

J: Samus, Mii Gunner, Mii Swordfighter, Ganondorf, Jigglypuff, Zelda G: Shulk, Marth, Link, Duck Hunt, Little Mac, Dr. Game & Watch, Lucas, Mewtwo, Falco, Wii Fit Trainer S: Sheik, Zero Suit Samus, Rosalina & LumaĪ: Ryu, Pikachu, Sonic, Fox, Mario, Diddy Kong, Meta Knightĭ: Luigi, Dark Pit, Pit, Peach, R.O.B., Wario, Toon Link, LucarioĮ: Captain Olimar, Greninja, Ike, Donkey Kong, Mega Man, Pac-Man, Bowser, Robinį: Roy, Kirby, Bowser Jr., Mr. Official 4BR Smash for Wii U Tier List v1.0 (1.1.3 patch) Finally, we split F tier into two based on the largest difference within that group of 14 characters. However, we decided against single character tiers and the C tier occupying a "High Mid" label with just two characters. 75 for a change in label (Top, High, etc.). 50 as tier separation points and those above. Most standard deviations are over 1, indicating that we are far from a consensus. These are the people who submitted a vote:Ĭharacter | Average Placement | Standard Deviation | GapĪ standard deviation of (close to) 0 means that voters generally placed the character close to the mean, while a higher standard deviation means that the character had a larger range of placements. We ended up with 53 votes, of which 34 were American and 19 were international. We also asked a small group of non-members to submit a vote, in order to involve more people at the forefront of the metagame. During the voting process, there was a separate topic for reasoning and discussion. We agreed to let voting run until after Genesis 3, which would hopefully provide us with insights into especially the more recent additions to the cast, most notably Cloud. The 4BR at this moment has no official stance or recommendation on ruleset matters.
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They had to assume play under the 1.1.3 patch with no custom moves allowed, while Miis had to be considered with their 1111 moveset only, in accordance with tournament reality at the biggest events.

Voters could place gaps wherever they wanted and there were no restrictions on the amount of characters in the same group. In late December 2015, 4BR members were asked to distribute all 56 released characters across 20 tiers, with no differentiation within the same tier. All that being said, we are proud to present you the first official tier list for Smash Bros. It will be interesting to see how this affects our accuracy in rating the cast, something only time will tell. Our community has pushed Smash 4 hard from day one, and we have more resources at our disposal than ever before, be it complete frame data, tutorials, or tournament footage. Despite these major shifts, the majority of the cast did not end up that far from where they initially started. Game & Watch, the rise of supposed mid tiers like Captain Olimar and Zero Suit Samus and the blatant early misjudgment of Zelda's potential. Over the nearly 5 years separating the two, we saw the fall of top tier threats like King Dedede, R.O.B. To illustrate this, compare the first and last tier lists for Brawl. As such, a tier list can be an important benchmark to look back on as the game progresses. We do, however, strive to study the game to the best of our ability and give a sincere opinion on the current state of affairs. The 4BR acknowledges that tier lists are often controversial and won't be perfect at the first iteration, if ever. With the recent launch of the 4BR, we were in a good position for the official tier list project to finally get underway. The current patch (1.1.3) left the majority of the cast relatively untouched and had Genesis 3 as a major showcase, so we chose this build as a foundation.

As a result of this, it made sense to hold off on tier list discussion until a period of relative stability came along. for Wii U and 3DS finds itself in the unique position of receiving patches, DLC characters and stages for more than a year after release, with two more characters still forthcoming. More often than not, the website itself was instrumental to the creation of these lists, mainly through projects organized by the so-called Smash Back Room for each respective game.
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The Smash scene is no exception to this, and all games in the series have had a tier list posted to SmashBoards. It is common for fighting game communities to create a tier list for their game as a source of reference and debate regarding the tournament viability of the cast.
