King Teams

[NeonDestroyer]

King on anchor with Julia on point. Both heavy hitters to start off with, I use Julia to build the meter and tag in King for major damage. Plus with King’s knee combo into SC, I’m able to fully utilize the ground bounce on Julia’s f+H on airborne opponents. I’m really liking this combination so far.

[MICHAEL419]

I started with Abel/King but what it had in sheer power it lacked something. Been trying Juri/King and really enjoying them. King 4xknee into her super is 522 damage which aint too shabby. Her EX Shikusen has a nice wall bounce which is punishable but trying to figure out best way. Still learning the both of them but so far so good

Imo you don’t need to worry about using meter for Juri’s EX moves. They are pretty worthless outside of the rare EX pinwheel on wakeup. Just save the meter for tag cancels

[Nevermore]

I started with Abel/King but what it had in sheer power it lacked something. Been trying Juri/King and really enjoying them. King 4xknee into her super is 522 damage which aint too shabby. Her EX Shikusen has a nice wall bounce which is punishable but trying to figure out best way. Still learning the both of them but so far so good

I was toying around with Juri/King as well just because I was curious as to to see how easy it was to bring in King off of her Alpha Counter. Still, your 522 damage for three bars is actually quite shabby for the meter. Juri has some stupidly strong non meter using combos that for a bar you can bring King in and probably deal 500 without any more meter. King alone can do 510 with a single bar. Juri is just an all around great character, so I don’t think you could go wrong with this team. King however just seems to have a low compatibility when it comes to partner combos unless he’s the one being brought in.

That in itself is a pretty big reason to never have him on point. King is a meter whore, gets zoned moderately easy compared to some (although definitely not as bad as others) and is too specialized to be ready for everything at the start. The optimal partner should be someone that at least lets him get 3x knees + fierce off during a cancel combo. Being able to get the jump in off as well is even better.

[therook]

This was my biggest worry with Poison/King. Shame that the two characters I was most excited about don’t really gel together, haha.

It’s took me awhile but…Poison/King~ I’ll Quote myself(now this is with using Poison in mind but still a decent read.)

Character Specific Strategy and Synergy:

King : King is a versatile grappler with good normals, decent mobility and great combo-ability. What sets King apart from his grappler brethren is the fact he has attacks that act like throws(like in Soul Calibur Attack Throws), this allows King to combo into moves that give him a hard knockdown for him to start his mix up game. In terms of his actual mix up game is rather limited with few mid hitting attacks, however king has other ways in opening up his opponent. Crouch blockers have to look out for his Tomahawk(Shining Wizard) low command throw, as this throw only catches crouching opponents, while his giant swing only catches standing, like wise his jaguar bomb catches aerial and juggled foes. King’s Elbow rush string is a good string as it combos from his standing or crouching jab, the 3rd hit is a mid that on counter hit causes a ground bounce also this move is -4 on block so it isn’t highly punishable, King’s other mid is his jaguar step high elbow drop. This mid always causes a ground bounce if it hits and is part of his step mix up, high, mid , low. King’s Jaguar step gets past pesky fireballs and let’s king advance on his opponent as it grants him full body invulnerability for 20 frames, take note that his move has some frames of recovery if you do it raw. King’s Shoulder tackle has 1 hit of super armor and on counter hit causes and wall bounce, this move is good for fishing out pokes and a decent Anti-Air on occasion. The last notable move I want to mention is his knee lift, this move can combo into it’s self up to 4 times and does alot of damage, this move is a high so its duck-able, so if your opponent gets wise to your knee lift shenanigans you can always mix it up with his shining wizard set ups, also EX Konvict Kick gives enough hitstun to combo into knee lift.

Poison benefit’s from king’s knee lifts like anyone else would, as 4 consecutive knees will net you 280 damage before the Switch Cancel and a high juggled opponent to give point enough time to perform any juggle ender she likes. Though less common, a counter hit shoulder tackle can net Poison a chunk of damage after two or three reps of King’s knee lifts, this is also possible off a counter hit Disgraceful Kick. King can get a cr. :mk: or a close :hp: off Poison’s :mk: KBG, this allows him to combo into a Running Jaguar bomb or even his SuperArt. For Boost Combos, King’s are average at best however his far :hk: is like Poison’s far :hp: as they both reach about 1/3 of the screen. Hit confirming into a boost combo is still the best way to go, King has strong Boost combo enders as with good timing you can land his knee lift loop, however if you want more consistent damage close :hp: to Jaguar bomb will almost aways nets you around 300+ damage.

