In just a couple of days, Vice and Mature will become available in King of Fighters 15. In preparation for this, SNK has released patch notes for the upcoming update.
Top competitor TxC|ViolentKain released a new tier list that provides a good indicator about the current meta before the big patch. Needless to say, this adds a little extra context about the patch notes.
According to ViolentKain, Geese Howard and Benimaru are the two best characters in the game. This seems to check out considering that both of these combatants are seeing increases to the recovery frames for many of their attacks.
Isla and Ryo are also said to be very strong seeing as how they’re both in the tier category directly below Geese and Benimaru. In the tier group below them, characters like Heidern, Sylvie Paula Paula, Chizuru, Dolores, Clark, and a few others are said to relevant picks in the current meta.
As of right now, Vanessa, King, and Darli Dagger are the characters struggling the most. These fighters are getting a few buffs, but it remains to be seen if these changes will be enough to propel them up the tier list.
With the upcoming patch on the horizon, at least some of these tier positions are likely to shift either upwards or downwards. We’ll just have to see which characters end up on top in the new meta.
Check it all out below:
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