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Mortal Kombat Onslaught tier list

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Artwork for Mortal Kombat Onslaught showing a selection of characters including Sub Zero and Scorpion.
Image credit: VG247/Warner Bros
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Mortal Kombat Onslaught is an auto-battling RPG which brings together all your favorite characters from NetherRealm's iconic fighting game series. Create a team of four fighters that you can guide through MK Onslaught's storyline, which has the fate of the realms hanging in the balance once again from Shinnok's latest evil plans.

Like Street Fighter Duel, you get new characters in Mortal Kombat Onslaught using a gacha-style Summon system. There are different types of Summons available, including Limited Time events for featured characters. To make sure you don't waste precious in-game currencies pulling for low level characters, we've got a Mortal Kombat Onslaught Tier List which ranks all of the game's fighters, so you know who is worth summoning for.

Mortal Kombat Onslaught Tier List

Here are the rankings of the best and worst characters in MK Onslaught:

Tier Character
S-tier Arcticka Sub-Zero, Wind God Fujin, Goro, Revenant Kitana, Razor Hat Kung Lao, Fire God Liu Kang, Shadowmancer Noob Saibot, Hellfire Scorpion, Shao Kahn, Undying Shao Kahn, Sindel
A-tier Cyrax, Cyber Smoke, Erron Black, War Fan Kitana, Raiden, Skarlet, Deadeye Erron Black, Frost, Noob Saibot, Quan Chi
B-tier Scorpion, General Kotal, Kung Lao, Jade, Johnny Cage, Shang Tsung, Camouflage Sonya Blade, Sub Zero, Tanya, Fire Support Jax
C-tier Liu Kang, Firestarter Black Dragon, Fujin, Jax, Cryomancer Lin Kuei, Nightwolf, Master Shaolin Monk, Baraka, Kano, Mileena, Royal Guard Shokan Warrior, Blademistress Shokan Warrior, Kitana, Flesh Undead
D-tier Deadly Spirit, Sniper Black Dragon, Sergeant Special Forces, Sonya Blade, Overload Cyber Lin Kuei, Medic Special Forces, Lancer Shokan Warrior, Elite Guard Shao Soldier, Mending Spirit, Brute Tarkatan Warrior, Guardian Spirit

This tier list is based on rankings shared by the fan-run Mortal Kombat Onslaught Discord. Like with SF Duel, just because a character is powerful or one of your favorites in the mainline Mortal Kombat games, doesn't mean they'll be the best pick in MK Onslaught. For instance, series icon Liu Kang only appears in our C-tier, while the vanilla versions of Sub-Zero and Scorpion are ranked B. But there are different variations of these three characters in our top S-tier.

S-tier characters

Character stats for Arctika Sub Zero in Mortal Kombat Onslaught.
Arctika Sub-Zero is one of the best characters in Mortal Kombat Onslaught. | Image credit: VG247/Warner Bros

Arctika Sub-Zero

  • Tier Rank:S
  • Class: Defender
  • Affinity: Spirit

Wind God Fujin

  • Tier Rank:S
  • Class: Assassin
  • Affinity: Body

Goro

  • Tier Rank:S
  • Class: Defender
  • Affinity: Spirit

Revenant Kitana

  • Tier Rank:S
  • Class: Assassin
  • Affinity: Spirit

Razor Hat Kung Lao

  • Tier Rank:S
  • Class: Warrior
  • Affinity: Mind

Fire God Liu Kang

  • Tier Rank:S
  • Class: Defender
  • Affinity: Mind

Shadowmancer Noob Saibot

  • Tier Rank:S
  • Class: Support
  • Affinity: Spirit

Hellfire Scorpion

  • Tier Rank:S
  • Class: Assassin
  • Affinity: Body

Shao Kahn

  • Tier Rank:S
  • Class: Defender
  • Affinity: Spirit

Undying Shao Kahn

  • Tier Rank:S
  • Class: Defender
  • Affinity: Body

Sindel

  • Tier Rank:S
  • Class: Sniper
  • Affinity: Mind

A-tier characters

Character stats for Cyrax in Mortal Kombat Onslaught.
Cyrax first appeared in MK3, and is better in Onslaught than the vanilla versions of series icons like Sub Zero, Liu Kang and Scorpion. | Image credit: VG247/Warner Bros