King deals high damage so opting out for Immense Power Gems are going to be for the best, however Fortitude gems works wonders on King as they can soak up damage he would have taken and it gives you more chances to get in on the opponent to get things done. King also can benefit from Vitality Gems as it gives him more time to get things done without resorting to switching out. Since King can deal alot of damaging incoming, its wise to run the Immense power Gem that activates via Partners launcher, this makes his first running power bomb that much more dangerous.
Poison can run all Onslaught Gems to build meter quickly for king when he does enters the ring, however I found better results by mixing in Immense power gems with C.Gauge gems(mixing Onslaught and Proficiency) on Poison and King. King is better used as a reserve unit as he greatly benefits from at least 1 stock, Poison being on Point can make her fulfill many different roles to your liking.

Combos:

(King) J. :hk: ~ :uf: :mk: x4 (Switch Cancel to Poison) ~ cl. :mp: ~ cr. :hp: > :hk: KBG (450 damage) -1 Stock.

(King) cr. :mk: > EX Konvict Kick ~ :uf: :mk: x4 (Switch Cancel to Poison) cr. :hp: > :mk: LMT+Follow up(439 damage, ~440 with :hk: KBG) -2 Stock

(Poison) Cr. :mk: > :mk: KBG (Switch cancel to King) ~ cl. :hp: > :hp: Running Jaguar Bomb. (371 damage) -1 Stock

(Poison) J. :hk: ~ cl. :hp: > :mk: KBG (Switch Cancel to King) ~ cl. :hp: > Wonderful Mexican Special Combo> Muscle Buster (566 damage) -3 Stock)

(Poison~Corner) J. :hk: ~ cl. :hp: > :hk: KBG (Switch Cancel to King) ~ :uf: :mk: x2 ~cl. :hp: > :hp: Running Jaguar Bomb. (519 damage) -1 Stock

(Poison~Corner) J. :hp: ~ cr. :hp: > :hp: Aeolus Edge ~ cr. :mk: > Cross Art[ Muscle Buster] (575 damage) -3 Stock

Gems: Immense Power, Fortitude, Lifeforce , Proficiency Gems .
Team Order: Reserve Unit.

[MICHAEL419]

I was toying around with Juri/King as well just because I was curious as to to see how easy it was to bring in King off of her Alpha Counter. Still, your 522 damage for three bars is actually quite shabby for the meter. Juri has some stupidly strong non meter using combos that for a bar you can bring King in and probably deal 500 without any more meter. King alone can do 510 with a single bar. Juri is just an all around great character, so I don’t think you could go wrong with this team. King however just seems to have a low compatibility when it comes to partner combos unless he’s the one being brought in.

That in itself is a pretty big reason to never have him on point. King is a meter whore, gets zoned moderately easy compared to some (although definitely not as bad as others) and is too specialized to be ready for everything at the start. The optimal partner should be someone that at least lets him get 3x knees + fierce off during a cancel combo. Being able to get the jump in off as well is even better.

This is the team I have been running. For Juri into King tag cancels, just end everything with a Hk fuhajin, same damage as a Mk pinwheel and it is the pefect height for knees. For King into Juri, yea it’s alot harder. I am new to king, but it seems his knees are the only way to go for tag cancels. So that means you land a jump in, or a wall bounce off a shoulder charge into knees, or corner them and land anything. Like I said I am new to King, so anything I am missing as far as tag cancels I would like to know. That said his raw launcher is enough to give Juri her Cr Hp into Jc Hp shenanigans. Thats what is so great about these two. They do so much damage in tag cancels and raw tags.

[Nevermore]

For King into Juri, yea it’s alot harder. I am new to king, but it seems his knees are the only way to go for tag cancels. So that means you land a jump in, or a wall bounce off a shoulder charge into knees, or corner them and land anything.

I still don’t like King’s options for tagging in someone else–using meter–for a few reasons. The majority of the characters that I enjoy playing simply do not add enough damage to make the meter useage worthwhile. The knees do not work on a crouching opponent without first using the EX Konvict (using a c. Fierce first to make them stand). So while you might get some use out of tags off of standing opponents, I don’t really rely on that since crouching is how most people block. So if you’re already using meter to make them stand, you may as well just finish off the combo with King alone (the damage is stellar anyway) since you more than likely will not really be able to eek out enough from a tag to make the meter worthwhile.

