KOF: Legend Tier List

KOF: Legend just dropped, and I’m sure many of you are already wondering who the best characters are, right? You will find the answer you need in this KOF: Legend tier list.

Since KOF: Legend is basically an Idle RPG where everything can be run on Auto Mode, there is no user skill or gameplay mechanic involved here. That’s why choosing the best team and characters is important in this game.

So, without further ado, let’s jump in.

First, tier lists are subjective and depend on who makes them. So, in this KOF: Legend tier list, I based it on my experience and knowledge of the game.

Since getting Gold or Fighter Rarity characters in KOF: Legend is very easy, even in the early game, I’m only ranking the Red and Gold characters in this KOF: Legend tier list. Also, Purple-rarity characters aren’t worth investing in because they scale poorly.

Getting dupes or copies in KOF: Legend is important because it not only increases their scaling, but also gives them a few new abilities. But since this game is still new, I’ll base this tier list only on Champion rarity.

I divided this tier list into five categories:

Tier SS: The peak of the META. These are the best characters in the game, and you can use them on any stage without worry.
Tier S: Still really good and amazing. They are reliable on many stages, even though we can’t call them the best.
Tier A: The good characters. They are the ones you can use on your team if you don’t have S- or SS-tier characters.
Tier B: Mid-tier characters with non-impactful skills or low scaling.
Tier C: Avoid them and use other characters instead.

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Because this game has a wishlist system on its banners, then don’t forget to put the best characters on it, you can follow this KOF: Legend wishlist guide if you want to learn more. This KOF: Legend Reroll Guide can also help if you are still rerolling this game.

KOF: Legend Tier List – Tier SS

Characters	Roles and Style	Best For
K’	Fighter, Scissor	Best single target DPS
Haohmaru	Fighter, Rock	Explosive AoE Nuker

K’

K’ is the best DPS in KOF Legend, and even the best character overall.
He has the highest ATK scaling in the game from his Fire Reave. This skill has 3300% ATK scaling on single-target enemies, and it can even stack up to 3 times and apply Hard Control. He can trigger this automatically if he has Fire Reave stacks and an enemy is using an NRG skill.
As for AoE, he has Hyper Chain Drive with 2380% ATK. It can trigger after he lands his CD skill, but the base chance is only 30%. If you get his copies and upgrade to Champion rarity, he gains Max Heated Drive, which deals 1370% ATK DMG in AoE and ignores 50% of enemies’ DEF.

Haohmaru

Haohmaru is a typical stacking DPS. But once he reaches 5 stacks of Sword Heart, he unleashes Tenha Fuujinzan, dealing AoE DMG equal to 2890% ATK. This is the highest AoE DMG in KOF: Legend right now.
Not only that, but he also has Max Tenha Shipuusen (Champion rarity) that makes him deal AoE DMG equal to 1110% ATK and gives him 40% DMG reduction.
Almost all of his skills are AoE, and they all have crazy numbers. So if you are looking for the best mob slayer, then Haohmaru is your best choice.

KOF: Legend Tier List – Tier S

Characters	Roles and Style	Best For
Rugal Bernstein	Tank, Scissor	Best offensive tank
Goenitz	Fighter, Rock	Single-target CC
Orochi	Fighter, Rock	CC DPS
O. Leona	Fighter, Paper	AoE DPS
O. Yashiro	Tank, Rock	AoE Taunt
O. Shermie	Support, Scissor	AoE Paralysis
Chizuru Kagura	Fighter, Scissor	Clones

Rugal Bernstein

Rugal Bernstein is KOF: Legend’s best tank. He has both offensive and defensive capabilities.
In terms of defensive utility, he can restore his own HP by 5% plus an additional 0.5% HP for every 1% DMG Boost. His Life Savior can make him invincible for 8 seconds and immune to control effects for 1 time.
Offensively, he has many ways to inflict Hard Control on enemies. His scaling is also good, even by DPS standards. Both his CD and Energy skills can inflict AoE DMG over 1100%. He also has conversion damage, where he converts 30% of his own HP into damage equal to that amount.

