7 tier lists combined · 21 survivors · updated Oct 19, 2026
Risk of Rain 2 tier list
As of Oct 19, 2026, the best Risk of Rain 2 survivors are Loader and Railgunner: the S tier when 7 current tier lists, published Nov 2025 to Oct 2026, are combined into one. Commando, REX and Heretic rank lowest. The lists disagree most on CHEF and Operator.
- Nothing in this tier
Rated by too few lists to place: Acolyte, Enforcer.
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What each tier list says
Every survivor's placement on each source list behind this Risk of Rain 2 survivor tier list, so you can see where the combined tier comes from. Click a column to sort.
| Survivor | Consensus | GameTruthOct 2026 | TierMaker communityOct 2026 | GameBriefOct 2026 | Rogue RankerApr 2026 | Game RantFeb 2026 | Common Sense GamerJan 2026 | Deltia's GamingNov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Loader | S | S | SS | S | S | – | S | S |
 Railgunner | S | S | SS | S | S | – | S | S |
 Seeker | A | A | S | B | S | – | S | A |
 Void Fiend | A | A | A | A | S | – | S | A |
 False Son | A | S | S | B | S | #11 | S | A |
 Bandit | A | A | SS | A | A | – | A | B |
 Drifter | A | S | S | B | B | – | – | S |
 Engineer | A | A | S | S | B | – | A | C |
 Acrid | A | A | S | A | A | #12 | A | B |
 Mercenary | B | A | S | B | A | #15 | A | – |
 MUL-T | B | A | S | A | B | #13 | B | A |
 Captain | B | A | A | A | A | #10 | A | C |
 CHEF | B split | B | SS | C | A | #19 | A | A |
 Artificer | B | A | S | B | A | #17 | B | B |
 Huntress | B | B | S | A | B | #14 | B | B |
 Operator | B split | A | SS | C | B | – | – | D |
 Commando | C | B | A | B | C | #18 | C | C |
 REX | C | B | A | B | C | #16 | C | D |
 Heretic | C | – | C | – | C | – | C | – |
 Acolyte | – | A | – | – | – | – | – | – |
 Enforcer | – | A | – | – | – | – | – | – |
How it is combined: each list's grades become points (S 4, A 3, B 2, C 1, D and F 0; a list with a grade above S, like TierMaker's SS, is shifted down one, and numbered rankings are spread evenly from 4 to 0), then averaged and rounded back to a tier (S at 3.5 and up, A 2.5, B 1.5, C 0.5). Only lists published or updated since the Alloyed Collective update (Nov 18, 2025) are used. Survivors rated by fewer than 2 lists are left out. "Split" marks survivors where the lists are typically more than a tier apart. Details.
Where the lists disagree
- CHEF: SS (TierMaker community), A (Rogue Ranker), A (Common Sense Gamer), A (Deltia's Gaming), B (GameTruth), C (GameBrief), #19 (Game Rant)
- Operator: SS (TierMaker community), A (GameTruth), B (Rogue Ranker), C (GameBrief), D (Deltia's Gaming)
Survivors that reward practice (or one specific build) swing the most between writers. Treat their combined tier as a midpoint.
Who actually wins on Monsoon
Steam tracks how many Risk of Rain 2 players have beaten the game on Monsoon with each survivor (the survivor's Mastery achievement). It is not a tier list, because older and starting survivors have had more time and more players, but it is a useful second opinion on the Risk of Rain 2 best character question: it shows which survivors people actually finish hard runs with.
| Survivor | Tier | Unlocked by | Beat Monsoon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntress | B | everyone | 17.0% |
| Engineer | A | 56.9% | 15.0% |
| Commando | C | everyone | 15.0% |
| Mercenary | B | 45.8% | 14.2% |
| MUL-T | B | 66.3% | 13.3% |
| Artificer | B | 53.3% | 13.3% |
| Bandit | A | 77.7% | 13.1% |
| Captain | B | 52.1% | 13.0% |
| Loader | S | 54.0% | 12.9% |
| Acrid | A | 40.6% | 12.5% |
| REX | C | 28.2% | 11.0% |
| Railgunner | S | with the DLC | 10.7% |
| Void Fiend | A | 22.4% | 9.5% |
| Seeker | A | with the DLC | 4.8% |
| False Son | A | 9.9% | 4.5% |
| CHEF | B | 10.6% | 3.5% |
| Operator | B | with the DLC | 3.0% |
| Drifter | A | 7.0% | 2.2% |
Share of all Risk of Rain 2 owners on Steam, from Steam's global achievement stats.
How this Risk of Rain 2 tier list works
Risk of Rain 2 has no public match data, so any ror2 tier list is someone's judgment. Instead of adding one more opinion, this ror2 character tier list combines the current ones: 7 Risk of Rain 2 character tier lists from guide sites and community writers, all listed below with dates. A survivor every list puts at the top is S tier here; one that a single writer loves and the rest do not lands in the middle, and is marked "split" when the lists are far apart.
The tiers assume normal solo runs on Monsoon and above, the way most of the source lists do. Every survivor page has the abilities, the unlock condition and each list's placement, for example Loader, Railgunner, Seeker.
Sources
- GameTruth by Elena Petrova · Oct 18, 2026 · 20 survivors
- TierMaker community by average of 31 user lists · Oct 15, 2026 · 19 survivors
- GameBrief by Dani Torres · Oct 10, 2026 · 18 survivors
- Rogue Ranker · Apr 5, 2026 · 19 survivors
- Game Rant · Feb 27, 2026 · 10 survivors
- Common Sense Gamer by Calin Ciabai · Jan 6, 2026 · 17 survivors
- Deltia's Gaming by Chandraday Chakraborty · Nov 27, 2025 · 17 survivors
FAQ
Who is the best Risk of Rain 2 character right now?
Loader has the highest combined rating: S on GameTruth, SS on TierMaker community, S on GameBrief, S on Rogue Ranker, S on Common Sense Gamer, S on Deltia's Gaming. The rest of S tier is Railgunner.
Which Risk of Rain 2 survivor is best for beginners?
Of the survivors you start with or unlock early, Bandit rates highest (A tier). Commando and Huntress are available from the start; Bandit and MUL-T unlock early. Each survivor page lists the unlock condition.
How is this tier list made?
It is not one person's opinion. We read 7 published Risk of Rain 2 tier lists (named and linked below), turn each list's tiers into points, average them and round back to a tier. Only lists published or updated since the Alloyed Collective update are used. Survivors the lists disagree on by more than about a tier are marked "split". Full method on the about page.
Is Enforcer good?
Too few lists have rated Enforcer yet. See the Enforcer page for abilities and how to unlock.