Tekken 8 Matchups
Per-character matchup notes for patch 3.00.02. Each character page lists the 5 toughest and 5 easiest opponents, sidestep direction guidance, and key punishes. Use these as a starting point — actual matchup outcomes depend heavily on player skill and matchup knowledge.
How to read this chart
Tekken matchups are decided by three things: who has the better whiff punisher at the relevant ranges, who can punish the other's most-blocked move (-10 to -15 brackets), and who has the answer to the other's primary stance / mix-up. The lists per character are sourced from competitive consensus on rbnorway.org, wavu.wiki community polls, and pro creator videos.
Sidestep direction is the single biggest free-info you can carry into a matchup. Each matchup page lists the safe side per opponent — memorize this for your most-fought 5 characters and rating gain is immediate.
Top 10 hardest matchups in patch 3.00
- Dragunov vs Asuka — Drag's df+2 + db+3 mix has no answer. 8-2 Drag.
- Dragunov vs Steve — No lows means db+3 wins. 8-2 Drag.
- King vs Asuka — Chain throws + tracking grab vs slow defense.
- Reina vs Steve — Sentai ws+2 on every standing block.
- Jin vs Asuka — EWHF + sidestep wars Jin always wins.
- Bryan vs Kazuya — Range game outpaces EWGF.
- Lili vs King — Backdash escapes throw range.
- Yoshimitsu vs Paul — Flash steal on Phoenix Smasher reads.
- Devil Jin vs Asuka — Mishima mix vs slow defense.
- Hwoarang vs Steve — Flamingo lows vs no-low defender.
All characters
- Alisa Bosconovitch ●
- Anna Williams ●
- Armor King ●
- Asuka Kazama ●
- Azucena ●
- Bryan Fury ●
- Claudio Serafino ●
- Clive Rosfield ●
- Devil Jin ●
- Eddy Gordo ●
- Fahkumram ●
- Feng Wei ●
- Heihachi Mishima ●
- Hwoarang ●
- Jack-8 ●
- Jin Kazama ●
- Jun Kazama ●
- Kazuya Mishima ●
- King ●
- Kuma ●
- Lars Alexandersson ●
- Lee Chaolan ●
- Leo Kliesen ●
- Leroy Smith ●
- Lidia Sobieska ●
- Lili ●
- Ling Xiaoyu ●
- Marshall Law ●
- Master Raven ●
- Miary Zo ●
- Nina Williams ●
- Panda ●
- Paul Phoenix ●
- Reina ●
- Sergei Dragunov ●
- Shaheen ●
- Steve Fox ●
- Victor Chevalier ●
- Yoshimitsu ●
- Zafina ●
Green dot = full matchup write-up available. Others scaffolded for Phase 3.