guide to cammy

7/21/2019 Guide to Cammy

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CAMMYFirst appearance: Super Street Fighter II(1993)


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DataSTAT VALUE RANK

Vitality 950 C

Stun Threshold 950 C

Forward Walk Distance per Frame 0.055 S

Backward Walk Distance per Frame 0.045 S

Dash Duration in Frames 18 B+

Dash Distance 1.43629 A

Backdash Duration in Frames 6 invincible, 11 airborne,5 recovery (22 total)

S

Backdash Distance 1.4 A+

Pre-jump Frames 4 A

Jump Duration in Frames 36 B

Diagonal Jump Distance 1.925 B

Wakeup +1

W Ultra Damage: 60%


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CLOSE STANDING (CL.) NORMAL MOVES
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STANDING (ST.) NORMAL MOVES
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CROUCHING (CR.) NORMAL MOVES


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VERTICAL JUMP NORMAL MOVES


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DIAGONAL JUMP NORMAL MOVES


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NORMAL THROWSCammysforward throw does slightly more damage and stun than her back throw, but she gets inferior meaty setups afterwards. If

you use MP Hooligan Combination, it will put her directly on top of the opposing character as they stand, allowing you to grab them

whether they crouch or not. The only ways out of this setup are with an invincible reversal or by whiffing any crouching attack.


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Cammys back throw gives her a much better offensive setup. Since her back throw is a hard knockdown, you will have to guess

whether or not your opponent does a delayed wakeup. If you use a setup against standard wakeup time and your opponent does a

delayed wakeup, then you will lose your offensive pressure. Meanwhile, if you use a setup against a delayed wakeup and your

opponent chooses to stand at normal time, you can be hit with an anti-air attack. For an opponent getting up normally, time a

standing Mimmediately to kill time then hold 2to jump as soon as you recover. To time the jump against a delayed wakeup, instead

whiff a crouching Hand hold 2to immediately jump as you recover. Once in the air, the setups are the same: use Lto ambiguously

cross-up or not determined by how late you input the attack; do an empty jump then attack with a crouching Lfrom the far side; or

beat uppercuts by waiting until just before the peak of your jump as Cammy is finishing her first flip and then using HK Cannon Strike.
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Air Throw:CammysAir throw grabs opponents that are in front of and slightly above her. There is no minimum height requirement,

making it useful both as an anti-air and for chasing down opponents attempting to jump away.

FOCUS ATTACKS


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Cammys Focus Attack has mediocre range but works well enough when you know an attack is coming and are fairly close to the

opponent. Her Focus Attack is complemented by her walk speed (tied for fastest in the game), allowing her to get into the range where

she can rely on it to punish a poke. Since normal pokes can be easily canceled into Spiral Arrow to beat out many other characters

Focus Attacks, Cammy has a slight mental advantage in games of Focus chicken where opponents are less likely to initiate a gambit

with their own Focus Attacks. Level 2 Focus Attack released and dash canceled is +4 on block giving her guaranteed pressure

afterwards. Her Red Focus Attack can be canceled into from HK Spiral Arrow but only at fairly close ranges (see Combo VIII).

SPECIAL MOVES


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Cannon Spike: Cammy kicks upward while jumping off the ground, soaring up and forward. As her foot strikes her target, Cammy

bounces off landing a slight distance away. The LK version has no active invincible frames, so it has a tendency occasionally to trade

against deep jump-in attacks. Cammys MK and HK Cannon Spikes both have one active invincible frame while her EX Cannon Spike

has two. As Cammy leaves the ground, the damage increases dramatically for the normal version while her EX Cannon Spike drops in

damage output. Cammy can juggle with the grounded hits of non-EX Cannon Spike or with the aerial hit of the EX version. This means

that you should use the non-EX version for both additional damage and to conserve Super Gauge. Cannon Spike can be used in

damaging combos to finish your opponent and leads to a setup on hit: if you do a HP Hooligan Combination and your opponent quick

stands, it will be directly on top of them as they stand. This lets you hit them, whether they crouch or not, since the very first frame of

wakeup is considered standing. The only ways out of this setup are through an invincible reversal or by whiffing any crouching attack.


