Skullgirls/Black Dahlia/Combos

Overview

Combos

Mixups

Team Building & Assist Combos

Strategy

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#SG_BD

Numpad notation •  =  7 8 9 4 5 6 1 2 3  =  up-back up up-forward back neutral forward down-back down down-forward 236 = 214 = 623 = 421 = [4]6 = (hold for 35 frames), [2]8 = (hold for 35 frames), 360 =

(N) = Multi-hit move hits only N times. May be omitted if all hits are used. xN = Normal that chains into itself pressed N times. May be omitted if all hits are used. [X] = Hold down X ]X[ = Release X X~Y = X then Y done in quick succession X/Y = X or Y !X = X triggers a burst OTG = Following move hits off the ground, after a red bounce CH = Counter hit fastfall = Cancelling an air normal into another move to change momentum and land early. The second move doesn't hit, it gets canceled when landing. Example: Double jHP(1) > jHK lets Double land from the multi-hit jHP early. sj = Super jump dj = Double jump jc = Jump cancel ADC = Airdash cancel IAD = Instant airdash TK = Tiger knee (doing an air move the moment a jump sends you airborne, typically by inputting a special move motion followed by jump+button. Example: 2147LK for TK Airball)

Character Weight Classes Light: Filia/Fukua, Peacock, Ms. Fortune, Painwheel, Valentine, Squigly, Annie, Umbrella Middle: Cerebella, Parasoul, Eliza (for combos), Beowulf, Robo-Fortune, Black Dahlia Heavy: Double, Big Band

Hit Confirms

• 2LK is your low, starter and hitconfirm. You can let it hit 3 times to give you time to react to a block or to convert with 2MP on hit.
  • 2LK(1) 5HP Empower is also a common hitconfirm that puts the oponent on a fixed place at the cost of scaling your combo to x0.5.
• jLP jHP is your other hitconfirm.

BnB Combos

Beginner

Notation	Damage	Meter Cost	Location	Character Specific?	Notes	Video
2LK(1) 2MP 5HK jMK jHP 2MP 5HK jMP jHP 2LK 5MP 5HP 236LP+LK 236MK+HK 5LPx2 2LK 5MP 2[HP]	5974	1	Anywhere	Universal	Easy combo to get you accostumed to the character. Lets you reload/setup a teleport while the barrel explodes. Can skip barrel and finish with 2[HP] instead for a hard knockdown.	(video)

Intermediate

Notation	Damage	Meter Cost	Location	Character Specific?	Notes	Video
2LK(1) 2MP 5HK 236HP(Normal) 5MK 5HP 236LP+LK 2MP 5[HP] 236HP(Normal) dash OTG 2HK 236MK+HK 2LK 5MP 2HP KK dash 5LPx2 2LK 5MP 5HP 236LP+LK	7352	1	Anywhere	All but Double & Parasoul	Go to Midscreen BnB instead of the Shotgun Loops Harder combo than the beginner's that will get you into the habit of doing 5HK 236HP(Normal) first string, which is used in more advanced combos. Replace the first 236HP for 236MP on big characters such as Beowulf, Eliza or Big Band. Can also change 2LK 5MP 2HP for 5LK 5MP 2HP to make it easier.	(video)
2LK(1) 2MP 5HK 236HP(Normal) dash OTG 2HK 236LP+LK 2MP 5[HP] 236MP(Normal)(delayed) KK jLP jLK jMK 236MK+HK 2LK 5MP 2HP 214K KKx2 5LPx2 2LK 5MP 5HP 236LP+LK	7135	1	Anywhere	Universal	A variation that even though does less damage, also works on Double and Big Band.	(video)
2LK(1) 2MP 5HK 236HP(Normal) 214KK(MPx5 X) OTG 2HK 236LP 5HP 236MP 5MK 5[HP] 236HP jMK j236LP 236LP+LK 5LPx2 2LK 5MP 5[HP] 236LP dash 2HK	7581	1	Corner	Universal	Go to Corner BnB Can replace some shotgun bullets for ice/fire/electric to setup a reset mid combo.	(video)

