All Class Matchups Ranked by Complexity

[M4 Sherman]

Grading Rubric

1. 📋 Unique strategies earn 1 point each
   
2. 🔄 Weapon switches earn ½ point each
   
3. 0️⃣ Repeated strategies earn 0 points

Non-unique strategies are NOT counted
Strategies which can be used equally by every class are not included here. These add no complexity to any class in particular. Examples:
↩️🧶 Shooting a Heavy while weaving in and out of cover
↗️⛰️ Fighting a Soldier from high-ground
⬅️ 🪁 Kiting a Pyro to stay out of range

Non-specific strategies are NOT counted
Strategies which are equally useful against every class are not included here. These can be employed at your own discretion so they need no improvisation. Examples:
⏰🔭 Quick-scoping as Sniper
💨☠️ Environmental airblast kills as Pyro
🔄2️⃣ Switching to your secondary weapon

Non-viable strategies are NOT counted
Strategies which are not practical are not included here. Examples:
💥🔨 Using the Homewrecker to destroy Sentry Guns
✨🔫 Using the Pomson 6000 against Medics and Spies
🔄🪂 Switching to BASE Jumper against Soldiers or Demomen

Scout's Matchups

• Scout vs. Scout:
  🕛🐇 Synchronize movement with enemy to make aiming easier
  🔄⚾ Switch to Sandman
  
• Scout vs. Soldier:
  ↩️🦘 Jump over ledges, double-jump back
  🔄🥫 Switch to Soda Popper
  🔄🐦 Switch to Winger
  
• Scout vs. Pyro:
  🧯 🥛 Extinguish with Mad Milk
  🔄☀️ Switch to Sun-on-a-Stick
  🔄 💈 Switch to Candy Cane
  
• Scout vs. Demoman:
  ↩️🦘 Jump over ledges, double-jump back (repeat)
  💥💣 Destroy sticky traps with pistols
  
• Scout vs. Heavy:
  💫🐝 Jump over enemy's head to be as elusive as possible
  🚫🐌 Slow-cancel when fighting Natascha
  🥛 ❤️ Heal with Mad Milk
  
• Scout vs. Engineer:
  🧽🥤 Drink Bonk to sponge damage from Sentry Gun
  ⭕🏃‍♂️ Circle-strafe around Sentry Gun at close range
  
• Scout vs. Medic:
  ❌📋 No unique strategy against Medic
  
• Scout vs. Sniper:
  ❌📋 No unique strategy against Sniper
  
• Scout vs. Spy:
  🥛 🩸 Mark with bleeding or Mad Milk
  
  Total Score: 12.5

Soldier's Matchups

• Soldier vs. Scout:
  ❌📋 No unique strategy against Scout
  
• Soldier vs. Soldier:
  ❌📋 No unique strategy against Soldier
  
• Soldier vs. Pyro:
  🎯📏 Offset rockets to make them harder to reflect
  🔄🔦 Switch to Shotgun
  
• Soldier vs. Demoman:
  ❌📋 No unique strategy against Demoman
  
• Soldier vs. Heavy:
  ❌📋 No unique strategy against Heavy
  
• Soldier vs. Engineer:
  🔄🚀 Switch to Direct Hit
  
• Soldier vs. Medic:
  🔄📻 Switch to Battalion's Backup against Kritz
  
• Soldier vs. Sniper:
  ❌📋 No unique strategy against Sniper
  
• Soldier vs. Spy:
  ❌📋 No unique strategy against Spy
  
  Total Score: 2.5

Pyro's Matchups

• Pyro vs. Scout:
  💨🚧 Airblast into walls or corners to immobilize enemy
  
• Pyro vs. Soldier:
  💨🚀 Reflect rockets
  🧭✖️ Engage from intercardinal angles for bonus airblast range
  💥▶️ Det-jump midair to recover from being juggled
  
• Pyro vs. Pyro:
  ☄️🥊 Flare-punch to land critical hits
  🧯 🔥 Extinguish teammates
  🔄🔫 Switch to Manmelter
  🔄🔦 Switch to Shotgun
  
• Pyro vs. Demoman:
  💨💣 Reflect pipes and stickies
  💥💣 Destroy sticky traps with flares
  🧭✖️ Engage from intercardinal angles for bonus airblast range (repeat)
  💥▶️ Det-jump midair to recover from being juggled (repeat)
  
• Pyro vs. Heavy:
  💨🔺 Airblast upward and attack from below to be harder to track
  🚫🐌 Slow-cancel when fighting Natascha
  🔄🪓 Switch to Axtinguisher
  
• Pyro vs. Engineer:
  ↩️🚀 Double-peek to safely reflect Sentry Gun rockets
  ⭕🏃‍♂️ Circle-strafe around Sentry Gun at close range
  🔄🔥 Switch to Dragon's Fury
  
• Pyro vs. Medic:
  💨👨‍⚕️ Separate Medic from Übercharge patient
  🛡️🔨 Mark with fire to break Vaccinator resistance
  🔄🪓 Switch to Third Degree
  
