Dragunov guide by Sephiblack | Tekken 8 

Now's the best time to play Dragunov, he's easily one of the best characters in the game, and will likely stay strong even after some patches.

I wish people would add command history in the videos. It doesnt take much of the screen and it overall just helps people learn what your showing rather than just listening.

I watched a bunch of Dragunov guides and I have to say this is the best. Very clear and easy to understand, easy to follow along, with great reasonings of why some moves are good and why some aren't, frame info and what to look out for. Excellent guide on combos as well detailing each step of the way. All from an expert player with good knowledge. Thank you sir!

Im gonna study this guide completely. Dragunov has been one of my 2 favorite characters in Tekken since he debuted

Thank you for covering his defensive options!

Great breakdown! Thanks!!!

Looking into Dragunov now and you're video seems like a good entry point :) Thanks for that! One important thing though: It's super hard to (acoustically) understand your input descriptions sometimes. I'm pretty new to Tekken and a lot of words just merge into another, especially if you talk a little faster. An on-screen input visualization would help a lot, especially for the bread and butter moves.

Great video, thank you!

Thank you for guide!

Excelente, muy completo 👍 gracias , aplicare algunas cosas !!

Sephiblack has YT channel? This guide was very easy to watch. Good analysis and breakdown. He should do more character tutorials.

amazing guide ty

Nice vid thx helps alot

I was curious whom you will choose when Miguel is out. Hope in season 2 I will be able to check your guides for our sPain guy. Cheers

15:50 had no idea u can go into the tackle after the heat smash. I’ll remember that to catch opponents off guard.

hello , 24:44 is not FC d1+2 but FC d2+4 for the grab !

Sephiblack is such a nice guy

Can you please find a Person who plays Jun. I would love to learn her.

Amazing tutorial, but I hope to link on the screen the commands or the moves that you're explaining

The way you just casually broke down everything, taking your time, but made it simple to understand whilst not rushing. I have bee looking for guides, this is amazing quality, I am going to stay here and hope you make more about other characters that I am interested in! Thank you!

Thanks black

Feng Wei or Kazuya guide next!!

Can somebody help me with Dragunov’s trap/ set up? I found out those : Qcf1 on block ss df2 D2 fc14 / D2 ss df2 B421 on block 121 D1 on block 121

i wanna learn but there are some commands that is hard to understand like in 6:47 can you put like the commands if its okay?

How to do that standing 4 while doing his snake dash? 4:30

Whats up with the creators of this game not showing their input history?

raaiii runnning tooo 😃😄

Please add subtitles to the moves the guide says I barely hear what he says like 'quad c 4 4' ? And so on

Question to the fellow dragunov players. Can drag do his ambush tackle, raw? Or is it only possible after the roll and certain attacks?

After qcf 1 what combo you suggest!;)

Hello, has WR2 been nerfed ? i can only do 20dmg with it and demo doesn't do any better

could u show the inputs , becaus im new in this game and i dont know what u mean with 1 2 3

We want Jun!! 🥹

Him being a Drag player?!

What input is the full crouch throw? Nobody ever mentions the input when they talk about it

How did you do ws out of sneak ????????

Steve fox next pls

Jin next please

Becareful with 4,1 if you're finger tapping crazy because double tapping 4 can leave you open haha

What does SNK mean?

The only thing in this guide I don't like is the combos at the end definitely aren't max damage for those launchers.

hearing sephi say his main isn't there anymore almost broke my heart 😭

4:25 how do you do WS4 from snake dash? I tried qcf neutral 4 and still am getting qcf4

People in ruler rank dont get pressured, they just mash a lot

i like dragunov it has very high crit damge same with feng wei, silent but deadly some player called it

RIP Miguel. You were only loved by 1 man -> Sephiblack

I will say the combo section of this video is a bit lacking, especially because it leaves out df3+4 with is essential for getting nearly 20 more damage in most combos that this video showcases, even in the more simple combos this move is uses, also for anyone lacking in execution, WS 1, df transitions into sneak in the same way FCdf1,4 does, so you can use that instead, and it deals similar damage, and makes the dash after the screw a little easier

