The King of Fighters XV/Mature/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.
P & K	P and K each denote "Any Punch (A or C)" and "Any Kick (B or D)" respectively.
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 > 2A	60	Standard low light confirm, requires decently close range but not point blank.

Heavy Starters

Combo	Damage	Notes
cl.C/2C/f.C	70	With no command normals, this is all you're gonna get for a heavy starter.
cl.D	80	Slower than cl.C, same speed as 2C, but has extra hitstun, allowing it to combo into 236A and, more importantly, 236D.
cl.A, cl.C	91	Light-heavy frame trap/link, cl.C has pretty good activation proximity but cl.A's is small enough that you will need to be very close to get this link.

Other Starters

Combo	Damage	Notes
CD	75

(Note: 'Other Starters' won't be referenced in the 'Combos' section.)

Combos

General Notes

Combos

Rush Auto Combo

Combo	Damage	Meter cost	notes
cl.A > A > A > B	137	0	Rush combo ending in a special move(NOTE: the ending move is 236B, meaning you can combo after, and this technically leads to Mature's optimal meterless light routing)
cl.A > A > A > C	213	1	Rush combo ending in a super
cl.A > A > A > D	359	2	Rush combo ending in a Max super
cl.A > A > A > A	434	3	Rush combo ending in a Climax super

Meterless

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter cost	Meter Gain	Location	notes
Light Starter > 214C ~ 4P ~ 4P	156	165	0	22.1%	Anywhere	Meterless from lights, it's this or autocombo(autocombo is technically better).
Heavy Starter > 236B, 214C ~ 4P ~ 4P	250	240	0	35.6%	Anywhere	Launcher into C rekka, best meterless from heavies(midscreen).
Heavy Starter > 236B, 214A, cl.C	267	290	0	37%	Corner	Corner optimization of the above, but low frame advantage leaves Mature susceptible to reversal throw without walking backwards.
Starter > 214A	119/136	145/140	0	16.5%/17%	Anywhere	Not optimal, but safe, so you'll find yourself doing this a lot from heavies if you can't hitconfirm.
2B > cl.A > A > A > B, 214C ~ 4P ~ 4P	229	215	0	37.6%	Anywhere	Autocombo extension.
cl.D > 236D, 214C ~ 4P ~ 4P	288	270	0	39.6%	Anywhere	Close D's greater hitstun allows it to combo into 236D
cl.D > 236D, 214A, 214B	314	330	0	47%	Corner	Corner extension of the above, and knocks down unlike 236B's corner extension, lessening risk of reversal throw
CD, run, 2D	131	170	0	15.5%	Anywhere	Mature's fast run speed means this is guaranteed anywhere on the screen.
CD, 236D, 214A, 214B	245	360	0	46.5%	Corner	Requires a very fast buffer of 236D after CD's recovery, may be worth it to settle for 236B in some situations.

EX

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter cost	Meter Gain	Location	notes
Light Starter > 236BD, 214C ~ 4P ~ 4P	245	165	0.5	22.1%	Anywhere
Heavy Starter > 214BD, 236D, 214C ~ 4P ~ 4P	331	270	0.5	38.6%	Anywhere	Good damage, but switches sides and mediocre oki.
Heavy Starter > 236B, 214AC ~ 4P ~ 4P ~ 4P ~ 4P , 214B	313	230	0.5	33%	Anywhere	Trades oki and damage for keeping the same side and half screen corner carry.
Light Starter > 236BD, 214A, cl.C	260	215	0.5	23.5%	Corner	Corner optimization of the above, but similar risk(and alternative) to meterless heavy corner route.
Heavy Starter > 214BD, 236D, 214A, 214B	358	330	0.5	46%	Corner	214BD does not sideswitch in the corner.
cl.D, 236D, 214AC ~ 4P ~ 4P ~ 4P ~ 4P, 214B	351	260	0.5	37%	Anywhere
cl.D, 236D, 236AC, 214A, cl.C	388	320	0.5	41%	Corner
cl.D, 236D, 236AC, 214C ~ 4P ~ 4P	369	270	0.5	39.6%	Corner
CD, 214BD, 214C ~ 4P ~ 4P	196	190	0.5	23.1%	Anywhere	214BD does not sideswitch due to juggle state.
CD > 2363214AC, 214B, 214C ~ 4P ~ 4P	239	250	0.5	34.1%	Non-cornered	Requires directly cancelling CD into EX fireball, but is very plus on block.
CD, 236D, 236AC, 214A, cl.C	295	350	0.5	40.5%	Corner
CD, 236D, 236AC, 214C ~ 4P ~ 4P	283	300	0.5	39.1%	Corner

