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Question What character do you think can/cannot make top 3 at a major?

I think in mkx every character has a shot given the skill is compensated for. Every character in mkx has weaknesses, and every character has at least the bare minimum to be able to adjust either offensively or defensively in any given mu. Mkx is a very balanced game where even the lower tiers can whip up dangerous tournament winning mix ups. If this topic was bought up in mk9 I'd have a different opinion but besides what Tom CryBrady may tell everyone there aren't any unwinnable mu's in mkx.
 

ShadyHeart

Relationship with Sonya ended
Sonicfox got to the final match using Erron Black, Cassie, and Jason but you still list them in "can not get top 3/win". Ferra/Torr was nearly there as well, yes? A lot of other characters surely have potential to get there.
 

DDutchguy

Stand 4'ing airplanes out of the sky
I honestly think Displacer can make top 3 if there's someone playing him that really takes the max out of teleport. Lil Majin may be able to do that, but he's probably the only one.
 

Tweedy

Noob
To be fair Pnut didn't come across a good Mileena, Reptile, Tarkatan(until he lost to Dragon in top 8), or even Sub Zero.

He did play an Ermac, but Toxin didn't do what Ermac can do to make that match up really bad, punish swords with Mystic's lift.

Tekken Master despite playing D'vorah, did win some unfavorable matches here and there, like against Damashi and Scar.

Neither of them played through Kotal's worst match ups, and only used Kotal. With a secondary or a favorable road like Pnut got at Final Round, anyone could get top 3 with almost anyone.
 

Awkward Sloth

Lamest Harley, still better sloth than Jer
Sonicfox got to the final match using Erron Black, Cassie, and Jason but you still list them in "can not get top 3/win". Ferra/Torr was nearly there as well, yes? A lot of other characters surely have potential to get there.
He didn't use one of those characters the entire tournament by themselves.

He used a collection of all 3 of 3 seperate characters. Not just Cassie, just Erron just Jason.

The thread is discussing a single character using only their variations to get top 3/win.

Ferra Tor has gotten some top 8s but nothing past 5th in recent patches. If the current top tiers would get nerfed/normalized. I'm sure they would win one.

@cR Biohazard your input if you still use this site. Could F/T get top 3 or even win a major by themselves in the current patch of the game?
 

YoloRoll1stHit

Publicly Educated
If I play Piercing all the pools and top 8
Then suddenly in top 3 I pick Bo for one match
Did I make top 3 at major with Bo :DOGE
It's hard to tell when, you know, Sonic Fox and Tekken master keep switching characters
 

MadeOfMetal

Kenshi Srubtastic,Cyrax, Special Forces Mains


My List of characters that can get top 3:

  1. Alien - Acidic
  2. Kano - Cutthroat
  3. Sonya - Demolition
  4. Mileena - Piercing
  5. Johnny Cage - A-List
  6. Ermac - Mystic (downplayed)
  7. Shinnok - Impostor (downplayed)
  8. Takeda - Ronin
  9. Takeda - Shirai Ryu
  10. Alien - Tarkatan
  11. Jacqui Briggs - Shotgun
  12. D'Vorah - Swarm Queen
  13. Triborg - Smoke ----------------(underated)
  14. Mileena - Ethereal -------------(underplayed)
  15. Cassie Cage - Hollywood
  16. Mileena - Ravenous -------------(underplayed)
  17. Triborg - Sektor -------(downplayed AF, they act like he can't survive after his rockets dont allow an eternity after hit to punish)
  18. Liu Kang - Dragons Fire
  19. Alien - Konjurer
  20. Sub Zero - Grandmaster (even though it hasnt happened i believe its possible)
  21. Cassie Cage - Spec Ops
  22. Cassie Cage - Brawler
  23. Jax - Wrestler
  24. Shinnok - Boneshaper
  25. Sonya - Covert Ops
  26. Scorpion - Hellfire
  27. LK - Flame Fist
  28. Kung Jin - Shaolin
  29. Quan Chi - Sorcerer
  30. Raiden - Displacer
  31. Tremor - Crystalline
  32. Ermac MOS
  33. Kotal Kahn - Blood god
  34. Jason - Unstoppable (is actually very viable for this just needs more rep maybe from Sonic)
I ordered them in my list of likelyhood.

My list of characters that cannot get Top 3 win:
  1. Leatherface - all
  2. BRC - all but DM and DF are the worst
  3. Tanya - Dragon Naginata/Pyromancer
  4. Sub Zero - Unbreakable
  5. Predator - Warrior
  6. Tremor - Mettalic
  7. Cyrax - LK-4D4
  8. Cyber Sub Zero - LK-520
  9. Quan - Warlock
  10. Cassie - Spec Ops
  11. Goro - Any Variation but Tigrar has the leat chance imo
  12. Reptile - Noxious
  13. Lui Kang - Duelist
  14. Scorpion - Inferno
  15. Raiden - Master Of Storms
  16. Kenshi - Balanced
  17. Kitana - Mournful
  18. Erron Black - Marksman
  19. Jason - Slasher
  20. Kung Lao - Hat Trick
  21. Ferra/Torr - Lackey
  22. Shinnok - Necromancer


its a good day when more can make it than not.

not gonna list them all just a ruff idea.