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Spiral Arrow:Cammy lunges feet-first and flies toward her opponent, spinning as she travels. Spiral Arrow is a low-hitting attack that

covers a lot of ground rapidly. Though generally unsafe on block, any version can be slightly advantageous at +1 on block when

connecting on the final active frame. Cammys 2-hit HK Spiral Arrow can be Super canceled on the first hit and has enough advantage

when Focus canceled to link afterwards. The EX version has enough projectile invincibility to punish fireballs on reaction from mid-

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Off of Cammys HK Spiral Arrow, hold up forward to jump immediately. After Cammy does one flip, just before the peak of her jump,

use HK Cannon Strike to have a cross-up dive kick against some characters, such as shotos. If the Cannon Strike is done before the flip

ends, it will not cross-up. Dive kicks done at the peak of your jump will often force auto-correct Dragon Punch type reversals to whiff,

allowing you to punish on the ground with crouching M>HK Spiral Arrow or Ultra I. If you use jump-in Linstead of a Cannon Strike,

you will likely be hit by an auto-correct uppercut. However, if your opponent does not use a reversal, jumpingLwill cross-up. You can

also use an empty jump and follow with a crouching Lupon landing, a throw, or an immediate EX Cannon Strike low to the ground.

Against most strong players, the cross-up Lis not intended to hit but is instead to force them to block as you are landing, allowing you

to continue your pressure. This being the case, it is often safe to assume the Lwill be blocked and plan your next move accordingly,

since you will be right next to your opponent with advantage. From here, you have the usual options of tick throw, frame trap on the

ground, or try to punish a throw tech with an EX Cannon Strike. As you jump after HK Spiral Arrow, if you see that your opponent is

not using quick stand, do not attack on the way down; instead, jump again in the other direction and you get the same setup.


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Quick Spin Knuckle: Cammy takes a small hop, spins backwards, and smashes her fist into her opponents midsection. All versions of

Quick Spin Knuckle can be preemptively used to go through projectiles and break armor but, due to the slow startup, they cannot be

used this way on reaction. On hit, Quick Spin Knuckle puts the opponent in a juggle state allowing her to combo into her Super or Ultra

I mid-screen, or into a Cannon Spike if shes near a corner. The EX version of Quick Spin Knuckle has a large amount of invincibility

that can be used to dodge attacks and avoid many chip-out scenarios against attacks with lots of invincibility such as Seths Ultra II, or

Rufuss EX Messiah Kick (see Combo XII).


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Hooligan Combination:Cammy jumps to the air and curls into a ball as she moves toward her opponent. Hooligan Combination can

be canceled into Cammys dive kick Cannon Strike, into her throws Fatal Leg Twister/Crossed Scissors, or let alone to recoverinto


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Razors Edge Slicer. The strength of the punch used determines the trajectory of Hooligan Combination. EX Hooligan Combination

tracks Cammys opponent and can be useful for quickly punishing projectile attacks.


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Razors Edge Slicer:If you dont use her throws or her dive kick, Cammygoes into a low-hitting slide kick that knocks her opponent

down when Hooligan Combination reaches the ground.


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Fatal Leg Twister/Crossed Scissors:You can attempt a throw as Hooligan Combination approaches the opposing character. Fatal

Leg Twister grabs a standing opponent while Crossed Scissors will catch an opponent in the air. Neither will grab a crouching

opponent, but if you time her throw to hit an opponent as they stand up after being knocked down, she will catch them during the

rising frame where theyre forced to stand regardless of whether or not the opposing player is holding down. When Cammy lands Fatal

Leg Twister, she gets the same setup as she does from landing a back throw.


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Cannon Strike:Cammys dive kick-like Cannon Strike forms the basis of her offense. It allows her to change her jump trajectory,

makes her harder to hit with anti-airs, and gives her a mix-up between cross-up jump-in Land Cannon Strike. The EX version has no

minimum height, allowing you to punish throw attempts and crouch techs with ease, as well get back on top of the opponent, after she

moves back to continue an offense. Cannon Strike can be made to cross-up on its own, but the setups for this are generally rather

challenging and take a bit of manual timing.


