Dragunov

Dragunov

Heat	Feint & Catch and Ambush Tackle become unbreakable. Can perform Ambush Tackle after additional moves.
Heat Smash	Mid, i15, +6
Heat Engagers	1,2,1 f+3,1+2 b+4,3 SNK.4 ws1+2
Stances	SNK (Sneak) – qcf
Fastest
Launch	i15 – df+2
CH launch	i15 – wr2 (mid) i20 – ub+2 (high)
Wall splat	i14 – b+4,3 (standing) i12 – ws1,3 (crouching)
Archetypal moves
Parry	b+1+3 (high or mid attacks) db+1+2 (low attacks)
Sabaki	b+3+4
Mid check	df+1 (standing) df+4 (standing) b+4 (standing) b+2 (standing) ws4 (crouching)
Power low	db+3+4
Snake edge	db+3
Clef cannon	1,2,1
Slash kick	wr2
Generic moves
Remapped	d+1 → db+1 d+4 → db+4
Missing	d+2 d+3
External links
Lore	Sergei Dragunov
Twitter	#T8_Dragunov
Discord	Sergey 🇷🇺 Dragunov

This page is for Tekken 8. For Tekken 7, see Dragunov (Tekken 7).

Dragunov is an oppressive pressure and rushdown character who excels at freezing his opponents cold with powerful, plus-on-block mids, and then slicing them open with hard-hitting mixups, and a complete throw game. He combines strong poking and above-average movement and whiff punishment, making his "small Tekken" also difficult to deal with. In Heat, Dragunov's pressure becomes even more chilling due to the constant chip damage, which when coupled with his pokes, will punish you even for blocking.

Dragunov is fairly simple and straightforward to use, and success with him is directly proportional to your skill. He is excellent for players looking to embody Tekken 8's aggressive philosophy and force their opponents to constantly block their big, strong buttons.

Dragunov's pressure moves can be fairly linear, and require skill to land against opponents with good movement. Their slower startup also leaves Dragunov open to interruption, and he doesn't have the best tools to counterhit opponents trying to mash against him.

Strengths

Rushdown: Excellent pressure mids (wr2, b+1+2 etc.) that punish opponents both for getting hit or blocking.
Hard-hitting: High damage output and decent wall carry.
Dancer's legs: Long range on some pokes.
Geared for success: Great Heat Engagers, including ws1+2, an i12 punish from crouch, and 1,2,1, an i10 CH wall splatting string.
Sambo master: Access to a complete throw game, along with unbreakable tackles in Heat, and throws that remove recoverable health.
Fear of pigeons: Amazing oki at the wall with the addition of Pigeon Roll 2 and 3.

Weaknesses

Interruptible: His primary pressure tools are fairly slow, and he has very few ways to compensate for them outside of his pokes.
Side-switcher: Has to give up wall position to deal optimal damage with b+1+2 and uf+1, and most of his throws also side switch to some degree.
Linear: Most - if not all - of his key moves have little to no tracking, making him very vulnerable against lateral movement.
Lack of CH-utility: His counterhit tools are below average and fairly risky, so he has to rely mostly on movement and fairly low-reward parries against offensive opponents.

Key techniques

Instant while running

importance

★★★☆☆

value

★★★☆☆

dexterity

★★★☆☆

rhythm

★★☆☆☆

SNK Crouch Cancel

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