FIGHTER GUIDE IORI'S STRATEGY
Use this hub to reach practical combos, move data, matchup notes, frame data, and Iori's published videos for BLANKA.
Practical routes organized by starter, resources, corner position, and knockdown.
Classic-control routes are grouped by practical situation. Commands, frame values, and route order are preserved from the current Japanese source guide.
Move names use CAPCOM's official English Frame Data terminology. Route order and numerical values are shared with the Japanese guide.
DR = Parry Drive Rush CDR = Cancel Drive Rush PC = Punish Counter CH = Counter Hit
Electric Thunder = 214P Rolling Attack = [4]6P Vertical Rolling Attack = [2]8K Backstep Rolling Attack = 63214K Wild Hunt = 236K Coward Crouch = 2PP Wild Lift = P during Coward Crouch Raid Jump = K during Coward Crouch Blanka-chan Bomb = 22P
From the 4th hit onward, the held version branches into a dedicated follow-up. The follow-up changed from a strike to a projectile. The 8th hit's active duration changed from 2F to 3F. Making the opponent block it on wake-up leaves Blanka at +2F. This gives it more applications against strike-invincible SA1 moves.
Whiff recovery increased from 12F to 16F, and the hurtbox remains extended forward on whiff. It still leaves Blanka at +2F on block and +8F on hit.
Startup changed from 10F to 9F.
The foot hurtbox just before the move becomes active was improved.
A projectile-specific hurtbox was added.
The launch duration was shortened. Some older DR > st.HP pickups now require DR > st.LK instead.
st.LK > cr.LP > Electric Thunder
st.LK starts in 4F. It is a basic option for interrupting pressure, punishing, and wake-up pressure.
cr.LK > cr.LP > Electric Thunder
Electric Thunder leaves approximately +39F on hit. Choose this ender for wake-up pressure.
st.LK > st.LK > M Rolling Attack
M Rolling Attack prioritizes damage over the Electric Thunder ender. After light attacks, choose M Rolling Attack for damage or Electric Thunder for the resulting position and pressure.
4MK > st.MK > Electric Thunder
Alternative option
4MK > cr.MK > M Rolling Attack
4MK is +2F on block. Whiffing it carries more risk in Year 4.
cr.MP > M Rolling Attack
Alternatively:
cr.MP > Electric Thunder
M Rolling Attack prioritizes damage; Electric Thunder prioritizes wake-up pressure.
cr.MP > CDR > st.HK > st.HP > Coward Crouch > Wild Lift > M Vertical Rolling Attack
This is a main route. The final move can also be replaced with Amazon River Run or cr.HK.
M Vertical Rolling Attack: the damage-focused option.
Amazon River Run: the option that prioritizes wake-up pressure.
st.HK > cr.LP > L Vertical Rolling Attack
This uses st.HK's ability to force the opponent to stand.
DR > 6MP > st.HK > cr.LP > L Vertical Rolling Attack
Example for closing out a round
DR 6MP > st.HK > cr.LP > CDR > st.LK > st.MK > CDR > st.HK > st.HP > Wild Lift > M Rolling Attack > SA3
st.HK PC > st.HP > Coward Crouch > Wild Lift > M Vertical Rolling Attack
If wake-up pressure is the priority:
> Amazon River Run
st.HK PC > st.HP > CDR > st.HK > st.HP > CDR > st.HK > st.HP > Coward Crouch > Wild Lift > M Rolling Attack > SA3
An option for maximizing a large punish opportunity.
6HP PC > DR > st.HP > Coward Crouch > Wild Lift > Amazon River Run
After Amazon River Run hits an airborne opponent, the advantage is approximately +37F. This can lead to a meaty M Wild Hunt, for example.
H Rolling Attack PC > DR > Amazon River Run
corner
H Rolling Attack PC > DR > st.HP > Coward Crouch > Wild Lift > SA3
DI clean hit > Surprise Forward Hop to cross behind > st.HP > Coward Crouch > Wild Lift > Amazon River Run
A side-switch option when your back is to the corner.
st.HP > Coward Crouch > Wild Lift > Blanka-chan Bomb
Continue into wake-up pressure using the doll.