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SUPER & ULTRA COMBOSSuper Combo: Spin Drive Smasher:Cammy spins forward across the ground before realigning and kicking upward. Spin Drive

Smasher is very fast on startup and has good range allowing it to punish semi-safe moves such as Balrogscrouching Hfrom max

range. The HK version travels almost full screen and punishes projectiles very well.
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UCI: Gyro Drive Smasher:As with her Super Combo, Cammy performs an Ultra version of her Spiral Arrow followed by a Cannon

Spike. If she landed the combo on a grounded opponent and then sent her foe skyward, she grabs them and slams them back down to

the ground. Gyro Drive Smasher has good range and combos easily off of Cannon Spike >EX Focus>backdash. Since Cammy needs to

backdash to use her Ultra after an uppercut, this makes her decision-making process quite simple, compared to other characters, as to

whether to risk a forward dash for additional damage or go with a backdash for the relative safety that the additional distance will

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UCII: Cammy Quick Combination:Heres a present for you! Cammy adopts a stance and waits patiently for the opportunity to

counter her opponent. If Cammy is hit by any strike that doesnt naturally break armor she will counter her opponent with a sequence

of three attempts at dislocating their joints. A special move that gains armor breaking property when used as a reversal will still trigger

this Ultra. In order to actually land Ultra II, you must understand when your opponent is pressing buttons to attack, then activate Ultra

II during their startup. Since this is a challenging feat to accomplish, Ultra II often is better when used as a theoretical deterrent,

making your opponent second-guess their offense and pull back early, rather than as a tool to rely on. Cammy Quick Combination lasts

for a long time, though almost nobody will ever attack Cammy consciously after the Ultra freeze.


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Recommended Ultra Choice: Ultra I

Ultra I allows you to capitalize on hits, scoring higher damage with combos; it makes Cammy better at what she is already good at.

Ultra II is most useful against opponents, such as Rufus and Cammy, who wish to knock their opponent down and then rely on setups

that are hard to block but dont involve projectiles or armor-breaking attacks. Selecting W Ultra causes Cammys damage from Ultra

Combos to be lowered by 60%.

OverviewPROS:

Good air mobility with Canon Strike allows Cammy to change her jump trajectory and makes hitting her with anti-air

confusing

EX Cannon Spike is an incredible tool for pressuring opponents, punishing throws, throw techs, and getting Cammy in on her

opponent rapidly

Excellent walk speed and fast normals with good range allow Cammy to fight opponents on the ground

Strong offensive setups allow Cammy to continue pressuring opponents after knocking them down

Wakeup delayed by 1 frame, messing up opponents offensive setups

CONS:

Cammy requires meter for EX Cannon Strike to effectively frighten her opponent into giving her a window of opportunity

Large hurtbox makes Cammy susceptible to many character-specific high-damage combos; this combined with slightly below-

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Cammy is a rushdown specialist. She has many easily-confirmable frame traps, excellent capabilities for punishing the opponents

throws and throw techs, and has confusing post-knockdown setups. Her excellent speed, good normals, and tricky jumps enable her to

get in on her opponent. At this point, she sticks to her enemy until she can break through their defense and land a combo or a throw.

After her knockdowns, she confuses her opponent by attacking from either side with the additional potential for a high/low guessing

game.

Your objective is to achieve close range, where you can overwhelm the opponent with Cammys close-range offense. Achieve this by:

At long range, avoiding projectiles and using her mobility to get closer

At mid-range, either using her fast speed and long pokes canceled into HK Spiral Arrow to knock her opponent down and

start offense, or by using jumps and changing the trajectory with Cannon Strikes to approach her opponent and start up her

offense

At close range, using throws and punishing attempts at breaking throws with frame traps and EX Cannon Strikes

