Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 - Tier List & Versus
(2011)
Published
This list has 50 characters from Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3.
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 - Official Tier
Editorial placements for Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3, with the reasoning behind each list.
Best Characters Overall, Ranked
All 50 fighters in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 are viable in the right trio, but the gap between the monsters and the rest is real. This board ranks the roster by overall value in the current meta: Zero and Vergil sit at the top on pressure and sword loops, Morrigan and Doctor Doom follow on meter building and Hidden Missiles, and Magneto, Wolverine, Spencer and Dante complete a top row built on speed, mixups and assist-proof neutral. The lower rows collect the characters that still see tournament play, but need a dedicated team built around their weaknesses.
Zero
Vergil
Morrigan
Doctor Doom
Magneto
Wolverine
Spencer
Dante
Nova
Crimson Viper
Dormammu
Phoenix
Strider Hiryu
Firebrand
Albert Wesker
Akuma
Hawkeye
Amaterasu
Doctor Strange
Frank West
Trish
Super Skrull
Sentinel
Haggar
Taskmaster
Modok
Shuma Gorath
Storm
Rocket Raccoon
Viewtiful Joe
Hulk
Chris Redfield
X 23
Captain America
Deadpool
Iron Man
Jill Valentine
Felicia
Spider Man
Arthur
She Hulk
Thor
Ryu
Chun Li
Tron Bonne
Nemesis
Phoenix Wright
Ghost Rider
Iron Fist
Hsien Ko
Easiest Characters for Beginners, Ranked
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is famous for long combos and tight execution, so the first character matters more than the team. This board ranks the roster for a brand-new player: Captain America, Ryu, Hulk, Wolverine and Sentinel make the smoothest starts because their game plans are direct and their normals do the work, while Doctor Doom and Nova add easy damage without demanding perfect inputs. The bottom rows are the lab projects, characters whose fly combos, loops and stance changes are better saved for a second or third team.
Captain America
Ryu
Hulk
Wolverine
Sentinel
Doctor Doom
Taskmaster
Nova
Deadpool
Ghost Rider
Nemesis
Chris Redfield
Storm
Haggar
Albert Wesker
Hawkeye
Iron Man
Thor
She Hulk
Akuma
Trish
Felicia
X 23
Frank West
Super Skrull
Phoenix Wright
Phoenix
Arthur
Chun Li
Iron Fist
Dante
Magneto
Morrigan
Zero
Vergil
Crimson Viper
Modok
Dormammu
Doctor Strange
Amaterasu
Firebrand
Jill Valentine
Rocket Raccoon
Shuma Gorath
Viewtiful Joe
Hsien Ko
Spider Man
Strider Hiryu
Spencer
Tron Bonne
Best Assists, Ranked
In Marvel vs. Capcom 3 a character is only as good as the button they bring in. This board ranks the roster for assist value: Doctor Doom and Sentinel own the top row with Hidden Missiles and Drones, Morrigan turns any team into a meter engine with Dark Harmonizer, and Vergil adds a Rapid Slash that covers almost every incoming mixup. Hawkeye, Doctor Strange, Magneto, Rocket Raccoon and Amaterasu fill the next rows with the beams, traps and projectiles that anchors build around, while the bottom rows are the picks that rarely earn an assist slot.
Doctor Doom
Sentinel
Morrigan
Vergil
Hawkeye
Doctor Strange
Magneto
Rocket Raccoon
Amaterasu
Frank West
Dante
Haggar
Arthur
Dormammu
X 23
Iron Man
Deadpool
Taskmaster
Shuma Gorath
Firebrand
Trish
Akuma
Albert Wesker
Spider Man
Strider Hiryu
Ryu
Hsien Ko
Modok
Hulk
Thor
Chun Li
Chris Redfield
Jill Valentine
Nemesis
Phoenix
Nova
Captain America
Storm
Wolverine
She Hulk
Spencer
Super Skrull
Zero
Felicia
Tron Bonne
Phoenix Wright
Viewtiful Joe
Ghost Rider
Iron Fist
Crimson Viper
Highest Damage, Ranked
A touch of UMvC3 can end a match on its own, and the heaviest hitters in the roster are the reason. This board ranks raw damage: Hulk, Thor, Nemesis, Sentinel and Haggar take the top row on the strength of their single hits and easy kill combos, She-Hulk, Tron Bonne, Super-Skrull, Wesker, Zero and Vergil follow with routes that convert one opening into a dead character, and Phoenix joins them the moment Dark Phoenix finishes transforming. The lower rows can still kill, but they usually need clean starters, resources or level 3 X-Factor to reach the same numbers.
Hulk
Thor
Nemesis
Sentinel
Haggar
She Hulk
Tron Bonne
Super Skrull
Albert Wesker
Zero
Vergil
Wolverine
Phoenix
Firebrand
Dante
Frank West
Magneto
Doctor Doom
Storm
Trish
Modok
Chris Redfield
Deadpool
Taskmaster
Crimson Viper
X 23
Akuma
Nova
Arthur
Amaterasu
Captain America
Chun Li
Doctor Strange
Dormammu
Felicia
Ghost Rider
Hawkeye
Hsien Ko
Iron Fist
Iron Man
Jill Valentine
Morrigan
Phoenix Wright
Rocket Raccoon
Ryu
Shuma Gorath
Spencer
Spider Man
Strider Hiryu
Viewtiful Joe
Hardest to Master, Ranked
Every character in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 can be played at a basic level, but a few demand hundreds of hours before their real game shows up. This board ranks execution and lab time: Dante and Crimson Viper open the top row because bold cancels, feints and seismo pressure punish every missed input, with Magneto, Morrigan and Zero right behind on fly combos, unfly loops and lightning loops. The middle rows mix technical specialists like MODOK, Firebrand, Jill and Doctor Strange with characters who need matchup study more than finger speed, and the final row is the roster anyone can pick up on day one.
Dante
Crimson Viper
Magneto
Morrigan
Zero
Vergil
Modok
Firebrand
Jill Valentine
Amaterasu
Doctor Strange
Rocket Raccoon
Spider Man
Phoenix Wright
Hsien Ko
Viewtiful Joe
Trish
Felicia
Arthur
Dormammu
Strider Hiryu
Albert Wesker
Nova
Deadpool
Hawkeye
Shuma Gorath
Frank West
X 23
Chun Li
Spencer
Super Skrull
Akuma
Captain America
Chris Redfield
Doctor Doom
Ghost Rider
Haggar
Hulk
Iron Fist
Iron Man
Nemesis
Phoenix
Ryu
Sentinel
She Hulk
Storm
Taskmaster
Thor
Tron Bonne
Wolverine
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