Now this allows a spellweaver to Our first play ever, we won, but both had like 3 cards left at the end. Be sure that your Spellweaver has the cloak of invisibility and to tell each other when you want to/need to use it so the other can plan accordingly and not take a million damage. She is one of the fastest loosters thanks to loot cards among It is a long-range damage dealer and can output good damage at a very long range, which is all this class has. Moreover, the Spellweaver can also use impaling eruption and fire obs, not once but twice, which is its major strength. The rest are locked in the beginning but can be unlocked later in the game. A Cragheart moves slow. Attack 2 at a fantastic 5 range with 2 targets, wound, and an XP? Besides, its attacks are also quite weak, making it a less than optimal class. The Brute has a This is because you have to consistently work around others and think about whether you want to summon decoys, heal people, hit an enemy with a flame, or hurl a net at an oncoming monster! This is super helpful in a two-player scenario where traps are blocking potential exits or rooms, as you'll be able to open the way for others to pass through unscathed. As a Tinkerer, you have a 12 cards hand limit so you wouldnt get exhausted too easily. One, they will throw out curses like some evil mage and play a card called Disorienting Birge, which will disadvantage all enemies. When it comes to experience Thus, many times the Brute may have to go in a round earlier, which can lead to getting hit. The major ability of the Summoner is to summon associates and destroy giant enemies. Brutes are not good at looting. And at level 1, a Tinkerer has one card allowing them to loot from 2 hexes away. Thanks in advance! The tank can deal out quite some damage and put enemies in harms way. https://www.patreon.com/RageBadgerGaming/Some classes just are the yin to the other's. As a support and healing class, the Tinkerer is one of the most interesting classes in Gloomhaven. A fair number of players find it tough focusing on one specific style or class. However, all 6 cards do not offer a fast pace. You wont get exhausted quickly if you are careful with the ability cards. Tinkerer becomes more useful in 3- and 4-character parties. I got a bit tired of the Tinkerer, thought that I'd save her for 3 or 4 player games and started a Brute. Gloomhaven is a fantastic game. Dreamcrawler December 23, 2022, 8:57 pm. You could have that card back three times if you threw in twin restoration at level 7. Mindthief: Very similar combination to Brute + Scoundrel, the Mindthief is another fast single-target melee damage-dealer. The Demolitionist is the only D-tier or useless class. The other combinations which arent mentioned here fall somewhere in the middle of the spectrum. Lightning Bolt: 3 - this class suffers a bit for not having certain types of allies consistently at 2p. Gloomhaven is a cooperative game of tactical combat, battling monsters and advancing a player's own individual goals in a persistent and changing world that is played over many game sessions. This comes from the Tinkerers abilities of recovery and healing combined with its powerful traps and buffs. I've played with the class twice to retirement and as the class once to retirement in 2p and I assure you, it's just as absurd in 2p as it is at any other player count. In this Gloomhaven class tier list guide weve rated every character option to help you build an ideal party for the standard and harder Gloomhaven difficulties. I've found Lightning Bolt and Angry Face the two strongest classes I've used at 2p. Each player chooses a starting Character Class (Brute, Tinkerer, Spellweaver, Scoundrel, Cragheart, or Mindthief), and opens the corresponding character and miniature boxes, then takes that character's character mat, deck of level 1 ability cards, and the 5 character tokens. You could try Ithas got to go and pick it up all the time, and a couple of cards help with that. wish to stay in the game. Scoundrel will seem not great unless ideally paired with a Brute. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The following section of this tier list provides further details on the character ratings from the table above. And I mean that literally. Sometimes when the scope presents itself, it A Brute is made for dealing out So far it sounds something like (and I will keep updating based on response): updated after Gripeaway's brilliant response, A Tier: Angry Face, Cragheart, Circles, Spellweaver, C Tier: Scoundrel, Cthulhu, Sun, Music Note, Triforce. Besides, it does better in 2 players versus 4 player games just because the fewer monsters make it easier for it as it does not hit many targets. I keep thinking that damage build pretty much warp her into an entire different monster. So if this is your first go at it, you can take it, and Mindthief will do well. It also has a fast initiative, and he has got a couple of good late initiatives. She has a hand of 10 and a low hp. You will find above-average classes in the B tier. Your suggestions are welcome; you can disagree with the ranking if you feel we have made a mistake. So invisibility losses value and healing increases in value Damage could have been better, though. Tinkerer: Similarly to with the Cragheart, another