jump back fierce on reaction for that hardball if you have no meter.
In zero lag matches, block hardball standing, take one step forward, and immediate dash. Not easy to do bc the timing is tight, but it work.
Block crouching if you have U1, U2 or any meter. Immediate EX FBA or U1 or U2.
yea ussually my main counters are when i block the cannon ball i go for EX BA or a crouching HK, but the one that bothers me the most is the one in the air i can time it so i can claw him in the air but it always hits me from the worst angles, personaly when i see some one play him its because they want to be a cheese ball no real skill and they usually have the punch on turbo for electric to be extra cheese
Hey Kaz! What’s good? Long time no see, how you been man? I still remember I owe you a match! Lol, I finally got the game but now I only have a BS wireless connection, but we still need to play buddy! I hope you’ve trained your claw up well, I know I’ve been working on it! Hella good to run into you again man! 
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Do you mean the rainbow ball (step back then drops down) or his upball?
The best way to counter upball is to just stay out of the air. The air is not the place to be in the Blanka matchup. For the rainbow ball, just focus it. Start holding focus slightly before he hits you and let it fully charge. You get a free level 3 focus crumple into a combo.
both, i duno its just luck against blanka, but its ussually those rainbow and up ball, and i thought the cannon balls when u get hit they break the focus? ill try it out tho man, thanks!
Even if you safe neutral or jump back, as soon as you’re in the air near him, you get caught…
Recently I’ve played quite a few matches offline and I find that it is too easy to izuna vortex balrog, which wasn’t really the case in vanilla. Other then rog, t.hawk was an easy victim as well…
The only one that breaks focus is the regular straight ball. BUT you can just cr.jab those or hit them standing short and beat the straight ball clean. Timing can be tricky if youre online though.
Can U2 punished Blanka’s straight ball (blocked)?
Yes, Splendid Claw punishes a blocked horizontal ball. It also will punish blocked Blanka U1, and will stop Blanka’s U2 on reaction. That’s about all I’ve tried in the Blanka matchup so far.
A response Splendid Claw cleanly beats Ultra 2 from at LEAST close-mid to mid screen away. Claw surfs across the electricity and pops Blanka up for free.
question about gief matchup…the other day im playin one and he does lariet bout a quarter screen from me…i see it and counter with U2…i slide into his feet while he is about half way through the move…all that happens is i push him along the screen until he is done spinning…ultra dident conect at all! fukd arounf with in in training mode and it conects every time…was this just a glitch? or is ther some point during giefs lariet where its invulnerable to vegas U2?? has anyone else seen this??
Against horizontal balls from half screen or more, I like jumping back and coming down with fierce directly on top of the ball and finishing off with the combo of my choice. Once I started doing that, the Blanka matchup became much easier.
I’m not sure on this, but I think U2 beats straight Blanka balls while they are still active too. I think I have done one just as he started a ball and caught him, but can’t be certain. Something to try in training mode I guess (unless someone answered that already).
Yes, it does. SC beats any of blanka’s balls (no homo) and punishes all of them on block too. only exception is EX upball, assuming both EX upball and SC started the same time then it somehow beats SC or they just miss each other.
Well I did learn the other night that EX Sky High Claw flies right through Guile’s Ultra 2.
Vega’s SC will go through at as well :), although I’m sure someone has posted this already haha. Not from full screen though I think.
YES. it beats it. including ex. u can also U2 blanka after rolls on hit.
Hmmm, odd. Yeah I think we were mid-screen I can’t tell. But I assumed Vega would only go through like the first hit or two with the EX.
Anyone else have trouble with mirror matches haha? I fail so miserably there that it’s not even funny. Probably because zoning doesn’t really work.