Cyrax

  • Tier Rank:A
  • Class: Defender
  • Affinity: Mind

Cyber Smoke

  • Tier Rank:A
  • Class: Support
  • Affinity: Body

Erron Black

  • Tier Rank:A
  • Class: Sniper
  • Affinity: Mind

War Fan Kitana

  • Tier Rank:A
  • Class: Assassin
  • Affinity: Spirit

Raiden

  • Tier Rank:A
  • Class: Attacker
  • Affinity: Spirit

Skarlet

  • Tier Rank:A
  • Class: Warrior
  • Affinity: Body

Deadeye Erron Black

  • Tier Rank:A
  • Class: Support
  • Affinity: Body

Frost

  • Tier Rank:A
  • Class: Attacker
  • Affinity: Body

Noob Saibot

  • Tier Rank:A
  • Class: Defender
  • Affinity: Mind

Quan Chi

  • Tier Rank:A
  • Class: Support
  • Affinity: Spirit

B-tier characters

Character stats for Scorpion in Mortal Kombat Onslaught.
Both the vanilla versions of bitter rivals Sub Zero and Scorpion are listed in our B-tier. | Image credit: VG247/Warner Bros

Scorpion

  • Tier Rank:B
  • Class: Warrior
  • Affinity: Spirit

General Kotal

  • Tier Rank:B
  • Class: Support
  • Affinity: Mind

Kung Lao

  • Tier Rank:B
  • Class: Defender
  • Affinity: Body

Jade

  • Tier Rank:B
  • Class: Assassin
  • Affinity: Mind

Johnny Cage

  • Tier Rank:B
  • Class: Assassin
  • Affinity: Body

Shang Tsung

  • Tier Rank:B
  • Class: Support
  • Affinity: Spirit

Camouflage Sonya Blade

  • Tier Rank:B
  • Class: Defender
  • Affinity: Spirit

Sub Zero

  • Tier Rank:B
  • Class: Defender
  • Affinity: Mind

Tanya

  • Tier Rank:B
  • Class: Attacker
  • Affinity: Mind

Fire Support Jax

  • Tier Rank:B
  • Class: Support
  • Affinity: Spirit

C-tier characters

Character stats for Liu Kang in Mortal Kombat Onslaught.
Liu Kang is one of the OG MK characters, but the standard Onslaught build falls short of plenty of other fighters. | Image credit: VG247/Warner Bros

Liu Kang

  • Tier Rank:C
  • Class: Assassin
  • Affinity: Spirit

Firestarter Black Dragon

  • Tier Rank:C
  • Class: Defender
  • Affinity: Body

Fujin

  • Tier Rank:C
  • Class: Support
  • Affinity: Mind

Jax

  • Tier Rank:C
  • Class: Defender
  • Affinity: Body

Cryomancer Lin Kuei

  • Tier Rank:C
  • Class: Support
  • Affinity: Mind

Nightwolf

  • Tier Rank:C
  • Class: Defender
  • Affinity: Body

Master Shaolin Monk

  • Tier Rank:C
  • Class: Support
  • Affinity: Spirit

Baraka

  • Tier Rank:C
  • Class: Warrior
  • Affinity: Body

Kano

  • Tier Rank:C
  • Class: Sniper
  • Affinity: Spirit

Mileena

  • Tier Rank:C
  • Class: Warrior
  • Affinity: Mind

Royal Guard Shokan Warrior

  • Tier Rank:C
  • Class: Defender
  • Affinity: Mind

Blademistress Shokan Warrior

  • Tier Rank:C
  • Class: Assassin
  • Affinity: Mind

Kitana

  • Tier Rank:C
  • Class: Attacker
  • Affinity: Body

Flesh Undead

  • Tier Rank:C
  • Class: Defender
  • Affinity: Body

D-tier characters

Character stats for Deadly Spirit in Mortal Kombat Onslaught.
Characters ranked D in our tier list, like Deadly Spirit, are the weakest in MK Onslaught. | Image credit: VG247/Warner Bros

Deadly Spirit

  • Tier Rank:D
  • Class: Attacker
  • Affinity: Mind

Sniper Black Dragon

  • Tier Rank:D
  • Class: Sniper
  • Affinity: Body

Sergeant Special Forces

  • Tier Rank:D
  • Class: Defender
  • Affinity: Spirit

Sonya Blade

  • Tier Rank:D
  • Class: Support
  • Affinity: Body

Overload Cyber Lin Kuei

  • Tier Rank:D
  • Class: Warrior
  • Affinity: Mind

Medic Special Forces

  • Tier Rank:D
  • Class: Support
  • Affinity: Spirit

Lancer Shokan Warrior

  • Tier Rank:D
  • Class: Sniper
  • Affinity: Mind

Elite Guard Shao Soldier

  • Tier Rank:D
  • Class: Defender
  • Affinity: Body

Mending Spirit

  • Tier Rank:D
  • Class: Support
  • Affinity: Body

Brute Tarkatan Warrior

  • Tier Rank:D
  • Class: Defender
  • Affinity: Body

Guardian Spirit

  • Tier Rank:D
  • Class: Defender
  • Affinity: Spirit

That's it for our MK Onslaught tier list. For help with other popular mobile games, head to our pages on Honkai Star Rail codes, Genshin Impact codes, Monster Hunter Now codes, Pokemon Unite codes and Street Fighter Duel codes.

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