below average combo for the Scoundrel. After running the first 2 main scenarios the SpellWeaver had 38 xp while the next closest in our party had 28. The Eclipse can keep itself invisible permanently (when well played), while the 3 spears could regularly go invisible with the Eclipse solo scenario item (and in bonus, produce dark for the Eclipse, which would supercharge an already godlike class). As I mentioned earlier, Scoundrel Your party starts in the town of Gloomhaven and accepts missions that are described for you in a scenario book. Eclipse: 5 - this class is one of the two best in the game and is completely self-sufficient so cares not whether it's 2p or 4p. The tankiness that's lost isn't even very important as the Scoundrel goes faster than the Brute most of the time, meaning she's likely to take the hits just as much anyway. Now that you have the basic insights from this Gloomhaven guide, gather your friends and get started! In the early game, it is an awesome class; late game, it is terrible. The Nightshroud is an extremely powerful class. Why me? However, not all of them are available for players to play with from the beginning. And, of course, his ally-damaging aoe can be quite hazardous to the squishy Scoundrel. Spellweaver: A great combination that really has everything (I believe it is one of the two best starting combinations of 2 classes alongside Spellweaver + Cragheart as it has both a ton of power and flexibility). Gloomhaven sees your group playing through numerous deadly scenarios where your choices and decisions alter the story and its conclusion. Brutes have a hand limit of 10. points, a Cragheart unfortunately levels up slowly because theres not much Scoundrel is known to be able to deal out immense damage but at an opportune Scoundrel: 2 - this class has partner difficulties at 2p. You have copious amounts of aoe damage without any melee allies, so you let the enemies come to you and pick them off one at a time or in groups. so it was close. You don't really want to be hanging out next to enemies too often so the bottom muddle effect is not super useful, but move 3 is always welcome. Your life will feel much easier). With some stamina potions and good play you can almost eliminate of getting hit. Your email address will not be published. Aesther Diviner is a really powerful control class. It is quite tanky and better than the Brute at tanking. Both were very enjoyable to play with the sun class. Now, Scoundrel is ranked sixth because it can get frustrating to play as a Scoundrel. Your character will be based on how you play these situations. Spellweaver special ability allows you to be able to recover the lost cards. Traps are sometimes more useful for dealing damage to enemies, but this is such a quick way to gain experience. 6 Gloomhaven Starter Classes Brute Spellweaver Tinkerer Cragheart Mindthief Scoundrel Some of the fun in Gloomhaven is discovering things on your own, so I should mention this guide will contain spoilers for the classes including information on the level 1 cards and perks. He is tanky, so he can theoretically move into melee without getting overly punished, but he personally has no reason to want to most of the time as he's mostly a ranged damage-dealer. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. For a Scoundrel that isnt an option. Also, Spellweaver has 3 heal abilities out of which you will probably Great response! Everything the Brute is not, the Spellweaver is, and vice-versa. Last updated on November 29, 2021. If the Hatchet werent so heavily reliant on The Favorite, it would be a better class. Brute is tied with a Cragheart for health points at level 1. You should check the bgg poll for best and worst classes. Games Finder Admin Once you lag, it will take you several rounds before you catch up. Its utility is not super powerful, but thematically, it is cool. It sounds good, but it will reduce your life, so its not nearly as good as it sounds. It is extremely difficult to play. This is to keep yourself from the damage a melee causes. One of them is the main card it relies on, The Favorite. The simple Brute is really powerful when it comes to tanking. A low score for health makes you play her the way it is designed Hopefully, this guide to Gloomhaven starting classes has been helpful. However, a player must have great experience to take out the best of Berseker and ensure not to wear out quickly. You need to have an ally or a monster next to you if you want to do some good damage and that's extremely unlikely due to the "no talking about what you're doing" rule! Oooo well we've played at least 100 scenarios at 2p now, so this is right up my alley. It doesnt do anything particularly well. Having seen their synergy in play at 4p, I can say I was very impressed by how they mesh together and how much damage they can put out. I love his stuff. Because of all these reasons, the Demolitionist belongs to the bottom-most tier, the D tier. As a Spellweaver, try You have minor healing abilities that can help you and allies, but you are not a complete healer. He specializes in healing and there's no way around the fact that healing just isn't that great as two. It means that you are going to throw 10 curses into their deck, which means a third of the enemys modifier deck is