And, of course, his ally-damaging aoe can be quite hazardous to the squishy Scoundrel. It is extremely difficult to play. Although Tinkerer is quite versatile, it has some problems. VoidWarden is another C-category class. Control abilities become even stronger when there are fewer enemies. 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. One of their major abilities is the Reviving ether. Besides, speaking of its modifier deck, it is quite narrow. As we look forward, we're curious what people think are the most fun 2-Player class pairings. She's been a student all her life as well as an obsessed gamer. In both the Cephlofair board game and its digital version, the Brute is designed to combine DPS and tanking ability. The Brute has a It's basically like taking the Spellweaver combination only making the aoe worse and replacing it with a tankier ally who has more healing. And, of course, his ally-damaging aoe can be quite hazardous to the squishy Scoundrel. It is a solid B-tier class. 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). Damn, got excited to see this from you then saw your disclaimer about the Mindthief, lol. So i started a two player game with my sister. More healing isn't super important at two characters and you don't really need another tanky character but it still works. Thank you for noticing that! 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. 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. So you have to get it all the time, and positioning-wise, it can make it quite a pain. abilities and then it gets easier to collect points and level up. A Mindthief is low on health, so while playing as a Mindthief you will have to get in quick fights and then scoot off as fast as possible. Thanks for this list! #2 kaboom_1984 Nov 15, 2019 @ 8:44am The best combo: Spellweaver + Cragheart. The Demolitionist often requires objectives or obstacles to do a decent amount of damage. This B-tier class is capable of helping anyone learn the rules of the game and can be used to eradicate almost any threat that the group may face effectively. As a supporter, 4 of your starting cards allow you to stun, wound, poison et cetera and help your team deal out the damage more effectively. Two-Minis: 10 (Great at 4, super great at 3, bullshit at 2), Spellweaver: 8 (in just the right pair, a 9 or even 10, but generally an 8). The go-to source for comic and superhero movie fans. It is the category where you find the worst-performing characters or classes. This comes from the Tinkerers abilities of recovery and healing combined with its powerful traps and buffs. Craghearts have good health. In Gloomhaven, there is just one class which we believe should lie in the D tier. I know that at certain times having a little peace and quiet is nice. However, they dont give you the ability to be super quick. Sometimes when the scope presents itself, it It always has to be adjacent to get good things done, so it requires a lot of timing and coordination between your team and without perfect information, it makes it tough. As a support and healing class, the Tinkerer is one of the most interesting classes in Gloomhaven. And since the Scoundrel has a low hand limit, youll be exhausted before you even notice. The Tinkerer is low on health with only 8 health points and a weak shield. In the process, players will enhance their abilities with experience and loot, discover new locations to explore and plunder, and expand an ever-branching . With the Cragheart you have another ranged aoe class like the Spellweaver only less damage and more healing, which doesn't work with the Tinkerer who is already heavily into healing. She has 2 healing cards and so can heal only herself. Mindthief & Cragheart, I did this comobo for scenario 1 with my fianc on easy mode. The Eclipse class was absolutely nuts, though. Your party starts in the town of Gloomhaven and accepts missions that are described for you in a scenario book. You are really quick and probably the first to reach a loot. That is the easiest way to level up. It is on the B tier because even though it is quite powerful, you have to be careful with this character, as it can hurt its allies, bringing it down to this tier. But for others, this is just perfect. However, Aesther Diviner is not super situational. However, at level 1 a Tinkerer has 3 areas of effect ability that helps to boost your damage. All the latest gaming news, game reviews and trailers. Also, I know it's subjective, but they both have interesting gameplay. The Spellweaver can provide healing if needed and can deal some good damage in battle. It's just not great if you want to focus on a specific play style. Triangle + Spellweaver is one of the most potent AoE machine I can think of (especially at level 6+), and the two players would have a lot of interaction through the use of elements, but I'm a bit worried about the squishiness of the group. Limited aoe leads to you wanting to isolate and pick-off enemies rather than simply charge directly into the fray. But for now, we will place him in the C tier. Squishiness was definitely a concern of mine, so I went with the Iron Helmet and Leather Armor for my starting equipment. However, it suffers at tanking and cant compete well enough against a Tinkerer and Brute. They are two of the stronger classes individually and they aren't too bad of a combo. Music Note: 1 - this class, which is normally excellent, is pretty limited at 2p. If you dont go and pick it up, it is essentially a loss for three damage, which is terrible, especially considering you have to spend a turn to play it and then use another turn. Still, the Tinkerer can support the Spellweaver with some aoe of his own and a bit of cc, so it's possible to make it work, just far from ideal. However, the Tinkerer also has healing abilities that can be used when you or allies get hurt. So invisibility losses value and healing