@@espurrseyes42 Fair point. C3 is good for taking out a group that has a few captains in their ranks, and has the flair factor compared to the spin attack. It mainly boils down to your preference.
I like to do C2; execute faster, with a triple vertical wave in front of him and if there's elite mooks, continue combo with more waves coming out. A bit risky since it requires to get close though.
Me: *has never played a warriors game in my life* TH-cam: *Recommends this video to me* Me: “I mean I was never interested in this game but sure I’ll watch this* This Video: *Shows toon link hitting people with a train* Me: “I need this game”
help there's a cockroach in my bathroom It is! And it’s the “definitive version,” so it comes with all of the DLC’s already installed so you don’t have to buy any add ons.
help there's a cockroach in my bathroom Yea the Deluxe Edition is available on the Switch. It’s also on the Wii U and 3DS if you’re interested in getting it on other systems.
SportsGaming2011 I skipped the level three and the two as well. Worst experience in this game, though I guess I did that to myself. I spent so long failing the level.
Sqeeky Bassoon I made sure to get level three, since he was my highest level warrior it was actually easy to do, I even skipped the lv 4 weapon to get the lv 4+, now I’m working on getting the gold Skulltulas in story mode
@@lorenasoto1483 yeah no, the fire song trap was what got me her level 4+ weapon while she was only lv30 with her lv2 weapon on a hero mode level adventure map. The first one I got actually and I wasn't even aiming for the A rank on that mission
@@Long1Shot nah it wont but it does set up a potential second game which here are all of the characters for an actual hyrule warriors two Vaati(minish cap) Malon(ocarina of time) Kafei(Majora's mask) Hilda (link between worlds) Din(oracle of seasons) Nayru(oracle of ages) Farore(both oracles games)
I think most of the hatred for Agatha comes from a good number of the adventure mode Maps cuz some of the scenarios that force you to use Agatha or require you to use Agatha in order to get certain items are insanely difficult for her especially any of the ones that require you to quickly defeat enemies in a timely manner in order to get the a rank or being pinned up against having to fight a giant boss in a tiny room while there's other guys constantly bombarding you with range attacks
Agreed, sort of. The scenarios she’s thrown into are an issue, but one easily managed once you know how to use her. However, at least for the first map, her scenarios are placed on what would be later squares for playing the original LOZ in order, such as near the graveyard or on the river bordering the mountains. Which is relevant because Adventure Mode scales the challenge based on map location, those areas have harder fights. My point: I’m willing to bet many players didn’t use her until she was required for items, at which point they not only didn’t know how to play her, but were throwing her greatly underleveled into the lion’s den. Adventure Mode could’ve done with throwing her some more heart pieces and container in earlier areas.
Literally everything except his puppet is amazing. Like they really captured his absolute chaotic destruction. Except when you get a weak point smash and his puppet falls through a wall so he just sits there awkwardly before exploding
You Link is definitely very Good, but his power is very situational. In some maps, He is very good, but sometimes he is only Ok. But even Ok is still better then other play styles
If I had to state young Link’s biggest problem, it’s that he’s reliant on large crowds to build up the special meter. He’s okay in one-on-one battles, but like most small characters, he has pretty bad range. His moveset is still fun without the fierce deity, it’s just not completely broken.
Also, don't know if anyone else pointed this out but I like how you color-coded each characters element to their weapon; orange for lightning, yellow for light, purple for dark, blue for water and red for fire. Nice touch. Great vid, as always.
@@iancomtois9832 linkle does have a lot of untapped potential as a character. a simple villager (cucco handler to be exact) who thinks she is the legendary hero and sets out on an adventure. imagine a game where she is the lead character, rising from humble origins, struggling after finding out she is not the hero after all, but eventually realizes she can still be a hero in her own right
Linkle was one of the reasons I got the game Actually turned out to like the game a bit more then expected beyond linkle being cute Linkles still my reason for going back dpe
There is *one* defense for the Great Fairy: It's impossible to hit her, even though she's the size of a whole keep! While her combo finishers are going on (and on and on, prepare to be stuck in one place for a while) she is completely invincible. Combine that with her ability to trade defense for attack (defense doesn't matter if you can't be hit), and you probably won't be *too* frustrated when the Adventure Mode forces you to use her. Also, her basic combo is pretty useful, letting her bounce around the field faster than her abysmal walking speed and keep enemies bouncing, too. As for the Summoning Gate, you do get lengthy invincibility frames and lay waste to whatever's in front of you with any of the four summons. But of course, you'll spend most of the battle cursing the RNG and demanding more Argorok. I think they nerfed Argorok at some point, too, since his empowered C5 doesn't last nearly as long as I remember from the Wii U version. The real point of the Naginata's C1 isn't to block entrances to keeps -- it's to break boss weak points. Knock them down, take a step back, and repeatedly roast them in walls of fire. Run the Sand Rod's C6 into a downed boss once, mash that Strong Attack Button to fire all the cannonballs, and watch its Weak Point Gauge crumble.
For the Summoning Gate, C3 with Manhandla is really good against Enemy leaders, especially when you use Special Attacks to stop them from moving, or Focus Spirit to break their guard. C4 with Gohma is useful for capturing keeps and when enemies are backed into a wall.
I feel like yes, the great fairy does earn points for being difficult for enemies to hit, when there’s someone that’ll hit the great fairy no matter what, you’re essentially a sitting duck
In regards to the Great Fairy, this is pretty much the reason I'd put her at the bottom1-3 of D. She has a commanding presence in the battlefield, can avoid damage, but often can't close out Commanders without C4/C6 spam. These problems diminish against Giant Bosses, since a Crowd Control Queen loves a big chonky target. IMO, I'd swap her with Agitha. I'll freely admit I'm playing her wrong, but I run into the alleged problems of Great Fairy with Agitha, but none of the benefits of invincibility GF has. I struggle to close out captain encounters, especially in maps where she is purely alone.
Tingle locations: 4:02 Looking over Link's shoulder. 4:38 Cloning himself on his name in the bottom left corner. 5:39 Floating in the mouth of the shadow monster on the right. 6:14 Riding the Cucco on the right. 6:44 Floating at the top of the screen, to the left of the tree trunk. 7:14 Swimming in the right side of the puddle. 8:02 Peeking out from under the arch in the bottom right corner. 8:39 Floating in the top left corner. 9:22 Sitting on Lana's shoulder. 10:07 Dancing with Fi under her "arm" (the light blue one.) 10:45 Asserting his dominance in the bottom right corner. 11:28 Standing next to Ravio, at his bottom half. 12:03 Sitting on Agitha's arm, looking at the butterfly on her hand. 12:59 Standing on Impa's shoulder. 13:47 Standing on Darunia's head. 14:35 Leaning out from the left side of the screen. 15:14 Looking upwards in the bottom right corner, next to the Cucco. 15:52 Standing next to Zelda at the bottom right corner. 16:40 Admiring Link's Beyblade from the skies at the top right corner. 17:21 Riding Link's train, to the right of the smokestack. 18:15 Looking at Skull Kid's ocarina from the bottom right corner. 18:50 Sitting on the rock at the right side of the screen. 19:43 Looking at the sail from the bottom right corner. 20:22 Asserting his dominance on Zant's shoulder. 21:00 Leaning out from the right side of the screen. 21:39 Holding up Ganondorf's trident on the right side of the screen. 22:09 Asserting his dominance in the bottom right corner. 22:52 Floating in the top right corner. 23:28 Riding the wolf alongside Midna, right under her. 24:10 Standing on top of Lana's book. 24:49 Standing on Cia's name in the bottom left corner. 25:31 Sitting on Marin's shoulder. 26:14 Trapped inside the painting, at the bottom right corner of it. 26:52 Standing to the right of Zelda's legs. 27:57 Hanging out with a fellow weirdo in the bottom right corner. 28:36 Riding Epona with Link, just under him. 29:49 Floating to the left of the gem on Ganondorf's head. 30:55 Standing in the bottom right corner. 31:42 Being turned into fairy flambé in the bottom right corner. 32:50 Riding the wolf on the right side of the screen. 33:46 Peeking out from the bottom right corner, next to Link's knee. 35:24 Standing on Sheik's name in the bottom left corner. 36:46 Standing in the bottom left corner.
@@bluegallade honestly yeah. I don't understand the anti fairy propaganda. You can balance out her normal string by just starting at a distance and then and of the final few combos you active do massive area damage, the lighting one eating generals health and your completely invincible the whole time.
A weapon can be good if the one who uses it is skilled EDIT: I mean if you know how to use her she can be powerful as hell, she is my main choice for beating so many enemies at onces
@UCevqgDRaxrSqu8BaNy5RPdQ *spams great fairy's C3 - water fountain, where she is underground with no hurt box and cancel the end of the animation with specials/magic/fairy bombs* "skilled"
SMALL bonus point with Ruto that wasn't addressed: although her standard string is really slow, the final attack from it does HIDEOUS damage to weakpoints of large bosses, as every projectile counts as a separate hit and they'll all hit for decent damage. I feel like that's worth moving her one or two slots up within D-tier
I'm honestly really glad that the Master Sword is so ridiculously powerful. The series gives it so much love and attention that it would be a shame if it didn't deserve it.
Yeah something I've always found just slightly annoying is whenever there's something technically stronger than it in some of the games, like Biggoron's sword in OoT. But that's why I love how in LttP and LBW the stronger weapons are literally upgrades to the Master Sword, so it still makes sense narratively.
Exactly, it's supposed to be the weapon of all weapons, there is only one Master Sword and I love the respect that Nintendo always gives it. It makes it a truly cool and signature weapon, I especially love how the design really hasn't changed much in it's history, it's a constant of the series and we love it for that.
To me the master sword is just the strongest in power and nothing else. You can't custimize it and with weapons slightley weeker but with custimization options I almost never hse the master sord.
With Agitha, I'll say the same thing I've always said about her: -push enemy generals against a wall -press Y -press X -press Y -press X continue until the general is dead
Everytime I combo with agitha I spam the x button and I'll do her butterfly thing and it took me a while to learn to not do that but once I did I found her useful in some missions
She is one of the only characters with a TRUE INFINITE, YX roll, YX roll, Repeat, C2 lasts so long that even after breaking out of it, they get clipped last second and they are stuck in the combo again
I’m a ghirahim man myself. He tends to leave himself open by posing and elemental attack is just darkness until you finally get his rare sword, but he’s fast, strong, can take a hit, and has some pretty potent combos.
Unless they changed it, you can dodge-cancel out of most of his animations. I always found him a lot of fun to use, especially if you play around with his C1.
@@Ryusuta You're welcome, though I must admit, I mostly posted the time stamps for my own benefit. I had just started playing the game, and I wanted a quick reference for which characters were good and why. I've since sunk over 100 hours into adventure mode, and I've formed my own opinions. S and A rank on the list are mostly solid, those character are easily a cut above the rest, but one character is strangely absent from S rank. I'm talking about Skull Kid. Kicking the absolute quickest base clearer and horde killer in the game down to the bottom of B-rank just because his C1 is mediocre is absolutely ridiculous. His regular attacks are fast, and you just have to do one extra input to skip to the godly eye beam. You even get a sound cue to keep track of which finisher you're on, so you'll never accidentally do the scarecrow. I take issue with a lot of the placements below A rank, but Skull Kid's takes the cake.
@@jasonames7452 I might be a bit harsh on his assessments, but I do think he's very, very off-base on some of them. For me, the most glaringly wrong assessments are: Wizzro (who has an infinite against any non-aura units and is arguably even better at fighting giant bosses than Link and Young Link) Great Fairy (immune to stun and invulnerable during combo finishers; lacking in reliable damage against named units, but generally very safe with even somewhat decent spacing) Summon Gate Lana (who isn't intuitive to learn, but has one of the most rewarding attacks in the game in the form of empowered Argorok; just extremely good at fighting named units and crowd control in general). I would much more easily put things like Lana's "spear" (stick) at the bottom of the list. To me, that is the undisputed worst item. Ruto, Fi, and Agitha all have some of the most extremely glaring flaws, too, though slightly less so.
