The King of Fighters XV/King of Dinosaurs/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	38	Standard two-hit low light confirm. Can add up to two additional 2A for 60 and 81 damage.
5B	30	Special cancellable midrange poke. Does not whiff cancel, making it an excellent empty cancel button. Shifts forward during the animation, allowing for consistent conversions (e.g., 236AC).

Heavy Starters

Note: A Heavy Starter can access any Light Starter combo and it may be more optimal in some situations. A Heavy Starter combo will do 89 more damage and generate .09 more meter than a Light Starter.

Combo	Damage	Notes
2C > 4A	127	4A shifts forward significantly, providing combo stability. However, 4A will whiff on crouching opponents if 2C is blocked, effectively requiring a jump-in to confirm the string.
2C > 6A	117	6A is generally worse than 4A (less damage and forward movement). However, 6A will hit crouching opponents even if 2C is blocked, making it confirmable. Though the string can drop after a jump-in.

Other Starters

Combo	Damage	Notes
CD	75
CD > roll forward, 236C	165	170	0		Anywhere	Doesn't work in the corner, but there are significantly better combos anyway.
CD > 5D > 236C(2) > AB, c.D	292	320	0		Corner	Easy to space. After max range CD, have to walk forward a bit to reach with far D. If too close, getting far D isn't possible.

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

Combos

Rush Auto Combo

Combo	Damage	Meter cost	notes
cl.A > A > A > B	206	0	Rush combo ending in a special move. This is Dinosaur's highest meterless damage off of point blank cr.B
cl.A > A > A > C	230	1	Rush combo ending in a super. 294 damage when using 214A follow-up.
cl.A > A > A > D	359	2	Rush combo ending in a Max super.
cl.A > A > A > A	441	3	Rush combo ending in a Climax super.

Meterless

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter cost	Meter Gain	Location	Notes
2B > cl.A > A > A > B	209	45	0	.3	Anywhere	Optimal from a 2B starter, but requires nearly point blank spacing. Grants a safe jump.
Light Starter > 63214A	182	45	0	.25	Anywhere	Max damage, short range midscreen ender. Cannot fit extra lights from a Light Starter. Extremely reliable after a Heavy Starter. Grants a safe jump.
Light Starter > 236A	134	125	0	.18	Anywhere	Long range light-confirm ender. Can fit an extra 2A, but must be point blank with clean chains/cancels.
Light Starter > 236A~AB	83	85	0	.12	Anywhere	Longest range light-confirm ender. Can fit an extra 2A reliably.
Heavy Starter > 236C	259	270	0	.33	Anywhere	Simple ender with decent corner carry. Can grant an autotimed safejump but will often fail outside of the corner.
Heavy Starter > 236C~AB, CD	271	330	0	.345	Anywhere	Massive corner carry. Tied with 63214A in damage but no midscreen oki. Can cancel CD with 236D to close the gap at -1 (a 236B cancel is +4 but further away).
Heavy Starter > 236C~AB, f.D > 4214D	421	300	0	.58	Corner	Huge meterless damage. Works at a surprising distance from the corner.
cl.D > 4A, 236C~AB, f.D > 4124D	431	320	0	.59	Near corner	If you can somehow land a cl.D > 4A and are spaced just far enough away from the corner, this is absolute max damage.

EX

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter cost	Meter Gain	Location	Notes
Light Starter > 2A > 2A > 62134AC	225	105	.5	.09	Anywhere	62134AC combos off of max range 2A. Grants a safe jump.
Light Starter > 236AC, 4A > 4214D	279	145	.5	.31	Midscreen	236AC combos off 2A at most ranges, allowing for extra 2A chains.
Light Starter > 236AC, 236C, f.D > 4214D	333	145	.5	.45	Midscreen	Just past center stage, 236AC pushes far enough to combo into 4214D meterlessly for incredible damage.
Light Starter > 236AC, 214K	180	45	.5	.17	Corner	236AC side swaps when close to the corner, limiting followups. 214K salvages a bad 236AC by maintaining the corner.
Light Starter > 236AC, 236C~AB, 4214B	243	75	.5	.31	Corner	Gives up the corner and oki for a fair amount of damage after a suboptimal 236AC.
Light Starter > 236AC, 236C	201	115	.5	.2	Corner	Gives up the corner and sacrifices damage for oki after a suboptimal 236AC.
Light Starter > 214BD	164	45	.5	.04	Anywhere	Instant sideswap with good range. Good oki when back is to the corner.
Heavy Starter > 236C~AB, 4214BD	378	230	.5	.27	Anywhere	Optimal damage outside of the corner. Good oki when close to corner.
Heavy Starter > 236C, 214BD	371	270	.5	.33	Anywhere	Quick sideswap with solid damage. Good oki when back is to the corner.
Heavy Starter > 236C~AB, f.D > 4214BD	453	300	.5	.58	Corner	Same combo as the meterless Heavy Starter corner combo but spending .5 meter to add 32 damage.

