Best mechs on Reddit
318 reviews from r/Mechwarrior5, r/battletech, r/LancerRPG and 3 more subreddits
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#1
Mech
4.5
(57)
"I dont use lights hunchback with the 8 lasers was my main for a while."
"And the king crab car as my proper main."
"I use the agc archer as an srm boat (I LOVE IT)."
"Corsair from DLC 1, the privateer, the one that can support duel Gauss duel ERPPC is my choice for objectively best mech in the game."
"My favorite build I’ve ever done is in my friends multiplayer game."
"Assault: Hero Victor with 2 LBX-10 clusters."
"For assault, battle master, awesome, and atlas."
"Ive been running lances of Blk kights and theyve been doing great."
"For me Medium: Hero Trebuchet."
"King Crab Carapace with 4 UAC5s is IMO the most squarely S-tier build in the game."
#2
BattleTech
4.2
(19)
"The classics are Jenner, Panther, and Dragon."
"Off the top of my head
**Light:** Jenner, Panther, Owens, Venom
**Medium**: Wolf Trap, Gladiator, Sentinel
**Heavy:** Dragon, Lancelot, Avatar, No Dachi
**Assault**: Hatamoto Chi, Katana/Crockett, Mauler, Charger"
"Go for the Thunderbolt TDR-9W, trust me, it's a beast."
"Awesome 8Q is still a massively strong choice. Banshee S (any of them) is a monster for the 4th Succession War period."
"I would say look at the 5/8/5 50-60 ton mechs; Wolverine, Griffin, Gladiator, Cronus, Ostroc, Trebuchet."
"So in no real order, Thunderbolt, Locust, Stinger, Wasp, Crusader, Griffin, Shadow Hawk, Longbow, Phoenix Hawk, Rifleman, Wolverine, Archer."
"I’m surprised the Locust has neither quirk, despite being described as one of the most common 'Mechs in the galaxy, but I’m taking one anyway."
"An urban defence lance? Panther, Phoenix Hawk, Javelin and a Firestarter."
"Commando, small and nimble to fit through tight alleys while being cheap and adaptable."
"The Comstar battle level II, inner sphere support lance, and inner sphere striker lance all have mech options for the Kuritans."
#3
Hunchback
4.5
(15)
"For 50 ton mechs, the Hunchback is basically king imo."
"Hunchback 8 medium lasers."
"Hands down."
"Just depends on which variant you choose."
"The good old 4G is an urban fighter."
"The one I recommend to all new players."
"Accept no substitutes."
"Med - hunchback hero with the gauss."
"Hunchbacks for when you need a lighter lance."
"A Lance of tricked out Hunchbacks can clear every single mission with ease."
#4
Firestarter
4.2
(13)
"Firestarter."
"For the player: Light: Firestarter and Hero Raven."
"Light: Firestarter."
"I'd go for a Firestarter if I needed a light or a Wolverine for a medium."
"Firestarter..."
"The flamers are great for going after infantry using buildings as cover."
"The Javelin, Firestarter, and Valkyrie are decent lights with good speed and weapons"
"Light firestarter dump the jump jets add lil armor and decimate about anything you come across."
"Light- Firestarter S1"
"Light- Fire Starter"
#5
Thunderbolt
4.2
(10)
"Thunderbolt Top Dog - See above."
"Just give me my freaking Thunderbolt"
"I like a TDR-5S and LCT-1E up against a CPLT-C1."
"Thunderbolt and Phoenix Hawk vs Hunchback and Catapult."
"Thunderbolt, Griffin, Shadow Hawk, and Firestarter are a very likely set of mechs."
"A Thunderbolt (jumpy if possible) or Grasshopper N for your lance leader."
"The biggest and meanest 'Mech I can reliably get my hands on."
"T-bolt is a solid AI mech as well."
"I'd rather pilot a Thunderbolt or Battlemaster if I have the option."
"Vanilla - Thunderbolt TDR-5S + Raven RVN-1X."
#6
Black Knight
4.4
(9)
"The Black Knight with the +80% small laser range is amazing."
"Heavy: Black Knight."
"Black knight 6b with BAP, 2 large pulse, 1 er sb large laser."
"Black Knight -6b - I love me a laser boat."
"There are a few mechs that i like: black knight, battlemaster to name 2."
"Black Knight"
"Heavy - black knight, just looks great and so many options."