Advanced

Notation	Damage	Meter Cost	Location	Character Specific?	Notes	Video
2LK(1) 2MP 5HK 236HP(Normal) 214KK(MKx5 X) dash OTG 5[HP] 236HP dash 5MK 5HP 236MP dash KK jHP j236HP dash KK jMK j236MP dash 236LP+LK 5LPx2 2LK 5MP 5[HP] 236LP dash 2HK	7272	1	Midscreen	Universal	Go-to Install BnB when far away from the corner. Replace the first 236HP for 236MP on big characters such as Parasoul, Eliza or Big Band. Can replace some shotgun bullets for ice/fire/electric to setup a reset mid combo.	(video)
2LK(1) 2MP 5HK 236HP(Normal) 214KK(MKx6) dash OTG 5[HP] 236HP KK jMK j236MP KK jHP j236HP 5MK 236MP jLP j236LP 236LP+LK 5LPx2 2LK 5MP 5[HP] 236LP dash 2HK	7339	1	Near Corner	Universal	Go-to Install BnB when close to the corner. Replace the first 236HP for 236MP on big characters such as Parasoul, Eliza or Big Band. Can replace some shotgun bullets for ice/fire/electric to setup a reset mid combo.	(video)
2LK(1) 2MP 5HK 236HP(Normal) 236LK+HK microdash 5HP 236LP(Normal) dash OTG 2HK 2MP 236LP(Normal) 2LK 2HP 214P~P KK dash 5MK HP 236LP+LK 5LPx2 2LK 5MP 5[HP] 236HP 2HK	7313	1	Midscreen	Universal	Barrel Optimal Midscreen.	(video)

Conversions

• Throw
  • [HP]
  • 236KK

• jHK
  • j236LP(Any but fire) > jKK jHP

Enders

• 5LPx 2LK 5MP 5HP 236LP+LK is your standard ender.
• Change 236LP+LK for 236P if your next bullet is either Shotgun, Lightning, Ice or Laser.
• You can do Stage Hazard before the last string and end with 2HP 236P for more damage at the cost of 1 meter.
• You can Parting Gift after Lighting up Stage Hazard, to place it during the explosion and trigger it after for a pseudo lvl 3.

Combos By Starter

2LK

Notation	Damage	Meter Cost	Location	Character Specific?	Notes	Video
2LK(1) 2MP 5HK jMK jHP 5HP 236LP+LK 2MP 5[HP] 214P~P OTG 5LK 5MK 2HP 236LP 5LPx2 2LK 5MP 5HP 236LP+LK	5792	0	Anywhere	Lights/Mediums	BnB for when you dont have bullets or meter. Heavies will use OTG after reload.	(video)
2LK(1) 2MP 5HK 236HP(Normal) 5HP 236LP(Normal) OTG 2HK 236LP+LK 2MP 5[HP] 214K 5MK 5HK jKK jLP jMK 236KK 5LPx2 2LK 5MP 5HP 236LP+LK	7211	1	Corner	Lights/Mediums	Corner Combo Alternative: Lights/Mediums.	(video)
2LK(1) 2MP 5HK 236HP(Normal) 5HK 236HP(Normal) OTG 5MK 5HP 236LP+LK 2MP 5[HP] 236LP(Normal) 236KK 5LK 236LP(Normal) 5LPx2 2LK 5MP 5HP 236LP+LK	6998	1	Corner	Universal	Corner Combo Alternative: Universal.	(video)

Throw

Notation	Damage	Meter Cost	Location	Character Specific?	Notes	Video
Throw 236MK+HK OTG 2HK 236LP+LK 2MP 5[HP] 214HK 5LK 5MP 2HP 214P~P 214HK 5MK 2HP 236LP 5LPx2 2LK 5MP 5HP 236LP+LK	4964	1	Midscreen	Universal	Standard Midscreen Throw Route.	(video)
Throw[HP] 236LP(Normal) 236LK+HK microdash 5HP 236LP(Normal) dash OTG 2HK 2MP 236LP(Normal) 2LK 2HP 214P~P KK dash 5MK HP 236LP+LK 5LPx2 2LK 5MP 5[HP] 236HP 2HK	6608	0	Midscreen	Universal	Best Throw Route Midscreen. Requires Empower.	(video)
Throw 2HK 236LP+LK 2MP 5[HP] 236LP(Normal) 5HK jMK jHP 2LK 5MP 2HP 236LP(Normal) 5LPx2 2LK 5MP 5HP 236LP+LK	4422	0	Corner	Universal	Standard Corner Route.	(video)
AirThrow/Throw[HP] OTG 2HK 236LP+LK 2MP 5[HP] 214K 5MK 5HK jMK jHP 2LK 5MP 2HP 236LP(Normal) 5LPx2 2LK 5MP 5HP 236LP+LK	4478/5328	0	Anywhere	Lights/Mediums	Standard route for Lights/Mediums.	(video)
AirThrow/Throw[HP] OTG 2HK 236LP+LK 2MP 5[HP] 214K 5LK 5MP 5HK jMK jHP 5MK 2HP 236LP(Normal) 5LPx2 2LK 5MP 5HP 236LP+LK	4406/5256	0	Anywhere	Universal	Standard route for Heavies.	(video)

