Tier Lists
Rankings for weapons, characters, builds and loadouts, each tied to the exact patch it was made for.
Apex Legends Season 31 Tier List: Best Legends After Cipher
Our Apex Legends Season 31 tier list ranks every legend after Cipher's Crypto rework, Revenant and Lifeline buffs, and the new Ranked Legend Bans.
VALORANT Patch 13.09 Agent Tier List: Hush, Clove, and Warden
VALORANT Patch 13.09 adds new Duelist Hush, nerfs Clove's Pick-me-up escape, and buffs the Warden rifle — here's our updated agent tier list.
Marvel Rivals Tier List: Best Heroes After Season 10.5
Season 10.5 buffs Iron Man, Phoenix and Hawkeye while nerfing Devil Dinosaur and Scarlet Witch. Here's our tier list for every reworked hero.
Rainbow Six Siege Tier List: Best Operators After Y11S3.2
Y11S3.2 buffs Noor's Horus Lance into a shield-breaking powerhouse while Solid Snake gets reined in. Here's the tier list for every operator Ubisoft changed.
Cyberpunk 2077 Weapon Tier List: Best Guns After Update 2.5
Cyberpunk 2077's Update 2.5 adds Power-only dual-wielding via the Double Trouble perk — here's our opinion tier list for the best pistols and revolvers to pair.
Overwatch Tier List: Best Heroes After the October 13 Hotfix
Overwatch's October 13 hotfix nerfs new Support Doctrine and reworked Sombra, buffs Roadhog's sustain and Kiriko's health, reshuffling our Season 5 tier list.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 Weapon Tier List: Best Guns Now
Black Ops 7's October 15 update is its final weapon balance pass. Here's our tier list ranking every gun after the TR51 Para, VMP and Warden 308 changes.
Battlefield 6 Weapon Tier List: Best Guns After Season 5
Battlefield 6's Season 5 update reworks SVDM recoil, REDSEC armor penetration and Mobile Anti-Air — our weapon tier list after patch 2.1.1.0.
Helldivers 2 Weapon Tier List: Best Loadouts After Patch 7.2.0
Our Helldivers 2 weapon tier list ranks every primary, sidearm, and stratagem after patch 7.2.0 reworked the Sickle, buffed shotguns, and fixed the Maxigun.
League of Legends Tier List: Best Champions on Patch 26.21
Patch 26.21 lands right after Worlds with 11 champion buffs and 10 nerfs — here's which League of Legends picks actually climbed or fell this patch.
Mycopunk 1.0 Weapon Tier List: Every Gun Ranked at Launch
Mycopunk's 1.0 launch adds the Diffraction Driver, Snowball Grenade and new weapon upgrades. Here's our opinion tier list ranking every gun.
EA Sports FC 27 Tier List: Best PlayStyles+ to Chase
Every key PlayStyle+ ability in EA Sports FC 27 ranked from S tier to B tier, grounded in EA's own Pitch Notes balance changes for Ultimate Team.
Dead by Daylight Perk Tier List: Best Perks After Patch 10.2.0
Dead by Daylight's Patch 10.2.0 reworked 58 perks. Here's our opinion tier list ranking the best Killer and Survivor perks after the overhaul.