The Khaos Reigns update for Mortal Kombat 1 is set to release on September 24, 2024. Cyrax, Sektor, and Noob Saibot are set to join the roster and change the meta with a host of changes.
Leading up to this, ELG|Wraith, the winner of Northeast Championship 23, recently released a new tier list for Mortal Kombat 1. Needless to say, all 29 characters currently playable in the game have been divided up into one of four different tier categories.
The best characters in the game right now according to Wraith are Homelander, Tanya, Scoprion, Ashrah, and Nitara. Wraith has described these fighters as being “hard carry” characters.
Many on Twitter noted their surprise that Scorpion was being ranked so high considering that he’s generally been looked at as a low tier throughout Mortal Kombat 1’s history. As a result, Wraith has clarified that Scorpion mostly has Ferra (Kameo) to thank for his top tier status as he would be a tier lower without her.
It’s also interesting to note that fans made observations from the Noob Saibot trailer that indicated significant nerfs for Tanya in the upcoming update. As a result, Tanya is unlikely to maintain her “hard carry” status after Khaos Reigns is made live.
Curiously, characters at the bottom of the tier list were Omni-Man, Havik, Sub-Zero, Raiden, and Peacemaker. With the exceptions of Sub-Zero and Havik, these characters were once viewed as top tiers, but resulting nerfs have seemingly had a major impact.
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