GGST/May/Combos

May

Overview

Starter Guide

Combos

Strategy

Matchups

Counterstrategy

Okizeme

Frame Data

Resources

Combo Notation Guide

Character Name Abbreviations

7 8 9 4 5 6 1 2 3 Numbers represent direction on a keyboard numpad. For example, + becomes 236P. > = Proceed from the previous move to the following move. ▷/land = Indicate that the player must land at that point in the sequence. , = Link To perform a second action after the first action completely finishes its animation. the previous move into the following move. ->/~ = Cancel To bypass the remaining time or frames in an action by proceeding directly into another action. 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 BRC = Blue Roman Cancel RRC = Red Roman Cancel PRC = Purple Roman Cancel YRC = Yellow Roman Cancel YYXRC = Dash Input X Roman Cancel in Y direction i.e: 22PRC XRC~Q = Cancel the X Roman Cancel into Q i.e: RRC~5K WS = Wall Stick/Wall Splat

AB = A.B.A AN = Anji Mito AS = Asuka R♯ AX = Axl Low BA = Baiken BE = Bedman? BR = Bridget CH = Chipp Zanuff EL = Elphelt FA = Faust GI = Giovanna GO = Goldlewis HA = Happy Chaos IN = I-No JC = Jack-O' JO = Johnny KY = Ky Kiske LE = Leo Whitefang MA = May MI = Millia Rage NA = Nagoriyuki PO = Potemkin RA = Ramlethal SI = Sin Kiske SO = Sol Badguy TE = Testament ZA = Zato-1

Combo List

• All damage values tested on Ky.

5P/2P/6P/5K/2K Starters

Combo	Position	Damage	Tension Gain	Works on:	Difficulty	Video	Notes	Recipes (PC)
[5P]x3 > [4]6S	Anywhere	73	~12%	Everyone	[1] Very Easy	Youtube	Simple scramble/mash combo. Can start with 2P as well. You may need to reduce the number of punches depending on how far away the opponent is.	34081
[5P]x3 > 3K	Anywhere	73	~11%	Everyone	[1] Very Easy	Youtube	Simple scramble/mash hit confirm into knockdown. Can start with 2P as well. Using 3K as soon as a hit is confirmed helps to avoid pushing the opponent out of 5P range.	34239
6P (CH) > 214P or 214K > [2]8H (whiff)	Anywhere	77	~10%	Everyone	[2] Easy	Youtube	6P counterhit setup. Use 214P if the opponent is very close when 6P connects, otherwise use 214K. The ball should hit the opponent OTG. If May uses [2]8H as soon as possible after the ball, she will be within throw range of her opponent at about +8 frame advantage at the end of this setup.	48057
6P (CH) > [2]8H > [5H > [4]6H]x2 > WS 6[H]	Corner	219	~32%	Everyone	[3] Medium	Youtube	Counter-hit 6P in the corner wall break. Works on both grounded and jumping opponents. Connect the [2]8H as soon as possible to get the juggle.
6P (CH) > [4]6H > [5H > [4]6H]x2 > WS 6[H]	Corner	242	~34%	Everyone	[4] Hard	Youtube	Optimal counter-hit 6P in the corner wall break. Works on both grounded and jumping opponents. Connect the [4]6H as soon as possible to get the juggle. Use 2S before any 5H if the [4]6H connects later to not drop the combo. a simple variation would be 6P (CH) > [4]6H > 2S > 5H > [4]6H > 5H > WS 6[H] for 232 damage.
6P (CH) > 66PRC > [5H > [4]6H]x2 > 2S > 5H > WS 6[H]	Corner	252	~-39%	Everyone	[3] Medium	youtube	Optimal 6P counterhit in corner if no charge was held. Confirm counterhit into PRC on reaction.
2K > 2D > [4]6S	Anywhere	64	~14%	Everyone	[1] Very Easy	Youtube	Low combo route. Delay 2D a bit to add ambiguity between this and 2K > 5D and catch fuzzy blockers, or cancel into 2D as quickly as possible to stuff mash attempts. Leave out the Mr. Dolphin on hit for less damage in exchange for a hard knockdown.
2K > 2D > [2]8H > [2]8H (whiff)	Anywhere	71	~13%	Everyone	[1] Very Easy	Youtube	Low combo route okizeme setup. GIves up damage for better frame advantage.
2K > 2D > [2]8H > 6H	Anywhere	96	~20%	Everyone	[1] Very Easy	Youtube	Max damage OTG from low route. Usually not worth giving up okizeme for this route unless the extra damage will end the round.
2K > 2D > [2]8H > dl.[4]6S > 66RRC > 6[H] > [4]6H > 5H > WS 6[H]	Midscreen	163	~-45%	Everyone	[3] Medium	Youtube	Low combo route that wallbreaks from midscreen. Delay the [4]6S or it might sideswitch and the next attack will be aimed towards the wrong direction. Note that video is slightly outdated, uses one dolphin more than currently possible.	48066
2K > 2D > [2]8H > 5H > [4]6H > 2S > 5H > WS 6[H]	Corner	169	~32%	Everyone	[3] Medium	Youtube	Low combo route in corner. If blocked, do 2K > 2D > [4]6S or any vertical dolphin to end pressure safely. Good combo for low/high/throw mixup. Video is slightly outdated, uses one more dolphin than currently possible.	34240
214P/214K > 66PRC~3K > (beachball hits) > c.S > [5H > [4]6H]x2 > WS 6H	Corner	243	~ -40%	Everyone	[5] Very Hard	Youtube	Fast PRC low wallbreak setup in corner. Arisugawa Sparkle needs to connect high enough to link the first c.S. The spacing has to be farther away to get the 3K before the beachball or c.S will not pick up the combo in time.	48062
214P > 66PRC~6K > 2H > [4]6H > 5H > [4]6H > WS 6[H]	Corner	221	~ -40%	Everyone	[5] Very Hard		Fast PRC high wallbreak setup in corner. Arisugawa Sparkle needs to connect high enough to link the first c.S.

