Garou: Mark of the Wolves/Kim Jae Hoon/Combos

Overview

Combos

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Strategy

Misc.

Midscreen/Anywhere

Ground Starters

Basic hitconfirms

• 5A or 2B > 2C xx special cancel into a special or super
  • "HOWARD ARENA Basic Combos - Jae" #2
• cl.5C(1) or cl.5D(1) or 2C xx special cancel into a special or super

• Upper-body Evasion Attack 2AB > feint cancel (5 2AC) > 2C xx special cancel into a special or super
  • "HOWARD ARENA Basic Combos - Jae" #10

• cl.5D(1) or cl.5C(1) > feint cancel > 2C xx special cancel into a special or super
  • "HOWARD ARENA Basic Combos - Jae" #4

• Upper-body Evasion Attack 2AB xx Strong Ryuusei Raku 236D or Houou Kyaku 236236B/D or Houyoku Tenshou Kyaku 236236A/C + α
  • "HOWARD ARENA Basic Combos - Jae" #11

• 2B xx [2]8D (BR) follow-up attacks
  • Note: Needs to special cancel in order to work mid-screen (due to expanded collision box of crouch and pushback from 2B)
    • Note: Renda cancel (with pseudo-chain cancel) may also be used
• 5A xx [2]8D (BR) follow-up attacks
  • Note: Just like Kain's combo -- you can charge, go to neutral to do 5A, and during hitstop/blockstop complete the Hienzan.
  • Note: Can be a link instead of special cancel.

• Strong Hienzan (trade) (mid-air hit), Weak Shakka Shu 236A
• Shou-kyaku Hou 44B xx Weak Shakka Shu 236[A] (hold slightly)
  • "HOWARD ARENA Basic Combos - Jae" #15
  • Note: This results in an air reset. Be careful as some opponent's moves can be done as a guaranteed counterattack/punish.

Jump Starters

Basic jump hitconfirms

• j.A or j.B or j.C or j.D or j.A > j.C |> 2C xx 236D or 236236B/D
  • "HOWARD ARENA Basic Combos - Jae" #1
  • Note: If 2C hits at the tip, sometimes 236K does not reach, so you're better off using 236D or 236P as enders.

• Cross-up j.A |> cl.5D(1) > feint cancel > 2C xx special cancel into a special or super
  • "HOWARD ARENA Basic Combos - Jae" #4

• Cross-up j.A |> 2C xx 236236A, 236236B
  • "HOWARD ARENA Basic Combos - Jae" #5
  • Note: If you do a jump attack starter on Griffon/Tizoc and Grant, you won't be able to connect the ground hit into a combo (taller hitbox --> more time needed to descend --> means less advantage).
  • Note: It is more damaging to connect S-Power supers twice (A then B) than to do either P-Power (the damage is about the same amount as one P-Power super)
  • Note: So against Griffon/Tizoc and Grant, if you instead do 5A, 2C after landing, you only can do one super.

• hop A > Strong Hienzan (BR) > Strong Hienzan or Houou Kyaku 236236B/D
  • "HOWARD ARENA Basic Combos - Jae" #6

Confirms into Super

Super hitconfirms

• jump or hop D or C or A or B |> 236236B/D

• 2B(x2) > 236236B/D
  • "HOWARD ARENA Basic Combos - Jae" #3
  • Note: If you cannot special cancel into super in time, you can use motion storing (split inputs). For example, 2B>362B+D pressed at the same time>36B.
  • Note: You can also link into the super after 2B, but this fails to connect at farther ranges.

• 2C xx 236236A, 236236B
  • "HOWARD ARENA Basic Combos - Jae" #5

• hop A > Strong Hienzan (BR) > Houou Kyaku 236236B/D
  • "HOWARD ARENA Basic Combos - Jae" #6

• Strong Hienzan (BR) > Houou Kyaku 236236B/D
  • "HOWARD ARENA Basic Combos - Jae" #7

• Strong Hienzan (trade) (BR or non-BR) (ground or mid-air) > Houou Kyaku 236236B/D
  • "HOWARD ARENA Basic Combos - Jae" #9

• Upper-body Evasion Attack 2AB xx Houou Kyaku 236236B/D or Houyoku Tenshou Kyaku 236236A/C + α
  • "HOWARD ARENA Basic Combos - Jae" #11

• Shou-kyaku Hou 44B xx Strong Hienzan (BR) (whiff) > Houou Kyaku 236236B/D
• Shou-kyaku Hou 44B xx feint > Houou Kyaku 236236B/D
  • "HOWARD ARENA Basic Combos - Jae" #13
  • Note: When feint canceling Shou-kyaku Hou 44B, you have a longer window to do Houou Kyaku 236236B/D. When canceling with Hienzan BR whiff, you must immediately do Houou Kyaku 236236B/D.

Guard Cancels

• GC 236B
  • Note: Best used as an anti-air GC
  • Note: Use 236D if you know the attack is slower or more recovery

• GC 214B
  • Note: Beats low attacks.

• GC [2]8D or [2]8D (BR) follow-up attacks
  • Note: Your usual GC, and your fastest.

Counter Hit

• Strong Hienzan (BR) (CH) > Strong Ryuusei Raku 236D or [Strong Hienzan (BR) > Houou Kyaku 236236B/D]
  • "HOWARD ARENA Basic Combos - Jae" #7

• (Jenet-only combo) Strong Hienzan (BR) (CH) > 2C xx Strong Hienzan (BR) > Houou Kyaku 236236B/D
  • "HOWARD ARENA Basic Combos - Jae" #8
  • Note: In the case of Jenet, just add an extra 2C to the above-mentioned combo.

• Upper-body Evasion Attack 2AB (CH) > feint cancel (2AC) > dash forward > cl.5D(1) > feint cancel (2AC) > 2C xx special cancel into a special or super
  • "HOWARD ARENA Basic Combos - Jae" #12

Corner

In the corner, you add an extra light attack to the above light starter combos.

Feint Cancel Infinite

• (Corner only) cl.5D(1) (FC) dash forward cl.5D(1) (FC) dash forward cl.5D...
  • "HOWARD ARENA Basic Combos - Jae" #14
  • Note: If there is even a slight delay -- dashing too late or canceling the dash into cl.5D too late -- it will not connect.
  • Note: Instead of (2FC) 66, it can be easier to do (6FC)6
  • Feint infinite into combo ender
    • (Example with ender) cl.5D(1) (2FC) dash forward cl.5D(1) (2FC) dash forward cl.5D(1) (2FC) 2C xx 236D

Others

• j.A |> 2C xx 236236A, 236236B
  • Similar to "HOWARD ARENA Basic Combos - Jae" #5
  • Note: If you do a front jump attack starter on Griffon/Tizoc and Grant, you won't be able to connect the ground hit into a combo (taller hitbox --> more time needed to descend --> means less advantage).
  • Note: It is more damaging to connect S-Power supers twice (A then B) than to do either P-Power (the damage is about the same amount as one P-Power super)
  • Note: So against Griffon/Tizoc and Grant, if you instead do 5A, 2C after landing, you only can do one super.

• 2B, [2]8D (BR) follow-up attacks
  • Done as a link only works in the corner

• j.A > j.C |> j.A xx 2K > 3K

• 2C xx [2]8D (BR) 236236A, 236236B