Street Fighter Alpha 2/Sagat

Overview

Sagat
Health:	144
Defensive Rating:	0
Stun:	40
Walk Speed Forward:	250
Walk Speed Backward:	300
Jump Backward:	48f (3+45+0)
Neutral Jump:	47f (3+44+0)
Jump Forward:	45f (3+42+0)
Wake-Up:	49f
Quick Rise:	20f
Throw Range:	22

Colors
Punch	2 Punches	Punch(Auto)
Kick	2 Kicks	Kick(Auto)

Overview

Feared throughout his homeland and beyond, Sagat reigned supreme until his narrow defeat at Ryu's hands. Humiliated and without honor, Sagat vows revenge against his new rival Ryu at any cost. Seeking much needed vengeance, he enters any tournament he can, and now stands on a new battlefield. Overall Sagat isn't easy to use, but is very good once you get him down. He's more for someone who likes to zone/turtle, as he doesn't really have much of a rush down ability. But when he hits you, it hurts.

Players to watch: MountainDewFKR

Moveset

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Playstyle

Sagat, much like his previous appearances, is a zoner, built on keeping his opponents away with his tiger shots and using his normals to space out the opponent in neutral. Because of his slow speed and laggy normals, he is somewhat difficult to use, but once you understand how to play proper keepaway and use his normals in neutral, he can be viable against the rest of the cast.
Strengths	Weaknesses
Far reaching pokes Good anti-air game High damage output Decent zoning Versatile CC	Sluggish speed Big hurtboxes Normals are slow A bit difficult to use when space is closed in

Move List

Normal Moves

SFA2 Framedata Glossary
Damage	Units of base damage inflicted by the move (100% life bar = 144 units of health). Most moves have a damage range; the number inside the square brackets indicates which Random Damage Table the move uses to look up any additional damage and the % chance of doing so.
Stun	Units of stun inflicted by the move.
Startup	The frame the move hits on (1st active frame). Super moves with a screen freeze will separate pre- and post-screen freeze startup frames by a '+' (Ex: 5+0).
Active	The portion of a move that can hit. How many frames a move remains active for. ()=Inactive frames in-between active frames. [xN]=Repeated sequences.
Frame Adv	The frame advantage values when the attack is blocked. (Add +1 frame to all OnBlockAdv values for the move's OnHitAdv value; Ex: +2oB/+3oH, -4oB/-3oH)
Meter	The units of meter gained on whiff/block/hit. (48, 96, and 144 units of meter are required for 1, 2, and 3 bars of meter respectively)
Block	Low attacks must be blocked crouching. High attacks must be blocked standing. Mid attacks can be blocked either way.
Properties	Chain Cancel: Can be canceled into itself or another normal attack. Special Cancel: Can be canceled into a special attack. Super Cancel: Can be canceled into a super attack. Throw/Air-Throw: A normal throw or command grab. Soft Knockdown: Will knockdown, but opponent can quick rise or roll. Hard Knockdown: Will knockdown, opponent cannot quick rise or roll. Projectile: Produces a projectile (i.g. Hadoken). Proj. Reflect: Will reflect an opponent's projectile back at them. Proj. Absorb: Will absorb an opponent's projectile. Invuln. Startup: Has frames at the start that are completely invincible. Invuln. Lower: Has frames that are invincible to lower attacks. Invuln. Upper: Has frames that are invincible to mid/higher attacks (aka low profile). Counterhit: Deals and/or takes more damage when counter hit.
Frames	All framedata collected with the game speed set to normal, where the game tickrate and framerate are the same(60fps).
Speed	All framedata collected with the game speed set to normal.
Hitboxes	All hitbox images have the character standing/jumping in the exact same position, so hitbox distances can be easily compared. Blue: Hurtbox - hittable area of a character. Red: Hitbox - attacking area of an action. Yellow: Throwbox - throwing area of an action. Green: Pushbox - collidable area of a character. White: Axis - core of a character from which all other boxes reference. Pink: Projectile Hitbox - attacking area of a projectile. Light Blue: Projectile Hurtbox - hittable area of a projectile.
Credit	Damage, stun, framedata, meter, and updated hitboxes collected by Veri7as, March 2022

Standing

st.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
7[0]	3	6	4	-2	0/1/2

st.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
12[1], 9[1]	6, 4	8	3(0)6	-5, N/A	1/2/3,4

• First hit is cancelable.
• Hits 1 time.
• Punishable on hit.

