SSBU tier lists will be connected to the Player Profile page of the creator, so it will be easy to find for future reference. If someone says 'where is the tier list that ZeRo made?' , we hope that this makes it possible to give Smash resources an easy to find, permanent home. Dabuz posted his new tier list and explained his choices in detail. It is quite logical to see Dabuz doing this - he performs his new role as a content creator at SmashTierList. In this list, we can see Greninja in the top tier and Hero on the low one. Every Fighter Ranked From Best To Worst Tier List. Choosing the best fighters in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is an inexact science. Some of the “low tier” characters might be your favorites. Official Smashboards Tier Lists and Smash Tier List Maker all in one! Create your own tier list or matchup chart and share a direct link with your friends. Select A Smash Game Note: This will load the official Smashboards tier list for the game, if applicable, and reset any customizations you've made.
It’s been over a month since Nintendo unleashed Super Smash Bros. Ultimate onto the world, and as more professional players share their early tiers lists, it’s quickly become clear which characters are best and which kind of stink. Now, with three new Smash Bros. Ultimate tier lists from three of the top players around, it’s becoming clear that one character is far and away the top pick in competitive Smash.
The answer, of course, is Peach (along with her echo version Daisy). This shouldn’t come as a much of a surprise to anyone who’s been following along with recent tier lists. Peach typically shows up at the top of most Smash Bros. Ultimate rankings and she’s been a popular pick in early tournaments, but new tier lists from MKLeo, Dabuz, and Jtails only confirm that Peach is the true champion of Nintendo’s fighting game.
MKLeo’s Smash Bros. Ultimate Tier List
MKLeo (Leonardo Lopez Perez) was one of the top players in Smash Bros. Wii U (or Smash 4 as most fans call the previous iteration of the game). He was ranked third-best in the world and at one point even dethroned the world champion ZeRo to claim the top spot.
Here’s MKLeo’s full tier list, which includes a ranked top five (with Peach as number one), along with grouped rankings for the following tiers:
Top 5 (Ranked)
- Daisy/Peach
- Olimar
- Lucina
- Inkling
- Link
A+ Tier
Chrom, Fox, Pichu, Snake, Palutena, Pokemon Trainer, R.O.B., Roy, Pikachu, Marth, Greninja, Wario, Ike, Cloud, Lucario, Wolf, Mario, Simon, Richter, Yoshi, Luigi, Donkey Kong, Toon Link, Falco
A Tier
Corrin, Bayonetta, Mewtwo, Meta Knight, Zero Suit Samus, King K Rool, Bowser, Diddy Kong, Robin, Ganondorf, Young Link, Pac-Man, Incineroar, Ridley, Mr. Game and Watch, Dr. Mario, Lucas, Mega Man, Zelda, Wii Fit Trainer
B+ Tier
Sheik, Captain Falcon, Jigglypuff, Ice Climbers, Pit, Dark Pit, Samus, Dark Samus, Ryu, Ken, Ness, King Dedede, Isabelle, Sonic, Villager
B Tier
Rosalina & Luma, Kirby, Little Mac, Bowser Jr., Duck Hunt Duo
Dabuz’ Smash Bros. Ultimate Tier List
Another highly ranked competitive player, Samuel “Dabuz” Buzby was considered to be the best Rosalina main in the world of Smash 4 and is the top-ranked player in New York. He recently released a tier list of his own, ranking Peach/Daisy as the top pick in Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Here’s his top characters ranked:
- Daisy/Peach
- Shulk
- Link
- Lucina
- Inkling
- Mega Man
- Olimar
- Pokémon Trainer
- Chrom
- Marth
- Fox
- Pichu
- Greninja
- Young Link
- R.O.B.
- Wolf
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Other “great” characters in his tier list include Pikachu, Samus, Mario, and Snake. Meanwhile, newcomers like Ridley, Incineroar, King K. Rool, and Isabelle were all labeled as bad fighters who need to be fixed in future updates to the game.
Jtails’ Smash Bros. Ultimate Tier List
Finally, Julian “Jtails” Martinez offered a slightly less organized Smash Bros. Ultimate tier list of his own. Jtails isn’t as highly ranked in the competitive Smash scene, though he did rank as the sixth best player in New York before moving to California.
