Dandy's World tier list: how this ranking works
This Dandy's World tier list ranks 40 of the game's 42 Toons by their stats, using a formula that is printed in full below. It is a ranking built from data, not from opinion and not from in-game runs. Every number comes from the Dandy's World Wiki's Toon pages as of version Alpha 0.29.10 (October 23, 2026), so you can rebuild any score with a calculator. The two Toons left out are Dandy and Dyle, who are developer characters that the wiki says players can't use in normal matches.
The short answer: Gourdy tops the list at 31.5, followed by a three-way tie at 29 between Shelly, Soulvester and Vee. Waxwell, the newest Toon, lands in A tier at 27.5. Shrimpo is last by a wide margin: the wiki's ability text says to play him only if you want a challenge, and he has one star in every stat.
If you want to know what a star is worth in real units, jump to the stat section. If you only want the ranking, the tier tables come first.
The formula
Every Toon has five stats, each rated from 1 to 5 stars. The score for a Toon is:
Score = 2 x Skill Check + 2 x Extraction Speed + 1.5 x Movement Speed + 1.5 x Stealth + 1 x Stamina + Ability points
Ability points work like this:
- 3 points if the Toon has an Active or Toggle ability with a listed cooldown of 45 seconds or less.
- 2 points if the Toon has an Active ability with a longer cooldown, or one with no cooldown listed.
- 1 point if the Toon has only Passive abilities.
Tiers are cut at fixed scores: S is 29 or more, A is 27 to 28.5, B is 26 to 26.5, C is 25 to 25.5, D is anything lower down to 20, and F is below 20.
Here is the formula run on Gourdy, who has Skill Check 5, Movement 4, Stamina 1, Stealth 1 and Extraction 5. That is 10 + 10 + 6 + 1.5 + 1 = 28.5 from stats. His Trick or Treat ability has a 35 second cooldown, which earns 3 points, so the total is 31.5. Run Waxwell the same way: 10 for Skill Check, 4 for Extraction, 7.5 for Movement, 3 for Stealth and 1 for Stamina gives 25.5, plus 2 for Ignite's 60 second cooldown, for 27.5.
Why these weights
The weights are a choice, not game data, and you should say so before arguing with the order. Skill Check and Extraction Speed count double because between them they set how fast a Machine fills, and filling Machines is the objective of every floor. Movement Speed and Stealth sit at 1.5 because they decide whether a Toon survives a Twisted. Stamina counts once because the wiki's stat table shows it adds only 25 per star, running from 100 at one star to 200 at five.
The ability points are deliberately crude. A cooldown number says how often an ability can fire, not how good it is. Astro's Nap Time restores Stamina to nearby Toons and has a 60 second cooldown, so it earns 2 points. Goob's Hug! has a 30 second cooldown and earns 3. The formula has no idea which of those a team needs. Treat the ability column as a tiebreaker, not a verdict.
What a star is actually worth
Stars are not the same size in every stat. The wiki's Statistics page gives the real values:
- Skill Check: the window grows by 50 per star, from 50 to 250. The golden-zone value goes from 1 to 3.
- Movement Speed: walking goes from 10 to 20 and running from 20 to 30, in steps of 2.5.
- Stamina: 100, 125, 150, 175, 200.
- Stealth: 0, 5, 10, 15, 20 units of detection range.
- Extraction Speed: 0.75, 0.85, 1.00, 1.20, 1.50 units per second.
Extraction is the odd one out. Going from one star to two adds only 0.10 per second, while going from four to five adds 0.30. A Machine holds 45 units, so a one-star extractor fills it in about 60 seconds and a five-star extractor in 30. The formula counts stars in a straight line, which means it slightly undervalues a five-star extractor and slightly overvalues a two-star one. That is a known flaw, and it is why Vee, Squirm and Glisten would move up if you re-weighted Extraction by its real values.
