King of Fighters All Star Tier List [2023]

We Will Be Ranking All Of The Differnt Fighters In The Game

Many of you are familiar with the earlier versions of King of Fighters introduced into the gaming market in 1994. It is an action-packed fighter game with countless exotic characters to choose from. Thus, in this article, We will show you the best King of Fighters All Star Tier List that ranks all the characters according to their strengths and abilities.

Similarly, King of Fighters All Star followed its predecessor and was launched in 2018 as a role-playing game. Choosing a player from the list of characters is still available with different stats and ranks.


Key Points

  • There are 55 characters ranked in this article.
  • They will be ranked based on their unique skills, attributes, and types.
  • Among the best characters are Nameless 02, Terry 03, Eileene, and Winter Love Messenger Goro.
  • Joining us in the lowest rank are Maxima 99, Heavy D 94, and Heihachi Mishima.

Summary

In the table listed below, you will find a quick summary of all the rankings we will be making here.

S RankA RankB RankC RankD Rank
Nameless 02Jin Kazama (Classic)Nests Style Kyo XIIIRyo Sakazaki 95Chizuru 96
Winter Love Messenger GoroPaul PhoenixMai  Shiranui 95Brian Battler 98Heavy D 94
Terry 03Orochi Zero 01Whip 99Sentai RalfMaxima 99
EileeneLady Zero (Original)Orochi ChrisAndy 98Iori Yagami
ShaneMature 96Kensou 99Rimururu
ShionRock Howard XIVElizabethHeihachi Mishima
KamuiAdelheid 03The UndertakerSouga Okito
Omega Rugal ‘98Ryo Sakazaki XIVKrizalid 99
John CenaThe RockHeidern 94
Clark SteelLady MaximaOrochi Chris 97
Orochi Shermie 97Orochi Leona 97Kotarou Katsura
LingIgniz 01
King 94False Advent Orochi
Saiki XIIILing Xiaoyu
K 99

S Tier

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S Tier.

The S tier or Superb Tier is known as the highest and best tier of the tier system. We rank the best characters in this tier based on their skills, abilities, and powers. In short, only the powerful characters are ranked in this tier.

Therefore, as you can see in the list below, the characters have been placed here due to their outstanding capabilities and no vulnerabilities. They possess special skills that can inflict damage on their opponents on a higher scale.

Character Attribute    Type
Nameless 02 Purple Defense
Winter Love Messenger Goro Blue Defense
Terry 03 Yellow Balance
Eileene Purple Attack

A Tier

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A Tier.

The A rank of the King of Fighters All Star Characters Tier List is where we put the characters that could not get a spot in the S category due to some of their skills or disadvantages. Also, the A-tier characters are more potent but not as strong as the players ranked in the S tier. The characters ranked below could not make it to the S-Tier due to their vulnerabilities and other reasons mentioned in the table.

Character Attribute Type Reason
Jin Kazama (Classic) Green Balanced Infinite combos, S2 stuns enemies, and S3 launches opponents in the air for combo attacks.
Paul Phoenix Green Attack S1 can counter any attack
Orochi Zero 01 Blue Attack S3 allows him super armor and damage immunity
Lady Zero (Original) Yellow Attack Active skill allows her to inflict 642% damage.
Shane Green Attack One of his core effects can reduce damage received by 20% and increase attack by 20%
Shion Yellow Attack Her Core Effects have a 70% chance to disable and remove an opponent’s super armor and hyper armor for 5-seconds.
Kamui Yellow Balanced Skills can be Buffed with his core effects
Omega Rugal ‘98 Red Attack His attacks inflict damage, and the cooldown is restarted.
John Cena Purple Balanced Can land an active skill despite the target’s super armor.
Clark Steel Blue Defense 3-second damage immunity + unblock able S2 grab attack
Orochi Shermie 97 Green Attack Her 5-star special card can be used to inflict 2174% of damage to an enemy.
Ling Yellow Attack Can heal herself while landing hits to the enemy + infinite combos.
King 94 Red Balance Stun abilities + extraordinary kick attacks are very advantageous.
Saiki XIII Yellow Defense Her awakened skill can reset cooldown effects by 80%

B Tier

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B Tier.

The B tier is the most subjective, and it isn’t easy to place characters in this system. Consequently, the B tier is the third-highest rank in the King of Fighters All Star Tier ListThe B-Tier players ranked in the table below lacked speed and agility which is why they could not fit in the A-Tier.