• Pyro vs. Sniper:
  👁️🔥 Obstruct vision with flame particles
  
• Pyro vs. Spy:
  ✔️🔥 Spy-check flank routes
  📼🔨 Destroy sappers with Homewrecker
  
  Total Score: 20

Demoman's Matchups

• Demoman vs. Scout:
  ❌📋 No unique strategy against Scout
  
• Demoman vs. Soldier:
  ❌📋 No unique strategy against Soldier
  
• Demoman vs. Pyro:
  ⏫💣 Charge stickies to make them harder to airblast
  🔄🛡️ Switch to shield for fire resistance
  
• Demoman vs. Demoman:
  💥💣 Destroy sticky traps with QBL or SR
  
• Demoman vs. Heavy:
  ❌📋 No unique strategy against Heavy
  
• Demoman vs. Engineer:
  ⛰️〽️ Indirect fire at Sentry Gun over terrain
  
• Demoman vs. Medic:
  ❌📋 No unique strategy against Medic
  
• Demoman vs. Sniper:
  ⏫💣 Charge stickies to increase range (repeat)
  🔄💣 Switch to Quickiebomb Launcher
  
• Demoman vs. Spy:
  ❌📋 No unique strategy against Spy
  
  Total Score: 4

Heavy's Matchups

• Heavy vs. Scout:
  🔄🐌 Switch to Natascha
  
• Heavy vs. Soldier:
  ❌📋 No unique strategy against Soldier
  
• Heavy vs. Pyro:
  🥪🔥 Save burning teammates with Sandvich
  🔄🐌 Switch to Natascha (repeat)
  
• Heavy vs. Demoman:
  💥💣 Destroy sticky traps with minigun fire
  
• Heavy vs. Heavy:
  🔽🧎‍♂️ Crouch to reduce hitbox size
  
• Heavy vs. Engineer:
  ❌📋 No unique strategy against Engineer
  
• Heavy vs. Medic:
  🧤🤣 Deny Übercharges with Holiday Punch
  
• Heavy vs. Sniper:
  🛡️🤦‍♂️ Use voiceline commands to block head
  🔄🦾 Switch to Fists of Steel
  
• Heavy vs. Spy:
  🔄🔥 Switch to Huo-Long Heater
  
  Total Score: 6.5

Engineer's Matchups

• Engineer vs. Scout:
  ❌📋 No unique strategy against Scout
  
• Engineer vs. Soldier:
  ⚡🔌 Destroy projectiles with Short Circuit
  
• Engineer vs. Pyro:
  ❌📋 No unique strategy against Pyro
  
• Engineer vs. Demoman:
  ⚡🔌 Destroy projectiles with Short Circuit (repeat)
  
• Engineer vs. Heavy:
  🛡️🚧 Partially cover Sentry Gun with terrain
  
• Engineer vs. Engineer:
  ❌📋 No unique strategy against Engineer
  
• Engineer vs. Medic:
  ❌📋 No unique strategy against Medic
  
• Engineer vs. Sniper:
  ❌📋 No unique strategy against Sniper
  
• Engineer vs. Spy
  📼🔨 Destroy sappers
  📼🎣 Feign sapper removal to bait Spy
  🏗️🧰 Build in locations inaccessible to Spies
  🕹️🎭 Use Wrangler to shoot disguised Spies
  🔧🩸 Mark with bleeding from Southern Hospitality
  
  Total Score: 7

Medic's Matchups

• Medic vs. Scout:
  🪁💉 Kite and fire syringes
  
• Medic vs. Soldier:
  💥🏄‍♂️ Surf explosions to escape
  
• Medic vs. Pyro:
  ❤️ 🎻 Save yourself from afterburn with Kritz or Amputator taunt
  🪁💉 Kite and fire syringes (repeat)
  
• Medic vs. Demoman:
  💥🏄‍♂️ Surf explosions to escape (repeat)
  
• Medic vs. Heavy:
  ❌📋 No unique strategy against Heavy
  
• Medic vs. Engineer:
  ❌📋 No unique strategy against Engineer
  
• Medic vs. Medic:
  🔄⚡Switch to Kritz if enemy Medic uses Quick Fix
  🔄🛡️ Switch to Vaccinator if enemy Medic uses Kritz
  
• Medic vs. Sniper:
  ❌📋 No unique strategy against Sniper
  
• Medic vs. Spy:
  👨‍⚕️📡 Use Medic Radar bind to detect enemy Spies
  🏹💘 Heal with crossbow to avoid healing Spies
  
  Total Score: 6

Sniper's Matchups

• Sniper vs. Scout:
  🔄🎇 Switch to SMG
  
• Sniper vs. Soldier:
  ❌📋 No unique strategy against Soldier
  
• Sniper vs. Pyro:
  🧯 🍋 Extinguish with Jarate
  🔄🏕️ Switch to Cozy Camper
  🔄🐊 Switch to Darwin's Danger Shield
  
