First MultiVersus tier lists say Taz OP, Velma trash
Since the dawn of the internet, gamers have strived to be first-to-screen with their opinions.
MultiVersus isn't technically out-out yet (though you can definitely pay $40, $60, or $100 to play it's current «open beta,» which isn't labeled as Early Access in Steam), but websites and streamers are already tripping over themselves to tell you who the best characters are, three days into the game's existence. The verdict so far? Taz good, Steven Universe bad.
To get a better sense of the consensus for this still-evolving game, I read five tier lists on the web and three on YouTube, aggregating them into a single scoresheet.
Almost every list praised Taz's aggressiveness and mobility. «The Taz-nado is an easy and reliable move to execute,» wrote Jaren Navarrette on Sirius Gaming. «It can land multiple hits in conjunction and throw enemies out of the fighting ring.»
Judging by the amount of teams at the moment that consist of two Taz players, it seems the wider community has noticed too.
«His ability to spin … often has the ability to propel enemies out of the arena due to the multiple hits it lands,» wrote Luke Hinton on Gfinity Esports. «While his base attacks aren't quite as impressive, with a few charges and bites, it's his hurricane-style special ability that'll serve you very well.» And per The Loadout: «He can also turn enemies into a cooked chicken with his Bottomless Pit Passive Ability, which also allows him to heal.»
Iron Giant was an awkward outlier in the eyes of the panel, with YouTuber Cuppa calling him «almost unplayable in 1v1s» and others saying his capacity for damage doesn't make up for his canonically giant, easy-to-hit character model. Perhaps that suits a canonically pacifist character, though that's
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