A few pieces of technology that’s been serving me well the last few ranbats. 2 are combos from an instant overhead (on standing opponents) and one is a combo from a backwards air grab that allows you to call another assist before it’s end. What happens after the assist call depends on your chosen assist, though. And of course, the air grab combo requires either a Wesker or Crimson Viper OTG assist.
Instant overhead combo 1 -
Jump + instant j:l:, :l: hyaku, j:m:, land, standing
, standing :h:, crouching :h:,(X-factor here for a touch of death) jump, stomp kick, air dash, j :h:, land, crouching :h:, standing :s:, jump cancel, j :h:, jump cancel, j :h:, :h: hyaku, air ender.
If the opponent is not kept airbourne by the light hyaku, you didn’t input the :l: or the hyaku while close enough to the ground. This instant overhead combo is weaker, but works from full screen.
Instant overhead combo 2 -
Jump + instant j:m:, BACKWARDS jump cancel, air dash, j
, j :s:, land, standing :h:, Extended ground combo if you’re feeling brave or X-factor to guarantee a kill, otherwise pretend like it’s still day 1 and use Kikouanken, then do whatever post-kikouanken combo your skill level allows.
This instant overhead combo is stronger, but it is unreliable outside of the corner. Why? Because you are likely to dash over the opponent’s head when air dashing trying to chain from the original jumping
. Doing a backwards jump cancel makes it a bit more reliable, as does using a jumping
instead of a jumping :h:, but it is still difficult, which is why I don’t suggest doing so outside of the corner.
Air grab w/2 assist calls combo -
Backwards air grab, OTG assist, standing :h:, jump cancel, j :h:, jump cancel, air dash, air :h:, land, standing :h:, Assist call + crouching :h: (At this point in the combo you should be able to summon another assist. From there, you’ll have to customize your combo to suit your chosen assist.)
Put your opponent into blockstun with a jumping :h: or jumping :s:, let them assume you’re going to hit low next, then hit them with an instant overhead combo. Or use a lockdown assist.