Following up knockdowns with deceptive setups to continue offense

CAMMYS TUNING HISTORY

STREET FIGHTER IVTO SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV

CHANGE EFFECT

Ultra II added

Diagonal jumping Lhitbox extended Now works as a cross-up against entire cast

CL.mdamage reduced from 70 to 60 on active frames 3and 4

CR.hdamage reduced from 110 to 90

LK Cannon Strike damage changed from 120 (80) to 100

(120)

Airborne hit deals more damage while grounded hit

deals less


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MK Cannon Strike damage changed from 140 (90) to 100(140)

Airborne hit deals more damage while grounded hitdeals less

HK Cannon Strike damage changed from 150 (95) to 100(160)

Airborne hit deals more damage while grounded hitdeals less

EX Cannon Spike damage changed from 160 (95) to 150

(95)

LK, MK, HK Cannon Strike damage reduced from 70 to60

Super damage reduced from 400 to 350

Ultra I damage reduced from 540 to 480

SUPER STREET FIGHTER IVTO SUPER STREET FIGHTER IV ARCADE EDITION

CHANGE EFFECT

CL.lrecovery reduced from 8 frames to 5,advantage on block increased from +1 to +4,advantage on hit increased from +4 to +7

Allows for links into higher damage combo enders off ofchained light attacks

CL.mrecovery reduced from 15 frames to 13,advantage on block reduced from +2 to +1

CL.hrecovery reduced from 15 frames to 11,advantage on block increased from -1 to +1,advantage on hit increased from +3 to +6

Now a high damage combo starter

ST.lrecovery reduced from 7 frames to 5,advantage on block increased from +1 to +3

Better tool for pressuring opponent

CR.lrecovery reduced from 8 frames to 6,

advantage on block increased from +1 to +3,advantage on hit increased from +4 to +6

Allows for links into higher damage combo enders off ofchained light attacks

CR.mrecovery reduced from 10 frames to 7,advantage on block increased from 0 to +3,

advantage on hit increased from +3 to +6

Allows for links into higher damage combo enders


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LK Spiral Arrow damage reduced from 100 to 80

MK Spiral Arrow damage reduced from 120 to 100

HK Spiral Arrow damage reduced from 80, 60 to 40,80, active frames redistributed from 7, 12 to 2, 17

First hit only occurs at point-blank range, worse setupopportunity on hit due to opponent recovering 5 framesfaster, often crosses under opponent once cornered

LK, MK, HK Cannon Strike height restriction added Must be airborne for 8 frames to use a dive kick

ARCADE EDITION TO 2012 UPDATE

CHANGE EFFECT

Spiral Arrow active framesreturn to 7, 12

Returned to how it was in SSFIV

Axel Spin Knuckle reducedpushback on block

Still not close enough for a good tick throw setup, leaves you just outside

CR.lrange inside of max range Hdistance

2012 UPDATE TO ULTRA STREET FIGHTER IV

CHANGE EFFECT

CL. hdamage reduced from 85 to 80

ST. hdamage on 1st active frame reducedfrom 80 to 70

The first frame is special cancelable making combos

involving h>Spiral Arrow deal less damage and stun while leaving

its damage and stun consistent when used as a whiff punish tool at

further range

CR. Lstartup increased from 3 frames to 4 Slows down Cammys offense and makes her more prone to counterhit setups when crouch teching

HK Spiral Arrow 1st hit gained 1 frame ofhitstun

Makes opponent less likely to recovery before 2nd hit becomesactive when hit at furthest range

Cannon Spike EX Focus cancel forward dash Now always punishable on block


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now -5 on block

Hooligan Combination gains LK, MK, HKCannon Strike follow-up attacks

LK, MK, HK Cannon Strike height restrictionslightly lowered, recovery increased from 5

frames to 7

Lowest altitude Cannon Strike gives Cammy the same advantage asbefore on the first frame, Cannon Strike hitting just as Cammy

lands has reduced hitstun and blockstun

EX Cannon Strike blockstun reduced by 5frames

EX Cannon Strike now has maximum advantage of +10

Ultra I non cinematic final hit damagereduced from 210 to 170

CR. hdamage reduced from 90 to 80; stunreduced from 200 to 150; changed from +7to +6 on hit, from +0 to +2 on block