st.HP > Coward Crouch > Wild Lift > Electric Thunder > H Vertical Rolling Attack
st.HP > Coward Crouch > Wild Lift > Electric Thunder > OD Backstep Rolling Attack > Blanka-chan Bomb
DI wall splat > st.HP > held Electric Thunder > H Vertical Rolling Attack
DI crumple > st.HP > held Electric Thunder > H Vertical Rolling Attack > approximately +42F > safe jump
Electric Thunder > +39F
OD Electric Thunder > +40F
L Vertical Rolling Attack > +35F
M Vertical Rolling Attack > +42F
H Vertical Rolling Attack > +42F
H Rolling Attack > +30F
OD Rolling Attack > +57F
OD Wild Hunt > +64F
Wild Lift > +55F
forward throw > +30F
back throw > +27F
SA3 > +50F
Electric Thunder > +39F
forward dash > +20F
two forward dashes > +1F
From there: > st.LK meaty
Electric Thunder > Surprise Forward Hop > +11F
From there:
Use an immediate meaty st.HP, or walk forward slightly and throw.
Electric Thunder (+39F) > whiff 4MK > approximately +13F > late-active meaty 4MK
Approximate values
hit: +13F block: +7F
On hit, st.HP combos afterward.
Electric Thunder knockdown > meaty held Electric Thunder
On block, Blanka is +2F.
The held portion is a projectile. It can cover some SA1 moves and armored options.
If you expect a Perfect Parry or an invincible reversal:
Whiff regular Electric Thunder to leave approximately +4F, then choose a throw, a delayed throw, or st.LK.
Mix holding and not holding the move, including options based on a read that the opponent will use an invincible reversal.
M Vertical Rolling Attack hits low in the air > +42F > immediate forward j.HK
Alternatively:
+42F situation > forward jump HK
A basic safe jump.
cr.HP PC > two forward dashes > +42F > forward jump HK
This may cross up depending on spacing. Adjust with j.MK or another suitable jumping attack if needed.
Amazon River Run > +29F approximately
From there:
DR > 6MP
Aim to make the overhead meaty against both normal recovery and back recovery.
airborne hit > +35F
forward dash > +16F
Alternatively:
Surprise Forward Hop > +8F
Surprise Forward Hop: same-side/cross-up mix
An immediate hop crosses behind regardless of recovery choice.
With a 1F delay, normal recovery gives a cross-up and back recovery keeps you on the same side.
Wild Lift > L Vertical Rolling Attack > +38F
Surprise Forward Hop > approximately +11F > late-active meaty 4MK
Alternatively:
L Rolling Attack > +7F
Wild Lift > M Vertical Rolling Attack > +44F
two forward dashes > +6F
The spacing is wider, so continue pressure with a move that reaches, such as cr.LP.
forward throw > +30F
Surprise Forward Hop > +3F
A throw may not reach. Use st.LK or another suitable button for wake-up pressure.
Other options: DR cr.MK or DR 6MK.
forward throw PC > OD Wild Hunt
This setup makes the command throw meaty. Regular L Wild Hunt loses to a 4F interrupt, so confirm the throw Punish Counter and use the OD version.
After OD Wild Hunt > approximately +64F
SA3 > +50F
M Rolling Attack > approximately +9F > late-active meaty 4MK
Approximate values
hit: +9F block: +3F
Alternative option
DR > Surprise Forward Hop > 4MK meaty
Set a bomb with 22P.
After placing the doll, activate it by hitting it with one of Blanka's electrical attacks.
The doll travels horizontally.
The doll bounces 2 times.
The doll rushes through the air with multiple hits.
Since March 2026, an activated doll disappears if Blanka himself is hit.
Be careful with older video setups where the doll keeps attacking after Blanka is hit; that behavior differs from the current version described here.
st.HP > Coward Crouch > Wild Lift > Blanka-chan Bomb
After placing the doll: approximately +5F.
st.HP > Wild Lift > DR st.LK > Wild Lift > Blanka-chan Bomb
Carry the opponent toward the corner while setting the doll.
OD Backstep Rolling Attack > Blanka-chan Bomb > +5F
Alternative
st.HP > Wild Lift > OD Backstep Rolling Attack > Blanka-chan Bomb
> +10F approx.
OD Electric Thunder > first hit of the activated doll
The sequence is a true blockstring up to this point.
Afterward
Use 6MK, or walk forward slightly into cr.MK.
Use these options for the following mix-up:
overhead / low
Apply the mix-up to open the opponent up.
