For the English side I’ve decided to stick with the same tier division I have for the JP side even though we wont be using all of the tiers. For future tier list I might rewrite and shorten the tier lists but the list might grow pretty fast in the coming year where the whole tier list will be filled out anyways.

Tier Definition

Tier 1: is built of series that are currently considered the strongest and have a good card pool to deal with any match up. You will see these decks appear in top cut a lot of the time or win tournaments consistently.

Tier 2: Are decks that can easily deal with anything out side of tier 1, but can still fight tier 1 without a significant disadvantage if any at all. In some cases these sets are either becoming out dated to the changing of the meta or lack some tools/card pool that tier 1 have available to them. You will see these in top cuts for tournaments regularly.

Tier 3: is constructed of decks that are somewhere in the middle. Not significantly strong but at the same time not lacking much. Can match tier 2 fairly well, but has some trouble vs tier 1, but doesn’t out right get destroyed.

Tier 4: are sets that are just below the average. In some cases these sets are not really missing much, but have some issues that could make or break a game. These sets could also rely heavily on a gimmick. These sets don’t straight out lose to tiers higher than it, but if it can’t get a perfect run, it will have significant trouble vs tier 1 and at least minor trouble vs tier 2.

Tier 5/PR: are sets that just can’t keep up with the average all the time. These sets are not complete ASS, but will have trouble in most games if the series is higher than tier 3. these sets also usually lack card pool while being very outdated.

The Tier List

Tier 1: Kantai Collection, SAO, Nisekoi, Project Diva



Tier 2: Madoka, Persona, Kill La Kill, Angel Beats!, Fairy Tail, Love Live



Tier 3: Fate/series, Bakemonogatari, Disgaea



Tier 4: N/A

Tier 5: N/A

Series Break Down

Kantai Collection

The boogie man of the English meta right now. On its release people over hyped the set because of how it warped the meta in the Japanese version of the game. Sadly it wont be able to do the same for the English side as many people have found out. People cried a lot and hyped this set up without really understanding why it did so much damage in the Japanese meta and still does to this day. The set though not as strong in the English meta, it still is contender for best deck due to no ban list on top of getting a decent 2/1 support in the form of Junyou Kai in Englsh, something the JP version was lacking. The Compass counter also being 1 of the best cards of the set that can change the temp of a match with just 1 stock. The series also carries with it some of the best combination of game ending cards. One thing to note though is the anti healer is awkwardly placed in English, since we never had an established meta last long enough for English we get a lot of rogue decks running around and just slamming soul + 2 hoping to get there or decks that completely ignore the heal mechanic in the game at large events( this might honestly be because events are free though more than no actual meta). Although the anti healer might be a liability I still think it’s 1 of the best game plans the set has going for it since the change is such a great tool for conserving hand.

Nisekoi

Nisekoi got hit hard in English since they didn’t want to release Marika out in the wild. Though it is a baby cat compared to it’s JP counterpart the deck still does what it does well. Along with not having a ban list lets you run pendents with Raku and free refresh Onodera which is still an amazingly silly card. The end game is a little different but can still get the job done since you still have some nice end game cards and some amazing healers. The set does take a beating from Kantai if you’re not careful.

Sword Art Online

This set is fairly strong in English because of it’s extended card pool. As more sets release for a set it usually either keeps the set relevant or moves it up in tiers. Sword art Online over all is just a solid deck but does carry weaknesses with it keeping it from ever actually being the best deck. Right now Sword Art Online might be the weakest of the top tier decks but only by a very small margin since it’s end game is probably the 2nd best end game you can have in English right now it keeps it from falling any lower than tier 1.

Persona

The set everyone likes to bully. This set actually has some amazing tools once you get passed all the JP players crying about the set not being good enough. You have a lot of access to strong level 1 games and the blue 2/3 counter that can destroy your opponents tempo. It does suck you’re missing some of the tools from other sets, most notably the Anime booster, but the set as a whole still puts up a great fight versus tier 1 decks.