increases in value cards come with some experience points and hence it is fairly easy to level up 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. Doomstalker is another A-tier character in the game. It is clear that the strength of the different classes often scales with the amount of players in the group. wise that you trade this card for something more useful. The Gloomhaven Brute strategy for getting the perks: Ignore negative item effects and add one +1 card. Simply put, these classes are better than C and D tier classes but weaker than S and A tier classes. Aesther Diviner is a really powerful control class. The hand limit for Mindthief is 10 Triforce: 1 - this class really struggles at 2p. Hatchet is in the B tier for a few reasons. among the classes. Spellweaver can also summon a living torch summoning a burning avatar, with a range of three. This helps you to dash away from sticky situations. They have so much to concentrate on and so many options that you'll never get bored during combat. The only downside is that you need a really good understanding of elements and magic if you want to use this class effectively. This attacker, the Scoundrel, has rate. It is one of the games versatile classes that is almost invulnerable. To begin with, there are 6 Gloomhaven starting classes: Before we get into a detailed discussion about Gloomhaven character classes, itd be better to go through the general Gloomhaven class guide and get an idea. Check the second post for the poll, it's got plenty of votes so far. The Brute could be put in the B tier, depending on the scenario. Besides that, it is not a great late-game class as it has a lot of timing issues. Play your 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 . Scoundrel cares intensely about positioning of Ally and Enemies, can execute reliably when needed making up for Brutes relatively lower damage, and appreciated not having to take all the inevitable hits from getting up close. I just got my game and since my 4 player group doesnt want to start until we finish the last 3 months of pandemic legacy season 1. It doesnt do anything particularly well. We can say it is a good tank, but it has a drawback: it cannot do enough damage and doesnt hit enough targets. Spellweaver is an A-tier class. Each party size (2, 3 and 4) is individually rated as this can have a dramatic impact on character effectiveness and allows you to build the best 4 player party, best 3 player party and best 2 player party. This character tier list also assumes you are playing the base Gloomhaven campaign as these classes given the expansions change some mechanics (such as items) that influence their effectiveness. In the beginning, it is pretty overpowered. It is because it does not do much damage, and the damage it does, is also situational. Both were very enjoyable to play with the sun class. I'm a devoted videogame fan who became a journalist at TopTierList to express my passion for vast fictional worlds in words. Scoundrel is known to be able to deal out immense damage but at an opportune Ive considered doing more than the starters for some of my favourite locked classes but I dont think that will be anytime soon simply due to the time they take. Furthermore, it has a summon build potential, but it doesnt work out well, so you will mostly use your doom, shoot from a long distance, and do some good damage. Mindthief is a good choice for solo scenarios since it is a melee damage dealer with some ranged utility. The Craghearts healing abilities allow them to heal after a melee attack or use it for allies when they face the brunt of his damage. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. The two mini class is a ranged class who can summon and command a bear and other creatures. I'm guessing not great but it's purely a guess. That being said, I have no experience with it so I can't say anything with certainty, still I'm sure you have better options. Well, I've played a large amount of Gloomhaven with just my fiancee (around 50 scenarios) so while I have very little experience with four-character parties, I have a lot of experience working with just two. But if you have the knowledge and want a challenge, then by all means give the Spellweaver a chance. I'd guess your friend is probably a bit too focused on one aspect of the class that's not at its best in 2p. Brute, the first C-tier class, is a solid starting character but has some flaws. S tier is the first category on the Gloomhaven Tier List. Cragheart, the third class on this tier, is the most fun starting class of the game. One drawback which brings it down to this tier is that it exhausts early quite a bit, making it less effective. A Spellweaver has a limited amount The Demolitionist is the only D-tier or useless class. Remove two of the -1 cards Replace a -1 card with a +1 card Add two +1 cards and then one +3 card. When it comes to damage, the However, all 6 cards do not offer a fast pace. Attack 2 at a fantastic 5 range with 2 targets, wound, and an XP? Tinkerer: The Tinkerer is mostly a healing-based support class, at least early on, and the Cragheart already has more than enough healing for a party of two. Our first play ever, we won, but both had like 3 cards left at the end. Or perhaps you enjoy playing solo. And Craghearts also possess minor healing abilities. As I mentioned earlier, Spellweaver is the mage among the Gloomhaven classes. This applies to both this turn buffs and lost card perma buffs Damage Taken - When you have two melee in a party it is way harder to just make the enemies do no damage for a round using invisibility.. Enhancements go a long way on that guy. However, other classes in the game outperform the Brute in terms of damage dealing and absorption. 