Use up close to combo into tiger uppercut, most characters can duck this, doubles as a close anti-air.

st.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
17[2]	8	11	5	+1	2/4/7		-

Anti-jump and anti-air. Very good priority. Use to smack someone jumping from afar.

st.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
7[0], 9[0]	3, 3	10	2(0)3	-10, -8	0/1/2

• First hit is super cancelable.
• Hits 1 time.
• Punishable on hit.

st.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
11[1]	6	10	5	-9	1/3/6		-

• Punishable on hit.

Far ranged poke, whose real use is as a far anti-air. Be careful because if blocked on the ground (or hit) it can be reversal cc’s.

st.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
11[1], 8[2]	6, 8	9	2(0)6	+1oB/-5oH, -4	2/5,3/6,5		-

• Hits 2 times.
• Punishable on hit.

Far reaching anti-air.

Crouching

cr.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
8[0]	3	7	4	+4	0/1/2

Slow, useless jab compared to cr.lk.

cr.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
13[1]	6	6	4	+3	1/3/6

cr.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
18[2]	8	11	5	+5	2/5/9		-

cr.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
8[0]	3	5	4	+4	0/1/2

Useful poke up close and can link into itself.

cr.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
10[1]	6	10	4	-5	1/3/6

• Punishable on hit.

cr.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
14[2]	8	10	6	-7	2/5/9

Neutral Jumping

nj.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
10[0]	3	6	10	-	0/1/2		-

Pure horizontal punch that's pretty underrated as an air to air.

nj.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
12[1]	10	7	8	-	1/3/6		-

Great air to air.

nj.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
16[2]	8	13	6	-	2/5/9		-

nj.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
10[0]	3	7	10	-	0/1/2		-

nj.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
12[1]	6	9	8	-	1/3/6		-

Better air to air than neutral jump nj.HK due its box data, but doesnt do as much damage or stun.

nj.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
14[2]	8	7	6	-	2/5/9		-

Great air-to-air, jump in, his universal air move.

Diagonal Jumping

dj.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
10[0]	3	6	10	-	0/1/2		-

dj.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
11[1]	10	7	8	-	1/3/6		-

Great air to air.

dj.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
16[2]	8	11	6	-	2/5/9		-

dj.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
9[0]	3	7	10	-	0/1/2		Cross-up

dj.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
12[1]	6	9	8	-	1/3/6		Cross-up

dj.

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
13[2]	6	7	6	-	2/5/9		-

Great air-to-air, jump in, his universal air move.

Command Normals

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1/-/-	N/A	-

Normal Throws

/ + /

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
11+1xN = 13-17	0	0	N/A	N/A	-/-/3	N/A

• Mashable throw from both sides to add or reduce the number of hits. With a min of 2 and a max of 7 hits.
• Does not side switch.
• Deals 12 damage when opponent tech throws.
• Sagat has the best throw range in the game (Alpha2ThrowRanges).

Alpha Counters

Punch Alpha Counter
(while in blockstun)+

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
22[10], 20[0], 4[0]	8, 8, 8	4	6(0)4(0)15	-48	0/0/0

• Hits 1 time.

Used vs jump-ins and when opponent is extremely close. Does have a tendency to whiff vs deep jump-ins.

Kick Alpha Counter
(while in blockstun)+

Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
13[1]	8	4	8	-13	0/0/0

Safer than his punch AC, but not as strong. Use vs ground or air.

