We are now at a point in Street Fighter 6 Season 2’s lifespan where players are feeling confident enough in their findings to start sharing full fledged tier lists.
Another fresh tier list has come hot off the presses, and this time pro player 801 Strider has shared his latest Season 2 rankings. This tier chart not only places the game’s latest DLC character, M. Bison, but also provides Strider’s thoughts on one of the game’s biggest points of discussion right now, Zangief.
Strider’s new Street Fighter 6 tier list is organized into five different categories. Featured here we see characters placed in ranks starting at the top with S tier and descending down to D rank.
The pro player / content creator released a full video on YouTube that shows him creating this tier list and sharing the reasoning behind each decision. We encourage you to watch the video below for all of Strider’s thoughts on the game’s current standings, but before that, let’s highlight a few interesting placements.
Beginning with the elephant in the room, Strider places Zangief in S rank. He notes that at the very highest of levels, Zangief is a character with an incredible amount of advantages.
He describes Gief as “insane” and an “easy S rank” at top level, whose only real heavy losing match up is against Dhalsim as he stands currently.
At the end of the day, Strider places Zangief as #6 on the tier list among seven notable S ranks.
As far as M. Bison goes, he notes that the former dictator has an exceptional control of the ground game here in SF6 and that he forces opponents to play around Scissor Kick. Ultimately, Strider places Bison at the tail end of A tier and notes that his lack of reversal and “worse defense than Marisa” are contributing factors.
There’s a ton of insight from Strider here, so be sure to watch his full tier list video below to catch it all. Be warned that there is a bit of harsh language used throughout.
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