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. It also comes handy because of the summons (ally attack) and mind control ability. Each class in the game has been designed with great depth to it. But it cant do enough damage and is too situational to get that damage done. Just want to say thank you for this post. Level 2 choices Level 2 Scoundrel hand Level 3 - I took Duelist Advance over Hidden Daggers; reason: the former is a pure upgrade to Quick Hands, and you really need to have that fantastic ability to move and attack at the top - closing on enemy, hitting, and using other card to retreat. Circles and notes is really good apparently. The rogue Scoundrel is more of an assassin whose attacks can cause immense damage if and when she acts from the right place and time. Lets get into the details of it. She is capable of manipulating the elements with Gloomhaven to ward off enemies who can summon an ally attack. I keep thinking that damage build pretty much warp her into an entire different monster. Just guessing a 3 here. A Cragheart mainly has ranged attacks and a few melee. Thus, this combination has a bit of anti-synergy as the Brute wants to spend more time near enemies than any of the other starting classes. The Spellweaver can (mostly) make up for the Tinkerer's lack of damage by dealing a lot of damage from range. They are placed in the S tier because they can rip off bosses and are capable of dealing them great damage, thus making them one of the best classes in the game. A very good combination, although it does have its weaknesses that do need to be played around. All these attributes give it the option to be played in different ways. Players should also be aware that the best starting class or starting party in Gloomhaven has different dynamics to consider than a party that has unlocked all mercenaries and items. Sun + Saw would make one hell of a tanky group. Games Finder Admin Tinkerer is the last class on the C tier. Cthulhu: 3 - have never played the second edition version of this class so it's hard for me to give a real rating, first edition would be a 5 because the class was broken. I'll be interested to watch this thread. I think partly it would be depending on who your other partner is, too. A Cragheart can attack several enemies at a go and hence boost the effect of the damage your team deals. It also is high on stamina with a card hand size of 12 gives. 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. Once you lag, it will take you several rounds before you catch up. The Scoundrel wants a melee ally because of her "flanking" cards and the Cragheart is not that. It presents a good mix of melee, elemental ranged attacks and has some healing abilities too. As a Spellweaver, you can cause potential damage. 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. 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. In the early game, it is an awesome class; late game, it is terrible. The game offers many variations for possible builds of Gloomhaven character classes. And I mean that literally. Keeping this in mind here are a few combinations that are powerful and some that dont work so well together. As a Brute, leveling up is easy. teammates. It has a lot of scopes when it comes to the builds and various playstyles. gains. Making looting a priority early on is the biggest gap you can put between you and the enemy, elevating your combat ability from level one. We've only played 3 characters so far in 2-player. Heh yeah, I would suspect your suspicions of your Three Spears player are pretty accurate. It is truly versatile and can adapt to situations. Buffing - Obviously better.. better at 4 players than 3.. 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. But to play a Spellweaver, you have to know the elements and how to make them work in your favor. I love his stuff. The major ability of the Summoner is to summon associates and destroy giant enemies. Plan your moves and you can make most of your abilities. (I was thinking of going Brute to make it easier for her but I've always thought Barb/Fighter/Warrior archetypes are a bit dull). Besides, it is situational and requires so much planning. Sometimes when you can't get a group together playing solo can be just as fun. as a Tinkerer. The only two-character party I think can do decently with the Tinkerer is the Spellweaver. Mindthief: I believe this is not a very good combo because both characters are squishy but one is still melee. There is a guide for Circles + Two Mini by Themris that I have been interested in trying once we get Circles unlocked. If you're looking for a balanced party then the Brute is a must. His obstacle manipulation also perfectly compliments a combo of aoe-based ranged characters as he can easily set up death zones, or can be used to slow down enemies as you kill them one by one. The next category after the S tier is the A tier. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. For a game with only 2 key players, each one is on his own and has got to pull his own weight. This acts like Thank you for your insight. There are a total of 22 classes in the game. Expansion characters in particular are slightly stronger in their specific expansion scenarios as these are clearly designed with these classes in mind. 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. But trust me, this game is at its best when you just barely make it through the scenario. Shes dashing around with a Sawbones is the next class in our tier list and is a B class for several reasons. So if this is your first go at it, you can take it, and Mindthief will do well. I'm looking for a pair of classes, not one specific class that is fun for 2P. The Mindthief is packed with weird abilities and she can even use some of these psychic abilities to weaken her enemies. I just updated the post to reflect your rankings! As I said in the beginning, I have no experience with the Mindthief in a two-character party. 