His unranked top tier includes Peach/Daisy, Pichu, Young Link, and Fox. Jtails also likes Inkling, Snake, Lucina, Marth, and Chrom, though not enough to consider any of them as best. Meanwhile, he’s not particularly fond of Link, King K. Rool, or Incineroar.
So what does it all mean?
Well, for one thing, Peach is still the best, and it looks like that’s unlikely to change — at least not until Nintendo releases an update that either nerfs her character or buffs someone else. Meanwhile, newcomers like King. K Rool, Incineroar, and Isabelle clearly need some tweaks before they can be considered viable picks for tournament play, though you shouldn’t let that keep you from using them in casual competitions against your friends.
Hey all, welcome back! It’s been a long time (again) since we’ve done one of these. We’ve been focusing on releasing new and updated amiibo training guides, so we haven’t had the time to cover our recent tier list update until now! There’s been a lot going on in our metagame over the past couple of months, so let’s take a moment to see what’s happened. Yes, Joker and Hero are on this list, but their placement is still sort-of tentative. So if you’re looking for where they’re placed, you’ve come to the right place. It’s C and B, by the way. Let’s get started.
First, here’s a copy-paste of the current tier list! It was actually updated back in September, but we haven’t gotten around to covering the changes we made until now. Sorry about that! Let’s start by addressing the obvious: Incineroar and Bowser have swapped positions, meaning Incineroar is now the best character in the game. This isn’t any secret: he was banned from our metagame earlier this year and the recent-ish 8.0.0 patch made him even stronger by buffing Alolan Whip (which is the move that makes Incineroar so good). If you’d like more information as to why Incineroar was banned, please see this post. Though… chances are you’ve probably already seen it by now.
King K. Rool’s up there now too. He got buffed by a lot in 8.0.0 too, despite already being top-tier in the world of artificial intelligence battles. We know the game developers don’t balance Smash around amiibo, but… Incineroar’s Alolan Whip was already the best move in the game, and increasing its speed and knockback made it even better! Back to King K. Rool, though: his Belly Super Armor has more hit points, and his dash attack, up smash, and back throw were made much stronger. Bowser and Incineroar are still banned from our metagame, which means King K. Rool has usurped Ness’s position as the strongest unbanned character! That’s right: despite being in the S tier, King K. Rool is not officially banned. He’s just a peg ahead of Ness, Ridley, and the others. Let’s talk some more about individual changes, then.
Additions
- Joker added to C. I can hear all the high school-age Persona 5 fans sighing with disappointment. I hear you: this placement is just sad. Joker’s Figure Player is actually pretty good against human players, as it can execute relatively complicated combos with little specific training. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for amiibo versus amiibo matches, which this tier list is based on. Joker’s AI doesn’t know when Arsène is active, so it can’t learn to be more aggressive or defensive depending on the status of its Rebellion Gauge. Its hard-coded combos aren’t very effective against AI opponents, either, which limits Joker’s damage output. It doesn’t help that Joker’s non-Arsène up special, Grappling Hook, leaves him incredibly vulnerable to being gimped for a moment. Worst of all, though, Joker will occasionally use Wings of Rebellion from the stage as if it has a hitbox (which it doesn’t). This trait is hard-coded into Joker’s AI for some reason and can’t be corrected through training. Unfortunately, this quirk leaves Joker open for several seconds, which can allow a foe to strike with a stock-ending smash attack. All of these flaws add up to a character who – at present – is kind of disappointing. Joker is perfectly fine against humans, but it’s a shame to see his AI fall so far against other Figure Players. If you’re looking to train your own Joker amiibo, I recommend taking a look at our guide!
- Hero added to B. Now this is a little bit better. Hero’s AI isn’t everything we wanted it to be; its usage of Command Selection can be iffy and a lot of Hero’s moveset is really slow. So slow, in fact, that it makes certain matchups difficult. We’ve heard reports that Hero almost always loses to Mario. If you’re losing to Mario, there’s definitely a problem. Even so, Hero’s got a really powerful moveset, and his critical-hit property can help him out in a pinch. Overall, not a bad character, but he does have some glaring issues. If you’d like information on training your own Hero amiibo, take a look at our guide!