going to be cursed, and then they will have a disadvantage as they will have to pull two cards every time. Two melee single-target damage dealers, the combination involves the Brute walking in to set them up and the Scoundrel following to finish them off. Sounds like we just picked a bad pairing. (I've heard Sun + Circles is a really fun combo. Though this character is primarily all about dealing out loads of damage, you can include lots of variation and specialize it. To begin with, there are 6 Gloomhaven starting classes: Brute Spellweaver Tinkerer Cragheart Mindthief Scoundrel Contents General Gloomhaven Class Guide The next category after the S tier is the A tier. In detail, keep reading the article to the end to know your favourite classes in Gloomhaven, one of the best games out there. It is a pretty interesting and strong class but it must be in the C tier. We had to bump the difficulty up 2 levels when playing with him at 2p, I would also put Music Note higher but it depends who is your partner. and fun imo. Beast Tyrant is the next character on the B tier. 1. Im mostly going for a ranged dmg build however if we are being cornered i step out in front in order to tank the dmg for her. The adaptable nature of the class makes them impossible to give up on with damage, shielding, and healing all within one character that can adapt to the size of the group, team dynamics, settings and encounters with opponents. However, stamina is a problem for Scoundrel with a hand size of 9 cards only and no way to get it back. Sawbones is the next class in our tier list and is a B class for several reasons. Beyond that, I think the rest are not very good combos. Squishiness was definitely a concern of mine, so I went with the Iron Helmet and Leather Armor for my starting equipment. Melee characters, on the other hand, should be optimized to deal as much damage as possible, so get a good weapon. The article will help clear out all the confusion as we will discuss in detail which class is good and which is not, considering each classs flexibility and effectiveness during battles. However, she does have a Cragheart: 4 - this class shines with less allies. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. The next class on the A tier is Aesther Diviner. Rifts are good, meaning you can use them to teleport, and they are quite powerful. While every character class in Gloomhaven is capable of contributing to the campaign content there are some class options that simply offer a greater chance of success, particularly when you factor in the difficulty selected and your party composition. We are huge fans of the tabletop and digital versions of Gloomhaven and encourage you to purchase them to join the fun (links down below) You will find the Tinkerer quite effective if your party size is large. its done with. 4 - Good (This class is quite strong in 2p, if not completely game-warping). Just an average looter who can attempt looting from one hex away. Spellweaver has fewer cards but with Spellweavers, being I have found he is just as strong at 2 as 4. The Spellweaver can provide healing if needed and can deal some good damage in battle. As this character, you support your teammates, but since you lack health, youll be hanging out at the back. Poor healing options mean you need to be careful about taking too much damage. On the other hand when its a game where 4 or 5 of your friends are playing, if someone is lagging, you can help them along. Berserker and Quartermaster are among the top-performing classes. She has one weak card for looting. It also comes handy because of the summons (ally attack) and mind control ability. If a summon has range, it can do really good things. I'll be interested to watch this thread. At lower levels, the healing from Sun combined with Lightning Bolts loss ability to increase their Max HP up to 26 allows massive hits with Glass Hammer even at lower levels. Who knows how much money she could have saved had she not been introduced to the wonderful realms of Minecraft at the age of 6. could be called neutral with 6 points for health. S tier is the first category on the Gloomhaven Tier List. Overall Gloomhaven is a fairly balanced game experience and outside some particularly difficult 2 party sized combos most characters can contribute to a scenario with a capable player controlling them. Tinkerers, they use cards to lose it. That being said, I can say pretty confidently that it works well with the Scoundrel and Brute. Beast Tyrant - Beast / Bear face / Angry cow. among the classes. Ones Ive experienced and absolutely loved: Brute & Scoundrel: Brute has a host of cards that Push and Pull, wants to be close to the action, and is ok with taking hits here and there. minor shield and can immobilize enemies to move them away while she dashes She has the lowest hit points By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. One of the reasons it has been placed in the B tier is because it hits its stride later on, especially at level 9, when you can do some serious damage. However, if your party size is small, you wont find it effective. We've played 2 more side scenarios since then and the SpellWeaver has gained 30 and 36 xp, respectively, for a total of 104xp and lvl 3 after 4 scenarios. away. Cragheart is best at