S tier: 29 or more
These are the four highest scores. Three of them share the same trait: five stars in Skill Check, five in Extraction, or both.
| Toon | Score | Skill Check | Movement | Stamina | Stealth | Extraction | Ability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gourdy | 31.5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Trick or Treat (active, 35 s); Sugar Rush (passive) |
| Shelly | 29 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Inspiration (active, 60 s); Problem Solver (passive) |
| Soulvester | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Soul Shield (active) |
| Vee | 29 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Mic Check (active, 50 s); Camera Hijack (passive) |
Gourdy is first because he is the only Toon that combines five Skill Check, five Extraction and four Movement. He pays for it with one star in Stamina and one in Stealth, so he draws Twisteds easily and tires fast. The wiki's Haunted Gala page calls him an all-rounder, and the numbers back up the extraction half of that. Soulvester has the same two five-star stats but only one star of Movement, so his ceiling as an extractor is as high as Gourdy's while his ability to run is the lowest in the game, tied with Connie and Shrimpo.
Shelly and Vee are Main Characters, which matters for fairness. Mains carry 16 stars instead of 15, so they get one more star than most of the field. Vee's score leans on a five-star Extraction and a four-star Skill Check, while Shelly's depends on five-star Skill Check and a well-rounded rest of the line.
A tier: 27 to 28.5
| Toon | Score | Skill Check | Movement | Stamina | Stealth | Extraction | Ability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gigi | 28 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Surprise! (active, 60 s) |
| Brusha | 27.5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Artistic Inspiration (active, 15 s) |
| Squirm | 27.5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Distressed Delicacy (active, 80 s) |
| Waxwell | 27.5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Ignite (active, 60 s) |
| Astro | 27 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | Nap Time (active, 60 s); Well Rested (passive) |
| Brightney | 27 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Night Light (active, 45 s) |
| Cocoa | 27 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Bonbon (active, 40 s) |
| Yatta | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Piñata Party (passive) |
Gigi leads A tier at 28, one point short of S. Her case is simple: five Skill Check, three stars in Movement, Stealth and Extraction, and one star of Stamina. Because Skill Check is double-weighted, that single five-star stat carries her past every other Toon in the tier.
Brusha, Squirm and Waxwell tie at 27.5 by completely different routes. Brusha is balanced and has a 15 second ability. Squirm has five-star Extraction and a long cooldown. Waxwell has five stars in both Skill Check and Movement, the only Toon with that pairing, and only two stars of Extraction. Astro is here because five-star Stealth is rare; only he and Connie have it. Cocoa is the highest-ranked Easter Toon, and Yatta and Brightney round out the tier.
Notice the cost side of this tier. Brusha asks for 1,250 Ichor and 25% research, and Brightney asks for 1,250 Ichor and five Blackouts. Both are cheap by the game's standards and both score above 27, which makes them the cheapest pair in A tier.
B tier: 26 to 26.5
| Toon | Score | Skill Check | Movement | Stamina | Stealth | Extraction | Ability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobette | 26.5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | Precious Packaging (active, 90 s); Festive Aura (passive) |
| Flyte | 26.5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Gust (active, 50 s) |
| Glisten | 26.5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Reflection (active, 100 s) |
| Tisha | 26.5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Tidy Up! (active, 50 s) |
| Toodles | 26.5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | Beginner's Luck (active, 25 s) |
| Connie | 26 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | Haunting Escape (active, 50 s) |
| Finn | 26 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Reel In (passive) |
| Ginger | 26 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | Baked with Care! (active, 100 s) |
| Goob | 26 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Hug! (active, 30 s) |
| Pebble | 26 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | Speak! (active, 60 s); Fetch! (passive) |
| Rudie | 26 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Antler Charge (active) |
B tier is the largest group of Toons that are good at a specific job without a standout stat line. Bobette is the only Toon that pairs five Stamina with four Skill Check. Pebble has five-star Movement but only one star of Extraction, so the formula places him in the middle even though the wiki's own team-composition notes treat him as a staple distractor. This is the clearest place where a stats-only ranking understates a Toon. Goob has four stars in both Movement and Stamina, Tisha has four in Skill Check and Movement, and Toodles sits here on four-star Stealth. Connie lands here despite one-star Movement because of five-star Stealth and four-star Extraction.
