The King of Fighters XV/Ash Crimson/Combos

Combos

General Notes

• Light Starter will denote a 2B, 2B, 2B starter. Assume any combos with this starter will also work off of heavy starters. Other light starters include, but not limited to:
  • 2A x3
  • 2B > 2A > 2.B
• Heavy Starter will denote a 2C. Other heavy starters include, but not limited to:
  • c.C
  • c.D
  • c.A > c.C (combos into 214AC won't work)
  • CD > [4]6A > 2C (Corner)
• Any combo using aforementioned starters can be used after a jump in, aside from the CD starter.

Rush Auto Combo

Meterless: Ash performs a knee kick into a breakdance kick after the initial slap into [d]~u+K. (135 DMG)
1 Bar: Ends with qcfqcf+K. (237 DMG)
2 Bars: Ends with qcfqcf+BD. (363 DMG)
3 Bars: Ends with qcb,hcf+CD. (455 DMG)

Meterless

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter cost	Meter Gain	Location	notes
Light Starter > [2]8B	142	160	0	25%	Anywhere	Meterless light confirm. Can drop if the lights are chained too late or the special cancel is too late. Has good oki after.
Light Starter > [4]6B	136	170	0	20%	Anywhere	More consistent light confirm. Can still drop if cancelled to late, but range is usually not an issue. Oki is worse than [2]8B ender.
2B > 2B > 4B > [2]8B	168	180	0	30%	Anywhere	Optimal light confirm. The 4b > [2]8B is a link. Notice how only 2 2Bs are listed. The combo will drop if any more are used due to pushback. Unreliable combo, but could steal a round.
Heavy Starter > [4]6D > [2]8D	248	270	0	40%	Anywhere
CD > [4]6A	130	140	0	15%	Anywhere	Safe CD string that happens to combo.
CD > [4]6C	143	140	0	15%	Anywhere	Works as well but tends to be less useful on block.
Heavy Starter > [4]6D > 4D > [2]8D	286	310	0	45%	Corner	Corner combo. You have just enough time to charge after the 4D to get the [2]8D to combo. You can also use 2D into 214A after 4D for an oki set-up. This will apply to most of Ash's corner combos.
CD > [4]6D > 4D > [2]8D	266	340	0	45%	Corner	Uncancelled CD confirm. Notice how the combo is the same as the previous combo. These will not be noted in the future, as the optimal combo after CD will always be the same as the [4]6D starter combo.
CD > [4]6A > [4]6D > 4D > [2]8D	309	380	0	55%	Near Corner	If [4]6A juggles you can use this combo.
CD > [4]6A > [4]6B	178	220	0	25%	Near Corner	If the [4]6A hits standing you can get a small conversion.
CD > [4]6A (whiff) > [2]8B	140	180	0	25%	Corner	When CD > [4]6A is done directly in the corner, the [4]6A will whiff and this will be all you can get.

EX

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter cost	Meter Gain	Location	notes
Light Starter > [4]6BD > [2]8D	266	210	0.5	30%	Anywhere	Very consistent combo.
Heavy Starter > 214AC > [4]6D > [2]8D	303	270	0.5	40%	Anywhere	Punish route without charge beforehand. When juggling into [2]8D, delay as much as possible to get all 3 hits.
Heavy starter > [4]6D > [2]8BD	293	150	0.5	20%	Anywhere
Light Starter > [4]6BD > 4D > 6D > [2]8B	298	240	0.5	30%	Corner	The 6D > [2]8B is another tight window.
Heavy Starter > 214AC > [4]6A > [4]6D > 4D > [2]8D	385	350	0.5	55%	Corner	Meter positive combo. Also can work off of stray 214BDs. [4]6A doesn't work at certain spacings, omit if necessary.
Heavy Starter > [4]6D > 4D > 4D > [4]6BD > [4]6C > 4D > 6D > [2]8B	481	460	0.5	70%	Corner	Strong and meter positive.