Character Attribute Type Reason
Nests Style Kyo XIII Red Balanced His active skill can disable an enemy’s Roll for 3 seconds.
Mai  Shiranui 95 Red Attack Her awakened skill can reset cooldowns by 80%
Whip 99 Blue Defense She can recover her health by 1.2% with each strike by the active skill.
Orochi Chris Yellow Balanced Can increase attack power for yellow teammates by 30% and health by 15%.
Mature 96 Green Defensive Her damage infliction from the finisher skill is 770% to the enemy.
Rock Howard XIV Blue Balanced He can decrease an enemy’s attack power by 70%.
Adelheid 03 Green Attack His core effects have a 70% chance of preventing the enemy buffs from active skills for 3s.
Ryo Sakazaki XIV Attack Blue He can also reset cooldowns for active skills by 80%
The Rock Red Attack His active skill can ignore the enemy’s super armor with every active skill.
Lady Maxima Purple Attack Her attack power is very effective.
Orochi Leona 97 Blue Balanced Can recover health by 3.7%
Igniz 01 Purple Attack Can decrease petrify duration by 60%
False Advent Orochi Green Balanced He has an overpowered finisher skill.
Ling Xiaoyu Purple Defense Can aid allies with super armor and critical damage.
K 99 Red Attack He can increase his attack power by 9.6% with his S1.

C Tier 

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C Tier.

The lowest you could go in the King of Fighters All Star Tier List is not the C tier yet. Although this is where the common characters reside, there is another tier that ranks the lowest stat characters of the game. These characters are not overpowered nor do they do not possess any special abilities, which is why they have been ranked in the C-Tier in the table below.

Character Attribute Type
Ryo Sakazaki 95 Red Defense
Brian Battler 98 Yellow Defense
Sentai Ralf Red Defense
Andy 98 Green Defense
Kensou 99 Green Attack
Elizabeth Red Balanced
The Undertaker Yellow Defense
Krizalid 99 Red Balanced
Heidern 94 Blue Balanced
Orochi Chris 97 Yellow Defense
Kotarou Katsura Green Balanced

D Tier

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D Tier.

With no special powers, deadly skills and ultimate finisher moves, these characters end up at the bottom of the King of Fighters All Star Tier List.

Character Attribute Type
Chizuru 96 Yellow Defense
Heavy D 94 Yellow Attack
Maxima 99 Yellow Attack
Iori Yagami Purple Attack
Rimururu Purple Defense
Heihachi Mishima Purple Attack
Souga Okito Yellow Attack

Bonus Characters

Orochi’97: He has been selected from the King of Fighter 97 version for a reason. He is the player you should add to your roster while playing Player vs. AI. Upon observations, Orochi 97 has outclassed the rest of the characters in terms of stats. Although, he lacks in a few areas, such as his projectile skill which is quite illogical in PvP and PvE fights. His ability to heal himself through regeneration is impressive. When it comes to burns and immunity, Orochi builds immunity to damage and can reflect damage inflicted on him. 

Dellons: Surprisingly, he  is also categorized as an S-tier player. The best thing about him is that his attack powers can increase exponentially as one of his skills. He is an attack-type player and can serve players best in PvE fights. Another great skill is the cooldown for his Deadly Strike attack. With every strike, his Penetration, Active Skill Damage, and Critical Rate increase exponentially, giving him an upper hand in destroying all enemies.

Rudy: As a member of the seven knights, Rudy has an attack power above 4500. With his maxed-out card, he can easily overpower any character in the game. His ability to become immune to stun and provide teammates with super armor for 3 seconds is second to none. Also, Rudy has the required skills to hold off enemy attacks as a defense-type player. Upon using his special card, he can inflict damage equal to 1800% of Attack to his enemies, and he can also reduce the cooldown time for team members by 80%. I mean, isn’t that amazing?

Mukai 03: The player above is Mukai 03 who is a character taken from the 2003 version of King of Fighter. He has secured a spot in the S-tier ranks because of his infinite stomping legs attack. A cheap trick, but it does come in handy for players that love to do nothing but spam their enemies. The character can be seen using heavy attacks and special skills to initiate infinite combo attacks. As a result, he annihilates a group of enemies with a few blows.