Rises
- King K. Rool raised from A+ to S. We talked about this one earlier, so there’s not much more to say here! To quickly sum it up for those who scrolled, he got buffed in 8.0.0, and long story short, he has access to stronger KO options. Seriously, that back throw buff is insane.
- Mii Gunner raised from A to A+. There’s two types of Mii Gunners now: ones that spam Gunner Missile and ones that spam forward smash. They’re both surprisingly effective against AI opponents, and they’re both consistent in their own unique ways. Mii Gunner also enjoys a wide range of good matchups. She even contends (but does not always defeat) Incineroar, which is a huge advantage in tournaments that don’t follow our ban list.
- Donkey Kong raised from B to B+. As it turns out, heavyweights are actually really strong in the amiibo metagame! Just look at that S tier. Either way, it also turns out that Donkey Kong is a heavyweight too! Trainers have been giving DK additional rep lately, and that’s been reflected in his stronger tournament results.
- Luigi raised from C to B. There’s a certain Luigi amiibo out there you might’ve heard of from a YouTube-related tournament. Luigi is much stronger than we originally thought. At first, we thought Luigi was worse than he was in Super Smash Bros. 4… but maybe that’s not the case after all! He’s got strong smash attacks, good aerials, a… decent recovery, and all the tools he needs to succeed in a large tournament, apparently!
- Olimar raised from B to B+. Olimar’s always been underrepresented, but he’s been doing a bit better lately. His aerials and smash attacks do a ton of damage, and he’s got a strong off-stage game that lets him take stocks early. With more representation, Olimar has the potential to rise even higher! Just not yet.
- Peach and Daisy raised from D+ to C. There’s been a certain trainer running amok with a really strong Daisy amiibo, and that was enough to push these characters over the brink of the D+ depths and into the C tier. There’s still a lot yet to optimize (and the fact that they’re still lacking tournament representation), but things are looking better for these two.
- Robin raised from C to C+. I always found it strange that Robin ranked so high on the CPU tier list, if you’ve ever seen one (it’s separate from our amiibo tier list). As it turns out, though, Robin has a powerful kit. He’s just a bit underrated right now.
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Drops
- Lucina dropped from B+ to B. Lucina is falling off hard. There’s a lot of characters that outrange her now and trainers’ attentions are being caught by other fighters. She’s still being entered somewhat often, but her results appear to be souring as of late.
- Marth dropped from B to C+. Marth is also falling off hard. Just like in competitive Smash, Marth is a bit worse than Lucina because his tippers aren’t as consistent as Lucina’s same-damage attacks. Marth is now a tier below Lucina due to his decreased consistency.
Quick note regarding the bottom two characters. Sheik is now considered the worst character in the game; the Ice Climbers made it out of D tier in the last update, and Bayonetta was slightly buffed in 8.0.0. This leaves Sheik in the dust. Her weak finishers, light weight, and exploitable recovery currently relegate her to worst in the game. Some would argue Bayonetta and Sheik belong here, though, given their top-tier positions in previous competitive Smash metagames.
Ssbu Tier List 2020
We also changed the order of some characters within the tiers to reflect which is the strongest B-tier fighter, C-tier fighter, etc.. There’s a few more subtle changes on the list, but we just went over the important ones. Thanks for your understanding there. If you’re coming to this post from a search engine and don’t know much about amiibo training, here are some resources to get you started! First, our Discord server is the best place to go if you have any questions. We can answer you as soon as possible and help you start out with amiibo training! We also hold public discussions on our tier list updates, so you’ll be able to see tier list updates made live if you pop in at the right time!
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In terms of on-site resources, we’ve got a ton. Our general amiibo training guide will introduce you to some key concepts, especially if you’re training your first amiibo! Our character guides will then build on that knowledge with character-specific tips and tricks. The amiibo Wiki has pages on a ton of metagame-relevant topic, and our amiibo personalities page will help clear up some common misconceptions. Whatever you decide to do, thanks so much for reading! We’re happy to spread the good word of amiibo training and hope you can get some enjoyment out of it (or just out of reading about it) too! We’ll be sure to update again when we’ve got another tier list change to show. In the meantime, happy training!
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