Street Fighter 6Tier List

Street Fighter 6 Tier List

In the RankedBoost Street Fighter 6 tier list as of November 2026, 4 of 31 characters make S tier, led by JP, Mai and Ryu. 9 more characters sit one step below in A tier.

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STop4 charactersThe strongest picks right nowClick any character for its gradeTap a card for its grade
JPJP
MaiMoved up from AMai
RyuMoved up from ARyu
SagatSagat
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AStrong9 charactersStrong picks, a step below the top
ZangiefZangief
AkumaMoved up from BAkuma
BlankaBlanka
CammyCammy
EdMoved down from SEd
GuileGuile
KenKen
M. BisonM. Bison
TerryTerry
BSolid8 charactersSolid picks that hold their own
LukeMoved down from ALuke
RashidMoved down from ARashid
Chun-LiChun-Li
Dee JayDee Jay
ElenaElena
KimberlyKimberly
ManonMoved up from CManon
YasmineYasmine
CSituational10 charactersBelow the middle of the roster right now
DhalsimDhalsim
JamieMoved down from BJamie
JuriMoved down from BJuri
IngridIngrid
MarisaMarisa
A.K.I.A.K.I.
AlexMoved down from BAlex
C. ViperMoved down from BC. Viper
E. HondaE. Honda
LilyLily
DBottom0 charactersThe weakest picks right now
No character is graded D right now.

What each tier means

  • STop The strongest picks right now
  • AStrong Strong picks, a step below the top
  • BSolid Solid picks that hold their own
  • CSituational Below the middle of the roster right now
  • DBottom The weakest picks right now
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Character art by Capcom, from the official Street Fighter 6 website. Terry and Mai ©SNK.

Board breakdown

Who is the strongest character in Street Fighter 6 right now?

JP, Mai, Ryu and Sagat hold the S tier in the RankedBoost grade for Street Fighter 6 as of November 2026.

Select a face to open that character's card on the board.

Where does Yasmine rank as the newest Street Fighter 6 character?

Yasmine joined Street Fighter 6 in August 2026 and holds the B tier in the RankedBoost grade. Before that, Ingrid joined in May 2026 and grades C; Alex joined in March 2026 and grades C; and C. Viper joined in October 2025 and grades C.

Select a graded character to open that card on the board.

How do the Year 1 to Year 4 Street Fighter 6 characters compare with the launch roster?

6 of the 13 graded Year 1 to Year 4 characters grade A or better, against 7 of the 18 from launch. Launch roster holds the most S tier characters of any era, 2 of its 18. By era, Launch roster: 2 S, 5 A, 5 B and 6 C; Year 1: 2 A, 1 B and 1 C; Year 2: 1 S, 2 A and 1 B; Year 3: 1 S and 3 C; and Year 4: 1 B.

  • Launch roster18 charactersS2A5B5C6
  • Year 14 charactersA2B1C1
  • Year 24 charactersS1A2B1
  • Year 34 charactersS1C3
  • Year 41 characterB1

Longer bars are bigger eras, and each bar splits its era by tier. Select a face to open that character on the board.

Which Street Fighter 6 characters have the most health?

Zangief has the most health at 11,000, and Marisa, Alex and E. Honda follow at 10,500. Akuma has the least at 9,000. Most characters have 10,000.

Above 10,000Below 10,000Most characters: 10,000
Which Street Fighter 6 characters have no OD reversal, and does it hold them back?

12 of the 31 graded Street Fighter 6 characters have no OD reversal: JP at S; Zangief and M. Bison at A; Kimberly and Manon at B; and Dhalsim, Ingrid, Marisa, Alex, C. Viper, E. Honda and Lily at C. 3 of those 12 grade A or better, against 10 of the 19 with one.

  • No OD reversal12 charactersS1A2B2C7
  • With OD reversal19 charactersS3A7B6C3

Longer bars are bigger groups, and each bar splits its group by tier. Select a face to open that character on the board.

Do characters with a projectile grade higher in Street Fighter 6?

Yes, on our grade: 50 percent of the 22 characters with a projectile grade A or better, against 22 percent of the 9 with none. All 4 S tier characters throw one.

  • With a projectile22 characters50% A or betterS4A7B6C5
  • No projectile9 characters22% A or betterA2B2C5

Both bars split by tier. Select a face to see where that character sits on the board.