LumiRank Releases Third Official Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Tier List

Yesterday, LumiRank published the third official tier list for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate! As per usual they gathered qualified players to vote on where each Smash Ultimate character ranks in the metagame. Notably, this time they had a whopping 93 voters! That’s more than both the first and second tier lists, which sat at 71 and 61 panelists respectively. Here’s what their votes amounted to:


The 3rd Official Tier List:

S+:
S:
S-: ()
A+: ()
A:
A-:
B+: ()
B-:
C+:
C-:
D: ()
E:

Spoiler: Image

Additionally, LumiRank has their own article which covers the methodology as well as the differences in how the regions voted. Please check it out if you're at all interested: https://luminosity.gg/news/smash-ultimates-3rd-official-tier-list

Also, the data that went into this tier list is publicly viewable. Here's the spreadsheet for the tier list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Y_oeh5lEdsXlqSTPg6CO9v2Oc6tgVj1tNY4g8rJu57I

Author's Note: It's always quite nice to see the tier list updated as the community's views shift over the course of time. And while I disagree with a few things I do think this is more accurate than the second tier list was. But what do you think? Please let us know in the comments below!

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Here are the first 2 tier lists in case anyone is curious.

 

Ganondorf just can't catch a break, huh?

 

Might as well pull some data I recorded.

Here are the character movements from the previous list:
+21
+17
+16
+15
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+10
+9
+8
+7
+6
+5
+4
+3
+2
+1
0
-1
-2
-3
-4
-5
-6
-7
-8
-9
-10
---
-12
-14
-16



And now comparison among ranks.
Rises:
S -> S+
A+ -> S
A+ -> S-
A -> S-
A -> A+
A- -> A+
B+ -> A+
A- -> A
B+ -> A
B- -> A
B+ -> A-
B- -> A-
B- -> B+
C+ -> B-
D+ -> B-
C- -> C+
D+ -> C-
D- -> C-
E+ -> D

No Movement:
S+
S
S-
A+
A
A-
B+
B-
C+
C-
D
E

Drops:
A -> A-
B+ -> B-
C+ -> C-

 

One day, Little Mac. One day.

 

At launch, I wouldn't have guessed snake would be S rank let alone top 3. Then again I can't think of a character who benefitted more from the addition of directional air Dodge

 

At last, I can say that I play a top tier ( )

 

Ganondorf just can't catch a break, huh?

Surprised he just didn't just get put into his own tier alone. (or at least E- while Mac is E or Mac is E+ while he's E or something)

Can't say I agree with Belmonts' placement but I wouldn't have put them that much higher myself, prolly still above Dedede at least though. Feel like them having niche use cases for specific matchups where they can somewhat excel is more than what some of the chars surrounding them can say. Also feel like K. Rool is too low but again I wouldn't put him that much higher (Around Zelda's placement) so it's mostly just nitpicking, he doesn't have much results lately either so I get that contributing too. One I feel this even more about is Mii Swordfighter, still convinced the only reason he's even that low is cause barely anyone who travels plays him.

 

Can't say I agree with Belmonts' placement but I wouldn't have put them that much higher myself, prolly still above Dedede at least though. Feel like them having niche use cases for specific matchups where they can somewhat excel is more than what some of the chars surrounding them can say.

Funnily enough, Japan thinks that Belmonts is straight up the worst character in the game.
As a matter of fact, someone recently released a few tier lists that is basically compiling the player votes of the 3rd official list into separate regions. The USA, Europe, and LATAM tier lists have Ganondorf bottom 1 as you would expect, but the Japanese tier list puts Belmonts a tier on their own at the bottom. Ganondorf is only the 2nd worst character in their tier list (and Marth was the 3rd worst).

 

Funnily enough, Japan thinks that Belmonts is straight up the worst character in the game.
As a matter of fact, someone recently released a few tier lists that is basically compiling the player votes of the 3rd official list into separate regions. The USA, Europe, and LATAM tier lists have Ganondorf bottom 1 as you would expect, but the Japanese tier list puts Belmonts a tier on their own at the bottom. Ganondorf is only the 2nd worst character in their tier list (and Marth was the 3rd worst).

Was mainly thinking cause there's a few matchups they actually do quite notably well in (like dedede), but then again I guess Dedede is just a more "consistent" character (heavy quotation for obvious reasons), since there's a lot more characters he can fight competently (doesn't beat outside the obvious ganondorf dr mario and whatnot, but can fight) like Lucina and several low tiers and some mid tiers. Even then I'd still put Ganondorf below Belmonts because there really doesn't feel like any matchups he succeeds in, at best it feels he might go even in like very few and even that might be a bit generous.

 

Didn't Little Mac and Dr. Mario have some tourney wins in Japan?

 

Bowser went from B- to C+ to C- with zero buffs or nerfs.

Honestly it's just proof that half of his advantage comes from being intimidating, and if you just lock in he's honestly so easy

 

Bowser went from B- to C+ to C- with zero buffs or nerfs.

Honestly it's just proof that half of his advantage comes from being intimidating, and if you just lock in he's honestly so easy

The main thing honestly is that his two best players (LeoN and Hero) has been getting less and less active in recent years.