C tier: 25 to 25.5
| Toon | Score | Skill Check | Movement | Stamina | Stealth | Extraction | Ability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bassie | 25.5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | Springful Sharing (active); Easter Basket (passive) |
| Coal | 25.5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Scout (active, 30 s) |
| Flutter | 25.5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Floaty Dash (active, 45 s) |
| Looey | 25.5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Heart of Helium (passive) |
| Rodger | 25.5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Detective (passive) |
| Scraps | 25.5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | Crafty Grapple (active, 25 s) |
| Sprout | 25.5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | Baked Sweets (active, 100 s); Overprotective (passive) |
| Teagan | 25.5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Tea Time (active, 100 s) |
| Boxten | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Wind-Up (passive) |
| Eclipse | 25 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Total Eclipse (passive) |
| Eggson | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Fixer Upper (passive) |
| Poppy | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Panic Pop (passive) |
| Ribecca | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | The Undead (passive) |
C tier includes the free starter pair, Boxten and Poppy, who have three stars in everything and only passive abilities. It also holds five event Toons: Bassie, Coal, Eclipse, Eggson and Ribecca. Their position says nothing about price, since event Toons are bought with event currency. Ribecca, Eggson, Boxten and Poppy all have flat three-star lines and passive abilities, so they tie by construction.
Sprout and Scraps both have five Stamina, but Sprout's two-star Extraction and Scraps's two-star Skill Check keep them from climbing. Sprout's Baked Sweets has a 100 second cooldown, which earns him 2 ability points, not 3.
D and F tier
| Toon | Score | Skill Check | Movement | Stamina | Stealth | Extraction | Ability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cosmo | 24.5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Sharing is Caring (active, 60 s) |
| Razzle & Dazzle | 24 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | Comedy/Tragedy (passive) |
| Blot | 23.5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | Blot Jr. (active, 60 s) |
Cosmo, Razzle & Dazzle and Blot fill D tier. Cosmo and Blot have a one-star Skill Check, which hurts under this formula because Skill Check is double-weighted. Razzle & Dazzle is a special case: the wiki's Statistics page says the pair swaps stat lines by floor parity. On odd floors they have five-star Movement and one-star Extraction (the line used here), and on even floors those two numbers flip. The totals are equal, but the formula would give a different spread on even floors.
| Toon | Score | Skill Check | Movement | Stamina | Stealth | Extraction | Ability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shrimpo | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Bully (passive) |
Shrimpo scores 9. He has one star in every stat, 5 stars in total against 15 for a normal Toon, and a Bully passive that drops his Stealth to -99 according to the Statistics page. He costs 100 Ichor, which is the cheapest price in the game.
All 42 Toons in one table
The table lists every Toon in this guide's data with its five stats, total stars and score. "SC" means Skill Check. The rank column is by score; Dandy and Dyle are not ranked because they have five stars in every stat (25 in total) and can't be used normally.