Special Moves

High Tiger Shot
High Fireball
+

Version	Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
	11[5], 11[5]	8, 8	16	3, inf	-4	4/5/7
	12[6], 12[6]	10, 10	16	3, inf	-5	4/5/7
	14[9], 14[9]	12, 12	16	3, inf	-6	4/5/7

• Punishable on hit.
• Whiffs on crouching opponents.
• Goes over Sakura's fireball.

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• Speed: 300 pixels per 100 frames; slowest fireball in the game (Alpha2Fireballs).

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• Speed: 425 pixels per 100 frames (Alpha2Fireballs).

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• Speed: 512.5 pixels per 100 frames; fastest fireball in the game (Alpha2Fireballs).

Low Tiger Shot
Low Fireball
+

Version	Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
	11[8], 11[8]	8, 8	16	3, inf	-5	4/5/7
	12[9], 12[9]	10, 10	16	3, inf	-6	4/5/7
	14[11], 14[11]	12, 12	16	3, inf	-7	4/5/7

• Punishable on hit.

Kick version will be used the most, and is his main zoning tool from afar.

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• Speed: 300 pixels per 100 frames; slowest fireball in the game (Alpha2Fireballs).

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• Speed: 425 pixels per 100 frames (Alpha2Fireballs).

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• Speed: 512.5 pixels per 100 frames; fastest fireball in the game (Alpha2Fireballs).

Tiger Blow
Tiger Uppercut, Dragon Punch
+

Version	Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
	16[0], 5[0]	3, 1	9	4(0)8	-19	7/8/9
	12[8], 6[0], 5[0]	5, 1, 1	5	4(0)4(0)8	-19	7/7+1 per hit/7+2 per hit
	15[9], 6[0], 3[0]x5	5, 1x6	5	4(0)4(0)15	-32	7/7+1 per hit/7+2 per hit

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• 9 frames of startup invul; 1 of which while active.
• Hits 1 time max.

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• 8 frames of startup invul; 4 of which while active.
• Hits 3 times max.

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• 8 frames of startup invul; 4 of which while active.
• Hits 7 times max.

Best overall version as a reversal and anti-air. Needs to be done as deep as possible to anti-air.

Tiger Crush
Tiger Knee
+

Version	Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
	15[4], 3[4]	5, 3	9	3(0)4	0oB/-4oH	6/6+1 per hit/8
	16[5], 4[5]	7, 3	9	3(0)4	0oB/-4oH	6/6+1 per hit/8
	17[8], 5[8]	9, 3	10	3(0)4	0oB/-4oH	6/6+1 per hit/8

• Soft knockdown when hit on an airborne opponent.
• Punishable on hit.
• Hits 1 times max and doesn't cause a knockdown up-close for most of the cast.
• Hits 2 times and causes a soft knockdown for the following characters: Adon, Guy, Zangief, Rose, Sodom, Sagat, Dictator

Use to advance quickly, or combo into.

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Super Moves

Startup Invulnerability Notes:

• At the end of a super screen freeze, projectiles will start moving before the opponent's character is unfrozen, giving the supers more projectile invul. frames than hit invul. frames.

Tiger Cannon
Fireball Super
+

Version	Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
Level 1	11[12], 7[12], 7[12], 4[12]	0, 1x3	5	11, inf	-14	0/0/0
Level 2	10[12], 10[12], 7[12], 5[12], 4[12]	0, 0, 1x3	5	11, inf	-11	0/0/0
Level 3	16[12], 12[12], 9[12], 9[12], 5[12], 5[12]	0x3, 1x3	5	11, inf	-8	0/0/0

Awesome super to use in fireballs fights, not much use other than that.

Level 1

• 4 frames of startup hit invul.; 0 of which while active.
• 7 frames of startup projectile invul.
• Hits 4 times.
• Punishable on hit.

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Level 2

• 4 frames of startup hit invul.; 0 of which while active.
• 7 frames of startup projectile invul.
• Hits 5 times.
• Punishable on hit.