@@Ryusuta Coming in late here, but I've been one of the vets in the HW community for years on GFaqs, Reddit, and Discord. I appreciate the time and effort Warriors Dojo put into the video, but I agree with this comment that his tier list is completely off base and I question if he fundamentally understands the strengths and weaknesses of some characters. The general consenus in the online community is Young Link is #1, Ganondorf (Great Swords) and Link (Master Sword) are #2 and #3 depending on who you ask, Skull Kid is #4, and Volga is #5. Sheik is the ultimate beginner character and is probably still top 10, but you realize quickly the water shield is irrelevant once you master the characters. Even more so in DE where the damage requirements are much more forgiving
@@kaushiksrinivasan681 I don't think Skull Kid is that great. Aside from his C3, you can't dodge cancel out of his combos, which is why I don't want to touch the harder Challenge Mode battles with him.
Me: Eh, never really been that interested in Hyrule Warriors, but sure, I'll watch this. *Sees Sheik in S-Tier* Me: Huh, didn't realize I was watching a Melee tier list...
Frankly, I’d say she’s more busted in this game than Melee. Like, imagine if only Sheik was able to wavedash. That’s the kind of broken we’re talking about: exclusive ownership of certain mechanics.
"Volga is called the Lu-Bu of this game." No, no. I think you misheard them. He IS Lu-Bu. Lu-Bu put on a full helm, and is going by "Volga". That's it.
Comment God x Who would that be? (I'm legit curious as I don't play enough Musous (hopefully I'm spelling this correctly as I've only ever said this in and never typed it before) to know what to look for and I just want to learn more)
Envy Tee Who knows when it comes to Age of Calamity (at the time of writing), but I'm really curious where Comment God's train of thought is going with just what we've seen with just the announcement trailer and why it's going there
@@StarForce99 You could argue that the strongest weapon is actually the Triforce since it can be used as one. However, using a wish to kill something is a bit overkill unless it happens to be Demise himself.
The Master Sword isn't even the strongest weapon in OoT. That would be the Biggoron Sword, which HW is remiss for omitting. And in Wind Waker, it was light arrows, which are also omitted (at least in Link's movesets). Majora's Mask? Great Fairy Sword, but there's no Master Sword to directly compare. Breath of the Wild? Boosted Savage Lynel Swords, most two-handers, any guardian or ancient weapon with proficiency, etc.
@@masapeeta4140 Maybe, but without magic meter it's still insane because his combo game. Fierce Deity is broken because his range and the energy shot that he launches every attack
Hey, Young Link is just like any other kid. Show him some magic and he'll be your best friend. EDIT: Not to mention that any Adventure challenge that requires the use of a certain character becomes a walk in the grass when you can bring a second, unrestricted character. Just have the required character sit on the nest (The base, the CO), only having them break defense to go open chests that only they can open, and just have the Kid carry the match.
You need to invest a lot of mats and time on young link for him to get broken af. He’s really powerfull at the start, but not as broken as shiek and MS Link. Tho i agree with you that with an end game build on him, he’s probably the best character in the game.
so happy my midnas got their recognition. i play both twili and imp midna as my mains. i just love how many ways they have to clear out troops and completely wail on a single enemy
I'm just gonna take a sec to thank youtube recommendations for basically telling me that this game is on the Switch and that your channel exists. The algorithm does work sometimes, guys!
For me, Linkle with her Crossbows is my number 1 for how fun she is to play, how strong her Crossbows are in combat, and how cute she is. C4 is one of my favorite tools for fighting bosses because jumping off their collapsed heads and then unloading into them feels very satisfying and is quite effective.
He is one of the only guys (along with trident Ganon, Great Fairy, Daphnes and *maybe* Young Link) that I thought was underrated in this list, though that is subjective since this is all opinion based. He _might_ be the best duelist, which is the most important part of this game, and doesn't have any other particular weakness elsewhere. I myself believe him to be Mid A Tier, Above Linkle, Somewhere in the range of Twilight Midna and Volga.
@@hadesKIU I disagree with volga being a tier a d ganon blades is high I'd put ghirahim a tier a d sheik I think should be a tier and skull kid is in the wrong spot I see him almost around as good as young link and toon link is in the wrong spot he does decent damage at early levels the ones id put s tier S-Tier link master sword young link skull kid ghirahim A-Tier sheik ganon blades link hylian sword Toon link linkle crossbows Toon zelda Those are the s and a tiers to me I have to level up more characters and see which ones have more long range and close range and see which weapons has advantage over the other
Ghirahim is great for underleveled missions because you can use his H1 to target an enemy and then just blast them from a distance. It's like the most broken part of the master sword, the H3 forward sword beam, but on one button and even stronger.
I know this was four years ago, but as a fellow Girahim stan I really loved him in Warriors. They did a pretty good job showing him as both fabulous and fearsome.
Finding out you can cancel Lana jumping into the air with her Deku Spear was a HUGE game changer for me, it felt like you could actually get more results without the slowdown of swooping in the air.
Great tier list amongst ever excellent content! I have a tonne of respect for the design put into unique playstyles. KOI took risks and provided huge variety and challenge. Some worked some didn't but for every Wizzro or Fairy, we got a Dominion Rod or Parasol. They each have a clear identity and the challenge is in playing them effectively. Some come easily, others not so, a small few just never really pay off. But I much prefer them to "safe" designs that never really fit a niche. With a roster this big I'm impressed there ain't that many of these.
As someone who's used the move a lot with Lana, her Deku Leaf combo move with her Spear, you can actually dash cancel out of before she leaps into the air. Saves you having to float around or swoop down. It's what I tended to use a lot just to pull off another leaf gust quicker. Doesn't really make it that much better, but it's a handy tip to keep in mind on the levels you're required to use it.
Few fun things I thought were missing I love doubling the pillars from Lana's C4 on themselves by cancelling the animation on the first one before the 3 big blocks are sent out, making 6 giant explosions that decimate boss gauges and everything else. I'm surprised you didn't mention that Ganon's gauge continues to charge even when his combos' animations are canceled. Throw out and cancel two C4s and you've charged your spooky meter with zero risk. My favorite C1 by far is link picking up a jar and slamming it down on someone for a hilarious amount of damage on bosses and weakpoints. Probably doesn't raise it any tiers but it's the funniest thing to me.
I love how complex Sheik is early game, compared to everyone else. Absurdly fast, and the water shield makes you flinch-proof before your have enough materials for any of those badges, which allows you to activate the other songs even if you're surrounded. It's simultaneously mindless to play her, but also complicated to figure out for a totally newbie.
Ever since I played Young Link on the Wii U, i knew he was broken lol. He can level up so frickin fast AND his C4 (i think it is (where he does the triforce thingy)) is amazing at filling his meter, which can be transfered to Magic and give him Fierce Deity. The whole concept and mechanuc made me realize early on that he was broken. Gg good vid man
I was going to suggest some changes to this list, then I remembered you said this is judging by their base forms. When Hasty Attacks is added to the equation, I see a few potential changes. In particular, Spear Lana, Book Lana, Cia, Tetra, Agitha, Darunia and Baton Zelda are helped greatly by the increased attack speed. On the other hand, Trident Ganondorf might be a little _too_ fast, leading to some botched juggling, and Wizzro's C4 actually gets ruined by it.
Volga is downright comical with Hasty Attacks. He looks like you’re playing the game at 2x or 3x speed. And TBH, I don’t find any problems with Shiek and Hasty Attacks.
I mean, yeah it’s a bit of a gimmick to place it there, BUT ITS THE MASTER SWORD. Bane of all evil, obviously Nintendo was gonna make it op, not to mention its a fan favorite for most people.
Something that Ghirahim is also really good at, is bringing enemies close to him one time specifically, I was in the scenario where you have to catch the three fleeing Lanas, Ghirahim's C1 followed by C2 sent one of the Lanas literally flying back towards me
I was happy to see how high up Volga was! He's my absolute favorite character to play as and honestly deserves a lot of love for being a really cool character. His moveset is really great, I love being able to basically juggle enemies and they can't do anything about it lol.
This game is probably one of the most balanced games I've ever played-- I don't think I will EVER see two people agree on a character. I saw people defending the Summoning Gate, and I HATE that weapon! but my favorite character is wizzro (I'll always say he's the most slept-on character in the game) Basically, every single weapon and character seems to be SOMEONE'S favorite, because I always notice there's at least one low-tier that people will go up to bat for. There isn't a SINGLE character that at least _one_ person won't go "Actually, there's some hidden depth to them..." for. ...except maybe tingle
I think you forgot to mention Rapier Zelda's c5 without light charge deals more wpg damage on bosses than a full master sword link c3 string Rapier Zelda is still one of my favorites
@OmegaSutol Lana is my favorite warrior to play as just in general, but I find Zelda's rapier to be the most enjoyable to play as. So I take it you're familiar with her charged combo 3 where she rains light arrows in front of her? One of my favorite attacks in the game.
You know the Master Sword is busted when it allows for the complete playstyle change of one of the game's major characters. The game's premier close-to-mid-range utility character can choose to become an absolutely safe, long-range zoner character with zero drawbacks other than needing full health... which encourages more absolutely safe, long-range zoning. Normally Link wouldn't be able to get away with something like that, but the ridiculous attack stat makes its own rules, apparently.
Literally all the mains of me and my friends are all Dark element characters. I mainly use Skull Kid, Young Link, and Zant My two friends who I play this gane with use Girahim and Ravio respectively. I don't know if I should be afraid or not that we all gravitate towards darkness.
"And when young Link is the fierce deity, everything dies!" Me an avid young Link main in any and every game featuring him as a playable character: *maniacal laughter in background* "yes good, good..."
I'm still bitter that the Wii U version got shafted on DLC. I played the game to death but no way was I going to buy the game again and do everything all over again just to experience the 3DS/DE exclusive content.
Right? I was so salty that I wasn't able to shift characters around to not make them dead fish. It always personally annoyed me that your armies always usually sucked (which they should be lesser, but I mean cmon) while the enemy units always dominated. Like at least let me lead them to other places. "Yo! You giant conglomerate of soldiers not doing anything! Go annihilate this one keep from the other side of the map! You literally have them 15 to 1 you can do this!!"
I've never played the Wii U or 3DS versions, so if I do ever get the game I'll get the Switch version. EDIT: I have the definitive edition now and it's fun as well as a massive time sink.
@@DkKombo i understand. carrying the game is the entire point, but they can at least act like they have SOME level of awareness. those messengers would rather fight a bokoblin ten meters away than run towards the base
Ganon is the definition of a glass canon though, and I thought that he was too slow to get stuff done (besides grinding boss materials, and unlocking the Giant Cucoo)
@Pokémon & FF fan swords ganon is like if someone brought a battleship to a sword fight. when i unlocked him, level 1 gannon with his base weapons was killing things faster and more efficiently than any of the characters i bothered to level up to this point.
Lana's summoning Gate combined with Speedy Attacks and Strength VI and constant dodge cancelling makes Lana literally broken, defeating Bosses in 1-2 C6's.
Volga has always been my fav since when I got the game; his intro cutscene in the first level was an instant win for me lol, not to mention how powerful he felt to play as :) Awesome vid man, might consider getting the definitive edition
This is from my personal experience, but I think Zelda's rapier should be much higher simply because of her standard C-5 attack. It decimates anything in front of her, she's completely mobile while doing it, it travels far, and it hits hard and fast. The only thing about it is that since it's C-5, it takes a while to set up. And while the range isn't terrible, it's not as big as other moving area clears, like her C-4. That's just my opinion tho. Also, I'm surprised Great Fairy literally the bottom. I figured her ginormous hitbox on her standard string would help her be of use for area clearing. It's pretty terrible for 1-on-1s though, so I can see why it would be low. Nice video! I'm glad I found it.