c.S/f.S/2S Starters

Combo	Position	Damage	Tension Gain	Works on:	Difficulty	Video	Notes	Recipes (PC)
c.S > 2H > [2]8H	Anywhere	129	~18%	Everyone	[1] Very Easy	Youtube	May's bread and butter combo.	34360
c.S > 6H > [2]8H > 2K > 6H > [2]8H	Anywhere	192	45%	Everyone except lightweights	[4] Hard	Youtube	High damage midscreen c.S combo, difficult. OTG 6H can be used at the end for max damage. Does not work if started from dash c.S.
c.S > 2H > 236236S	May in corner	237	~ -39%	Everyone	[2] Easy	Youtube	Whiff punish when May is in the corner. Deals a lot more damage when the opponent has a lot of RISC built up.	34361
c.S > 2H > [4]6H > 5H > 5H > [4]6H > WS 6[H]	Corner	272	~38%	Everyone	[3] Medium	Youtube	Meterless wallbreak combo. Can wallbreak with super for max damage.	40832
c.S > 6H > [4]6H > delay 5H , 5H > [4]6H > 2S > 5H WS 6[H]	Corner	289	~45%	Everyone	[4] Hard	Youtube	Optimal c.S corner combo, works in the current version. Difficut delay on the first 5H to make the opponent bounce very low to the ground on the second 5H. If this is too hard just do the 5H without delay and the second dolphin will wallsplat - you'll lose out on 10 damage, but the combo will be far more reliable.
c.S > 2H > [2]8H > AD > j.K > j.D > (632146H)	Anywhere (Midscreen-Corner)	165 (246)	~21% (~ -28)	Everyone	[3] Medium	Youtube	High damage, bad oki midscreen combo. The airdash is a bit difficult to time, but helps in a lot of combos. If you're near the wall by the end, you can Orca super after the j.D for a wallbreak.
c.S (CH) > Dash > c.S > 2H > [2]8H > AD > j.K > j.D	Anywhere	186	~29%	Everyone	[3] Medium	Youtube	CH c.S combo. Can be done both from an anti-air or grounded hit, though its harder to get the last two hits from a grounded start. People often burst after a CH c.S, so you may want to block and then 2H into the rest of the combo (unless you got the anti-air starter, in which case you can continue the combo minus the dash). You can do the same if they burst after the second c.S.
c.S (CH) > Dash > c.S > c.S > 2H > [2]8H > AD > j.K > j.D > (WS 6H)	Anywhere	198 (WS 242)	~33%	Everyone but Anji	[3] Medium	Youtube	Anti-air CH c.S combo. Serves as an optimal DP punish. You want some distance on the dash so the rest of the combo connects properly. Will wallsplat if close enough to the wall. Against Anji, the j.D is the only part that won't connect, so just j.H after the AD for max damage.
c.S > 2H > whiff [4]6S > 66PRC > c.S > dash > c.S > 2H > [2]8H > AD > j.S > (WS 6H)	Anywhere	202 (WS 244)	~ -40%	Everyone	[3] Medium	Youtube	Slightly un-optimal meter dump combo off of c.S, but very useful because it side-switches. You can also PRC backwards if you don't want to side-switch but still want to do this combo. Wallsplats if started with May in corner (or enemy in corner if you don't switch sides). Can do a single c.S juggle if second one looks like it won't hit.
c.S (CH) > 2H > 236236S > PRC > Dash c.S > 2H > [4]6H > 2K > 6P > WS 6[H]	Midscreen	350	-100%	Everyone	[3] Medium	Youtube	100-meter kill combo. Deals 392 damage from a c.S frametrap. May wants to avoid hitting her opponent with the PRC burst in this combo to avoid proration. Combo doesn't quite corner-to-corner, but works from near May's own corner to near the opponent's corner. If the combo is started on the half of the stage opposite the wall, the wallsplat will occur after [4]6H, in which case May can end the combo early with 6[H].
c.S > 2H > [2]8H > AD > 66BRC > j.D > c.S > dash > c.S > 2H > [2]8H > AD > j.S	Anywhere	211	~ -25%	Everyone	[4] Hard	Youtube	Optimal meter dump combo off of c.S. Combo pattern is the same as your normal c.S combo so you can confirm very late, also naturally transitions into her wall combo if close enough. The BRC slowdown needs to hit for this to work, so it's a very different timing between dash momentum c.S and standing c.S. If you end up at a weird spacing after j.D, you can do one c.S to stay safe.
c.S > 2H > 632146H > 22RRC or 22PRC > Dash > c.S > 2H > [4]6H > c.S > 5H > WS 6[H]	Not corner	337	~ -95%	Everyone	[5] Very Hard	Youtube	100-meter kill combo. Doesn't quite corner-to-corner, but works from almost anywhere outside the corner. RC down on the rising orca hit and dash to the wall (or as far as possible if not near the wall) to complete the combo. If May dashes too soon and for too long, she may end up switching sides and ruining the combo. Due to RISC scaling, this combo can be a touch of death against characters with a lot of RISC (ex. Ky at 40% RISC).
c.S > 5H > 632146H > 66RRC > Dash > c.S > 2H > [4]6H > 5H > [4]6H > WS 6[H]	Back to corner	309	~ -97%	Everyone	[4] Hard		Meter dump side switch wallbreak. You want to hit c.S before the 2nd hit of Orca connects. If they get sent away from the wall, you need to dash further.
c.S > 2H > [2]8H > 66RRC~j.H > j.D > j.D > AD > j.H > WS 6[H]	Back to corner	251	~ -40%	Everyone	[5] Very Hard		50 meter corner to corner wallbreak combo. The only hard part is the fast cancelled drifting RRC, focus on getting that down.
c.S (AA) > jc.9 > j.H > j.D > adc > j.H > 5H > [4]6H > 5H > WS 6[H] (632146H)	Midscreen - Corner	279 (290)	~35% (-44%)	Everyone	[4] Hard	Youtube	Optimal 50 meter c.S anti-air starter form midscreen. You want them to be a little closer to the wall than round start in order for this to work. You can dash and use c.S to catch them instead of 5H if you're too far.
f.S (air CH) > [4]6S (whiff) > c.S > 2H > [2]8H > 66 j.K > j.D	Anywhere	166	~30%	Everyone	[2] Easy	Youtube	Situational air counterhit combo. Requires a hit at the tip of May's f.S so that [4]6S will whiff.
2S (CH) > 5H > [4]6S > RRC > 6[H] > [4]6H > 5H > [4]6H > WS 6[H]	Corner	242	~ -29%	Everyone	[3] Medium	Youtube	Consistent 2S counterhit 50 meter in corner. 5H will miss if 2S is done at max range. Video shows a drifting RRC but a normal one works fine.