Goenitz

Goenitz is a heavy CC that relies on Tornado. This Tornado can inflict constant CC on many enemies and pull them.
In terms of damage, his kinda mid because each Tornado can only deal 200% ATK DMG per second. But his Energy Skill has a 70% chance to become Max Fuujin Ibuki that deals 940% ATK DMG and reduces enemies’ DEF and MSPD by 20%.
His Tornadoes can be really annoying for your enemies since he can summon three at once.

Orochi

Orochi can teleport to the enemy with the highest energy, then deal damage equal to 1444% ATK, apply Hard Control, and steal 30% energy. It’s a single-target lockdown skill that’s especially strong against bosses.
His Energy Skill is an AoE nuke that deals 1512% ATK to all enemies, and he becomes invincible during casting.
He also has 30% Crit Rate stacking.

O. Leona

Leona is a complete package character that does many things. She deals hard damage, sustains herself, and launches a deadly debuff.
For damage, she relies on Rebel Spark and V-Slasher. Both can deal a lot of damage. But her V-Slasher is special. If she successfully kills an enemy with this skill, she unleashes a debuff that reduces all enemies’ ATK and DEF by 20% for 10 seconds.
The problem is that you need to unleash 6 Basic Attacks to trigger V-Slasher. That’s too much, considering she doesn’t have any ATK SPD buff.

O. Yashiro

O. Yashiro is the only tank in KOF: Legend who can Taunt all enemies for 8 seconds. He also gains 25% DMG Reduction during this skill duration. It makes him really hard to kill in most scenarios.
His Aruburu Daichi can inflict Hard Control and deal 1373% ATK DMG on a single enemy. This number is really high considering he’s a tank.

O. Shermie

O. Shermie is the queen of Paralysis. What makes this debuff powerful is that it makes enemies unable to do basic attacks. She has many ways to inflict it.
If you have her Champion rarity, she has a 70% chance to upgrade her base CD into Max Ankoku Raikouken that deals AoE DMG equal to 1030% ATK, and extends the duration of applied Paralysis to 5 seconds.
Her talent reduces enemies’ energy by 1% when she attacks enemies in the Paralysis state. Overall, she is a must-have if you need a top-tier debuffer and control.

Chizuru Kagura

Chizuru Kagura is the best summoner because of her clones. Her clones not only deal meaningful damage, but also inflict Silence for 7 seconds.
Her Max Reigi no Ishizue makes her clones deal ATK*270% AoE DMG. Her Energy Skill also makes each clone deal 700% ATK AoE DMG.
That number is small. But she can summon 5 clones at once. The only issue is that her Basic Attack only has a 20% chance to summon clones.

KOF: Legend Tier List – Tier A

Characters	Roles and Style	Best For
O. Iori	Fighter, Paper	HP steal
Kula	Fighter, Paper	Single-target CC
Bao	Support, Scissor	AoE Healer
Nakoruru	Fighter, Paper	Single-target DPS
Robert Garcia	Fighter, Rock	Support DPS
O. Chris	Fighter, Paper	AoE DPS
Iori Yagami	Fighter, Rock	Single-target DPS
Choi Bounge	Fighter, Rock	Single-target DPS CC
Whip	Support, Paper	DMG Buffer

O. Iori

O. Iori is one of the best AoE DPS. His unique passive skill, Ya Sakazuki, deals 587% ATK AoE DMG. It may look small at first glance, but he can trigger it very often. So what’s scary is its frequency.
He also has Life Steal that steals 10% of enemies’ HP, but it’s capped at 1000% of his ATK.
Another key part of his appeal in this KOF: Legend tier list is his debuff. He can inflict AoE Vulnerability, making enemies take 20% more damage. So you need to pair him with other DPS.

