Steel Fighters tier list
Make a ranking of the builds you can actually use: enter three successful clear times per robot for the same encounter below. The tool ranks the median times without invented tier scores. We do not have a tested all-player meta tier list. For title bonuses instead of robots, use the titles page.
Ranking status: no robot has a measured clear-time, boss-time, PvP or Scrap-per-minute result from this site. Family names seen in footage establish that those families exist; they do not establish an S tier, a budget tier or an order to build them.
Your inventory ranking tool
Test the same boss or floor with each build, keep levels and buffs controlled, and record three successful clear times in seconds. Enter those measurements, not guesses. The lower median ranks first; identical medians tie. No robot or test value is prefilled.
A successful-clear ranking cannot hide failed runs: record your failure rate separately and do not use this one metric as a universal power score. The tool stays local and needs no Roblox login or data access.
Rank your measured builds
No preset robots, scores, tier cutoffs or simulated game data. This ranks only your own successful clears by median time; lower is faster for the encounter you specify, not universally stronger.
Enter an encounter, two named builds with three positive successful-clear times each, and confirm controlled conditions. Incomplete or invalid rows are excluded. Failed runs cannot be ranked by successful-clear time; record failures separately.
Inputs stay in memory until you leave or reload this page. No account, storage, upload or data permission is needed. This tool does not measure game performance automatically. Recording and analytics follow the site-wide Cookie settings; Reject them before entering data you do not want recorded.
What is missing for each ranking?
This table records the gaps, not robot positions. It avoids treating a complete matching set as universally stronger than a mixed build.
| Ranking sought | Evidence needed | Status here |
|---|---|---|
| Boss damage | Same boss, part levels, boosts and repeated clear times | Not tested |
| Arena progression | Repeated success and clear times on the same floor | Not tested |
| Scrap farming | Same delivery route and boosts, resources per minute | Not tested |
| Budget investment | Acquisition availability plus full resource costs | Not measured |
| PvP | Opponent builds and repeated controlled matches | Not tested |
What would justify publishing a rank?
Each candidate needs its full build, test date, account rebirth count, title, part and robot levels, reforge bonuses and temporary boosts. Publish failed attempts as well as successful clears. Equalise the conditions or state which differences could explain the outcome.
For an immediate build decision, the build-comparison guide explains what to check in your own inventory. It does not supply a substitute ranking. Title buff values belong on the titles page, not in a robot power table.
Ranking change record
2026-10-25: removed the unsupported family order and the claim that Perfect always beats a mixed build. Added a personal measured-clear-time ranking tool with no preset data. An editorial all-player meta ranking still requires published controlled tests.
Keep going
Checked 2026-10-25. Sources and evidence grades are on Sources.
Questions
Is this a universal Steel Fighters meta tier list?
No. It ranks only the clear times you enter for your own builds and controlled encounter. The site has not performed the tests needed to publish an all-player meta ranking.
Where are the title rankings?
See the titles page for the largest listed buff within each activity. Title buff percentages do not rank robot strength.