Rivals of Aether 2 was recently released with a starting roster of 10 characters. TSM|Leffen, the Guilty Gear Strive champion for Evo 2023 and the Super Smash Bros. Melee champion for Evo 2018, has released his first tier list for Rivals of Aether 2.
Characters have been divided up into the S tier, A tier, B tier, C tier, and D tier categories. Though some characters are stated to be better than others, Leffen is adamant that player skill is the most relevant factor when it comes to winning at a competitive level.
Overall, Kragg is the only character labeled as an S tier combatant. This implies that he’s the best character in Rivals of Aether 2.
The A tier group has the most characters out of all the labels. Clairen, Fleet, Ranno, and Wrastor can be found here. While these combatants aren’t quite as good as Kragg, this implies that these are strong, viable characters in the current meta.
Players using Forsburn and Maypul will have to work a little harder than everyone else. This is because they’ve both been positioned in the D tier group at the very bottom of the tier list.
Of course, it’s worth mentioning that Rivals of Aether 2 just came out late last month. As such, tier positions can potentially change even without the presence of balance adjustments simply due to the meta evolving.
Check it all out below:
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