Mortal Kombat 1 Character Tier List
Noob Saibot
Liu Kang
Johnny Cage
Reiko
Scorpion
Ghostface
Omni-Man
Homelander
Kung Lao
Nitara
T-1000
Smoke
Peacemaker
Mileena
Sub-Zero
Sindel
Ashrah
Kenshi
Shang Tsung
Sektor
Raiden
General Shao
Ermac
Takeda
Havik
Baraka
Rain
Tanya
Conan
Geras
Quan Chi
Kitana
Reptile
Li Mei
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As of Oct 27, 2026 (December 2025 Hotfix), the community ranks Noob Saibot, Liu Kang, Johnny Cage, Reiko as the best picks (S tier) in Mortal Kombat 1 Character Tier List, based on 145 player ratings from 20 voters.
Kitana↓ fallingRain↓ fallingAshrah↓ fallingThis tier list ranks all 35 playable Mortal Kombat 1 fighters on the current December 2025 hotfix, the last balance patch NetherRealm shipped — the meta has been frozen for months, so placements here reflect a settled game rather than a moving target. Kameo fighters are a separate roster and are not ranked on this board. Opening tiers blend the EventHubs community rankings, which score the full roster, with two tournament-player lists released after that patch, from Shujinkydink (Apr 13 2026) and Xandderr13 (Apr 25 2026). Those sources disagree more than usual, and the disagreements are the interesting part: Havik, General Shao and Nitara are pro favourites the ladder rates near the bottom, while Kenshi and Baraka rank near the top with the crowd but split the pros sharply — one puts Kenshi in his second-best group, the other has him near the bottom. Kameo pairings shift many of these matchups, so treat the opening tiers as a starting point and vote them where you think they belong.
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As of Oct 27, 2026 (December 2025 Hotfix), voters put Noob Saibot, Liu Kang, Johnny Cage at the top — the best Character in the current meta, from 145 player ratings by 20 voters.
As of Oct 27, 2026 (December 2025 Hotfix), the community ranks Noob Saibot, Liu Kang, Johnny Cage, Reiko, Scorpion as S-tier, based on 145 player ratings from 20 voters.
New boards start from a clearly-labeled expert baseline; from there every player vote re-ranks the list live: roughly one vote per entry per person (changeable anytime), recency-weighted so the list tracks the current patch, with a minimum of votes before an entry is ranked. Displayed counts only ever include real player votes.
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