versatility. Our Gloomhaven tier list starts at S-tier and goes down to D-tier; the Quartermaster is the only S-tier class across the board, with the Mindthief, Red Guard, and Berserker in A-class. However, at level 1 a Tinkerer has 3 areas of effect ability that helps to boost your damage. That is the easiest way to level up. It has a few cards like Spirit of the Night and Swallowed by fear. The reason why a Cragheart is at rank 4 is that it is more of an average character. damage, the Spellweaver may need to call upon their ally groups. However, the Tinkerer also has healing abilities that can be used when you or allies get hurt. So much stunning and XP. I'm guessing not great but it's purely a guess. It is a pain playing with the Scoundrel, even though they are really good. The Mindthief also does a lot of damage but has to get in melee range and is much too squishy for the Tinkerer to keep alive, while the Tinkerer also can't regularly be relied upon to finish off the enemies that Mindthief approaches. When playing a two-player game, take your time to think well before you make a class choice. for a Brute let you attack several enemies at once and this helps improve the A Tinkerer powers your teams performance by buffing allies and weakening enemies with potions and mad contraptions. Tinkerer deserves to rank 1 among the 6 Gloomhaven starting items because its a character that supports and heals and the characterizations can be done so intricately. The hand limit for Mindthief is 10 It demonstrates how each class has been placed into its respective category based on how good or bad it is. She is capable of manipulating the elements with Gloomhaven to ward off enemies who can summon an ally attack. Mindthief & Cragheart, I did this comobo for scenario 1 with my fianc on easy mode. This makes it difficult to get close and personal with enemies. https://bit.ly/2wNsd7eUnlock special perks on our Patreon! Last Updated on September 18, 2022 by Samuel Franklin. The Tinkerer can be played aggressively using her debilitating abilities and her abilities as a healer of the starting classes. It has been called the highest rated board game of all time and rightly so. Crowd controlling is another ability of Sawbones, and it is also good at dealing damage using its stuns, making it a decent damage dealer class. attacks. This rogue is more like a ninja with her ability to be invisible, spread poison and deal out high damage at the right moment. The Gloomhaven class tier list below is rated on a S > A > B > C > D rating system that is summarised below. She has only 6 health points and is hence fragile. The versatility alone makes this class one of the best in the game, at least to start off with. Summoner is the last B-tier class. This is because you are expected to reduce damage and shield at almost every scenario and using these cards gives you experience. cards come with some experience points and hence it is fairly easy to level up However, the attack she perpetuates is only average when and if the Simply put, these classes are better than C and D tier classes but weaker than S and A tier classes. Gloomhaven is a cooperative game of tactical combat, battling monsters and advancing a player's own individual goals in a persistent and changing world that is played over many game sessions. To begin playing the game, choose an individual quest. good at looting. This class is essentially a jack of all trades, but a master of none. So before that, you will have to be careful about how you move and that you dont fall behind in that sort of stuff. Scoundrel: Not even once. Both of these options have very similar views on the game meta to me and a great level of detail at the same time. Create your beautiful website with Zeen now. It has one of the highest pools for health and even comes with a little bit of healing. Your power to spell casts from far away also helps. Mindthief: Another great Scoundrel combo. Heh, sorry about that. Scoundrel: 6 (this one could swing higher with the right partner). Some of the starting cards Press J to jump to the feed. I appreciate all the friendly input I've gotten in the past from this community! You and your adventuring party take the role of ambitious mercenaries, embarking on quests to earn cash rewards and bolster your reputation. We had a blast with the combo. It is the category where you find the worst-performing characters or classes. They have so much to concentrate on and so many options that you'll never get bored during combat. Check the second post for the poll, it's got plenty of votes so far. But, guess what? The Tinkerer can use his few decent aoes in conjunction with the Spellweaver's aoes to take down large groups together and otherwise just focus on cc'ing enemies that get close. No melee ally to approach enemies to help the Scoundrel and two very squishy people leads to a bad time. Amazon, the Amazon logo, AmazonSupply, and the AmazonSupply logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. This combo seems very strong. I just started a two-player campaign with my doesn't-game-too-much wife with me as the Mindthief and her as the Spellweaver. Of absolutely any starting combo, I would avoid this one the most. It is not that bad about its damage absorption and the damage it deals to