The King of Fighters XV/Athena Asamiya/Combos

Combo Notation Guide

Notation	Meaning
X Starter	Use the corresponding starter(s) from the 'Starters' section of this page.
>	Cancel the previous move into the following move. If preceded by a move in brackets, must cancel the start of the preceding move (AKA a 'Kara Cancel').
,	Link the previous move into the following move.
(X)	A move in brackets must whiff (not hit). Can also mean the move must be Kara Canceled.
~	Cancel the previous special into the following special.
cl.	Close to opponent.
f.	Far from opponent.
j.	Jumping move.
AA	Anti-air. Hit the opponent while they're mid-air.
[X]	Hold input briefly.
X/Y	Do either X move or Y move in a combo (Both final damage & stun values will be shown).
X * N {X} * N	Repeat 'X' input 'N' amount of times. Multiple inputs will be bundled into "{}".

Starters

Keep in mind: The combos in the "Combos" section have been tested using the first starter in each category (the combos in Bold).
The other starters in each table should also work in each case, but may not.

Light Starters

Combo	Damage	Notes
2B, 2A, farA	60	Standard low starter.
2B, 2A, farC	101	Low into heavy, tricky at times.
jB, clA, clC	131	Crossup into link, you will use this a lot.

Heavy Starters

Combo	Damage	Notes
jD/C, clC/2C	136	Standard jump-in starter.
cl.D	80	Go to punish normal.
2C	70	Main poke and hit confirm tool.

Other Starters

Combo	Damage	Notes
CD	75	Standard CD with a lot of options.
Counter jCD	112	Needs meter to make the most of it.
236CD	75	Shatter Strike, a very very good one.
6246P/AC	0/80	Combo starting command grab, works the same in and out of combos.

Combos

Rush Auto Combo

Combo	Damage	Meter cost	notes
cl.A > A > A > B	187	0	Rush combo ending in a Special move (Psycho Sword / 623C).
cl.A > A > A > C	214	1	Rush combo ending in a Super (Crystal Shoot / 236236P).
cl.A > A > A > D	350	2	Rush combo ending in a Max Super (Crystal Shoot / 236236AC).
cl.A > A > A > A	425	3	Rush combo ending in a Climax.

Meterless

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Location	Notes
Light Starter > 623C	177	205	.27%	Anywhere	Standard light confirm.
Heavy Starter > 6B > j214D	268	280	.37%	Anywhere	Athena isn't known for her meterless combos.
6246P, 426A, 214A, 214A, 214C, 623A	274	250	.51%	Corner	Standard loop off of meterless grab.

EX

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Location	Notes
Heavy Starter > 6B > j214BD, 2C > 236B	348	250	.25%	Anywhere	Phoenix Arrow reset into teleport, leads to mix.
Heavy Starter > 6B > j214B, 6246AC, 426A, 236B, 623C	415	360	.53%	Anywhere	Requires spacing. clA, clC makes it guaranteed. 426C does more damage (418 damage) but is less reliable.
Heavy Starter > 6B > j214BD, 214D, 623C	436	390	.55%	Corner	Simple but deadly.
Heavy Starter > 426AC, 214A, 214A, 214C, 623C	460	390	.57%	Corner	More damage and meter gain.
Heavy Starter > 6246AC, 214A, 426A, 214A, 214A, 623C	488	430	.63%	Corner	EX grab allows for even better routes but you need better timing.

1 Bar

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter cost	Meter Gain	Location	Notes
Heavy Starter > 6B > j214D > 624624P	408	280	1	.30%	Anywhere	Simple super confirm.
Heavy Starter > 6B > j214B, 6246AC, 426A, 236B, 623AC	428	230	1	.30%	Anywhere	More damage with an EX DP.
Heavy Starter > 6B > j214BD, 214BD, 214D, 623C	516	390	1	.55%	Corner	Even deadlier but still simple.
Heavy Starter > 6246AC, 214A, 214A, 426AC, 214A, 214A, 214C, 623A	523	430	1	.65%	Corner	More of everything but still needs timing.
Heavy Starter > 6B > j214B, 6246AC, 426A, 236B, 623C > j624624P	505	340	1.5	.53%	Anywhere	Delaying the super makes sure you get more damage from the DP.
Heavy Starter > 6B > j214BD, 214D, 623C > j624624P	536	390	1.5	.55%	Corner	Big damage.
Heavy Starter > 6246AC, 214A, 426A, 214A, 214A, 623C > j624624P	588	430	1.5	.65%	Corner	MASSIVE DAMAGE.