Kula

Kula is also a good control character with her Ice Spikes and Hard Control.
But it’s not as good as other control characters like Goenitz or O. Shermie.
Her strength is that she can deal a lot of damage from Energy Skill, since it scales off 1580% ATK.

Bao

Bao is the only healer on this KOF: Legend tier list.
But her healing isn’t great because her numbers scale mid.
So instead of bringing a healer, you’d better use another DPS or support to kill your enemies faster before they beat your first.

Nakoruru

Nakoruru is one of the best assassins in this game for locking down an enemy. She has many evolved skills that grant more damage and utility.
Her Energy Skill deals AoE DMG up to 1040% ATK to the enemy with the highest ATK, then triggers Mamahaha. This state makes her invincible during casting.
She also has Armor Break that reduces the enemy’s DEF by 20%.

Robert Garcia

Robert Garcia is a Sup DPS with a good single-target buff for your ally with the highest ATK.
His buff grants your ally 25% Crit Rate, 25% Crit DMG, and an additional 5% of his own Crit DMG. She can apply this buff right at the start of the battle.
He can also reduce enemies’ Crit Res by 20%.

O. Chris

He’s a strong AoE Damage Dealer because his Max Daichi wo Harau Gouka scales off 1820% ATK, and it can deal even more damage by applying Blue Flame, which makes enemies take an additional 200% ATK DMG.
O. Chris has a unique debuff that reduces enemies’ energy by 5%, but it triggers very rarely, at only 10%, with a 1% chance increase for every 3% DMG Boost. That’s why you’d better use him only for his damage.

Iori Yagami

Iori Yagami is a single-target specialist with 1544% ATK DMG scaling from his Energy Skill. He also inflicts Hard Control on the target. His CD becomes Homora Hotogi, which deals 1410% ATK DMG, and yes, it also applies Hard Control.
You can expect Iori Yagami to kill his target because he scales so hard.

Choi Bounge

Another character who deals good damage and applies impactful debuffs.
He has two important debuffs: Hard Control and 50% Healing Reduction for 10 seconds.
In terms of damage scaling, two skills scale above 1000% ATK. So you can expect him to deal a lot of damage.

Whip

Whip is a support character with many useful utilities for your allies.
She can inflict Hard Control with her CD Skill and even knock the target airborne.
But her Focus Fire is more important, as it marks a target and makes your allies attack it. She also buffs your allies with 20% Crit Rate and 25% DMG Boost.

KOF: Legend Tier List – Tier B

Characters	Roles and Style	Best For
Blue Marry	Tank, Scissor	AoE Hard CC
Joe Higashi	Fighter, Scissor	CC DPS
Mai Shiranui	Fighter, Paper	AoE Burn

Blue Marry

Blue Marry is a tank who specializes in inflicting Hard Control, both single target and AoE.
She can constantly inflict this debuff on your enemies as long as she’s on the field.
The main problem is her survivability, since she only has a 10% DEF increase.

Joe Higashi

Joe Higashi is poor scaling DPS with the Float debuff.
Float is a useless control in KOF: Legend because it makes the target unselectable. So it means your single-target DPS can’t attack the target.

Mai Shiranui

Mai Shiranui is a DPS who can inflict Burn on enemies. But this DOT damage is just a gimmick. It scales really badly, at 5% of the caster’s ATK, even though it’s stackable.
She still has a strong buff that increases your team’s energy, but only by 5%.

KOF: Legend Tier List – Tier C

Characters	Roles and Style	Best For
Terry Bogard	Fighter, Rock	Stacking DPS
Ryuji Yamazaki	Fighter, Paper	Sub DPS

Terry Bogard

Terry Bogard is a DPS who can attack many times with his Geyser, but his scales are too low to justify that frequency.

Ryuji Yamazaki

Another bad-scaling DPS you’d better use as a benchwarmer.

So what do you think about my KOF: Legend tier list? If you have other opinions, feel free to comment below so we can discuss.

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