Best New Mechs Tier List for Shadow of Kerensky DLC! - Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries

This is my mech tier list for Mechwarrior 5 Mercs Shadow of Kerensky. I've used my long-time mechwarrior experience to draw up a ranking that I think is most likely to resemble the usefulness of these mechs once we have our hands on the full product.

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September 3rd 2025 is the release date for the latest Mechwarrior 5 Mercenaries DLC - Shadow Of Kerensky.
The new DLC for Mechwarrior 5 Mercenaries is Shadow Of Kerensky, featuring the Clan invasion, 16 new Clan mechs, the Bullshark, new Inner Sphere mech variants, 17 new biomes and a new 12 mission story campaign!

https://mw5mercs.com/news/2025/08/164...
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MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries is set in 3015 during the final decade of the Third Succession War, casting the player as a rookie mercenary MechWarrior rising from the ashes of a demolished mercenary unit.