100% agree about Zelda's C5. Almost certainly the best move in the game excluding things that require specific conditions (full health Master Sword, Fierce Deity, etc.). Sure there are other good moves in the game, but none of them do everything. Volga's C3 is spammable and breaks boss weak points, but doesn't break smaller weak points and has trouble hitting once it's pushed enemies away. Twili Midna's C5 covers a big area and follows the enemies it pushes, but it doesn't break any weak points. Lana (with tome)'s C4 clears groups and breaks boss weak points, but it lacks maneuverability and isn't very efficient against captains. Toon Zelda's strong attack is great at clearing areas and can handle many captains' weak points, but not bosses. Sheik's Bolero of Fire does incredible single-target damage and makes it easy to break boss weak points, but it's tough to land against captains. Well, a little tricky to land. Ok, point is it isn't 100% guaranteed. Zelda's C5 doesn't have those caveats. Zelda's C5 does everything. And though it isn't amazing at keep clearing, it can do it, and it's better at that than certain entire characters (looking at you, Tetra). Not that that puts Zelda in S tier, or even at the top of A tier. A character doesn't need a single move that does everything, as long as they have multiple moves that cover a variety of situations. One move for bosses, another for captains, etc. Combined, those moves can be more effective than Zelda's C5. But I still do think C5-the-character is good enough to earn a spot in A tier.
Fi will remain my favorite character, even though her damage is so bad her Heavy attack does nothing to help it. Pretty good list. I definitely agree with the top tiers. Didn’t realize Sheik was that strong, tho.
My sister uses Fi when we play multiplayer and she's SUCH a good support character for claiming outposts and keeps while I do the stuff that requires strategy like minibosses and 1 on 1 fights (no offense to her, she said herself she'd rather not think too much lol)
I was kind of expecting Fi to be higher on the list. I feel like she makes the game easy in ways most other characters generally don't. She can kinda just glide around like a little cuisinart without having to care much about what's happening around her, and then explodes from time to time to inflict a lot of damage in a wide area.
Thinking about it, I actually do enjoy playing as Agitha. She's really fun and interesting. Aside from that, she's one of my favorite characters from Twilight Princess.
Heads up: Ruto can actually clear boss weak point gauges in one go. You just gotta start her neutral string BEFORE the WPG shows, hit it with the giant water bubbles, cancel and do another neutral string. Boom. Take a look for yourself!
Love the effort that went into this! Great job! Shiek/Zant/Fire Rod main. Shiek is 100% broken, Zant is underrated (but placed appropriately in this list), and my love for Fire Rod is eternal: most fun/fav weapon to play personally.
she is a character that is only fun to play once you understand her. give her a chance on some maps she isnt required, and maybe you'll change your mind. only problem is that with how easy characters like link are to play, even understanding agitha, she isnt often my first choice.
@@snagger28 i tend to utilize C4 a lot when using the book. provides some nice area clearing and damage for C1, and stacking two on top of each other is enough to tear down a boss WPG (make sure to do it on the same angle, though. all the books have to explode, otherwise the gauge is not drained enough). not my preferred weapon, but i can do some work with it
I'm surprised how much I disagree with this list. For example, I would put Great Fairy and Ruto higher, and put Baton Zelda in E tier. Still a great video.
Seeing this video just brought back so many memories. Also Sheik used to be such a fun character to use in this game. I’m still salty that Nabooru, Hilda, and Saria never made it into this game though. They all could’ve been so fun
I honestly love using Ruto. Her AoE game is top-notch, and her regular combo is a massive single-target smasher. Also, it's a bit cathartic to me, because she was little more than The Load back in OoT. Here, she's a force to be reckoned with. I don't care if she has flaws, she's my waifu for this game.
i say volga deserves to be S-tier because of just how spammable his C2 is to the point where enemy commanders can't really do anything to escape it that isn't the invincibility frames of a special attack/combo finisher. his C5, while indeed slow, has MASSIVE AOE that can clear any keep in a single go and it's made even better by the fact that you can control where volga impacts the ground. his guard breaking is crazy powerful and there's little anybody can do against him.
While I do agree that the great faerie is one of Link's weakest weapons, I'd place it in the middle of D tier. Sorry, Tingle, you've got an entire tier to yourself now.
Great job, Shane! I honestly wasn't expecting a tier list from you, but now that you've made one, I'm surprised it didn't happen sooner. I agree with the majority of the list. Before I found your channel, I underestimated a lot of the weapons in the game because I didn't understand them properly. I'm very happy at how much your Hyrule Warriors videos have helped me. Thank you. Now that I've buttered you up - Fire Emblem Warriors tier list when? >=o]
The Master Sword is pretty obvious but its true power is locked for a good while. Shiek's power is a bit less obvious and it takes someone experimenting with her a lot to realize just how strong she really is.
Never expected to see one of these. Neato. Nice Vid. A few things. I use to label things. Captains: The Zelda enemies you fight that are not playable. Generals: The playable characters C1-5: Number corresponds to many times you press light attack before a strong attack. Shield Crush: Literally breaking the enemy's guard Weak Point Crush: The gauge to use the weak point smash However, I feel you made quite a few characters sound a lot less powerful than they actually are. What I will type takes into consideration the conditions where being a higher tier actually matters such as Boss slaying, and high morale generals and captains. condition battles such as no SP, no Magic, speed runs, no hit runs, etc. Young Link, Sword Impa, Sword Link, Ghirahim, Spinner, Gauntlets, Rapier, and Cutlass. While a few others you oversold, Those being Shiek, Sword Ganon, Twili Midna, Toon Zelda, Baton Zelda, Dominion Rod. Let's speak about those you undersold first. Young Link. Young Link no matter what you can say about any other weapon, is hands down the best character in the game by far. He is quite literally in a league of his own. His strings are really good on base, and are strong enough to stunlock generals and absolutely shred gauges. His C5 is also the only move in this game that can't be beaten by literally any move in the game. Including bosses. All of his moves especially his C4, are gauge and boss shredders. Now, Focus Spirit alongside the potential of having fairy abilities? He quite literally lives and breaths Focus spirit. Hell, you can actually soft lock yourself in certain story missions for destroying the enemies faster than the scripts can even activate. There is one situation in which another character is better, and that's when no magic is allowed. But that is one limitation whereas he can dominate every other situation by far. S+ tier if that was actually possible. Sword Impa She's significantly more reserved and less busted than the others, however she is still really good. Her base string is better than a lot of other characters, especially since you can change it into a heavy attack at the end which gives her slight more CC than other characters. She's relatively good. But what really carries her is that unlike a lot of other characters, she has one of the best forms of burst damage in her heavy attack which is a guaranteed weak point crush with amazing chip damage. Alongside her C5 being a singular move weak point crush on boss enemies, can slay captains, and has amazing CC potential since enemies inside the move will be shield crushed and stun locked no matter what. Solid A Tier. Sword Link Link's strength is that he is consistent. He consistently does well in all situations. A lot of characters struggle in high morale duels, special conditions such as no SP or Magic, or at boss slaying and what have you. But Sword does not. If you ever need a consistent amount of damage per cycle, Sword Link works. He is made significantly better by skills such as Compatriot. Which makes this weapon MUCH deadlier than other characters in even focus spirit. 100% an S tier Ghirahim Ghirahim is actually pretty busted. He's the sheer definition of a 50/50 character. He thrives off not committing to moves, with dropping those moves giving him lots of Iframes. His strong attack effectively renders his weakness of having generally no CC, none existent. His C2 is EXTREMELY good as it is one of the best moves in the entire game since it stuns, shield crushes, weak point crushes, chips, and you can use the second part of the move to actually avoid attacks from any other party while also damaging the target's location on top of keeping enemies off you as well. His C1 can actually perma juggle enemies to death from a distance and will send them flying at you at mach speed, which you can then dodge cancel so they go past you, and rinse and repeat. Combine that with C2 and you can effectively clear an entire keep in 2 move flat and if present, you can stun multiple captains and generals with that combo. Letting you kill anything and everything at distance. And on top of all that, every single one of his moves combos VERY well with his SP attack which absolute shreds everything. While C3 is great when not commited to the summoning, C1 and C2 are 100% the carrying factor. He's 100% a solid S tier. Gauntlets Gauntlets is just really cheesy. You can stunlock everything with his C2 and juggle them over and over in the air unto death. His C3 combo on failure is actually more effective than committing to the move and is surprisingly effective at crushing boss shields. And if you commit half way, you jump which gives you Iframes and a free AoE attack that again, does more damage compared to commiting to the very same move. B Tier Spinner Spinners is one of the better weapons since those set ups that you said take so long, actually can one shot boss shields and instakill most captains while taking advantage of most captain's and general's start up animations since you can use that time to start the combo that insta crushes their shield. Effectively, he's really good at CC and boss slaying which is a lot more than most characters. A Tier Rapier Rapier has access to two hands down amazing moves in C4 and C5. They like many moves I have describe, have the ability to destroy all forms of defense while dishing out insane amounts of damage. C5 is one of the few moves that can also one shot boss gauges. A little bonus to note is you said you can't dispel her light, but you actually can on select move endings. Pressing the strong ATK makes her release a defensive burst of light which acts as a defensive option and dispels her light. B Tier Cutlass is indeed short ranged, but Tetra is one of the best duelists and is also access to a defense negating C5 move. Which is one of the best boss weak point crushing moves and can destroy both generals and captains alike. Her strong attack actually negates all defenses, can allow her to get a free weak point smash, and opens up combos or can be used to reset your enemy. C3 and C4 are solid AoE attacks that grant distance, safety, and damage as well. She's a very solid character. A Tier Now, on to those you oversold. Shiek. Shiek is one of the better characters true, but not amazing. Shiek has by far the best dodge, and the best boss weak point crusher move in the game with C2, however, her general DPS is VERY lacking. Her string is fast, but very weak. Her C5 is absolutely useless, while enemies trapped in her C4 can fall out of it very easily, she is very good at prolong damaging bosses, but she leaves a lot to be desired. C Tier Twili Midna and Sword Ganon. These two are grouped together because they suffer the exact same problem. Where it really counts, in High morale and bosses, they lack behind where some other characters that are even worse than them, can do better. They're both great at CC but are very slow and struggle in duels. While their strong attack actually carries them for giving them Iframes and a VERY VERY powerful attack. B Tier Toon Zelda You mentioned in your video. She's just average. Other characters can animation cancel better than she can. C Tier Baton Zelda and Dominion Zelda Quite simply, the lack of movement KILLS their viability in anything where high morale is concerned. Decent at boss weak point crushing, but others are significantly better. C Tier A few honorable slight mentions. Tingle Much better than you think. He is one of the few characters that can guarantee a weak point crush on captains and generals in a single combo. A really good duelist. C-B Tier Ruto Generally bad, but has some INSANE tech where every single of her moves can be activated then canceled out of so you can actually use the moves attacks, without the commitment. You can use her C5 for example, then dodge cancel and move into a C2 combo to suck in enemies, while her C5 move is still activated. D Tier Spear Lana Her moves can be used as shields and she like Ruto, can cancel her C5 into another move while C5 is still active. D-B Tier (Rank one is really bad, but her Rank 3 actually can put in work.) Wizzro His C3 is one of the best weak point crushing moves on most bosses, and his C2 can combo VERY well as a weak point crush on most generals. C4 is just as effective as C3 as well. C-Tier
I've been playing since the port on 3DS to the port on Switch (a long time in other words) and I say Ghirahim deserves A rank. Some points to support my argument: -His knives can safely zone enemies and be dodge cancelled effortlessly. This not only deals great damage to officers but wipes out crowds instantly, just by two-three weak attacks. -His charge 2 I've used to juggle officers endlessly, I don't recall them ever falling down unless it was an actual character -His neutral strong attack, when locked on to a boss, can do similar to Sheik's Boloro by using Charge 4 twice and dodge cancelling to make the Demise blades appear. (You don't finish the whole combo, only use the strong attack two times) -Aforementioned attack does stupid damage to officers and with darkness will rarely need to expose their weak gauge at all to kill -His Charge5 has beautiful range and zooms out the cam, ensuring no grunts escape from the blast radius (which some characters like Volga and Twili Midna suffer from) -Musou attack has some of the best range, certainly better than Volga's -He's fabulous (Also as you know Sword Ganny empties his strong attack gauge when you switch characters, as does Linkle and Twili Midna. Ghirahim has no gimmicks he relies on and suffers no switch penalties, so I feel he should be higher)
Satanas Luciferi His tier list is about the base build of every character. You need to give quite a lot of time and mats on YL before he transform into a super killing machine. Even more, a lot of fairy training too.. That’s why TL is "only" top A.
