The King of Fighters XV/Orochi Shermie/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 > Far B(1 Hit)	51	Standard low light confirm. You can only special cancel off of the first hit of Far B, so make sure you get the timing down.

Heavy Starters

Combo	Damage	Notes
j.X > cl.D	146	Standard jump-in starter. cl.D is your strongest close starter, but cl.C is a couple frames faster while only dealing a little bit less damage.
cl.D > 6A	127	Ideal heavy starter. 6A lets you combo into j236B, your highest damage meterless ender, and j236BC, which has a ground bounce for combo extension.

Other Starters

Combo	Damage	Notes
CD	75	Combos reliably into 214C, which also combos into your 236236B/D/BD, which can go into 236236A/C/AC and/or climax. This works everywhere on screen, except when your opponent is near the corner. Take note, CD > 214C is also safe on block.

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

Combos

General Notes

Rush Auto Combo

Combo	Damage	Meter cost	notes
cl.A > A > A > B	151	0	Rush combo ending in a special move.
cl.A > A > A > C	237	1	Rush combo ending in a super.
cl.A > A > A > D	358	2	Rush combo ending in a Max super.
cl.A > A > A > A	435	3	Rush combo ending in a Climax super.

Meterless

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter Gain	Location	notes
Light Starter > 214C	132	120	0.2	Anywhere	Low combo. Without meter you won't be able to go very far off of lights alone.
Heavy Starter > 6A > j236B	207	160	0.3	Anywhere	Heavy combo.
Heavy Starter > 6A > j236B > cl.C	276	230	0.4	Corner	The cl.C air resets so you can land a meaty 426A. If they don't block the 426A, you can land another heavy starter.

EX

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter cost	Meter Gain	Location	notes
Light Starter > 214BD > 214C	204	120	0.5	0.2	Anywhere	Knocks the opponent back a good deal.
Light Starter > 214BD > 214C > cl.C	249	190	0.5	0.2	Corner	cl.C air resets, go into meaty 426A.
Heavy Starter > 6A > j236BD > 214D	337	160	0.5	0.3	Anywhere	214D is a hard knockdown. This guarantees a meaty 426A, so take advantage of the plus frames to keep on the pressure.
Heavy Starter > 6A > j236BD > 214C > cl.C	368	230	0.5	0.3	Corner	At this point you know what the cl.C leads into. This isn't a very complicated character.

1 Bar

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter cost	Meter Gain	Location	notes
Light starter > 214C > 236236A/C	281	120	1	0.2	Anywhere	Due to the knockback you only get oki near or in corner. You can use 236236B/D to sideswap and get oki anywhere, but you get less damage then.
Light Starter > 214BD > 214AD > 214D	281	120	1	0.2	Anywhere	Basically the same damage and stun as the above combo, but you get HKD regardless. This combo also isn't much harder.
Heavy Starter > 6B(1 hit) > 214B > 236236A/C	375	160	1	0.3	Anywhere	Same as the combo above, alternate super depending on if you want to kill or setup your offense.
Heavy Starter > 6A > j236BD > 214AC > 214D	406	160	1	0.3	Anywhere	Reliable damage and HKD anywhere on screen.
Heavy Starter > 6A > j236BD > 214AC > 214C > cl.C	416	210	1	0.3	Corner	Juggle into air reset. Very satisfying for how easy it is.

2 Bars

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter cost	Meter Gain	Location	notes
Light Starter > 214C > 236236AC	391	120	2	0.2	Anywhere	Similar to the first 1 Bar combo listed above, this does less damage if you use the kick super while giving better oki.

3 Bars

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter cost	Meter Gain	Location	notes

4 Bars

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter cost	Meter Gain	Location	notes

5 Bars

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter cost	Meter Gain	Location	notes