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Marvel Tokon Tier List

Updated October 15, 2026

Post-Evo France read: the two majors so far agree. Spider-Man, Blade, and Magneto were each on at least five of the eight top-8 teams at both CEO and Evo France, which is why Magneto is back in the top row. The developer's win rates (Sep 14) put every fighter between 48 and 52 percent, so we use them as a cross-check, not a ranking. Still no balance patch: every update since launch has been fixes and stability, and the director says the next ones center on assist and tag cooldowns and input handling, with character changes kept minimal. Phoenix Cyclops arrives Nov 2, so expect another read after that update.

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S Warping the meta, and winning with it
Magik Magik The one name on every list, beta and launch alike, and now on the team that won Evo France: she was on three of the eight top-8 teams at both majors, and her 52 percent is joint-best in the developer's win rates. Disc mix-ups nobody consistently blocks. Black Panther Black Panther ArbiterSkyward's top pick and still in Bleed's top row: surgical punishes and pressure that creates its own openings. Both fifth-place teams at Evo France ran Black Panther, and 51 percent is level third in the developer's win rates. Blade Blade The clearest riser of week one, and the results keep confirming it: half of top-500 ladder teams run him, he was on six of the eight top-8 teams at CEO and five at Evo France, and 52 percent is joint-best in the developer's win rates. Honest fundamentals, an execute finisher, and corner loops once the whole team is up. Storm Storm K7 top-three, Bleed top row. Full-screen control with real burst; technical, but the payoff keeps showing, most recently on the Evo France winner's team and the fourth-place team. Spider-Man Spider-Man Best movement in the game; converts touches from angles others cannot take. On every one of the eight top-8 teams at CEO 2026, which no other fighter managed, and on five of the eight at Evo France. Green Goblin Green Goblin Three promotions in three weeks ended in a trophy, and Evo France made it two: SonicFox won CEO 2026 with him on the team and Zando won Evo France the same way, and he was on four of the eight top-8 teams there. The glider pressure was never fragile, the beta just had not learned it. Doctor Doom Doctor Doom The most complete zoner in the game once the execution is paid for, and the post-CEO lists have stopped hedging: SonicFox's second row, S for HookGangGod and for Diaphone. Results are the soft spot: no top-8 team at CEO, one at Evo France (K7 Showoff, seventh), and a dead-average 50 percent in the developer's win rates. The S-tier fighter to watch. Magneto Magneto Back up from A. The compounding control is real and the results have stopped arguing: he was on five of the eight top-8 teams at CEO 2026, the winner included, and on five of eight again at Evo France. A third of top-500 ladder teams run him, fourth-most of any fighter, and 51 percent is level third in the developer's win rates. The post-CEO lists that filed him B or a row under the staples predate the second major.
A Strong everywhere, beaten by S only at the edges
Star-Lord Star-Lord Back down from S. Two beta sources had him leading, but a week of live play did not sustain it and Bleed rates him well below the top. The freeform element zoning is still real; the ceiling claim was early. Carnage Carnage Terrifying offense with no plan B, and the offense has a record now: third place at both CEO and Evo France, and the seventh-most-used fighter on the top-500 ladder (21 percent of teams). Still feast or famine. Iron Man Iron Man K7 top-three. Air superiority zoning that many players still have not solved. Wolverine Wolverine Low-effort pressure with rage comebacks. One seventh-place team at CEO and none at Evo France, and the developer's win rates have him joint last in the cast at 48 percent, with Deadpool and The Champion. He holds A for now, but that is the weakest number in the tier. Captain America Captain America The consensus beginner pick that stays honest at every level. Ghost Rider Ghost Rider Up from B. Scales into a nightmare late and the early round is still the tax, but SonicFox groups him with Green Goblin and Iron Man, a row under the staples.
B Real wins, real weaknesses
Loki Loki Up from C after skipping the open beta entirely, so the old placement was missing evidence rather than a weak read. The illusion setups are landing: 51 percent in the developer's win rates (level third), a seventh-place team at Evo France, and 16 percent of top-500 ladder teams. B holds until a second major puts him in a top 8. Deadpool Deadpool The chaos is genuine, and so are the results: Deadpool was on the third-place team at both CEO and Evo France. Against that, the developer's win rates have him joint last at 48 percent, so B stays: a proven ceiling and a shaky floor. Peni Parker Peni Parker Up from C. Board control wins hard when placed, and now there are results to show it: a third place at CEO and a seventh at Evo France, plus 51 percent in the developer's win rates, level third. The post-CEO lists that called her among the weakest still have a point, since only 8 percent of top-500 ladder teams run her, which is why this is B and not higher.
C Below the pack, above the floor