2 Bar

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter cost	Meter Gain	Location	Notes
Heavy Starter > 6B > j214D > 624624AC	513	280	2	.30%	Anywhere	Still a simple super ender.
Heavy Starter > 6B > j214BD, 214BD, 214D, 623C > j624624P	616	390	2	.55%	Corner	Numbers speak for themselves.
Heavy Starter > 6246AC, 214A, 214A, 426AC, 214A, 214A, 214C, 623A > j624624P	623	430	2	.65%	Corner	Still the bigger option.
farD > BC, clD > 6246AC, 426A, 236B, 623C > j624624P	456	310	2	.10%	Anywhere	Standard QM confirm. 1000/1250/1500MAX
farD > BC, clD > 6B > j214BD, 214D, 623C > j624624P	509	390	2	.10%	Corner	Corner QM route. 1000/1250/1500MAX
Heavy Starter > 6B > j214B, 6246AC, 426A, 236B, 623C > j624624AC	590	340	2.5	.53%	Anywhere	Now with a bigger super.
Heavy Starter > 6246AC, 214A, 426A, 214A, 214A, 623C > j624624AC	663	430	2.5	.65%	Corner	Diabolical.

3 Bars

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter cost	Meter Gain	Location	Notes
Heavy Starter > BC, clC > 623C > 624624P > CLIMAX	662	280	3	.15%	Anywhere	Standard QM combo, if you find the super cancel too hard you can do 236236P for less damage (641). 1250/1500MAX
Heavy Starter > 6B > j214BD, 214BD, 214D, 623C > j624624AC	691	390	3	.55%	Corner	Number still big.
Heavy Starter > 6B > j214B, 6246AC, 426A, 236B, 623C > j624624P > j236236AC	680	340	3.5	.53%	Anywhere	Remember to delay the Crystal Shoot release.
Heavy Starter > 6246AC, 214A, 426A, 214A, 214A, 623C > j624624P > j236236AC	753	430	3.5	.65%	Corner	Same as before.
Heavy Starter > 426AC, BC, 623C > 236236AC, 623C > j624624P > j236236P	839	320	3.5	.53%	Corner	Mid Combo Raw Max, the juggle after 236236AC might be too low so you'll need to do 623A instead (832 damage). 1250/1500MAX

4 Bars

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter cost	Meter Gain	Location	Notes
Heavy Starter > BC, clC > 623C > 624624AC > CLIMAX	767	280	4	.15%	Anywhere	Even more damage. 753 with Crystal Shoot. 1250/1500MAX
Heavy Starter > 6246AC, 214A, 214A, 426AC, BC, 623A > 236236AC, 623A > j624624P > j236236P	832	380	4	.60%	Corner	Really hard due to the juggle timings, but rewarding. 1250/1500MAX
Heavy Starter > BC, CD > 624624AC > CLIMAX	791	240	4	.15%	Corner	Crystal Bit hits twice at once and destroys half of the opponent's health. 1250/1500MAX
Heavy Starter > 426AC, BC, 623C > 236236AC, 623C > 236236AC, 623A > j624624P	1007	430	4.5	.65%	Corner	TOD baby, if you can get the 2nd 623C (994 with 623A). 1250/1500MAX

5 Bars

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter cost	Meter Gain	Location	Notes
Heavy Starter > 623C > 624624AC > CLIMAX	842	210	5	.37%	Anywhere	Returning to where we started for the most basic meter dump.
Heavy Starter > 426AC, BC, 623C > 236236AC, 623A > 236236AC, 623A > j624624AC	1069	370	5.5	.05%	Corner	An easier more reliable TOD for some extra meter. 1250/1500MAX
Heavy Starter > 6246AC, BC, 623C > 236236AC, 623A > 236236AC, 623A > j624624AC	1054	370	5.5	.05%	Corner	TOD off of command grab, kills even without a normal. 1250/1500MAX

Other

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter cost	Meter Gain	Location	Notes
CD > 236D, 623C	170	230	0	.37%	Anywhere	Standard CD confirm.
CD > 214D, 623C	205	310	0	.43%	Corner	214D hits late enough to juggle.
Counter jCD, jCD	197	160	0	.17%	Anywhere	Her meterless options are limited.
Counter jCD, 426AC, 236B, 623C	321	210	.5	.30%	Anywhere	A bit better.
236CD, 623C	192	130	.5	.25%	Anywhere	Standard Raw Shatter Strike route.
236CD, 214D, 623C	236	210	.5	.37%	Corner	Extended juggle.
Heavy Starter > 236CD, clA, clC > 6B > j214B, 6246AC, 426A, 236B, 623C	384	460	1	.63%	Anywhere	The main use for Shatter Strike, as it combos from max range 2C and lets her start anything.

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