1 Bar

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter cost	Meter Gain	Location	Notes
Light Starter > 236AC, 236C~AB, f.D > 4214BD	359	145	1	.24	Anywhere	Max damage regardless of position. Outside of the corner, dash up before 236C. In the corner, 236AC will swap sides so adjust 236C accordingly.
Light Starter > 236AC, 236AC, 236C~AB, cl.D > 4A > 4214D	387	245	1	.49	Midscreen	Around center stage, 236AC can combo into 4214D by using a second 236AC to corner carry.
Light Starter > 236AC, 236C, 214BD	292	115	1	.2	Corner	Deals solid damage and, more importantly, maintains corner pressure. Grants a safe jump.
f.B > 236A(1) > 6321463214P	293	70	1	.11	Anywhere	Powerful midrange confirm. 236A(1) can always be confirmed into a super. Cancel 236A(1) into 236A~AB on block. Grants a safejump.
f.B > 236A(1) > 236236K, 214K	314	70	1	.24	Anywhere	For maximum damage (at the cost of oki and positioning) on a 236A(1) confirm. 214BD instead of 214K costs .5 meter to add 53 damage.
Heavy Starter > 236C~AB, 5D > 236236K, 214K	503	300	1	.5	Corner	1 bar maximum damage at the cost of all momentum. 214BD instead of 214K costs .5 meter to add 47 damage.
Heavy Starter > 236CD, 2C > 4A > 236C~AB, CD	347	500	1	.975	Midscreen	Poor damage for a 1 bar Heavy Starter combo but it builds 500 stun while refunding its cost.
Heavy Starter > 236CD, 2C > 4A > 236C~AB, f.D > 4214D	423	470	1	1.21	Corner	In the corner, the 236CD combo is meter positive while still dealing decent damage and monstrous stun.

1.5 Bars

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter cost	Meter Gain	Location	Notes
5B > 236A(1) > 236236B > 214BD	367	70	1.5	11%	Anywhere	Ranged 5B confirm. Cancel 236A(1) into AB on block.
Light Starter > 236AC, 236C(2) > 236236B, 214B	387	140	1.5	32%	Midscreen
Light Starter > 236AC, 236C(2) > 236236B, 214B	357	90	1.5	27%	Corner	Inferior version of the above combo. Sends the opponent back towards the corner, but lacks oki.
Light Starter > 236A(1) > 236236B, 214BD	370	100	1.5	13%	Corner	Highest corner damage from a light for 1.5 bars. Loses the corner.
Heavy Starter > 236AC, 236C(2) > 236236B, 214B	461	250	1.5	39%	Midscreen
Heavy Starter > 236CD, 2C > 4A >236C(2) > AB, 5D > 236236B	454	470	1.5	50%	Corner	Comparable damage to midscreen, with tons of stun to boot.
Heavy Starter > 236C(2) > AB, 5D > 236236B, 214BD	550	300	1.5	37%	Corner	Gives up the corner in exchange for much more damage.

