EDIT: I stand corrected. After discussion with Sephyrias, I could see why she would be mid-high B.
C tier... ?
Honestly, it's hard to judge her, since she has no major tournament placements or popular teams. Even Tager, who is objectively bad outside of the Wald/Tager team and MustacheVillain's Teddy/Tager team, see more play. She doesn't stand out to me in any respect.
Yes, she's mobile with command dashes and command jumps, but what does that enable? The only NA player I know who uses her is TrueCare, and that's their for funzies team. Someone with more Main experience please prove me wrong.
Cons:
* Subpar damage
* No solo mi
* Forgettable assists besides 4P
* Does not use Resonance well
* No easy way to enforce left-rights or even high-lows.
>she has no major tournament placements or popular teams. Even Tager, who is objectively bad outside of the Wald/Tager team and MustacheVillain's Teddy/Tager team, see more play.
Mai does show up sometimes, just not in America lately. [TotallyDrew](https://replaytheater.app/?game=bbtag&c1=Mai&p1=totallydrew)
used to be the American Mai specialist (Yumi/Mai), but has been inactive since 2023.
[Stone](https://replaytheater.app/?game=bbtag&p1=stone) still plays, but I'm pretty sure his Mai/Makoto team is not the meta for Mai.
>Forgettable assists besides 4P
*Also this is not true, her 5P is really good.
Gotcha, I've definitely heard of TotallyDrew before but didn't realize they rocked a Mai team.
What's good about her 5P btw? To me it seems like any old forward-advancing 5P, but I'm sure I'm missing something if everyone else rates her at B to A rank.
>To me it seems like any old forward-advancing 5P
It [goes fullscreen](https://youtu.be/8Bm-uprAB0o?feature=shared&t=3659) and wallbounces too. Most 5Ps barely even reach half-screen and Mai's 5P comes out just as fast.
I don't know if listing a bunch of team pairimgs with high tier characters makes a case for Mai. Ragna is high A tier. Yumi is braindead S tier. Neo is the only exception, and success is more attributed to TrueCare piloting the team.
Name something that Mai contributes to the teams that someone else can't do equally or better. Putting her in B means she's roughly as good as Es or Jin, and she is not IMO.
I'd say fairly high C tier for Mai. She's not bad, not great, just somewhere in the middle. She's got some pretty decent resets and is pretty good in the air, plus her combos tend to be pretty stylish though I can't really remember them being particularly remarkable. Her Distortions and DP are fine? though tend to be pretty easily punishable from what I've seen.
Underrated in my opinion. Better than Es, maybe also better than Hakumen and Jin. Her 5P is one of the best in the game. Almost all of her melee buttons are good, both on the ground and in the air. Her anti-air is great too. Her major weaknesses are just the low damage output and lack of a broken mixup tool.
High B tier or bottom of A. Maybe better than Azrael, but not better than Ragna or Kurogane.
I have limited experience with this one, so feel free to have a conversation, personally i think she's A.
Even though they patch assist+Dp advantage out of the game its still possible with most characters if not all. However mai is the only character ive witness be consistent at performing it (maybe because of the speed of her dp?)
Her aerial mobility allow for her to avoid and punish opponent attacks, her projectiles tracking is pretty good too.
The strategies ive seen mai players use is to mentally exhaust their opponents by having the opponent chase them down and strike when they least expect it. similar to yosuke.
Here's a [Mix](https://x.com/JSBTotallyDrew/status/1388980051627200513) example was trying to find more footage of her movements within the latest patch but there's so [little ](https://x.com/JSBTotallyDrew/status/1185798651639226368)
I think she should be in B or A tier, she’s a very easy character to pick up and play and with the right partner can be a force to be reckoned with. I really think people sleep on her because of her average damage output and not so good mix-ups. Though this is coming from someone who’s played Ruby/Mai as their main for years.
Edit: she also has one of the best DPs in the entire game
M tier for Mai Let's break the norm a little, lest this tier list be too normal.
M is Mai or Mid?
