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'''Air Attacks and Anti-airs''' | |||
j.LP and j.LK are evil - probably the best jump in attacks in the game. j.LK | |||
is a crossover which is argueably the best in the game (at least tied with | |||
Deejay's j.MK). | |||
His j.HK is excellent for punishing fireballs at close range. | |||
j.HP is an awsome high priority air attack. Like its standing | |||
counterpart, it can hit through a range of angles, including straight down. | |||
With good timing, it can beat all the killer AA sweeps in the game, Geif | |||
c.HK, Shoto c.HK, Sim slidde etc.. as well as numerous AA moves like shoto | |||
s.HK and even mirror Blanka Electricity. | |||
Anti-airs are the vertical ball (obvious), s.HP does a good job, if your | |||
feeling confident Electricity does well but is the hardest masher move to | |||
use (randomly won't come out when you follow the same "proper mashing" rules | |||
that apply to Chun and Honda). However Electricity will beat all but the most high | |||
priority air moves, very underused nowdays. | |||
Other anti airs are straight up LP and straight up HP, the HP gets extra | |||
credit since it is literally a pimp slap - sexy! | |||
With good (early) timing s.HP can hit opponents directly above you, as well | |||
as 45degrees. | |||
s.MP is superfast 45degree antiair, this move alone can pin characters like | |||
Gief to the ground. | |||
Jump forward MP is awsome air to air, the hitbox and his jump arc is high, | |||
so it hits most other airmoves from above. | |||
Super is the best AA move in the game, huge damage, almost totaly | |||
invunerable, can change direction for crossovers and landing it as AA is | |||
also the only way to guarentee safety after the fact and secure all 5 hits. | |||
Peform motion and hold button early, so that you land the opponent on the | |||
height of the vertical motion (this juggles the opponent higher and gives | |||
you more time to guage thier falling trajectory), then release so that you | |||
roll under their falling body JUST before they hit the ground, this will | |||
secure maxximum hits. | |||
'''Footsies''' | |||
c.HP is awsome. Huge range and quick recovery, great for punishing whiffed | |||
sweeps and especialy good against Fireballers, work at its max range (this | |||
is a good jump in range too) and try to trade hits with/ snuff fireball | |||
throwing frames. c.HP can beat flat air attacks like Guile's j.HK and Dictators 'Swallow Dive' (the backflip puch that follows Head Stomp) | |||
Against Shotos you can also use his s.HK (backflip kick). At the right | |||
range, you will flip over any crouching kicks they throw, but your feet will | |||
hit thier hands snuffing thier fireball throwing frames! It works like | |||
Sagat's far s.HP in this respect. | |||
c.MK and c.LK are great against other low kicks, they can beat moves like | |||
Guile's c.MK clean. This really undermines the opponents comfort ranges and | |||
helps you put pressure on. | |||
s.LK has incredible priority, with good enough timing it can beat almost | |||
anything. s.LP is great too, experiment... | |||
Whenever attempting a Slide, always charge back in case it connects since it | |||
will start his wake-up options. | |||
'''Misc''' | |||
Blanka’s ball if great for closing the gap, you can even roll up and throw | |||
and from certain ranges, using LP and MP balls. | |||
Blanka is one of the best throwers in the game, and is extremely good at | |||
countering tick throws with his own. | |||
Alot of people worry about other characters body torpedo moves when playing | |||
with Blanka. j.LK beats them clean. Jump back LK, repeat is a safe, easy | |||
deterant against the threat of psychocrushers and Honda headbutts. | |||
Especially good when your ahead on energy. | |||
O.Blanka is a waste of time, all hes got is a slightly faster walk speed and | |||
a different type of vertical ball. I find Blanka’s slide, leaps and even his | |||
super just too valuable to give up. | |||
r3ko | |||
= Advanced Strategy = | = Advanced Strategy = | ||
Revision as of 07:51, 26 April 2006
Introduction
Blanka generally considered to be a low tier character, but its not impossible to get wins with him, probably due to not many people having come across him and have little understanding of his moves and tricks. I have only begun to play blanka recently but with the help of many threads and some friends especially RWD and Crayfish for helping to write lage parts of this guide.
I have started to piece together what I hope is pretty sound strategy for Blanka. Hopefully a few Blanka masters will see this that can add to and edit this guide.
r3ko
Moves List
Normal Moves
Special Moves
Super Move
The Basics
Air Attacks and Anti-airs
j.LP and j.LK are evil - probably the best jump in attacks in the game. j.LK is a crossover which is argueably the best in the game (at least tied with Deejay's j.MK).
His j.HK is excellent for punishing fireballs at close range.
j.HP is an awsome high priority air attack. Like its standing counterpart, it can hit through a range of angles, including straight down. With good timing, it can beat all the killer AA sweeps in the game, Geif c.HK, Shoto c.HK, Sim slidde etc.. as well as numerous AA moves like shoto s.HK and even mirror Blanka Electricity.
Anti-airs are the vertical ball (obvious), s.HP does a good job, if your feeling confident Electricity does well but is the hardest masher move to use (randomly won't come out when you follow the same "proper mashing" rules that apply to Chun and Honda). However Electricity will beat all but the most high priority air moves, very underused nowdays.
Other anti airs are straight up LP and straight up HP, the HP gets extra credit since it is literally a pimp slap - sexy!
With good (early) timing s.HP can hit opponents directly above you, as well as 45degrees.
s.MP is superfast 45degree antiair, this move alone can pin characters like Gief to the ground.
Jump forward MP is awsome air to air, the hitbox and his jump arc is high, so it hits most other airmoves from above.
Super is the best AA move in the game, huge damage, almost totaly invunerable, can change direction for crossovers and landing it as AA is also the only way to guarentee safety after the fact and secure all 5 hits. Peform motion and hold button early, so that you land the opponent on the height of the vertical motion (this juggles the opponent higher and gives you more time to guage thier falling trajectory), then release so that you roll under their falling body JUST before they hit the ground, this will secure maxximum hits.
Footsies
c.HP is awsome. Huge range and quick recovery, great for punishing whiffed sweeps and especialy good against Fireballers, work at its max range (this is a good jump in range too) and try to trade hits with/ snuff fireball throwing frames. c.HP can beat flat air attacks like Guile's j.HK and Dictators 'Swallow Dive' (the backflip puch that follows Head Stomp)
Against Shotos you can also use his s.HK (backflip kick). At the right range, you will flip over any crouching kicks they throw, but your feet will hit thier hands snuffing thier fireball throwing frames! It works like Sagat's far s.HP in this respect.
c.MK and c.LK are great against other low kicks, they can beat moves like Guile's c.MK clean. This really undermines the opponents comfort ranges and helps you put pressure on.
s.LK has incredible priority, with good enough timing it can beat almost anything. s.LP is great too, experiment...
Whenever attempting a Slide, always charge back in case it connects since it will start his wake-up options.
Misc Blanka’s ball if great for closing the gap, you can even roll up and throw and from certain ranges, using LP and MP balls.
Blanka is one of the best throwers in the game, and is extremely good at countering tick throws with his own.
Alot of people worry about other characters body torpedo moves when playing with Blanka. j.LK beats them clean. Jump back LK, repeat is a safe, easy deterant against the threat of psychocrushers and Honda headbutts. Especially good when your ahead on energy.
O.Blanka is a waste of time, all hes got is a slightly faster walk speed and a different type of vertical ball. I find Blanka’s slide, leaps and even his super just too valuable to give up.
r3ko