• Sniper vs. Demoman:
  ❌📋 No unique strategy against Heavy
  
• Sniper vs. Heavy:
  🔽👉 Aim below head to compensate for flinching
  
• Sniper vs. Engineer:
  👷🖐️ Aim at extremities if Engineer is hiding behind his gun
  
• Sniper vs. Medic:
  ❌📋 No unique strategy against Medic
  
• Sniper vs. Sniper:
  2️⃣🔭 Second-scope for dodging enemy shots
  🔽🍎 Dropshot for dodging enemy shots
  
• Sniper vs. Spy:
  🍋 🩸 Mark with bleeding or Jarate
  🔄🦔 Switch to Razorback
  
  Total Score: 8

Spy's Matchups

• Spy vs. Scout:
  ❌📋 No unique strategy against Scout
  
• Spy vs. Soldier:
  ❌📋 No unique strategy against Soldier
  
• Spy vs. Pyro:
  ⛰️🐐 Climb on top of props which are unlikely to be Spy-checked
  🔄🧊 Switch to Spy-cicle
  🔄⌚ Switch to Dead Ringer
  
• Spy vs. Demoman:
  ❌📋 No unique strategy against Demoman
  
• Spy vs. Heavy:
  ❌📋 No unique strategy against Heavy
  
• Spy vs. Engineer:
  ⚡📼 Sap enemy buildings
  👷☠️ Make Sentry Gun fire at its own Engineer
  🧗🔪 Climb on top of buildings and head-stab
  🔄🗡️ Switch to YER to safely stab Engineers
  
• Spy vs. Medic:
  🎭💂‍♂️ Disguise as combat class to steal healing
  
• Spy vs. Sniper:
  ❌📋 No unique strategy against Sniper
  
• Spy vs. Spy:
  🕵️📢 Report disguise and location of enemy Spies
  
  Total Score: 7.5

Rankings

15 or more points
🐛🦋Transformative: How classes in a class-based shooter should be designed. These have constantly-shifting gameplay which keeps them fresh even after thousands of hours.

10–14.5 points
🦊🐺Adaptive: You often need to make considerable changes to your play-style depending on who you're fighting. Gameplay is more dynamic than most classes.

5–9.5 points:
🐫🐪 Varied: These classes have some diversity in their gameplay but remain somewhat constrained. You might have to improvise based on who you're fighting.

0–4.5 points:
🎠🎠 Monotonous: These classes have repetitive gameplay which loops forever seeing almost no changes. Fighting a different class might require you to make superficial adjustments, if even that. At this point, why are you even playing a class-based shooter?

[The deadly Cutsman]

Tldr

[rin]

thats a whole lot of words.

[bloodcubed]

you type too much

[rin]

WAIT THIS IS JUST A "PYRO IS THE BEST CLASS" POST

[rin]

YOU LITERALLY JUST MADE UP A POINT SYSTEM, DEEMED SOLDIER THE WORST AND PYRO THE BEST AND THE REST KINDA IN THE MIDDLE

[The deadly Cutsman]

Originally posted by -⁧⁧ Rin リン:

WAIT THIS IS JUST A "PYRO IS THE BEST CLASS" POST

Originally posted by -⁧⁧ Rin リン:

YOU LITERALLY JUST MADE UP A POINT SYSTEM, DEEMED SOLDIER THE WORST AND PYRO THE BEST AND THE REST KINDA IN THE MIDDLE

Lmfaooo

[rin]

Originally posted by The deadly Cutsman:

Tldr

the TLDR for you:
pyro best!!!!!
soldier worst.....

[The deadly Cutsman]

Originally posted by -⁧⁧ Rin リン:

the TLDR for you:
pyro best!!!!!
soldier worst.....

Thanks Rin

[bloodcubed]

Originally posted by -⁧⁧ Rin リン:

YOU LITERALLY JUST MADE UP A POINT SYSTEM, DEEMED SOLDIER THE WORST AND PYRO THE BEST AND THE REST KINDA IN THE MIDDLE

op next time you bait, make it shorter
people are gonna see the length and not care

[Ren Is Away]

wtf is a flare punch and why do they keep shilling that as part of why pyro apparently takes skill

[76561198161596995]

all class match ups ranked by fun, from most to least

1. everyone else
2. engi sniper heavy
3. vax medic
4. pyro

[M4 Sherman]

This is an exhaustive list of how each class's strategy changes when fighting different classes. It's just raw info listing each strategy. If you think it's "bait", you are just admitting that you are at odds with raw information.

[Galaxander]

Originally posted by -⁧⁧ Rin リン:

YOU LITERALLY JUST MADE UP A POINT SYSTEM, DEEMED SOLDIER THE WORST AND PYRO THE BEST AND THE REST KINDA IN THE MIDDLE

ty for confirming what I assumed to be the case

[Cat_Soldier]

All classes are w+m1

[OrangeKRUSH]

Where do you get the time to write these multi-page essays