BBCF/Arakune/Combos

7	8	9
4	5	6
1	2	3

Numbers represent direction on a keyboard numpad. For example,

+

becomes 236A.

> = Proceed from the previous move to the following move.

▷/land = Indicate that the player must land at that point in the sequence.

, = the previous move into the following move.

->/~ = the previous special into a follow-up special.

dl./delay = Delay the following move.

whiff/(whiff) = The move must whiff (not hit).

c. = Close

f. = Far

j. = Jumping/Aerial

hj./sj. = High Jump/Super Jump

jc = Jump Cancel

hjc/sjc = High Jump Cancel/Super Jump Cancel

dc/adc = Dash Cancel/Air Dash Cancel

CH = Counter Hit

AA = Anti-Air

IAS = Instant Air Special

[X] = Hold input.

]X[ = Release input.

(move) = Move is optional.

[X] or [Y] = Perform sequence X or Y.

[sequence] xN = Repeat sequence N amount of times.

(N) = Hit N of a move or move must deal N amount of hits.

IAD = Instant Air Dash

RC = Rapid Cancel

OD = Overdrive

ODc / cOD / ODC / OD Cancel = Overdrive Cancel

EA = Exceed Accel

AM = Amane

AR = Arakune

AZ = Azrael

BG = Bang

BU = Bullet

CR = Carl

CE = Celica

ES = Es

HK = Hakumen

HZ = Hazama

HI = Hibiki

TG = Tager

IN = Izanami

IZ = Izayoi

JI = Jin

JU = Jubei

KG = Kagura

KO = Kokonoe

LA = Λ-No.11-

LI = Litchi

MA = Mai

MK = Makoto

MU = Mu-12

NA = Naoto

NI = Nine

NO = Noel

NU = ν-No.13-

PL = Platinum

RC = Rachel

RG = Ragna

RE = Relius

SU = Susano'o

TK = Taokaka

TS = Tsubaki

VK = Valkenhayn

TE = Terumi

Combo Theory

Due to the nature of Arakune's gameplan, combo theory is largely divided into two main segments: pre-curse and curse. Pre-curse your goal is to confirm any hit you land into a combo that yields 100% curse, then knock them down for a mixup into a more damaging post curse combo. Due to damage scaling on pre-curse combos, resetting immediately into a mixup as soon as you've reached 100% curse is the ideal use of your limited curse time. Typically this will consist of knocking them down out of the air with 6A, setting up bugs, the slow cloud, and invisibility on their wakeup with the intent to force them to block your oppressive in-curse mixup options for a reset into a high damage curse combo.

Mixup options from this point are numerous and incredibly freeform. It won't be possible to make a comprehensive list of mixup options here, but almost anything you can think of that forces the opponent to block a high, low, or crossup while blocking bugs is the goal. C Bug tends to be the star of the show here for both its high blockstun and ability to guard crush anyone who is not barrier blocking. Keep in mind if you cross the opponent's barrier block up, they will no longer be using barrier, and can be guard crushed by C bug.

Once you've opened up their guard successfully you can transition to a highly damaging curse combo, and if remaining curse time allows, another reset. The typical curse combo will flow from Arakune's moves to C+D bug and back a few times, meaning the individual components of each curse combo in between C+D bug cycles are fairly modular and freely interchangeable with each other. When curse time is almost up, Arakune typically transitions into either F-Inverse (Spider Laser) for damage or a hard knockdown and setting up clouds and spiders to attempt a re-curse.

Combo List

Most practical pre-curse combos can begin from multiple different starting moves before transitioning to standardized routes. The most common starters for Arakune are 5A, j.4B, 2C > Rapid Cancel, and 2B > 5B > 5A.

Check this link for a few examples of Arakune BnBs with video

Pre-Curse Midscreen
#	Combo	Damage	Heat Gain	Curse Gain	Works on:	Difficulty	Notes
1	(Starter) > 5A > 5B > 2C > 6D	1468	10	25%	All	Very Easy	Day 1 Combo
2	(Starter) > 5A > 6B > j.6D > j.22C	1273	9	58%	All	Very Easy	Day 1 Combo
3	(Starter) > 5A > 6B > j.6D > IAD > j.B > j.4C~[4] > j.D ▷ 6D > j.3D > JC j.6A > j.236[C]~[D] > ]6CD[ ▷ 236D > 6[A] > 236[B]	2512	17	100%	All	Medium	Standard Universal BnB
4	(Starter) > 5A > 6B > j.6D > IAD > j.B > j.4C > j.D ▷ j.A > j.C > j.D > j.6A > j.C > j.D > j.6A > j.236[C]~[D] > ]6CD[ ▷ 236D > 6[A] > 236[B]	2491		100%	All	Medium	j.A Sideswap Variant BnB