Who are your Top 10?

[Sage Leviathan]

I know that, past the top 10, the rest of the cast is unbearably hard to organize.
So ill ask for opinions of the top 10 instead

Who are the top 10 characters in this game to you?

 

[Mr. Mileena]

In no order, just simply listing top 10

1. Kitana
2. Kabal
3. Sonya
4. Smoke
5. Sektor
6. Kenshi
7. Freddy
8. Cage
9. Kung Lao
10. Skarlet

 

[Enenra]

In no particular order:
Kabal
Jax
Kenshi
Sonya
Kung Lao
Kitana
Cage
Smoke
Sub Zero
Freddy

 

[FrothyOmen]

It doesn't matter.

 

[YourInnerScrub]

Top 10 is a little much don't you think? That's almost half the cast.

 

[Lt. Boxy Angelman]

As of right now...

1. Kabal.
2. Smoke.
3. Cyblax.
4. Sonya.
5. Kenshi.
6. Cyrax.
7. Cage.
8. Liu Kang.
9. Raiden.
10. Kitana.

It doesn't matter.

Pretty much. Lol.

 

[SunnyD]

Sub Zero

As of right now...
8. Liu Kang.

How are these two top ten lol

 

[Lt. Boxy Angelman]

How are these two top ten lol

Liu? Bro...Liu Kang, as big of a douche as he is, is neeeeeeeeeever to be underestimated.
He has so many options. He's fucking FAST. You never know what in the blue hell he's gonna hit you with.
Fuck that guy.

 

[Enenra]

How are these two top ten lol

Sub Zero is really good... I was playing him wrong. I had a revelation of sorts. Now he kicks ass and I love him again. Tom Brady agrees with me too, lol.

Liu? Bro...Liu Kang, as big of a douche as he is, is neeeeeeeeeever to be underestimated.

He has so many options. He's fucking FAST. You never know what in the blue hell he's gonna hit you with.
Fuck that guy.

Sub Zero destroys him, lol.

 

[STRYKIE]

No particular order:
Raiden
Cyrax
Sonya
Kitana
Kabal
Jax
Kung Lao
Kenshi
Johnny Cage
Reptile

Top 10 is a little much don't you think? That's almost half the cast.

10 isn't even a third of 31..

 

[SunnyD]

Sub Zero is really good... I was playing him wrong. I had a revelation of sorts. Now he kicks ass and I love him again. Tom Brady agrees with me too, lol.

Yeah but does he beat Raiden, Cyrax, Mileena, and all those arguably top ten character you didnt list?

Sub Zero destroys him, lol.

Sub Zero gets destroyed by iaFB. That shit be crazzy. Plus, he can armor through ice clone, he can parry your standing 2, Sub's lack of a good d1 or d3 means he has an easier time pressuring you. Clone is an obstacle but he can get around it. Sub's hitbox is also big enough for f12 pressure.

5.5-4.5 Kang's favor, imo.

 

[Mr. Mileena]

No particular order:
Raiden
Cyrax
Sonya
Kitana
Kabal
Jax
Kung Lao
Kenshi
Johnny Cage


10 isn't even a third of 31..

you listed only 9

 

[STRYKIE]

you listed only 9

Fixed.

 

[YOMI MITYEAP]

Yeah but does he beat Raiden, Cyrax, Mileena, and all those arguably top ten character you didnt list?



Sub Zero gets destroyed by iaFB. That shit be crazzy. Plus, he can armor through ice clone, he can parry your standing 2, Sub's lack of a good d1 or d3 means he has an easier time pressuring you. Clone is an obstacle but he can get around it. Sub's hitbox is also big enough for f12 pressure.

5.5-4.5 Kang's favor, imo.

Sub loses to Kang? Nah Kang has no safe way out the corner vs sub. All kang's armor moves unsafe. Iafb can be ducked too. One tradeoff and sub is in. Definitely not Kang favor.

 

[Espio]

Hmm..

Kabal
Kung Lao
Sonya
Kenshi
Johhny Cage
Raiden
Smoke
Cyrax
Kitana
Jax

Just missed it: Sektor and Mileena.

 

[Metzos]

NPO

Kabal
Cyrax
Raiden
Kung Lao
Sonya
Kenshi
Smoke
Jax
Sektor
Ermac

EDIT: Freddy could easily be in 10th place also. Reason i put Ermac instead of him is cause he can deal better against rushdown characters up close and in sweep range.

 

[RTM2004]

I'm not putting match ups but I will based them on the tools the character has available that puts them in certain categories (zoning tools, strong normals, special moves, armor, space control, footsies, dashing etc).

