Ascended Winners and Losers

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  • helix72
    helix72 Posts: 1,019 Chairperson of the Boards

    A while ago I settled on a simple tier list to help me prioritize leveling and ascending characters:

    1) meta everyday
    2) meta everyday but only in niche teams
    3) meta everyday when boosted
    4) meta when boosted in niche teams
    5) not meta, even when boosted

    I gave each toon one tier assignment for PvE and one for PvP, because very few are in the same tier in both.

    Notice what I don’t have there: characters that are fun. There are some that are pretty amusing to use but not practical to compete if you want placement. And that’s okay! It’s all about what you want to get out of this game.

  • entrailbucket
    entrailbucket Posts: 8,047 Chairperson of the Boards

    @helix72 said:
    A while ago I settled on a simple tier list to help me prioritize leveling and ascending characters:

    1) meta everyday
    2) meta everyday but only in niche teams
    3) meta everyday when boosted
    4) meta when boosted in niche teams
    5) not meta, even when boosted

    I gave each toon one tier assignment for PvE and one for PvP, because very few are in the same tier in both.

    Notice what I don’t have there: characters that are fun. There are some that are pretty amusing to use but not practical to compete if you want placement. And that’s okay! It’s all about what you want to get out of this game.

    I'd probably combine your 1 and 2, and 3 and 4, but otherwise this is how I've evaluated characters since the 5* boost showed up.

    Tier 1 - always usable
    Tier 2 - usable when boosted
    Tier 3 - never usable, even when boosted

    Tiers 1 and 3 are pretty small right now, almost everybody lives somewhere in Tier 2.

  • JoeHandle
    JoeHandle Posts: 903 Critical Contributor
    edited 5 January 2026, 21:18

    @entrailbucket said:

    @helix72 said:
    A while ago I settled on a simple tier list to help me prioritize leveling and ascending characters:

    1) meta everyday
    2) meta everyday but only in niche teams
    3) meta everyday when boosted
    4) meta when boosted in niche teams
    5) not meta, even when boosted

    I gave each toon one tier assignment for PvE and one for PvP, because very few are in the same tier in both.

    Notice what I don’t have there: characters that are fun. There are some that are pretty amusing to use but not practical to compete if you want placement. And that’s okay! It’s all about what you want to get out of this game.

    I'd probably combine your 1 and 2, and 3 and 4, but otherwise this is how I've evaluated characters since the 5* boost showed up.

    Tier 1 - always usable
    Tier 2 - usable when boosted
    Tier 3 - never usable, even when boosted

    Tiers 1 and 3 are pretty small right now, almost everybody lives somewhere in Tier 2.

    That is the approach. No need to overcomplicate.

    "Never used" is a sad, sad place of forgotten, and misbegotten, toys.

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