2 Bars

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter cost	Meter Gain	Location	Notes
Light Starter > 236AC, 236C(2) > 236236B, 214BD	428	140	2	32%	Midscreen
Light Starter > BC, 2C > 4A > 236AC, 236C(2) > 236236B, 214B	396	310	2, 1250 MAX	18%	Midscreen	Slightly less damage, more metergain and stun. For 1000 MAX variant, axe the 4A.
Light Starter > BC, 2C > 4A > 236C(2) > AB, 5D > 236236B	396	360	2, 1000 MAX	5%	Corner
Light Starter > 236AC, 236C(2) > 236236B, 214BD	398	90	2	16%	Corner	Slightly more damage and better metergain, much worse oki.
Heavy Starter > 236AC, 236C(2) > 236236B, 214BD	502	250	2	27%	Midscreen
Heavy Starter > BC, 2C > 4A > 236AC, 236C(2) > 236236B, 214B	470	420	2, 1250 MAX	13%	Midscreen	Slightly less damage, more metergain and stun. For 1000 MAX variant, axe the 4A.
Heavy Starter > BC, 2C > 4A > 236C(2) > AB, 5D > 236236B	470	530	2, 1000 MAX	13%	Corner
Heavy Starter > 236AC, 236C(2) > 236236B, 214BD	472	200	2	24%	Corner	Slightly more damage and metergain, much worse oki.
6A > BC, 2C > 236AC, 236C(2) > 236236B, 214B	316	230	2, 1250 MAX	20%	Midscreen	Sample overhead confirm. Any Quick Mode combos can be applied to 6A.

3 Bars

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter cost	Meter Gain	Location	Notes
Light Starter > BC, 2C > 4A > 236A(1) > 236236B, 2141236CD	528	270	3, 1000 MAX	5%	Anywhere	1000 MAX gauge variant.
Light Starter > BC, 2C > 4A > 236A(1) > 236236B, 2141236CD	583	270	3, 1250 MAX	5%	Anywhere	1250 MAX gauge variant. With 1500 MAX, can do 236C(2) instead for slightly more damage and stun.
Light Starter > BC, 2C > 4A > 236C(2) > AB, 5D > 236A(1) > 2141236CD	570	410	3, 1000 MAX	5%	Corner
Light Starter > BC, 2C > 4A > 236C(2) > AB, 5D > 236236B, 2141236CD	654	360	3, 1500 MAX	5%	Corner	For 1250 MAX, use the "Anywhere" route in the corner.
5B > 236A(1) > 236236B, 6321463214AC	500	70	3	11%	Anywhere	Ranged 5B confirm. Cancel 236A(1) into AB on block.
Heavy Starter > BC, 2C > 4A > 236C(3) > 2141236CD	602	440	3, 1000 MAX	13%	Anywhere	1000 MAX gauge variant.
Heavy Starter > BC, 2C > 4A > 236A(1) > 236236B, 2141236CD	657	380	3, 1250 MAX	13%	Anywhere	1250 MAX gauge variant. With 1500 MAX, can do 236C(2) instead for slightly more damage and stun.
Heavy Starter > BC, 2C > 4A > 236C(2) > AB, 5D > 236A(1) > 2141236CD	644	480	3, 1000 MAX	13%	Corner
Heavy Starter > BC, 2C > 4A > 236C(2) > AB, 5D > 236236B, 2141236CD	728	470	3, 1500 MAX	13%	Corner	For 1250 MAX, use the "Anywhere" route in the corner.

4 Bars

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter cost	Meter Gain	Location	Notes
Light Starter > BC, 2C > 4A > 236A(1) > 236236BD > 2141236CD	682	270	4, 1250 MAX	5%	Anywhere	1250 MAX gauge variant. With 1500 MAX, can do 236C(2) instead for slightly more damage and stun.
Light Starter > BC, 2C > 4A > 236C(2) > AB, 5D > 236236BD > 2141236CD	744	360	4, 1500 MAX	5%	Corner	For 1250 MAX, use the "Anywhere" route in the corner.
5B > 236A(1) > 236236B, 2141235CD	619	70	4	11%	Anywhere	Ranged 5B confirm. Cancel 236A(1) into AB on block.
Heavy Starter > BC, 2C > 4A > 236A(1) > 236236BD > 2141236CD	756	380	4, 1250 MAX	13%	Anywhere	1250 MAX gauge variant. With 1500 MAX, can do 236C(2) instead for slightly more damage and stun.
Heavy Starter > BC, 2C > 4A > 236C(2) > AB, 5D > 236236BD > 2141236CD	818	470	4, 1500 MAX	13%	Corner	For 1250 MAX, use the "Anywhere" route in the corner.
Max Mode Heavy Starter > 236AC > 236C(2) > 236236BD > 2141236CD	848	250	4	0%	Midscreen
Max Mode Heavy Starter > 236C(2) > AB, 5D > 236236BD > 2141236CD	962	300	4	0%	Corner	ToD if started with j.C c.D 4A.

5 Bars

Combo	Damage	Stun	Meter cost	Meter Gain	Location	Notes
					Anywhere

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