1 Bar

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter cost	Meter Gain	Location	notes
Light Starter > [4]6BD > [2]8BD	303	90	1	10%	Anywhere	The lack of stun or meter build makes this a non-ideal combo. Save your meter.
Heavy Starter > [4]6D > [2]8D > [SC] 236236C > [4]6D > [2]8D	449	400	1	65%	Midscreen	This combo doesn't work in the corner. A shortcut for the [2]8D > 236236C cancel is to input the [2]8D as [2]368D, then input 236C for the super.
Heavy Starter > 214AC > [4]6D > [4]6BD > [2]8D	389	270	1	40%	Anywhere	Delay the [4]6BD to when the opponent is just about to reach the ground.
236CD > [4]6D > [2]8D	262	200	1	80%	Anywhere	Shatter Strike combo. Delay the [2]8D to get all the hits if this hits as an anti-air.
Light Starter > [4]6B > [SC] 236236C > 4D > 6D > [2]8B	358	320	1	45%	Corner
2B > 2B > 4B > [2]8B > [SC] 236236C > [4]6D > 4D > [2]8D	398	370	1	60%	Corner	4B > [2]8B starter. This is where the value of learning this link comes; it allows for stronger corner combos. Not recommended unless confident in your execution.
Light Starter > [4]6BD > 4D > [2]8BD	303	130	1	20%	Corner
Heavy Starter > [4]6D > 4D > [2]8D > [SC] 236236C > [4]6D > 4D > [2]8D	503	480	1	75%	Corner	You can use [2]8B instead of D for the Super Cancel to give yourself a more time to charge.
Heavy Starter > 214AC > [4]6A > [4]6D > 4D > 4D > [4]6BD > [4]6C > 4D > 6D > [2]8B	546	500	1	75%	Corner	Most damaging combo.
236CD > [4]6D > 4D > [2]8D	304	240	1	80%	Corner	If Shatter Strike anti-airs in the corner, the side switch that can happen from the wallbounce can be awkward for Ash. Opt for just a [2]8D in those situations.
Light Starter > [4]6BD > [2]8D > [SC] 236236D	332	140	1.5	25%	Anywhere	Still not the best use of meter.
Heavy Starter > [4]6D > [2]8D > [SC] 236236C > [4]6D > [4]6BD > [2]8D	517	400	1.5	65%	Anywhere
Heavy Starter > 214AC > [4]6D > [2]8D > [SC] 236236C > [4]6D > [2]8D	493	400	1.5	65%	Anywhere
236CD > [4]6D > [2]8BD	311	80	1.5	60%	Anywhere
236CD > [4]6D > [4]6BD > [2]8D	360	200	1.5	80%	Anywhere	Only works if the Shatter Strike hits airborne.
Light Starter > [4]6B > [SC] 236236C > 4D > 4D > [4]6BD > [4]6C > 4D > 6D > [2]8B	485	480	1.5	70%	Corner	Delay the first 4D slightly. You may need to microdash after the 236236C if slightly away from the corner. You can stick with only one 4D if you don't want to bother.
2B > 2B > 4B > [2]8B > [SC] 236236C > [4]6D > 4D > 4D > [4]6BD > [4]6C > 4D > 6D > [2]8B	510	520	1.5	80%	Corner
Light Starter > [4]6BD > 4D > 6D > [4]6B > [SC] 236236C > [4]6D > 4D > [2]8D	458	430	1.5	65%	Corner
Heavy Starter > [4]6D > 4D > [2]8D > [SC] 236236C > [4]6D > 4D > 4D > [4]6BD > [4]6C > 4D > 6D > [2]8B	615	630	1.5	100%	Corner	Notice how much more stun and meter these combos are building now.
Heavy Starter > 214AC > [4]6A > [4]6D > 4D > [2]8D > [SC] 236236C > [4]6D > 4D > [2]8D	569	520	1.5	85%	Corner
236CD > [4]6D > 4D > 4D > [4]6BD > [4]6C > 4D > 6D > [2]8B	515	390	1.5	60%	Corner

2 Bars

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter cost	Meter Gain	Location	notes
					Anywhere

3 Bars

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter cost	Meter Gain	Location	notes
					Anywhere

4 Bars

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter cost	Meter Gain	Location	notes
BC > j.D > 2C > [4]6D > 236236K > [AC] 236236BD > [CC] 2141236CD	1027	220	4.0	0	Anywhere	Ash's Touch of Death combo. Good luck actually landing this online.

5 Bars

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter cost	Meter Gain	Location	notes
					Anywhere

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