Yeah it don’t rely on it in that matchup. st.hp and rekkas and flamekick FTW!
Balls are suicide against fei. I fought a blanka that never rolled against me. Really different fighting a blanka that knows what he can and cannot do. :looney:
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Rog is in SO MUCH SHIT if he gets knocked down once in this fight from electricity. If all the good blanka players start doing what BlueTallCans does (use a blanka ball to gain perfect crossup positioning after knockdown)… well, I’d probably like ST/HDR a lot less 
Another thing to consider is that Rog’s jab headbutt not being safe and how easy it is for Blanka to safe jump it. If Blanka safejumps the headbutt it’s a free GGPO combo. If Rog headbutts into block it is ether a free combo or bite or knockdown into shenanigans :sad: In my honest opinion, this one change makes the fight a lot closer to even.
does anybody know if blanka gets a true safe jump after bite on rog?
I’ve always been under the impression that he doesn’t.
rog should use his grab to reverse tbh. if you go knockdown -> safe jump sweep combo/punish repeat then you have game. but this is only true if rog believes in reversal buffalo headbutt is his only solution. in my experience, rog will just block and reversal grab. this gets him out and is much safer/rewarding from rog’s perspective.
of course, none of this answers how to get a knockdown on a good rog that basically mashes c.forward (which essentially beats all of blanka’s normals) and throws properly spaced/timed low rush punches.
low rush punch is a really hard thing for blanka imo. you can only preemptively beat it with low forward/short and if you block it you’re stuck in frame disadvantage while the rog player now has buffalo headbutt charge, throw in a a couple attacks and rog begins his jab jab forward/strong LRP repeat string and you’re fucked.
I usually try and predict the LRP and straight jump and land with roundhouse on top of it. but if I guess too much and the smart rog player predicts it he’ll just high rush me and I get even more fucked.
lastly, does anyone know if strong strong low fierce combos after blocked buffalo headbutt? I usually strong towards+strong into bite mixup
you can also beat low rush with st.rh. really, REALLY unsafe but if he has a pattern it’s a smack of damage.
I think it’s safer to back hop and take advantage of the low invincibility frames. then forward hop and grab the whiff punish. but if rog goes for the strong or fierce lrp it’ll tag the hop in the recovery. a guess either way, and gambling too much leaves you stuck in the corner.
Hey guys, I would like to hear all you blanka players opinion on difficulty of matches against others characters in HDR. For instance I feel that Blanka vs. Rog is 3-7 in Rog’s favor, maybe even 2.5-7.5 sometime this match is impossible when you play Afro or Graham wolfe. Lets hear what you guys have to say…
Take this list with the knowledge that I don’t often get to play true high level players of most characters. Don’t feel shy to call my a moron, but let me how why if you do lol.
ryu 3-7 (this match gets stupid hard when the ryu player is effectively throwing off your reflexes with fake fireballs)
ken 4-6 (maybe a bit harder, but it’s easier than ryu imo)
honda 4-6
guile 6-4
chun 4-6
gief 7-3
hawk 7-3 (his 2 easiest matches)
sim x-x (no recent experience vs quality sims, not in good connection at least)
dj 3-7
boxer 2-8 (his hardest match, maybe it will get slightly more manageable once I get into safe jumping)
claw 4-6
dic x-x (I play a bunch of quality dics but while I know everyone says it’s slightly in blankas favor or even, I can’t get the hang of thi match up at all)
sagat 5-5 (This match seems even, I like how tigers are rarely ever safe due to massive j.rh range and nerfed fireball animation hitbox)
fei 4-6
cammy 4-6
I never get over people saying how much quality dic they are getting.
I’ve heard how Blanka is supposed to be a good match for Cammy, but I just have trouble all the time. The jab roll into sweep gets me even if I know its coming, and his j. lk feels invincible. I also can’t do my crossup because I always get hit electricity or a vertical roll.
So, Blankas: what strategies piss you off versus Cammy? This might just be my worst overall matchup.
if you knock Blanka down, jump in late with mp. That beats everything.
But, I dont think it’s a good match for Cammy. I’d say 5-5, you’ll have to work for that knockdown.
