Tough Love Arena/Beef/Combos

Beef

Overview

Combos

Strategy / Counterstrategy

Matchups

Full Frame Data

General legend

Abbreviation	Meaning
AA	Anti air starter
>	Link
5LH	Cancel (Light cancels into Heavy in this case)
DAC	Delayed Attack Cancel
(Number)	Indicates what part of a multi hit move hits. Omitted if every hit of a multi hit move hits.
[Text]	Indicates that multiple variations can end the specific combo covered
Bold Text	Meaty Attack

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Beginner Combos

Some basic combos that are useful to know if Beef’s advanced are too hard.

  5HH > 6S

A solid combo to use off of a 5H opener. Note that 5L can lead to this combo as well

  5LHS

A combo that can also be a safe block string when spaced.

  5HH(1) > RC > 4S > 5LHSS

Solid Rapid Cancel conversion off of a 5H opener.

  4S > Walk > 5H > 6S

Solid conversion off of Beef’s reversal.

Combo Primer

Common Openers

• 5L is an easy move to hit confirm from and is advantageous on block.
• 5H is a poke that can be hit confirmed from consistently.
• 5S is Beef’s most damaging starter and is a projectile.

Combo Enders

Beef has different combo enders that they can use depending on the scenario. Since all of their combos typically end starting with Heavy Punch, each ender leads to a knockdown with various levels of possible oki:

  5HH > 6S

Beef’s meterless midscreen ender.

  5HH > 5H > 5H > 6S

Beef’s main corner juggle. 5H can be an alternative ender to Jump if you want to setup a meaty Lemon

  5HH > RC > Walk > 5HH

Beef gets a safejump or a meaty Lemon for free and the ender does a ton of corner carry. In some instances a corner juggle can be used instead if Beef is close enough to the corner after the RC.

5L/5H Opener

Notation	Damage	Meter Gain	Location	Notes
5LHH > 6S	266	400	Anywhere	Good to know if you aren't close enough to get the 5H > 5L link.
5LH > 5LHH > 6S	319	600	Anywhere	A point blank 5L combo that uses the 5H > 5L link.
AA 5H > Walk > 5H > 6S	283	300	Anywhere	Beef's most damaging AA 5H combo. Note that Beef has to land a close AA 5H for the full combo to work.
5H > 5LHH > 6S	380	500	Anywhere	A point blank 5H combo.
5HH > 5H > 5H > 6S	402	500	Corner	A combo that uses Beef's corner juggle.
5H > Microwalk > 5LH > Microwalk > 5LHH > 5H > 5H > 6S	448	906	Corner	A corner combo that requires two frame perfect links.
5HH(1) > RC > 5S > 5H > 5LHH > 6S	455	-600	Anywhere	A solid metered conversion off of a spaced 5H. Delaying the RC slightly makes the combo easier.

5S Opener

Notation	Damage	Meter Gain	Location	Notes
5S > 5HH > 6S	373	400	Anywhere	A useful combo to know if Beef lands a spaced Lemon.
5S > 5LH > 5LHH > 6S	430	600	Corner	Beef’s most damaging meterless combo from a point blank Lemon.
5S > RC > 6S > 5H > 5LHH > 6S	480	-600 or -300	Anywhere	A combo that can start from outside 5H range and can avoid meter scaling if you RC Lemon before it hits the opponent.
5S > 5LH > 5LHH(1) > RC > 5S > 5LH > 5LHH > 6S	516	-100	Corner	A repeatable combo loop that Beef has as long as they have meter.

4S Opener

Notation	Damage	Meter Gain	Location	Notes
4S > Walk > 5H > 6S	271	At least 800	Anywhere	A good midscreen combo to know for a spaced 4S.
4S > Walk > 5LHS	254	At least 900	Anywhere	Use this combo when you get a point blank 4S midscreen.
4S > Walk > 5H > 5H > 5HS	298	At least 1000	Corner	A corner 4S combo that build a full bar of meter.