Counter, Strike! (623K)

Notation	Damage	Meter Cost	Location	Character Specific?	Notes	Video
623LK/MK(MCH) 214KK(MKx6) OTG 5[HP] 236HP dash 5MK 5HP 236MP dash KK jHP j236HP dash KK jMK j236MP dash 9jLP jMK j236LP 236LP+LK 5LPx2 2LK 5MP 5[HP] 236LP dash 2HK	8689	1	Midscreen	Universal	Works weather you hit them on the air or the ground.	(video)
623LK/MK(MCH) 214KK(MKx6) OTG 5[HP] 236HP KK jMK j236MP KK jHP j236HP 9jLP jMK j236LP 5LK 5HP 236LP 5LPx2 2LK 5MP 5HP 236MP dash 2HK	8473	1	Corner	Lights/Mediums	Works weather you hit them on the air or the ground.	(video)

Counter Hit Punishes

Notation	Damage	Meter Cost	Location	Character Specific?	Notes	Video
5HK(HCH) 236HP(Normal) 214KK(MKx6) dash OTG 5[HP] 236HP dash 5MK 5HP 236MP dash KK jHP j236HP dash 9jLP jHP j236MP KK jMK j236LP 5MP 236LP 236LP+LK 5LPx2 2LK 5MP 5[HP] 214K dash 2HK	8833	1	Midscreen	Universal	Far from Corner/Midscreen version of the Universal HCH. Change 236HP(LP) for 236MP(LP) against Heavies Against Heavies, dont delay jHP on the string: dash KK jHP j236HP Against Lights, delay 9jLP	(video)
5HK(HCH) 236HP(Normal) 214KK(MKx6) OTG 5[HP] 236HP KK jMK j236MP KK jHP j236LP 9jLP jHP j236HP 5MK 236MP 5LK 5MP 5HP 236LP+LK 5LPx2 2LK 5MP 5HP 236LP dash 2HK	8838	1	Near Corner	Universal	Near Corner/at Corner version of the Universal HCH. Change 236HP(LP) for 236MP(LP) against Heavies If already in the corner, skip KK in the string: KK jHP j236LP Against Lights, replace 5MK for 2MP in the string: 5MP 236MP	(video)
5HK(HCH) 236HP(Normal) 214KK(MKx6) OTG 2HK 236LP 5HP 236MP 5MK 5[HP] 236HP 7jMK j236MP jKK jHP j236HP 8jLP j236LP 5LK 236LP+LK 5LPx2 2LK 5MP 5[HP] 214K dash 2HK	9280	1	Corner	Lights/Mediums	Max dmg Corner HCH.	(video)

Double Snap

Notation	Damage	Meter Cost	Location	Character Specific?	Notes	Video
Snapback 5LK 5HK jHP(on the way down) repeat	N/A	1	Corner	Universal	Easy and reliable Double Snap you can do when in doubt.	(video)
Snapback 5LK 5HK 214HK 5LK 5HP 214MK repeat	N/A	1	Corner	Universal	Fastest Double snap while also building a ton of meter mid combo. Against Light/Medium characters you can change the second 5LK to a 5LP for easier routing.	(video)

Midscreen Assist Kill

Notation	Damage	Meter Cost	Location	Character Specific?	Notes	Video
2MP 5HK 7jHK(delayed) repeat	N/A		Midscreen	Universal	Easy Midscreen Assist Kill.	(video)