@@snagger28 Fair enough but if it was a list about max stats i think YL would definitely be S tier Edit: also is definitive edition worth it im buying a switch in 2 months I have the original wii u version with all dlc
Lana with her spear is actually one of if not my favorite character to play with, especially the attack that summon ice things that explode, which is good for both high-HP ennemies, swarms of ennemies and bosses. The water thing is good for stunning ennemies and attacking on a pretty wide but specific zone, good for taking fortifications. The deku leaf is a bit hard but fun to use, the slingshot i never really managed to master it ^^' Even when the deku sprouts appear instead of the attacks, they're still good so it's fine.
Everytime I see this game I'm like "Holy shit I've never seen those things before has there been a new dlc?!" Then I realize that no, it's just that despite spending so many hours on the game I've still not unlocked everything, haa
I'm gonna have to disagree with you completely with Epona Link. He is the best choice I find for one on one fights. You lock on, hold forward and spam strong attack and you get your target stuck in an infinite. It's admittingly not as good vs giant bosses and crowds but this brain dead combo is so satisfying to to use against single targets where normal tactics have failed me. There is also something to be said about taking that one boss from the enemy base to your own while on a horse. Edit: similar to Toon Zelda's rolling attack
I disagree with him on Epona as well: but for a different reason. Standing strong attack (the one that consumes carrots) is a STRONG single target move, and one that can be spammed pretty heavily in small bursts. Absolutely decimates weak points, too.
I’m SHOCKED to see Wizzro as your 3rd worst. I believe the pro’s you mentioned make him broken. I’ll use him for every Giant Boss to delete them and his ray stun locks most characters.
*sees Lana's Gate in D tier* I thought the Gate was gonna be higher, but oh well... I just love the fact that Giant Bosses can die to a summoned Argorok before Lana can do her Weak Point Smash.
I love the summoning gate but I can see how a lot of people don't like it. Argorok's great, but it is quite frustrating to have a particular boss in mind but it never shows up. And raise your hand if you actually like King Dodongo, I mean COME. ON. I also love Gohma and Manhandla; neither's as good as Argorok but nothing to sneeze at.
I feel like epona link is super underrated here, it can destroy bosses with the carrot charges and it has amazing cleanup, the only bad thing to me was its special. I could with epona get the best ranks in the leves without any issues
Volga was a character I didn't think highly of when fighting him in the main story mode, but then I stepped up to the amazing small story that is Cia's Prologue. When I played as Volga for the first time I felt like an absolute beast. His aggressive playstyle and heavy hitting attacks just clicked with me. From that he has become one of my most played characters out of the entire roster with Skull Kid, Agitha, Tetra, and Zant following close behind.
I know this is an old comment but yeah, just wanted to say I agree. Volga is an absolute beast and I feel he is probably one of the most powerful in the entire game. His C3 being able to break any giant boss weakpoint gauge in one go is insane. His C3's ability to hit massive damage even through enemies guarding is also amazing. And it can be dash canceled to spam it lightning quick.
kunai rainmaker when using impa's giant blade is a more effective way of draining giant boss gauges, also Agitha exposes herself too much when using combos, specially in the missions where close quartes enemies are involved like dinolfos
I love how Link is simultaneously the highest and lowest ranked character in the game
He's in every tier, technically.
"Get you a man who can do both"
It was the same for Zelda in Smash 4
N C lmao
@@ClintOrWhatever Actually he's not in A Tier. That's Young Link and Linkle's crossbows.
Tetra: has a gun
Also tetra: terrible range
FELLOW TWEWY FAN??
@@brnk2 heck yea
Nintendo logic
Gun bad
Sword good
It must be smoothbore, so the accuracy is terrible
Link with the Master Sword: *Sees massive army in front of him*
Combo 3: *"It's free real estate."*
Or you can forward roll into Heavy (cause C1 to come out). Does the job much more efficiently.
@@espurrseyes42 Fair point. C3 is good for taking out a group that has a few captains in their ranks, and has the flair factor compared to the spin attack. It mainly boils down to your preference.
*With full Hearts
master sword is god tier
I like to do C2; execute faster, with a triple vertical wave in front of him and if there's elite mooks, continue combo with more waves coming out. A bit risky since it requires to get close though.
Me: *has never played a warriors game in my life*
TH-cam: *Recommends this video to me*
Me: “I mean I was never interested in this game but sure I’ll watch this*
This Video: *Shows toon link hitting people with a train*
Me: “I need this game”
This game is incredibly addicting and satisfying. I totally recommend it 👍🏻
@@Hanakin-Sidewalker is it available for the switch?
help there's a cockroach in my bathroom It is! And it’s the “definitive version,” so it comes with all of the DLC’s already installed so you don’t have to buy any add ons.
help there's a cockroach in my bathroom Yea the Deluxe Edition is available on the Switch. It’s also on the Wii U and 3DS if you’re interested in getting it on other systems.
I rebought it 3 times technically, the Wii U version, the 3DS version (Legends) and finally the Definitive Editon Switch
"and when young link has more time as Fierce Deity, EVERYTHING DIES!"
My character of choice. :D
It’s actually true which makes him my favorite character in the whole game
I am trying to get the 4+ deity mask. It is the only adventure level I have the patience to grind out just to get the item.
Sqeeky Bassoon best part is, I skipped his level two and got his level three straight away, easy to get his lv 4+
SportsGaming2011 I skipped the level three and the two as well. Worst experience in this game, though I guess I did that to myself. I spent so long failing the level.
Sqeeky Bassoon I made sure to get level three, since he was my highest level warrior it was actually easy to do, I even skipped the lv 4 weapon to get the lv 4+, now I’m working on getting the gold Skulltulas in story mode
All these scrubs thinking Tingle will be top tier. They have no idea about the might of the Great Fai...
Oh damn! I was wrong too!
She is favourite of mine
i like the invincibility she gets during the combos
*Tingle Tingle....Koo...Lim...PA!!!*
With Hasty the great fairy is pretty good. Not Young link level, but at least top B tier to low A tier in my book
Lol
Shiek HW: ha I'm best in the game I have all elemental efftcts and a broken heavy attack mechanic. Sheik SSBU: where is my harp?
Sheik is in smash?
@@ceizhore4498 its hard to belived it but yes
I disagree but ok
@@lorenasoto1483
yeah no, the fire song trap was what got me her level 4+ weapon while she was only lv30 with her lv2 weapon on a hero mode level adventure map. The first one I got actually and I wasn't even aiming for the A rank on that mission
@@redshepherd32 why did you go for a level 4+ with a lv 30 sheik if you think she sucks?
"If we ever get a sequel"
Nintendo 1 year later: We got you fam
I’m hoping it’ll contain more than just BOTW characters
@@Long1Shot nah it wont but it does set up a potential second game which here are all of the characters for an actual hyrule warriors two
Vaati(minish cap)
Malon(ocarina of time)
Kafei(Majora's mask)
Hilda (link between worlds)
Din(oracle of seasons)
Nayru(oracle of ages)
Farore(both oracles games)
I wish it was just dlc for this game lmao
@@buddymmx3936 tbh same
@@Long1Shot I think the four shadows of Ganon will be playable as well, because just Zelda + the 5 champions is a very weak roster for a game imo
I think most of the hatred for Agatha comes from a good number of the adventure mode Maps cuz some of the scenarios that force you to use Agatha or require you to use Agatha in order to get certain items are insanely difficult for her especially any of the ones that require you to quickly defeat enemies in a timely manner in order to get the a rank or being pinned up against having to fight a giant boss in a tiny room while there's other guys constantly bombarding you with range attacks
Well said.
Agreed, sort of. The scenarios she’s thrown into are an issue, but one easily managed once you know how to use her. However, at least for the first map, her scenarios are placed on what would be later squares for playing the original LOZ in order, such as near the graveyard or on the river bordering the mountains. Which is relevant because Adventure Mode scales the challenge based on map location, those areas have harder fights.
My point: I’m willing to bet many players didn’t use her until she was required for items, at which point they not only didn’t know how to play her, but were throwing her greatly underleveled into the lion’s den. Adventure Mode could’ve done with throwing her some more heart pieces and container in earlier areas.
I just find her a bit boring spamming the same beetle move over and over and over…. It just gets boring
You can just bring any better character in as the second character and switch to them
@@arzfan29
NOT FOR THE SINGLE PLAYER ONLY STAGES
Try using skull kid and spamming the YYX combo, and use the joystick to turn while you're doing it. It's a screen-clearer, man.
YYX to clear mobs and keeps.
YYYX to kill bosses.
He can do anything.
That is exactly my strategy with Skull Kid.
Skull Kid main here, can confirm, lasers are nuts for crowd control
Literally everything except his puppet is amazing. Like they really captured his absolute chaotic destruction.
Except when you get a weak point smash and his puppet falls through a wall so he just sits there awkwardly before exploding
Skull kid's only bad move is the puppet
Accidentally sending out a puppet is a waste of time and happens more often than you think
Honestly, I was expecting S tier to just be Young Link tier
You Link is definitely very Good, but his power is very situational. In some maps, He is very good, but sometimes he is only Ok. But even Ok is still better then other play styles
@Marcus Joly I know. I play Hyrule Warriors tons. But Maps just about Killing 1 enemy with very little force or magic can be difficult
@@Magic_Ice IMO, his greatest disadvantage in normal form is his poor reach. his damage in 1v1s is still pretty good
If I had to state young Link’s biggest problem, it’s that he’s reliant on large crowds to build up the special meter. He’s okay in one-on-one battles, but like most small characters, he has pretty bad range. His moveset is still fun without the fierce deity, it’s just not completely broken.
He destroys the “KO computation” adventure mode maps and the “Defeat as many enemies as you can” maps
Also, don't know if anyone else pointed this out but I like how you color-coded each characters element to their weapon; orange for lightning, yellow for light, purple for dark, blue for water and red for fire. Nice touch. Great vid, as always.
"Crossbow linkle is the most enjoyable moveset in the game for me"
Ah I see you are a man of culture as well
I wonder what C0.5 is.
In reality 0.5x A presses make perfect sense
We need more Linkle in general.
@@iancomtois9832 linkle does have a lot of untapped potential as a character. a simple villager (cucco handler to be exact) who thinks she is the legendary hero and sets out on an adventure. imagine a game where she is the lead character, rising from humble origins, struggling after finding out she is not the hero after all, but eventually realizes she can still be a hero in her own right
Linkle was one of the reasons I got the game
Actually turned out to like the game a bit more then expected beyond linkle being cute
Linkles still my reason for going back dpe
There is *one* defense for the Great Fairy: It's impossible to hit her, even though she's the size of a whole keep! While her combo finishers are going on (and on and on, prepare to be stuck in one place for a while) she is completely invincible. Combine that with her ability to trade defense for attack (defense doesn't matter if you can't be hit), and you probably won't be *too* frustrated when the Adventure Mode forces you to use her. Also, her basic combo is pretty useful, letting her bounce around the field faster than her abysmal walking speed and keep enemies bouncing, too.