1. Kabal (Instant Air Gasballs, NDC pressure, Groundsaw, F4 knee resets, hitbox designed character, armored Ex ND)
2. Sonya (Dive Kick, 7 frame standing 1/Uppercut, Mileena's D4, Military Stance 50/50 mix ups, Ring, armored Ex Cartwheel)
3. Kung Lao (Spin, Dive Kick, Teleport and armored Ex Teleport, F3 Roll, standing 2, speed, mobility, Low Hat)
4. Johnny Cage (F3, Nut Punch, closes space fast, frametraps with huge pressure, chip builds meter fast, AA tools)
5. Raiden (Teleport, escapes pressure easily than most, AA F2,4, Superman, corner game, fast meter builder, good X-Ray)
6. Kitana (Full Air Control, Instant Air Fans, Range of F2,1/2,1, unbreakable Ex Fans, D1 spacing, high damage output)
7. Kenshi (Full screen zoning, loaded with armored Ex Specials, 6-4/5-5 with the entire roster, difficult for others getting in)
8. Freddy Kreuger (Full screen zoning, armored Ex Specials, frametraps, Teleport, speed, Nightmare Stance, corner game)
9. Sektor (Missiles, Flamethrower, F2/B1/fast D2, safe on block Ex Teleuppercut, standing 1, zoner/anti-zoner, footsie work)
10. Cyrax (Bombs, Green Net, ridiculous high damage output resets, Command Grab, set-ups, Ex Green Net drains 1 meter)

Outside my Top 10.. Smoke, Jax, Rain, Mileena, Skarlet

 

[Enenra]

Yeah but does he beat Raiden, Cyrax, Mileena, and all those arguably top ten character you didnt list?



Sub Zero gets destroyed by iaFB. That shit be crazzy. Plus, he can armor through ice clone, he can parry your standing 2, Sub's lack of a good d1 or d3 means he has an easier time pressuring you. Clone is an obstacle but he can get around it. Sub's hitbox is also big enough for f12 pressure.

5.5-4.5 Kang's favor, imo.

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Goes even with Cyrax and Mileena. I think there are a lot of characters viable for the 8-10 spots, Reptile too, but Sub's corner pressure is so unbelievable. He also is a very good utility char for how team based this game is getting. I don't think Raiden is at all top 10. Most zoning is irrelevant, look at Mr. Cage. SubZero truly loses to Kabal, Kenshi, and Kitana... Most characters lose to Kabal and Kenshi anyways (one of the few legitimately fearsome zoners), and he only loses to Kitana because of ass out. He can't corner her.

SZ can trade with LK's fireballs, and ice clone really constricts his movement. Yes he can armor through, but if Sub blocks it, then Kang eats a kombo. SZ's D3 gives advantage and he can return pressure, and his D4 is so good at making LK stay in Subby's comfort zone. Sub can also armor through LK. God foribid SZ gets Liu in the corner.

SZ all the way.

 

[YourInnerScrub]

Sub loses to Kang? Nah Kang has no safe way out the corner vs sub. All kang's armor moves unsafe. Iafb can be ducked too. One tradeoff and sub is in. Definitely not Kang favor.

But couldn't Kang just Parry? That would make any corner pressure Sub Zero has, almost useless?

 

[SunnyD]

Sub loses to Kang? Nah Kang has no safe way out the corner vs sub. All kang's armor moves unsafe. Iafb can be ducked too. One tradeoff and sub is in. Definitely not Kang favor.

"No safe way out of the corner vs sub" thats pretty much the situation with the entire roster. Excluding those with safe armor moves like Kabal or Jax. You can exDK ice clone on reaction from half a screen away. iaFB can be ducked....of course they can but you are still building meter, zoning your opponent and forcing sub to come to you. You recover fast enough to block ex slide from a fair distance away. Its close, i agree, but its in Kang's favor.

MK Peanuts XBlades?

 

[Enenra]

But couldn't Kang just Parry? That would make any corner pressure Sub Zero has, almost useless?

The 1 in 21 doesn't give a shit about parry, you just need to have your spacing tight. Also, it's still a gamble. If Sub dashes up and LK parries and Sub reads it, enjoy your kombo while you recover. The risk/reward is way in sub's favor.

"No safe way out of the corner vs sub" thats pretty much the situation with the entire roster. Excluding those with safe armor moves like Kabal or Jax. You can exDK ice clone on reaction from half a screen away. iaFB can be ducked....of course they can but you are still building meter, zoning your opponent and forcing sub to come to you. You recover fast enough to block ex slide from a fair distance away. Its close, i agree, but its in Kang's favor.

MK Peanuts XBlades?

Even they can get contained.

 

[CJKRattlehead]

1. Kabal
2. Sonya
3. Kung Lao
4. Raiden
5. Kenshi
6. Smoke
7. Jax
8. Cage
9. Kitana
10. Freddy? Mileena? Sektor? Cyrax?

10th I have no clue anymore.

 

[Espio]

Couldn't Subbie just down 4 Liu Kang's parry

 

[YOMI MITYEAP]

"No safe way out of the corner vs sub" thats pretty much the situation with the entire roster. Excluding those with safe armor moves like Kabal or Jax. You can exDK ice clone on reaction from half a screen away. iaFB can be ducked....of course they can but you are still building meter, zoning your opponent and forcing sub to come to you. You recover fast enough to block ex slide from a fair distance away. Its close, i agree, but its in Kang's favor.

MK Peanuts XBlades?

ask xblades and he will say in subs favor.

 

[Metzos]

But couldn't Kang just Parry? That would make any corner pressure Sub Zero has, almost useless?

He can always do d4 to ice clone if he is afraid of parry. Parry does not work against low hits.