Cammy loses several combos

LONG RANGE

From long range, Cammy has little to worry about. Against an opponent without projectiles, your options are limited to move to closer

range or run away. With a life lead, you can force your opponent to come to you and try to win by stopping their attempts at getting

in, but that doesnt play into Cammys strong suits. During long-range play, it is important for Cammy to not be in too much of a hurry

to get in; your opponent will be looking for hasty attempts to get into close range. Jumps from long range are the most likely ones to

get hit with anti-air, since there are fewer angles Cammy can successfully use to approach from the air. This holds especially true

against foes that do not have a projectile to punish with a guess jump. Against these types of opponents, youre much better off just

walking in.

Against a character with a projectile, it is generally best to take it slow and press forward to enter a mid-range game (rather than

trying to jump in all at once). Between Focus absorbing projectiles and the capability to use Cannon Strikes to safely get out of the air

quickly, Cammy can dance around projectiles while slowly working her way in. It is important to not be overly aggressive in Focusing

through fireballs and dashing your way in; if you arent careful, you will end up with a large chunk of gray damage, and your opponent

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Your opponent may try to use a Focus-beating multi-hit attack such as Ryus Solar Plexus Strike, but Cammy has the walk speed and

pokes to get around moves like this and whiff punish if you anticipate correctly.

Characters like Guile, Gouken, and Sagat will likely try to keep you from approaching them for as long as they possibly can. In these

types of fights, its best to be patient and conserve meter at long range and walk your opponent back to the corner before going into a

mid-range game. Cammys EX Spiral Arrow will get through a projectile just fine, but at long range, you will have to use it so late thatyour opponent will recover before you can hit him. Likewise you can guess when your opponent is going to throw a fireball and

preemptively use an EX Hooligan Combination (this works especially well against Akumas air fireballs), but if you guess wrong, you are

not only out the Super Gauge but also likely to be hit with an anti-air.

MID-RANGE

Though mid-range is not where the bulk of her damage will come from, it is where you will need to work the hardest. Cammy has the

tools to go toe-to-toe with anyone at this range but will have an uphill battle against characters like Balrog, Chun-Li, Fei Long, M.Bison, and Vega. You have four main approaches from this range: use her rapid walk speed and far-reaching normals to force her

opponents to the corner; use a standing l, standing m, or crouching Mcanceled into Spiral Arrow to begin your offense; attempt to

dodge your opponents pokes by jumping and coming down with an EX Cannon Strike; or trying to sneak your way in past your

opponents pokes to score a throw.

As Cammy is faster than most characters, she can control the pacing of a footsies match. Both standing Mand standing Hare fantastic

pokes to frustrate your opponent with. Though slightly shorter range than standing H, standing Mis fast enough that it is unlikely to be

whiff punished on reaction. Standing lis a strong tool to keep players from dashing into you, as well as for keeping players honest as

you walk forward. It is very safe to throw out, and can be linked into crouching M, at which point you can hit-confirm and cancel into

HK Spiral Arrow.

She can also combo into HK Spiral Arrow from mid-range using standing mor crouching M. As HK Spiral Arrow is unsafe on block, this

it isnt a great idea to do this unless youre sure that itll hit as a whiff punish or you think you have a good read on the range at which

your opponent wishes to walk backwards or forward, which is when you can catch them standing. If you are just outside of maximum

crouchingM

range and attempt a crouchingM

>a+H

, it will not cancel to Spiral Arrow unless your opponent either takes a step


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forward or sticks out an attack of their own. As crouching Mis slow enough that an opponent who is looking for it will be able to whiff

punish, this isnt safe to do all of the time, but it will allow you to start your offense on an opponent who has a strong enough neutral

game to stop you from approaching. If you have meter to burn, you can even add Focus or Red Focus cancel HK Spiral Arrow; use lv.1

EX Red Focus for a crumple (costing three bars), or Focus Attack dash cancel forward (costing two bars) and link close has in Combos

VII and Combo XI. Expensive meter-draining combos are generally only advisable when youre about to win the match, as heroffense

requires meter to be threatening. When spaced appropriately, Spiral Arrow on its own is safe and can even give you +1 advantage

when it hits on the final active frame. With correct spacing, Cammy can make good use of LK Spiral Arrow as a far-reaching low hit

that will knock your opponent down and allow you to start close offense.

