MultiVersus characters: Tier list, classes, who's best & who's next?

The free-to-play game pits various characters owned by the entertainment giant against each other, including the likes of Batman, Arya Stark and Gizmo from the film Gremlins.

At launch, there are a whopping 26 different characters and various levels inspired by them, such as the moody Bat Cave.

Although the game is free, players will still have to pay with real-world money or earn in-game currency over time to unlock the full line-up, as only five characters are available to use at the start.

And it is an odd mix of characters to begin with, too, as Bugs Bunny, LeBron James, Finn from Adventure Time, Shaggy and Wonder Woman are who we will be mastering the game’s ropes with at launch.

However, we’ve spent some time with the game both after its full release and during the open beta to help determine which MultiVersus characters are the best, so read on for our analysis and details of the full roster.

MultiVersus full roster

At launch, the full MultiVersus roster (plus their in-game cost and where you know them from) looks like this:

• Bugs Bunny (Looney Tunes) - Unlocked
• Finn (Adventure Time) - Unlocked
• LeBron James (NBA star/Space Jam Legacy) - Unlocked
• Shaggy (Scooby-Doo) - Unlocked
• Wonder Woman (DC Comics) - Unlocked
• Arya Stark (Game of Thrones) - 1000 Gleamium points or 3000 Fighter points
• Banana Guard (Adventure Time) - Login to the game two days in a row to unlock
• Batman (DC Comics) - 1000 Gleamium points or 3000 Fighter points
• Black Adam (DC Comics) - 1000 Gleamium points or 3000 Fighter points
• Garnet (Steven Universe) - 1000 Gleamium points or 3000 Fighter points
• Gizmo (Gremlins) - 1000 Gleamium points or 3000 Fighter points
• Harley Quinn (DC Comics) - 1000 Gleamium points or 3000 Fighter points
• The Iron Giant (Warner Bros Films) - 1000 Gleamium points or 3000 Fighter points
• Jake (Adventure Time) - 1000 Gleamium points or 3000 Fighter points
• Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th films) - Season 1 Battle Pass
• Marvin the Martian (Looney Tunes) - 1000 Gleamium points or 3000 Fighter points
• Morty (Rick and Morty) - 1000 Gleamium points or 3000 Fighter points
• Reindog (original character for MultiVersus) - 1000 Gleamium points or 3000 Fighter points
• Rick (Rick and Morty) - 1000 Gleamium points or 3000 Fighter points
• Steven Universe (Steven Universe) - 1000 Gleamium points or 3000 Fighter points
• Stripe (Gremlins) - 1000 Gleamium points or 3000 Fighter points
• Superman (DC Comics) - 1000 Gleamium points or 3000 Fighter points
• Taz (Looney Tunes) - 1000 Gleamium points or 3000 Fighter points
• The Joker (DC Comics) - 1250 Gleamium points or 6000 Fighter points
• Tom & Jerry (Tom & Jerry) - 1000 Gleamium points or 3000 Fighter points
• Velma (Scooby-Doo) - 1000 Gleamium points or 3000 Fighter points

Agent Smith, the sinister character played by actor Hugo Weaving in The Matrix films, is also landing in the game, with some reports suggesting he can be unlocked already by defeating bosses in the game’s PvE mode.

Read more:

• Is MultiVersus free? Paid Founder's Pack explained
• MultiVersus toast - how to give it and why
• MultiVersus download - access the open beta

MultiVersus character classes

MultiVersus has launched with four different character classes that all bring different pros and cons to the game. Below is a list of the various classes, plus each character in that category:

• Assassin: Marvin the Martian, Stripe, Arya Stark, Finn, Harley Quinn
• Bruiser: Banana Guard, Black Adam, Morty, LeBron James, Taz, Batman, Garnet, Jake, Shaggy
• Mage/Ranged: The Joker, Gizmo, Rick, Velma, Bugs Bunny, Reindog, Tom and Jerry
• Tank: Jason Voorhees, The Iron Giant, Steven Universe, Superman, Wonder Woman

MultiVersus best character

In brawler games like MultiVersus, the best characters are always a matter of opinion. The roster is designed to be varied so it appeals to all types of playstyle.

If you prefer going into battles like a wrecking ball, then The Iron Giant (Tank) is a safe bet. If you’d rather sit back and pick your foes off from a distance, then a ranged fighter such as Bugs Bunny might work better.

Previous debates in the RadioTimes.com office when the game was in the open beta period rendered Taz as one of the best options to play as. However, he was eventually impacted by a patch that put a cooldown timer on his powerful spin attack.

Batman and Harley Quinn also received favour among our writers. Having played the game now it has fully launched (albeit with a limited roster at the moment), we’d argue Wonder Woman or Shaggy are two of the best options.

Both are powerful brawlers with a simple fighting style that mostly involves bashing your opponent until you win, but they are both a safe way to introduce yourself to the more complicated side of the game.

MultiVersus tier list

Making a tier list is very subjective (and very much tied to your individual playstyle), but this is how we'd rank the MultiVersus characters that we've had the chance to play with thus far:

• S Tier: Taz, Batman, Superman, Harley Quinn, Shaggy, Wonder Woman
• A Tier: The Iron Giant, Arya Stark, Finn, Bugs Bunny
• B Tier: Garnet, Jake the Dog, LeBron James, Finn
• C Tier: Velma, Reindog, Steven Universe, Tom and Jerry

We'll try our best to update this article as more MultiVersus characters are added, and it's worth noting that future patches could well alter which ones play best. You can never get too comfortable with a game like this!

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