Heavy Mech Tier List (BATTLETECH 3025)

What is the best heavy mech a mercenary can use in the 3025 Succession Wars Battletech universe? Learn how to play Battletech tabletop in this entertaining lore accurate video!

CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction
0:16 Design Criteria
0:45 ROLE: BATTLE LINE
0:59 Thunderbolt
1:37 Orion
2:19 Cataphract
3:15 Black Knight
3:55 Flashman
4:14 ROLE: RANGED
4:23 Rifleman
5:03 Jagermech
5:33 Marauder
6:08 Archer
6:32 Bombardier
6:28 ROLE: RANGED + BATTLELINE HYBRID
7:42 Crusader
8:18 Warhammer
9:11 ROLE: CAVALRY
9:34 Exterminator
10:09 Champion
10:27 Quickdraw
10:54 ROLE: CAVALRY + BATTLELINE HYBRID
11:26 Ostsol
12:05 Ostroc
12:36 Grasshopper
12:55 Guillotine
13:43 ROLE: RANGED + BATTLELINE HYBRID
13:54 Merlin
14:24 Dragon
15:18 Catapult
15:56 ROLE: OTHERS (Stalker + Lancelot)
16:47 Tier List before Availability
17:14 Best Mechs for a Mercenary Company

CORRECTIONS
Catapult C1 weapons are: LRM-15 (2) and Medium Lasers (4).
Catapult K2 weapons are: PPC (2), Medium Lasers (2), Machine Guns (2)

FAQ
Why is the Stalker listed? The STK-4P is a standardized downgrade of the Stalker that comes in at 75 tons.

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The style of this video is similar to Big Red 40k and Auspex Tactics. Content creators like The Black Pants Legion and Baradul have had a large influence on this video.

[Roboconn]

I wish you would do this for every weight class. It's so good.

[EricVulgaris]

I constantly, constantly forget that the flashman is a mech that exists and is in fact pretty dang good

[falkwulf]

6:25 my 36 years of Battletech, I have NEVER heard someone say the Archer does not have the legendary history of the Marauder. This could be argued especially when the Archer and Warhammer both were participants in one of the IS most infamous Duels in 3016 on Mallory's World.. Morgan Kell, In his Beloved Archer VS Yorinaga Kurita piloting his tried and True Warhammer. This infamous duel boosted both Mech Chassis and Both Mech Pilots to the vaunted LEGENDARY status.... Very interesting watch and a very good layout. I personally disagree with some of your conclusions on your tier rating list but as a whole it is a good list and a GREAT starting point.

[piprdakota]

These tier list do such a good job of filtering down an overwhelming amount of info into something manageable. Thanks!!

[AAX]

>He got banished from the Combine for shit talking the Dragon.
I literally died laughing. 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[dakkath]

One thing I didn't see mentioned in the Exterminator and Crusader segments is the fact they only carry 10 heat sinks. That *really* limits their offensive output.

[Ken_wah]

These tier list videos are incredibly useful for the MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries game. I just spent 10M C-Bills on an old Catapult and a Black Knight.

[taemien]

Very good catch on the CPLT-C1 not being just another fire support mech. I've played this mech in both table top and in various games (MC, MW4, MWLL, and MWO) and its very common for people to mistake it as just another missile boat. When in reality those 4 medium lasers allow it to trade devastating hits until it or its target is dead. My favorite is when someone sends a lightmech to ambush it and with a jump it instantly puts itself into an advantageous shooting position and can cripple anything lighter with a well placed shot from those lasers. I like to remind people that another popular mech has 4x Medium Lasers... the Atlas.

Very well done. 👍

[TheColonialMarshal]

Great list, Otto! This makes things a lot easier to look up on the fly. 👍
Can't wait for the Medium Mech rundown. Keep up the good work.

[miss_bec]

The Black Knight is my favourite battlemech, period. No ammo for cookoffs, great weapon distribution that makes it more like Monty Python's black knight, plus the Command quirk and flexible manoeuvrability just makes it my personal love. The Ian hero 'mech is probably my favourite variant of the single-digit Black Knight variants, since it trades survivability (those damn caustic heat sinks) for absurd speed and strength (TSM turning it from 4/6 to 6/8 and letting it deal 30 damage with its hatchet is INCREDIBLY funny). The BL-7-KNT is the first model I've ever bought, and I'm in the process of painting it right now with a bold black and yellow take on a House Davion livery. Its vibe really exemplifies what I love about Battletech compared to other mech IPs like Lancer or Gundam: the absurd and fantastical, grounded by historical feudalistic parallels.

[solidshot]

Always loved the 6D warhammer, the base mech is pretty good and the 6D just refines it into a really solid mech that’ll almost always perform to an acceptable level

[anexistanthuman]

I love seeing the Guillotine get some love, it's my favorite mech of all time, so much so that I will always use it as my command mech, even if there are assaults available.

[gigastrike]

The Grasshopper is so surprisingly good. I don't entirely understand it myself, but whenever I use a Grasshopper, it does really well.

[mechastophiles]

The evaluation for the Exterminator somehow manages to get worse when you really start digging into it. First up, all versions have the Difficult to Maintain quirk. Second, the -4A variant? Only 25 were confirmed produced. Lastly, being designed as a "headhunter" Mech, all the Great Houses formed task groups specifically to hunt it down when the Succession Wars broke out. The Exterminator is functionally extinct in the Inner Sphere, unless a certain interstellar telecom company has a few stashed away somewhere.

[michaelyang]

Love that you explained the logic behind the ratings, way better than tier-style comparisons from other creators. Thanks for putting this together.

[ChrisZestyJesty]

I think you're omitting or forgetting some mechs that have important quirks, like the black knight and the marauder being command mechs, and the marauder having narrow/low profile, which is very good defensively. Other than that, its a good analysis of the capabilities of the succession wars mechs.

[polaris]

I love the Stalker on the tabletop. Even though my dice rolls aren't very lucky, it generally hits like an absolute truck and becomes a priority for my opponents, leaving my more fragile mechs unmolested.

[typhoon]

Still gonna bring a rifleman at every possible opportunity

[TheTimmyNizzle]

You totally used my Thunderbolt mini as a picture. Im flattered! Great video dude - holla if you need any mech pics for upcoming vids!

[TreyaTheKobold]

this channel always delivering
Thanks for getting me into the MRC. I had one of the hardest lineups in the tournament and still went 2-2: first time playing battletech competitively like that. Your videos make me wanna get better at the game