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

  5LHL

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

  5HH(1) > RC > 5S > 5LHH > 6S

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 and the ender has 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	253	400	Anywhere	Basic combo off of 5L.
AA 5H > Walk > 5H > 6S	283	At least 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.
5HH > 6S	300	300	Anywhere	A 5H combo that works at any range.
5HH > 5H > 5H > 6S	390	500	Corner	A combo that uses Beef's corner juggle.
5HH(1) > RC > 5S > 5LHH > 6S	418	-600	Anywhere	A solid metered conversion off of a spaced 5H. Delaying the RC slightly makes the combo easier.
5HH > RC > Walk > 5H > Walk > 5HH	376	at most -650	Midscreen	A metered combo with large corner carry which gives Beef pressure.

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 > 5LHH > 6S	388	500	Corner	Beef’s most damaging meterless combo from a point blank Lemon.
5S > RC > 6S > 5LHH > 6S	448	-700 or -400	Anywhere	A combo that can start from outside 5H range and can avoid meter scaling if you RC Lemon before it hits the opponent. Can combo into 5h after lemon if too far away to do 447 damage and gain less meter.
5S > 5LHH(1) > RC > 5S > 5LHH > 6S	464	-400	Anywhere	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. Does not lead to good oki outside of the corner.
4S > Walk > 5HL	243	At least 800	Anywhere	A midscreen combo that leads to less damage, but allows Beef to set up a safe lemon from a far distance.
4S > Walk > 5HH	260	At least 800	Anywhere	A midscreen combo that leads to more damage than 4S > Walk > 5HL while leaving Beef close for a safejump or mixup.
4S > Walk > 5LHH	270	At least 900	Anywhere	Use this combo when you get a point blank 4S midscreen.
4S > Walk > 5H > 5H > 5HH	308	At least 1000	Corner	A corner 4S combo that build a full bar of meter.