🎯 Taking a Quick Look at Blaz’s Neutral in 4 Sagat Matches I watched 4 Sagat matches each from Blaz, Shuto, Leshar, and Bonchan and roughly categorized what they were doing in neutral I also divided the damage they actually dealt into three categories 🔵 Neutral 🟡 Oki 🔴 Defense against Oki and compared which situations they were getting the most damage from ⚠️ This is a rough count from only 4 matches each, so the data is mainly meant to show general tendencies The video shows examples of the buttons used in neutral from Blaz vs Hinao 🔵 Blaz — Ryu 📊 Neutral Actions ・Fireball: 32 times (51%) ・Poke: 17 times (27%) ・Preemptive button: 4 times (6%) ・Whiff punish: 7 times (16%) 🥋 Most Frequently Used Moves ・Fireball: 32 times ・236K: 7 times ・cr.MK: 5 times ・cr.HK: 4 times ・6HK: 2 times ・st.LK: 1 time 💥 Where He Got His Damage 🔵 Neutral: 58% 🟡 Oki: 21% 🔴 Defense against Oki: 21% He seems to build his neutral around mid-range pokes and fireballs A high 58% of his damage came from neutral 🟢 Shuto — Ryu 📊 Neutral Actions ・Fireball: 6 times (18%) ・Poke: 14 times (41%) ・Preemptive button: 7 times (20.5%) ・Whiff punish: 7 times (20.5%) 🥋 Most Frequently Used Moves ・6HK: 9 times ・Fireball: 6 times ・cr.MK: 5 times ・cr.HK: 5 times ・st.HP: 4 times ・st.LK: 4 times 💥 Where He Got His Damage 🔵 Neutral: 37% 🟡 Oki: 31.5% 🔴 Defense against Oki: 31.5% He uses fireballs less frequently, and the overall number of buttons he presses in neutral is also relatively low At the same time, he uses pokes, preemptive buttons, and whiff punishes in a balanced way, switching between a variety of moves depending on the situation 🔥 Leshar — Akuma 📊 Neutral Actions ・Fireball: 31 times (34%) ・Poke: 35 times (38%) ・Preemptive button: 15 times (16%) ・Whiff punish: 11 times (12%) 🥋 Most Frequently Used Moves ・Fireball: 31 times ・st.LK: 21 times ・6HP: 13 times ・cr.MK: 8 times 💥 Where He Got His Damage 🔵 Neutral: 68% 🟡 Oki: 21% 🔴 Defense against Oki: 11% Among the players I looked at this time, Leshar had the highest percentage of damage coming from neutral In particular, he used 31 fireballs and 21 st.LK, giving the impression that he plays very patiently while relying heavily on low-risk options 🟠 Bonchan — Akuma 📊 Neutral Actions ・Fireball: 55 times (70%) ・Poke: 14 times (18%) ・Preemptive button: 3 times (4%) ・Whiff punish: 6 times (8%) 🥋 Most Frequently Used Moves ・Fireball: 55 times ・cr.MK: 11 times ・cr.HK: 6 times ・6HP: 4 times ・st.LK: 0 times 💥 Where He Got His Damage 🔵 Neutral: 57% 🟡 Oki: 36% 🔴 Defense against Oki: 7% Among the four players, he has the highest reliance on fireballs, with fireballs making up roughly 70% of his neutral actions He uses a very large number of projectiles at mid-range, and 57% of his damage came from neutral 🔎 My Thoughts on Blaz’s Neutral ☛ As I found in my previous analysis, Blaz is extremely good at how he uses fireballs, and the expected value per fireball is also high Because he throws fireballs at mid-range during the footsie battle, there are situations where they get stuffed, but he lands them often enough to make the overall result very effective That seems to be one of the reasons why he is able to get so much damage from neutral while using fireballs as the foundation of his gameplan He also uses moves such as 🔹 236K 🔹 6HK 🔹 cr.MK to make it difficult for the opponent to approach with long-reaching attacks, while mixing in low attacks such as cr.MK Personally, his neutral feels like a combination of Bonchan’s use of fireballs in mid-range footsies and Leshar’s careful footsies with micro-walk blocking ✅ My Personal Take When Comparing the Four Players Blaz 👉 Mid-range game built around fireballs Shuto 👉 Balanced style centered around normal attacks Leshar 👉 Patient neutral built around many low-risk options Bonchan 👉 Mid-range game built around overwhelming projectile usage