CompetitiveCurrent Meta

Tier List

Season 18 — Current Meta

Patch 1.17.0.0 · Jul 29, 2026

All 60 playable Battle Styles ranked for general competitive play.

Style

60 Battle Styles ranked

Legend

Tiers
  • S
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D

Within-tier # order is approximate, not a mathematical ranking.

Tier S

7 styles

Tier A

21 styles

Tier B

21 styles

Tier C

8 styles

Tier D

3 styles

Methodology

Context: Season 18 — Current Meta

MHURMeta ranks all 60 playable Battle Styles for general competitive ranked play using current Season 18 performance, recent Japanese high-rank meta evidence, broader creator/community consensus, official balance-patch context, solo/team utility where relevant, and MHURMeta editorial review. This is not official Bandai Namco data.

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We rank individual Battle Styles, not characters. Evidence priority: (1) official patch notes, (2) current Season 18 Japanese high-rank and Western ranked evidence, (3) broader creator/community consensus still valid after later patches, (4) older material as context only. We weigh ranked teamfight reliability—damage, mobility, survivability, utility, consistency, counterplay—and note solo versus team splits where they matter. When sources conflict, confidence drops and disagreements are labeled. Editorial review resolves remaining calls; it is not mathematical certainty, and no single creator determines the board.

Confidence: HIGH = multi-source agreement and stable patch context. MEDIUM = reasonable consensus with some uncertainty. LOW = sparse/conflicting evidence, very recent patch, or unresolved dispute — placement is less settled, not that the style is weak.

Disclaimers

Subjectivity
Tier Lists are informed opinions. Within-tier order is approximate. Skill, teammates, platform, and tuning change outcomes.
Patch freshness
Balance patches can invalidate placements quickly. This board is the current Season 18 consensus read against Patch 1.17.0.0 (Jul 29, 2026). Always check the season/patch label.
Tuning
Placements assume competent players use strong legal T.U.N.I.N.G. setups. Styles whose tier depends on a specific tuning interaction are flagged.
Platform
This is one Overall list for general ranked play. Some styles perform differently on PC vs console; platform-sensitive styles are flagged rather than split into separate lists.

Sources

Source registry for this Season 18 Current Meta ranking. Official Bandai Namco notes set the patch baseline; Japanese high-rank evidence and broader creator/community consensus inform placements, with MHURMeta editorial review.

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