BBCF/Iron Tager/Matchups

Tager

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Scale	Matchup Legend
Scale	Very Favorable	Favorable	Even	Unfavorable	Very Unfavorable

Replay Theater is a great resource to find matchup footage.
Character Strategy pages generally have at least some basic counter-strategy.
Please keep in mind the matchup chart is subjective and not all players may agree.

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Amane Nishiki

Amane NishikiRev up your Barrier Gauge. You'll need it.

Unfavorable

Amane's long pressure sequences and high chip damage, as well as his range and burst safe combos make this matchup extremely ddifficult for Tager.

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Neutral

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Arakune

ArakuneBugs, bugs everywhere.

Very Unfavorable

This Matchup is extremely difficult for Tager due to his limited options to deal with Curse, various mixups and surprisingly good movement. If Tager manages to lock Arakune down, he'll probably get blown up due to Tager's damage and Arakune's very low health.

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Azrael

AzraelGorillas fighting each other

Mostly Even

A match-up that can go either way. Both characters have strong advantage states and powerful corner pressure. Azrael has better Neutral and has better mobility, but his need to get close to Tager is exactly what Tager wants.

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Neutral

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Bang Shishigami

Bang ShishigamiWatch out for the Hero of Justice!

Unfavorable

Tager's tools struggle against Bang's speed, and Tager often has a hard time getting out of pressure without getting mixed. However, if Bang makes a mistake, Tager can blow him up due to his high damage and Bang's relatively low health.

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Neutral

• Bang's Neutral Game is much better than Tager's due to his faster speed and mobility options, he can quickly turn a poke into a combo. However, his normals are smaller than yours, especially compared to your 5D, which is disjointed and hard to punish due to how far it pushes the opponent on block, so despite its slow speed, nailing this on a Bang trying to approach is very useful.

• Bang will usually try to bait reactions out of you with his two air dashes and his other unique options in order to hit you during recovery, so be sure to not be too predictable or overcommit too often. Less rewarding but safer options can often be better than high risk but high reward options like 2A for low air approaches or 5A to check approaches rather than 623C as an anti-air or 5C to check approaches.

Offense

• If you manage to get Bang on the back foot, you want to lock him down with magnetism and/or the corner to keep him from getting away so he can't start his mixup game.

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Bullet

BulletCareful, she'll break your back.

Even

Bullet's aggressive rushdown/grappled hybrid gameplay means she'll often be in Tager's face, which is what both of them want. The match is largely decided by who gets going first.

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Carl Clover

Carl CloverNirvana eats Spark Bolt for Breakfast.

Very Unfavorable

A lot of Tager's options can be shut down by Nirvana, and a good Carl will almost never let Tager get in. If Tager manages to make his way in, Carl is most likely dead, as rare as it is.

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Neutral

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Celica A. Mercury

Celica A. MercurySlow and steady wins the race.

Even, maybe slightly favorable

Celica's lack of mixup potential and poor Oki gives a patient Tager player an advantage over the much squishier Celica, though if you get conditioned, Celica and pull out some surprises.

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Neutral

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Es

EsCrystals are pretty when they aren't hitting you.

Slightly Unfavorable

Es's long normals and projectiles can be annoying for Tager, but a patient Neutral game and well timed uses of Spark Bolt can turn a match around.

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Hakumen

HakumenThe End has come for one of you.

Even

Hakumen and Tager both get big punishes off mistakes, and while Hakumen has better mobility and high damage, even on Tager, Tager's command grabs bypass Hakumen's counters, and his Magnetism forces Hakumen to get close, which can be difficult for him.

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Neutral

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Hazama

HazamaOuroboros, ignore his Magnetism!

Unfavorable

Hazama's Ouroboros chains means he rarely has to commit to a mistake, and can entirely ignore Tager's Magnetism with them, but if he runs out, Tager can quickly put turn things around.

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