Due to Cammys ability to fight her opponents on the ground, you can force your opposition to focus their efforts on their ground

game. Once you have your opponents attention elsewhere, it is the perfect time to use an EX Cannon Strike to get in quickly. If you

notice your opponent has a tendency to stick out low pokes to impede your forward movement, an EX Cannon Strike done low to the

ground will counter your opponents attempts and allow you to combo into a Spiral Arrow and attempt a mix-up afterwards. If you

guess wrong and your opponent is looking for the dive kick, you can be hit with a Shoryuken or other invincible anti-air attack.

As EX Cannon Strikes require Super Gauge, it is important to not be predictable and just throw away your meter as soon as you get it.

Once you have meter Cammys throws, you become much more dangerous; your opponent will sometimes look for the dive kick,

allowing you to use this time to sneak in and quickly grab your enemy.

If you can push your opponent to the corner, you will have a much easier time of getting into the close-range game. Once you no

longer have to fear any of your attacks whiffing, it is safe to use your pokes and frustrate your cornered foe. Since a cornered target

cant back away to make your standingHwhiff, standing Mis generally not needed anymore as a poke. Check your opponent with

standing l, standing H, and crouching Mand determine what theyll do. They might mash on buttons in desperation, employ a Focus

Attack to try to beat your standing H, wait for an opening while blocking, or attempt to reverse their way out. Punish accordingly. If

your opponent is trying to use normals to work their way out, theyre leaving themselves open to frame traps and EX Cannon Spikes.

Focus Attacks will lose to crouching M>HK Spiral Arrow, which puts Cammy on top of her opponent in the corner. Pay careful

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for a reversal. With the changes to Ultra Street Fighter IV which reduced the advantage a character has immediately after non-EX

reversals are Focus dash canceled, a character in a corner can always be punished on a bad reversal attempt with only 2 stocks.

From mid-range, projectiles are not nearly as safe against Cammy as from long range due to her ability to punish them for high

damage. Cammys Super, Ultra I, EX SpiralArrow, and Quick Spin Knuckle will all go through projectiles. Quick Spin Knuckle is too slow

to use on reaction, but it can pay off handsomely when you combo into Ultra without spending any Super Gauge. EX Spiral Arrow is

fast enough to punish most projectiles on reaction and gives Cammy the same setup that she gets off of HK Spiral Arrow on hit.

From this range, it is easy to stop your enemy from jumping on you with good use of Cannon Spike. The LK version of Cannon Spike

can occasionally trade and allow you to link Ultra I for a meterless combo, but its more advisable to simply use the HK version for its

additional invincibility, damage, and stun. Cannon Spike is also very reliable at this range against opponents who try to confuse you by

changing their jump trajectory to beat your Cannon Spike (characters like Akuma, Evil Ryu, Seth, Yang, and Yun). During times when

youre just not able to use a Cannon Spike, you can still reliably stop your opponents jumps with closem, close h, and close H. If your

opponent is jumping in from a bit further away, crouching hand standing Hwork well.

CLOSE RANGE

Cammy is at her strongest when she is immediately on top of her opponent and on the offensive. Many of her normals offer substantial

advantage on both hit and block, such as close l, close m, close h, crouchingl, crouching m, and crouching h. Close mand hare easily

hit confirmable for a combo. As you use these attacks from up-close, Cammy will start to push out. As she gets farther from her

opponent, you can either dash back in, use an EX Cannon Strike, or go back to trying to work your way in from mid-range. Against

opponents like Akuma, Dhalsim, Evil Ryu, M. Bison, Seth, and Yang, if you see a teleport as you use an EX Cannon Strike, you can

chase down your opponent with an Ultra I.