1 Bars

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter cost	Meter Gain	Location	notes
Light Starter > 236BD, 214AC ~ 4P ~ 4P ~ 4P ~ 4P, 214B	297	155	1	19.5%	Anywhere
Light Starter > 214C ~ 4P ~ 4P > 2141236K	282	165	1	22.1%	Anywhere	Corner carry.
Heavy Starter > 236B, 214C ~ 4P ~ 4P > 2141236K	385	240	1	35.6%	Anywhere
Heavy Starter > 214BD, 236D, 236AC, 214A, cl.C	428	320	1	40%	Corner
Heavy Starter > 214BD, 236D, 236AC, 214C ~ 4P ~ 4P	413	270	1	38.6%	Corner
cl.D, 214BD, 236D, 214AC ~ 4P ~ 4P ~ 4P ~ 4P, 214B	401	260	1	37%	Anywhere
cl.D, 236D, 236AC, 214AC ~ 4P ~ 4P ~ 4P ~ 4P, 214A, cl.C	461	320	1	41%	Corner
cl.D, 236D, 236AC, 214AC ~ 4P ~ 4P ~ 4P ~ 4P, 214C ~ 4P ~ 4P	447	270	1	39.6%	Corner
CD, 214BD, 214AC ~ 4P ~ 4P ~ 4P ~ 4P, 214B	234	180	1	20.5%	Anywhere
CD, 236D, 236AC, 214AC ~ 4P ~ 4P ~ 4P ~ 4P, 214A, cl.C	333	350	1	40.5%	Corner
CD, 236D, 236AC, 214AC ~ 4P ~ 4P ~ 4P ~ 4P, 214C ~ 4P ~ 4P	321	300	1	39.1%	Corner
Light Starter > 236BD, 214C ~ 4P ~ 4P > 2141236K	362	165	1.5	22.1%	Anywhere
Heavy Starter > 214BD, 236D, 236AC, 214AC ~ 4P ~ 4P ~ 4P ~ 4P, 214B	465	260	1.5	36%	Anywhere
Heavy Starter > 214BD, 236D, 236AC, 214AC ~ 4P ~ 4P ~ 4P ~ 4P, 214A, cl.C	494	320	1.5	40%	Corner
Heavy Starter > 214BD, 236D, 236AC, 214AC ~ 4P ~ 4P ~ 4P ~ 4P, 214C ~ 4P ~ 4P	481	270	1.5	38.6%	Corner
cl.D, 236D, 236AC, 214C ~ 4P ~ 4P > 2141236K	495	270	1.5	39.6%	Anywhere