These were all pretty close to what I was thinking. With a few changes and modifications though
Guile 5-5 this match is harder than it seems when you play good guiles
Sagat 6-5 in Sagats Favor trust me you play a really good turtling sagat and its so hard to get in
weird now that i think of it, all those matches you didn’t fill in I think are 5-5.
sg what makes the turtling sagat so effective? Does the sagat player have to be on point with throwing low tiger shots? I’ve been playing Sagat too and he seems just as slow as Sim. Maybe his normals are better than Sim’s upclose.
And Blanka I would think in HDR vs Sim has to be 6 to 4 Blanka. I know you say you play very high quality Sim’s, how do yo do against them? The videos I have seen Blanka clearly won more matches than he lost.
Thanks bro.
It’s funny how certain match-ups seem way in Blanka’s favor among average players, like myself, but are total nightmares when faced with someone who REALLY know what they’re doing.
Sagat seems easy enough, but I’ve ran into Nappy Nightmares enough times to know he can still be a real pain to get in on.
The average Ryu and Ken player can be beated with really simple BS like whiff s.lk through his DP and then Bite the recovery, or just c.FP them to death. But if they know how to zone properly you’ve got problems.
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve perfected Fei Long players by just sitting in crouch and waiting for them to do a chickenwing. Slide, xup combo for the dizzy, combo for the win. It’s actually pretty hilarious. A Fei that really knows how to apply pressure with Rekkas and punish whiffed slides and sweeps is a totally different story.
Anyway, If I had to say what Blanka’s WORST matchups are, that would go to Boxer and Deejay hands down. You have to MAKE them screw up.
Next up would be the Shotos, along with Chun. (I REALLY hate Chun. Damn j.lk BS.)
Fei, Cammy, Claw, Sim, Guile, Dictator, Sagat, and Honda seem to be lumped together in my mind somehow.
Gief and T.Hawk are certainly the easiest, but 1 missed s.Mp can be the end of the round.
All I know is when this game came out I remember people saying stuff like, “Blanka is High tier now.” I’m thinking he’s still at the bottom of the barrel. Just some thoughts from an Xbox live scrub.
sweet poison, when you talk about blanka sim videos do you include VST?
And Noreaga, I;m in a room with you now lol, and you gotta abuse that j.mp and also cr.hp AA is really good.
SweetPoison,
Not to sure what makes him so hard. You do really have to be on your uppercuts when playing blanka. I would say watch me playing StiffPeter in the WWL matches and you’ll see. You just have to know when to throw fireballs and when to just sit there and press medium punch i think it is. Justin Wong also in HDR has a really good turtle sagat. You really have to have a good balance of attack versus defense to be good with him. Also his defense is crazy good, it takes alot to make his life go down. Oh and Sim I am not sure of, it seems like I can win it easier like 6-4 but then again I have played Sprit Enz which made it seem more like a 5-5, so it’s hard to say for that one.
Osprey,
I know exactly what you mean. When I play ranked and see random people using all those characters you mentioned its super easy to beat them with those same tactics. When you play high level players using those same characters is when you get the reality of the match up. I would say for me it is easier to beat a Chun-Li than it is to be a Honda like Thelo or Megamans though, but that might be because I started playing ST alongside MongoloroboKop which allowed me to really know that match up. So in my opinion Hardest to easiest is…
Balrog
Deejay
Honda
Ryu
Ken
Vega/Sagat not sure which one is harder
Fei-long
Chun-li/Guile
Dictator
Sim
Cammy
T-Hawk
Zangief
Yes sir. I am talking about VST too. I watched videos of Sim being played by Gian and Hakase and Blanka gave them fits. I could be wrong but the nerf of the yoga really hurts Dhalsim now considering Blanka has to get in to inflict his damage. I understand Sim can keep Blanka out but man there is no relaxing in that fight. One mess up is all Blanka needs to wreck havoc.
Okay thanks for the info. I will check those videos out…
BTC is SG10x right? I can’t remember. I was wondering what you felt the feilong matchup is to you. You have him in the middle of your list. Do you imply its an even match?
I had to leave in haste, GG! I tried friending you but your list was full… Perhaps delete someone if possible? 
Your Blanka is crazy, man, but you can probably tell I REALLY hate that matchup. Facing billjm was a relief compared to your Blanka. Let’s play soon, Blanka is easily the one matchup I need work on.
EDITL: Not to say that billjm isn’t good - he’s amazing. Just that Ryu’s movements are not unorthodox and I memorized all of his patterns and strings.
haha sure I’ll kick someone off my list. plenty people I never play anyways.
ggs man