Kitana Anti Air Combo Compilation

[xkheretic]

Every character has one move in common - Jump. Punish it. Hard.

Most of the combos here are already known to some but may not be recorded. I've seen some questions being raised about anti airs and what to do around the forum, so I'd like to put forward this collection of combos that can used in various situations.

The choice to go with extending the combos with enhanced moves is dependant on two things.

1. Your meter and whether you have a bar to do it or not.
2. The opponents meter - Do they have breaker ready? Will they have breaker part way through the combo? Is using your one meter worth them using two for breaker?

There are obviously more combos that you could do from each situation. I've gone for max damage in each situation to the best of my knowledge.

Each combo is numbered and can be matched with the videos in this playlist here - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=B7A0AE5A0ECAA977

Let this be a living guide. Add your own suggestions. I don't want and will not take credit for any of these combos. I just want the knowledge out there and I think a collection of notation and video is the best way.

MIDSCREEN


****ANTI AIR FROM THE GROUND****​

Any anti-air made from a grounded Kitana means that a Fan-Lift can be used in a combo. With the use of enFan-Lift combos can be extented for max damage. It is not worth the use of enGround-Fan / enAir-Fan because the damage output is not as high as enFan-Lift.

Naked Ground-Fan

Without Meter:

01 - Anti Air Ground-Fan, FF xx 4 xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 2 xx Fan-Lift, FF, FF, B2 xx Air-Fan, Land, FF xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 4 xx Fan-Cutter - 50%

With Meter:

02 - Anti Air Ground-Fan, FF xx 4 xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 2 xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 2 xx enFan-Lift, FF, FF, B2 xx Air-Fan, Land, FF xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 4 xx Fan-Cutter - 57%

03 - Anti Air Ground-Fan, FF xx 4 xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 2 xx Fan-Lift, FF xx Ground-Fan, iAir-Fan, Ground-Fan, iAir-Xray - 58%

04 - Anti Air Ground-Fan, FF xx 4 xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 2 xx Fan-Lift, FF, FF, B2 xx Air-Fan, FF xx Ground-Fan, iAir-Xray - 58%

If Ground-Fan hits Low: Substitute 4 for 2.

Without Meter:

05 - Anti Air Ground-Fan, FF xx 2 xx Ground-Fan, 2 xx Fan-Lift, FF, FF, B2 xx Air-Fan, Land, FF xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 4 xx Fan-Cutter - 46%

With Meter:

06 - Anti Air Ground-Fan, FF xx 2 xx Ground-Fan, 2 xx Fan-Lift, FF xx 2 xx enFan-Lift, FF, FF, B2 xx Air-Fan, Land, FF xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 4 xx Fan-Cutter - 53%

07 - Anti Air Ground-Fan, FF xx 2 xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 2 xx Xray - 47%

For opponents who attempt to jump out of d1 xx Fan-Cutter Pressure. Substitute Fan-Cutter for Ground-Fan.

Without Meter:

08 - d1 xx Ground-Fan (No Combo), FF xx 2 xx Ground-Fan, FF, FF, B2 xx Air-Fan, Land, FF xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 4 xx Fan-Cutter - 38%

With Meter:

09 - d1 xx Ground-Fan (No Combo), FF xx 2 xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 2 xx enFan-Lift, FF, FF, B2 xx Air-Fan, Land, FF xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 4 xx Fan-Cutter - 46%

Using 4, 3, 2, 1 as Anti-Airs with No meter


10 - Anti Air 4 xx Ground-Fan, 2 xx Fan-Lift, FF, FF, B2 xx Air-Fan, Land, FF xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 4 xx Fan-Cutter - 39%

11 - Anti Air 3 xx Ground-Fan, 4 xx Fan-Lift, FF, FF, B2 xx Air-Fan, Land, FF xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 4 xx Fan-Cutter - 40%

12 - Anti Air 2 xx Ground-Fan, 2 xx Fan-Lift, FF, FF, B2 xx Air-Fan, Land, FF xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 4 xx Fan-Cutter - 39%

13 - Anti Air 1 xx Ground-Fan, 2 xx Fan-Lift, FF, FF, B2 xx Air-Fan, Land, FF xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 4 xx Fan-Cutter - 36%

Using 4, 3, 2, 1 as Anti-Airs with Meter


14 - Anti Air 4 xx Ground-Fan, 2 xx Ground-Fan, 2 xx enFan-Lift, FF, FF, B2 xx Air-Fan, Land, FF xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 4 xx Fan-Cutter - 46%

15 - Anti Air 3 xx Ground-Fan, 4 xx Ground-Fan, 2 xx enFan-Lift, FF, FF, B2 xx Air-Fan, Land, FF xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 4 xx Fan-Cutter - 47%

16 - Anti Air 2 xx Ground-Fan, 2 xx Ground-Fan, 2 xx enFan-Lift, FF, FF, B2 xx Air-Fan, Land, FF xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 4 xx Fan-Cutter - 46%

17 - Anti Air 1 xx Ground-Fan, 2 xx Ground-Fan, 2 xx enFan-Lift, FF, FF, B2 xx Air-Fan, Land, FF xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 4 xx Fan-Cutter - 43%

****ANTI AIR FROM THE AIR****​

Any anti-air made from an airbourne Kitana means that a Fan-Lift can not be used in a combo. enGround-Fan / enAir-Fan is substituted for max-damage combos.