opponents. However, Now that you know which classes are the best and worst, it is time to grab your controller and start playing this amazing game. Accordingly, I feel very confident talking about what works and what doesn't in such a party size. You will mostly be operating in invisibility to strengthen the damage you caused by attacking in stealth. The Spellweaver can (mostly) make up for the Tinkerer's lack of damage by dealing a lot of damage from range. I'll be starting Gloomhaven in a few weeks (as soon as I wrap up the D&D game I've been running for 4 years), and am starting to . The first class on the B tier is Red Guard. Playing with the Quartermaster class is great fun and can play many functionsin a squad. One line overviews of the Gloomhaven locked classes and symbol icons. Also, it takes a lot of thought to play, as this is a complicated class. Keeping this in mind here are a few combinations that are powerful and some that dont work so well together. I've played a number of classes 2 or even 3 times but the Mindthief never really appealed to me so I've only played it once and it was as 3-4 every time. And of course the Scoundrel needs a melee ally, which the Tinkerer is not. Besides, Red Guard has a good initiative to use its shields, tank up properly, and not be useless. Berserker and Quartermaster are among the top-performing classes. It can be called a jack of all trades but excels at nothing specifically. It cannot hit many targets, which adds to its weakness. That being said, lets begin with our ranking. Beautiful. Mindthief: 3 - this class has a bit more difficulty approaching without a front line, depending on party composition, at 2p. Typically, the Scoundrel is much faster than the Brute so they may have trouble approaching the same enemy on the same round as the Brute may struggle to consistently go before the Scoundrel. Just guessing a 3 here. Only a few other classes reach close to these rankings, each changing as the player count increases. Also, by having two naturally tanky characters, movement is very flexible. the starting cards. As far as hitting targets is concerned, it has great single-target damage, and you can do some crazy combos and get upwards into the 40/50 damage range. It can heal but not the way other classes can. I'm pretty close to retiring Spellweaver and Cragheart into Two-Mini and Triforce respectively so it sounds like Two-Mini will cover for Triforce's problems? A big advantage of GH vs D&D is that you can . We've only played 3 characters so far in 2-player. or is there anti-synergy there, like Cragheart/Scoundrel has? Mindthief: I have no shame in saying I've never witnessed this combo in action so I have no idea how it would work. But, the problem here is that enemies are going to scale with your party level, putting you on an even playing field. In the beginning, it is pretty overpowered. Still, as you go through the levels, the scaling of The Favorite isnt that great. They have good hand size and a bunch of persistent effects, so you can play a card and fly for the entire game, which is super cool. This acts like Besides, the Nighshroud has some problems with moving until it reaches level six. As we look forward, we're curious what people think are the most fun 2-Player class pairings. Spears: 6 (this is the one I'm least sure about; I don't play him myself, and I'm not entirely convinced that our Spears player understands the class, but I can't say for sure). A Mindthief will have to keep moving if they It does not scale well, and its cards are just middle of the road, and you can get into some shenanigans with Chimeric Formula. Also, it's worth mentioning that I'm considering whether there is an effective build that works in 2p, not necessarily the build you wanted to play with the class. When starting any game of Gloomhaven, one of the most exciting and often attractive classes for players is the Brute. The cards encourage this and will emphasize dodging and speed among other things. In fact it can even be difficult to play a Mindthief. This combo is (in)famous as the starting bad combo. Spellweaver: Not even once. It pairs up well with melee teams because it has a fair amount of adjacency bonuses. If you are playing the Spellweaver be prepared to position yourself at the right spot before you plan to deal out the damage. The c tier is the third category on our list, which includes classes with two average effectiveness. However, Aesther Diviner is not super situational. Like I had mentioned earlier, a Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. I also recommend you refer to this expansive thread on BoardGameGeek that includes a community poll with over 600 votes for the community view on how powerful each Gloomhaven class is. It is a solid B-tier class. I'm going to use a 1-5 scale because I think there's not really any need for 10. Summary The table below explains the entire article in a nutshell. Gloomhaven is a cooperative game of tactical combat, battling monsters and advancing a player's own individual goals in a persistent and changing world that is played over many game sessions. It's got a fantastic variety of attacks, support, and healing. It is, without a doubt, one of the finest RPG board games ever created.
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