Bossing Tier List

## Introduction

Bossing: it's not just an excuse to break out your favorite single target pet projects (hello Mad Ryu and Cammy), the rewards for staying competitive on the leaderboards can be quite significant. Not only do you have regular event rewards and crusade mail, but consistent performance in Guild Shadowlands is a reliable source of gems and equipment experience for an endgame account.

As always with any tier list, better units are... well, better. These assume you're using the units at max build, but check each fighter page to figure out specific breakpoints and what really matters about how you build them.

## The Top 5

Flame Chun LiM BisonFashion BlankaStreet PoisonEvil Ryu
These are the absolute, undisputed monsters of the bossing meta. Flame Chun Li is a bossing mainstay for those who have purchased her, but those without access to her can aim to assemble the very powerful M Bison, Evil Ryu, Fashion Blanka, Street Poison composition; or seek out one of the other carries below:

## Bossing Carries

Trendy CammyCammyGore Magala KenDhalsimGuileChun LiC ViperAkumaVega
At the top you have the phenomenal Trendy Cammy and Cammy, the crowned queens of single-target DPS. It's worth noting that while Akuma and Vega appear lower in this tier list, it's not for lack of damage - they simply require a large amount of investment and a very particular playstyle, with content that is favorable to them, for optimal performance. Chun Li in contrast is rarely a true "carry", but her Combo 3 is a very potent tool within your tool kit.

Refer to the Bosser role page for more information on boss damage.

## Boss Supports

ElenaAthlete Chun LiAbelSummer YangRoseFei Long
Outside of the excellent Street Poison and Chun Li, you'll need access to a few more supports to fill out multi-team boss content. Since a lot of successful bossing comes down to avoiding damage, you'll lean more heavily on sustain-oriented supports. That said, damage oriented supports like Fei Long and Athlete Chun Li can be **very** strong in the right compositions.

## Boss Assists

Evil RyuMayor CodyFei LongCammyYunYangGenJuriE Honda
From flat damage increases, to Super Combo Gauge generation, to damage reduction, no successful bossing run is complete without strong assists. Favor the higher tier ones, but don't sleep on the usefulness of some of the more narrow assists. This list is **by no means** exhaustive, please refer to the Assist role page for more information.

## Suggested Combinations

There are dozens of viable, chart-topping bossing compositions, but some of these make for a great starting point.

Flame Chun LiFashion Blanka
Use Flame Chun Li's Super and Combo 2 until 50 stacks of Flame Penetration, and then switch to Fashion Blanka's Super and Combo 2.

AkumaDhalsim
Use Akuma's Super and Combo 2 while stacking Dhalsim's Combo 1, and then utilize Dhalsim's full rotation after you've achieved a large number of penance stacks.

GuileCammyStreet Poison
The bread and butter free to play bossing combinations, substituting either Guile or Cammy depending on the number of enemy units, and taking advantage of Street Poison's potent Combo 1 to increase Critical Hit Damage.

Trendy CammyAthlete Chun Li
A more resource-heavy pairing. Trendy Cammy is a one-woman-powerhouse and Athlete Chun Li brings a surprising amount of individual and team DPS to the table, while synergizing with Trendy Cammy's type and providing damage reduction.