Tier List for 1v1?

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Just curious as to how people would rank leaders for this season for 1v1. Banished don’t seem viable aside from Voridus, and that’s only because infusion is OP. Personally I would rank them as such.

Tier 1: Cutter, Anders, Kinsano, Voridus, Serina
Tier 2: Forge, Jerome, Decimus
Tier 3: Shipmaster, Arbiter, Colony, Atriox
Tier 4: YapYap, Isabel, Pavium, Johnson

I’ve been struggling lately in 1s too, anything in particular that has changed these past couple season that I missed? What has everyone been doing that is working well? I’ve seen a lot of the HBs into hogs, Anders doing that into retriever sentinel, what can I do to counter that effectively?

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> Just curious as to how people would rank leaders for this season for 1v1. Banished don’t seem viable aside from Voridus, and that’s only because infusion is OP. Personally I would rank them as such.
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> Tier 1: Cutter, Anders, Kinsano, Voridus, Serina
> Tier 2: Forge, Jerome, Decimus
> Tier 3: Shipmaster, Arbiter, Colony, Atriox
> Tier 4: YapYap, Isabel, Pavium, Johnson
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> I’ve been struggling lately in 1s too, anything in particular that has changed these past couple season that I missed? What has everyone been doing that is working well? I’ve seen a lot of the HBs into hogs, Anders doing that into retriever sentinel, what can I do to counter that effectively?

This sounds about right. I might push Johnson up the ladder, and maybe take Cutter down one. Also, at least for t1, Yap might be able to sit in that T3 area next to ship and Colony. Maybe not though.

HBs are tops for T1 currently. Anders can get them upgraded quickly. And, yeah, that hog/retriever move is pretty popular, esp since the video of some players using it circulated.
I’ve only played against it a handful of times, and it was always in 2s. So, I’m not sure about the best way to counter it. I’d imagine that you need to keep up in t1, and then put some pressure on your opp, before they can mass the hogs.

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Personally I think Ship and Atriox Belong in T2. It is much easier to win with them than it is Colony or Arbiter, additionally Chosen/Grunt ball is probably the strongest Banished opener at this time.

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> 2533274843481335;1:
> Just curious as to how people would rank leaders for this season for 1v1. Banished don’t seem viable aside from Voridus, and that’s only because infusion is OP. Personally I would rank them as such.
>
> Tier 1: Cutter, Anders, Kinsano, Voridus, Serina
> Tier 2: Forge, Jerome, Decimus
> Tier 3: Shipmaster, Arbiter, Colony, Atriox
> Tier 4: YapYap, Isabel, Pavium, Johnson
>
> I’ve been struggling lately in 1s too, anything in particular that has changed these past couple season that I missed? What has everyone been doing that is working well? I’ve seen a lot of the HBs into hogs, Anders doing that into retriever sentinel, what can I do to counter that effectively?

Switch Voridus and Decimus and I’d say you’re close. Also Atroix needs to at least be tier 1 or tier 2.

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In my opinion;

S - Voridus
A - Cutter, Kinsano, Serina,
B - Shipmaster, Decimus, Forge, Atriox, Jerome
C - Pavium, Colony, Anders, Arbiter,
D - Johnson, Isabel, YapYap

Notes:

-currently, UNSC seems to posses an advantage at most stages of the game. Additionally, Marines/Flamers remains one of the strongest openers

-I would have liked to put YapYap higher, but I don’t find he has a reliable counter to Marine/Flamer spam. With how frequently this opener is seen, I had to place him so low

-all the level C leaders seem pretty balanced to me. There’s some minor issues, but nothing gamebreaking. Also, I have seen some excellent Anders/Arby players that really use them to their full potential, but on average, those leaders don’t seem that strong compared to the others I listed

-Shipmaster is still one of the strongest leaders in 1’s, but his early game isn’t the greatest, and it takes him some time to build up. Still, Shipy comfy on 2-3 bases, against most leaders, will usually win. Additionally, Shipy is a difficult leader to play and very few people can play him well

-the rest of the level B leaders also feel pretty balanced; some performing better in different setting or areas than others. Decimus has excellent early-mid game, but falls off as the match goes on. Forge is still solid; strong hero unit, good leader wheel, and a strong drop. Jerome has one of the strongest hero units and a pretty solid leader wheel. All good choices

-the class A leaders all have similaritie that make them strong; good drops and good passives. Cutter/Kinsano have the best Marine/Flamer opening, and they both provide excellent mid-late game with their leader wheels. Serina also has a strong opener with cryo troopers (with a nice passive buff), solid leader wheel, a good drop, and Kodiaks/Wolves are incredibly strong with her.

As always, this is just my opinion. I’m not a top tier player, or anything if the sort, take this as you will.

Thanks for reading :).

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Cutter

Voridus

Irrelevant

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> 2533274843481335;1:
> Just curious as to how people would rank leaders for this season for 1v1. Banished don’t seem viable aside from Voridus, and that’s only because infusion is OP. Personally I would rank them as such.
>
> Tier 1: Cutter, Anders, Kinsano, Voridus, Serina
> Tier 2: Forge, Jerome, Decimus
> Tier 3: Shipmaster, Arbiter, Colony, Atriox
> Tier 4: YapYap, Isabel, Pavium, Johnson
>
> I’ve been struggling lately in 1s too, anything in particular that has changed these past couple season that I missed? What has everyone been doing that is working well? I’ve seen a lot of the HBs into hogs, Anders doing that into retriever sentinel, what can I do to counter that effectively?

Anders tier 1? nu uh. Voridus is tier 0. Then Ship, Trox, Cutter, Kinsano, Serina, Forge, Johnson, Decimus, Pavium, Isabel, Jerome, Colony, Anders, Yap Yap in roughly that order. Anders is not great in the early game, OK in mid, Crap in Late. What your excpecting her Retiever bounces her to the top. Truth is how many offensive leader power does she have compared to Cutter, Serina, Kinsano, or even Johnson. She has ARK D which is terrible, Lotus Mine(isn’t Bad early on) and Retriever(Great) BUT retriever is the only Offensive LP that matter mid/late.

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You guys are pushing colony too far down, I haven’t lost a single 1v1 playing as him this season. A lot of this is based on personal skill and preference anyway, id say the only leaders that I worry about fighting is voridus and cutter, and the only one I still laugh at when I see is Isabel.

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pavium should at least be B tier if anything his mid and late is pretty hard to stop since he has a strong eco buff and is quite unbreakable due to various leader powers.