I think Mai/King/Iori will work for me.
Great thing about Claw Iori is he can do damage without meter pretty well, and even meter he's a monster, and is easy to convert with. Plus with him on my team, I'll have a character with great mobility and a command grab. That was one of the reasons I liked Shen Woo so much, but I had trouble getting the big damage I wanted out of him, and his HD combo's are still tricky for me, but Claw Iori is a bit more lenient.