In a fighting game, especially those with characters that have established histories and fan bases like the DC-skinned Injustice 2, everyone will have their favorite characters. As much as you might want to play certain heroes, the reality of the fighting game meta is that certain characters will generally come out on top given equal skill. That’s not to say that a skilled fighter can’t take one of the weaker characters and really make them shine, but going with characters that just have plain better stats for your playstyle may give you that little edge you need to keep on top of the game. We’ve compiled a list (courtesy of vg247) of the best Injustice 2 characters over a variety of categories so you can match your playstyle to the best characters available.
Strength
Strength determines the damage each character does with their basic attacks. Obviously gear can boost these stats, but this list shows the top-tier champions by base stats alone. Choose a character on this list if you want to pummel people to death.
- Atrocitus
- Bane
- Darkseid
- Gorilla Grodd
- Scarecrow
Ability
This list represents the Injustice 2 characters with the highest Ability score. While Strength determines the power of basic attacks, Ability represents the power of special attacks. Go with an Ability character if you want your damage to come mainly from your unique attacks rather than basic kicks and punches.
- Aquaman
- Atrocitus
- Bane
- Batman
- Black Adam
- Black Canary
- Blue Beetle
- Brainiac
- Captain Cold
- Catwoman
- Cheetah
As important as being able to beat down your foes is, staying alive through your foe’s onslaught in Injustice 2 is also crucial. The next two categories will give you a sense of the beefiest characters that will let you last as long as possible in the ring.
Defense
Defense determines how much damage you take while blocking. This list should give you an idea of the best blockers in the game.
- Aquaman
- Black Adam
- Brainiac
- Cyborg
- Firestorm
- Green Lantern
- Supergirl
- Superman
- Swamp Thing
- Wonder Woman
Health
This final category shows the characters with the highest health pools. After all, if you health bar in Injustice 2 is totally depleted, you lose. Picking a character with higher health is a good idea – especially if you’re newer to the fighting genre.
The top health pool in the game goes to Darkseid. No other Injustice 2 character matches him in this category, but in the interest of variety and lists we’ve included the second tier too.
- Atrocitus
- Bane
- Batman
- Captain Cold
- Catwoman
- Deadshot
- Doctor Fate
- Gorilla Grodd
- Green Arrow
- Harley Quinn
- Joker
- Poison Ivy
- Scarecrow
You’ll notice that many characters are featured more than once on these lists, some are featured many times. While there’s more in Injustice 2 tiers than simple base stats, it’s definitely a consideration. If you really have no favorites, maybe try going with a hero featured on multiple of our tier lists and see where that gets you. Are you guys enjoying Injustice 2? Let us know what you think of the game so far!
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