“Can I win a Major if I pick up one of those top six?”
This player has an impressive tournament experience within Guilty Gear Strive. In 2023, Lord Knight was in the Top 8 at various events, such as Texas Showdown, CEO, and Battle Coliseum. This is quite a basis for developing a deep knowledge of a character’s esports potential.
On one of his recent streams, Lord Knight discussed competitive achievements of GGST characters. Which of them helped players get a win at events of different classes? Let’s take a look!
Sol, Zato-1, Giovanna, Happy Chaos, Nagoriyuki, and Leo are at the very top. Quite a few characters remained in the tier of uncertainty.
Is this a good way to create a tier list — look at results of real tournaments? It is a long discussion about the role of characters and players’ skills. They probably should be in synergy for the best performance.
A while ago, Lord Knight shared his more traditional Tier List for GGST Season 2. It has some differences in the top level.