Dankster Morgan
It is better this way
There have been a lot of tier list threads throughout the games life, but now that the game is pretty well balanced, and Mortal Kombat is gonna be ggs for 95% of everyone when Injustice 2 comes out, Id like to know what EVERYONE thinks about the game's balance one last time.
No particular order in a tier, its alphabetical, so I'm not saying Alien is the best character in his group, or that Triborg is worst in his.
Key:
S: The strongest variations in the game, with powerful strengths, and small weaknesses. Viable as a solo main.
A+: Similar in capabilities to the S variations, but they are more flawed, meaning that they have more exploiatable weaknesses, or less powerful strengths. Theoretically viable as a solo main.
A: Strong characters, but either lack the cheese of high tiers, or aren't as well rounded. May require a second variation to cover weak spots.
A-: These characters are very similar to A and B+, but the variations here are outliers to me and stand apart from A and B+.
B+: Characters with good tools, but they have relevant and easily exploitable weaknesses. These are probably the more "fair" variations on the game. Will require another variation to help.
B: These aren't "bad" characters, but there isn't any merit or reward to choosing a character in here. Variations in this group aren't worth using as a main.
C: Irrelevant variations that put their mains on suicide watch
S: Cassie Cage(Hollywood), Ermac(Mystic), Ermac(Spectral), Jacqui Briggs(Full Auto), Jason Voorhees(Unstoppable), Kitana(Royal Storm), Liu Kang(Dragon's Fire), Mileena(Ethereal), Mileena(Piercing), Quan Chi(Sorcerer), Shinnok(Boneshaper), Shinnok(Imposter), Tremor(Crystalline), Triborg(Sektor), Triborg(Smoke)
A+: Cassie Cage(Brawler), Jason Voorhees(Relentless), Kitana(Assassin), Kenshi(Possessed), Liu Kang(Flame Fist), Mileena(Ravenous), Quan Chi(Summoner), Predator(Hish-Qu-Ten), Raiden(Displacer), Reptile(Deceptive), Reptile(Noxious), Reptile(Nimble), Scorpion(Hellfire), Sonya Blade(Demolition), Sub-Zero(Grandmaster), Takeda(Lasher), Takeda(Shirai Ryu), Tanya(Pyromancer), Tremor(Aftershock)
A: Alien(Acidic), Alien(Konjurer), Bo' Rai Cho(Dragon's Breath), Cassie Cage(Spec Ops), D'Vorah(Swarm Queen), Ermac(Master of Souls), Ferra/Torr(Ruthless), Goro(Dragon Fangs), Goro(Tigrar Fury), Jacqui Briggs(Shotgun) Kano(Cutthroat), Kano(Cybernetic), Kano(Commando), Kitana(Mournful), Kung Jin(Shaolin), Kung Lao(Tempest), Liu Kang(Dualist), Scorpion(Ninjutsu), Shinnok(Necromancer), Sonya Blade(Covert Ops), Sonya Blade(Special Forces), Sub-Zero(Unbreakable), Takeda(Ronin), Tanya(Dragon Naginata)
A-: D'Vorah(Brood Mother), Jason Voorhees(Slasher), Jax(Wrestler), Kung Lao(Buzzsaw), Leatherface(Butcher), Raiden(Thunder God), Tremor(Metallic), Triborg(Cyrax)
B+: Bo' Rai Cho(Bartitsu), D'Vorah(Venomous), Erron Black(Gunslinger), Ferra/Torr(Vicious), Goro(Kuatan Warrior), Jax(Pumped Up) Johnny Cage(A-List), Johnny Cage(Fisticuffs), Kenshi(Balanced), Kotal Kahn(Sun God), Kung Jin(Bojutsu), Leatherface(Killer), Quan Chi(Warlock), Sub-Zero(Cryomancer), Tanya(Kobu Jutsu), Triborg(Cyber Sub-Zero)
B: Alien(Tarkatan), Erron Black(Marksman), Jax(Heavy Weapons), Johnny Cage(Stunt Double), Kenshi(Kenjutsu), Kotal Kahn(War God), Kung Jin(Ancestral), Kung Lao(Hat Trick), Leatherface(Pretty Lady), Predator(Hunter), Predator(Warrior), Raiden(Master of Storms), Scorpion(Inferno)
C: Bo' Rai Cho(Drunken Master), Erron Black(Outlaw), Ferra/Torr(Lackey), Jacqui Briggs(High Tech), Kotal Kahn(Blood God)
Changes:
-Quan Chi(Summoner) moved to A+(down from S)
-Reptile(Deceptive) moved to A+(up from A)
-Reptie(Noxious) moved to A+(up from A)
-Shinnok(Imposter) moved to S(up from A+)
-Tremor(Metallic) moved to A(up from B+)
-Kitana(Mournful) moved to A(up from B+)
-Sonya Blade(Demolition) moved to A+(down from S)
-Sonya Blade(Special Forces) moved to A(down from A+)
-Cassie Cage(Brawler) moved to A+(up from A)
-Cassie Cage(Hollywood) moved to S(up from A+)
-Ermac(Spectral) moved to S(up from A+)
-Takeda(Lasher) moved to A+(down from S)
Cassie Cage(Spec Ops) moved to A(up from B+)
-A- tier added
-Raiden(Thunder God) moved to A-(down from A)
-Tremor(Metallic) moved to A-(down from A)
-D'Vorah(Brood Mother) moved to A-(up from B+)
-Jason Voorhees(Slasher) moved to A-(up from B+)
-Jax(Wrestler) moved to A-(up from B+)
-Kung Lao(Buzzsaw) moved to A-(up from B+)
-Leatherface(Butcher) moved to A-(up from B+)
-Triborg(Cyrax) moved to A-(up from B+)
-Jax(Pumped Up) moved to B+(up from B)
No particular order in a tier, its alphabetical, so I'm not saying Alien is the best character in his group, or that Triborg is worst in his.
