After covering how Killer Instinct’s combo system works, it is time to put all the pieces together and learn how to maximize every combo opportunity. In this final episode of their mini guide to KI, Novril from the Chemical Lovers explains how players can eek out every bit of damage from their combos, as well as how to defend against max damage by recognizing common places to break.
In Killer Instinct, capitalizing on lockouts is the key to massive damage, as it gives you three seconds of uninterrupted combo time where you pile on the pain. Mixing between lights and mediums are a great way to bait a lockout, as it forces the opponent to either eat the damage from the small combo, or risk guessing wrong and watching their health bar evaporate. Sometimes waiting can be the best option, as seeing that slow heavy linker can give you the moment to break the combo and avoid the big damage cash out.
Throwing manuals into your combos can make that guessing game even harder but getting a counter breaker is the ultimate for building big damage. Like baiting a lockout, using an obviously telegraphed move like a Shadow Laser Sword is one way of getting a counter breaker, as your opponent will probably be hammering the breaker buttons to try and stop the combo. From a counter breaker, you get four seconds where you build no KV and can go ham with your most damaging attacks. Fishing for counter breakers can be dangerous though, as it does leave a player open if they guess wrong.
While this general guide series is over, the Chemical Lovers will be putting out character and scenario specific guides for Killer Instinct in the near future, so watch out for those alongside their regular Guilty Gear Crash Course and an upcoming secret project.
Source: novriltataki