SF6 RYU COMBO GUIDE

CONTROLS AND NOTATIONS

LP – Light Punch/Jab
MP – Medium Punch/Strong
HP – Heavy Punch/Fierce
LK – Light Kick/Short
MK – Medium Kick/Forward
HK – Heavy Kick/Roundhouse
PP – Any 2 Punches
KK – Any 2 Kicks
PPP – All 3 Punches
KKK – All 3 Kicks
cr – Crouching (Holding down direction)
s – Standing (Holding no direction)
f – Forward (Holding forward direction)
b – Back (Holding back direction)
j – Jump (While jumping)
xx – Cancel
+ – And
CH – Counter Hit
PC – Punish Counter
Dash – Pressing forward direction twice in quick succession
DI – Drive Impact (HP+HK)
Parry – Drive Parry (MP+MK)
OD – Overdrive (Same as EX special moves from past SF titles)
DR – Drive Rush (Dash after a normal connects OR Parry+Dash in neutral)
QCF – Quarter Circle Forward or 236
QCB – Quarter Circle Back or 214
DP – Dragon Punch Motion (Forward, Down, Down+Forward) or 623
DJ – Denjin Charged (Ryu’s powered up state after using Denjin Charge)
QCFx2+P (Shinku Hadoken) – Level 1 Super
QCBx2+P (Shin Hashogeki) – Level 2 Super
QCFx2+K (Shin Shoryuken) – Level 3 Super/CA

METERLESS COMBOS

From lights

• crLP, crLP, sLP xx QCB+LK/DP+HP – Ryu’s main light confirm
• crLK, crLK, sLP xx QCB+LK/DP+HP – Ryu’s main light confirm starting from two low hitting light attacks
• sLP, sLP, sLP xx QCB+LK/DP+HP – Variation of Ryu’s main light confirm
• crLK/crLP, sLP xx QCB+LK/DP+HP – Ryu’s light confirm when he is not point blank
• sLK xx QCB+LK/QCF+LK/QCF+HP/DP+HP – Ryu’s main cancel from his farthest reaching light cancellable normal
  
  Note: Ryu has many variations of his light confirms. Just remember that your light confirms should always end in sLP. Ryu can also combo into QCB+LP and QCF+HP from his light confirms but you generally want to avoid those cancels because they don’t lead into a knockdown.

From mediums

• sMP, crMP xx QCB+MK or HK/DP+HP/QCF+MK/DJ QCB+P – Ryu’s main medium confirm
• sMP, bHP xx QCB+MK or HK/DP+HP/QCF+HK/DJ QCB+P – Ryu’s max damage confirm from sMP. Only works from point blank sMP (Generally, only happens after a cross up jMK lands)
• crMK xx QCB+MK or HK/DP+HP/QCF+HP/QCB+MP – Ryu’s main cancel from his farthest reaching medium cancellable normal

From heavies

• sHK, crMK xx QCB+MK or HK/DP+HP/QCF+HP/QCB+MP – Ryu’s main heavy confirm
• fHP, crMP xx QCB+MK or HK/DP+HP/QCF+MK/DJ QCB+P – Ryu’s main confirm from his solar plexus (forward advancing) normal
• fHP, sMP/crMP, sLK xx QCB+MK – Ryu’s most damaging confirm into QCB+MK from his solar plexus (forward advancing) normal

Drive Impact combos

• (After a DI connects on a grounded opponent) sHK, crMK xx special move, fHP, crMP xx special move, or fHP, sMP/crMP, sLK xx QCB+MK – Ryu’s main meterless combo after a DI connects on a grounded opponent
• (After a DI wall splats near the corner) crHP xx QCB+MP, DP+HP – Ryu’s main meterless combo after a DI wall splats near the corner
• (After a DI wall splats near the corner) crHP xx DJ QCB+P, jMP (2 hits) xx jQCB HK – Ryu’s main meterless combo with DJ QCB+P after a DI wall splats near the corner

DJ QCB+P (Denjin Charged Hashogeki) Combos

• (Near corner) sMP/crMP/sHP/crHP/bHK xx DJ QCB+P, QCB+LP, DP+LP – Ryu’s main meterless confirm after a DJ QCB+P connects near the corner

Note: Near the corner, Ryu can combo DP+LP or DP+MP after a non-juggle QCF+HK connects. DP+MP after QCF+HK is his max damage meterless confirm near the corner. If you have Level 3 or CA, you can combo DP+LP xx Level 3/CA after QCF+HK. Ryu can combo into his QCF+HK from a bHP cancel.

