Current
v1.30 Tier shuffle Balance
Mid-season balance pass. Marisa loses her corner BnB carry; A.K.I. picks up a 1-frame buff on Snake Step; Juri tightens her grip on S-tier.
Tier changes
4
JU
Juri S ↑ S+
AK
A.K.I. B ↑ A
MA
Marisa A ↓ B
MA
Manon A ↓ B
Patch details
- Drive system: minor recovery tweak on Drive Rush cancel out of crouching MK across the cast (+1f).
- New tournament timer rules in effect for ranked from May 18.
v1.29 Balance
Akuma-focused patch. Raging Demon scaling adjusted; Cammy gets a small nerf to Spiral Arrow recovery.
Tier changes
2
AK
Akuma S+ ↓ S
CA
Cammy S ↓ A
v1.28 Season launch New character
Season 2 launch. New character (Akuma), new mechanic (Drive Parry Reload), and a wide rebalance pass across the cast.
Patch details
- Akuma added to the roster.
- Drive Parry now refunds 0.5 bars on perfect timing.
- Throw range standardized at 0.9 across most of the cast.