The Official SBR-B Brawl Tier List v2.0

**Marc** · 01-05-2009, 12:42 PM

Below you’ll find the second official SBR-B Brawl tier list. The previous tier list can be found here:
http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=192028

A tier list is an ordered list of the characters based on their competitive value in the current metagame. It basically shows which characters are currently doing well in tournaments. Note that player skill is more important than character choice and match ups can overcome tier differences, but at an equal player level a bottom tier character will usually have a very tough time against a top tier character. This list will probably change over time, as Brawl is still relatively young and the Melee tiers were debated until the very end. So don’t give up on your character just yet, maybe you’re the one to make a difference!

The list was created by the SBR-B after much heated discussion. For the votes, we had members place the characters in groups from 1 to 15 (15 being the highest) and took the average score for each character. The split was decided by looking at the gaps. As the person supervising it, I’d like to thank all SBR-B members who contributed.

SS Tier
Meta Knight 15.00

S Tier
Snake 13.91

A Tier
Falco 13.03
King Dedede 12.94
Mr. Game & Watch 12.50
Marth 12.09
Diddy Kong 11.94

B Tier
Wario 11.47
R.O.B. 11.38
Lucario 10.94
Olimar 10.94

C Tier
Pikachu 10.34
Kirby 10.16
Donkey Kong 10.06
Ice Climbers 9.59

D Tier
Zero Suit Samus 8.88
Toon Link 8.47
Pit 8.44
Peach 8.16
Wolf 7.91

E Tier
Luigi 7.41
Zelda 7.03
Bowser 6.91
Fox 6.66
Sheik 6.44
Ike 5.91

F Tier
Mario 4.56
Lucas 4.50
Ness 4.50
Samus 4.41
Sonic 4.16
Pokémon Trainer 3.94
Yoshi 3.66

G Tier
Link 2.28
Jigglypuff 2.03
Ganondorf 1.88
Captain Falcon 1.63

This chart shows the score each character got when the votes were averaged. The divisions were placed so that:

1. Gaps between tiers were relatively large, and
2. The spread within tiers was relatively small.

The particular number of tiers isn't special--that's just how the votes ended up. The majority of us believed that using a smaller number of tiers would be misleading, given the results.

Expect the next tier list on June 5th.

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TIER LIST PLACE MOVEMENT

SS Tier

Meta Knight
=
1. to 1.

S Tier

Snake
=
2. to 2.

A Tier

Falco
+ 2
5. to 3.

King Dedede
- 1
3. to 4.

Mr. Game & Watch
- 1
4. to 5.

Marth
+ 1
7. to 6.

Diddy Kong
+ 4
11. to 7.

B Tier

Wario
=
8. to 8.

R.O.B.
- 3
6. to 9.

Lucario
- 1 / - 2 (ties with Olimar for 10/11th)
9. to 10./11.

Olimar
+ 7 / + 8 (ties with Lucario for 10/11th)
18. to 10./11.

C Tier

Pikachu
=
12. to 12.

Kirby
+ 1
14. to 13.

Donkey Kong
- 4
10. to 14.

Ice Climbers
- 2
13. to 15.

D Tier

Zero Suit Samus
+ 5
21. to 16.

Toon Link
=
17. to 17.

Pit
- 3
15. to 18.

Peach
+ 5
24. to 19.

Wolf
- 4
16. to 20.

E Tier

Luigi
+ 2
23. to 21.

Zelda
- 2
20. to 22.

Bowser
- 1
22. to 23.

Fox
- 5
19. to 24.

Sheik
+ 1
26 to 25

Ike
- 1
25 to 26

F Tier

Mario
+ 2
29. to 27.

Lucas
- 1 / - 2 (ties with Ness for 28/29th)
27. to 28./29.

Ness
= / -1 (ties with Lucas for 28/29th)
28. to 28./29.

Samus
+ 1
31. to 30.

Sonic
+ 2
33. to 31.

Pokémon Trainer
- 2
30. to 32.

Yoshi
- 1
32. to 33.

G Tier

Link
+ 2
36. to 34.

Jigglypuff
- 1
34. to 35.

Ganondorf
- 1
35. to 36.

Captain Falcon
=
37. to 37.

Ignatius · 01-05-2009, 12:42 PM

Woo, new tier list. So many tiers, so little time.

PikaPika! · 01-05-2009, 12:45 PM

Top of c class eff yea

Kirk · 01-05-2009, 12:45 PM

Lots of tiers... :o

Bane84 · 01-05-2009, 12:45 PM

Great! Luigi is at the top of the E tier. I'm happy. (And lol at MetaKnight being in his own Tier).

I_Am_Infinity · 01-05-2009, 12:45 PM

I'd like to know what constitutes what letter grade a character is in this tier list. Could you explain this please?

Edit - See below.

For instance, there's only a 2 point difference between the SS and A tiers, yet there is nearly a 3 point difference between A and C which are the same alpha value apart from one another. There's also a 1.1 point difference between SS and S, then a .9 point difference between S and A then a .5 difference between the bottom of A and the top of B, and a .6 difference between the bottom of B and the top of C.

The tier list looks accurate, but it honestly looks more like Metaknight and Snake being in their own tiers is more of a john than anything because there is no discernable, logical reason for the seperation of the tiers.

Also, could you please explain the change from the old system of 'top' 'mid' and 'bottom' to the new system please?