"Heavy- Black Knight"
"Heavy: black knight 6/6b with a mix of pulse and regular/sb lasers."
#7
Javelin
4.1
(8)
"The hero Javelin is actually incredible."
"Fairly cheap. Jumps to maneuver over buildings."
"Javelin for a close range shotgun."
"Javelin, wasp, Stinger, and locust."
"Javelin for firesupport."
"My faves from that era."
"The Javelin, Firestarter, and Valkyrie are decent lights with good speed and weapons"
"My favorite heroes are probably: Javelin hi there."
#8
Jenner
4.4
(7)
"Jenner makes a great backstabber."
"Jenner if you want to be able to rush an enemy with a face melting back shot."
"Light - Jenner, just live the speed and straightforwardness."
"My most reliable light 'mech is the Jenner."
"Though the good Jenner is quite rare, but it is a very easy refit."
"Jenner"
"Jenner, Hunchback, Warhammer, marauder 2."
#9
GMS
5.0
(6)
"GMS Everest is an amazing Striker/Artillery."
"GMS Chomolungma is an amazing Hacker/Support."
"Everest best striker."
"Chomolungma is best hacker."
"Atlas is best Anime mech."
"Them traits man. Initiative is soo jucy and the hyperfuel is just icing on top"
#10
Centurion
4.0
(7)
"Give each side a Centurion-9A and a Hunchback 4G."
"I always find myself sticking with that starting centurion for a long time."
"Centurions are my go-to mediums."
"With Srm 6."
"My 4 picks."
"A really good brawler."
"Medium: I’m also an avid fan of the Centurion."
#11
Atlas
4.7
(6)
"ATLAS - BH."
"The assault 'mech I trust the most is the Atlas."
"Atlas."
"As a lyran.. Atlas."
"Assault: Certain variants of Atlas or King Crab"
"Assault: Atlas, Nightstar, King Crab, Highlander, Banshee (melee), Stalker, Awesome, Battlemaster."
#12
Warhammer
4.3
(6)
"Warhammer always."
"Warhammer (Tomahawk Destroid)."
"Warhammer and rifleman v. marauder and locust."
"Something like a Warhammer or Thunderbolt would be good."
"Warhammer is my go to 'upgrade' from the centurion."
"Heavy: Warhammer"
#13
Panther
4.2
(6)
"Panther because in this period it is the light equivalent to an Awesome."
"Panther. A simple to use trooper with a big gun."
"Jumpy PPC sniper with an SRM for close range work."
"Panther, Commando, Jenner, Firestarter, Hermes."
"Light- Panther"
"Light: Panther"
#14
Archer
4.2
(6)
"Archer (Spartin Destroid)."
"Apart from the hero variants the Archer is pretty good as a stock mech."
"Archers are very solid for their weight as well."
"Archer."
"My Archer variant, the Porcupine is nasty in urban warfare."
"Archers and Longbows."
#15
Victor
5.0
(5)
"Other hero I beeline for is the Victor basilisk - so much fun."
"Preferably jumping ones."
"Pretty good for urban combat where they can close with their weapons."
"Can be absolutely brutal in close-in knife fighting."
"Victor really shines on urban environments."
#16
King Crab
4.4
(5)
"My king crab duo, Ctrl-0000 and Alt-0001."
"For assault, probably king crab."
"Defends town square or park & is a hilariously out of place target."
"King Crab Carapace."
"May not be the best, but a King Crab will always be my personal mech"
#17
Battletech
4.0
(5)
"Caliban because you are huge, that means you have huge guts RIP AND TEAR."
"Centurion would be ok, whitworth as well."
"My first three choices are: Piranha 2, Piranha 3, JR7-IIC."
"Not inner sphere but a piranha-2 with as many small lasers as you can fit on it is pretty fun."
"Have you tried the classic spooky Atlas?"
#18
Banshee
4.5
(4)
"Banshee 3S, objectively the best, most versatile and most well rounded mech of the 3025-era."
"Assault: Banshee."
"The stock BNC-3E Banshee are both good options."
"Assault: banshee 3s with some good lasers and a good autocannon"
#19
Crusader
4.3
(4)
"Crusader. Just look at its quirks!"
"Crusader-6T with 14 small pulse lasers."
"Heavy: Crusader."
"Heavy- Crusader"
#20
Wolverine
4.0
(4)
"I would pick a 5/8/5 movement medium mech."
