The best characters in Invincible VS are not the strongest characters in the comics. In a 3v3 tag fighter, raw Viltrumite power gets normalised by the engine, and the launch roster’s most valuable picks are the ones with the best screen control and assist tools — not the ones who win the fights on the page.
Last updated: September 10, 2026
Skybound Games and developer Quarter Up released Invincible VS on April 30, 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, with an exA-Arcadia arcade version following. It launched with an 18-character roster drawn from Robert Kirkman’s Image Comics series and its Prime Video adaptation, and it reviewed solidly rather than spectacularly: Metacritic lists 77/100 on PS5 (53 critics), 76/100 on Xbox Series X (10 critics) and 72/100 on PC (24 critics), checked September 10, 2026. Game Informer scored it 8.5/10, GamesRadar+ 4/5, IGN 7/10, and The A.V. Club a C. Full release details are catalogued on the game’s Wikipedia entry.
How this ranking works
This is an editorial ranking of the 18-character launch roster as it stands in September 2026, weighted by how much work a character does for a team rather than how hard they hit. Three things decide that in a tag fighter: neutral tools (can you control space before contact), assist quality (does your call help a teammate convert), and how cheaply you convert a hit into real damage.
One caveat up front, because it dates this list: the roster is still growing. Skybound has confirmed post-launch fighters including Universa, The Immortal and Angstrom Levy, taking the roster past 20 through the game’s first year. A ranking of the launch 18 is a snapshot, not a permanent verdict, and any balance patch can move the middle of it.
We should also be straight about what this is not. There is no settled, tournament-proven tier list for Invincible VS at the time of writing — the competitive scene is young and the game has already taken balance passes. Treat the tiers below as a considered read of the roster’s design, not as results data.
That caveat extends to the character descriptions, not just the ordering. Quarter Up has not published frame data, and the roles below are read from each character’s established power set and the archetypes the game builds them on — Atom Eve fights at range in the source material and is built to fight at range here. Where a description says a character is a zoner or a rushdown, read it as “designed to play like one,” not as a measured competitive result. Anyone telling you a definitive tier list exists for a game this young is guessing with more confidence than the evidence supports.
The best Invincible VS characters, ranked
The short version: Omni-Man and Conquest sit at the top because they combine reach with genuinely oppressive pressure, but Atom Eve and Robot are the picks that most improve a team, because both let you play the neutral game from a distance the Viltrumites have to physically cross.
| Rank | Character | Tier | Why they place here |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Omni-Man | S | The clearest all-rounder: strong buttons, fast approach, and a moveset that converts a single opening into a full sequence. |
| 2 | Conquest | S | Enormous reach and heavy pressure. Slower, but he forces opponents to respect every step forward. |
| 3 | Atom Eve | S | The roster’s best zoner. Her energy constructs control space and her assist covers a teammate’s approach for free. |
| 4 | Robot | A | Trap and summon tools that do work while you are not touching the opponent — disproportionately strong in a tag game. |
| 5 | Battle Beast | A | Pure damage and terrifying reads, held back by a slow recovery that punishes overcommitment. |
| 6 | Invincible | A | The intentional all-rounder. No standout strength, no real weakness, and the best character to learn the system on. |
| 7 | Anissa | A | Fast, aggressive, and rewards players who can keep a blockstring going without dropping it. |
| 8 | Bulletproof | B | Solid fundamentals and a useful assist; loses to the top tier’s reach in a straight neutral fight. |
| 9 | Monster Girl | B | A transformation gimmick that pays off well when managed and strands you when it is not. |
| 10 | Rex Splode | B | Explosive setups and good corner carry, with a thin defensive game. |
Why the comics power scale does not predict the tier list
This is the part general gaming outlets tend to skip, and it is the single most useful thing to understand about Invincible VS: the game deliberately flattens the comics’ power hierarchy, because a fighting game where Conquest genuinely beat Rex Splode the way he does on the page would be unplayable.
In Kirkman’s comics the gap between a Viltrumite and a human-scale character is not a matter of degree — it is total. Conquest and Omni-Man survive things that would erase most of the roster. A fighting game cannot ship that. So the engine normalises health and damage, and re-expresses “power” as reach, startup frames and recovery. Conquest keeps his identity through enormous range and slow, heavy recovery, not through invulnerability.
The practical consequence is that characters who are outclassed in the source material become excellent here. Atom Eve’s energy constructs make her a zoner, a role that has nothing to do with how she fares against a Viltrumite in the comics. Robot never wins a fistfight on the page, and in the game his traps and summons generate pressure while he is safe. If you pick your team from memory of the comics, you will systematically undervalue exactly the characters that make a 3v3 team function.
Best team compositions for new players
A good starting team pairs one character who controls space with one who closes it, so you always have an answer whether the opponent is running away or rushing in. The most forgiving version of that for a new player is Invincible plus Atom Eve: Invincible teaches the system cleanly, and Eve’s assist covers his approach.
If you want the aggressive version, Omni-Man with Robot gives you a strong point character backed by an assist that keeps the opponent honest. Battle Beast pairs well with anyone who can cover his recovery, because his losses almost always come from a whiffed heavy rather than from being outdamaged.
What the DLC roadmap changes
Skybound has confirmed post-launch characters including Universa, The Immortal and Angstrom Levy. Angstrom Levy is the one most likely to reshape the tiers: his comics power set is dimensional portals, which in fighting-game terms means teleports and mix-ups — the category of tool that most often breaks a settled meta.
That is the honest reason to date a list like this rather than present it as final. For our take on the wider release schedule, see our Invincible VS Season 2 and Angstrom Levy roadmap, and for how the game sits against its genre peers, our ranking of the best superhero fighting games. If you are coming to this from the comics rather than the FGC, our explainer on how Invincible’s powers actually work covers the source-material side.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many characters are in Invincible VS?
Invincible VS launched on April 30, 2026 with 18 playable characters. Skybound has confirmed additional post-launch fighters including Universa, The Immortal and Angstrom Levy, which take the roster past 20 during the game’s first year.
Who is the best character in Invincible VS for beginners?
Invincible himself. He is designed as the roster’s all-rounder, with no extreme strengths or weaknesses, which makes him the cleanest character to learn the game’s tag and assist systems on before committing to a specialist.
Is Omni-Man the strongest character in Invincible VS?
He is the strongest all-round pick on the launch roster, but not in the way the comics suggest. The game normalises health and damage, so Omni-Man’s advantage comes from reach, speed and conversion rather than the near-invulnerability he has on the page.
What platforms is Invincible VS on?
PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, released April 30, 2026, plus an arcade release through exA-Arcadia. There is no PlayStation 4, Xbox One or Nintendo Switch version.
Did Invincible VS review well?
It reviewed solidly rather than spectacularly. As of September 10, 2026 Metacritic lists 77/100 on PS5, 76/100 on Xbox Series X and 72/100 on PC. Game Informer gave it 8.5/10 and IGN 7/10, while The A.V. Club was more critical with a C.