As for the Summoning Gate, you do get lengthy invincibility frames and lay waste to whatever's in front of you with any of the four summons. But of course, you'll spend most of the battle cursing the RNG and demanding more Argorok. I think they nerfed Argorok at some point, too, since his empowered C5 doesn't last nearly as long as I remember from the Wii U version.
The real point of the Naginata's C1 isn't to block entrances to keeps -- it's to break boss weak points. Knock them down, take a step back, and repeatedly roast them in walls of fire.
Run the Sand Rod's C6 into a downed boss once, mash that Strong Attack Button to fire all the cannonballs, and watch its Weak Point Gauge crumble.
For the Summoning Gate, C3 with Manhandla is really good against Enemy leaders, especially when you use Special Attacks to stop them from moving, or Focus Spirit to break their guard. C4 with Gohma is useful for capturing keeps and when enemies are backed into a wall.
I feel like yes, the great fairy does earn points for being difficult for enemies to hit, when there’s someone that’ll hit the great fairy no matter what, you’re essentially a sitting duck
In regards to the Great Fairy, this is pretty much the reason I'd put her at the bottom1-3 of D. She has a commanding presence in the battlefield, can avoid damage, but often can't close out Commanders without C4/C6 spam. These problems diminish against Giant Bosses, since a Crowd Control Queen loves a big chonky target. IMO, I'd swap her with Agitha. I'll freely admit I'm playing her wrong, but I run into the alleged problems of Great Fairy with Agitha, but none of the benefits of invincibility GF has. I struggle to close out captain encounters, especially in maps where she is purely alone.
This helped me a lot, thank you
Tingle locations:
4:02 Looking over Link's shoulder.
4:38 Cloning himself on his name in the bottom left corner.
5:39 Floating in the mouth of the shadow monster on the right.
6:14 Riding the Cucco on the right.
6:44 Floating at the top of the screen, to the left of the tree trunk.
7:14 Swimming in the right side of the puddle.
8:02 Peeking out from under the arch in the bottom right corner.
8:39 Floating in the top left corner.
9:22 Sitting on Lana's shoulder.
10:07 Dancing with Fi under her "arm" (the light blue one.)
10:45 Asserting his dominance in the bottom right corner.
11:28 Standing next to Ravio, at his bottom half.
12:03 Sitting on Agitha's arm, looking at the butterfly on her hand.
12:59 Standing on Impa's shoulder.
13:47 Standing on Darunia's head.
14:35 Leaning out from the left side of the screen.
15:14 Looking upwards in the bottom right corner, next to the Cucco.
15:52 Standing next to Zelda at the bottom right corner.
16:40 Admiring Link's Beyblade from the skies at the top right corner.
17:21 Riding Link's train, to the right of the smokestack.
18:15 Looking at Skull Kid's ocarina from the bottom right corner.
18:50 Sitting on the rock at the right side of the screen.
19:43 Looking at the sail from the bottom right corner.
20:22 Asserting his dominance on Zant's shoulder.
21:00 Leaning out from the right side of the screen.
21:39 Holding up Ganondorf's trident on the right side of the screen.
22:09 Asserting his dominance in the bottom right corner.
22:52 Floating in the top right corner.
23:28 Riding the wolf alongside Midna, right under her.
24:10 Standing on top of Lana's book.
24:49 Standing on Cia's name in the bottom left corner.
25:31 Sitting on Marin's shoulder.
26:14 Trapped inside the painting, at the bottom right corner of it.
26:52 Standing to the right of Zelda's legs.
27:57 Hanging out with a fellow weirdo in the bottom right corner.
28:36 Riding Epona with Link, just under him.
29:49 Floating to the left of the gem on Ganondorf's head.
30:55 Standing in the bottom right corner.
31:42 Being turned into fairy flambé in the bottom right corner.
32:50 Riding the wolf on the right side of the screen.
33:46 Peeking out from the bottom right corner, next to Link's knee.
35:24 Standing on Sheik's name in the bottom left corner.
36:46 Standing in the bottom left corner.
I watched this video so many times and I never noticed there were hidden tingles
Can be noticed with good vision. I noticed all of them.
"Nobody defends great fairy"
*Cut to me crying in the corner holding my great fairy*
Don’t you mean the Great Fairy holding you in a bottle, torturing you.
I know, I was expecting her to be higher, even just based on the AoE of C3-5 which at least helps in KO as many as possible missions.
@@bluegallade honestly yeah. I don't understand the anti fairy propaganda. You can balance out her normal string by just starting at a distance and then and of the final few combos you active do massive area damage, the lighting one eating generals health and your completely invincible the whole time.
A weapon can be good if the one who uses it is skilled
EDIT: I mean if you know how to use her she can be powerful as hell, she is my main choice for beating so many enemies at onces
@UCevqgDRaxrSqu8BaNy5RPdQ *spams great fairy's C3 - water fountain, where she is underground with no hurt box and cancel the end of the animation with specials/magic/fairy bombs*
"skilled"
Haven’t watched full video yet hell still at beginning but S stands for Sheik
Thats my s rank prediction
Correct
shiek is no longer s tier in smash, but she still at least has this game
No young link
@@mrnukes797 incorrect
SS stands for Young Link
"sheik is brokenly amazing"
me, a sheik main, thinking I was good at the game: 👁💧👄💧👁
Impa players in AOC basically
@@LJAndrews1986 More like Teba.
Teba
Guardian
Sidob
Yunobo
Impa
Master Sword
Ganon
Great Fairy(Kaysa and Cotera just spam Unique Action to win)
@@Nosretep Wait, then I am actually good at AoC? I'm a Kohga Main! Yay!
@@nick3805 Kohga is high mid tier. A self harming moveset hurts him.
SMALL bonus point with Ruto that wasn't addressed: although her standard string is really slow, the final attack from it does HIDEOUS damage to weakpoints of large bosses, as every projectile counts as a separate hit and they'll all hit for decent damage. I feel like that's worth moving her one or two slots up within D-tier
I'm honestly really glad that the Master Sword is so ridiculously powerful. The series gives it so much love and attention that it would be a shame if it didn't deserve it.
Yeah something I've always found just slightly annoying is whenever there's something technically stronger than it in some of the games, like Biggoron's sword in OoT. But that's why I love how in LttP and LBW the stronger weapons are literally upgrades to the Master Sword, so it still makes sense narratively.
Exactly, it's supposed to be the weapon of all weapons, there is only one Master Sword and I love the respect that Nintendo always gives it. It makes it a truly cool and signature weapon, I especially love how the design really hasn't changed much in it's history, it's a constant of the series and we love it for that.
and then there's BOTW which lets you break it
To me the master sword is just the strongest in power and nothing else. You can't custimize it and with weapons slightley weeker but with custimization options I almost never hse the master sord.
Newcomers to shane: i bet Agatha is e tier :p
Veterans: wait deku spear isnt e?
With Agitha, I'll say the same thing I've always said about her:
-push enemy generals against a wall
-press Y
-press X
-press Y
-press X
continue until the general is dead
Everytime I combo with agitha I spam the x button and I'll do her butterfly thing and it took me a while to learn to not do that but once I did I found her useful in some missions
i go y, y, x dodge
I came here to say exactly the same thing lol. Remember, the enemy can't damage you if they're flung in the air!
She is one of the only characters with a TRUE INFINITE, YX roll, YX roll, Repeat, C2 lasts so long that even after breaking out of it, they get clipped last second and they are stuck in the combo again
If you're good at spacing and canceling attacks with a dodge, you don't even need the corner.
I’m a ghirahim man myself. He tends to leave himself open by posing and elemental attack is just darkness until you finally get his rare sword, but he’s fast, strong, can take a hit, and has some pretty potent combos.
Ghirahim is quite a bit slow for me, even though some attacks are really fast
Unless they changed it, you can dodge-cancel out of most of his animations. I always found him a lot of fun to use, especially if you play around with his C1.
Here's the tier list + timestamps for all the characters. Expand to see the full list.
2:14 - Tier Explanation
S
36:48 - Link (Master Sword)
35:25 - Shiek
A
33:47 - Young Link
32:51 - Twili Midna
31:44 - Volga
30:56 - Linkle (Crossbows)
29:50 - Ganondorf (Blades)
B
28:37 - Link (Hylian Sword)
27:58 - Ghirahim
26:54 - Toon Zelda
26:15 - Yuga
25:32 - Marin
24:51 - Cia
24:12 - Lana (Book of Sorcery)
23:30 - Midna
22:53 - Link (Gauntlets)
22:10 - Zelda (Dominion Rod)
21:40 - Ganondorf (Trident)
21:02 - Toon Link (Light Sword)
20:23 - Zant
19:43 - King Daphnes
18:52 - Zelda (Rapier)
18:16 - Skull Kid
C
17:22 - Toon Link (Sand Wand)
16:41 - Link (Spinner)
15:52 - Zelda (Baton)
15:15 - Linkle (Boots)
14:36 - Impa (Giant Blade)
13:48 - Darunia
13:00 - Impa (Naginata)
12:04 - Agitha
11:29 - Ravio
10:46 - Medli
10:08 - Fi
D
9:22 - Lana (Spear)
8:40 - Link (Epona)
8:03 - Link (Magic Rod)
7:15 - Ruto
6:45 - Tetra
6:15 - Lana (Summoning Gate)
5:39 - Wizzro
E
4:39 - Tingle
4:02 - Link (Great Fairy)
Very much appreciated. It's astonishing how misinformed his list is.
@@Ryusuta You're welcome, though I must admit, I mostly posted the time stamps for my own benefit. I had just started playing the game, and I wanted a quick reference for which characters were good and why. I've since sunk over 100 hours into adventure mode, and I've formed my own opinions. S and A rank on the list are mostly solid, those character are easily a cut above the rest, but one character is strangely absent from S rank. I'm talking about Skull Kid. Kicking the absolute quickest base clearer and horde killer in the game down to the bottom of B-rank just because his C1 is mediocre is absolutely ridiculous. His regular attacks are fast, and you just have to do one extra input to skip to the godly eye beam. You even get a sound cue to keep track of which finisher you're on, so you'll never accidentally do the scarecrow. I take issue with a lot of the placements below A rank, but Skull Kid's takes the cake.
@@jasonames7452 I might be a bit harsh on his assessments, but I do think he's very, very off-base on some of them. For me, the most glaringly wrong assessments are:
Wizzro (who has an infinite against any non-aura units and is arguably even better at fighting giant bosses than Link and Young Link)
Great Fairy (immune to stun and invulnerable during combo finishers; lacking in reliable damage against named units, but generally very safe with even somewhat decent spacing)
Summon Gate Lana (who isn't intuitive to learn, but has one of the most rewarding attacks in the game in the form of empowered Argorok; just extremely good at fighting named units and crowd control in general).
I would much more easily put things like Lana's "spear" (stick) at the bottom of the list. To me, that is the undisputed worst item. Ruto, Fi, and Agitha all have some of the most extremely glaring flaws, too, though slightly less so.
@@Ryusuta Coming in late here, but I've been one of the vets in the HW community for years on GFaqs, Reddit, and Discord. I appreciate the time and effort Warriors Dojo put into the video, but I agree with this comment that his tier list is completely off base and I question if he fundamentally understands the strengths and weaknesses of some characters.
The general consenus in the online community is Young Link is #1, Ganondorf (Great Swords) and Link (Master Sword) are #2 and #3 depending on who you ask, Skull Kid is #4, and Volga is #5.