Kazuya Mishima: We all know Kazuya from the famous Tekken game. Well, he is in King of Fighters All Star as well! You will be excited to know how well Kazuya can perform in the game by just spamming two of his special skills. His special moves can inflict double the damage as that of his acting skills and he overpowers the majority of the opponents he faces. One of Kazuya’s skills can increase the Attack power of Tekken fighters by 55%, significantly and he can help the players in getting an edge over the opponents.

Comparison table

CharacterTierTypeReasonAttribute
Nameless 02SDefensePurple
Winter Love Messenger GoroSDefenseBlue
Terry 03SBalanceYellow
EileeneSAttackPurple
Jin Kazama (Classic)ABalancedInfinite combos, S2 stuns enemies, and S3 launches opponents in the air for combo attacks.Green
Paul PhoenixAAttackS1 can counter any attackGreen
Orochi Zero 01AAttackS3 allows him super armor and damage immunityBlue
Lady Zero (Original)AAttackActive skill allows her to inflict 642% damage.Yellow
ShaneAAttackOne of his core effects can reduce damage received by 20% and increase attack by 20%Green
ShionAAttackHer Core Effects have a 70% chance to disable and remove an opponent’s super armor and hyper armor for 5-seconds.Yellow
KamuiABalancedSkills can be Buffed with his core effectsYellow
Omega Rugal ‘98AAttackHis attacks inflict damage, and the cooldown is restarted.Red
John CenaABalancedCan land an active skill despite the target’s super armor.Purple
Clark SteelADefense3-second damage immunity + unblock able S2 grab attackBlue
Orochi Shermie 97AAttackHer 5-star special card can be used to inflict 2174% of damage to an enemy.Green
LingAAttackCan heal herself while landing hits to the enemy + infinite combos.Yellow
King 94ABalanceStun abilities + extraordinary kick attacks are very advantageous.Red
Saiki XIIIADefenseHer awakened skill can reset cooldown effects by 80%Yellow
Nests Style Kyo XIIIBBalancedHis active skill can disable an enemy’s Roll for 3 seconds.Red
Mai Shiranui 95BAttackHer awakened skill can reset cooldowns by 80%Red
Whip 99BDefenseShe can recover her health by 1.2% with each strike by the active skill.Blue
Orochi ChrisBBalancedCan increase attack power for yellow teammates by 30% and health by 15%.Yellow
Mature 96BDefensiveHer damage infliction from the finisher skill is 770% to the enemy.Green
Rock Howard XIVBBalancedHe can decrease an enemy’s attack power by 70%.Blue
Adelheid 03BAttackHis core effects have a 70% chance of preventing the enemy buffs from active skills for 3s.Green
Ryo Sakazaki XIVBBlueHe can also reset cooldowns for active skills by 80%Attack
The RockBAttackHis active skill can ignore the enemy’s super armor with every active skill.Red
Lady MaximaBAttackHer attack power is very effective.Purple
Orochi Leona 97BBalancedCan recover health by 3.7%Blue
Igniz 01BAttackCan decrease petrify duration by 60%Purple
False Advent OrochiBBalancedHe has an overpowered finisher skill.Green
Ling XiaoyuBDefenseCan aid allies with super armor and critical damage.Purple
K 99BAttackHe can increase his attack power by 9.6% with his S1.Red
Ryo Sakazaki 95CDefenseRed
Brian Battler 98CDefenseYellow
Sentai RalfCDefenseRed
Andy 98CDefenseGreen
Kensou 99CAttackGreen
ElizabethCBalancedRed
The UndertakerCDefenseYellow
Krizalid 99CBalancedRed
Heidern 94CBalancedBlue
Orochi Chris 97CDefenseYellow
Kotarou KatsuraCBalancedGreen
Chizuru 96DDefenseYellow
Heavy D 94DAttackYellow
Maxima 99DAttackYellow
Iori YagamiDAttackPurple
RimururuDDefensePurple
Heihachi MishimaDAttackPurple
Souga OkitoDAttackYellow

Patch Notes For 3/15

The following changes were made to the characters with the latest update.

  • Re-entry Event EX Fighter Summon Package
  • Re-entry EX Event Ruby Package

Verdict

And that was our King of Fighters All Star Tier List, where we ranked all the fighters in the game according to tier various different skills and stats. But these were also influenced by our own personal preferences, and chances are that you might not agree with many of our placements.

And that’s exactly why we recommend that you leave a comment below letting us know your thoughts. We always take constructive criticism into consideration, and use it to improve our articles.