5H/2H/6H Combos

Combo	Position	Damage	Tension Gain	Works on:	Difficulty	Video	Notes
6H (CH) > [4]6H	Anywhere	116	~15%	Everyone	[1] Very Easy	Youtube	Easy 6H counterhit combo that leads to a knockdown. Use the counterhit time slow to charge the dolphin. Can follow up the knockdown with Arisugawa Sparkle (K).
5H (CH) > [4]6H > 2S > [4]6S	Anywhere	156	~25%	Everyone	[2] Easy	Youtube
5H (CH) > [4]6H > RRC > 6[H] > [4]6H > 5H > [4]6H > WS 6[H]	Corner	274	~-31%	Everyone	[3] Medium		Consistent 50 meter 5H counterhit in corner. 66 the RRC if you need to reach the corner, but its not necessary otherwise.
5H (CH) > 5H > [4]6S > RRC > 6[H] > [4]6H > 5H > [4]6H > WS 6[H]	Corner	283	~-26%	Everyone	[3] Medium		Optimal 50 meter 5H counterhit in corner. Works best after a blocked c.S in the corner. Dashing the roman cancel is again optional.
5H (CH) > [4]6H > 2S > [4]6S > 66RRC > c.S > 5H > [4]6H > 5H > WS 6[H]	Midscreen	254	~-22%	Everyone	[3] Medium		Consistent 50 meter 5H counterhit midscreen. You can do a quick dash into an uncharged 6H for wallbreak if you didn't get close enough to the corner for the charged version to reach.
5H (CH) > 5H > [4]6S > 66RRC > c.S > 5H > [4]6H > 2S > 5H > [4]6H > WS 6[H]	Midscreen	271	~-25%	Everyone	[3] Medium	Youtube	Optimal 50 meter 5H counterhit midscreen. Second 5H will whiff if first one done at max range.
6H (CH) > [4]6H > 66RRC > c.S > 2H > [2]8H	Anywhere	156	~ -30%	Everyone	[3] Medium	Youtube	Longer 6H counterhit combo. Ends in wallsplat if started in the corner, recommend finishing with uncharged 6H. If you just want more raw and are far from or next to a wall, simply replace the [4]6H > ... with a [2]8H > 632146H or just 632146H depending on how close you are.
6H (CH) > 214K > 66PRC > dash > 2S > 2H > [2]8H	Anywhere	181	~ -40%	Everyone	[4] Hard	Streamable	Harder 6H counterhit combo that can possibly whiff on very far counterhits. If you are close enough to the wall, you can replace the 2H > [2]8H with a 5H > [4]6H > 5H > [4]6H WS > 6[H] for a 245-damage wallbreak with ~ -30% meter.
5H > 5H > 5H > [4]6H > 5H > [4]6H WS > 6[H]	Corner	275	~37%	Everyone	[3] Medium	Youtube	Corner 5H combo on a jumping opponent.
6H > [4]6H > 5H > 5H > [4]6H > 5H > WS 6[H]	Corner	291	~38%	Everyone	[3] Medium		Meterless wallbreak combo from 6H. Counterhit starter will make this combo easy, since you get far more time to charge that first dolphin.
6H > [4]6H > 66 2H > 236236S > 66 c.S > 6H > [4]6H > WS 6[H]	Corner	357	~ -25%	Everyone	[5] Very Hard	Youtube	50 meter kill combo in the corner. Can end in 236236S for increased damage (373). First microdash causes 2H to hit the opponent away from the wall, which allows 236236S to combo.
6H (CH) > [4]6H > 236236S > 66 c.S > 2H > [4]6H > 2S > 5H > WS 6[H]	Corner	362	~ -30%	Everyone	[3] Medium	Youtube	50 meter kill combo in the corner. Can end in 236236S for increased damage (387). Deals slightly more damage than the non-CH route and is significantly easier to execute. Can also start with any 6[H] hit, and will do even more damage in that case. Both 236236S must be executed as soon as possible to connect. Will TOD anyone with less EHP than Ky if started from the c.S > 6H frametrap.
2H > [2]8H > AD > j.K > j.D	Not Corner	147	~17%	Everyone	[3] Medium	Youtube	Basic 2H combo, works on grounded or air hit. You want to hit them with dolphin when they're high up to be sure you get the full combo, so delay the [2]8H if you hit them grounded or low in the air.
2H > [2]8H > AD > j.S > c.S > 2H > [2]8H	Anywhere	180	~30%	Everyone	[4] Hard	Streamable	More difficult 2H combo that results in more damage, more tension gain, and a hard knockdown. Works on grounded or air hit, but delay the [2]8H if you hit them high in the air to prevent accidentally crossing up with the AD and whiffing the combo. Hitting the c.S is a matter of precision, so don't try to mash it out. Timing is a little different in corner.
2H (CH) > [4]6S (whiff) > c.S > dash > c.S > 2H > [2]8H > AD > j.S > (WS 6H)	Blocked c.S	232 (WS 283)	~45%	Everyone	[3] Medium	Youtube	Blocked c.S puts them at the perfect spacing for this 2H counterhit confirm. Switches sides. Wallsplats if started with May in corner. Can do only one c.S if it seems like they're too far.
2H (CH) > [4]6S (whiff) > Dash > c.S > 5H > [4]6H > c.S > 5H > WS 6[H]	May in corner	283	~45%	Everyone	[3] Medium	Youtube	Anti-air/grounded wallbreak combo when May is cornered. Dash after whiffed Mr. Dolphin to get closer to the wall so that c.S connects. After first HS Mr. Dolphin, May usually needs to walk towards the wall to connect the second c.S.
2H (CH) > 236236S > PRC > Dash c.S > 2H > [4]6H > 2K > 6P > WS 6H	Midscreen	354	-100%	Everyone	[3] Medium	Youtube	100-meter kill combo from counterhit 2H. Deals 392 damage from a c.S frametrap. Depending on distance to wall and where the counterhit connects, May sometimes needs to use a 66PRC to catch up to her opponent after Yamada connects. May wants to avoid hitting her opponent with the PRC burst in this combo to avoid proration. Combo doesn't quite corner-to-corner, but works from near May's own corner to near the opponent's corner.
c.S (blocked) > 2H (CH) > [4]6S (whiff) > c.S > 2H > 236236S~PRC~[2]8H > 66 j.K > j.D > WS 6H	Blocked c.S, May in corner	383	-100%	Everyone	[4] Hard	Youtube	100-meter kill combo from a frametrap when May is in the corner. Yamada usually breaks the wall if a raw CH 2H is landed when May is all the way in the corner, so avoid using PRC in this case.

