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KHARACTER
SPOTLIGHT
SPOTLIGHT
THIS ISSUE:
- Ace of Knaves Joker
- Demolition Sonya Blade
- Kano (Prime)
Ace of Knaves Joker
Class: Diamond
Tier: 3
The Joker is a unique and weird character in the Diamond class. His passive has extra effects depending on which deck you choose, and all of them are useful in their own way. By far, the Grinning deck is the best of the bunch. Pair him with other heavy hitters to take advantage of this and his Nomad class status.
Class: Diamond
Tier: 3
The Joker is a unique and weird character in the Diamond class. His passive has extra effects depending on which deck you choose, and all of them are useful in their own way. By far, the Grinning deck is the best of the bunch. Pair him with other heavy hitters to take advantage of this and his Nomad class status.
Demolition Sonya Blade
Class: Gold
Tier: 2
Demolition Sonya Blade is a mid-tier option for the Gold class. She doesn't offer much beyond her plus-30 percent attack for Spec Ops teammates, which limits her to those choices to be effective. She's not terrible but she isn't the best version of the character and other Gold characters offer more.
Class: Gold
Tier: 2
Demolition Sonya Blade is a mid-tier option for the Gold class. She doesn't offer much beyond her plus-30 percent attack for Spec Ops teammates, which limits her to those choices to be effective. She's not terrible but she isn't the best version of the character and other Gold characters offer more.
Kano (Prime)
Class: Silver
Tier: 2
Kano (Prime) is dependent upon other characters to get the work done. He offers a plus-30 percent attack boost when his opponent is below 40 percent health, but you shouldn't rely on that when Kenshi (Prime) exists. Use Kano (Prime) only when you absolutely must.
Class: Silver
Tier: 2
Kano (Prime) is dependent upon other characters to get the work done. He offers a plus-30 percent attack boost when his opponent is below 40 percent health, but you shouldn't rely on that when Kenshi (Prime) exists. Use Kano (Prime) only when you absolutely must.
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Tier Rankings
Lower tier
Tier 1: Garbage tier. This tier is for cards that don't do a lot of damage or contribute with their passives, even with add-ons from Shao Kahn's Tower or gear. Use these only if you absolutely are required. These mostly consist of the bronze and silver characters, except for Kenshi Prime.
Tier 2: Slight useful. Their passives either contribute or a special move is useful in service of another card. They can be made to be somewhat useful with gear and add-ons and higher fusions, but they struggle to be useful even with the best gear.
Tier 1: Garbage tier. This tier is for cards that don't do a lot of damage or contribute with their passives, even with add-ons from Shao Kahn's Tower or gear. Use these only if you absolutely are required. These mostly consist of the bronze and silver characters, except for Kenshi Prime.
Tier 2: Slight useful. Their passives either contribute or a special move is useful in service of another card. They can be made to be somewhat useful with gear and add-ons and higher fusions, but they struggle to be useful even with the best gear.
Middle tier
Tier 3: A solid mid-level card. These cards are useful in passives and special moves. They can hold their own on point and win matches.
Tier 4: An above-average card. These are highly useful and can be used in any of the Challenge Towers (Shirai Ryu, Lin Kuei, etc.) and are more than capable of holding down a roster spot and surviving against high-level cards if they’re close in level. These cards have excellent special moves and do a lot of damage quickly.
Tier 3: A solid mid-level card. These cards are useful in passives and special moves. They can hold their own on point and win matches.
Tier 4: An above-average card. These are highly useful and can be used in any of the Challenge Towers (Shirai Ryu, Lin Kuei, etc.) and are more than capable of holding down a roster spot and surviving against high-level cards if they’re close in level. These cards have excellent special moves and do a lot of damage quickly.
Upper tier
Tier 5: The top echelon of cards. These cards are the best in the game, and their special moves and passives have game-breaking potential. They are the cards that you buy packs for and try to build up for Challenge Towers and will potentially make it to the 170 and higher levels of a tower at even a low fusion. They are mostly diamonds, but there are a few gold cards in the mix.
Tier 5: The top echelon of cards. These cards are the best in the game, and their special moves and passives have game-breaking potential. They are the cards that you buy packs for and try to build up for Challenge Towers and will potentially make it to the 170 and higher levels of a tower at even a low fusion. They are mostly diamonds, but there are a few gold cards in the mix.