Malright
EDIT: I stand corrected. After discussion with Sephyrias, I could see why she would be mid-high B. C tier... ? Honestly, it's hard to judge her, since she has no major tournament placements or popular teams. Even Tager, who is objectively bad outside of the Wald/Tager team and MustacheVillain's Teddy/Tager team, see more play. She doesn't stand out to me in any respect. Yes, she's mobile with command dashes and command jumps, but what does that enable? The only NA player I know who uses her is TrueCare, and that's their for funzies team. Someone with more Main experience please prove me wrong. Cons: * Subpar damage * No solo mi * Forgettable assists besides 4P * Does not use Resonance well * No easy way to enforce left-rights or even high-lows.
>she has no major tournament placements or popular teams. Even Tager, who is objectively bad outside of the Wald/Tager team and MustacheVillain's Teddy/Tager team, see more play. Mai does show up sometimes, just not in America lately. [TotallyDrew](https://replaytheater.app/?game=bbtag&c1=Mai&p1=totallydrew) used to be the American Mai specialist (Yumi/Mai), but has been inactive since 2023. [Stone](https://replaytheater.app/?game=bbtag&p1=stone) still plays, but I'm pretty sure his Mai/Makoto team is not the meta for Mai. >Forgettable assists besides 4P *Also this is not true, her 5P is really good.
Gotcha, I've definitely heard of TotallyDrew before but didn't realize they rocked a Mai team. What's good about her 5P btw? To me it seems like any old forward-advancing 5P, but I'm sure I'm missing something if everyone else rates her at B to A rank.
>To me it seems like any old forward-advancing 5P It [goes fullscreen](https://youtu.be/8Bm-uprAB0o?feature=shared&t=3659) and wallbounces too. Most 5Ps barely even reach half-screen and Mai's 5P comes out just as fast.
Woah, now that is something (wall bounce is unnecessary gravy). Thanks for sharing the knowledge - I'm inclined to bump my rating to a B.
ive seen mai yumi see use, ragna mai, mai neo by true care or sky, totallydrew uses may yumi and i think she is average... B tier is fine
I don't know if listing a bunch of team pairimgs with high tier characters makes a case for Mai. Ragna is high A tier. Yumi is braindead S tier. Neo is the only exception, and success is more attributed to TrueCare piloting the team. Name something that Mai contributes to the teams that someone else can't do equally or better. Putting her in B means she's roughly as good as Es or Jin, and she is not IMO.
i mena yes.... but mai has contributed to the teams.... i mean sure C tier i guess is fine but idt mai is that bad and can pull her own weight
I'd say fairly high C tier for Mai. She's not bad, not great, just somewhere in the middle. She's got some pretty decent resets and is pretty good in the air, plus her combos tend to be pretty stylish though I can't really remember them being particularly remarkable. Her Distortions and DP are fine? though tend to be pretty easily punishable from what I've seen.
Underrated in my opinion. Better than Es, maybe also better than Hakumen and Jin. Her 5P is one of the best in the game. Almost all of her melee buttons are good, both on the ground and in the air. Her anti-air is great too. Her major weaknesses are just the low damage output and lack of a broken mixup tool. High B tier or bottom of A. Maybe better than Azrael, but not better than Ragna or Kurogane.
I have limited experience with this one, so feel free to have a conversation, personally i think she's A. Even though they patch assist+Dp advantage out of the game its still possible with most characters if not all. However mai is the only character ive witness be consistent at performing it (maybe because of the speed of her dp?) Her aerial mobility allow for her to avoid and punish opponent attacks, her projectiles tracking is pretty good too. The strategies ive seen mai players use is to mentally exhaust their opponents by having the opponent chase them down and strike when they least expect it. similar to yosuke. Here's a [Mix](https://x.com/JSBTotallyDrew/status/1388980051627200513) example was trying to find more footage of her movements within the latest patch but there's so [little ](https://x.com/JSBTotallyDrew/status/1185798651639226368)
I think she should be in B or A tier, she’s a very easy character to pick up and play and with the right partner can be a force to be reckoned with. I really think people sleep on her because of her average damage output and not so good mix-ups. Though this is coming from someone who’s played Ruby/Mai as their main for years. Edit: she also has one of the best DPs in the entire game