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Level 3

• 4 frames of startup hit invul.; 0 of which while active.
• 7 frames of startup projectile invul.
• Hits 6 times.

Tiger Genocide
Tiger Knee Super
+

Version	Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
Level 1	13[13], 10[13], 5[13], 3[12], 3[12]	0, 0, 1x3	5	3(0)4(0)4(11)4(0)4(0)14	-28	0/0/0
Level 2	13[13], 7[13], 10[13], 8[13], 3[12]x5	0x6, 1x3	5	5(0)3(0)4(0)4(11)4(0)4(0)3(0)17	-32	0/0/0
Level 3	13[13], 9[13], 14[13], 6[13], 6[13], 11[13], 7[13], 3[12]x4, 3[13]	0x9, 1x3	5	5(0)3(0)4(0)4(9)2(0)3(0)10(19)[3(0)x3]12	-32	0/0/0

Only lvl 3 is worth it when comboed into, does massive damage.

Level 1

• 5 frames of startup hit invul.; 1 of which while active.
• 9 frames of startup projectile invul.
• Hits 5 times.

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Level 2

• 5 frames of startup hit invul.; 1 of which while active.
• 10 frames of startup projectile invul.
• Hits 9 times.

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Level 3

• 5 frames of startup hit invul.; 1 of which while active.
• 11 frames of startup projectile invul.
• Hits 12 times.

Tiger Raid
+

Version	Damage	Stun	Startup	Active	Frame Adv	Meter	Block	Properties
Level 1	10[13], 7[13], 5[13], 4[13], 3[13], 3[13]	0x3, 1x3	5	2(10)4(16)6	-2	0/0/0
Level 2	10[13], 8[13], 7[13], 3[13]x3, 6[13]	0x4, 1x3	5	2(10)4(10)4(16)6	-3	0/0/0
Level 3	13[13], 11[13], 8[13]x3, 6[13], 5[13]	0x4, 1x3	5	2(10)4(10)4(16)6	-5	0/0/0

Level 1

• 4 frames of startup hit invul.; 0 of which while active.
• 7 frames of startup projectile invul.
• Hits 6 times.

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Level 2

• 5 frames of startup hit invul.; 1 of which while active.
• 9 frames of startup projectile invul.
• Hits 7 times.

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Level 3

• 5 frames of startup hit invul.; 1 of which while active.
• 10 frames of startup projectile invul.
• Hits 7 times.

The Basics

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Sagats comfort zone is 3/4 to fullscreen away. From here you can anti air from afar and control the pace of the match. Punish all jump attempts hard. When the opponent does get close, AC them, or throw to get them away. His CC is very easy to land and is a round winner. Zone with slow fireballs, and punish far jump attempts with s.fp or s.mk, s.rh works too.

Tiger knee, then:

• CC
• throw
• block attack, AC
• You can also hp tiger uppercut at your own risk, but be careful because you are gonna get messed up if they block, cc is way safer. I would only cc at lvl 1, cause if they block its not too big a loss.

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Combos

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• meaty c.lk, c.mp xx tiger shot
• point blank s,mp xx hp tiger uppercut
• c.lk x2 xx super
• c.lk xx hp dp
• Corner, combo into tiger raid, hp tiger uppercut juggle.
• j.rh, c.mp xx tiger genocide (lvl 3) OUCH!

cr. lk, cr. lk

cr. lk, cr. lk xx super

cr.lk xx uppercut

(meaty) cr. mp xx raid super

(meaty) cr. mp xx CC

Cr.MP, HK Groun Tiger Sshot

Cross up j.LK,s.MP,HP Tiger Blow

Croner j.HK,cr.MP,LVl 1 Raid,HP Blow

Custom Combos

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If you ever don't knock them down (ex. you mess up a sweep, so they are still standing) the cc still works.

lvl 1- c.rh cc hk tiger knee, hp tiger uppercut c.rh xx hp tiger uppercut x2

if you have JUST A LITTLE more than a lvl 1, you can get 2 hk tiger knees in, then dp. lvl 2- hk tiger knee x3, hp tiger uppercut

lvl 3- tiger knee x5, hp tiger uppercut

^^ hard as hell to do, better off doing 4 knees. either way it hurts, even if you go for 5 knees into hp tiger uppercut.

