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This is the second tier list released by the Smash 4 Back Room.<ref>[http://smashboards.com/threads/4br-smash-for-wii-u-tier-list-v2-0.440779/]</ref> This list sees drastic shifts as a result of the three balance patches and two new characters that released between the first list and this one. {{SSB4|Diddy Kong}}'s consistently high placings and popularity around the world have led to him securing the top spot--this is the fastest in ''Smash'' history that a top character, in this case {{SSB4|Sheik}}, has been replaced. The most outstanding improvement is {{SSB4|Mewtwo}}'s unprecedented 27-spot rise thanks to its buffed speed, strength, and [[hitbox]]es, leading to high tournament placings thanks to players such as {{Sm|Abadango}}. {{SSB4|Marth}} also saw a great jump, courtesy of buffs to his speed and hitboxes as well as the work of mains such as {{Sm|Leo}}, {{Sm|Mr.E}}, and {{Sm|Pugwest}}. The character with the biggest drop is {{SSB4|Roy}}, who, despite being technically buffed from ''Melee'' and receiving some slight lag reductions in [[1.1.4]], has had very limited tournament representation due to his glaring flaws: limited approach options, laggy attacks, high vulnerability to combos, and poor recovery. {{SSB4|Bowser Jr.}} also saw a noticeable drop due to {{Sm|Tweek}} switching to {{SSB4|Cloud}} and therefore having almost no high-level tournament representation. {{SSB4|Jigglypuff}} is now dead last due to its almost nonexistent representation, attributed to its abysmal survivability, range, and combo ability.
This is the second tier list released by the Smash 4 Back Room.<ref>[http://smashboards.com/threads/4br-smash-for-wii-u-tier-list-v2-0.440779/]</ref> This list sees drastic shifts as a result of the three balance patches and two new characters that released between the first list and this one. {{SSB4|Diddy Kong}}'s consistently high placings and popularity around the world have led to him securing the top spot--this is the fastest in ''Smash'' history that a top character, in this case {{SSB4|Sheik}}, has been replaced. The most outstanding improvement is {{SSB4|Mewtwo}}'s unprecedented 27-spot rise thanks to its buffed speed, strength, and [[hitbox]]es, leading to high tournament placings thanks to players such as {{Sm|Abadango}}. {{SSB4|Marth}} also saw a great jump, courtesy of buffs to his speed and hitboxes as well as the work of mains such as {{Sm|Leo}}, {{Sm|Mr.E}}, and {{Sm|Pugwest}}. The character with the biggest drop is {{SSB4|Roy}}, who, despite being technically buffed from ''Melee'' and receiving some slight lag reductions in [[1.1.4]], has had very limited tournament representation due to his glaring flaws: limited approach options, laggy attacks, high vulnerability to combos, and poor recovery. {{SSB4|Bowser Jr.}} also saw a noticeable drop due to {{Sm|Tweek}} switching to {{SSB4|Cloud}} and therefore having almost no high-level tournament representation. {{SSB4|Jigglypuff}} is now dead last due to its almost nonexistent representation, attributed to its abysmal survivability, range, and combo ability.
As with the first tier list, [https://smashboards.com/threads/4br-tier-list-v2-0-followup.441975/ a follow-up article was released].


As before, the tiers are split into groups: Top (S &amp; A), High (B &amp; C), Mid (D &amp; E), Low (F &amp; G), and Bottom (H).
As before, the tiers are split into groups: Top (S &amp; A), High (B &amp; C), Mid (D &amp; E), Low (F &amp; G), and Bottom (H).

Revision as of 02:57, September 27, 2016

The Smash Back Room Super Smash Bros. 4 tier list was published just at the end of patch 1.1.3. All versions of the list are as follows. Characters with the same numerical value are listed alphabetically.