Hulk Hulk The armor reads held up in week one, and HookGangGod files him with the fighters who have to work harder than the rest of the cast. YMST took him to the Evo France grand final on his team, the first top-8 team at either major to run Hulk, but one finalist is not a trend: 49 percent in the developer's win rates and 8 percent of top-500 ladder teams keep him here. Danger Danger Up from D. Still one of the three hardest fighters by the game's own difficulty ratings, and the CEO bracket barely used him, but HookGangGod and Diaphone both keep him a full tier above the Champion. Ms. Marvel Ms. Marvel Up from D. Approachable reach and grabs with the surprises long gone; SonicFox and HookGangGod both rate her near the bottom, and neither puts her under the Champion.
D Alone at the bottom on every list
The Champion The Champion The secret 21st fighter, unlocked by finishing any one Episode Mode story. Every post-CEO list leaves him alone at the bottom: enormous damage and reach, no answer to being played correctly. The developer's win rates put him closer to the pack than any list does (48 percent, level with Wolverine and Deadpool), but no top-8 team at either major has run him and only 2 percent of top-500 ladder teams do, the fewest of any fighter. A boss kit handed to players is not the same as a strong one.
Changelog & sources
  • Oct 15, v7: first read with two majors and a developer dataset behind it. Evo France (Oct 9 to 11, 472 entrants) went to Zando on Magik, Storm, Green Goblin, and Blade over YMST, and Spider-Man, Blade, and Magneto were each on five of the eight top-8 teams. Magneto back to S: he was on five of eight top-8 teams at CEO (the winner included) and five of eight again, a third of top-500 ladder teams run him, and he is level third in the developer's win rates at 51 percent; the post-CEO lists that filed him a row down predate the second major. Peni Parker to B: a third place at CEO and a seventh at Evo France, plus the same 51 percent, against two lists that called her among the weakest; only 8 percent of top-500 ladder teams run her, so B is the cap for now. The developer's Sep 14 win rates (all between 48 and 52 percent, mirror matches excluded, population not stated) moved no one on their own. Held on purpose: Doctor Doom stays in S on the three post-CEO lists even with one top-8 team in two majors, Wolverine holds A despite a joint-lowest win rate in the cast (48 percent), and Hulk's grand final run on YMST's team is one team, not a trend. Still no balance patch.
  • Sep 5, v6: three post-CEO pro lists compared (SonicFox Aug 23, HookGangGod Aug 26, Diaphone Sep 2). Doctor Doom to S: SonicFox's second row, S for HookGangGod and Diaphone. Magneto to A: SonicFox has him a row under the staples and HookGangGod files him B and calls him fraudulent; SonicFox still won CEO with him on the team. Ghost Rider to A on SonicFox's third row. New C tier for the fighters every list rates below the pack but above the Champion: Hulk and Peni Parker down from B, Danger and Ms. Marvel up from D. The Champion stays alone at the bottom on every list. No balance patch yet.
  • Aug 23, v5: first read with a real bracket behind it. CEO 2026 (Aug 14 to 16, 1,054 entrants) was won by SonicFox on Green Goblin, Spider-Man, Magneto and Blade, and Spider-Man was on every one of the eight top-8 teams. Green Goblin to S: he won the event, LLon's Aug 17 list has him in the top row, and LordKnight's Aug 15 list sits him just under the staples; three promotions in three weeks says the beta read was simply wrong. Danger to D: he barely appeared in the top 64 and LLon names him with Ms. Marvel and The Champion as the three weakest, so the under-explored label no longer holds. That empties C, and we are not keeping a tier just to have one. Not moved: Ghost Rider (LLon has him S, nobody else does, and CEO did not show it - watching), Hulk (near-zero CEO usage cuts against his B, but one outlet makes a real case for him as the best Leader pick, so he keeps the benefit of the doubt one more round). The Aug 21 patch was bug fixes only, nothing here is a reaction to balance.
  • Aug 14, v4: first pass built on live play instead of beta play. Blade to S (every published list has him there, and he led beta assist usage while tying Magik on picks); Magneto to S and Green Goblin to A on Bleed's day-three tournament read, which agrees with NerdJosh; Carnage to A on the same list. Star-Lord back to A - Bleed rates him well below our S row, and one week of real reps did not back the promotion. Hulk and Loki up to B: both were parked in C only because the open beta locked them out, and that reason has expired. Ms. Marvel to D, joined by The Champion, whom Bleed names as the two weakest. The Champion is new to this list: he is the secret 21st fighter, unlocked by finishing any Episode Mode story, and he had been missing entirely.
  • Aug 7, v3: Star-Lord up to S; a third source (tokon.gg) now has him leading alongside our S row, one day after NerdJosh. Also: the game published official per-fighter difficulty ratings; they confirm Danger, Green Goblin, and Ghost Rider as the hardest fighters, and we have folded that into their profiles.
  • Aug 6, v2: Star-Lord up to A and Green Goblin up to B on NerdJosh's late-beta list (he had both top-eight; our C-tier notes called both underrated). Day one patch is live; watching for balance shifts.
  • Aug 6, v1: launch list assembled from open-beta pro tiers (K7 Showoff, ArbiterSkyward) plus our beta reads.

