Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-28349857-20180416014834

ranked S-D

S: Gneiss

A: Tundrus, Tempus, Frigost, Vulca, Major, Proto, Commander, Mechanic, Obsidian

B: Nether, Cryo, Anubis, Abyss, Grand, Omega

C: Spectre, Renegade

D: Trooper, Beckoner, Barbarian, Ichor

no particular order in any of the tiers

Gneiss is listed at the top, and is ONLY the top because even before his absurd buff, he was still a genuine powerhouse with no counter

you either play it mid-range and get kited by 150~ damaging moves or be in-your-face and get shredded thanks to his 80~ click combo, and surprisingly fast attack speed

it's the only class in the game that has no weaknesses, and if it does have any, it's easily resolved because of the nature of gneiss' attacks and specials

the classes in A are somewhat above par, may need a nerf or two to balance out, and overall wield high results to someone who can play the class effectively. these classes tend to be the most common, but in some cases they are the rare class you almost never see that is completely busted, mechanic especially

B classes are the fair and balanced classes that have a few perks and withdrawls that check and balance each other in gameplay. these classes can use either a few buffs or nerfs, but as of the current metagame, don't require it.

C only lists spectre because spectre isnt entirely bad, but is seriously underpowered, and only gets true power when you can hide, spawn ominous matter, then spawn your phantom and pray to god no one finds you. could use a few buffs

D consists of the 4 worst classes in the game, and here's a fully detailed reason as to why

trooper's is almost self-explainatory; almost restricted to long-range, requires a LOT of aim to use effectively, specials aren't constructive towards victory, and overall lack of damage from the ult and x, the only non gun stance damage you can get other than click combo

beckoner, despite the pure damage that completely ignores defense, is a total glass cannon that can't survive any in-your-face classes unless they have above 500 ping and insane dodging skills. made worse by the fact the only good move in his kit is x, and even then it doesn't do much and can be tanked by almost every class, sans vulca or a class with a defense debuff that goes below 80

barbarian may be a stun powerhouse, but you are completely limited with the class in every way possible. z is restricted to stunned enemies only, x has a very slow startup, and c can't be controlled and will only hit once or twice before making you spin off into the distance and waste mana, and the ult is only good for getting in-your-face classes off of you for a short period of time

ichor may SEEM good, but the nature of itself is complete garbage. below 50 blood, your click combo does ~40, which is just pathetic, even for a tank. you only start to pick up when you get above 60 blood, but your movement is totally thrashed and the buff in defense/attack isn't gonna help you too much. punishing blow is a gamble, because chances are if you either miss the attack or use it with too little blood, or the attack didn't kill, you're left with no blood and no way to regain it unless you can somehow get away and recover in time to fight again

again, non-opinionated and non-bias tier list that almost accurately reflects each class, so im not gonna defend any placements here. most of the strife players ive asked agree with almost all of it, about 85%. this tier list should not effect gameplay in any way, it's just a way to list how some classes outclass the rest with absurd stats and power. 