EzzyGameStats — Marvel Future Fight Character Rating System Explained

Last Updated: June 2026
By: EzzyGameStats Team
Applies To: All character/uniform entries in the EzzyGameStats MFF Database

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Rating Scale
3. Rating Fields Overview
4. Detailed Field Explanations
   • current_meta
   • overall_rating
   • overall_pve_rating
   • overall_pvp_rating
   • pve_dps
   • pve_lead
   • pve_support
   • pvp_dps
   • pvp_lead
   • pvp_support
5. How Ratings Are Calculated
6. Rating Hierarchy & Derivation Rules
7. Game Mode Benchmarks
8. Real Example: Odin (Lord of Asgard)
9. FAQ

Introduction

Every character uniform in the EzzyGameStats MFF Database is assigned a comprehensive set of performance ratings. These ratings evaluate how effective a character is across different game modes (PvE and PvP) and different team roles (DPS, Lead, Support).

Ratings are applied per-uniform, not per-character. A character's older uniform may be rated F, while their latest uniform could be S+. The current_meta tag on a character always reflects the highest-performing uniform's best rating.

Rating Scale

All ratings use the following tier scale, ordered from strongest to weakest:

Rating Fields Overview

Each uniform in the database carries the following 10 rating fields:

Detailed Field Explanations

1. current_meta

Format: "[Grade] [Role]" — e.g., "S+ DPS", "A LEADER", "B SUPPORT"

This is the headline summary tag displayed on character cards and tier lists. It combines the character's highest overall grade with their primary role (DPS, LEADER, or SUPPORT).

How it's determined:

• Take the character's best overall_rating grade.
• Pair it with their dominant role (the role where they score highest).
• If the character excels equally in PvP and PvE, the role reflects their strongest niche.

Examples from the database:

• "S+ DPS" — Odin with Lord of Asgard uniform (dominant DPS)
• "S+ Support" — Doom with latest uniform (dominant support)
• "B LEADER" — Ancient One (primarily valued for leadership)
• "F DPS" — Characters with no meta relevance

Note: current_meta is set to "N/A" for uniforms/characters that have not been evaluated or are entirely out of the meta.

2. overall_rating

Type: Single letter grade (S+, S, A+, A, B+, B, C, D, E, F, N/A)

The single overall character grade for this uniform. This is a holistic evaluation — not a simple MAX of sub-ratings. It answers the question: "If I build this character, how good are they overall?"

Core evaluation pillars:

PvE-first focus: The overall_rating weighs PvE performance more heavily than PvP. A character who dominates PvE but is mediocre in PvP can still earn a high overall rating. A character who only excels in PvP but is weak in PvE will have a lower overall rating.

Can be N/A with context: The overall_rating can be left as "N/A" if the character hasn't been fully evaluated or if the rating doesn't make sense in context (e.g., a pure support character where DPS is irrelevant).

Use case: Quick at-a-glance comparison. "How good is this character overall if I invest in them?"

3. overall_pve_rating

Type: Single letter grade

A holistic grade for the character's overall PvE performance. It is a combined evaluation of Damage + Easy to Play + Survivability. This is NOT simply the highest of pve_dps, pve_lead, or pve_support — it's an independent assessment of how good the character feels to play across all PvE content.

Core evaluation pillars:

What PvE covers:

• World Boss Ultimate (WBU) / World Boss Legend (WBL) / World Boss of the Day
• Alliance Battle Extreme (ABX) / Alliance Battle Legend (ABL)
• Giant Boss Raid (GBR)
• Dispatch Missions / Auto-play content
• Story Mode / Dimension Rift / Epic Quests
• Squad Battle / Danger Room

Note: A character with pve_dps: S+ but terrible survivability and a clunky rotation might still get overall_pve_rating: A or A+ because the overall PvE experience factors in more than just raw damage.

4. overall_pvp_rating

Type: Single letter grade

A holistic grade for the character's overall PvP performance. It is a combined evaluation of Damage + Easy to Play + Survivability. Like the PvE overall, this is an independent assessment — not a simple MAX of sub-ratings.

Core evaluation pillars:

What PvP covers:

• Timeline Battle (Manual & Auto)
• Timeline Survival
• Alliance Conquest
• Battleworld

Note: A character with pvp_dps: S+ but no survivability (gets one-shot before dealing damage) might get overall_pvp_rating: B because they can't reliably win fights.

5. pve_dps

Type: Single letter grade

Measures the character's ability to deal damage in PvE content.

Evaluation criteria:

S+ benchmark: Can top-score ABX/ABL, clear WBL Stage 1-99 efficiently, and deal competitive GBR damage as the primary damage dealer.