When Cammy has a bar, it opens up her anti-throw game which makes opponents more likely to block or take riskier options in an

attempt to stop EX Cannon Strike. When an opponent is noticeably not teching throws, that is the optimal time to use a back throw

and punish your opponent for blocking. The mix-up off of Cammys back throw is scary enough that opponents will want to break

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repertoire. When your opponent has a 3-frame crouching L, it is a good deal harder to punish your opponents crouch tech with a

frame trap, so it is often worthwhile to use EX Cannon Strike from close range on these opponents.

Actions designed to counter both Cammys EX Cannon Strike and throws are typically slower attacks more susceptible to frame traps.

This includes various option selects such as crouching m/hcrouch techs; typically moves that have a taller hitbox that your opponent

hopes will catch Cammy as she performs an EX Cannon Strike. Their slower attacks allow Cammy to get damage by continuing her

pressure on the ground. As her close m, close h, and crouching mare all quick attacks that allow her to hit confirm, these moves can

be used to stop opponents from casually attempting to use normals hoping to stop EX Cannon Strike, and to get big damage on an

opponent that fears dive kicks more than frame traps. Once opponents are tired of finessing an option select to beat a dive kick and

instead go for a hard counter such as a standing lor standing L, they leave themselves open once again to Cammys throw, and to

setups like Combo IX, a crouching linto close mor h. An opponent may instead try to jump away from Cammy, thinking that a jump-

back hwill punish a dive kick. You can beat this most easily by using a crouching Linto their pre-jump frames, but you can also chase

it down with an air throw or an HK Cannon Spike.

After successfully landing a hit and converting it into a combo ending in HK Spiral Arrow, Cammy is rewarded with pressure similar to

what she gets off of her back throw. However, unlike her back throw, there is less room for error by guessing on whether your

opponent will wakeup at the regular time or not. See Spiral Arrow under the special move descriptions for details.

Defensively, Cammy has a strong anti-air that can keep opponents off of her, as well as an exceptionally quick backdash. Her backdash

has less invincibility than most, but it also recovers much more quickly. It crosses space rather quickly and only has 5 frames at the

end where you can be punished on the ground for using it. During ground-based pressure strings, backdash and Focus backdash are

excellent ways out of pressure. If you have less than 2 stocks of Super Gauge, you can even option select a throw tech with a Focus

backdash to safely escape your opponents pressure (unless they make a very specific read). To do this, press and

holdl+m+L+Mthen backdash, which builds a throw tech into a Focus backdash, but initiates Red Focus if you have two or more

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CombosI. CR. L>CR. l, CR. m>a+H

181 damage, 306 stun

A basic hit-confirm combo. Perform the initial crouching Lwith CR. l+Lto build in a crouch tech. Since crouching lstarts up 1 frame

faster, you can substitute it instead of the Lat the cost of 5 damage (and no longer starting your combo off of a low hit). This can be

necessary after the brief block/hitstun on jump-in Lor a Cannon Strike hitting high on their body.
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A simple variation with two crouching Lkicks at the beginning allows Cammy to punish opponents attempting to jump or backdash out

of her pressure when they stop blocking down-back.

Due to the additional pushback of a third chained light move, Cammy must substitute CR. mfor a 1-frame link with crouching Mbefore

ending the combo with a Spiral Arrow. Plink it with

CR. M~L, and do it at a slightly slower rhythm than the beat of the three chained light attacks.

II. CL. m, CR. m>a+H


A simple combo for reasonable damage and stun, which works well both as a punish and as a hit confirm. Leads immediately into

Cammys standard HK Spiral Arrow follow-ups.

III. CR. h, CR. M>a+H


Due to the reduction in advantage on crouching h, the link to crouching Mnow requires 1-frame precision. On characters like Adon, the

first hit of Spiral Arrow will miss, reducing the

damage to 209.

IV. e+H>FADC backward, aa+KKK


Unlike most characters, Cammy must backdash after FADC to juggle with her Ultra after a reversal.


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V. CL.h>e+H>FADC forward, e+H>FADC backward, aa+KKK


This high-damage combo requires full Super and Ultra Gauges. To ensure Cammy gets all 5 hits of her Ultra, make sure you walk

forward a bit before the second Cannon Spike.