Aerial Starters

Combo	Position	Damage	Tension Gain	Works on:	Difficulty	Video	Notes
j.P (AA) > j.H > [5H > [4]6H]x2 > WS 6[H]	(Corner)	213	~27%	Everyone	[4] Hard		j.P air-to-air conversion in corner. Beats aerials in the corner and IAD. Do j.P very soon after the jump to be able to connect j.H. Insert c.S after landing if j.P connects late to pick up the combo, but know this means the 2nd 5H will be the move that wallsplats.
j.K (AA) > j.D > j.D > (j.632146H)	Anywhere (Corner)	104 (215)	~6%	Everyone	[1] Very Easy	Youtube	Basic air-to-air combo. Need to hit j.K very high for this to work. If you end it in the corner, add Orca super for extra damage + wallbreak.
j.K (AA) > j.D > dl.AD > j.K > j.D	Anywhere	115	~8%	Everyone	[1] Easy		Possibly optimal j.K air to air combo. Timing of airdash can vary. Can super at the end for wallbreak if you reach the corner, anywhere else the first hit of Orca whiffs.
j.K (AA) > AD > j.K > j.D > (j.632146H)	Anywhere (Midscreen-Corner)	82 (198)	~6%	Everyone	[2] Easy	Youtube	Pretty much universal air-to-air combo. Spacing dependent. Aim to hit them with the tip of j.K. Carries to corner from midscreen. Can super at the end if the opponent was carried to the corner, resulting in a wallbreak.
j.H / j.S > 5K > 3K	Anywhere	90	~9%	Everyone	[1] Very Easy	Youtube	Simple air-to-ground combo with knockdown. 3K only whiffs if the aerial is max reach, at which range you can use [4]6S instead. Damage/tension is from j.H starter.
j.H / j.S > 2S > [4]6S	Anywhere	94	~12%	Everyone	[1] Very Easy	Youtube	Simple air-to-ground combo that trades knockdown for damage. 2S links as long as the aerial doesn't hit extremely high. Damage/tension is from j.H starter.
j.H (ground CH) / j.S (ground CH) > j.D > dl.AD > dl.j.S > c.S > 2H > [2]8H	Anywhere	175	~24%	Everyone	[3] Medium	Streamable	Air-to-ground CH combo that has great corner carry and oki, but can only be done when you don't airdash in to land the j.H. Can swap out the vertical dolphin for a horizontal one + 2H WS + 6H if it ends at the corner. The most important part is delaying the air dash and the j.S so that the string connects.
j.S > 5P > 5P > 3K	Anywhere	82	~10%	Everyone	[1] Very Easy	Youtube	Optimal j.S air-to-ground combo. The j.S must be landed close. Can work with j.H starter, but only off an IAD.
j.2H > 2K > 3K	Anywhere	79	~10%	Everyone	[1] Very Easy	Youtube	Air-to-ground route that results in knockdown. Can cross up fairly easily.
IAD > j.H / j.S > c.S > f.S > [4]6S	Anywhere	119	~17%	Everyone	[1] Very Easy	Youtube	IAD jump-in. This combo relies on forward momentum from an airdash. Also works with no IAD if opponent is in corner. Damage/tension is from j.H starter.
j.K > j.D > 66RRC~j.K > j.D > j.D	Anywhere	140	~ -45%	Everyone	[4] Hard	Youtube	Air-to-air with a difficult fast RRC confirm. Gives you a ton of corner carry and can follow-up after depending on corner positioning.
j.K (air hit) > j.D > 66RRC~j.K > j.D > 66 j.H > j.D , j.D , WS j.D	Midscreen	223	~ -40%	See Notes	[3] Medium		Requires a roughly level initial hit. Easier to use on non-lightweights.
j.H > RRC > c.S > 2H > [4]6H > dl.c.S > 5H > [4]6H > WS [6]H	Corner	194	~ -45%	Everyone	[3] Medium	Youtube	Converts a corner air-to-air j.H into a wallbreak. You need to delay the second c.S a little bit to allow the opponent to wall-bounce into its range. The general formula of RRC > (corner wallbreak) in this combo can apply to any corner hit.
j.H > RRC > Dash > c.S > 2H > [2]8H > AD > j.K > j.D	Anywhere	143	~ -42%	Everyone	[4] Hard	Youtube	Converts a stray air-to-air j.H into more damage. Not very resource efficient, but can end the round from a common neutral situation.
j.H (AA) > j.D > adc > j.H > [5H > [4]6H]x2 > WS 6[H]	Corner	246	~30%	Everyone	[3] Medium		Meterless air-to-air j.H corner wallbreak combo. Do second j.H early to be able to land and get 5H