Anti-air custom combo:

Oh so nice. Since Sagat has such a far reaching s,mk, you can AA from far away and get his full custom.

Close aa cc: s.lp xx hk tiger knees xN, hp tiger uppercut.

far aa cc: s.mk xx hk tiger knees xN, hp tiger uppercut.

Lv1:

[CC]c.HK,HK TKx2,HP TB[/CC]

[CC]HK TKx3[/CC]

Lv3:

[CC]c.HK,HP TBx3[/CC]

[CC]c.HK,HK TKx6[/CC]

[CC]c.HK,HK TKx5,HP TB[/CC]

Sagat: lvl 1- c.rh xx hp tiger uppercut x2

lvl 1- c.rh xx hk tiger knee, hp tiger uppercut

lvl 2/3- c.rh xx hk tiger knee xN, hp tiger uppercut

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Match-ups

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Vs. Adon: 5-5 Even match-up

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Vs. Akuma: 4-6 Akuma's favor

He has a horrible matchup vs Ken\Akuma imo. If Sagat throws a high tiger shot, Ken\Akuma can roll under it and get in range. If Sagat throws a low one, Ken\Akuma can tatsu over it and get in range. Not to mention the fact that kens AC+k has huge range. So if Sagat wants to zone him, it has to be with normals instead of fireballs.

Vs. Birdie: 6-4 Sagat's favor

Keep him out at all times with Tigers and Buttons, be mindful when he has meter though (Supers/CC through fireball).

Vs. Charlie-Nash: 5-5 Even match-up

It's important to utilize the ground game as much as possible. Jumping in towards Charlie will do nothing but hurt you in the long run with his Flash Kick, normals, etc. You can throw out a slow tiger shot, and then bait another one and get Charlie to jump, which from there you have multiple options:

• If the Charlie player decides to do a jump in attack, use your Kick AC to push him further towards the corner which gives you a big advantage.
• If the opponent decides to empty jump to go for a throw or Activation, have your Uppercut on deck.
• If the opponent wants to walk forward towards you, have your St MK or Crouch normals ready.

Round 2/3 only : Most Charlie players like to start the round off with a Sonic Boom to start oppressing you, if you have meter and feel like that's their strat, use Tiger Cannon, ideally level 3 as it gives you the knockdown, further helping out with your aggressive play. From there use your HK Tiger Knee to push you forward.

You do NOT want Charlie to put you in the corner, as he'll make you do all the work to get out while pressuring you with the tools he has equipped.

Vs. Chun-Li: 4-6 Chun-Li's favor

If you've played Sagat (or to be precise Old Sagat) in Super Turbo, then there's alot of familiarity with this MU. You gain a big upper hand the moment you're stacked with meter, and the moment Chun gets cornered. Her floaty jump makes it easy for you to Tiger Uppercut her jump ins. However, don't get too Uppercut happy once she has meter, as she can use her jump in CC activation to her advantage either by attacking you the moment she lands, or just escaping entirely with her wall jump into activate. If you notice the Chun player is Activation happy, counter activate or do a very late Uppercut if you feeling ballsy. Otherwise, the moment she corners you, she'll make you do all the work like in the previous Charlie segment.

• Note* Due to her hurtbox when she throws out a Kikoken, it'll actually low profile your Tiger Cannon super unless you do it about a second later compared to the rest of the cast, only then will she get hit by it.

Vs. Dan: 8-2 Sagat's favor

The only thing you have to worry about from Dan is his Cr HP if you jump often, his CC activation, his Kick AC, Jump LK, or cr MK. Otherwise, this MU is very straightforward and easy. Do NOT let Dan avenge his father!

