They are certainly still capable of beating races above them, particularly SM, Chaos, Orks and IG, but it's an uphill battle to do so. They've gone from the most powerful race in the game in DC to be towards the bottom in SS. Head to head, these two races are really hard to separate.in fact I'd go as far to say it's the most balanced matchup in the game.

Up against Tau, Eldar or IG though it's almost an impossible climb, though Chaos does seem to fare a little better.

Both have a hard time against Orks and DE, but can at least stay competitive with them and perhaps win if the opponent makes mistakes. In a head to head, DE has the distinct advantage in tier 1 and tier 2, but then the pendulum swings and Orks have the advantage in tier 3 and tier 4, so it's pretty difficult to separate them.Īnother position I believe to be tied. Both have bad matchups against the races above, but both have good matchups against the races below. I believe Orks and Dark Eldar to be tied for this position. I believe their only bad matchups to be Tau and Eldar, and can even give them a scare if played well enough. IG are ridiculously strong when played to their full potential. Eldar's only bad matchup seems to be Tau, although when played well they can certainly stay competitive. Tau don't seem to have any bad matchups across the board, and can win games against most races even when played sloppily.Īgain I don't think this one is up for contention. I don't think this one is up for dispute really. I haven't played the game competitively for a very long time, admittedly, but this is coming from my own experience while playing random, and also what I've gathered from watching countless replays, observing plenty of games, reading all of the balance threads and talking to higher-level players.ĭisclaimer: This is obviously only based on competitive 1v1.

Personally, I see the Soulstorm 1.2 tier list looking like this, which includes my reasoning behind the decisions. It's a subject that's never really agreed upon.how do the races in Soulstorm actually stack up? Let's see if we can get some kind of consensus going.

Dawn of war soulstorm tier list