We have to make room quickly before Dan comes in
Street Fighter 5 is still technically going through its worst drought without a balance update in over a year with the launch of Champion Edition, but that will change very soon.
Season 5 drops the new V-Shift mechanic and a slew of other changes later tonight / tomorrow, so first let’s take a look at how the final tier rosters for Season 4 ended compared to where we were last year.
The EventHubs community list for SF5 has been fairly consistent with the top two for a while, with Akuma and Urien high and mighty, but they only end the year on a 0.2 difference between them.
This is quite a shake up from where we were when Rashid and Karin ruled the school at the end of the Arcade Edition run, although they both slipped quite a bit with the Kanzuki heir barely cracking the top 10 yet.
Not many players considered Poison a dominant character in SF5 until iDom’s massive Capcom Cup win in 2019, but she’s garnered a lot more respect now after reaching number seven overall.
However, it is Birdie who seems to have fallen furthest out of favor as he was in the top five at the end of season 3 and now barely in the top 20 after his nerfs and many players no longer use him as a solo lead.
As for the two characters who join SF5 with the Champion Edition update, Seth slowly climbed the rankings to finish in 14th place, which is very low compared to where most of the pros place them, but Gill pretty much has it. opposite trajectory down. .
Where the game will go in Season 5 is still pretty much anyone’s question, but most can probably agree that there are likely to be some big changes on the horizon once the new update is in place.
With this new start for SF5, the EH tier list will do the same, allowing you to vote on your match-up knowledge whenever you feel comfortable.
The final Street Fighter 5 tier lists for seasons 3 and 4 can be found below.
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