2022 X-Men Telepathic Tier List: MID TIER
So then.... Psi Viners collective Mid Tier Telepathic Rankings for 2022.
It's never easy doing a Mid Tier list.
When you're debating High Tiers you have a bit of comfort in knowing that your dealing with "the usual suspects". The feats are mostly known, there's not a lot of surprise additions and for the most part there is alot of canon information to apply that does most of the hard work for you. Their are some preferences sure, but most people are happy to just have a favorite character mentioned among the top dogs.
Debates for Mid Tier are a slugfest. Knock down drag out fights between characters with few appearances, vague statements and the random surprise mention who no one really knows about.
Suffice to say, the further down the list you get, the tougher it to rank people....but having done extensive research and fought tooth and nail over almost every spot, the Psi Viner's collective is pretty satisfied with the accuracy of this years list.
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
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
