Squad (3-Man) Tier List – Current Win Rates (Ranked Platinum+)
S-Tier: Triage – 68% squad win rate when at least one is present Why it’s mandatory: The Reboot+ prime is the only ability in the game that can instant-revive a downed teammate from 40 m away while granting a 5-second overshield.
Combined with the Med Drone tactical, a single Triage turns any 2v3 or 3v3 into a war of attrition that the other team almost always loses. Strongest comp right now: 2× Triage + 1× Vandal (71% win rate in top 500).
The second Triage covers the first if they go down. Biggest counter: Recon pulse scans (reveals the Med Drone’s exact flight path for pre-aim destruction).
Patch watch: Bungie already said in the March 9 hotfix notes that Reboot+ cooldown is “under review.” Expect a 20-30 second nerf this week.
A-Tier
- Vandal – 59% win rate The mobility king. Adrenaline surge + grapple lets squads rotate into zone 30 seconds faster than anyone else. Perfect third wheel for the Triage meta.
- Destroyer – 57% win rate Still excellent for objective holds (Heavy ordnance clears rooms), but the Power Slide is loud and telegraphed. Needs a Triage babysitter.
- Thief – 56% win rate (but 74% in “money runs”) Not a combat monster, but the Loot Beacon + Quick-hack means your squad extracts 40-60% more credits per raid. The new “economy snowball” strategy.
B-Tier: Recon – 52% win rate Solid intel, but the Pulse scan is on a long cooldown and the drone is fragile. Great for calling shots, but doesn’t swing fights the way Triage or Vandal does. Rising fast in coordinated stacks.
C-Tier: Assassin – 47% win rate Stealth looks scary in highlight reels, but good comms + Recon scans completely shut it down. Solo queue monster, squad liability unless your team is running full smoke + distraction.
Solo Tier List – Current Win Rates (Solo Queue Diamond+)
S-Tier
- Assassin – 61% win rate Active Camo + silent footsteps is disgustingly strong when no one is calling out your position. Top 100 leaderboards are 42% Assassin right now.
- Recon – 58% win rate Pulse scan + drone lets you third-party fights safely and know exactly where the best loot spawns. Best information game in solo.
A-Tier
- Vandal – 55% win rate Pure movement diff. You can disengage any fight you don’t like.
- Thief – 53% win rate The “loot goblin” route: hit high-value POI, hack one enemy implant, and extract. Surprisingly safe if you play patient.
B-Tier: Triage – 49% win rate Still has self-revive on kill, but without a team the Med Drone is just a slightly better health pack. Viable but not oppressive.
C-Tier: Destroyer – 44% win rate Too slow, too loud, too much of a bullet sponge with no one to revive you. Fun in pubs, grief in ranked.
Rook – Situational S-Tier (only for cracked solo players) Overcharge mode is literally 15 seconds of god-mode, but you can’t queue with friends. 82% win rate in the tiny pool of Rook mains who actually know the map. Most people who pick it get farmed.
Emerging Trends & “Next Patch” Predictions
- Double Triage is already being called “the cancer comp” on Reddit and X. Expect either a shared cooldown on Reboot+ or a squad-wide revive limit.
- Thief is climbing every day as players realize extraction value > kills. A new “Thief + 2× Vandal” speed-run meta is forming for credit farming.
- Assassin is the ultimate solo carry right now, but once more players start running Recon + motion sensors, it will drop to A-tier.
- Destroyer is the biggest “fun vs. meta” Shell — great K/D, terrible win rate.
Quick “What Should I Main?” Decision Tree
- Love healing & carrying teammates? → Triage (squad)
- Want to be unkillable in solo? → Assassin
- Just want to get rich fast? → Thief
- Pure gunplay god who hates abilities? → Vandal
- Objective pusher who likes big booms? → Destroyer
The meta is still only five days old. Leaderboards are shifting daily, and Bungie has confirmed balance patches every 7-10 days for the first month. I’ll update this section the moment the next patch hits (probably Thursday).
What’s your current main and why? Are you riding the Triage wave or still trying to make Assassin work in squads? Let me know below — I’m tracking every reply to keep the guide as current as possible.
Stay frosty, Runners. The extraction pad is calling.
Expert Tips from Day-One Top Players
- Master One Shell First Don’t hop between all seven. Pick your favorite playstyle (healer, stealth, run-and-gun) and grind 50+ raids. Muscle memory on cooldowns wins fights more than gear.
- Implant Synergies Matter More Than You Think High-tier implants with fixed perks (e.g., “Power Slide generates heat 30% faster”) turn a B-tier Shell into an S-tier monster. Prioritize crafting slots for your main.
- Map-Specific Shell Picks
- Industrial districts → Destroyer/Vandal
- Dense urban → Assassin/Recon
- Open zones → Thief for loot runs
- Extraction Economy Thief + Triage combo lets you extract 2–3x more value per run than pure combat Shells. Use this to fund better implants faster.
- Counter-Pick Mentality Facing three Destroyers? Bring Assassin + smoke and play vertical. Facing Triage spam? Bring Recon pulse scans to pre-aim the med drone.