Built on: Evo France 2026 results and top 8 teams (EventHubs) · Evo France 2026 Tokon top 8 and bracket (Liquipedia) · Phoenix Cyclops release date, Nov 2 (EventHubs) · A Message from the Director: per-fighter win rates and the update plan, Sep 14 (Steam) · Top-500 Master ladder usage snapshot, Sep 8 (Tokon Teams) · Aug 28 patch notes, fixes only (Steam) · Diaphone's tier list, comparing SonicFox and HookGangGod (EventHubs) · HookGangGod's tier list, Magneto called fraudulent (EventHubs) · SonicFox's post-CEO tier list (EventHubs) · CEO 2026 top-64 character usage (EventHubs) · CEO 2026 Tokon top 8 teams (Liquipedia) · LLon's early launch tier list (EventHubs) · LordKnight's launch tier list (EventHubs) · Aug 21 patch notes, bug fixes only (EventHubs) · Bleed's day-three launch tier list (EventHubs) · NerdJosh's late-beta tier list (EventHubs) · ArbiterSkyward's beta tier list (EventHubs) · K7 Showoff's beta tier list (EventHubs) · Open-beta character usage counts, compiled by AlietteFaye (EventHubs) plus our own time with the game. Disagree? The rankings move as evidence does.

Common questions

Who is the best character in Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls?

Magik tops our Marvel Tokon tier list: The one name on every list, beta and launch alike, and now on the team that won Evo France: she was on three of the eight top-8 teams at both majors, and her 52 percent is joint-best in the developer's win rates. Disc mix-ups nobody consistently blocks. The full S tier is Magik, Black Panther, Blade, Storm, Spider-Man, Green Goblin, Doctor Doom, Magneto, based on published tier lists from competitive players, tournament results, and our own reads.

Is this Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls tier list based on win rates?

No: there is no live win-rate feed for Marvel Tokon yet. This list aggregates published tier lists from competitive players, tournament results, and our own time with the game, shows its reasoning per fighter, and is updated as real results come in (last update: October 15, 2026).

Should I main the highest-tier Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls character?

Only if they fit how you play. Tier lists say who is strong in expert hands; a fighter that matches your habits will win you more games than a top-tier pick you fight against. Take the playstyle quiz to find yours.