I’ve aleays felt that a character-style tier list exists within NRS.
S - Rush down (Cage/Briggs/etc)
A - Defensive (Aquaman/Cetrion)
A - Zoners/Ranged-Attack (Skarlet/Robin)
B - Grapplers (Ferra Torr/Bane)
C - Bigs (Shao, Goro)
F - Gadget (Joker, Cyrax, Cyborg, CC)
Each archetype is an entirely different experience to play, each their own game you could say. It’s a shame that lower tiers are only great in matchup specific cases. D’vorah, a gadget character, now being really good is very encouraging. If Shao Kahn ever gets that cancellable f3,4 then it’ll be another major step in the right direction.