DBFZ/Tien/Combos

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4	5	6
1	2	3

Numbers represent direction on a keyboard numpad. For example,

+

becomes 236L.

> = 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.

DR = Dragon Rush

SD = Super Dash

A16 = Android 16

A17 = Android 17

A18 = Android 18

A21 = Android 21

L21 = Android 21 (Lab Coat)

AGH = Gohan (Adult)

BDK = Bardock

BGK = Goku (SSGSS)

BLK = Goku Black

BRO = Broly

BRS = Beerus

BVG = Vegeta (SSGSS)

CEL = Cell

CLR = Cooler

FRZ = Frieza

GKN = Goku

GKU = Goku (Super Saiyan)

GNY = Captain Ginyu

GT4 = Gogeta (SS4)

GTA = Gogeta (SSGSS)

GTG = Goku (GT)

GTK = Gotenks

GUI = Goku (Ultra Instinct)

HIT = Hit

JNB = Janemba

JRN = Jiren

KBU = Kid Buu

KEF = Kefla

KRL = Krillin

L21 = Android 21 (Lab Coat)

MBU = Majin Buu

NAP = Nappa

PIC = Piccolo

RSH = Master Roshi

SB2 = Super Baby 2

SBR = Broly (DBS)

TEN = Tien

TNK = Trunks

VDL = Videl

VGN = Vegeta

VGT = Vegeta (Super Saiyan)

VTO = Vegito (SSGSS)

YAM = Yamcha

YGH = Gohan (Teen)

ZAM = Zamasu (Fused)

Combo List

Midscreen

Meterless

2M > 5M > jc > j.M2H > SD >
5M > 2M > 5S > 5H > SD >
2H > SD >
DR >

All of the above combos end with the same ender:

... j.ML(2)2H > jc > j.L(2)L2H > j.236M

Metered

... Vanish > 2M > 5M > jc.L(2)L2H > jc.L(2)L2H > j.236M

Basic vanish extension to something like a beam.

... j.236M > Vanish > DR > (Vanish)
... j.236M > land > j.214H+S

These are your two metered options that don't reduce your health. The second vanish in the first combo tacks on a little more damage, but throws away your Oki.

... j.236M > j.236L+M/j.236[L+M]/j.214L+M/j.214[L+M]

These options do far more damage, but take your life in exchange.

Corner

Meterless

2M > 5M > jc > j.M2H > SD >
5M > 2M > 5S > 5H > SD >

Tien doesn't really get a big damage boost in the corner, he gets a different ender that gives him better Oki instead.

... j.M2H > jc.L(2)LS > j.214L

Tien's new advanced corner combos look like this:

... 5M > 2M > 5S > 5H > 2L > 5M > jc.M2H > jc.LLS > SD > j.LLS > j.214L
... 5M > 2M > 5S > 5H > 2L > 5S > 5H > SD > jc.LL2H > jc.LLS > j.214L

This actually boosts his corner damage by about 500 and gives you something else to do other than the Saiyan BnB.

Metered

Tien's metered enders are the same as his midscreen ones. Don't use vanish in a combo unless it will kill, you want to keep the corner.

With the season 3 changes to H specials, Tien's Volleyball Fist can tack a huge amount of damage onto combos at the cost of needing to vanish for a sliding knockdown. Midscreen, smash 5H combos into 236M, and using both H followups allows Tien to pick up with 2M→5M into an air combo. In the corner, 236L scales better in combos and Tien can do a solo ToD with 2H/5H into Sparking!

In Limit Break, especially with Sparking, Tien can very easily delete characters with stray hits into Volleyball Fist at the cost of a few bars.

Assist Specific

Midscreen

5M > 2M > 236L~L~L > 16 Assist > j.M2H > SD > j.ML(2)2H > jc > j.L(2)L2H > j.236M

Basic assist combo. Confirmed works with 16 Assist, but probably works with a lot more. Crushing damage and a sliding knockdown.

Corner

Combo Theory

Tien's combo theory is ridiculously simple. Combo into an H move, do an air series, finish with j.2H > j.236M. It always slides, and it's very simple execution-wise.

Video Examples

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