LIVE NOW · join the stream
// tier list · risk of rain 2

Character tier list, with criteria.

All 20 survivors. The criteria: how well they survive and keep up late in Monsoon and long runs, and how forgiving they are. Our opinion; difficulty is listed separately.

// tiers

All 20, by tier.

S

Strong late into Monsoon and long runs, and forgiving.

  • Engineer: Places turrets that copy your items and a bubble shield: plays from a position. (Easy)
  • Loader: Hydraulic fists and a grapple: she flies across the map and hits harder the faster she arrives. (Medium)
  • Acrid: A regenerating poison beast: poisons whole groups and steps back while they melt. (Medium)
  • Railgunner: A sniper: few shots that deal enormous damage, especially to weak points. (Medium)
A

Very good, with a weak spot (health, mobility or item dependence).

  • Huntress: An archer who shoots while sprinting and teleports: huge damage, very little health. (Easy)
  • Bandit: A finisher: smoke, backstabs and a revolver that resets everything on a kill. (Hard)
  • Artificer: A mage with huge burst and area damage, and the only one who can hover. (Medium)
  • Mercenary: A swordsman who chains dashes and is almost never hit. (Hard)
  • REX: Half robot, half plant: his best skills cost health in exchange for strong ranged damage. (Medium)
  • Captain: Shotgun, orbital support and microbots that stop projectiles: controls fights, but has little mobility. (Easy)
  • Void Fiend: Shifts between a controlled ranged form and a corrupted close-range form: you manage corruption. (Hard)
  • Seeker: A martial monk whose spirit journey (Sojourn) makes her near-immune while building damage. (Medium)
  • False Son: Mithrix brother: grows with the maximum health he gains and swings a huge club. (Medium)
B

Can win, but struggles more than the rest in long runs.

  • Commando: The simplest survivor: he never stops shooting, so items that work on hit go off for him like for no one else. (Easy)
  • MUL-T: A robot with two weapons at once and lots of health: tanky, and it carries two equipment slots. (Easy)
  • CHEF: The cooking robot: dices, sears, rolls, and boosts his skills with «Yes, CHEF!». (Medium)
?

Not rated yet: they come from the newest expansions and we have not played them enough.

  • Operator: A drone technician: Mk 2 drones follow him, and he commands them and rides them to move. (Medium)
  • Drifter: A scavenger who turns junk into advantages: throws scrap, repossesses enemies and makes temporary items. (Medium)
  • Enforcer: A riot officer with a shield: blocks from the front and lives on cooldowns, like Artificer. (Medium)
  • Acolyte: A priestess of N'kuhana: rips out enemy souls and hits both at once. (Hard)
// faq

FAQ.

Who is the best survivor in Risk of Rain 2?

For us, the S tier: Engineer, Railgunner, Acrid and Loader. They stay strong late into Monsoon and are forgiving.

Which survivor is easiest for beginners?

Commando, Huntress, Engineer, MUL-T and Captain: all marked as easy.