First tier list (February 1, 2016)

Super Smash Bros. 4 Tier List #1 [1.1.3]
S A B C
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
SheikIcon(SSB4-U).png ZeroSuitSamusIcon(SSB4-U).png RosalinaIcon(SSB4-U).png RyuIcon(SSB4-U).png PikachuIcon(SSB4-U).png SonicIcon(SSB4-U).png FoxIcon(SSB4-U).png MarioIcon(SSB4-U).png DiddyKongIcon(SSB4-U).png MetaKnightIcon(SSB4-U).png VillagerIcon(SSB4-U).png CloudIcon(SSB4-U).png NessIcon(SSB4-U).png CaptainFalconIcon(SSB4-U).png YoshiIcon(SSB4-U).png
20.00 19.46 18.77 17.95 17.86 17.83 17.52 17.51 17.43 17.12 16.52 16.50 16.39 15.16 15.15
D E
16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
LuigiIcon(SSB4-U).png DarkPitIcon(SSB4-U).png PitIcon(SSB4-U).png PeachIcon(SSB4-U).png ROBIcon(SSB4-U).png WarioIcon(SSB4-U).png ToonLinkIcon(SSB4-U).png LucarioIcon(SSB4-U).png OlimarIcon(SSB4-U).png GreninjaIcon(SSB4-U).png IkeIcon(SSB4-U).png DonkeyKongIcon(SSB4-U).png MegaManIcon(SSB4-U).png Pac-ManIcon(SSB4-U).png BowserIcon(SSB4-U).png RobinIcon(SSB4-U).png
14.27 13.89 13.88 13.75 13.63 13.56 13.20 12.92 12.47 12.25 12.12 11.80 11.41 11.29 10.81 10.17
F G
32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43-44 45
RoyIcon(SSB4-U).png KirbyIcon(SSB4-U).png BowserJrIcon(SSB4-U).png MrGame&WatchIcon(SSB4-U).png LucasIcon(SSB4-U).png MewtwoIcon(SSB4-U).png FalcoIcon(SSB4-U).png WiiFitTrainerIcon(SSB4-U).png ShulkIcon(SSB4-U).png MarthIcon(SSB4-U).png LinkIcon(SSB4-U).png DuckHuntIcon(SSB4-U).png LittleMacIcon(SSB4-U).png DrMarioIcon(SSB4-U).png
9.29 9.10 8.93 8.72 8.65 8.35 8.12 8.08 7.75 7.72 7.47 7.18 7.14
H I J Unreleased
46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 —
KingDededeIcon(SSB4-U).png LucinaIcon(SSB4-U).png MiiBrawlerIcon(SSB4-U).png CharizardIcon(SSB4-U).png PalutenaIcon(SSB4-U).png SamusIcon(SSB4-U).png MiiGunnerIcon(SSB4-U).png MiiSwordfighterIcon(SSB4-U).png GanondorfIcon(SSB4-U).png JigglypuffIcon(SSB4-U).png ZeldaIcon(SSB4-U).png BayonettaIcon(SSB4-U).png CorrinIcon(SSB4-U).png
6.04 5.59 5.01 4.79 4.78 4.12 3.60 3.32 3.23 2.79 1.96 —

This is the first tier list released by the Smash 4 Back Room.[1] It was based on votes from 53 high-level players, most of them Back Room members. In accordance with the most common tournament rulesets, custom special moves were not taken into account, with the Mii Fighters and Palutena assumed to be restricted to their default movesets. A follow-up article was released on February 16, 2016, offering further explanation on the voting process, as well as insight from the Back Room about specific characters.

The tiers in this list were split into groups: Top (S); High (A, B); Middle (C, D, E); Low (F, G), and Bottom (H, I, J).

Many members of the Smash 4 community thought that this tier list was created too early, as version 1.1.4 was only two days from release, which would add Bayonetta and Corrin as playable characters, as well as likely contain a variety of balance changes; ZeRo, considered the world's best Smash 4 player at the time, notably abstained from voting due to this. After the release of 1.1.4, two further balance patches were also released, leading to further dispute over the legitimacy of the tier list.

Second tier list (August 22, 2016)

