2022 X-Men Telepathic Tier List: Low Tier
Welcome to the final update on the 2022 X-Men Telepathic Tier List.
This time we have the daunting challenge of discussing our rankings for the Low Tier telepaths.
Now, before we go any further it's important to note that "Low Tier" doesn't mean weak. In fact in a handful of these cases it's just the opposite. Most members of this Tier are psychics who either lack raw power, skill or just a decent number of feats in a certain area in order to make it to a higher tier when compared to other psionics in the franchise, that said in the end what they were judged on the most was how they stacked up against each other and their betters as all around psychics. Everything from combat, to skill, to unique showings and range were factored in and their anti feats assessed and measured.
Again it's VERY important to note that Low Tier doesn't mean weak since many of these characters have solid performances against some of our best psychics and impressive feats in their own right....however that doesn't excuse their failures, limitations or anti feats.
All-in-All this was a rough time for the PsiViners collective to try to crunch together this section of the 2022 Tier List as characters here had very specific strengths and weakness that didn't always line up for an easy comparison of "who's better?".
Still the despite it all the we came together and were able to put together the final part of our list with some confidence.
With that said, lets remember our rules:
1- Feats > Statements- For one thing it's how the Comicvine battle boards work, but in a world where everyone from teenagers like the Cuckoos and Teen Jean Grey, to one scene wonders like Gamesmaster, are considered to be "among the strongest minds on the planet", its hard to take vague statements about power at face value, especially when most characters on this list have been defeated by others without nearly as much effort as you'd think.
It is important to note though, that statements still hold a lot of value especially if they are supported by feats and aren't easily contradicted by showings. And depending on who's making the statement...it may be more valuable than a bucket of mid level feats
So, for the last time this year let's remember our rules:
2- Telepathic Strength = Raw Power + Skill + Unique Factors- It's been stated, and even shown, that some characters, despite having seemingly limitless power just aren't good enough to hang with an opponent who knows what their doing or is smarter and more skilled then them. Similarly a character can be both skilled and possess huge power but still not be able to contend with a special ability or unique trait of a character like a hivemind, psi link or astral form.
When a person's skill set, power level and unique factors are added together that's how we decide how "strong" a psychic is overall.
3- Being an Omega doesn't mean much - at least not without the appropriate showings to back it up. A very important, if seemingly redundant point. While yes, several characters are stated to be Omega level mutants, it doesn't mean much when they've lost to or been unable to protect themselves from non Omegas. It's not an automatic win, nor does it automatically imply superiority to non-omegas