F benchmark: Cannot clear mid-level WBU stages without heavy carry. Negligible damage output compared to modern characters.

6. pve_lead

Type: Single letter grade

Measures the value of the character's Leadership skill for PvE team compositions.

Evaluation criteria:

S+ benchmark: Leadership that universally boosts top DPS characters' primary damage stat by a massive margin. Example: A leadership that gives +60% All Attack to all allies.

F benchmark: Leadership provides a negligible or irrelevant stat boost (e.g., +10% Crowd Control Time).

7. pve_support

Type: Single letter grade

Measures the character's ability to buff allies or debuff enemies in PvE content, enhancing the team's total performance.

Evaluation criteria:

S+ benchmark: Provides massive, stackable debuffs (e.g., -55% All Defense, ignores immunity) AND significant ally buffs. Essential for pushing high-end WBL and GBR scores.

F benchmark: No meaningful team buffs or enemy debuffs. Provides zero support value.

8. pvp_dps

Type: Single letter grade

Measures the character's ability to kill opponents in PvP modes (Timeline Battle, Alliance Conquest, etc.).

Evaluation criteria:

S+ benchmark: Dominates Timeline Battle at the highest leagues. Can beat nearly any opponent in auto or manual. Has penetration, crowd control, AND survivability.

F benchmark: Gets one-shot by all meta PvP characters. No meaningful PvP presence.

9. pvp_lead

Type: Single letter grade

Measures the value of the character's Leadership skill specifically for PvP team compositions.

Evaluation criteria:

S+ benchmark: Leadership is considered essential for top-tier PvP teams. Provides critical survivability or offensive stats that meta PvP teams rely on.

F benchmark: Leadership provides no PvP-relevant benefit.

10. pvp_support

Type: Single letter grade

Measures the character's ability to support a PvP team through buffs, debuffs, passive effects, or utility.

Evaluation criteria:

S+ benchmark: Their mere presence on the team significantly increases the team's win rate through powerful passive effects.

F benchmark: Provides no PvP team utility whatsoever.

How Ratings Are Calculated

Methodology

Our ratings are determined through a combination of:

1. In-Game Testing — Actual gameplay testing across all relevant game modes at competitive difficulty levels.
2. Community Consensus — Cross-referencing with established content creators and community tier lists.
3. Comparative Analysis — Rating characters relative to the current meta, not in a vacuum.
4. Patch Context — Ratings are re-evaluated with each major game patch (every ~4–6 weeks).

Key Principles

• Ratings are relative to the current meta. A character rated S today may drop to A or B after power creep introduces stronger characters, even if they received no changes themselves.
• Ratings are per-uniform. A character's Base Look may be F, but their latest uniform could be S+. Each uniform is evaluated independently.
• N/A means "not yet rated", not "bad." Characters marked N/A simply haven't been evaluated — typically because they lack a recent uniform or have no meaningful meta presence.
• Roles are cumulative. A character can score high in multiple roles. For example, a character can be an S+ DPS AND a B Leader simultaneously.

Rating Hierarchy & Derivation Rules

The rating system has two layers: the 6 role-specific sub-ratings (source of truth for each role) and the 3 holistic overall ratings (independent assessments based on Damage + Ease of Play + Survivability).

   ┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
   │                      overall_rating                             │
   │  Holistic: DPS + Easy to Play + Survivability (PvE-first bias) │
   └──────────────────────┬───────────────────────────────────────────┘
                ┌─────────┴──────────┐
   ┌────────────┴────────────┐  ┌────┴──────────────────┐
   │   overall_pve_rating    │  │   overall_pvp_rating   │
   │  Holistic: DPS + Easy   │  │  Holistic: DPS + Easy  │
   │  to Play + Survivability│  │  to Play + Survivability│
   └────────────┬────────────┘  └────┬──────────────────┘
        ┌───────┼────────┐      ┌────┼────────┐
   ┌────┴──┐ ┌─┴─────┐ ┌┴──────┐ ┌──┴────┐ ┌─┴─────┐ ┌┴──────┐
   │pve_dps│ │pve_   │ │pve_   │ │pvp_  │ │pvp_   │ │pvp_   │
   │       │ │lead   │ │support│ │dps   │ │lead   │ │support│
   └───────┘ └───────┘ └───────┘ └──────┘ └───────┘ └───────┘
      ▲          ▲          ▲       ▲          ▲          ▲
  (6 Role-specific sub-ratings — evaluated per-role independently)

Key distinction: The overall ratings are NOT simply MAX() of sub-ratings. They are independent holistic assessments:

1. overall_pve_rating = Holistic PvE grade based on Damage + Ease of Play + Survivability across PvE content. Informed by pve_dps, pve_lead, pve_support, but can differ from their MAX.
2. overall_pvp_rating = Holistic PvP grade based on Damage + Ease of Play + Survivability across PvP content. Informed by pvp_dps, pvp_lead, pvp_support, but can differ from their MAX.
3. overall_rating = Holistic character grade with PvE-weighted bias. Can be N/A if not yet assessed. Informed by both overall PvE and PvP ratings, but leans toward PvE performance.
4. current_meta = [Highest individual sub-rating grade] [primary role name] — this one DOES use the highest individual grade, not the holistic overall.