IMO these are the worst characters and have the least chance:

Predator - Warrior
Kung Lao - Hat Trick
Scorpion - Inferno
Sub Zero - Unbreakable
Sub Zero - Cryomancer
Sub Zero - Grandmaster
Raiden - Master Of Storms
Goro - Tigrar Fury
Goro - Kuatan Warrior
Goro - Dragon Fangs
Cyrax - LK-4D4
Cyber Sub Zero - LK-520
Jacqui - High Tech
 
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MadeOfMetal

Kenshi Srubtastic,Cyrax, Special Forces Mains
Sub-Zero solely cannot make a Top 3 unfortunately...
i would like to point out that he has. and even CSZ the worse version of him has even made a top 3 by the hands of Madzin. but to be fair the CSZ top 3 was shortly after a patch 3 days i think, and that was not enough time for others to get used to the changes imo.

Grandmaster and Cryomancer are very much capable of making top 3 in the right hands, (note) not saying it wouldn't be hard. but i believe Sonic, DJT, Reo, MAdzin and Scar could if they really wanted to.

i will even note that im a huge sub zero fan but i would rasther use mk9 sub over mkx sub, i liked that version better.
 

Indecisive

We'll burn you all—that is your fate!

My List of characters that can get top 3:

  1. Alien - Acidic
  2. Kano - Cutthroat
  3. Sonya - Demolition
  4. Mileena - Piercing
  5. Johnny Cage - A-List
  6. Ermac - Mystic (downplayed)
  7. Shinnok - Impostor (downplayed)
  8. Takeda - Ronin
  9. Takeda - Shirai Ryu
  10. Alien - Tarkatan
  11. Jacqui Briggs - Shotgun
  12. D'Vorah - Swarm Queen
  13. Triborg - Smoke ----------------(underated)
  14. Mileena - Ethereal -------------(underplayed)
  15. Cassie Cage - Hollywood
  16. Mileena - Ravenous -------------(underplayed)
  17. Triborg - Sektor -------(downplayed AF, they act like he can't survive after his rockets dont allow an eternity after hit to punish)
  18. Liu Kang - Dragons Fire
  19. Alien - Konjurer
  20. Sub Zero - Grandmaster
  21. Cassie Cage - Spec Ops
  22. Cassie Cage - Brawler
  23. Jax - Wrestler
  24. Shinnok - Boneshaper
  25. Sonya - Covert Ops
  26. Scorpion - Hellfire
  27. LK - Flame Fist
  28. Kung Jin - Shaolin
  29. Quan Chi - Sorcerer
  30. Raiden - Displacer
  31. Tremor - Crystalline
  32. Ermac MOS
  33. Kotal Kahn - Blood god
  34. Jason - Unstoppable (is actually very viable for this just needs more rep maybe from Sonic)
I ordered them in my list of likelyhood.

My list of characters that cannot get Top 3 win:
  1. Leatherface - all
  2. BRC - all but DM and DF are the worst
  3. Tanya - Dragon Naginata/Pyromancer
  4. Sub Zero - Unbreakable
  5. Predator - Warrior
  6. Tremor - Mettalic
  7. Cyrax - LK-4D4
  8. Cyber Sub Zero - LK-520
  9. Quan - Warlock
  10. Cassie - Spec Ops
  11. Goro - Any Variation but Tigrar has the leat chance imo
  12. Reptile - Noxious
  13. Lui Kang - Duelist
  14. Scorpion - Inferno
  15. Raiden - Master Of Storms
  16. Kenshi - Balanced
  17. Kitana - Mournful
  18. Erron Black - Marksman
  19. Jason - Slasher
  20. Kung Lao - Hat Trick
  21. Ferra/Torr - Lackey
  22. Shinnok - Necromancer


its a good day when more can make it than not.

not gonna list them all just a ruff idea.
so the list was based on the character as a whole not seperate variations. also nobody has gotten top 3 with just playing sub zero. thats also the point of this. What characters can do it on there own without picking anyone else
 

Indecisive

We'll burn you all—that is your fate!
Your 'cannot' list is madness imo.

I think the only characters I'd be amazed to see in top 3 are:
BRC
Tanya
kung lao
goro
What's your list then.

People seem to only be going off my list and criticizing it without posting their own. The only other list used variations for whatever reason.
 

TheGangstaFace

Psn, Xbox, Twitter: TheGangstaFace
If Tekken Master didn't just do it I would have said take out Kotal and D'vorah but here we are. I don't think Jax and Kung Jin can get it done. I agree with the rest.
I think he means ONLY the specific character. I don't believe you can take kotal by himself all the way