The latest balance patch for Street Fighter 6 provided a myriad of adjustments for the cast. Some combatants were made noticeably stronger while others were toned down a little.
While it’s a little too early to truly appraise each character’s tools in this new meta, we are already getting some early indicators about who will likely be relevant in the remaining tournaments for the season. As such, HDG|Pochoclo23 recently released a tier list that aims to predict the rankings of all the fighters.
The characters likely to be top tier in this era of Street Fighter 6 are said to be Akuma, Luke, M. Bison, Rashid, and Ken. Notably, many believed that Luke was struggling at tournaments due to the nerfs he received in the Season 2 patch, but this latest update has provided him with some relevant buffs to his kit.
Though some might say that Ed and Cammy received some of the harshest nerfs, Pochoclo23 suspects that they’ll still be fine. They’ve been positioned in the A+ tier group along with Kimberly, Zangief, JP, A.K.I., and Chun-Li.
Throughout Street Fighter 6’s lifespan so far, characters like Lily, Marisa, Dhalsim, E. Honda, and Jamie have really struggled against the rest of the roster. Unfortunately for those loyal to these fighters as their mains, the struggle is likely to continue considering that Pochoclo23 has positioned them all near the bottom of the list.
As mentioned before, this is merely intended to be Pochoclo23’s prediction of what the tier list will look like as the changes get explored more by the community. Having said that, Pochoclo23 has issued a warning indicating that Kimberly “will be a problem this season.”
Check it all out below:
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