The only reason I could ever see using meter to tag someone in off of King is if he’s really needing to heal and you want to make absolutely sure that your partner will be safe. Pretty much all of your meter should be used for King; at least that’s how I feel about this character anyway since he’s only so so without it, and pretty amazing with it. I’m also not sure there’s a better partner for King right now than Ken either. The more I play this team, the more it feels like all of the bases are covered. I don’t really believe Juri/King complement each other as much (Ken’s ability to give King an entire jump in combo so easily is just ridiculous, especially as a punish), but as a whole they are probably about as strong, if not superior simply because of how good Juri is. I think she might be a bit stronger than Ken, but I feel Ken/King just work better as a team.

[Paper_Tank]

Anyone try Cammy/King yet? I’m interested in it in a big way, and right now Steve is a great partner but he’s just not working out for me.

[Pterodactyl]

Abel + King stuff, for anyone using/wanting to use this team

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I’m not gonna be using any of those combos.

but I will take that song and that King custom color set.

[Rogness_Monster74]

Anyone try Balrog/King with Rog on point? I could see headbutt tag cancels leading into knees pretty easily, was just wondering if anyone had any experience with using those two together?

[iVi_a_iV_9_o]

Anyone try Balrog/King with Rog on point? I could see headbutt tag cancels leading into knees pretty easily, was just wondering if anyone had any experience with using those two together?

I’m more curious to know if anyone plays Rog seriously in sfxt… I’ve faced a grand total of 3 online in the games lifespan so far

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[Rogness_Monster74]

Well I’m one of those rog mainers haha. Gotten up to 3500bp using a mish mash of hwoarang and rolento teamed with him. But enough talk about the rogster. I will try king out with him tonight and see how it goes!

[3xfun_wtf]

im doing ok with Poison/King… really loving Kings swap costume lol

[Shadow]

Anyone try Cammy/King yet? I’m interested in it in a big way, and right now Steve is a great partner but he’s just not working out for me.

I’ve been using this team since the beginning it’s pretty good in my opinion. Good switch cancel damage off of cannon spike/knees. The only problems I’m having right now is trying to get King out safely when being pressured. People who run is also challenging to fight… Fucking Dhalsim grahh!!!

[Paper_Tank]

I’ve been using this team since the beginning it’s pretty good in my opinion. Good switch cancel damage off of cannon spike/knees. The only problems I’m having right now is trying to get King out safely when being pressured. People who run is also challenging to fight… Fucking Dhalsim grahh!!!

Haha, spent the last three days grinding the team out on PSN. Really do like it alot, but it’s true, Cammy does so much leg work for some really nice damage. King just has more bad match-ups in general but my initial problem was playing him like he was Steve. I find against Sim that I just need to look out for teleports and then Cammy can just snatch those floaty jumps all day. The only thing that took me by surprise was how safe his slide is in this game.

[xToxikDeath]

I’m using Ken/King any suggestions ? I put ken first cause I’m better with him and king does goods thing for me when kens health is getting low

[Muttonman]

I run Ken/King, the name of the game is getting a grounded Tatsu off. If you have meter, that’s your choice of cancels.

Really though, in finding a partner for King, just make sure they have something easily comboable into that cancels into a Knee Juggle and that said partner has solid footsies/ability to ignore footsies while building meter.

[zXTOKENXz]

How do you guys feel about Nina/King, Heihachi/King, Ibuki/King?

[nappydude]

Nina/King will be a great pair i’m pretty sure u can get close to 490 with a tag cancel combo.
But ALOT of rush down may be a little problem,

[ViolentDjango]

Got blown up by Jin/King earlier. Dude was legit, I wish I could have recorded it.

[ViolentDjango]

I run Ken/King, the name of the game is getting a grounded Tatsu off. If you have meter, that’s your choice of cancels.

Really though, in finding a partner for King, just make sure they have something easily comboable into that cancels into a Knee Juggle and that said partner has solid footsies/ability to ignore footsies while building meter.

493 for HP Shoryuken > Switch Cancel > JKL x 3, cr. HP xx Running Jaguar Bomb