Midscreen without meter:

While Opponent is jumping.

18 - Jumping 3/4 xx Air-Fan, Land, FF xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 2 xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 2 xx Fan-Cutter - 35%

19 - Air-Fan, FF xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 4 xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 2 xx Fan-Cutter - 34%

While Opponent is Grounded. (Not Anti Air as such, but air based juggle rules apply)

20 - Deep jump-in 3/4 xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 4 xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 2 xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 2 xx Fan-Cutter - 41%

Midscreen with meter:

While Opponent is jumping.

21 - 3/4 xx Air-Fan, Land, FF xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 2 xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 2 xx enGround-Fan, ff xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 2 xx Fan-Cutter - 42%

22 - Air-Fan, FF xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 2 xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 2 xx enGround-Fan, ff xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 2 xx Fan-Cutter - 39%

23 - D1 xx enGround-Fan xx FF xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 4 xx Fan-Cutter - 22% (While the video isn't representative, you can catch this further out than shown - Long range anti-air with a little damage)

While Opponent is Grounded. (Not Anti Air as such, but air based juggle rules apply)


24 - Deep jump-in 3/4 xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 4 xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 2 xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 2 xx Fan-Cutter - 46%

Corner​

While Opponent is jumping.


Without Meter

25 - Jumping 3/4 xx Air-Fan, Land, Ground-Fan, B2 xx Air-Fan, FF xx 2 xx Fan-Cutter, 2 xx Fan-Cutter, D1 - 43% (Note, video shows different damage due to the second hit of the Ground-Fan missing by pixels)

26 - Air-Fan, 4 xx Ground-Fan, 4 xx Fan-Lift, step back slightly, Ground-Fan, B2 xx Air-Fan, Land, Ground-Fan, Jumping 3/4 xx Air-Fan, Land, FF xx 2 xx Fan-Cutter, D1 - 62%

With Meter

27 - Air-Fan, 4 xx Ground-Fan, 4 xx Fan-Lift, step back slightly, Ground-Fan, B2 xx Air-Fan, Land, Ground-Fan, Jumping 3/4 xx Xray - 68%

While Opponent is Grounded. (Not Anti Air as such, but air based juggle rules apply)

28 - Deep jump-in 3/4 xx Ground-Fan, Ground-Fan, B2 xx Air-Fan, FF xx 2 xx Fan-Cutter, 2 xx Fan-Cutter, D1 - 45%

****BONUS****


21 xx Fan-Lift Midscreen trick. Get a sneaky Ground-Fan in before launching with B2. Great for quick punishes like Reptile's command dash.

21 xx Fan-Lift, FF xx Ground-Fan, B2 xx Air-Fan, Land, FF xx Ground-Fan, FF xx 4 xx Fan-Cutter - 39%

Alternative ending (sorry,no video)

21 xx Fan-Lift, FF xx Ground-Fan, B2 xx Air-Fan, Land, FF, FF xx 4 xx Ground-fan, FF xx 2 xx Fan-Cutter - 41%

 

[BenGmanUk]

Wow. Not even looked at this yet but you've obviously spent some time on this! This should ease my Friday boredom in the office.

 

[xkheretic]

Ha, took a morning or so to record and write up. Good execution practice. The longest part was waiting for the videos to upload, or having to redo a combo because the training recording goes out of sync.

Anyone who mains Kitana will know these combos. There isn't really anything new. It's mostly just the BnB applied in different situations with different starters. I just think there is a lack of enFan-Lift being used to extend the ground based anti air combos.

The only real surpise for me was the 62% and 68% in the corner. Didn't expect to see those numbers come up. Ha. Also, while it's not recorded, you can use 2 xx enFan-Lift after two Fan-Cutter juggles in the corner - For instance, if you catch a F4, 1 in the corner you can do 2 xx Fan-Cutter, 2 xx Fan-Cutter again and then 2 xx enFan-Lift to do a B2 xx Air-Fan etc etc finisher. I'll record some of those combos later. Only maxed out at about 55% with those. But there is certainly damage to be done.

 

[Earthbound360]

Very nice combos man. I usually used variations of these, but now I know the ideal moves in between (like where I can replace a 2 with a 4, or add more fans).

A question though, have you experimented with NJP? Usually I NJP after a fan lift. My disc broke so I can't test if it would do more damage at the moment.

 

[BenGmanUk]

If it starts as an anti air I'm pretty sure an NJP will ground them.

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[Konqrr]

You can add another Fan throw at the end of your 62 and 68% combos to make them 65 and 72% respectively.

Good stuff man, as always.

It is very rare that you would hit someone anti air with a ground fan, we should really be finding the best combo off of an anti air Air Fan!

* Midscreen from fullscreen or closer:
aaAir Fan, ff~ff~Fan, ff~4~Fan (could be f2~Fan if they are still far away, or 2~Fan if they are too low to the ground), f2~Cutter (or f2~EX Fan, ff~Fan, ff~2~Cutter using one meter) - 34% or so no meter, 40-45% one meter

*Corner from anywhere:
aaAir Fan, dash in to about jump distance, Fan, 4~Fan, 2~Cutter, 333~Cutter for 44% no meter

aaAir Fan is MUCH more likely and should be the focus of finding useful combos to use. But if I ever land an aaFan when someone is in the corner, you might be able to hear my maniacal laugh for landing a 62%+ combo haha

 

[Giaguaro]

Great thread! I'll try some of these out today and thanks.