

Sheik's speed and needles make her an excellent choice to zone away opponents allowing Cloud to hold center stage. Cloud can stock tank and charge limit frequently. Just my two cents but I think Cloud/Sheik is the best team. The damage will get racked up regardless so it's all about finishing off stocks and breaking up your opponents combos. Two Bowsers would be too slow to not be comboed so whether it's a character or their synergy with another character I think any team composition would need speed and KO power. Like a team of 2 Sheiks would still lack KO power. I think what characters play off each other well is important as well. Mega Man, Pika, Mewtwo, Ryu, Lucario and Marth (prob Lucina too) would be my guesses for high tier.ĭoubles makes getting back to the stage (whether off stage or up in the air) an easier thing to accomplish in general. Rosalina would fall off with how much easier it would be to get rid of Luma (similar to how IC's aren't as good in melee doubles). Then there is also the factor that with 4 players on the map it's harder for strategic defensive styles so it's harder for projectile heavy characters like Villager to stay safe and away.Ĭloud, Sheik, Diddy, Mario, Sonic, Fox and maybe Bayo would prob be top tier. Also, "cheese" setups and gimps would happen less so for example DK is less likely to be able to pull off his ding dong combo. Long combo strings are more easily broken up with a teammate so like Bayo is much less likely to be able to combo someone off the top. Cloud's poor recovery or Sheik's lack of KO options). Generally speaking doubles typically better covers a character's biggest flaws (i.e.

A doubles tier list would probably look fairly similar to a singles tier list with some exceptions.