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. With the Frosthaven Kickstarter campaign in a full swing, I am continuing my articles regarding the starting classes descriptions. Gloomhaven has some classes which are quite average and are placed in the C tier. Keep an eye so you dont fall behind the others. enemies Some of Mindthief cards even give you bonuses for damage on enemies Moreover, this class can also provide healing if there is a need. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. I appreciate all the friendly input I've gotten in the past from this community! If you dont like managing many things, Summoner will not be the right class for you, and it can take a lot of time to get used to it. Tinkerer: Similarly to with the Cragheart, another below average combo for the Scoundrel. Again, the Scoundrel needs a melee ally to really be effective and the Tinkerer has very few reasons to ever want to go in melee. These classes are neither good nor bad. Everything the Brute is not, the Spellweaver is, and vice-versa. In the process, players will enhance their abilities with experience and loot, discover new locations to explore and plunder, and expand an ever-branching story fueled by the decisions they make. The Elementalist is an awesome class, even though it is ranked quite lowly here, and that is basically for one reason. Power your creative ideas with pixel-perfect design and cutting-edge technology. When playing Gloomhaven, you get your pick of fourteen starting items you can buy from the merchant at the beginning. But it is more useful if you trade this card for a more useful ability. She has only 6 health points and is hence fragile. However, the attack she perpetuates is only average when and if the 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. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. My friend and I ran the same combo of Spellweaver and Mindthief (me as the Mindthief). If it's a class we haven't unlocked, I won't uncover spoiler information. 2.1 In Gloomhaven: 2.2 In Forgotten Circles: 2.3 In Jaws of the Lion: 2.4 In Frosthaven: 3 Locked Classes 3.1 In Gloomhaven: Gameplay At the start of the game, only that games' (and its expansions') Starting Classes are unlocked; other classes must be unlocked by completing Personal Quests or accomplishing other objectives that unlock them. Every board game hobbyist has heard of Gloomhaven. The Berserker does huge damage, and with a couple of items, you can turn in multi-target damage and easily swing for upwards of 100 damage. It is an awesome attacking class. She has one weak card for looting. Top 7 Best Picatinny Rail for Remington 700 in 2023, 8 Best Turkey Choke for Remington 870 in 2023 Start Hunting Like A Pro, Best Choke Tubes for Sporting Clays in 2023, Top 7 Best Night Sights for Springfield XDM in 2023 | Clever Hunting At Night, 10 Best Red Dot Sight for Tactical Shotgun in 2023 | Keep Focus On Target. With a total of 6 potential starting classes in the base game and a further 11 that can be unlocked by playing through the campaign understanding the strengths and weaknesses of each class is useful before you commit your time to playing a Gloomhaven class until retirement. Concentric Circles: 4 - 2p is the best this class will ever be. The reason why a Cragheart is at rank 4 is that it is more of an average character. You can even crush a group of fire demons with Plagueherald. Lets dig deeper and discover which of Gloomhavens classes are in the B tier. It can heal but not the way other classes can. Craghearts can loot at a normal Others do poorer with less players, like Tinkerer. She writes for The Gamer and couldn't be happier about it. We are not the same content producer as Neural Net Games although we are definitely a fan of his work and still watch his class specific videos every time we create a new Gloomhaven mercenary after a retirement! Nevertheless, if you want to give it a go then it'll undeniably be a new and fun experience! Two-Mini: 5 - this is one of the three or four best classes in the game and is at its best in 2p. The Demolitionist is the only D-tier or useless class. Some of the starting cards D tier is the last category on this Gloomhaventier list. A very good combination, although it does have its weaknesses that do need to be played around. I got a bit tired of the Tinkerer, thought that I'd save her for 3 or 4 player games and started a Brute. Hence you can get exhausted if you are not careful with the cards. 4 Loot Early And Often. The Nightshroud is an extremely powerful class. The Cragheart has a lot of aoe which can also affect allies meaning he typically works better with ranged allies than melee ones who complicate his targeting. When it comes to experience [Recently held 6 enemies for 3 turns in a "you lose if enemy X reaches space 'a' " sort of scenario, just let my ally pick off valuable targets, then once the enemy count was lower, continued to not let anything deal damage for a few rounds while we mopped up -- I can't imagine this sort of 'stop literally every enemy' is tenable in bigger parties]. The six Gloomhaven starting classes are: Brute Cragheart Mindthief Scoundrel Spellweaver Tinkerer One line overviews of the Gloomhaven starting classes and symbols Brute Symbol for the Brute in Gloomhaven The tank that can do a fair amount of damage and push monsters into harm's way. Gloomhaven unlockble class symbol icons. Simply buff yourself and stack the negatives on your I would say this combo is fine, at best. In a while, we will put all of Gloomhavens classes into five groups or tiers: S, A, B, C, and D. The ranking will be done based on each classs effectiveness. Playing this character can get really interesting thanks to the components of the theme. It is because you can use it for tanking, but when dealing with damage, you will be disappointed. The versatility alone makes this class one of the best in the game, at least to start off with.
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