Samurai Shodown V Special Combo List

compiled by mauve

last updated 2010/07/25

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Mostly complete list of combos, with the following exceptions

- No backhit combo starters are covered here.
- No deep jumpin starters are covered here.

*** Everyone

Forwards throw into corner -> 2BC
(Only specific characters can backwards throw into corner -> 2BC.)

Landing a jumping heavy attack on a crouching opponent causes additional stun
which you can combo from.

Landing a jumping heavy attack in the two frames immediately before landing
causes a deep hit and adds extra stun, which you can continue a combo from
on the ground.

Landing any attack on a backturned opponent causes ludicrous stun.

When unarmed, most, but not all, characters can do 66A 8BC.

Two heavy attacks in a row will always knock down.

*** Haohmaru

[5A or 2A] xx [236CD or 623AB]

[c.5B or c.2B or 66B] xx [623S or 214C or 236CD]

c.2AB xx [421A or 236CD or 214CD]

5BC [236CD or 623AB] (overhead)

66C 2BC (low)
3C 2BC (low)

*** Nakoruru

[c.5A or c.5B] xx 421A ... S 8BC
c.5B xx 421AB ... S 8BC (corner only)

[c.5A or 5B or c.5B] xx 412A 2BC
[5B or c.5B] xx 412B

[5B or c.5B] xx 236CD (for 5B, must be somewhat close)

66AB 2BC
66C 2BC (low)
6C xx 8BC
3C 2BC (low)

*** Rimururu

[5B or c.5B or 2B or c.2B] xx 623AB 8BC

antiair [236A or 236B] 8BC

66B c.5B xx 623AB 8BC

6C xx 623AB 8BC (low)
3C xx 8BC (low)

unarmed 66C xx 8BC (low)

fullscreen 236AB 214CD

*** Hanzo

2AB xx 8BC (low)

214S 8BC

[3C or 66C or 66B] 2BC (low)
6C 8BC (low)

*** Galford

tall characters only: 5C xx 236AB 2BC

c.5B xx 236AB 2BC

midscreen [236A or 236B] 66 8BC

66B 2BC (low)
66C 2BC (low)
6C 2BC (low)
3C 2BC (low)

*** Kyoshiro

c.2A xx 623A (useless)

3C 2BC
66C 2BC

unarmed 66S 8BC

That's it. Seriously.

*** Ukyo

[c.5B or c.2B] xx 236AB 2BC
[c.5B or c.2B] xx 214A
[c.5B or c.2B] xx 236CD

236A 8BC
[236B or 236AB] 2BC

2C tk.41236B (2C is low, firebird is high. good fucking luck blocking)

66AB 2BC
66C 2BC
6C 2BC
3C 2BC

*** Genjuro

236S xx 236A xx 236A

[5A or c.5A or 2A or c.2A] xx [236A or 623A or 236CD]

[c.5B or c.2B] xx [623S or 236A or 421AB or 236CD]

c.2AB [5A or 2A] xx whatever
c.2AB 623A 2BC
c.2AB 236CD

5C xx [623A or 236CD]

66AB 2BC
66C 8BC
6C 2BC
3C 8BC

214[A](blocked) ABC 5AB

*** Basara

Tall characters only: c.5B xx 236A 8BC

236S 8BC

66AB 8BC

6C 2BC (overhead)
3C 2BC (low)

Basara has no traditional cancel combos. To extend your combos, you need to
work 236C into the chain somewhere.

*** Shizumaru

c.5AB 623B 2BC

[c.5B or 6C or 2AB or 66B] xx [Charge or 623AB or 214AB] (6C is low)

c.5AB 66B xx whatever

5C xx 236C 2BC

236S 8BC
623S 2BC
66AB 2BC

66C 8BC
3C 8BC

*** Gaira

c.5AB 421C
c.2AB xx 421B
c.2AB xx 236CD
c.2AB xx 214CD

c.5B xx 421B

47896AB .. 8BC

236A 2BC

66AB 2BC
66C 2BC

*** Amakusa

[c.5A or c.2A] xx 623C
[c.5B or c.2B] xx 236CD

c.2AB xx 214AB 8BC
c.2AB xx 236CD
c.2AB xx 214CD

66A [c.5A or c.2A] xx 623C
66A 623C

3C 2BC (low)
66C 2BC (low)

