Super Smash Bros. Brawl/BBR Official Tier List

This is the official tier list released by the Brawl Back Room, a special group of people within Brawl's competitive gaming community that consists of top players of multiple characters, experienced analysts and tournament organizers. The tier list serves as a ranking of every character's effectiveness based on the competitive ruleset and current metagame. It does not determine the matchups of individual characters, nor should it influence a player's choice of character, especially if said player does not play competitively.

The following is the eighth version of the tier list valid as of April 25th, 2013. Explanations for character positions will be filled in soon.

SS Tier

 * Metaknight - Infamous for his amazing speed, aerial prowess, good killing power, ability to rushdown and timeout as well as excellent recovery, Metaknight remains on the number 1 spot, and will likely continue to do so in the future.

S Tier

 * Ice Climbers - Possessing the notorious infinite chaingrab, the Ice Climbers' ability to take a stock from a single grab is feared by many. At number 2 on the tier list they are the highest-ranked veteran in the game.

A+ Tier

 * Olimar - Olimar's Pikmin mechanic gives him strong disjointed attacks, great damage-dealers and spammable grabs and smash attacks. He has a very strong defensive game but is hampered by a poor approach and recovery.
 * Diddy Kong - Bananas give Diddy Kong wonderful stage control and sets up lots of attacks. Diddy himself is quick agile, with lots of fast attacks in his moveset making him a threatening character.

A- Tier

 * Marth - Marth's attacks have great range, speed and power, making him a well-rounded, above-average character. However, his lack of projectile causes problems with approaches, preventing him from getting a higher place.
 * Snake - With his strong attacks and excellent stage control with his explosives, Snake was considered the second-best character in the competitive scene for quite a while. However, his poor air game caused a big drop in position in the last tier list, and he remains in the lower end of the top tier.
 * Falco - Falco has solid attacks, a good chaingrab as well as great camping ability with his Blaster. His poor recovery and lack of killing power keeps him from going higher in the tier list.

B Tier

 * Pikachu -
 * Zero Suit Samus -
 * Wario -

C+ Tier

 * Lucario -
 * King Dedede -
 * Toon Link -

C Tier

 * Wolf -
 * Fox -
 * Mr. Game & Watch -
 * Pit -

C- Tier

 * R.O.B -
 * Peach -

D Tier

 * Kirby -
 * Donkey Kong -
 * Sonic -
 * Ike -
 * Zelda/Sheik -
 * Sheik -
 * Ness -
 * Yoshi -

E Tier

 * Luigi -
 * Pokémon Trainer -
 * Lucas -

F Tier

 * Mario -
 * Samus -
 * Bowser -
 * Captain Falcon -
 * Link -
 * Jigglypuff -
 * Zelda -
 * Ganondorf -