Grade Comparison Order (highest → lowest):

S+ > S > A+ > A > B+ > B > C > D > E > F > N/A

Game Mode Benchmarks

PvE Modes & What They Test

PvP Modes & What They Test

Real Example: Odin (Lord of Asgard)

Here's how the rating system looks for a fully rated character:

{
    "current_meta": "S+ DPS",
    "overall_rating": "S",
    "overall_pve_rating": "S",
    "overall_pvp_rating": "B",
    "pve_dps": "S+",
    "pve_lead": "B",
    "pve_support": "F",
    "pvp_dps": "S+",
    "pvp_lead": "B",
    "pvp_support": "F"
}

Breakdown:

• pve_dps: S+ — Odin is one of the best PvE damage dealers. Lightning damage powerhouse with accumulation, massive AoE, and T4 striker skill.
• pve_lead: B — His leadership (+50% Lightning Damage to allies) is strong but niche — only benefits lightning-based teams.
• pve_support: F — Odin provides zero meaningful support buffs or enemy debuffs for allies. He's a pure damage dealer.
• pvp_dps: S+ — Extremely strong in PvP with penetration, crowd control (stun, silence, paralysis), and invincibility.
• pvp_lead: B — His leadership helps lightning teams in PvP but isn't universally optimal.
• pvp_support: F — No PvP team support value.
• overall_pve_rating: S — Holistic PvE assessment. Odin has S+ damage, but his survivability is not perfect (lacks revive/immortality) and his rotation requires some care. The overall PvE experience is rated S — elite but not flawless.
• overall_pvp_rating: B — Holistic PvP assessment. Despite S+ burst damage, Odin's overall PvP experience is inconsistent — he can die before getting his rotation off against top-tier PvP threats, and his AI behavior in auto Timeline isn't reliable enough.
• overall_rating: S — Holistic overall grade, PvE-weighted. Odin is an elite PvE character and competitive in PvP, but the survivability gaps prevent S+.
• current_meta: "S+ DPS" — His highest individual sub-rating is S+ (in both pve_dps and pvp_dps) and his primary role is DPS.

FAQ

Q: Why is current_meta sometimes different from overall_rating?

A: current_meta uses the highest individual sub-rating grade paired with the role, while overall_rating is a holistic assessment factoring in Damage + Ease of Play + Survivability. For example, a character might have pve_dps: S+ (reflected in current_meta as "S+ DPS") but overall_rating: S because their survivability is shaky and their rotation is hard to execute — making the total experience less than S+ even though their raw DPS ceiling is S+.

Q: Can a character have high PvP ratings but low PvE ratings?

A: Absolutely. Many characters excel in one mode but struggle in the other. For example, a character with Revive + Penetration + CC might dominate Timeline Battle (pvp_dps: S+) but lack the raw sustained damage output needed for WBL (pve_dps: C).

Q: Why is a character's older uniform rated N/A?

A: We typically only rate the latest/most relevant uniform for each character. Older uniforms are marked N/A because they are completely outclassed by newer options and rating them provides little value to players.

Q: How often are ratings updated?

A: Ratings are reviewed and updated with each major game patch (approximately every 4–6 weeks). Between patches, ratings may be adjusted if community testing reveals new tech or if the meta shifts due to content changes.

Q: What's the difference between char_overall_meta and current_meta?

A:

• char_overall_meta — Lives on the character root object. Reflects the character's best rating across ALL their uniforms.
• current_meta — Lives on each individual uniform object. Reflects that specific uniform's best rating.

Q: What does it take to move from one tier to the next?

A: The gap between tiers is not uniform. The jump from F → E → D → C is relatively small (minor improvements can shift you up). The jump from A → A+ → S → S+ is massive — these top tiers are reserved for only the very best characters, and each step up requires significant power advantages.

JSON Schema Reference

For the complete database schema including all rating fields, refer to:

• Character Detail DB Schema: mff-db/mff-char-more-detail-db/adding-data-char-more-detail-db-skill.md
• Meta Timeline Schema: mff-db/mff-meta-raninking-db/adding-meta-timeline-skill.md

This document is maintained by the EzzyGameStats team. For questions or rating disputes, contact us through the website.