With the doll already placed:
Activate with OD Electric Thunder > 6MP > doll's 2nd hit > backdash > H Backstep Rolling Attack > held Electric Thunder > H Vertical Rolling Attack > +42F > safe jump
Activate with OD Electric Thunder > walk forward into cr.MK > doll's 2nd hit > backdash > H Backstep Rolling Attack > held Electric Thunder > H Vertical Rolling Attack
Main mix-up after OD doll activation
6MP overhead vs cr.MK low
corner
cr.LK > st.LK > OD Electric Thunder + doll activation > two forward dashes > backward j.MP > Blanka-chan Bomb > H Vertical Rolling Attack
Continue pressure while setting another doll.
Target sequence
Place the doll > open the opponent up with doll pressure > combo > place another doll.
During SA2, rolling special moves do not require a charge.
On hit or block, they can also branch into Rolling Cannon.
Rolling Cannon can change direction in 8 directions.
st.HP > SA2 > st.HP > L Vertical Rolling Attack > ↘Rolling Cannon > L Vertical Rolling Attack > delayed ↘Rolling Cannon
st.HP > SA2 > st.HP > M Vertical Rolling Attack > delayed ↘Rolling Cannon > back jump > low Aerial Rolling Attack > Rolling Cannon
This carries the opponent a long way toward the corner. Depending on the conditions, it can lead directly into doll wake-up pressure.
cr.MP > OD Electric Thunder > SA2 > held Electric Thunder > H Vertical Rolling Attack > ↘Rolling Cannon > Blanka-chan Bomb
Alternatively:
The M Vertical Rolling Attack version prioritizes damage.
Placing the doll can leave approximately +13F in some situations.
st.HP > SA2 > st.HP > H Rolling Attack
The sequence is a true blockstring up to this point.
Afterward
↘Rolling Cannon > ↘Rolling Cannon
Some sequences remain a true blockstring through the 2nd Rolling Cannon and leave approximately +7F.
If you expect a Perfect Parry or an invincible anti-air, change direction with ↓Rolling Cannon.
hit +8F block +2F
4MK is strong on block, but its whiff risk increased in Year 4. Aim to make contact rather than leaving it out preemptively.
block +4F
Spend meter to keep your turn reliably.
cr.MK > CDR > cr.LK > buffer 6+KKK
On a normal block: cr.LK > st.LK.
If the opponent uses Drive Reversal, Surprise Forward Hop comes out and avoids it.
An advanced option.
basic
st.HK PC > st.HP > Wild Lift > M Vertical Rolling Attack
With Drive meter available
st.HK PC > st.HP > CDRx2 > Wild Lift > M Rolling Attack > SA3
corner Option
st.HK PC > st.HP > OD Rolling Attack > H Vertical Rolling Attack > SA1
1. st.LK > cr.LP > Electric Thunder
2. 4MK > st.MK > Electric Thunder
3. cr.MP > M Rolling Attack / Electric Thunder
4. cr.MP > CDR > st.HK > st.HP > Wild Lift > M Vertical Rolling Attack
5. Combo > Electric Thunder +39F > two forward dashes > st.LK
6. +42F > forward j.HK safe jump
7. In the corner: Electric Thunder > meaty held Electric Thunder > +2F on block, with coverage against SA1.
8. st.HP > Wild Lift > Blanka-chan Bomb
9. Place the doll > activate with OD Electric Thunder > 6MP / cr.MK
10. st.HP > SA2 > Rolling Cannon pressure
Make contact with light attacks or 4MK > Electric Thunder or a combo > carry to the corner > place Blanka-chan Bomb > activate with OD Electric Thunder > overhead / low / throw > combo > set another doll.
Use the following current-version replacements.
4MK has more whiff recovery and a larger hurtbox.
Held Electric Thunder gained projectile properties and a new follow-up.
Pickups after an airborne Counter Hit with st.HK have changed.
Surprise Forward Hop differs from its older behavior.
An activated Blanka-chan Bomb disappears when Blanka is hit.
Sources: official Street Fighter 6 battle adjustments; Ultimate Frame Data; Year 4 Blanka combo and setplay material; testing after the 2026-8-3 adjustments.
Combo and setplay conditions can vary with spacing, recovery choice, late-active hits, and position relative to the corner.
Recheck in Training Mode before using these routes in matches.
Frame advantage may vary with spacing, airborne hits, recovery options, and corner position. Verify important routes in Training Mode.