j.H (air CH) > j.D > jc9 j.D > 66RRC~j.K > j.D , j.K > j.D , [j.P]x1-2 , WS land 6[H]	Anywhere	235	~ -35%	See Notes	[4] Hard		Air-to-air counterhit combo for relatively low j.H hits. Generally works better against midweight and heavier characters, but can work against lightweights if the counterhit connects low. Only works against GO during his super jump. Can corner-to-corner. A second j.P is needed to wall stick from longer distances.
j.H (air CH) > j.D > jc9 j.D > 66RRC~j.H > dl j.D , j.D > j.H > WS 6[H]	Midscreen	254	~ -35%	See Notes	[5] Very Hard		Air-to-air counterhit combo for high j.H hits. Works against lightweight's normal jumps and mid-heavy character super jumps. May needs to adjust the delay following RRC~j.H depending on the height of the initial attack and distance to the wall so that subsequent attacks can connect.
j.D (CH) > Dash > c.S > 5H > [4]6H > Walk > c.S > 5H > [4]6H > 6[H]	Midscreen-Corner	233	~35%	Everyone	[5] Very Hard	Youtube	Converts an air-to-air counterhit j.D into a wallbreak from the opponent's starting position. Ideal followup to BRC/PRC while someone is up-backing, makes the combo much easier. Without BRC/PRC, you'll want to land j.D after the peak of May's jump so you can quickly land and dash. Much easier to execute when near the corner, where the wall breaks after the second Mr. Dolphin and most of the landing movement is not needed.
j.H (ground CH) > j.D > AD > j.K > j.D > 66RRC~j.S > j.H > j.D > j.K WS > Walk > 6[H]	May in Corner	235	-~38%	Everyone	[4] Hard	Streamable	Niche wall-to-wall combo that can be used after jumping a grab in the corner. You must walk a tiny bit forward after landing to hit the 6[H] wallbreak.
j.2H > 236236S > 44PRC > c.S > 5H > [4]6H > 2S > 2H > [4]6H > 2K > 2D > [4]6S > WS [6]H	May in corner	307	-100%	Everyone	[4] Very Hard	Youtube	Begins off of a j.2H cross up where May lands behind the opponent. You need to do 236236S in mid-air but finish the input on the ground to maintain your direction. You also need to delay the 2K very slightly or else 2D might miss. Lastly, if your opponent is too close to the corner with you, 236236S will cause a wallbreak.

2D/5D Combos

Combo	Position	Damage	Tension Gain	Works on:	Difficulty	Video	Notes
5[D]8 > j.H > j.D > AD > j.H > j.H	Anywhere	204	~20%	Everyone	[1] Very Easy	Youtube	Beginner dust combo.
5[D]8 > j.H > j.D > j.K > j.H > j.D > j.K > j.K	Anywhere	241	~20%	Everyone except Chipp	[2] Easy	Youtube	Optimal combo for everybody but Chipp. For Chipp, change j.K > j.K to j.P > j.P and the combo will work and do 287 damage to Chipp.
5[D]8 > 44 > j.D > j.H > 66 > j.K > j.K	Anywhere	150	~20%	Everyone	[4] Hard	Youtube	Burst-bait combo. Use this version when the opponent bursts immediately after 5[D]. You need to backdash as soon as possible to avoid the burst, and may need to slightly delay the j.D to connect after the burst. Timing to connect the entire combo is finicky for characters with small airborne hitboxes (i.e. Ky, Millia). Using j.P instead of j.K is more consistent in this case.
5[D]8 > 44 > j.H > 66 > j.K > j.K	Anywhere	166	~15%	Everyone	[4] Hard	Youtube	Burst-bait combo. Use this version if the opponent doesn't burst immediately after 5[D]. Both dashes need to happen as soon as possible to connect the combo. Very hard to connect against Ky and Chipp.
2D (CH) > [4]6H > [5H > [4]6H]x2 > 2S > 5H > [4]6H > WS 6[H]	Corner	249	~49%	Everyone	[4] Medium	Youtube	Optimal low counterhit meterless route. Catches fuzzy guard after 2K if 2D is slightly delayed. 2D counterhit can easily be confirmed into [4]6H. Input moves as fast as possible or the last [4]6H will not wallsplat.
2D > [2]8H > 5H > [4]6H > 5H > [4]6H > 5H > WS 6[H]	Corner	220	~40%	Everyone	[4] Hard	Youtube	Need to be charging before the 2D hits. Change the last 5H to 2S > 2H if the opponent is too low. Most useful after a fast RRC blocked dolphin as a high-low mixup.