Sheik is the ultimate beginner character and is probably still top 10, but you realize quickly the water shield is irrelevant once you master the characters. Even more so in DE where the damage requirements are much more forgiving
@@kaushiksrinivasan681 I don't think Skull Kid is that great. Aside from his C3, you can't dodge cancel out of his combos, which is why I don't want to touch the harder Challenge Mode battles with him.
Me: Eh, never really been that interested in Hyrule Warriors, but sure, I'll watch this.
*Sees Sheik in S-Tier*
Me: Huh, didn't realize I was watching a Melee tier list...
Frankly, I’d say she’s more busted in this game than Melee. Like, imagine if only Sheik was able to wavedash. That’s the kind of broken we’re talking about: exclusive ownership of certain mechanics.
@@Brawler_1337
Yeah, I get that. I was just making a joke.
Jason Ultimate I get it. I just find it funny that she’s even more busted here than the game she’s famously busted in.
17:10 I have never heard the spinner described like that, but now I'm never calling it anything else
You mean the links giant bayblade mount?
"Volga is called the Lu-Bu of this game."
No, no. I think you misheard them. He IS Lu-Bu. Lu-Bu put on a full helm, and is going by "Volga". That's it.
I don't recall Lu Bu being able to turn into a dragon.
Because Lu Bu is a dragon.
@@Haos51 he is an original character that is also a very direct reference to lu bu
Even tho weapons can be bad in this game, I love that they're all so unique and within the spirit of zelda and the game its self.
"I suppose if we ever get a sequel to this game, they can balance it later on."
Enter, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
I already saw a broken chracter
Comment God x Who would that be? (I'm legit curious as I don't play enough Musous (hopefully I'm spelling this correctly as I've only ever said this in and never typed it before) to know what to look for and I just want to learn more)
@@AlphaOutlaw Maybe Link. In the first game, Link felt op af. He's even ranked number 1 in this vid if that says anything.
Envy Tee Who knows when it comes to Age of Calamity (at the time of writing), but I'm really curious where Comment God's train of thought is going with just what we've seen with just the announcement trailer and why it's going there
It isnt a sequel to hyrule warriors, its a prequel to botw
Young Link in a nutshell:
*_BREAKING NEWS: CHILD CAUSED GENOCIDE_*
undertale 2
Breaking news, child turns into a god and kills everyone
Basically
Literally
Linkle in a nutshell:
So anyway, I started blasting
Honestly, it makes sense for the Master Sword to be the best of the best, I mean really, it's the Master Sword for a reason.
Exactly! It HAS to be the strongest weapon in the game because it's the strongest weapon in Zelda lore in general.
@@StarForce99 You could argue that the strongest weapon is actually the Triforce since it can be used as one. However, using a wish to kill something is a bit overkill unless it happens to be Demise himself.
@@kylepessell1350 I don't count the Triforce as that's more of an item and not in the same line as a sword, spear, crossbows, y'know actual weapons.
Well in age of calamity you can technically use it as a weapon so the assessment is valid!
The Master Sword isn't even the strongest weapon in OoT. That would be the Biggoron Sword, which HW is remiss for omitting.
And in Wind Waker, it was light arrows, which are also omitted (at least in Link's movesets).
Majora's Mask? Great Fairy Sword, but there's no Master Sword to directly compare.
Breath of the Wild? Boosted Savage Lynel Swords, most two-handers, any guardian or ancient weapon with proficiency, etc.
>Young Link not being top
Dude, had you even held the magic for the whole round without running it out?
Doing that makes YLink broken
only levels he was bad in was levels the blocked magic use
Young Link without max magic is still amazing. Especially that one combo where he summons a huge triforce and it just explodes.
@@masapeeta4140 Maybe, but without magic meter it's still insane because his combo game.
Fierce Deity is broken because his range and the energy shot that he launches every attack
Hey, Young Link is just like any other kid. Show him some magic and he'll be your best friend.
EDIT: Not to mention that any Adventure challenge that requires the use of a certain character becomes a walk in the grass when you can bring a second, unrestricted character. Just have the required character sit on the nest (The base, the CO), only having them break defense to go open chests that only they can open, and just have the Kid carry the match.
You need to invest a lot of mats and time on young link for him to get broken af. He’s really powerfull at the start, but not as broken as shiek and MS Link. Tho i agree with you that with an end game build on him, he’s probably the best character in the game.
so happy my midnas got their recognition. i play both twili and imp midna as my mains. i just love how many ways they have to clear out troops and completely wail on a single enemy
I'm just gonna take a sec to thank youtube recommendations for basically telling me that this game is on the Switch and that your channel exists.
The algorithm does work sometimes, guys!
ColdAudio just not very much
For me, Linkle with her Crossbows is my number 1 for how fun she is to play, how strong her Crossbows are in combat, and how cute she is. C4 is one of my favorite tools for fighting bosses because jumping off their collapsed heads and then unloading into them feels very satisfying and is quite effective.
Did you REALLY sneak Tingle into each title card?
Yes, yes he did. He even sneak in Knuckle, Ankle, and David Jr for Tingle's card.
?
I JUST SAW IT WHEN HE BROUGH UP LINK'S HORSE AND NOW I CAN'T UNSEE IT AAAAGH
Tingle is the secret ss tier because of his omnipotence
I couldn't find him in Yuga's card...
I don't own this game but when I saw Girahim I immediately thought "welp time to pull out $60 dollars out if my wallet"
He is one of the only guys (along with trident Ganon, Great Fairy, Daphnes and *maybe* Young Link) that I thought was underrated in this list, though that is subjective since this is all opinion based.
He _might_ be the best duelist, which is the most important part of this game, and doesn't have any other particular weakness elsewhere. I myself believe him to be Mid A Tier, Above Linkle, Somewhere in the range of Twilight Midna and Volga.
You, of all people, should know not to underestimate his power
@@hadesKIU I disagree with volga being a tier a d ganon blades is high I'd put ghirahim a tier a d sheik I think should be a tier and skull kid is in the wrong spot I see him almost around as good as young link and toon link is in the wrong spot he does decent damage at early levels the ones id put s tier
S-Tier
link master sword
young link
skull kid
ghirahim
A-Tier
sheik
ganon blades
link hylian sword
Toon link
linkle crossbows
Toon zelda
Those are the s and a tiers to me I have to level up more characters and see which ones have more long range and close range and see which weapons has advantage over the other
Ghirahim is great for underleveled missions because you can use his H1 to target an enemy and then just blast them from a distance. It's like the most broken part of the master sword, the H3 forward sword beam, but on one button and even stronger.
I know this was four years ago, but as a fellow Girahim stan I really loved him in Warriors. They did a pretty good job showing him as both fabulous and fearsome.
Finding out you can cancel Lana jumping into the air with her Deku Spear was a HUGE game changer for me, it felt like you could actually get more results without the slowdown of swooping in the air.
Great tier list amongst ever excellent content!
I have a tonne of respect for the design put into unique playstyles. KOI took risks and provided huge variety and challenge. Some worked some didn't but for every Wizzro or Fairy, we got a Dominion Rod or Parasol. They each have a clear identity and the challenge is in playing them effectively. Some come easily, others not so, a small few just never really pay off.
But I much prefer them to "safe" designs that never really fit a niche. With a roster this big I'm impressed there ain't that many of these.
Good to know that most of my favorites are B or A tier. Actually, this was just a great video overall, thanks.
As someone who's used the move a lot with Lana, her Deku Leaf combo move with her Spear, you can actually dash cancel out of before she leaps into the air. Saves you having to float around or swoop down. It's what I tended to use a lot just to pull off another leaf gust quicker. Doesn't really make it that much better, but it's a handy tip to keep in mind on the levels you're required to use it.
As a minor note, Wizzro has one huge plus that's a huge boost. His C1 is basically able to PASTE common enemies and duels
Few fun things I thought were missing
I love doubling the pillars from Lana's C4 on themselves by cancelling the animation on the first one before the 3 big blocks are sent out, making 6 giant explosions that decimate boss gauges and everything else.
I'm surprised you didn't mention that Ganon's gauge continues to charge even when his combos' animations are canceled. Throw out and cancel two C4s and you've charged your spooky meter with zero risk.
My favorite C1 by far is link picking up a jar and slamming it down on someone for a hilarious amount of damage on bosses and weakpoints. Probably doesn't raise it any tiers but it's the funniest thing to me.
Glad my man Zant is not low or bottom tier.
Like he said, Zant's moveset is seriously misunderstood, and from what I've seen, so is Lana.
I love how complex Sheik is early game, compared to everyone else. Absurdly fast, and the water shield makes you flinch-proof before your have enough materials for any of those badges, which allows you to activate the other songs even if you're surrounded. It's simultaneously mindless to play her, but also complicated to figure out for a totally newbie.
Ever since I played Young Link on the Wii U, i knew he was broken lol. He can level up so frickin fast AND his C4 (i think it is (where he does the triforce thingy)) is amazing at filling his meter, which can be transfered to Magic and give him Fierce Deity. The whole concept and mechanuc made me realize early on that he was broken. Gg good vid man
I was going to suggest some changes to this list, then I remembered you said this is judging by their base forms.
When Hasty Attacks is added to the equation, I see a few potential changes. In particular, Spear Lana, Book Lana, Cia, Tetra, Agitha, Darunia and Baton Zelda are helped greatly by the increased attack speed. On the other hand, Trident Ganondorf might be a little _too_ fast, leading to some botched juggling, and Wizzro's C4 actually gets ruined by it.
Hasty Attacks saved so many people for me.
Sheik is also another character who gets worse with Hasty Attacks. But that just leaves another slot open for whatever you want.
Yeah, I don't understand how they screwed up Wizzro's C4 in DE. That never happened to me 99.99% of the time on the Wii U version.
Volga is downright comical with Hasty Attacks. He looks like you’re playing the game at 2x or 3x speed. And TBH, I don’t find any problems with Shiek and Hasty Attacks.
Link with spinner is op
When Hyrule Warriors 2 happens and Master Sword gets nerfed, in its place will be True Master Sword
If hyrule warriors 2 happens and master sword gets nerfed hopefully the mighty Volga can take his rightful place at the toppppp
Don’t be silly
The master Sword can’t be nerfed
I mean, yeah it’s a bit of a gimmick to place it there, BUT ITS THE MASTER SWORD. Bane of all evil, obviously Nintendo was gonna make it op, not to mention its a fan favorite for most people.
@@junglejuicejuno "The master Sword can’t be nerfed"
The Master Sword in BOTW: *laughs in lack of energy*
I want Xenoblade Warriors first.
Zant is honestly one of my favorite characters in this game
Something that Ghirahim is also really good at, is bringing enemies close to him
one time specifically, I was in the scenario where you have to catch the three fleeing Lanas, Ghirahim's C1 followed by C2 sent one of the Lanas literally flying back towards me
I was happy to see how high up Volga was! He's my absolute favorite character to play as and honestly deserves a lot of love for being a really cool character. His moveset is really great, I love being able to basically juggle enemies and they can't do anything about it lol.
Volga C2 can be spammed so hard that its just funny
I fking hate fighting volga in this game. Even as a cpu he is a nightmare lol
@@dontatmeimmoody2895Yeah, CPU Volga’s dragon attack always fucking hits. It’s ridiculous.
@@dontatmeimmoody2895 yeah, dude literally only has one weakpoint opening and it's a "blink and you'll miss it" one
@@Brawler_1337 just spam the guard dodge, that always seems to help me
People can agree that We're happy Darunia and Ruto were in this game,
SARIA4DLC
OM Gyes also where the heck is vaati?
Vaati and Nayru?
I want twinrova
i want veran, onox, gomess, garo master, the composer brothers, the poe sisters, and the poe collector
Howdy, am from the future and there has been no Saria DLC yet :(
I really like the way you truly think about each placement. You care about the game and it shows.