| # | Toon | Type | SC | Move | Stam | Stealth | Extract | Stars | Score | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gourdy | Event | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 31.5 | S |
| 2 | Shelly | Main | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 29 | S |
| 3 | Soulvester | Event | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 29 | S |
| 4 | Vee | Main | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 29 | S |
| 5 | Gigi | Regular | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 28 | A |
| 6 | Brusha | Regular | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 27.5 | A |
| 7 | Squirm | Regular | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 27.5 | A |
| 8 | Waxwell | Regular | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 27.5 | A |
| 9 | Astro | Main | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 27 | A |
| 10 | Brightney | Regular | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 27 | A |
| 11 | Cocoa | Event | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 27 | A |
| 12 | Yatta | Regular | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 27 | A |
| 13 | Bobette | Event | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 26.5 | B |
| 14 | Flyte | Event | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 26.5 | B |
| 15 | Glisten | Regular | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 26.5 | B |
| 16 | Tisha | Regular | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 26.5 | B |
| 17 | Toodles | Regular | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 26.5 | B |
| 18 | Connie | Regular | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 26 | B |
| 19 | Finn | Regular | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 26 | B |
| 20 | Ginger | Event | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 26 | B |
| 21 | Goob | Regular | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 26 | B |
| 22 | Pebble | Main | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 26 | B |
| 23 | Rudie | Event | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 26 | B |
| 24 | Bassie | Event | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 25.5 | C |
| 25 | Coal | Event | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 25.5 | C |
| 26 | Flutter | Regular | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 25.5 | C |
| 27 | Looey | Regular | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 25.5 | C |
| 28 | Rodger | Regular | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 25.5 | C |
| 29 | Scraps | Regular | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 25.5 | C |
| 30 | Sprout | Main | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 25.5 | C |
| 31 | Teagan | Regular | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 25.5 | C |
| 32 | Boxten | Regular | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 25 | C |
| 33 | Eclipse | Event | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 25 | C |
| 34 | Eggson | Event | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 25 | C |
| 35 | Poppy | Regular | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 25 | C |
| 36 | Ribecca | Event | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 25 | C |
| 37 | Cosmo | Regular | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 24.5 | D |
| 38 | Razzle & Dazzle | Regular | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 24 | D |
| 39 | Blot | Regular | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 23.5 | D |
| 40 | Shrimpo | Regular | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | F |
| - | Dandy | Developer | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | n/a | unranked |
| - | Dyle | Developer | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | n/a | unranked |
Who has the best stat, and who has the worst
This table shows who holds five stars and one star in each stat. The five-star Stamina group includes only Toons that have it all the time. Eclipse also reaches the 200 cap during a Blackout because her Total Eclipse passive adds two Stamina stars, which the wiki's Statistics page counts.
| Stat | 5 stars (value) | 1 star |
|---|---|---|
| Skill Check | Shelly, Gigi, Waxwell, Gourdy, Soulvester (window 250) | Blot, Cosmo, Shrimpo, Bassie (window 50) |
| Movement Speed | Pebble, Razzle & Dazzle, Waxwell, Bassie (walk 20, run 30) | Connie, Shrimpo, Soulvester (walk 10, run 20) |
| Stamina | Sprout, Blot, Scraps, Bobette (200 max) | Gigi, Shrimpo, Waxwell, Yatta, Gourdy, Soulvester (100 max) |
| Stealth | Astro, Connie (20 units) | Brightney, Shrimpo, Gourdy (0 units) |
| Extraction Speed | Vee, Glisten, Squirm, Yatta, Gourdy, Soulvester (1.50 per second) | Pebble, Razzle & Dazzle, Shrimpo (0.75 per second) |
Three things stand out. Five Toons besides Shrimpo sit at one star of Stamina (Gigi, Gourdy, Soulvester, Waxwell and Yatta), and every one of them has a five in Skill Check or Extraction, so a big strength usually comes with a cost somewhere else. Only Astro and Connie have five-star Stealth. And only Gourdy and Soulvester combine five-star Skill Check with five-star Extraction.
What the tier list can't tell you
A stats-only ranking has limits, and these are the ones that move scores the most.
Mains get a head start. The eight Toons with 16 stars (the five year-round Mains plus Bassie, Bobette and Gourdy) average 27.5 on this formula, while the 31 normal 15-star Toons average 26.0. Some of that gap is not skill, just the extra star.
Abilities do more than a cooldown number shows. Astro's Nap Time refills nearby Toons' Stamina. Brightney and Connie are Light-Producing, which the wiki says helps in Blackouts. Brusha's ability was reworked on August 14, 2026, in version 0.26.1: it now paints a Machine through a minigame, and every Toon who extracts from that Machine gets a 25% faster Extraction Speed and a 15% higher Skill Check chance. A support effect like that is not in the formula at all.