Throw/Overhead Kiss (623K) Starters

Combo	Position	Damage	Tension Gain	Works on:	Difficulty	Video	Notes
623K > 2S > [4]6S	Anywhere	91	~18%	Everyone	[2] Easy	Youtube	Command grab combo from anywhere. Slightly less damage than 6H OTG, but sends opponent much further.
623K > dash > 6H	Anywhere	94	~18%	Everyone	[2] Easy	Youtube	Command grab into max damage OTG. Good if you need to close out a round.
623K > c.S > 5H > [4]6H > 5H > [4]6H > 2S > 5H > WS 6[H]	Corner	178	~38%	Everyone	[2] Easy	Youtube	Meterless wallbreak combo. Just do the inputs as early as possible, if you delay you might not get the wallsplat. You can omit the c.S and the combo will do the exact same amount of damage, but it is recommended to make the initial combo burst safe using c.S and delaying a 5H after the burst. Note that the opponent is still able to burst later in the combo. Add 632146H in the end for 205 damage.
623K > dl.2H > 236236S > c.S > 5H > [4]6H > WS 236236S	Corner	237	~ -99%	Everyone	[4] Hard	Youtube	Optimal meter dump from command grab at corner with good RISC scaling. Make sure you input the motions for the second 236236S before you touch the ground so you can immediately perform it upon touching the ground, otherwise the whale will likely barely not wall break in time. If the wall splats early, just finish with [4]6H or 236236S.
6D or 4D > RRC > 2H > [2]8H > 5H > [4]6H > WS 6H	Corner	160	~ -40%	Everyone	[2] Easy	Youtube	Easy corner throw wallbreak combo. Throw opponent away from corner (4D when opponent is in corner or 6D when May is in corner) and RC immediately.
6D or 4D > delay 66PRC > c.S > c.S > 2H > [4]6H > 6[H]	Midscreen-Corner	173	~ -35%	Everyone	[3] Medium	Youtube	Midscreen-corner wallbreak from a throw. Throw opponent towards corner and wait until the opponent is above May's head to PRC so they don't get hit by it. Can use vertical or horizontal dolphin, vertical dolphin is easier from midscreen while horizontal dolphin allows you to charge the 6H wallbreak. In the corner the PRC doesn't need to be dashed, and the combo is far easier.
6D or 4D > RRC~c.S > c.S > 5H > [4]6H > 5H > WS 6H	Corner	176	~ -40%	Everyone	[4] Hard	Youtube	Fast Red RC throw wallbreak combo. May has to RRC as early as possible or the first c.S will whiff. Throw opponent towards corner.
j.6D or j.4D> RRC > c.S > 2H > [4]6H > WS 6[H]	Corner	161	~ -40%	Everyone	[3] Medium	Youtube	Air throw wallbreak combo. Throw opponent towards corner.