2 Bars

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter cost	Meter Gain	Location	notes
Light Starter > 214C ~ 4P ~ 4P > 2141236BD	394	165	2	22.1%	Anywhere	Better than two EX moves and one super(from lights).
Heavy Starter > 236B, 214C ~ 4P ~ 4P > 2141236BD	505	240	2	35.6%	Anywhere	Optimal midscreen.
Light Starter > 236BD, 214AC ~ 4P ~ 4P ~ 4P ~ 4P, 214C ~ 4P ~ 4P > 2141236K	403	165	2	22.1%	Corner
Heavy Starter > 214BD, 236D, 236AC, 214C ~ 4P ~ 4P > 2141236K	530	270	2	38.6%	Corner
Starter > BC, cl.D(1) > 236D, 236AC, 214A > 2141236K	388/450	305/300	2	6.5%/7%	Anywhere	1000 Quick Max.
Starter > BC, cl.D > 236D, 236AC, 214A > 2141236K	403/467	325/320	2	6.5%/7%	Anywhere	1250 Quick Max(the above, but without cancelling cl.D early).
Starter > BC, cl.C > 214BD, 236D, 236AC, 214A > 2141236K	419/489	325/320	2	6.5%/7%	Anywhere	1500 Quick Max.
cl.D > 236D, 214C ~ 4P ~ 4P > 2141236BD	530	270	2	39.6%	Anywhere
cl.D > 236D, 236AC, 214AC ~ 4P ~ 4P ~ 4P ~ 4P, 214C ~ 4P ~ 4P > 2141236K	537	270	2	39.6%	Corner
CD, 214BD, 214AC ~ 4P ~ 4P ~ 4P ~ 4P, 214B > 2141236K	324	180	2	20.5%	Anywhere
CD, 236D, 236AC, 214AC ~ 4P ~ 4P ~ 4P ~ 4P, 214C ~ 4P ~ 4P > 2141236K	411	300	2	39.1%	Corner
Light Starter > 236BD, 214C ~ 4P ~ 4P > 2141236BD	466	165	2.5	22.1%	Anywhere	Optimal for lights everywhere.
Heavy Starter > 214BD, 236D, 214C ~ 4P ~ 4P > 2141236BD	569	270	2.5	38.6%	Anywhere
Heavy Starter > 214BD, 236D, 236AC, 214AC ~ 4P ~ 4P ~ 4P ~ 4P, 214C ~ 4P ~ 4P > 2141236K	571	270	2.5	38.6%	Corner
cl.D, 236D, 236AC, 214C ~ 4P ~ 4P > 2141236BD	607	270	2.5	39.6%	Anywhere

3 Bars

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter cost	Meter Gain	Location	notes
Light Starter > 214C ~ 4P ~ 4P > 236236P > 2141236BD	495	165	3	22.1%	Anywhere	For 3 bars, Quick Max is always better.
Heavy Starter > 214BD, 236D, 236AC, 214C ~ 4P ~ 4P > 2141236BD	634	270	3	38.6%	Anywhere
cl.D > 236D, 214C ~ 4P ~ 4P > 2141236K > 236236AC	654	270	3	39.6%	Anywhere
Starter > BC, cl.D(1) > 236D, 236AC, 214A > 2141236K	524/611	305/300	3	6.5%/7%	Anywhere	1000 Quick Max.
Starter > BC, cl.D > 214B > 2141236K > 2141236CD	551/638	225/220	3	6.5%/7%	Anywhere	1250 Quick Max.
Starter > BC, cl.D > 236D, 214B > 2141236K > 2141236CD	592/690	335/330	3	6.5%/7%	Anywhere	1500 Quick Max.
Light/Heavy Starter > 236BD, 214A > 236236P > 2141236BD	573/651	145/140	3.5	16.5%/17%	Anywhere
cl.D > 236D, 236AC, 214C ~ 4P ~ 4P > 2141236K > 236236AC	707	270	3.5	39.6%	Anywhere

4 Bars

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter cost	Meter Gain	Location	notes
Heavy Starter > 214BD, 236D, 236AC, 214C ~ 4P ~ 4P > 2141236K > 236236AC	728	270	4	38.6	Anywhere
Starter > BC, cl.D > 214B > 2141236BD > 2141236CD	655/758	225/220	4	6.5%/7%	Anywhere	1250 Quick Max.
Starter > BC, cl.D > 236D, 214B > 2141236BD > 2141236CD	688/802	335/330	4	6.5%/7%	Anywhere	1500 Quick Max.

5 Bars

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter cost	Meter Gain	Location	notes