This game is probably one of the most balanced games I've ever played-- I don't think I will EVER see two people agree on a character. I saw people defending the Summoning Gate, and I HATE that weapon! but my favorite character is wizzro (I'll always say he's the most slept-on character in the game)
Basically, every single weapon and character seems to be SOMEONE'S favorite, because I always notice there's at least one low-tier that people will go up to bat for. There isn't a SINGLE character that at least _one_ person won't go "Actually, there's some hidden depth to them..." for.
...except maybe tingle
All tingle has is AoE, and it’s not even good AoE,
I think you forgot to mention Rapier Zelda's c5 without light charge deals more wpg damage on bosses than a full master sword link c3 string
Rapier Zelda is still one of my favorites
@OmegaSutol Lana is my favorite warrior to play as just in general, but I find Zelda's rapier to be the most enjoyable to play as. So I take it you're familiar with her charged combo 3 where she rains light arrows in front of her? One of my favorite attacks in the game.
You know the Master Sword is busted when it allows for the complete playstyle change of one of the game's major characters. The game's premier close-to-mid-range utility character can choose to become an absolutely safe, long-range zoner character with zero drawbacks other than needing full health... which encourages more absolutely safe, long-range zoning. Normally Link wouldn't be able to get away with something like that, but the ridiculous attack stat makes its own rules, apparently.
Literally all the mains of me and my friends are all Dark element characters.
I mainly use Skull Kid, Young Link, and Zant
My two friends who I play this gane with use Girahim and Ravio respectively.
I don't know if I should be afraid or not that we all gravitate towards darkness.
*emo intensifies*
I use toon Zelda,tingle (for fun) ravio,skull kid,wizzaro,twilight midna,midna and zant most of them are dark XD
*the triforce if power is resonateing*
my mains are boot linkle, swords gannon and toon link.
if i want to switch it up, i'll go rapier zelda, midna, or maybe ruto.
"And when young Link is the fierce deity, everything dies!"
Me an avid young Link main in any and every game featuring him as a playable character: *maniacal laughter in background*
"yes good, good..."
I'm still bitter that the Wii U version got shafted on DLC. I played the game to death but no way was I going to buy the game again and do everything all over again just to experience the 3DS/DE exclusive content.
Right? I was so salty that I wasn't able to shift characters around to not make them dead fish.
It always personally annoyed me that your armies always usually sucked (which they should be lesser, but I mean cmon) while the enemy units always dominated.
Like at least let me lead them to other places.
"Yo! You giant conglomerate of soldiers not doing anything! Go annihilate this one keep from the other side of the map! You literally have them 15 to 1 you can do this!!"
I've never played the Wii U or 3DS versions, so if I do ever get the game I'll get the Switch version.
EDIT: I have the definitive edition now and it's fun as well as a massive time sink.
@@DkKombo i understand. carrying the game is the entire point, but they can at least act like they have SOME level of awareness. those messengers would rather fight a bokoblin ten meters away than run towards the base
The Wii U version actually has surround sound support though. That's something.
The Wii U version actually has surround sound support though. That's something.
Young Link should've been in S tier
Young Link and possibly Ganon.
Ganon is the definition of a glass canon though, and I thought that he was too slow to get stuff done (besides grinding boss materials, and unlocking the Giant Cucoo)
@Pokémon & FF fan swords ganon is like if someone brought a battleship to a sword fight.
when i unlocked him, level 1 gannon with his base weapons was killing things faster and more efficiently than any of the characters i bothered to level up to this point.
Young Link and Zelda, to me their equal
Nope
Lana's summoning Gate combined with Speedy Attacks and Strength VI and constant dodge cancelling makes Lana literally broken, defeating Bosses in 1-2 C6's.
"I suppose if we ever get a Sequel to Hyrule Warriors..." My MAN
Volga has always been my fav since when I got the game; his intro cutscene in the first level was an instant win for me lol, not to mention how powerful he felt to play as :) Awesome vid man, might consider getting the definitive edition
Same for me, except I main Ganondorf (with Volga as a close second).
Milan Malfait oo yerrs Ganondorf is really fun too
I felt really bad for Volga too. He never wanted to be a part of this and got tricked into doing so.
BJGvideos not to mention he doesn’t even get to be canon :(
I want him to be canon in Zelda XD
This is from my personal experience, but I think Zelda's rapier should be much higher simply because of her standard C-5 attack. It decimates anything in front of her, she's completely mobile while doing it, it travels far, and it hits hard and fast.
The only thing about it is that since it's C-5, it takes a while to set up. And while the range isn't terrible, it's not as big as other moving area clears, like her C-4.
That's just my opinion tho.
Also, I'm surprised Great Fairy literally the bottom. I figured her ginormous hitbox on her standard string would help her be of use for area clearing. It's pretty terrible for 1-on-1s though, so I can see why it would be low.
Nice video! I'm glad I found it.
100% agree about Zelda's C5. Almost certainly the best move in the game excluding things that require specific conditions (full health Master Sword, Fierce Deity, etc.).
Sure there are other good moves in the game, but none of them do everything. Volga's C3 is spammable and breaks boss weak points, but doesn't break smaller weak points and has trouble hitting once it's pushed enemies away. Twili Midna's C5 covers a big area and follows the enemies it pushes, but it doesn't break any weak points. Lana (with tome)'s C4 clears groups and breaks boss weak points, but it lacks maneuverability and isn't very efficient against captains. Toon Zelda's strong attack is great at clearing areas and can handle many captains' weak points, but not bosses. Sheik's Bolero of Fire does incredible single-target damage and makes it easy to break boss weak points, but it's tough to land against captains. Well, a little tricky to land. Ok, point is it isn't 100% guaranteed.
Zelda's C5 doesn't have those caveats. Zelda's C5 does everything. And though it isn't amazing at keep clearing, it can do it, and it's better at that than certain entire characters (looking at you, Tetra).
Not that that puts Zelda in S tier, or even at the top of A tier. A character doesn't need a single move that does everything, as long as they have multiple moves that cover a variety of situations. One move for bosses, another for captains, etc. Combined, those moves can be more effective than Zelda's C5. But I still do think C5-the-character is good enough to earn a spot in A tier.
I use Great Fairy for every "kill # enemies" mission. Super useful.
low1ryda You should try Twili Midna. Great Fairy’s just some small play next to her.
@@snagger28 The slow version of Midna's growing circle is currently my favourite move in the game, there's so much sass packed into it lol
immortalweapon I know!! :D She’s my favorite character too so i approve all too well!
Fi will remain my favorite character, even though her damage is so bad her Heavy attack does nothing to help it.
Pretty good list. I definitely agree with the top tiers. Didn’t realize Sheik was that strong, tho.
My sister uses Fi when we play multiplayer and she's SUCH a good support character for claiming outposts and keeps while I do the stuff that requires strategy like minibosses and 1 on 1 fights (no offense to her, she said herself she'd rather not think too much lol)
I think shes trash as a Allie cause one time I literally just healed her and already like 10 seconds after she was in trouble
I was kind of expecting Fi to be higher on the list. I feel like she makes the game easy in ways most other characters generally don't. She can kinda just glide around like a little cuisinart without having to care much about what's happening around her, and then explodes from time to time to inflict a lot of damage in a wide area.
Fi has very nice movement, but cannot beat anyone for the heck of it
Thinking about it, I actually do enjoy playing as Agitha. She's really fun and interesting. Aside from that, she's one of my favorite characters from Twilight Princess.
same, I really like the "weirder" characters and I think bugs are cool
Heads up: Ruto can actually clear boss weak point gauges in one go. You just gotta start her neutral string BEFORE the WPG shows, hit it with the giant water bubbles, cancel and do another neutral string. Boom. Take a look for yourself!
Trident Ganon's gameplay was always my favorite and always made me feel insanely powerful in my early days of playing this game
Love the effort that went into this! Great job!
Shiek/Zant/Fire Rod main. Shiek is 100% broken, Zant is underrated (but placed appropriately in this list), and my love for Fire Rod is eternal: most fun/fav weapon to play personally.
I should get this game again. It's just whenever I play the adventure maps and they force Agitha on me... just... noooooo......
she is a character that is only fun to play once you understand her. give her a chance on some maps she isnt required, and maybe you'll change your mind. only problem is that with how easy characters like link are to play, even understanding agitha, she isnt often my first choice.
I felt the same with the magic book of lana... can’t utilise this weapon at all..
Agitha is fucking terrible. God I hate her. and Wizzro
just spam beetle (C1 + Heavy i think). its slow, but everything dies.
@@snagger28 i tend to utilize C4 a lot when using the book. provides some nice area clearing and damage for C1, and stacking two on top of each other is enough to tear down a boss WPG (make sure to do it on the same angle, though. all the books have to explode, otherwise the gauge is not drained enough). not my preferred weapon, but i can do some work with it
I'm surprised how much I disagree with this list. For example, I would put Great Fairy and Ruto higher, and put Baton Zelda in E tier. Still a great video.
Baton is good
"Epona suffers at taking down bosses..."
Me: HAVE YOU NOT SPAMMED THE CARROT MOVE???
Exactly
Seeing this video just brought back so many memories. Also Sheik used to be such a fun character to use in this game. I’m still salty that Nabooru, Hilda, and Saria never made it into this game though. They all could’ve been so fun
I honestly love using Ruto. Her AoE game is top-notch, and her regular combo is a massive single-target smasher. Also, it's a bit cathartic to me, because she was little more than The Load back in OoT. Here, she's a force to be reckoned with. I don't care if she has flaws, she's my waifu for this game.
22:15 'and its smashy smashy statues' that sounds like a reference to a let's play I once watched on twilight princess
what was it, er, who did it
I'm glad I'm not the only one who still likes this game 😅
i say volga deserves to be S-tier because of just how spammable his C2 is to the point where enemy commanders can't really do anything to escape it that isn't the invincibility frames of a special attack/combo finisher. his C5, while indeed slow, has MASSIVE AOE that can clear any keep in a single go and it's made even better by the fact that you can control where volga impacts the ground. his guard breaking is crazy powerful and there's little anybody can do against him.
And if you add hasty attacks to his weapon and get him into spirit focus he's insanely powerful. He's easily on top of my list
His C3 works great for Giant Bosses.
I didn't think the Great Fairy would be this low. I actually got along with her very well. Yes she is slow but her attacks are really strong
she can nuke a keep
While I do agree that the great faerie is one of Link's weakest weapons, I'd place it in the middle of D tier. Sorry, Tingle, you've got an entire tier to yourself now.
@ZeldagigafanMatthew In that case, how do you use Zelda's baton and not go crazy?
Great job, Shane! I honestly wasn't expecting a tier list from you, but now that you've made one, I'm surprised it didn't happen sooner. I agree with the majority of the list. Before I found your channel, I underestimated a lot of the weapons in the game because I didn't understand them properly. I'm very happy at how much your Hyrule Warriors videos have helped me. Thank you.
Now that I've buttered you up - Fire Emblem Warriors tier list when? >=o]
;)
Funny how the 2 S rank characters are actually obtained in the main story
The Master Sword is pretty obvious but its true power is locked for a good while. Shiek's power is a bit less obvious and it takes someone experimenting with her a lot to realize just how strong she really is.
TBF with agitha. The scars from her T3 weapon in the og game scars runs deep
Never expected to see one of these. Neato. Nice Vid.
A few things. I use to label things.
Captains: The Zelda enemies you fight that are not playable.
Generals: The playable characters
C1-5: Number corresponds to many times you press light attack before a strong attack.
Shield Crush: Literally breaking the enemy's guard
Weak Point Crush: The gauge to use the weak point smash
However, I feel you made quite a few characters sound a lot less powerful than they actually are.
What I will type takes into consideration the conditions where being a higher tier actually matters such as Boss slaying, and high morale generals and captains. condition battles such as no SP, no Magic, speed runs, no hit runs, etc.