VI. CL.h>a+H>aa+H


Simple combo into Spin Drive Smasher for strong damage.

VII. CL. h>a+H>level 1 Red Focus Attack, aa+KKK


ST. m>a+H>level 1 Red Focus Attack, aa+KKK


Due to the short range of Cammys Focus Attack it is often challenging to land this same sort of combo off of Cammys crouching M.

This is particularly true against thinner characters such as Adon and Fei Long. As Cammys standingmmoves her forward substantially

during its active frames, HK Spiral Arrow canceled into Red Focus Attack is much more likely to hit.

VIII. b, 1+KK, aa+KKK


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If an EX Cannon Strike hits an opponent near the ground, Cammy recovers quickly enough to have time to combo into any normal

move, and even her Ultra. You even have enough time to hit confirm the dive, allowing you to go straight into a high-damage combo,

or to use it to start your pressure if the EX Cannon Strike was blocked.

EX Cannon Strike done low to the ground (using a tiger knee motion; use whichever upward direction feels most comfortable for you)

creates enough advantage that you can even link it into itself. Perform the motion quickly and its possible to link EX Cannon Strikes for

as long as you have meter to burn. You can still link Ultra or the combo of your choice after four EX Cannon Strikes in a row; four EX

Cannon Strikes in a row linked into Ultra I does 520 damage.

IX. CR. l, CL. m, CR. m>a+H


CR. l, CL. m, ST.h>a+H


On block, theres a 1-frame gap between crouching land close mmaking it an excellent frame trap. The hvariation only deals 4

additional damage while reducing a 2-frame link into a 1-frame link, so attempt it with caution.

X. CL. m, CR. m, CR. M>a+M


CL.h, CR.m, CR.M>a+M


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On wider characters such as Abel, Hugo, and Zangief, you can go for an extended combo to deal additional damage and stun. The link

from crouching mto crouching Mis a 1-frame link, and this combo requires you to be right next to your opponent; for this reason, it

works well off of an EX Cannon Spike.

On Cammy and Makoto, you can start this combo off of a close hfor 10 extra damage and 20 extra stun.

XI. CR. M>a+H>FADC forward, CL.h>a+H


This combo allows you to spend 2 bars to get more damage on a crouching poke. It also makes a crouching Mcanceled into Spiral

Arrow (canceled into FADC forward dash) generally safe at -1 on block. If they block your Spiral Arrow >FADC forward, you can block

to bait a reversal, or choose between throwing, Cannon Spike, or EX Cannon Strike if you would like to stay on the offensive. Cammys

HK Spiral Arrow >FADC leaves her with an advantage of +4 on hit, giving her exactly 1 frame to link the close h. Plink it for

consistency. If youre worried about dropping this combo, you can instead opt to link a crouching linto a crouching m, hit confirming

this post-FADC crouching link before canceling into Spiral Arrow.

XII. d+m, aa+KKK


d+m, e+H



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Though not the easiest move to land due to its slow startup, the oddly-named Quick Spin Knuckle allows Cammy to combo into her

Ultra from mid-screen without spending any Super Gauge. (If you do want to spend Super here, Spin Drive Smasher will also juggle,

for 390 damage at the cost of your full Super Gauge.) Perform Ultra (or Super) immediately upon recovery. This move can go through

projectiles, but you will have to use it predictively as it is too slow to punish a projectile on reaction. Near a corner, she can instead

juggle with a Cannon Spike for a reasonably strong hit not requiring any Super or Ultra Gauge.

XIII. CL. h, CR. M>a+H


Close hworks similarly to close min most circumstances. It has additional damage and stun, and it has the same startup, so it can be

used in frame traps, or even in combos starting with crouching las in Combo VII. It has more pushback on hit and block, so if youre

blocked, youll lose more ground (the price you pay for going for a juicier hit). Due to the additional pushback on close h, it is best to

link a crouchingM

rather thanm

to avoid a whiff. Plink CR.M

~L

, so if you miss the plink for crouchingM

, you still might linkcrouching L, which still combos into HK Spiral Arrow.

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