Super Smash Bros. 4 Tier List #4 [1.1.7]
S A
1 2-3 4 5 6 7-8 9 10 11-12
BayonettaIcon(SSB4-U).png CloudIcon(SSB4-U).png DiddyKongIcon(SSB4-U).png SheikIcon(SSB4-U).png RosalinaIcon(SSB4-U).png ZeroSuitSamusIcon(SSB4-U).png FoxIcon(SSB4-U).png SonicIcon(SSB4-U).png MarioIcon(SSB4-U).png MewtwoIcon(SSB4-U).png MarthIcon(SSB4-U).png RyuIcon(SSB4-U).png
1.19 2.49 2.51 4.68 5.99 6.46 6.56 6.60 9.81 10.38 11.54 11.61
B C
13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28-29
CorrinIcon(SSB4-U).png LucinaIcon(SSB4-U).png PikachuIcon(SSB4-U).png MetaKnightIcon(SSB4-U).png LucarioIcon(SSB4-U).png LuigiIcon(SSB4-U).png CaptainFalconIcon(SSB4-U).png PeachIcon(SSB4-U).png OlimarIcon(SSB4-U).png DonkeyKongIcon(SSB4-U).png ToonLinkIcon(SSB4-U).png BowserIcon(SSB4-U).png VillagerIcon(SSB4-U).png GreninjaIcon(SSB4-U).png MegaManIcon(SSB4-U).png NessIcon(SSB4-U).png LucasIcon(SSB4-U).png
13.29 14.39 17.37 17.97 18.41 19.07 19.25 20.14 20.68 20.82 23.31 23.73 24.85 24.96 25.89 28.62 28.64
D E
30 31 32 33 34 35 36-37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44
DuckHuntIcon(SSB4-U).png LinkIcon(SSB4-U).png PitIcon(SSB4-U).png DarkPitIcon(SSB4-U).png YoshiIcon(SSB4-U).png ShulkIcon(SSB4-U).png ROBIcon(SSB4-U).png RobinIcon(SSB4-U).png SamusIcon(SSB4-U).png MrGame&WatchIcon(SSB4-U).png IkeIcon(SSB4-U).png WarioIcon(SSB4-U).png RoyIcon(SSB4-U).png CharizardIcon(SSB4-U).png LittleMacIcon(SSB4-U).png PalutenaIcon(SSB4-U).png
31.59 32.11 32.27 32.96 33.21 34.59 35.11 35.13 37.95 38.58 39.12 39.66 41.95 43.43 43.96
F G Unranked
45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52-53 54 —
Pac-ManIcon(SSB4-U).png FalcoIcon(SSB4-U).png BowserJrIcon(SSB4-U).png DrMarioIcon(SSB4-U).png KirbyIcon(SSB4-U).png WiiFitTrainerIcon(SSB4-U).png KingDededeIcon(SSB4-U).png GanondorfIcon(SSB4-U).png ZeldaIcon(SSB4-U).png JigglypuffIcon(SSB4-U).png MiiBrawlerIcon(SSB4-U).png MiiSwordfighterIcon(SSB4-U).png MiiGunnerIcon(SSB4-U).png
45.43 45.65 47.01 47.64 48.86 49.32 49.59 51.21 51.22 53.47 —

This is the second tier list released by the Smash 4 Back Room.[2] This list sees drastic shifts as a result of the three balance patches and two new characters that released between the first list and this one. Diddy Kong's consistently high placings and popularity around the world have led to him securing the top spot--this is the fastest in Smash history that a top character, in this case Sheik, has been replaced. The most outstanding improvement is Mewtwo's unprecedented 27-spot rise thanks to its buffed speed, strength, and hitboxes, leading to high tournament placings thanks to players such as Abadango. Marth also saw a great jump, courtesy of buffs to his speed and hitboxes as well as the work of mains such as Leo, Mr.E, and Pugwest. The character with the biggest drop is Roy, who, despite being technically buffed from Melee and receiving some slight lag reductions in 1.1.4, has had very limited tournament representation due to his glaring flaws: limited approach options, laggy attacks, high vulnerability to combos, and poor recovery. Bowser Jr. also saw a noticeable drop due to Tweek switching to Cloud and therefore having almost no high-level tournament representation. Jigglypuff is now dead last due to its almost nonexistent representation, attributed to its abysmal survivability, range, and combo ability.

As with the first tier list, a follow-up article was released.

As before, the tiers are split into groups: Top (S & A), High (B & C), Mid (D & E), Low (F & G), and Bottom (H).

Tier list chart

This table shows the ranks of each character through all of the tier lists, as well as a numbered description of their change in rank each time. "Change" lists how much a character's position changed between the two tier lists it is in between. "Highest" represents a character's highest position, "Lowest" represents their lowest position, and "Difference" lists the difference between the highest and lowest position. "Overall change" represents a character's change between the first tier list and the current tier list.

* = tie

See also

References

  1. ^ [1]
  2. ^ [2]
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