"Wolverine/Griffin combo is a classic."
"Medium: Wolverine."
"Medium: Wolverine."
#21
Kintaro
4.0
(4)
"Medium Kintaro or Hunchback."
"Kintaro"
"Medium- Kintaro"
"Assuming vanilla generic, I like: Kintaro."
#22
Valkyrie
4.0
(4)
"Valkyrie, Commando, Jenner, Javelin (regular and fire), Panther, Firestarter, and the bugs all fit the bill."
"Valkyrie to give you some covering fire at range."
"Great artillery for a lights only lance."
"The Javelin, Firestarter, and Valkyrie are decent lights with good speed and weapons"
#23
Locust
4.0
(4)
"Locusts everywhere."
"Locust. It's like THE mercenary light mech."
"The Locust, Jenner, Panther, Mongoose, Mercury, Firestarter, and Javelin all have solid variants out and about during that time period."
"Light: Locust. Fast, customizable, and fast."
#24
Zeus
5.0
(3)
"Best is the Zeus Skokomish hero. Borderline cheating."
"Assault - Zeus Skokomish is my absolute go to"
"Just the Zeus SK. Mine is outfitted with 4 SRM 6STs, 1 Light rifle BF, 1 MP laser and 1 PPC-X."
#25
Charger
3.8
(4)
"The Charger (either the stock CGR-1A1) is a good option."
"Depending on the era chargers are NASTY out in the periphery."
"Coupd pick the charger."
"Charger."
#26
Urbie
3.5
(4)
"I'd say either Centurion or Battlemaster as a command mech."
"If I had to pick just one mech for to play for each group it would be. New Area Urbie."
"Fit it with a water gun, a flamer, an mg and an LB10X."
"Urbies of all stripes (maybe NOT the nuke arrow IV model."
#27
Highlander
4.7
(3)
"Assault: Highlander."
"Several variants pack a good set of range brackets on their guns."
"Assault - Highlander 732b? . just once again so many ways to build it and it hits hard."
#28
Spider
4.7
(3)
"Light: Spider."
"Only 'mech I use for Infiltration missions."
"IS: Spider, Panther, Jenner, Urbie (arrow IV only), Firestarter."
#29
Nightstar
4.7
(3)
"Assault Nightstar and Battlemaster Hellslinger."
"The Nightstar - every cockpit within a mile radius is guaranteed to blow out."
"The Nightstar is a distant second."
#30
Militors
3.3
(4)
"Them going down easily is a bonus point, since its actually rare for them to DIE."
"A swarm of them in the middle part of your killbox packs a punch even late game and they're dirt cheap."
"Militors were good until they were nerfed."
"Militors are not at all the best mechs to spam."
#31
Catapult
4.3
(3)
"Catapult my beloved."
"I will always choose the Catapult if I can."
"Heavy: Catapults. It’s just been a favorite since I was a kid."
#32
Stalker
4.3
(3)
"Absolutely rips the heads off assault mechs up close."
"Stalker"
"Assault- Stalker"
#33
N/A
3.0
(4)
"1 pawn with a master crafted mini gun, 1 or 2 melee pawns with shields."
"Militors are the most cost and time-effective way to flood the field with a bunch of firepower."
"I've had really good luck surrounding them with chem fuel and IEDs."
"The best cheap mech to saturate a field with gunfire with."
#34
Commando
4.0
(3)
"Commando for stocky sandpapering after your lance has opened up the armour on a target or two."
"Don’t sleep on the Commando. It does pack a wallop."
"My personal opinion is Light: commando."
#35
Vindicator
4.0
(3)
"Vindicator, Shadowhawk, Hunchback, Locust."
"Vindicator and ShadowHawk. All are jump capable."
"Good starter mechs, too."
#36
Battlemaster
4.0
(3)
"There are a few mechs that i like: black knight, battlemaster to name 2."
"Heavy battle master hero version or atlas two not sure if they're in game or not."
"Damn am I the only 1 who loves the battlemaster."
#37
Grasshopper
4.0
(3)
"Grasshopper N for your lance leader."
"Jump jets, 2 hands for melee and a lot of close quarters firepower."
"3/5/3 is a perfectly adequate profile for cityfighting."
#38
Marauder
4.0
(3)
"For heavy, I usually go with marauder with lb-10x on the back."
"Heavy: Marauder, Orion, Dragon, Thunderbolt, Warhammer, Grasshopper, Cataphract, Archer, Catapult."
