Derptile
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Time to stop beating around the bush and get to it. Read it and weep. The tier list is made regarding the best variation of the character (READ EDIT AT BOTTOM), and it's in no particular order.
S Tier: Mileena, Kano, Johnny Cage, D'Vorah, Takeda, Ermac, Sonya, Alien
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A+ Tier: Jax, Sub-Zero, Quan Chi, Shinnok, Kung Jin, Tremor, Ferra Torr(+), Liu Kang(-)
A Tier: Kotal, Scorpion, Jason, Jacqui, Erron Black, Predator, Kenshi, Triborg, Reptile(+), Cassie(+), Leatherface(?+), Jason(+)
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B+ Tier: Kung Lao, Goro, Raiden(+), Kitana
B tier: Tanya(?)
IDK LOL: Bo Rai Cho
+ : Means a character can move up in the future
- : Means a character can move down in the future
? : Not sure, a good guesstimate. Either due to lack of players since a patch or a new Character.
What the tiers represent
List of Changes
EDIT: Actually slight edit, if you're lucky to have a character that can function like a Swiss pocket knife and have multiple useful variations that might cover an occasional bad MU then that's taken into consideration a bit. Not in the sense like Kung Jin's Ancestral is dogshit so he drops a tier, I mean like how Ferra Torr or Quan Chi can change up depending on the MU. It should better explain some placements on here, I don't really see anything changing since every character has a best/goto variation anyways.
S Tier: Mileena, Kano, Johnny Cage, D'Vorah, Takeda, Ermac, Sonya, Alien
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A+ Tier: Jax, Sub-Zero, Quan Chi, Shinnok, Kung Jin, Tremor, Ferra Torr(+), Liu Kang(-)
A Tier: Kotal, Scorpion, Jason, Jacqui, Erron Black, Predator, Kenshi, Triborg, Reptile(+), Cassie(+), Leatherface(?+), Jason(+)
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B+ Tier: Kung Lao, Goro, Raiden(+), Kitana
B tier: Tanya(?)
IDK LOL: Bo Rai Cho
+ : Means a character can move up in the future
- : Means a character can move down in the future
? : Not sure, a good guesstimate. Either due to lack of players since a patch or a new Character.
What the tiers represent
S tier: These characters are the cream of the crop in this game and have many benefits to choosing them and very few negatives.
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A+ Tier: These characters are very strong tourney characters, they have either have the same strengths as S tier character but with an extra weakness, or slightly less strength but same low amount of negatives
A Tier: These characters are strong tourney characters. A and A+ tier characters are pretty similar in terms of what they can do, but the A+ characters just feel like they have a tiny bit more Oomph compared to A tier. When people talk balanced and good they usually refer to this tier, but this is MKX so of course they're still plenty dirty.
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B+ Tier: Okay now we're approaching characters that are "Decent tourney characters". They have good strengths but noticeable weaknesses or have average strengths with small weaknesses. Characters here can win a tourney but definitely have to put in more work and reads than A tier members. In a normal game these characters would be considered fair and balanced.
B Tier: If you win a tourney with a character here then we salute you.
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A+ Tier: These characters are very strong tourney characters, they have either have the same strengths as S tier character but with an extra weakness, or slightly less strength but same low amount of negatives
A Tier: These characters are strong tourney characters. A and A+ tier characters are pretty similar in terms of what they can do, but the A+ characters just feel like they have a tiny bit more Oomph compared to A tier. When people talk balanced and good they usually refer to this tier, but this is MKX so of course they're still plenty dirty.
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B+ Tier: Okay now we're approaching characters that are "Decent tourney characters". They have good strengths but noticeable weaknesses or have average strengths with small weaknesses. Characters here can win a tourney but definitely have to put in more work and reads than A tier members. In a normal game these characters would be considered fair and balanced.
B Tier: If you win a tourney with a character here then we salute you.
List of Changes
- Moved Jacqui from being a character with a (+) in B+ tier to A tier.
- Moved Sonya from A+ tier to a character a (-) in S tier.
- Moving Kenshi to A tier, Kenjutsu is fine
- Sonya can stay S tier, I was wrong lol
- Triborg has the (?) removed from him, I think A tier is fine.
- Jason now has a (+), he's dumb
- Alien is now S tier without a (-)
- And all ya'll Sub-Zero downplayers can go home, A+ is fine.
- Moved Sonya from A+ tier to a character a (-) in S tier.
- Moving Kenshi to A tier, Kenjutsu is fine
- Sonya can stay S tier, I was wrong lol
- Triborg has the (?) removed from him, I think A tier is fine.
- Jason now has a (+), he's dumb
- Alien is now S tier without a (-)
- And all ya'll Sub-Zero downplayers can go home, A+ is fine.
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, and then there's the problem of Cage players making him go 5-5 at best with the whole cast..
