Daredevil217's 5* Character Ranking and Analysis 2.0 (Updated 06/20/2022)

Cardinal1027

Wanted to thank you for your efforts. You made my switch to CL10 seemless

LavaManLee

With all of the "new" 5*s that are amazing (new is in quotes because I will go back to SC), I find I almost never use Apoc or Okoye anymore. SC is my definite go to, but I also use MT, Chasm and KK a lot. SC's only downfall in PVP is on defense but he can clear teams so fast that it makes up for getting hit a few times between shields.

leviticuschom

@Daredevil217 - just wanted to share my appreciation of these Rankings. This has consistently been my favorite reference, not just because of its usefulness, but the amount of humor and levity you write with. Any insight when you'll do a rundown of the remaining 2022 characters?

EddieCL

Amazing job. Quite objective with a touch of humor. Looking forward to the next update

Glockoma

@Daredevil217 Let’s look into getting a great refresh. It’s the hero we need right now 😎

Daredevil217

I realize just how behind I’ve gotten. I started writing and have done:

Chasm, Emma Frost, Hit-Monkey, Kang, Riri Williams, She-Hulk, Silver Surfer (rebalance), The Hulk (rebalance), and Wong

Still need to do: Arcade, Captain America (rebalance), Gambit (rebalance), Iron Man (rebalance), Kingpin (rebalance), Magik, Wasp (rebalance)- not to mention update all the old characters impacted by these new characters.

A lot of the unwritten ones I haven’t played a ton with yet (except Kingpin who I love now) but will likely write something anyway and can always edit/update later. As an example I actually think Star-Lord’s rebalance is better than I initially gave it credit for when I first wrote it up now that I’ve played him boosted a lot. So I’ll likely update his ranking.

Currently the school I work for is on spring break so that’s what afforded me time. I’m currently looking for a new job but in between all of the applying and whatnot I’ve decided to write again.

entrailbucket

I know we talked about this a bit when 5* PvP boosts first showed up, but I just have no idea how you're going to do the list now. I don't think I'd even be able to do an unboosted ranking at this point -- I can't think that way anymore.

I guess if you rank them all when boosted it's kind of the same thing? You could also just go back to the tiers we talked about forever ago (usable unboosted, only usable when boosted, never ever usable ever).

Daredevil217

I think I can do it now. Once supports enter the arena… oof. I could do “tiers” S tier, A tier, blah blah. But I always liked rankings. It takes me back to the days of the 4* character ranking threads which I LOVED back in the day. Makes for more debate/discussion.

I also think a lot of the value is in the written narratives rather than the rankings themselves for folks.

I might expand this yet again (sigh) and create a “key supports” section once the PVP rollout happens.

Glockoma

Good luck with the job search @Daredevil217 Don’t put too much pressure on yourself; I only brought it up because I loved the write-ups.

I agree with @entrailbucket, tall order. Cheers man

entrailbucket

@Daredevil217 said:
I think I can do it now. Once supports enter the arena… oof. I could do “tiers” S tier, A tier, blah blah. But I always liked rankings. It takes me back to the days of the 4* character ranking threads which I LOVED back in the day. Makes for more debate/discussion.

I also think a lot of the value is in the written narratives rather than the rankings themselves for folks.

I might expand this yet again (sigh) and create a “key supports” section once the PVP rollout happens.

Oh good call, I didn't think of that -- supports will absolutely change the calculus on this because of free AP generation. Active powers, especially active powers that are good but expensive, get a LOT better when you have the opportunity to start a match with 10AP of that color.

IrisRyu

I came here hoping for an updated ranking list, but I’ll take a potential positive outlook on supports in PVP instead. That’s a great point that supports with AP boosts could give renewed viability to toons with more expensive powers.

I initially only viewed the PVP supports change through the lens of being eternally stunlocked by Riri. That could still happen, but I’m a little more cautiously optimistic now. When you factor in supports that fortify special/countdown/repeater tiles, we could be heading into era that could allow for some fun and unexpected team compositions.

This thread always serves and I look forward to the next update whenever life permits.

DrClever

I’m currently looking for a new job

Or, and I think this will be a popular option here, you could not look for a new job and instead do this full time.

We'd send food parcels...

IrisRyu

Word! Point me in the direction of Daredevil217’s MPQ Ranking Kickstarter and I’d contribute.

Daredevil217

Okay, big update. I've now completed write-ups on all the new and rebalanced characters. I just have to go back through and update the old ones. Also expect a lot of shake-ups in the rankings. There are a class of characters like Daredevil, Goblin, and Strange that are good mechanically, but have been woefully left behind due to powercreep. I put a lot of those "old school" characters lower in the rankings and hope they can rise back up like the Phoenix (pun intended) if they get rebalanced.

Finally, I'm going to just attach a word document (or PDF) in the first post, rather than post it all here. This is for a couple of reasons. One, it's just so much easier to keep up with and edit without dealing with all the weird formatting/html issues. Two, I can create hyperlinks to allow you to jump to the character you want to read about and/or collapsible sections. You can also download it for offline use. It's going to take awhile still but will hopefully be easier to maintain.

atomzed

Thanks @Daredevil217 ! Looking forward to the write ups!! I always like to read yours.

Marc_Spector

Looking forward to it, DD217! Thanks as always for your effort, insight, and continued presence on these boards!

Daredevil217

Can I get this thread unstickied from a moderator, and the new one up?

fight4thedream

Mod note: Unstickied. Please find new guide here: https://forums.d3go.com/discussion/88338/daredevil-217-s-mpq-5-star-analysis-rankings-guide-updated-04-08-23