Young Link, Sword Impa, Sword Link, Ghirahim, Spinner, Gauntlets, Rapier, and Cutlass.
While a few others you oversold,
Those being Shiek, Sword Ganon, Twili Midna, Toon Zelda, Baton Zelda, Dominion Rod.
Let's speak about those you undersold first.
Young Link.
Young Link no matter what you can say about any other weapon, is hands down the best character in the game by far. He is quite literally in a league of his own. His strings are really good on base, and are strong enough to stunlock generals and absolutely shred gauges. His C5 is also the only move in this game that can't be beaten by literally any move in the game. Including bosses.
All of his moves especially his C4, are gauge and boss shredders.
Now,
Focus Spirit alongside the potential of having fairy abilities? He quite literally lives and breaths Focus spirit. Hell, you can actually soft lock yourself in certain story missions for destroying the enemies faster than the scripts can even activate. There is one situation in which another character is better, and that's when no magic is allowed. But that is one limitation whereas he can dominate every other situation by far.
S+ tier if that was actually possible.
Sword Impa
She's significantly more reserved and less busted than the others, however she is still really good. Her base string is better than a lot of other characters, especially since you can change it into a heavy attack at the end which gives her slight more CC than other characters.
She's relatively good. But what really carries her is that unlike a lot of other characters, she has one of the best forms of burst damage in her heavy attack which is a guaranteed weak point crush with amazing chip damage. Alongside her C5 being a singular move weak point crush on boss enemies, can slay captains, and has amazing CC potential since enemies inside the move will be shield crushed and stun locked no matter what.
Solid A Tier.
Sword Link
Link's strength is that he is consistent.
He consistently does well in all situations. A lot of characters struggle in high morale duels, special conditions such as no SP or Magic, or at boss slaying and what have you. But Sword does not. If you ever need a consistent amount of damage per cycle, Sword Link works. He is made significantly better by skills such as Compatriot. Which makes this weapon MUCH deadlier than other characters in even focus spirit.
100% an S tier
Ghirahim
Ghirahim is actually pretty busted. He's the sheer definition of a 50/50 character. He thrives off not committing to moves, with dropping those moves giving him lots of Iframes.
His strong attack effectively renders his weakness of having generally no CC, none existent. His C2 is EXTREMELY good as it is one of the best moves in the entire game since it stuns, shield crushes, weak point crushes, chips, and you can use the second part of the move to actually avoid attacks from any other party while also damaging the target's location on top of keeping enemies off you as well.
His C1 can actually perma juggle enemies to death from a distance and will send them flying at you at mach speed, which you can then dodge cancel so they go past you, and rinse and repeat. Combine that with C2 and you can effectively clear an entire keep in 2 move flat and if present, you can stun multiple captains and generals with that combo. Letting you kill anything and everything at distance. And on top of all that, every single one of his moves combos VERY well with his SP attack which absolute shreds everything.
While C3 is great when not commited to the summoning, C1 and C2 are 100% the carrying factor.
He's 100% a solid S tier.
Gauntlets
Gauntlets is just really cheesy. You can stunlock everything with his C2 and juggle them over and over in the air unto death.
His C3 combo on failure is actually more effective than committing to the move and is surprisingly effective at crushing boss shields. And if you commit half way, you jump which gives you Iframes and a free AoE attack that again, does more damage compared to commiting to the very same move.
B Tier
Spinner
Spinners is one of the better weapons since those set ups that you said take so long, actually can one shot boss shields and instakill most captains while taking advantage of most captain's and general's start up animations since you can use that time to start the combo that insta crushes their shield. Effectively, he's really good at CC and boss slaying which is a lot more than most characters.
A Tier
Rapier
Rapier has access to two hands down amazing moves in C4 and C5. They like many moves I have describe, have the ability to destroy all forms of defense while dishing out insane amounts of damage.
C5 is one of the few moves that can also one shot boss gauges.
A little bonus to note is you said you can't dispel her light, but you actually can on select move endings. Pressing the strong ATK makes her release a defensive burst of light which acts as a defensive option and dispels her light.
B Tier
Cutlass is indeed short ranged, but Tetra is one of the best duelists and is also access to a defense negating C5 move. Which is one of the best boss weak point crushing moves and can destroy both generals and captains alike.
Her strong attack actually negates all defenses, can allow her to get a free weak point smash, and opens up combos or can be used to reset your enemy.
C3 and C4 are solid AoE attacks that grant distance, safety, and damage as well. She's a very solid character.
A Tier
Now, on to those you oversold.
Shiek.
Shiek is one of the better characters true, but not amazing.
Shiek has by far the best dodge, and the best boss weak point crusher move in the game with C2, however, her general DPS is VERY lacking. Her string is fast, but very weak. Her C5 is absolutely useless, while enemies trapped in her C4 can fall out of it very easily, she is very good at prolong damaging bosses, but she leaves a lot to be desired.
C Tier
Twili Midna and Sword Ganon.
These two are grouped together because they suffer the exact same problem.
Where it really counts, in High morale and bosses, they lack behind where some other characters that are even worse than them, can do better.
They're both great at CC but are very slow and struggle in duels. While their strong attack actually carries them for giving them Iframes and a VERY VERY powerful attack.
B Tier
Toon Zelda
You mentioned in your video. She's just average. Other characters can animation cancel better than she can.
C Tier
Baton Zelda and Dominion Zelda
Quite simply, the lack of movement KILLS their viability in anything where high morale is concerned. Decent at boss weak point crushing, but others are significantly better.
C Tier
A few honorable slight mentions.
Tingle
Much better than you think. He is one of the few characters that can guarantee a weak point crush on captains and generals in a single combo. A really good duelist.
C-B Tier
Ruto
Generally bad, but has some INSANE tech where every single of her moves can be activated then canceled out of so you can actually use the moves attacks, without the commitment. You can use her C5 for example, then dodge cancel and move into a C2 combo to suck in enemies, while her C5 move is still activated.
D Tier
Spear Lana
Her moves can be used as shields and she like Ruto, can cancel her C5 into another move while C5 is still active.
D-B Tier (Rank one is really bad, but her Rank 3 actually can put in work.)
Wizzro
His C3 is one of the best weak point crushing moves on most bosses, and his C2 can combo VERY well as a weak point crush on most generals.
C4 is just as effective as C3 as well.
C-Tier
I've been playing since the port on 3DS to the port on Switch (a long time in other words) and I say Ghirahim deserves A rank. Some points to support my argument:
-His knives can safely zone enemies and be dodge cancelled effortlessly. This not only deals great damage to officers but wipes out crowds instantly, just by two-three weak attacks.
-His charge 2 I've used to juggle officers endlessly, I don't recall them ever falling down unless it was an actual character
-His neutral strong attack, when locked on to a boss, can do similar to Sheik's Boloro by using Charge 4 twice and dodge cancelling to make the Demise blades appear. (You don't finish the whole combo, only use the strong attack two times)
-Aforementioned attack does stupid damage to officers and with darkness will rarely need to expose their weak gauge at all to kill
-His Charge5 has beautiful range and zooms out the cam, ensuring no grunts escape from the blast radius (which some characters like Volga and Twili Midna suffer from)
-Musou attack has some of the best range, certainly better than Volga's
-He's fabulous
(Also as you know Sword Ganny empties his strong attack gauge when you switch characters, as does Linkle and Twili Midna. Ghirahim has no gimmicks he relies on and suffers no switch penalties, so I feel he should be higher)
I agree with this list but I'd put young link on S tier with the right abilities you can pretty much always be fiercedeity
Satanas Luciferi His tier list is about the base build of every character. You need to give quite a lot of time and mats on YL before he transform into a super killing machine. Even more, a lot of fairy training too..
That’s why TL is "only" top A.
@@snagger28 Fair enough but if it was a list about max stats i think YL would definitely be S tier
Edit: also is definitive edition worth it im buying a switch in 2 months
I have the original wii u version with all dlc
you really have fun putting tingle in every charakterscreen :D
‘specially ‘cause in 2/3 Zelda weapons Tingle has his arm up Zelda’s A-...butt...that’s definitely what I was gonna say...
Lana's Sorcerer's Book should be higher tier because you can actually set up more than one wall for her C1, which devastates everything
True story dude! You have my support.
Lana with her spear is actually one of if not my favorite character to play with, especially the attack that summon ice things that explode, which is good for both high-HP ennemies, swarms of ennemies and bosses. The water thing is good for stunning ennemies and attacking on a pretty wide but specific zone, good for taking fortifications. The deku leaf is a bit hard but fun to use, the slingshot i never really managed to master it ^^' Even when the deku sprouts appear instead of the attacks, they're still good so it's fine.
Everytime I see this game I'm like "Holy shit I've never seen those things before has there been a new dlc?!"
Then I realize that no, it's just that despite spending so many hours on the game I've still not unlocked everything, haa
I'm gonna have to disagree with you completely with Epona Link. He is the best choice I find for one on one fights. You lock on, hold forward and spam strong attack and you get your target stuck in an infinite. It's admittingly not as good vs giant bosses and crowds but this brain dead combo is so satisfying to to use against single targets where normal tactics have failed me. There is also something to be said about taking that one boss from the enemy base to your own while on a horse.
Edit: similar to Toon Zelda's rolling attack
I disagree with him on Epona as well: but for a different reason. Standing strong attack (the one that consumes carrots) is a STRONG single target move, and one that can be spammed pretty heavily in small bursts. Absolutely decimates weak points, too.
@@BearfaxII yes that too, forgot how it absolutely destroys weakpoints. Sends the target miles away tho.
And when he’s the fierce deity everything dies
* dies of laughter*
I still remember the ridiculously lengthy discussions about this on gamefaqs. Malon best water!!
Malon was my go to charcater when I unlocked her! Love her water bell!
I’m SHOCKED to see Wizzro as your 3rd worst. I believe the pro’s you mentioned make him broken. I’ll use him for every Giant Boss to delete them and his ray stun locks most characters.
*sees Lana's Gate in D tier*
I thought the Gate was gonna be higher, but oh well... I just love the fact that Giant Bosses can die to a summoned Argorok before Lana can do her Weak Point Smash.
I love the summoning gate but I can see how a lot of people don't like it. Argorok's great, but it is quite frustrating to have a particular boss in mind but it never shows up. And raise your hand if you actually like King Dodongo, I mean COME. ON. I also love Gohma and Manhandla; neither's as good as Argorok but nothing to sneeze at.
i think tingle is going to be top tier
dang I was wrong :(
I'd put him at A or B in the Wii U version but lower in Switch. He hits like a truck in the Wii u one!
BJGvideos you don’t get the joke
@@Magic_Ice it didn't sound like one at all.
BJGvideos it’s an inside thing. You wouldn’t get it.
I feel like epona link is super underrated here, it can destroy bosses with the carrot charges and it has amazing cleanup, the only bad thing to me was its special.
I could with epona get the best ranks in the leves without any issues
I main young link and im so happy i do, his last combo is so op imo i love him sm
Volga was a character I didn't think highly of when fighting him in the main story mode, but then I stepped up to the amazing small story that is Cia's Prologue. When I played as Volga for the first time I felt like an absolute beast. His aggressive playstyle and heavy hitting attacks just clicked with me. From that he has become one of my most played characters out of the entire roster with Skull Kid, Agitha, Tetra, and Zant following close behind.
I know this is an old comment but yeah, just wanted to say I agree. Volga is an absolute beast and I feel he is probably one of the most powerful in the entire game. His C3 being able to break any giant boss weakpoint gauge in one go is insane. His C3's ability to hit massive damage even through enemies guarding is also amazing. And it can be dash canceled to spam it lightning quick.
kunai rainmaker when using impa's giant blade is a more effective way of draining giant boss gauges, also Agitha exposes herself too much when using combos, specially in the missions where close quartes enemies are involved like dinolfos