236S 8BC

*** Jubei

2A or c.2A xx 236A

[5B or c.5B or 2B or c.2B] xx [236A or 623B]

2AB 2BC

66AB 2BC

6C xx 8BC (low)
3C xx 8BC (low)
66C 2BC (low)

236AB 8BC

*** Zankuro

[c.5B or c.2B] xx 623AB 2BC

6C xx 236C 2BC

6C xx 236CD

66C 2BC (low)

*** Charlotte

[c.5A or c.2A] xx 623A
[c.5B or c.2B] xx [623AB or 236CD]

236S 8BC

66C 2BC
6C xx 8BC (low)
3C 2BC (low)

*** Tam-Tam

2AB 2BC (low)

[c.5A or c.2A] xx 421A 2BC

[5C or 2C] xx 421A 2BC (2C is low)

[6C or 3C] xx 8BC (low)

S (mash) 8BC

421B 2BC
421AB 8BC

236B 236B 236B

623S 8BC

*** Kazuki

2AB xx 236CD

[5B or 2B or 5C or 66B] xx 236B 66B xx 236B ...

6C 8BC (low)
66C 8BC (low)

*** Sogetsu

c.5B xx 623A 2BC
c.5B xx 236CD 2BC

236S 2AB
236S 236CD

66C 8BC (low)

236S (antiair) 5AB

236S (behind) ABC 2AB

*** Rasetsumaru

623C 8BC
623C 236CD

c.5AB xx 623C ...
[5B or c.5B or 2B or c.2B] xx 623C ...

[5A or c.5A] xx 236CD

236S 5AB
236S j.AB (reset)
236S 236CD

66C 2BC (low)

*** Rera

Wolf represented by "w." prefix.

w.j.236S xx w.9C

w.412S xx w.6C

w.5AB xx 66AB
w.5AB xx 236CD
w.5AB xx 412S (C followup impossible)

w.5AB xx 66(crosspast) 8 w.5B xx w.669AB w.5B xx w.669AB w.5B xx w.669AB ...

66AB 2BC
66C 2BC (low)
6C xx 8BC
3C 2BC (low)

Wolf infinite is easy on tall characters. For short characters, you can
still do it utilizing a dash cancel glitch, where you must go from 6 to 9AB
in one single frame. Good luck!

*** Enja

236A xx 236B xx 236C

[5B or c.5B or 2B or c.2B or 2AB or c.2AB or 66B] xx 236A ...
6C 5B xx 236A ... (low)

66B xx 623S ...

66C xx 8BC (low)

5BC (on crouching) 5AB (overhead)
5BC (on crouching) 214CD

*** Suija

2AB xx 1236AB
2AB xx 236CD

6C tk.236CD

3C 2BC

Other tricks involving bubbles and instant overheads not covered here.
Basically do tk or kara bubble off of, say, 5BC, into j.AB or j.C or
whatever and aim for deep hits.

*** Yoshitora

[c.5B or 5B or 66B] xx 236A 2BC
[c.5B or 5B or 66B] xx 623A
c.5AB xx 214AB
c.5AB xx 236CD
c.5AB xx 214CD (yes really)
2AB xx 8BC
236B 8BC
6C xx 8BC
3C xx 8BC

anti-air only 66AB 8BC

time slow vs air opponents that you can't wait to come down for issen on:
j.5B (x whatever times) j.236S [wait] 8BC

*** Yunfei

2AB xx 8BC
2AB xx j.236AB 2BC

5AB xx 236A 2BC
5AB xx 236AB 8BC
5AB xx 236CD

6C 8BC

*** Mina

623A (backhit) 8BC

2AB 8BC

421B 5AB
421B 2B

2A 421B 2B

*** Kusaregedo

236S or 214S -> whatever.

Yeah, that's it. He doesn't even have any real 2BC combos.

*** Gaoh

[66B or c.5B or 2B or c.2B] xx 236A 2BC
[66B or c.5B or 2B or c.2B] xx 623A
c.2A xx 623C
5C c.5B xx whatever (low)
6C xx 236A 2BC (low)

[2B or c.2B] xx 236CD (very tight cancel)

unarmed 2S xx 623C

*** Mizuki

2AB 2BC (low)
[66B or c.5B or c.2B] xx 214A 8BC
66B xx 236B 2BC
6C xx 236A 2BC (low)
236AB 8BC