK xx VS2, 623HP	292	476	1

VT1 Combos

Notation	Damage	Stun	Meter Cost	Notes
2MP, 5HP xx VS1	212	288	0	can be followed by a hp dp in the corner
2MP, 5MP xx 214KK xx VS2, 623HP	341	481	1
2MP, 5HP xx 214KK xx VS2, 623HP	359	499	1
2MP, 5MP xx 214KK, j.214KK xx VS2, 623PP	390	581	3

VT2 Activation Combos

Notation	Damage	Stun	Meter Cost	Notes
2MP, 5MP xx 236PP xx VT2, 5HP xx 214HK, 623HP xx HPHK	300	461	1

VT2 Combos

Notation	Damage	Stun	Meter Cost	Notes
2MP, 5MP xx 214MK, 623MP xx HPHK	328	465	0

External Sources

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