« NEW JAPANESE TIER LIST »

So this tier list was just posted earlier today on SRK and there is already a lot of contreversy around it. Looks like compared to INO's list I posted a month or so ago there are some differences ('Gief not #1 anymore) but Claw is still at the bottom! 

Thanks to kikkomanchow for the find!

1 - Sagat
2 - Vega (Dictator)
2 - Ryu
2 - Zangief
4 - Blanka
6 - Rufus
6 - Akuma
8 - M.Bison (Boxer)
9 - Chun Li
10 - Ken
11 - Abel
12 - Dhalsim
12 - Guile
14 - C.Viper
15 - Honda
16 - El Fuerte
17 - Balrog (Claw)

Comments

[quash]

the tier gaps seem to be shallow as of now. i can't help but wonder how much more they'll fluctuate before there becomes a definitive consensus.

[bradido]

Man, Abel is lower than I expected. I am glad Ken & Chun are not top. I am tired of playing against them in 3S :)

[haunts]

@bradido

the top 4 on that list are pretty tough fights. I have been playing Bison and Sagat and they are real jerks no doubt.

Sagat can play offensively and defensively and a defensive Bison is a real pain in the ass.

Ryu is just solid all around with a lot of ways to land his ultra, good poke strings and damaging combos.

Zangief can be pretty scary but I am not surprised he has dropped on the list. Some of his moves like his banishing fist are actually pretty unsafe, so if you zone him right he isnt so bad.