Mortal Kombat 1 Tier List
Cyrax, Ghost Face and Sektor lead the 4 S-tier characters in the RankedBoost MK1 tier list as of November 2026, out of 35 graded. 8 more characters sit one step below in A tier.
Cyrax
Ghost Face
Sektor
T-1000
Havik
Johnny Cage
Mileena
Geras
Kung Lao
Homelander
Kenshi Takahashi
Noob Saibot
Scorpion
Baraka
Reiko
Sindel
General Shao
Liu Kang
Raiden
Takeda
Quan Chi
Rain
Shang Tsung
Ashrah
Conan the Barbarian
Ermac
Kitana
Li Mei
Omni-Man
Peacemaker
Reptile
Smoke
Sub-Zero
Tanya
NitaraWhat each tier means
- STop The strongest picks on the final balance update
- AStrong Strong picks, a step below the top
- BSolid Solid picks that hold their own
- CSituational Below the middle of the roster
- DBottom The weakest picks on the final balance update
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Board breakdown
Cyrax, Ghost Face, Sektor and T-1000 hold the S tier in the RankedBoost grade for the final balance update of Mortal Kombat 1 as of November 2026.
Select a face to open that character's card on the board.
Kombat Pack 2 is the pack to buy: four of its six fighters grade S, and Noob Saibot adds an A. Kombat Pack 1 tops out at A with Homelander, and three of its six sit in C.
- Kombat Pack 1A tier
- Kombat Pack 2S tier
Ghost Face and T-1000 are the guests to learn, both in S. Homelander is a solid A, while Omni-Man, Peacemaker and Conan the Barbarian sit in C, so pick them for fun rather than for wins.
Main Havik, Johnny Cage or Mileena if you own just the base game: they grade A, with strong Evo results behind them. The S band needs the DLC, since no base game fighter reaches it.
Nitara is the one fighter we would bench: she sits alone in D, the lowest band on the board. Her kit grades D on her card, and so does how hard she is to fight, so she has little to fall back on.