Official CWT Tier List
I know, I know. Why do this if there are tier lists already for the game. The answer is pretty simple, I wanted to see if the competitive tier lists actually hold up under scrutiny. So, in the background, we are running playtests against human opponents to get a feel for where these Commanding Officers are. The tier list will use all the monikers, just so no matter what, it should be recognizable.
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Tier ? [N] - Not Ranked : For Commanders who haven't been ranked yet, just in case it is needed
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Tier $ [G] - Godlike : For Commanders that are broken completely, can wipeout most boss Commanders with ease. The boss of bosses.
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Tier 0 [S] - Superior : For Commanders that have a nearly broken/busted design. Most likely the boss or bonus Commanders.
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Tier 1 [A] - Overpowered : For Commanders that are extremely strong on the battlefield. Daily and Power Stats are just better than most.
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Tier 2 [B] - Balanced : For Commanders that have balanced gameplay for its game. Power level is determined by who is considered the balance stick.
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Tier 3 [C] - Underpowered : For Commanders that are relatively weaker on the battlefield. Daily and power stats are worse than most.
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Tier 4 [D] - Garbage : For Commanders whose design is just plain awful. Balance stick will wipe the floor with these Commanders.
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Tier 5 [E] - No CO : For Commanders which fights evenly or worse than a Commander with no Daily Abilities or Powers.
If necessary, then each tier will also have extra modifiers to help better describe the power level. Let's look at Tier 0 [S] for an example.
- Tier 0 [S+] - Superior + : For Commanders that are above average for this ranking. Gives balanced rank a hard time, but not enough to raise a tier.
- Tier 0 [S] - Superior : For Commanders that are normal for this ranking. Balanced in this tier.
- Tier 0 [S-] - Superior - : For Commanders that are below average for this ranking. Balanced gives this rank a hard time, but not enough to lower a tier.
Advance Wars power levels are really far apart, which means there is a drastic power level in-between the tiers. So, for example, let's go over the tiers for Tier 0 [S].
- S Tiers should be able to evenly match other S Tiers
- S Tiers should handily beat A Tiers, but with careful play A Tiers have a shot at beating S Tiers
- S Tiers should dominate B Tiers and below, choosing B Tier or Below against an S Tier is a dramatically huge handicap
So, in short, only the tiers adjacent to each other have a chance of beating each other. If you choose a lower tier, it will result in a handicap. The farther away the tier, the harder it'll be to claw for victory. To make the tiers fair, each list will have a balance stick selected so people know what Commander the list is balancing against. Unlike other lists, we will be trying to balance the luck Commanders as well. We currently are testing non-fog maps, but if fog of war makes a difference for Commanders, we will note it in the tier lists.
Right now, this is a work in progress, but we will update as more information becomes available.
Hawke was chosen for balance because he has slightly superior statistics (110 firepower/ 100 defense) to most of the cast, while also being a generalist with no strengths or weaknesses. His powers do take a while to build up, however, I feel that he promotes good play more than every other Commander on the list. His powers cause an economic drain through HP loss for his opponents while making his stats a tiny bit more superior through healing. Eventually, if playing for long enough, Hawke will come out victorious, as the toll for prolonged play against Hawke is a slow death. It is because of all of these reasons why I think he is the right Commander for fulfilling the balance role. If you play well as Hawke, you will eventually win.
- Sturm [A]
- Hachi [A]
- Grit [A]
- Colin [A]
- Kanbei [A]
- Sensei [A]
- Javier {AWBW - 1 Tower} [A]
- Von Bolt {AWBW} [A]
- Kindle {AWBW} [B+/A]
- Rachel {AWBW} [B+]
- Hawke {Balance Stick} [B]
- Nell {Luck Based} [B]
- Andy [B]
- Drake [B]
- Sonja [B]
- Max [B]
- Sturm {AWBW} [B]
- Grimm {AWBW} [B]
- Clone Andy [B-]
- Olaf [B-]
- Eagle [B-]
- Lash [B-]
- Sasha {AWBW} [B-]
- Sami [B-/C]
- Adder [B-/C]
- Jess [C]
- Flak {Luck based} [C]
- Jake {AWBW} [C]
- Javier {AWBW - No Towers} [C]
- Jugger {AWBW} [C]
- Koal {AWBW} [C]