Up until now, Street Fighter 6’s most recently released tier lists haven’t featured the sinister new DLC character, A.K.I. Today, we have our first pro giving their official thoughts on the game’s current rankings with A.K.I. included.
Top level competitor and content creator WRZT|Nemo has been playing a lot of A.K.I. since her official release a little over a week ago, and last night he went ahead and released a new tier list that includes her among the rankings. This tier list might turn some heads as Nemo has a surprising placement for the newcomer.
Changing things up a little from recent tier lists, Nemo lists six different categories for Street Fighter 6’s cast. We see GOD tier, S, A, B, C, and D on this chart.
Only three characters manage to grab that highly coveted god tier rank, and the picks really shouldn’t surprise you. At the top of the heap we have Ken, JP, and Luke, all characters who have been well represented online and in the top 8s of major tournaments.
Nemo’s S rank adds an interesting pick, though. While opinions tend to vary on Chun-Li quite a bit, it appears that Nemo feels she is very strong in this game as she leads S rank and secures the #4 spot in the entire game.
Now, we don’t want to spoil everything here, but we will say that Nemo has placed A.K.I., Street Fighter 6’s second DLC character, quite low on the tier list. It’s actually surprising how low she ranks here in her first week on the job, but some players have definitely cited a lack of good defense as one of her potential biggest weaknesses.
As far as strengths go, though, A.K.I. can dish out amazing damage when her opponent is cornered and she has proper resources. Her movement is also very slippery, and her ability to convert stray hits into big damage (when poison is in play) is also quite good.
Check out Nemo’s full Street Fighter 6 tier list below. Let us know in the comments if you agree or disagree and why!
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Tier list created on TierMaker.