Forsaken Killer tier list: the short answer
There are eight playable Killers in Forsaken, and no honest single order covers all of them. So this Forsaken killer tier list ranks them by the numbers printed in each Killer's wiki infobox (health, walk speed, sprint speed, terror radius, difficulty and Player Point cost) and by the playstyle class the wiki assigns. There are no S, A or B letters here, because a letter would be an opinion and the data doesn't contain one. This guia is built from the Forsaken Wiki's character pages; we did not play-test the numbers.
The quick reads:
- Best for new Killer players: Slasher (wiki difficulty 2, free), then C00lkidd (difficulty 3, free) and Guest 666 (difficulty 3, 1,666 Player Points).
- Best mobility-and-stealth score: Slasher, by the calculation explained below (the calculation is the writer's own, not a wiki figure). It has the best sprint speed (28, tied with C00lkidd), a walk speed of 9 and the second-smallest terror radius.
- Stealthiest on paper: John Doe (terror radius 60), followed by Slasher (62.5).
- Loudest on paper: Guest 666 (112.5), then Noli (100).
- Most expensive: Azure at 2,000 Player Points, which is also a wiki difficulty of 5.
The numbers describe the body of each Killer. They say nothing about how strong an ability is, so use them to pick a starting point, not to settle an argument.
How the rankings work
Every stat below comes straight from the Killer's page on the Forsaken Wiki. Three rules keep the groupings honest:
- 1Single stats are ranked as listed. Higher is better for health, walk speed and sprint speed. Lower is better for terror radius, since a smaller radius means Survivors get less warning.
- 2The "mobility and stealth" score uses three estatísticas only: walk speed, sprint speed and terror radius. Each Killer gets a place from 1 to 8 on each stat (ties share the better place), and the three places are added up. Lowest total wins. This score is the writer's own calculation from the wiki numbers; the wiki publishes no such ranking. Health is left out because of the 1x1x1x1 problem explained below.
- 3"Best for new Killer players" uses wiki difficulty first and cost second. Difficulty is the number on each Killer's page, from 2 to 5 among current Killers. Ties are broken by Player Point cost.
All eight share the same stamina line on the wiki: 110 stamina, 9.5 stamina loss and 21 stamina gain. Because it never changes, it can't separate them. The one exception is Azure's Golem form, covered in its section.
Killers ranked by the numbers
Health
| Rank | Killer | Health (wiki) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1x1x1x1 | 102,550 |
| 2 | Guest 666 | 2,750 |
| 3 | John Doe | 2,300 |
| 4 | Noli | 2,222 |
| 5 | Slasher | 2,000 |
| 6 | Nosferatu | 1,750 |
| 7 | Azure | 1,500 |
| 8 | C00lkidd | 1,000 |
About that first row. The Forsaken Wiki lists 1x1x1x1's health as 102,550 on his infobox, on the Statistics page and in the trivia, which also calls it the highest health in the game. Every other Killer sits between 1,000 and 2,750. We are reporting the figure exactly as the wiki prints it and we can't tell you whether it reflects what the game actually uses, so the rest of this guia treats it as a flagged outlier and keeps it out of the composite score. The wiki also records that his health was 1,100 before the Azure update.
Ignoring that outlier, Guest 666 has the most health, and C00lkidd has the least by a margin of 500 below the next Killer.
Walk speed and sprint speed
| Killer | Walk speed | Sprint speed |
|---|---|---|
| Azure | 9.25 (9 as Golem) | 27.25 (30 as Golem) |
| Slasher | 9 | 28 |
| John Doe | 9 | 27.25 |
| Guest 666 | 9 | 27.5 |
| Noli | 8 | 27.5 |
| 1x1x1x1 | 8 | 27 |
| C00lkidd | 7.75 | 28 |
| Nosferatu | 7.5 | 27.5 |
Sprint speeds are packed into a range of one point (27 to 28), while walk speeds spread from 7.5 to 9.25. Walk speed is where Killers actually differ on paper. C00lkidd is the odd case: slow walk, but joint-best sprint.
Terror radius
| Killer | Terror radius |
|---|---|
| John Doe | 60 |
| Slasher | 62.5 |
| C00lkidd, 1x1x1x1, Nosferatu, Azure | 75 |
| Noli | 100 |
| Guest 666 | 112.5 |
Four Killers share 75, so the middle of the table is a four-way tie. The two ends are far apart: Guest 666's radius is almost double John Doe's.
Mobility and stealth score
Adding the three places from the tables above:
| Rank | Killer | Walk place | Sprint place | Terror place | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slasher | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | John Doe | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Azure | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | C00lkidd | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 5 | Guest 666 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 6 | Nosferatu | 8 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | Noli | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 8 | 1x1x1x1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
The places and totals above are the writer's own arithmetic on the wiki estatísticas. Read the bottom of the table carefully: a high total doesn't mean a weak Killer. It means the Killer gets less from raw speed and quiet, and leans on its abilities instead. 1x1x1x1 is a Zoner by the wiki's own label and Guest 666 is a Snowball/Attrition, and neither label mentions stealth.