OD COMBOS (NO SUPER)

From lights

• (Near corner) Any light confirm combo xx QCB+KK, DP+HP or PP – Ryu’s main OD combo from a light confirm near the corner
• (Near corner) sLK xx QCB+KK, DP+HP or PP/QCF+LK – Ryu’s main OD cancel from his farthest reaching light cancellable normal
• (Near corner) Any cancellable light normal xx QCB+KK, DR crMP xx QCB+MP, DP+HP or PP – Ryu’s main DR damage extension after a light QCB KK combo near the corner

From mediums

• (Midscreen) Any medium confirm combo xx QCF+KK, DP+HP or PP/QCB+MK or HK/QCF+MK – Ryu’s main OD combo from a medium confirm midscreen
• (Midscreen) Any medium confirm combo xx QCF+KK, fHK xx QCB+K – Ryu’s corner carry OD combo from a medium confirm midscreen
• (Midscreen) crMK xx QCF+KK, DP+HP or PP/QCB+MK or HK/QCF+MK – Ryu’s main OD combo from his farthest reaching medium cancellable normal midscreen
• (Midscreen) crMK xx QCF+KK, fHK xx QCB+K – Ryu’s corner carry OD combo from his farthest reaching medium cancellable normal midscreen
• (Near corner) Any cancellable medium normal xx QCB+KK, DP+HP or PP/QCF+LK – Ryu’s main OD combo from a medium confirm near the corner
• (Near corner) Any cancellable medium normal xx QCB+KK, DR crMP xx QCB+MP, DP+HP or PP – Ryu’s main DR damage extension after a medium QCB+KK combo near the corner

From heavies

• (Midscreen) Any heavy confirm combo xx QCF+KK, DP+HP or PP/QCB+MK or HK/QCF+MK – Ryu’s main OD combo from a heavy confirm midscreen
• (Midscreen) Any heavy confirm combo xx QCF+KK, fHK xx QCB+K – Ryu’s corner carry OD combo from a heavy confirm midscreen
• (Near corner) Any cancellable heavy normal xx QCB+KK, DP+HP or PP/QCF+LK – Ryu’s main OD combo from a heavy confirm near the corner
• (Near corner) Any cancellable heavy normal xx QCB+KK, DR crMP xx QCB+MP, DP+HP or PP – Ryu’s main DR damage extension after a heavy QCB KK combo near the corner
• (Near corner) fHK xx QCB+KK, DP+HP or PP – Ryu’s main OD combo from his farthest hit confirmable heavy normal near the corner

Note: Generally, you want to combo into QCF+KK for Ryu’s midscreen combos and you want to combo into QCB+KK for Ryu’s corner combos.

DJ QCB+PP (Denjin Charged OD Hashogeki) Combos

• Any cancellable medium/heavy normal xx DJ QCB+PP, Dash, crHP xx QCB+MK or HK/DP+HP/QCF+MK – Ryu’s main combo from a DJ QCB+PP confirm
• (Near corner) Any cancellable medium/heavy normal xx DJ QCB+PP, Dash, crHP xx QCB+MP, DP+HP or PP – Ryu’s most damaging combo from a DJ QCB+PP confirm
• (Midscreen) Any cancellable medium/heavy normal xx DJ QCB+PP, crHP xx QCF+KK, DP+HP or PP/QCB+MK or HK/QCF+MK – Ryu’s main OD combo from a DJ QCB+PP confirm midscreen
• (Near corner) Any cancellable medium/heavy normal xx DJ QCB+PP, crHP xx QCB+KK, DP+HP or PP/QCF+LK – Ryu’s main OD combo from a DJ QCB+PP confirm near the corner

DR COMBOS (NO SUPER)

From lights

• Any cancellable light normal xx DR, sLP, bHP xx special move – Ryu’s main DR combo from a cancellable light normal
• Any DR light normal, sMP confirm or bHP xx special move – Ryu’s main confirm after a DR light normal connects

From mediums

• sMP or crMP xx DR, sHK, crHP xx special move (if standing) or sHP, bHP xx special move (if crouching) – Ryu’s main DR combo from a sMP/crMP
• crMK xx DR, sHP, bHP xx special move – Ryu’s main DR combo from a crMK
• crMK xx DR, crHP xx QCB+HP, QCB+MK or HK (if midscreen) or QCB+LP, DP+LP (if near corner) – Ryu’s alternate DR combo from a crMK
• DR sMP, sHP xx special move – Ryu’s main confirm after a DR sMP connects
• DR crMP, crMK xx special move – Ryu’s main confirm after a DR crMP connects
• DR sMK, crMK xx special move – Ryu’s main confirm after a DR sMK connects
• DR crMK, sLK xx special move – Ryu’s main confirm after a DR crMK connects
• DR fMP, sMP/crMP xx special move – Ryu’s main confirm after a DR fMP (Overhead) connects

From heavies

• Any cancellable heavy normal xx DR, sHK, crHP xx special move (if standing) or sHP, bHP xx special move (if crouching) – Ryu’s main DR combo from a cancellable heavy normal

DJ QCB P (Denjin Charged Hashogeki) Combos

• crMP/sMP/sHP/crHP/bHK xx DJ QCB+P, DR crHP xx special move – Ryu’s main confirm after a DJ QCB+P connects

Note: You can always extend your combos further with additional DR cancels but you will burn out quickly. Only do extended DR combos if you know the combo will kill or it puts your opponent in kill range.