Vs. Dhalsim: 6-4 Sagat's favor

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Vs. Gen: 7-3 Sagat's favor

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Vs. Guy: 5-5 Even match-up

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Vs. Ken: 4-6 Ken's favor

He has a horrible matchup vs ken\akuma imo. If sagat throws a high tiger, ken\akuma can roll under it and get in range. If sagat throws a low one, ken\akuma can tatsu over it and get in range. Not to mention the fact that kens AC+k has huge range. So if sagat wants to zone him, it has to be with normals instead of fireballs.

Vs. M. Bison (dictator): 6-4 Sagat's favor

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Vs. Rolento: 3-7 Rolento's favor

Sagat's worst matchup in the game, you better hope that you don't get cornered as you're a big target. It's not a checkmate, but Rolento has the tools to bait you out of alot of moves. If the Rolento player is jump happy, use air to airs such as Jump LP or Jump MP. Low Tigers will be your go-to tool here, with the occasional High if you can get a read and knock Him down. You can't really turtle here because of Rolento's normals and overall arsenal. Stand MP, and a good spaced Stand HK will do wonders, same also applies for HP Uppercut. If you absolutely must get damage to secure a round, CC Activate into multiple HP Uppercuts or HK Knees depending on spacing. Most of your meter usage here will be to get some okay damage off a CC. You could also wake up Lvl 1 Genocide/Raid to escape or get some damage, but its risky. Play patient but never sit still, and for the love of god don't jump on Rolento, that Stand MP of his will stop Jump HK dead in its tracks.

Vs. Rose: 4-6 Rose's favor

This matchup is very space dependent and can go either way. It's best not to be full screen against Rose because she can easily absorb/reflect your Tiger Shots which is a core part of Sagat's game. A good button to use is your Stand MK, has a decent hitbox and pushback to further corner Rose. Once she's cornered, you can easily pin her down with Crouch HP, walk up throw if she doesn't have meter, and your fast walk back speed will help if she jumps in on you. There you can use St HP, St HK, or HP Uppercut. All three gives you great damage and stun potential. If Rose corners you, keep calm as some of your poke buttons will still come in handy, you can even whiff out some buttons to build meter. You can turn things around quickly the moment you have atleast one bar of meter in your arsenal. From there, you have Ground CCs, Anti-air CCs, buttons, and ACs.

Vs. Ryu: 5-5 Even match-up

Plays similar to the ST matchup (i.e. fireball war, mixing up High/Low, etc.) , the difference here is Sagat loses his anti air sweep, and its harder to AA Ryu in general. His normals are also slower making it alot harder to fake out by whiffing. It's important to time your Uppercuts deep at a consistent level for AAing. You wanna play at a good distance the moment you have meter so that you're ready for the opponent's offensive or defensive play. Whether its Ryu trying to over exert, mashing fireballs with CCs (you can do the same with Tiger Shots), etc. The key is to not blindly throw out mindless fireballs, otherwise the other player will capitalize and will be able to dish out alot of damage to you.

Vs. Sagat (mirror):

On Round Start, if the other Sagat attempts to jump at you, buttons on deck. If they fireball, you can jump in and get some damage out of it. For the most part, you just wanna control the space after throwing a slow Tiger to control additional space. The next round, chances are the other Sagat has atleast one bar of meter. If you can avoid it, do not jump at any costs due to the dangers of ACs or CC. Apply the idea from the previous round, slow Tiger -> walk -> buttons/throw/etc.

Vs. Sakura: 7-3 Sagat's favor

Your High Tiger Shots will always punish Sakura on her FB recovery at certain ranges, if she jumps you got your go-to normals. The moment she's stunned, you can go all out with your damage potential. The only way Sakura can win is if she takes the risk by jumping in with meter or you over exert yourself by trying to play close range and jumping in with a normal.

Vs. Sodom: 5-5 Even match-up

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Vs. Zangief: 6-4 Sagat's favor

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