Best Forsaken Killer for new players
Using the rule above (lowest wiki difficulty, then lowest cost):
| Order | Killer | Difficulty | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slasher | 2 | Free |
| 2 | C00lkidd | 3 | Free (starter Killer) |
| 3 | Guest 666 | 3 | 1,666 PP |
| 4 | 1x1x1x1 | 4 | 1,250 PP |
| 5 | Nosferatu | 4 | 1,922 PP |
| 6 | John Doe | 5 | 1,000 PP |
| 7 | Noli | 5 | 1,100 PP |
| 8 | Azure | 5 | 2,000 PP |
Two things stand out. First, the two free Killers are also the two easiest to pick up by the wiki's difficulty rating, so you don't have to spend anything to start. Second, price and difficulty don't move together: John Doe is the cheapest paid Killer and carries a difficulty of 5, while Guest 666 costs 666 more Player Points than John Doe and is rated 3. If you're buying your first Killer, the difficulty column is the more useful one.
One caution on C00lkidd. His wiki page is tagged "Upcoming Rework", so his kit may change.
Killers ranked by playstyle
The wiki gives every Killer a class label, and many labels are stacked. Here they are grouped by each individual label, so a Killer with a stacked label appears in more than one row:
| Playstyle | Killers |
|---|---|
| Rushdown | Slasher, Noli |
| Zoner | John Doe, 1x1x1x1, Azure |
| Stealth | Slasher, Nosferatu |
| Attrition | John Doe, Guest 666 |
| Single-label classes | Trapper (John Doe), Deception (Noli), Ambush (Nosferatu), All-Rounder (Nosferatu), Area Controller (Azure), Snowball (Guest 666), Versatile (C00lkidd) |
Zoner is the biggest group: three of the eight Killers carry it, at 1,000, 1,250 and 2,000 Player Points. If you want a Zoner without paying much, John Doe is the cheapest and 1x1x1x1 the next cheapest, but John Doe is rated difficulty 5. Slasher is the only free Killer with a stealth label, and its 62.5 terror radius is the second smallest, so the label and the number agree. Nosferatu also carries Stealth, but its terror radius of 75 is the same as three other Killers. Noli's Deception label sits next to a terror radius of 100, the second largest, so don't read Noli as a quiet pick on the numbers alone.
Every Killer, one by one
Ability names and slots below are from each wiki page. Cooldowns are the numbers the wiki lists.
Slasher
Rushdown/Stealth, free, difficulty 2. Health 2,000, walk 9, sprint 28, terror radius 62.5.
Abilities: FINAL CHAPTER (passive), SLASH (main, 1.9s), BEHEAD (alt 1, 18s), GASHING WOUND (alt 2, 32s), RAGING PACE (alt 3, 30s). While ENRAGED the wiki lists shorter cooldowns for the first three active abilities: 0.8s, 12s and 24s. Raging Pace has no ENRAGED value listed.
On the numbers: it ties for the best sprint speed, ties for second-best walk speed and has the second-smallest terror radius, and it costs nothing. Its health was 1,250 before the Azure update.
C00lkidd
Versatile, free starter Killer, difficulty 3. Health 1,000, walk 7.75, sprint 28, terror radius 75.
Abilities: TAG (main, 2s), CORRUPT NATURE (alt 1, 12s), WALKSPEED OVERRIDE (alt 2, 20s), PIZZA DELIVERY (alt 3, 50s).
On the numbers: the lowest health of the eight and a slow walk, offset by the joint-best sprint. PIZZA DELIVERY has the longest cooldown on the page at 50 seconds. The in-game description says he can "kill fast and traverse fast".
John Doe
Zoner/Trapper/Attrition, 1,000 PP, difficulty 5. Health 2,300, walk 9, sprint 27.25, terror radius 60.
Abilities: three passives (TILL DEATH DO US PART, NATURAL MALEVOLENCE, UNSTOPPABLE), SLASH (main, 1.7s), CORRUPT ENERGY (alt 1, 12s), RETRACT (alt 1, 4.5s, starts right after the spikes emerge), DIGITAL FOOTPRINT (alt 2, 3s), 404 ERROR (alt 3, 20s).
On the numbers: the smallest terror radius in the game and the shortest base main-ability cooldown (1.7s). The in-game description mentions traps, walls that back Survivors into corners and a trail that damages whoever steps on it. The wiki rates him a 5 for difficulty even though his terror radius is the smallest of the eight. His health was 1,500 before the Azure update.
Noli
Rushdown/Deception, 1,100 PP, difficulty 5. Health 2,222, walk 8, sprint 27.5, terror radius 100.
Abilities: HALLUCINATIONS and PRANKSTER (passives), STAB (main, 1.8s), VOID RUSH (alt 1, 20s used, 1.2s if the wind-up is cancelled, 10s when spawning in), NOVA (alt 2, 12s after the implosion, 0.9s on use), OBSERVANT (alt 3, 30s used, 15s cancelled).