_Sergei Dragunov_ *Pokes:* 2, 1 (df for Sneak and better frame advantage) df+1 df+4 db+2 ws+4 or during (partial) Sneak 4 b+4 (hits grounded) b+2 ws+1 or during (partial) Sneak 1 *Mix-up/Oki:* d+1 (ch guarantees db+3+4) b+1+2 (guarantees db+3+4 or d+3+4, qcf+4...) qcf+4 or during Sneak 4 (hits grounded) d+2 (hits grounded) into fc+1, 4 (delay 4 for power-up) or ws+1, 2, 3 or 4 for mix-up b+4, 2, 1 (each can be delayed, full string is hit confirmable on ch, last move on ch guarantees b+4, 3) *Pressure:* d+1 b+1+2 qcf+4 (better tracking than wr+2) db+3+4 (launch punishable on block, on ch guarantees d+3+4 or qcf+4) d+2 fc+1, 4 (unsafe on block, on ch guarantees Sneak 1+2 for max. damage and all other Sneak moves except Sneak 1) wr+2 (+6 on block but can be sidestepped, fast input for power up, launches on ch) *Punishment:* 10 Frames: 2, 1 12 Frames: 4, 1 or df+4 for crouched opponents 13 Frames: 4, 1 or df+1 for crouched opponents 14 Frames: f+4, 3 or b+4, 3 (heat engager) 15 Frames: df+2 (launcher use up close) or uf+1 (long range knockout guarantees qcf+4 or qcf+1+2) 17 Frames: f+1+2 (guarantees qcf+4) 18 Frames: qcf+1 (requires perfect input but higher damage than df+2 recommended on 20 frames) 20 Frames: f+3, 1+2 (if the opponent is far away) *Crouched Punishment:* 10 Frames: 1 11 Frames: ws+4 12 Frames: ws+1, 2 (for frame advantage and wall splat) ws+1, 3 or ws+1+2 (for better damage) 15 Frames: ws+2 or uf+1 (for long range punish) *Heat:* 1, 2, 1 (last hit unsafe, full string on ch, heat dash guarantees b+1+2) b+4, 3 (heat dash launches) f+3, 1+2 (long range, heat dash launches) qcf+4 (heat dash launches) Crouch grab (b+1+3 or b+2+4) Heat Smash: 1+3 (+6 on block) *While in Heat:* *Tackle becomes unbreakable consuming a portion of heat, but follow-ups can be broken *New moves are available: fc+1, 1+2 wr+2, 1+2 b+4, 2, 1+2 ff+2, 1+2 Heat Smash (on block) into unbreakle tackle (during Heat 1+3 [on block] into db+1+2) *Launchers:* df+2 (-12 on block) qcf+1 (-3 on block, but duckable) 3+4 (-13 on block) db+3 (launch punisable on block) qcb+2 (launch punisable on block) ws+2 (-12 on block) uf+1 (long range knockout guarantees qcf+4 or qcf+1+2) f+1+2 (guarantees qcf+4) b+1+2 (guarantees qcf+4) uf+4 (guarantees qcf+4) *Counter Hit Launchers:* wr+2 db+2, 1, *2* df+1, *4* ub+2 (front of the opponent) *Offense/Defense:* wr+2 qcf+4 db+3+4 d+2 2, 1 or 4, 1 into d+2 or d+1 trades with a dick jab if the opponent tries it. 2, 1 into Sneak cancel into d+2 for punishing an attempted dick jab (input must be perfect for this) 2, 1 into any Sneak move will beat mashing opponents except if they are crouching on Sneak 1 b+2 to crush highs qcb+2 is an evasive launcher qcf+1 or 2 for whiff punishes Dragunov's Grab mix-up *Combos:* df+2, 4, 4, fc+1, 4, Sneak 2, dash, 3, 1~df Sneak 2 (60 Damage, with power-up 61) ws+2, 4, 4, fc+1, 4, Sneak 2, dash, 3, 1~df Sneak 2 (61 Damage, with power-up 62) qcf+2 4, 4, fc+1, 4, Sneak 2, dash, 3, 1~df Sneak 2 (71 Damage, with power-up 72) last hit of 1, 3, 2 4, 4, fc+1, 4, Sneak 2, dash, 3, 1~df Sneak 2 (66 Damage, with power-up 67)

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I want to ask you a question, which audience is watching your videos? Isn't it people who want to learn the game? So why can't we see which keys you press anywhere in the video, what's the point of what you say?

imo almost all of sephiblacks combos are very low dmg

good guide except for the fact when he explains notations he breezes and mumbles over it.

Sorry to say, but this guide is simply not good. Not to say it's not containing valuable information, but it's just badly structured, harder to follow than it needs to be because of the obvious language barrier, and missing something that is vital for beginners: notations on the screen to know what moves are currently being talked about. I know my notations so I can mostly follow along, but it still would be a lot easier with on screen notations. Some moves are not talked about in detail, and I don't know the input by itself, so I'm SOL. Props to Sephi for giving his insights in the first place, but from a consumer perspective, this ain't it chief. Hope you're taking this as the constructive criticism it is meant to be, instead of me just hatin.

After 10 years and you only Played and had 1 Main character?? Hello?? You Need to Move on with Miguel man. It's time to wake up and have 3 Main at least to compete with the big boys such Knee, Arslan Ash, etc.