Smash 4 Unofficial Tier Ranking (Height Ranking) 1.0

[Trishkebac0n]

I've seen a lot of Beta tier listings online. What I found was that some were a lot more accurate than others, so me and a couple others found a few tier listings and using them and our own experience, made a tier list with somewhat generalized categories. We're calling it the "Height Ranking", since the tiers are based off height instead of letter grades. The characters are listed within sub-categories. They are NOT IN ORDER within those categories thus giving a general bias of how good a character is in a competitive scenario. This is unofficial and will continue to be updated as more and more official and otherwise tier listings are released. Here are the sub-categories and their meaning.

TIERS
Top Tier: Highest tier.
Very High Tier: Not quite top tier, but still extremely good.
High Tier: Fighters that aren't top tier material, but are still well above average.
Mid-High Tier: Above average.
Mid Tier: Average.
Mid-Low Tier: Not bad, but not as good for a competitive scenario as those ranked higher.
Low Tier: Not horrible. Still usable for battling outside of home, but it should be more challenging to win.
Very Low Tier: Chances are you will seldom find these go far in an official tournament.
Bottom Tier: Lowest tier.
TBD: To be decided, for characters that cannot be ranked at this time.

Okay, Here's where we ranked the fighters:

Top:
Diddy Kong
Sheik
Zero Suit Samus
Rosalina & Luma
Yoshi
Sonic
Lucario

Very High:
Captain Falcon
Greninja
Pikachu
Fox
Villager
Mario
Ness

High:
Shulk
Robin
Marth
Link
Pit
Peach

Mid-High:
Lucina
Duck Hunt
Dark Pit
Toon Link
Bowser Jr
Falco

Mid:
Bowser
ROB
Mega Man
Olimar
Jigglypuff
Luigi

Mid-Low:
Wario
King Dedede
Pac-Man
Mii Brawler

Low:
Little Mac
Palutena
Ike
Kirby

Very Low:
Samus
Zelda
Mr. Game and Watch
Meta Knight
Mii Gunner
Ganondorf

Bottom:
Donkey Kong
Dr. Mario
Charizard
Wii Fit Trainer
Mii Swordfighter

TBD:
Mewtwo

This is just what we decided, take this with a grain of salt! Any character can be good or bad depending on how well you can use them. If you like the Height Ranking method, please use it to spread it's popularity! We'll keep updating the list, you can comment, but we may not use your ideas. The best way you can put in your opinion is by making your own tiers and commenting a link!

The tier lists we looked at for a general idea of where fighters would end up on this list were:
http://imgur.com/Tl7i7Iy
http://www.eventhubs.com/tiers/ssb4/
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/633202-super-smash-bros-for-wii-u/70737442
http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/632937-super-smash-bros-for-nintendo-3ds/70286012
http://boards.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/c/GD/PAA6JtUW-official-smash-4-tier-list
http://forums.smash4friends.com/topic/234/tier-list-im-going-to-get-sooo-much-hate

For more info on the Height Ranking, go here:
http://smashboards.com/threads/height-ranking-tier-list-idea.395483/

Thanks a bunch!

 

[Shaya]

1. Don't multi post the same thread in different sections.
2. You haven't read a single rule/looked at any stickies in this section have you?
3. Character competitive impressions thread.
4. Welcome to Smashboards, we may seem scary, but we actually aren't~

Your system is nothing new/different to anyone else and the amount of different 'sections' of a list is based on the game itself, you don't force categorisation of characters.