Horizontal Mr. Dolphin ([4]6S/[4]6H) Starters

Combo	Position	Damage	Tension Gain	Works on:	Difficulty	Video	Notes
[4]6S (CH) > 3K	Anywhere	65	~12%	Everyone	[2] Easy	Youtube	Counterhit combo. Just mash 3K after confirming the counterhit. Gives hard knockdown, but less damage than the alternatives.
[4]6S (CH) > 2S > [4]6S	Anywhere	88	~17%	Everyone	[2] Easy	Youtube	Counterhit combo. More damage, but won't end in knockdown like the other two.
[4]6S (CH) > Dash > 6D or 4D	Anywhere	100	~19%	Everyone	[4] Hard	Youtube	Counterhit combo. Press and hold the dash button when May's feet touch the ground after hopping off Mr. Dolphin until just inside throw range. This combo allows May to continue pressure with her after throw setups. Practice this combo in training mode by setting the counterattack settings to jump after hit, and stagger recovery to fast.
[4]6H (CH) > Dash > c.S > 2H > [4]6H > [4]6H (whiff)	Anywhere	148	~28%	Everyone	[2] Easy	Youtube	Oki setup and good corner carry. Meaty with 5P or 2P to setup a knockdown with 3K. If in the corner 2K > 2D low route will meaty. Setup is +6.
[4]6H (CH) > Dash > c.S > 2H > [2]8H > IAD > j.K > j.D	Anywhere	174	~30%	Everyone	[3] Medium	Youtube	Counterhit combo. Press and hold the dash button when May's feet touch the ground after hopping off Mr. Dolphin until in range of c.S. This combo pushes the opponent very far (into the corner from starting position), so it's useful to gain a good position from mid-screen.
[4]6H (CH) > Dash > 623K > [5H]x2 > [4]6H > 5H > [4]6H > WS 6[H]	Corner	197	~53%	Everyone	[3] Medium	Youtube	Optimal meterless wallbreak counterhit combo. Can also work from [4]6S counterhit, but it's possible for the opponent to escape stagger quickly enough to avoid the OHK follow-up using backdash.
[4]6S > RRC > dash > 5[D] > c.S > 2H > [2]8H > AD > j.S	Anywhere	165	~ -40%	Everyone	[4] Hard	Youtube	Optimal RRC combo off an S dolphin. Ends with an OTG j.S for maximum damage, good if you want to close a round.
[4]6S > RRC > 5[D] > 5H > [4]6H > 5H > [4]6H > WS 6[H]	Corner	210	~ -40%	Everyone	[3] Medium	Youtube	Optimal corner meter dump combo off a stray confirm.
[4]6S > 44RRC > 214K > Dash > c.S > 5H > [4]6H > 5H > [4]6H > WS 6H]	Corner	215	~ -40%	Everyone	[4] Hard	Streamable	If you are prepared to 44RRC hit confirm, you can opt for this combo instead to get a bit more damage.
[4]6S (crouching block) > 88RRC~j.H > c.S > 2H > [4]6H > 2S > 2H > [4]6H > WS 6H	Corner	234	~ -40%	Everyone	[5] Very Hard	Youtube	Dolphin high fast RRC setup in the corner. May needs to carry the forward momentum from Horizontal Mr. Dolphin to confirm the combo. If May uses RRC too late, she will lose this momentum and jump too high to confirm the combo. Nearly impossible to combo into j.H > c.S from a standing [4]6S hit.
[4]6S (standing block) > 66RRC~2D > [2]8H > 5H > [4]6H > 5H > [4]6H > WS 6[H]	Corner	221	~ -35%	Everyone	[5] Very Hard	Youtube	Dolphin low fast RRC setup in the corner. May needs to use RRC while still on the ground during the Mr. Dolphin hit. If May uses RRC too late, she will use j.D instead.

Combo Theory

Charging Mr. Dolphin

Most of May's combos use Mr. Dolphin in the middle of the combo. In order to use these combos, May needs to begin charging Mr. Dolphin while using the other moves in her combo. In some cases, this is intuitive and very easy:

• c.S > 2H > [2]8H: As long as you hold [2] for the entire duration of 2H, you will charge in time to use [2]8H.

In other cases, May needs to hold a direction in a situation where it will not affect her movement to charge Mr. Dolphin in time:

• While May is attacking (attack animations are unaffected by directional inputs)
• While May is jumping (Holding [4] or [2] will not affect May's jump arc)
• During the time slow effect of a counterhit. While time appears to slow down, the rate at which Mr. Dolphin charges does not. This allows May to use Mr. Dolphin in ways that aren't normally possible and allows her to more easily charge Mr. Dolphin in general.

Remember that May can hold [1] to charge both horizontal and vertical Mr. Dolphin, but she can only use crouching attacks while doing this! In some situations, you need to hold [4] to use standing attacks that combo into horizontal Mr. Dolphin.

Airdash After H Vertical Dolphin

After May lands a c.S > 2H > [2]8H, she can do an airdash before touching the ground and hit the opponent with an air normal.

Hitting an airdash j.H allows her to continue her juggle if near the wall:

• c.S > 2H > [2]8H > AD > j.H > 5K > [4]6S

But when far from the wall, it ends the combo with the opponent pushed a good distance away. Airdash j.K to j.D does about 10 more damage than j.H, but it also gives fairly bad okizeme when farther than midscreen:

• c.S > 2H > [2]8H > AD > j.K > j.D

The j.H combo has a setup where May can IAD j.H to get a decent safejump if the opponent doesn't have their back to the corner, but it requires some timing depending on whether May has dash momentum or not.

If May lands a raw 2H into [2]8H, she can get an airdash j.S into a c.S:

• 2H > [2]8H > AD j.S > c.S

This is very situational, since 2H usually counterhits if it ever does hit, and May has much more damaging combos off of a counterhit 2H.

After long RC juggle combos, if there is a H Vertical Dolphin towards the end of the combo, May can generally get an airdash into an OTG j.S:

• c.S > 2H > [2]8H > [4]6S > RRC > dash > c.S > 2H > [2]8H > AD > j.S

She can potentially get a [2]8S in the same situation, but this gives slightly worse oki for about the same amount of damage.

Close Slash Juggles

When May has her opponent right above her, she can juggle c.S into itself by microdashing with good timing. After a regular RRC, she can get 2 c.S juggles before continuing the combo with 2H into her finishers. If she can hit RRC with upwards drift, she can juggle with c.S 4 times before ending the combo.

• 88RRC > dash > c.S > dash > c.S > dash > c.S > dash c.S > 2H > [2]8H

This combo requires extremely precise timing and spacing, otherwise her opponent will either cross-up or fall out. Hitting 3 c.S juggles is much easier, but it's slightly less optimal than the alternatives.

Another known situation where May can juggle c.S is her wall combo. After she hits 2H > [4]6H near the wall, she can juggle her opponent with c.S twice, before wallsplatting with 5H > [4]6H to earn even more damage than normal:

• c.S > 2H > [4]6H > c.S > dash > c.S > 5H > [4]6H

Blue Roman Cancel Slowdown State

Hitting or making the opponent block BRC puts them into a slowdown state that makes combos possible that would otherwise never be possible, even with counterhits. In BRC slowdown, 6K and 2K can combo into c.S or 2H, and c.S can combo into another dash-canceled c.S.

