Blanka — 对策

Recommended counters

• (In air) [4]6P
  • Mostly used at the end of a string
  • After blocking 214P, placing an occasional neutral jump gives high reward
  • When used in neutral, do your best to block

When countering, use a normal with strong upward priority.

• (In air) [4]6PP
  • Include back-dash in your wake-up options
    • If back-dash input is difficult, just focus on landing meaty attacks
  • Choosing back-dash also dodges Blanka's [2]8KK at the same time — high-reward option

Blanka's (in air) [4]6PP reversal is very strong, but in exchange [2]8KK is designed to be weaker — keep that in mind. Back-dash dodges [2]8KK as well.

Recommended counters

Easy counter Even if you just block, your Drive Gauge drains rapidly — even surviving the full sequence often leaves you near Burnout. The recommended option is to hold Parry and accept a potential counter-hit throw.

Unless SA2 is active, Blanka cannot reset the doll from a counter-hit throw — so just accept the throw and transition to the easier throw-tech situation. Sometimes accepting the loss is the right call.

Advanced counter

• Fuzzy against overhead/low/cross-up
  • The timing of overhead, low, and cross-up all differ, so fuzzy defense is possible
  • The order is: overhead → low → cross-up
  • Start with stand-guard → switch to crouch-guard then press throw — this covers all options, and if it's a cross-up the throw may connect
    • Throw timing is tight so you need a bit of luck

Command grab counter

• After the doll is placed, do not neutral jump — the command grab will catch you

Recommended counters

• Buffer an OD invincible reversal
  • Blanka often uses non-true-blockstring strings, so buffer one when you have meter
    • 6KKK is an option to bait the reversal, but it costs 3 bars for Blanka and is not something Blanka wants to do often. Be careful mainly when you have Blanka cornered, since it gives a corner escape
• Just Parry
  • Option for those who cannot land invincible reversals consistently
• Drive Reversal

The clip below records:

• 2MP → cancel Drive Rush → 4MK
  • Interrupt with invincible reversal
• 2MP → cancel Drive Rush → HK
  • Interrupt with invincible reversal
  • Even if the interrupt fails, HK is ±0 on block — press a 4F button afterward

Recommended counters

• On block
  • Start your punish combo with a heavy normal
• On hit (as a combo ender)
  • If you back-rise, Blanka can apply a 6KKK cross-up mix-up
  • Take a neutral rise and guard 6KKK if you see it

Back-rise allows cross-up:

Big characters are immune to the cross-up:

Recommended counters

• Take a back-rise
  • If Blanka Drive Rushes in, Drive Impact on confirmation is recommended

Recommended counters

• 4MK → LP → 214P
  • Reversal attempt-crusher
  • Blanka cannot confirm LP into 214P, so Drive Impact or Just Parry is the higher-EV read
• 4MK → 2MK → [4]6MP
  • This is also a Modern combo route — 4F mash is possible in the gap between 4MK and 2MK
• 4MK → walk throw
  • 4F button beats the throw

Do not throw out an invincible reversal after block — Blanka is outside throw range.

Recommended option: after blocking 4MK, the only low that leads to a combo is 2MK. Block Wild Edge → step back once → fuzzy guard is the recommended defensive option.

The clip below records:

• 4MK → LP → 214P
  • Note that Blanka may also do 6KKK here — fuzzy a heavy button to cover that
• 4MK → 2MK → 214P
• 4MK → walk throw

Recommended counters

All versions leave Blanka advantaged — resist mashing. Hold block and prepare for Blanka's follow-up. Light and Medium are +2–3, while Heavy and OD are +4–6, making them especially threatening. Block and wait for the next exchange.

Recommended counters

• LK → LK → 214P
  • LK can only be chained twice, so after that the only options are 214P or 6KKK
    • [4]6HP is also possible; in that case back-jump for a punish
  • Press a 4F normal at the timing you'd block 214P to punish 6KKK
    • Using a slower button increases the chance the move comes out after Blanka has already crossed up, making the fuzzy much harder
• 4MK → LK → 214P
  • Same fuzzy works here — give it a shot
• 2LP → 2LP → 2LP → 214P
  • Blanka can launch 6KKK from three jabs, so fuzzy here too
• Blanka can also choose a big Rolling Attack to beat your fuzzy
  • Back-jump to punish that option

The clip below records two patterns:

• LK → LK → 214P
  • Press a 4F button at the timing you'd block 214P
• LK → LK → 6KKK
  • Counter-hit on Blanka — punish with a counter-hit combo

Mid-screen

When Blanka uses Drive Rush, there is no clean answer. However, without Drive Rush there are options — learn them.

Easy option One guard → Just Parry

• LK cannot be confirmed, so Blanka will buffer into 214P
• Back-rise also limits LK to one hit
• After blocking 2LK, try to Just Parry at the timing 214P would come out
• If 6KKK feels likely, press a 4F button at the timing you'd block 214P

Hard option Walk back → fuzzy crouch-guard → fuzzy heavy attack Walk back 5F → crouch-guard → press a heavy at the timing Blanka's 214P would activate. This covers most of Blanka's options with at least a draw. Fuzzy crouch-guard timing: guard at the moment Blanka's 2MK would hit. Fuzzy heavy timing: press at the timing Blanka's 214P would activate.

The clip below records:

• LK → 6KKK
• LK → (close) 236K
• 2MK → 214P
• Walk → throw

Corner judo

• Do not forward jump
  • 4MK → 6KKK will deny your corner escape
• Keep OD invincible reversal as an option
  • A failed reversal attempt that eats 4MK deals the same damage as having your OD reversal blocked
  • If the damage is equal, never throw away the OD reversal option
• Commit to landing a reversal somewhere — scatter Drive Impact / Parry / mash to keep the mix-up going