On the numbers: a middle-of-the-pack body with the second-largest terror radius, so the numbers alone don't favor it. The wiki lists the abilities from before Noli's rework separately, so older guias may describe a different Noli.
1x1x1x1
Zoner, 1,250 PP, difficulty 4. Health listed as 102,550, walk 8, sprint 27, terror radius 75.
Abilities: SLASH (main, 1.75s), MASS INFECTION (alt 1, 17s), ENTANGLEMENT (alt 2, 18s), UNSTABLE EYE (alt 3, 25s, or 12.5s at the start of the round), REJUVENATE THE ROTTEN (alt 4, 30s).
On the numbers: the lowest sprint speed of the eight, on a Killer whose wiki class is Zoner. The in-game description says he can summon beings of rot and target Survivors from afar, poisoning them. And yes, the health figure is the one the wiki prints; treat it with caution.
Guest 666
Snowball/Attrition, 1,666 PP, difficulty 3. Health 2,750, walk 9, sprint 27.5, terror radius 112.5.
Abilities: four passives (MANIC FIXATION, HELLFORGED WILL, BLOODHOUND, SENSE OF FEAR), CARVING SLASH (main, 2.0s), EVISCERATE (hold main, 8s if used, 4s if it lands), DEMONIC PURSUIT (alt 1, 30s or 15s), INFERNAL CRY (alt 2, 20s), BLOOD RUSH (alt 3, 30s) and BLOOD HUNT (alt 3, no cooldown listed).
On the numbers: the highest health of any Killer except the outlier, a walk speed of 9, and the biggest terror radius at 112.5. Its wiki class is Snowball/Attrition, not Stealth. The description says it feeds on bloodshed to empower its abilities.
Nosferatu
All-Rounder/Ambush/Stealth, 1,922 PP, difficulty 4. Health 1,750, walk 7.5, sprint 27.5, terror radius 75.
Abilities: LEVITATION (passive), LACERATE (main, 1.85s), BLOODHOOK (alt 1, 24s), CATACLYSM (alt 2, 22s), HUNTER'S FEAST (alt 3, 16s), ASCENSION (alt 4, 32s), DISMOUNT (main slot, 32s).
On the numbers: the slowest walk speed of the eight at 7.5 and an average terror radius, so ground speed is not what the sheet offers. The in-game description says it takes advantage of land and air, and its kit includes LEVITATION and ASCENSION.
Azure
Area Controller/Zoner, 2,000 PP, difficulty 5. Health 1,500, walk 9.25 (9 as Golem), sprint 27.25 (30 as Golem), terror radius 75, Golem stamina 50.
Abilities: ECHOLOCATION, ATROPIC and SENESCENCE (passives), PERFORATING (main, 1.8s), SEEKER BULB (alt 1, 12s), STIGMATIZE (alt 2, 15s), ENSTRANGLE (alt 3, 25s), INFLORESCENCE (alt 4, no cooldown listed). The Golem form adds EFFLORESCENT (passive), PUMMELING (main, 2.4s), BLOOMING (alt 1, 7s), UNEARTHING (alt 2, 16s) and BURROWING (alt 4, 2.5s).
On the numbers: the fastest walk speed on the list, less health than every Killer except C00lkidd, and the only Killer with a second set of estatísticas. The Golem form trades stamina (110 down to 50) and walk speed (9.25 down to 9) for a sprint of 30. Azure also comes in the Azure Pack gamepass, listed at 749 Robux.
What each Killer costs
| Killer | Cost |
|---|---|
| Slasher | Free |
| C00lkidd | Free (starter Killer) |
| John Doe | 1,000 PP |
| Noli | 1,100 PP |
| 1x1x1x1 | 1,250 PP |
| Guest 666 | 1,666 PP |
| Nosferatu | 1,922 PP |
| Azure | 2,000 PP |
Adding the six paid prices gives 8,938 Player Points (our sum, not a wiki figure). The wiki lists these ways to earn Player Points as a Killer: 60 for winning a round, 15 for losing one and 15 for killing a Survivor. Joining for the first time gives 300, and buying every character gives a 1,000 bonus. You can't earn Player Points in private servers. The shop sells them for Robux, for example 1,000 Player Points for 400 Robux and 2,000 for 800.
For scale, and this is our own division (2,000 divided by 60, rounded up), Azure's 2,000 Player Points equals 34 Killer round wins of the win payout alone, before any kill rewards. The wiki does not state that number.
Balance changes often
Several numbers in this guia moved recently. The wiki records that Slasher, John Doe and 1x1x1x1 all had lower health before the Azure update, and that Guest 666's stamina loss was different before the Nosferatu update. C00lkidd is tagged for a rework. Check the Forsaken update log for the últimas version notes before you spend Player Points, and see the site's Forsaken tier list page for the character-by-character view. The Survivor tier list uses the same stat-based method, how to unlock every Killer and Survivor covers prices and Jane Doe's quest, and how to get Player Points lists every reward. For full pages on each Killer, start at the Killers hub, or open the individual pages for Slasher, John Doe, Guest 666 and Azure. If you also play Survivor, the Survivors list covers the other side.
