A new Super Smash Bros Ultimate Tier List from Reddit shows what players think are the best characters in the game. At the start of February, r/smashbros users were able to rank characters by tier in a form. This gives an interesting outlook on how average players currently see the Smash Bros Ultimate character tiers. Here’s the tier list for February 2019.

Super Smash Bros Ultimate Tier List (February 2019)

The r/smashbros Tier List from Reddit was made by u/mu_II. It uses data from the Smash Bros Reddit users collected starting from February 5th. Here’s how the Smash Bros Ultimate Reddit Tier List looks.

Top Tier: Peach (Daisy), Pichu, Lucina, Inkling, Pikachu
High Tier +: Wolf, Olimar, Ike, Palutena, Fox
High Tier: Marth, Wario, Chrom, Snake, Pokémon Trainer, Cloud, Roy, Link, Yoshi, Young Link, R.O.B.
High Tier -: Donkey Kong, Ness
Mid Tier +: Shulk, Mega Man, Simon (Richter), Mewtwo, Greninja, Falco, Luigi, Mario, Lucario, Bowser, Sonic, Zero Suit Samus, Meta Knight, Lucas, Mii Swordfighter, Toon Link
Mid Tier: Ken, Pit, Dark Pit, Bayonetta, Jigglypuff, Diddy Kong, Ryu, Ganondorf, Corrin, Captain Falcon, Samus (Dark Samus), Isabelle, Villager, King K. Rool
Mid Tier -: Zelda, Ridley, Incineroar, King Dedede, Wii Fit Trainer, Dr. Mario, Pac-Man
Low Tier +: Mr. Game & Watch, Mii Gunner, Robin, Ice Climbers, Rosalina & Luma, Sheik, Duck Hunt, Mii Brawler
Low Tier -: Bowser Jr., Kirby
Bottom Tier: Little Mac

Many of the results echo the sentiments of pro players. Peach, Daisy, Pichu, Lucina, Inkling, Pikachu, Wolf, Olimar, Ike, Palutena, and Fox are top 10 mainstays. Meanwhile, characters like Wario, Snake, Pokémon Trainer, Ness, and Donkey Kong have shown a lot of potential.

Easiest Characters in Smash Bros Ultimate

Another recent Reddit poll by u/ritmica addresses the easiest characters to play in Smash Bros Ultimate. This is based on the difficulty level of mastering each character as opposed to how good they are at their highest potential.

So far, it seems as though some of the easiest characters in Smash Ultimate are some of the best. Reddit users consider characters like Cloud and Ike easy to play as well as Top Tier characters.

Other Top Tier characters, such as Peach, Daisy, and Olimar, are difficult to master but very rewarding to learn.

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