User:Shiver/Balance Mod/Counter Table

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Below is a table which lists the best ship counters for Player-vs-Player matches of Balance Mod. Skill and game knowledge varies between players, so this won't always work perfectly, but should serve as a useful set of guidelines most of the time. The table reads as follows:

  • Target: The ship for which counters are listed.
  • Hard Counter: A ship with high odds of destroying a given enemy when played correctly. It costs less than said enemy, yielding a score advantage when it wins.
  • Soft Counter: A ship which fights well against a given enemy relative to its cost, but is not fully reliable at destroying it.
  • Overwhelm: A ship which trounces a given enemy, but does not yield a score advantage due to its cost. Only some of the cheaper or easier match-ups are listed.
  • Stalemate: This match-up will result in a virtually endless draw and should be avoided.

Balance Mod Counter Table

Target Hard Counter Soft Counter Overwhelm Stalemate
Guardian icon.png Probe icon.png Terminator icon.png Scout icon.png# Avenger icon.png Marauder icon.png Avatar icon.png
Skiff icon.png Avenger icon.png Scout icon.png Cruiser icon.png Eluder icon.png X-Form icon.png
Broodhome icon.png Probe icon.png Nemesis icon.png Skiff icon.png Podship icon.png Avatar icon.png
Avatar icon.png Jugger icon.png Mauler icon.png Scout icon.png#
Mauler icon.png Cruiser icon.png Podship icon.png Skiff icon.png Drone icon.png Guardian icon.png X-Form icon.png Nemesis icon.png Broodhome icon.png
Cruiser icon.png Torch icon.png Avenger icon.png Drone icon.png Stinger icon.png
Avenger icon.png Drone icon.png Intruder icon.png Blade icon.png Podship icon.png
Marauder icon.png Jugger icon.png Podship icon.png Avatar icon.png
Trader icon.png Skiff icon.png Probe icon.png Fury icon.png Mauler icon.png Guardian icon.png Avatar icon.png Marauder icon.png
X-Form icon.png Terminator icon.png Blade icon.png Penetrator icon.png Eluder icon.png Trader icon.png Nemesis icon.png Avatar icon.png
Podship icon.png Stinger icon.png Blade icon.png Eluder icon.png Skiff icon.png Terminator icon.png Probe icon.png Podship icon.png
Nemesis icon.png Guardian icon.png Probe icon.png Fury icon.png Torch icon.png#
Fury icon.png Eluder icon.png Terminator icon.png Mauler icon.png Penetrator icon.png X-Form icon.png Jugger icon.png Avatar icon.png Marauder icon.png
Scout icon.png Avenger icon.png
Probe icon.png Eluder icon.png Torch icon.png Scout icon.png# Terminator icon.png X-Form icon.png Avatar icon.png
Eluder icon.png Penetrator icon.png Blade icon.png Cruiser icon.png Mauler icon.png Guardian icon.png Trader icon.png Jugger icon.png
Blade icon.png Cruiser icon.png Torch icon.png Mauler icon.png Fury icon.png Guardian icon.png Trader icon.png
Penetrator icon.png Scout icon.png# Cruiser icon.png Podship icon.png Mauler icon.png
Torch icon.png Stinger icon.png Scout icon.png Penetrator icon.png Intruder icon.png
Drone icon.png Scout icon.png Stinger icon.png Torch icon.png Penetrator icon.png
Dreadnought icon.png Nemesis icon.png Marauder icon.png Broodhome icon.png
Jugger icon.png Intruder icon.png Mauler icon.png X-Form icon.png Trader icon.png Nemesis icon.png Broodhome icon.png Dreadnought icon.png
Intruder icon.png Cruiser icon.png Penetrator icon.png Stinger icon.png Blade icon.png Podship icon.png Intruder icon.png
Terminator icon.png Intruder icon.png Blade icon.png Eluder icon.png Mauler icon.png Trader icon.png Nemesis icon.png Dreadnought icon.png
Stinger icon.png Scout icon.png
# Multiple copies of this ship are recommended to defeat this enemy.