Quick Guidelines

- There is no order within each tier except for Top and Bottom Tier (so Ghirahim and Zant are essentially treated as equal, along with everyone else in High).

-Weapon skills are taken into account (including Hasty Attacks).

-Tingle isn't here because I've never played as him. :p

-This is for the Wii U version of the game. Legends and Definitive Edition have some differences that could change a few placements.

TOP

These are the best of the best. Choosing them in any mission is a great idea, as they excel at every aspect (such as giant bosses, taking keeps, etc.).

HIGH

These characters/weapons are very powerful and can excel in most or all mission types, but have 1 minor weakness holding them back.

WATER

These characters want to be special between mid and high tier, so here they are.

MID

These characters/weapons have their strengths and can do well at most missions, but either have 1 huge flaw or many minor flaws.

LOW

These characters/weapons are either 1: niche movesets that have 1 aspect that they are amazing at, but are below average at everything else, or 2: designed to have all-around movesets that handle every situation, but are just a bit too weak in every scenario compared to other all-around characters/weapons.

BOTTOM

Only okay at a select few missions, and plain bad at everything else.