"Assuming vanilla generic, I like: Marauder."
#39
Quickdraw
4.0
(3)
"Kitana + QuickDraw srm boats for AI work well as dps at that level."
"Quick draw gunslinger shootist havoc."
"Wicked it is!"
#40
Hatchetman
3.7
(3)
"I'd recommend a Hatchetman or Kontio."
"Have you tried hatchetman? He isnt too big but a dedicated brawler."
"And a bunch of trashCANs."
#41
Urbanmech
3.7
(3)
"Four specifically designed for urban fighting."
"Urbanmech, Rifleman, Jagermech, and Blackjack are all staples of Militias."
"Urbanmech because you want to teach your opponent the ine"
#42
Phoenix Hawk
3.3
(3)
"Mobile defense."
"Awesome, because the best way to counter ambushes is by being made of more armour than sense."
"Avoid the Phoenix Hawk - it's too hard for beginners."
#43
Mekton Zeta
5.0
(2)
"Mekton Zeta with MZ+ checks your boxes."
"Mekton Zeta has rules for 1 and 3, in addition to a LOT more."
#44
MechWarrior
5.0
(2)
"I would take black knight over any other mech."
"Heavy: Black Knight."
#45
Hero
5.0
(2)
"Medium: Kintaro and Hero Blackjack."
"The hero blackjack is pretty much my favorite vanilla mech in the whole game."
#46
Sagittaire
4.5
(2)
"It’s an absolute monster in city streets."
"Would work great here."
#47
Awesome
4.5
(2)
"Awesome 8Q is probably my personal favorite to put my lancemates in."
"Assault: Awesome"
#48
Vlad
4.0
(2)
"I love Vlad, my friend suggests Raleigh."
"Vlad, Blackbeard, and Zheng are great, brutal melee builds."
#49
Wyvern
4.0
(2)
"Both are designed for urban combat."
"Wyverns make decent city fighters."
#50
Agincourt
4.0
(2)
"Heavy - either Agincourt or BLK 6B or a MAD 5D"
"Heavy - Agincourt or Orion YAJ / new one"
#51
Cicada
4.0
(2)
"Has a global missile range +50% giving srms an effective out to ~400m."
"Light: Cicada"
#52
Shadowhawk
4.0
(2)
"Good all round fighter and pretty good as a command mech."
"Medium - Shadowhawk GD"
#53
Dragon
4.0
(2)
"The sidewinder is great for attacking and hunting pesky light and medium Mechs."
"My Dragon to rip and tear."
#54
Vulcan
3.5
(2)
"I just love the Vulcan."
"The Vulcan isn't technically a light, but at 40 tons it's close."
#55
Mongoose
3.5
(2)
"Is a good light mech starter."
"The Mongoose is just rare in general."
#56
Militor
3.5
(2)
"Militors are the best mech defensively because the ai is dumb... they're cheap in terms of mechanitor control capacity."
"MAYBE Militors, and i know scythers are great with some cheese."
#57
BLR1-G
5.0
(1)
"It cuts heads so easily it seems like a joke."
#58
Hero 'Mechs
5.0
(1)
"Look for Hero 'Mechs in shops."
#59
Outworlds Alliance
5.0
(1)
"It's just a solid all rounder, like an improved Vindicator."
#60
Lancer
5.0
(1)
"I'm having an absolute blast with a damage / agility stacking Nelson."
#61
TDR
5.0
(1)
"Because these hands ain't gonna throw themselves."
#62
Hydra
4.0
(1)
"Holding ground? Sounds like it's hydra time."
#63
Swallowtail
4.0
(1)
"Intel says lots of heavy armor? Swallowtail it up."
#64
Pegasus
4.0
(1)
"I can swap to my pegasus frame."
#65
Taurians
4.0
(1)
"The Taurians do produce a lot of very solid mechs in most eras."
#66
Gunslinger
4.0
(1)
"Gunslinger."
#67
Mechwarrior
4.0
(1)
"Whenever you pass by Terra (center of map) or Rare Mechs to purchase, can find a Black Knight-6b."
#68
Highlanders
4.0
(1)
"Highlanders."
#69
Catapults
4.0
(1)
"Catapults/crusaders"
#70
Trebuchets
4.0
(1)
"Trebuchets"
#71
Urbies
4.0
(1)
"Urbies"
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