BBCF/Carl Clover/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 List

For more combos, check the videos section.

5A > 5A > 5B > 5C > 6B > 623C

Damage: 1554

Notes:

A Day 1 combo

5B > 5C > 623C > 6D > IAD > Allecan > microdash > 6A > jc > j.B > djc > j.B > 214C

Damage: 2953

Notes:

Basic Nirvana extension. You may need to activate Nirvana earlier to bring her closer for 6D to connect.

B+C > 2B > 5B > 6A > sjc > 5B > jc > j.C

Damage: 2186

Notes:

Basic throw combo

j.B+C > Allecan > microdash > 6A > jc > j.B > djc > j.B > j.2C > j.214C

Damage: 2433

Notes:

Basic air throw combo

Combo Theory

Nirvana forces Carl to consider more things than most other characters when he needs to execute a combo. Carl needs to consider Nirvana's positioning and her health whenever he chooses a confirm. Sometimes this means cutting a combo short in order to preserve doll meter, or spending resources like Overdrive or meter in order to let Nirvana regenerate. Other times, this means that Carl needs to use 22D or activate Nirvana mid combo in order to drag her into a different position. He can also opt to use different Nirvana attacks in order to compensate for certain positioning. For example, if Nirvana is far behind Carl during a combo it's not uncommon to use Con Fuoco because Nirvana travels a long distance. While this may seem like a lot to consider, Carl's combos leave a lot of room for creativity. If that seems like a lot to deal with, you can still keep Carl's combos relatively formulaic. It's best to check the tutorial video in the links below to see this in action.

Allegretto Cancel AKA Allecan

An Allecan, or Allegretto cancel, is a cancel from j.2C > j.214C. There is no special timing to the cancel. Done properly, this uses Allegretto to stop Carl from bouncing after his j.2C so he can quickly land on the ground. By cancelling j.2C into j.214C while Carl is falling, the bounce from j.2C is canceled and Carl's fall speed is conserved. The trick to Allecan is making sure that you hit j.2C low enough so that Allegretto doesn't actually come out. This cancel is critical to learn for Carl's combo structure and gameplan. You can also optimize damage and doll regeneration with this.