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I just want to clear some things up about tier lists, as a bunch of people (not just here) don't seem to fully understand what a tier list means. First off, if you only play casually, the tier list does not apply to you. The tier list applies to those playing at a professional level. Just because your friend can dominate you with Captain Falcon, that doesn't mean Captain Falcon should be higher.
Here's the point, with casual play, the skill gap between players is guaranteed to be much larger than with tournament play. In professional play, all players can be expected to be around the same skill level. This is the metagame. This list applies to the metagame. What it basically is saying is that if you have two players at an equal, high skill level, the top tier player has a better chance of winning against a low tier player. This is because at the highest level of play, the characters strengths and weaknesses become more static.
Furthermore, this list should not have any effect on your character choice. If you don't like where a character is, you have the power to change that. Do what you can to improve the characters metagame. The bottom line is this: a characters tier list placement has no effect on your skill level with that character. So why should it effect your choice? It shouldn't.
Anyway, here it is:
Top
Meta Knight
Snake
King Dedede
Mr. Game & Watch
Falco
R.O.B.
High
Marth
Wario
Lucario
Donkey Kong
Diddy
Pikachu
Ice Climbers
Kirby
Pit
Wolf
Middle
Toon Link
Olimar
Fox
Zelda
Zero Suit Samus
Bowser
Luigi
Peach
Ike
Shiek
Low
Lucas
Ness
Mario
Pokémon Trainer
Samus
Yoshi
Sonic
Jigglypuff
Ganondorf
Link
Captain Falcon
There is no bottom tier as of now, but this is the first version. Yes, it is a bit early for a tier list, and yes this is subject to, and WILL, change. Still... here you go - the first ever official Brawl tier list.
Here's the point, with casual play, the skill gap between players is guaranteed to be much larger than with tournament play. In professional play, all players can be expected to be around the same skill level. This is the metagame. This list applies to the metagame. What it basically is saying is that if you have two players at an equal, high skill level, the top tier player has a better chance of winning against a low tier player. This is because at the highest level of play, the characters strengths and weaknesses become more static.
Furthermore, this list should not have any effect on your character choice. If you don't like where a character is, you have the power to change that. Do what you can to improve the characters metagame. The bottom line is this: a characters tier list placement has no effect on your skill level with that character. So why should it effect your choice? It shouldn't.
Anyway, here it is:
Top
Meta Knight
Snake
King Dedede
Mr. Game & Watch
Falco
R.O.B.
High
Marth
Wario
Lucario
Donkey Kong
Diddy
Pikachu
Ice Climbers
Kirby
Pit
Wolf
Middle
Toon Link
Olimar
Fox
Zelda
Zero Suit Samus
Bowser
Luigi
Peach
Ike
Shiek
Low
Lucas
Ness
Mario
Pokémon Trainer
Samus
Yoshi
Sonic
Jigglypuff
Ganondorf
Link
Captain Falcon
There is no bottom tier as of now, but this is the first version. Yes, it is a bit early for a tier list, and yes this is subject to, and WILL, change. Still... here you go - the first ever official Brawl tier list.
That's the old one, here's the new one:
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
Since the Smash Back Room for Brawl has reformed, they remade the tier list.