Some stats change in play. Eclipse turns into a werewolf during Blackouts, gaining two Stamina stars and a 20% Movement Speed boost. Razzle & Dazzle swap stat lines by floor. Blot's decoy costs 10 Tapes per use. None of this shows up in a fixed score.
Floor Events can rewrite your Toon. During the Halloween Haunted Gala event, each player gets a mask that swaps their stats and abilities for another Toon's. The wiki's Masks table lists eight Toons you can become: Astro, Connie, Dandy, Gourdy, Pebble, Shelly, Soulvester and Sprout. In that mode your own tier is irrelevant for the floor.
Which Toons give the most score for the price
Tier lists often ignore what a Toon costs to unlock. This table shows every S and A tier Toon with its listed price and requirements, taken from the wiki's Toon pages.
| Toon | Tier | Score | Price and requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gourdy | S | 31.5 | 3,000 Pumpkins; 2,500 Ichor; 100% Research on Twisted Gourdy |
| Shelly | S | 29 | 4250 Ichor; 100% Research on Twisted Shelly; Complete all Mastery Quests on Tisha |
| Soulvester | S | 29 | 700 Pumpkins; 50% Research on Twisted Soulvester |
| Vee | S | 29 | 4500 Ichor; 100% Research on Twisted Vee; Complete all Mastery Quests on Brightney |
| Gigi | A | 28 | 2000 Ichor; 50% Research on Twisted Gigi; Pick up 45 Rare or higher tier Items |
| Brusha | A | 27.5 | 1250 Ichor; 25% Research on Twisted Brusha |
| Squirm | A | 27.5 | 50% Research on Twisted Squirm; Own 3+ Titles; 3000 Ichor |
| Waxwell | A | 27.5 | 50% research on Twisted Waxwell; Complete 3 Mastery Quests on Goob; 3500 Ichor |
| Astro | A | 27 | 5,000 Ichor; 100% Research on Twisted Astro; Encounter Twisted Dandy |
| Brightney | A | 27 | 1250 Ichor; Experience 5 Blackouts |
| Cocoa | A | 27 | 1,500 Baskets; 100% Research on 5 Twisteds |
| Yatta | A | 27 | 2000 Ichor; Own 15 or more Toons; 50% Research on Twisted Yatta |
By price, Brusha and Brightney are the cheapest A-tier entries at 1,250 Ichor each, and Soulvester is the cheapest S-tier Toon at 700 Pumpkins plus 50% research, though Pumpkins exist only during the Halloween event, which the wiki dates from October 2 to November 6, 2026. Gourdy costs 3,000 Pumpkins and 2,500 Ichor. Astro is the most expensive Toon in the game at 5,000 Ichor. For the full costs and the order to unlock them, see the unlock guide.
How to use this list
Pick a role first, then use the tier as a filter. If you want to extract, start with the Toons that have four or five Extraction and Skill Check stars: Gourdy, Soulvester, Vee and Shelly at the top, then Squirm, Yatta and Glisten. If you want to distract, look at Movement and Stealth instead; Pebble, Waxwell, Bassie and Razzle & Dazzle have the top Movement line, while Astro and Connie have the only five-star Stealth. If you want to support, the ability column tells you more than the score.
You can also change the weights. If you think Stamina deserves more, raise its weight from 1 to 1.5. Every Toon then gains 0.5 per Stamina star, so Sprout, Scraps, Blot and Bobette gain 2.5 points while Gourdy and Waxwell gain only 0.5. The five stats in the table are the real data, so every other number follows from them.
For a Toon-by-Toon view with stats, abilities and requirements, use the Toons database and the Dandy's World tier list page. The newest Toon in the ranking has its own page: Waxwell guide.
Sources
All stats, abilities and prices come from the Dandy's World Wiki pages below, as of version Alpha 0.29.10.