• BRC > 6K > 2H
• BRC > 2K > 2H

Can be used to catch opponents off guard after a blocked 5K.

• 66.BRC > c.S > dc > c.S

Can be used as a whiff punish or punish combo using BRC drift.

Wall-bounces

Most of May's high-damage corner wallbreak combos rely on wall-bounce from the following moves:

• 623K
• 5H
• [4]6H

The wall-bounce from 623K is very position dependent (specifically only works in combos from about half the distance between round start position and the corner), but allows May to convert 623K > [4]6H into a meterless wallbreak from further away than other combo routes starting with 623K. Other corner 623K combo routes do not rely on the wall-bounce from 623K itself.

5H and [4]6H only wall-bounce against airborne opponents, so usually May's combos will incorporate 2H as a launcher to force the opponent into the air and enable a wall-bounce. While some wallbreaks do not require the use of c.S, they tend to be more consistent and harder to burst when c.S is used to float an opponent after a wall-bounce or air hit. In many cases when the opponent bursts after c.S and whiffs, May can simply use c.S again before the opponent lands and continue the combo where she left off.

(623K > c.S > 2H > [4]6H (wall-bounce) > dl.c.S > 5H > 6H)

Strive's gatling system limits the number of ways that such a wallbounce can start. These are May's most powerful pressure/punish options in the corner

• 6P (counterhit): Used as a relatively safe anti-air or a counterpoke.
• 623K: Used as the throw part of a strike/throw mixup or after a counterhit horizontal Mr. Dolphin.
• c.S: Used in big punishes or as the strike part of a strike/throw mixup.
• 2H: Used as an anti-air or frametrap from c.S with a slight delay.
• 6H (counterhit): Used as an anti-air or frametrap from c.S with no delay. Since counterhit 6H floor-bounces and offers a large time slow effect, May can charge and use [4]6H in time to begin a wall-bounce combo.
• Deep jump-in j.S or j.H: The hitstun on these jump-ins lasts long enough to confirm into c.S on a deep jump-in. Very high risk, very high reward option.
• Anti-air j.H: Gives May a way to stuff jump-outs. May needs to connect at super-jump height or use counterhit time slow to recover in time to begin wall-bouncing.
• Anti-air j.D (counterhit): Gives May a way to stuff very high jump-outs. May needs the counterhit time slow to recover in time to begin wall-bouncing.
• RRC: The float from RRC's shockwave allows May to begin a juggle loop from most attacks. RRC will not allow you to continue a combo against an opponent that is teching after a soft knockdown (such as the tumble from a ground Mr. Dolphin hit). RRC causes substantial damage proration on any subsequent combo in addition to the normal proration of the previous attacks, so try not to use RRC in situations where May can break the wall without it.

Once the opponent is stuck to the wall, May's best normal for breaking the wall is 6H. While some wall sticks allow May to charge the move, many do not. Likewise, while some wall sticks last long enough to use Great Yamada Attack, many do not. The Wonderful and Dynamic Goshogawara is the safer super to use.

May's corner combos do absurdly high damage even without meter, so much of her game plan will revolve around pushing or maneuvering her opponent into the corner and using strike/throw pressure and reads to start a high-damage wallbreak combo.

The Wonderful and Dynamic Goshogawara

Started from a counterhit into RRC midscreen

This attack (specifically j.632146H) can effectively turn any aerial corner push into a wallbreak. Common situations where this can happen include:

• (optional starter) > [2]8H (ascending air hit) > 66j.K > j.D > j.632146H
• j.K or j.S (air hit) > 66j.K > j.D > j.632146H: May pushes her opponent while airdashing and applying hitstun from j.K or j.S to connect the rest of the combo.

Goshogawara can also be used after any wall-stick (including wall-sticks too high for 6H to hit) to give May advantage after the wallbreak. In all cases, May wants to hit the opponent with the first part of the attack while the opponent is directly in front of May to maximize the chance that the second hit (splashdown on landing) actually confirms into a wallbreak.

Always keep track of how close May's opponent is to the wall. The Positive Bonus buff is almost always worth spending the meter to turn a corner pressure situation into a clean wallbreak, and in many cases using Goshogawara to break the wall can end the round outright.

RISC Scaling in May's Combos

May's two high-damage overdrives can suffer greatly from RISC combo scaling, especially when used late in the combo. If May's opponent has built up a lot of RISC from blocking her pressure, May can use her overdrives in a breakthrough combo to deal a lot more damage than her RRC extensions would deal under the same circumstances.

For instance, because of RISC scaling, Goshogawara is capable of dealing a lot of damage when used to confirm a frametrap. While the difference is small when Goshogawara is used on its own, the difference in RISC scaling from even a single blocked c.S can result in a large difference in damage if Goshogaware is RRC'd or PRC'd into a combo extension. This makes post-pressure Goshogawara > RRC/PRC extensions May's most efficient way to convert 100 meter into damage midscreen, usually resulting in finishing off the opponent in a match. Using a single c.S as a frametrap can result in an outright touch of death scenario against Chipp, Millia, and Zato when May has 100 meter.

(c.S > 2H > 632146H > 22RRC or 22PRC > Dash > c.S > 2H > [4]6H > c.S > 5H > 6H) Deals 355 damage to Zato-1

(c.S (blocked) > 2H (CH) > 632146H > 22RRC or 22PRC > Dash > c.S > 2H > [4]6H > c.S > 5H > 6H) Deals 425 damage to Zato-1 because of the RISC gained from the blocked c.S

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