SUPER COMBOS

Level 1 Super Combos

• Any cancellable normal xx QCFx2+P – Ryu’s Level 1 Super cancel from his normals
• sHK, QCFx2+P – Ryu can link Level 1 Super after a sHK connects on an opponent
• (Midscreen) Any confirm into QCF+KK, QCFx2+P – Ryu’s Level 1 Super combo extension midscreen
• (Near corner) Any confirm into QCF+PP/QCB+KK/DJ QCF+P, QCFx2+P – Ryu’s Level 1 Super combo extensions near the corner

Level 2 Super Combos

• Any cancellable normal xx QCBx2+P – Ryu’s Level 2 Super cancel from his normals
• (Midscreen) Any confirm into QCB+PP/QCF+PP xx QCBx2+P – Ryu’s Level 2 Super cancels from midscreen OD specials
• (Midscreen) Any confirm into QCF+KK xx (Charged) QCBx2+P – Ryu can combo into a charged Level 2 Super from a cancelled QCF+KK midscreen
• (Near corner) Any confirm into QCB+KK xx QCBx2+P – Ryu’s Level 2 Super combo from a QCB+ KK near the corner
• Any confirm into DJ QCB+PP xx (Charged) QCBx2+P – Ryu can combo into a charged Level 2 Super from a cancelled DJ QCB+PP
• (Near corner) Any confirm into DJ QCB+PP xx (Charged) QCBx2+P, DR crHP xx special move – Ryu can extend his combo after a charged Level 2 Super near the corner by going into DR crHP xx special move
• (Near corner after a DI wall splat stun) (Charged) DJ QCBx2+P, DR crHP xx DD crHP xx QCF+HK, DP+LP or QCFx2+P – After a DI wall splat stun near the corner, Ryu can get a charged DJ Level 2 if he doesn’t have enough meter for a Level 3/CA combo

Level 3/CA Super Combos

• Any cancellable special move xx QCFx2+K – Ryu’s Level 3/CA Super can be cancelled into from any cancellable special move
• (Midscreen) Any confirm into QCF+KK, DP+HP/QCF+MK xx QCFx2+K – Ryu’s Level 3/CA Super combos from midscreen OD specials
• (Near corner) Any confirm into QCB+KK, QCFx2+K or QCF+LK/DP+HP xx QCFx2+K – Ryu’s Level 3/CA Super combos from a QCB+KK near the corner.
• (Near corner) Any confirm into QCB+KK, DR crMP xx QCB+MP, DP+HP xx QCFx2+K – Ryu’s Level 3/CA Super combo from a DR damage extension after a QCB+KK near the corner

COUNTERHIT COMBOS

• crLP/sLP (CH), sMP/crMP xx special move/DR – Ryu’s main CH confirm from a CH crLP/sLP
• sMP (CH), crMK xx special move/DR – Ryu’s main CH confirm from a CH sMP
• sHK (PC), sHP xx special move/DR – Ryu’s main CH confirm from a PC sHK
• (Near corner) sHP (PC) xx QCF+HK, DP+LP – Ryu’s main shimmy combo near the corner. sHP does not normally combo into QCF+HK but when you’re punishing a whiffed throw, it will punish counter and combo.
• fMP (CH), sLP xx special move/DR – Ryu’s main CH confirm from a CH fMP (Overhead)

AIR TO AIR COMBOS

• jMP (2 hits), DP+HP or PP – Ryu has to land first before inputting DP+HP or PP
• jMP (2 hits) xx jQCB+HK or KK – Ryu can cancel his jMP into Air (OD) Tatsu. Near the corner, Ryu can extend his combo after jQCB+KK (He can combo into DP+HP or PP OR Level 1/2/3/CA Super)

SIDE SWITCH COMBOS

• Any cancellable medium/heavy normal xx QCB+HK – Ryu’s main meterless side switch combo (Best used when Ryu’s back is to the corner)
• (Ryu’s back is to the corner) DI (PC), Backdash, (Slight delay) sHP xx QCF+KK, Dash, DP+LP – Ryu’s main side switch combo when landing a Punish Counter Drive Impact with his back to the corner