Key:
S: The strongest variations in the game, with powerful strengths, and small weaknesses. Viable as a solo main.
A+: Similar in capabilities to the S variations, but they are more flawed, meaning that they have more exploiatable weaknesses, or less powerful strengths. Theoretically viable as a solo main.
A: Strong characters, but either lack the cheese of high tiers, or aren't as well rounded. May require a second variation to cover weak spots.
A-: These characters are very similar to A and B+, but the variations here are outliers to me and stand apart from A and B+.
B+: Characters with good tools, but they have relevant and easily exploitable weaknesses. These are probably the more "fair" variations on the game. Will require another variation to help.
B: These aren't "bad" characters, but there isn't any merit or reward to choosing a character in here. Variations in this group aren't worth using as a main.
C: Irrelevant variations that put their mains on suicide watch
S: Cassie Cage(Hollywood), Ermac(Mystic), Ermac(Spectral), Jacqui Briggs(Full Auto), Jason Voorhees(Unstoppable), Kitana(Royal Storm), Liu Kang(Dragon's Fire), Mileena(Ethereal), Mileena(Piercing), Quan Chi(Sorcerer), Shinnok(Boneshaper), Shinnok(Imposter), Tremor(Crystalline), Triborg(Sektor), Triborg(Smoke)
A+: Cassie Cage(Brawler), Jason Voorhees(Relentless), Kitana(Assassin), Kenshi(Possessed), Liu Kang(Flame Fist), Mileena(Ravenous), Quan Chi(Summoner), Predator(Hish-Qu-Ten), Raiden(Displacer), Reptile(Deceptive), Reptile(Noxious), Reptile(Nimble), Scorpion(Hellfire), Sonya Blade(Demolition), Sub-Zero(Grandmaster), Takeda(Lasher), Takeda(Shirai Ryu), Tanya(Pyromancer), Tremor(Aftershock)
A: Alien(Acidic), Alien(Konjurer), Bo' Rai Cho(Dragon's Breath), Cassie Cage(Spec Ops), D'Vorah(Swarm Queen), Ermac(Master of Souls), Ferra/Torr(Ruthless), Goro(Dragon Fangs), Goro(Tigrar Fury), Jacqui Briggs(Shotgun) Kano(Cutthroat), Kano(Cybernetic), Kano(Commando), Kitana(Mournful), Kung Jin(Shaolin), Kung Lao(Tempest), Liu Kang(Dualist), Scorpion(Ninjutsu), Shinnok(Necromancer), Sonya Blade(Covert Ops), Sonya Blade(Special Forces), Sub-Zero(Unbreakable), Takeda(Ronin), Tanya(Dragon Naginata)
A-: D'Vorah(Brood Mother), Jason Voorhees(Slasher), Jax(Wrestler), Kung Lao(Buzzsaw), Leatherface(Butcher), Raiden(Thunder God), Tremor(Metallic), Triborg(Cyrax)
B+: Bo' Rai Cho(Bartitsu), D'Vorah(Venomous), Erron Black(Gunslinger), Ferra/Torr(Vicious), Goro(Kuatan Warrior), Jax(Pumped Up) Johnny Cage(A-List), Johnny Cage(Fisticuffs), Kenshi(Balanced), Kotal Kahn(Sun God), Kung Jin(Bojutsu), Leatherface(Killer), Quan Chi(Warlock), Sub-Zero(Cryomancer), Tanya(Kobu Jutsu), Triborg(Cyber Sub-Zero)
B: Alien(Tarkatan), Erron Black(Marksman), Jax(Heavy Weapons), Johnny Cage(Stunt Double), Kenshi(Kenjutsu), Kotal Kahn(War God), Kung Jin(Ancestral), Kung Lao(Hat Trick), Leatherface(Pretty Lady), Predator(Hunter), Predator(Warrior), Raiden(Master of Storms), Scorpion(Inferno)
C: Bo' Rai Cho(Drunken Master), Erron Black(Outlaw), Ferra/Torr(Lackey), Jacqui Briggs(High Tech), Kotal Kahn(Blood God)
Changes:
-Quan Chi(Summoner) moved to A+(down from S)
-Reptile(Deceptive) moved to A+(up from A)
-Reptie(Noxious) moved to A+(up from A)
-Shinnok(Imposter) moved to S(up from A+)
-Tremor(Metallic) moved to A(up from B+)
-Kitana(Mournful) moved to A(up from B+)
-Sonya Blade(Demolition) moved to A+(down from S)
-Sonya Blade(Special Forces) moved to A(down from A+)
-Cassie Cage(Brawler) moved to A+(up from A)
-Cassie Cage(Hollywood) moved to S(up from A+)
-Ermac(Spectral) moved to S(up from A+)
-Takeda(Lasher) moved to A+(down from S)
Cassie Cage(Spec Ops) moved to A(up from B+)
-A- tier added
-Raiden(Thunder God) moved to A-(down from A)
-Tremor(Metallic) moved to A-(down from A)
-D'Vorah(Brood Mother) moved to A-(up from B+)
-Jason Voorhees(Slasher) moved to A-(up from B+)
-Jax(Wrestler) moved to A-(up from B+)
-Kung Lao(Buzzsaw) moved to A-(up from B+)
-Leatherface(Butcher) moved to A-(up from B+)
-Triborg(Cyrax) moved to A-(up from B+)
-Jax(Pumped Up) moved to B+(up from B)
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