Roblox Forsaken Tier List (2026): Best Killers & Survivors Ranked | TechZero
Roblox Forsaken Tier List (2026): Best Killers & Survivors Ranked
Transparency & E-E-A-T Note: This guide separates official game mechanics from editorial opinion. Official abilities and character information are based on the latest available in-game information and official announcements. Tier placements and strategic recommendations represent TechZero’s editorial opinion based on gameplay experience, community discussions, and our evaluation of each character’s strengths.
TechZero Kids PickThis guide was researched and reviewed by Abbhyuday Rajput, A class 6 Kid for TechZero Kids, with editorial review by TechZero.
Last Updated: July 19, 2026
✓ Added Azure & Nosferatu Framework Updates
✓ Updated Killer Tier List Layout
✓ Added TechZero Counterplay Matrix
✓ Adjusted S-Tier Structural Analyses
Version History
July 19, 2026: Expanded indices for Azure and Nosferatu post-patch implementation.
July 18, 2026: Balance adjustments added immediately following the update drop.
July 8, 2026: Mid-summer competitive landscape bracket revision.
June 25, 2026: Original publication of character index metrics.
🔥 TechZero’s Early Meta Assessment (July 18, 2026 Update)
New Release: Azure has officially entered the roster as a Trapper/Area Denial specialist.
TechZero Assessment – Biggest Winner:Veeronica. Her native stealth and quiet movement styles serve as a highly effective baseline adjustment to counter Azure’s movement-triggered snares.
TechZero Assessment – Biggest Loser: Hard-looping Sentinels like Shedletsky and Two Time. Standard loop routes become hazardous environments when choked out by Atropa traps.
Tier Position Shift: Early strategic testing suggests Azure slots into our S-Tier evaluation bracket, heavily changing map rotation dynamics.
Welcome to the definitive TechZero guide to the Roblox Forsaken Tier List. Whether you are looking to outmaneuver killers as an evasive Survivalist or crush lobbies using high-pressure Void entities, understanding the official mechanics of every Forsaken character is vital.
📌 TechZero Quick Summary
Top Support Survivor Pick: Builderman (S-Tier) – Highly regarded for unmatched team assistance. Check our dedicated Builderman Guide below.
Top Overall Killer Pick: 1x1x1x1 (S-Tier) – Retains the top overall spot due to unmatched area-of-effect mapping pressure.
Top New Killer Threat: Azure (S-Tier) – Evaluated as the most oppressive zone-control/trapper style addition to date. Read our comprehensive Azure Guide breakdown.
Best Beginner Selections: The Slasher (Killer, Free-to-play) & Veeronica (Survivor).
Hardest Character to Master: Noli (Killer) – Requires mastery of complex teleportation layouts and hallucination configurations.
Best Solo Queue Survivalist: 007n7 – Excellent for independent, objective-focused rounds.
Roblox Forsaken is a highly competitive, live-service survival horror game. Four survivors attempt to survive until the timer ends and finish objectives, while the Killer hunts the team. The game uses a live-development cadence, meaning character balance shifts continuously as the game evolves.
To help players synergize, Forsaken groups survivors into three distinct role-style classes:
Survivalists: Focus on evasion and completing objectives. See our curated guide on Best Survivors for core data.
Sentinels: Disrupt the Killer and protect teammates during chases.
Support: Help the team recover and stay alive longer.
How We Ranked Every Character
Our tier list is not based on arbitrary data; it is an editorial ranking informed by mechanical analysis. We ranked every character based on:
Kit Synergy: How well a character’s official abilities support their designated role.
Skill Ceiling & Floor: The learning curve required to utilize the character effectively.
Team Utility: The value a character brings to a balanced survivor composition.
Map Pressure: For killers, their ability to control space, force mistakes, or hard-chase single targets. Find out more in our Best Killers breakdown.
Part II — Survivor Tier List (Official Roles)
Finding the best character in Forsaken as a survivor relies on identifying which role fits your playstyle under stress. Below are our editorial tier rankings applied to the official roster.
S Tier Survivors (TechZero’s Top Picks)
Builderman
Class: Support
Official Information & Lore
Based on the iconic Builderman account owned by the CEO of Roblox. Officially categorized as a Support survivor that rewards team awareness and staying close enough to assist allies during resource deployment cycles.
TechZero Analysis
We place Builderman firmly in S-Tier. Community consensus frequently marks him near the very top of the strategic meta. The utility he provides heavily rewards communicative teams, making a coordinated group exceptionally difficult for Killers to dismantle.
Why We Ranked Them Here:
Unmatched team-wide resource economy and heal coordination infrastructure.
High tracking consistency via the passive structural area mapping configuration.
Fits seamlessly across both narrow indoor spaces and wide outdoor layouts.
Remains one of the strongest coordinated picks for vocal teams.
Shedletsky
Class: Sentinel
Official Information & Lore
Based on the retired Roblox admin of the same name. Officially categorized as a Sentinel designed to draw aggression, protect vulnerable teammates, and actively interfere with the Killer’s chase tracking.
TechZero Analysis
Shedletsky is our highest-rated Sentinel. For confident players who want to draw the Killer’s attention away from objective-focused Survivalist teammates, his disruptive mechanical toolkit is remarkably efficient.
Why We Ranked Them Here:
Premier chase distractor capable of extending pursuit cycles heavily when optimized.
High mechanical reward scaling for players who track competitive map tile patterns.
Strong utility fallback even when baseline map tools are fully exhausted.
A Tier Survivors
Elliot
Class: Support
Official Information: The mascot of the classic Roblox game, Work at a Pizza Place. A Support survivor built to fit team-focused play styles.
TechZero Analysis: Elliot is highly valued for his custom pizza healing items. As noted by the community, if a team constantly protects Elliot, his recovery speed makes the team highly resilient, forcing the Killer to target him early.
Veeronica
Class: Survivalist
Official Information: Themed as a “Web Surfer” and a digital rebel. A Survivalist choice built for pure objective output and smart stealth positioning.
TechZero Analysis: Veeronica is an incredibly strong pick for objective-focused players who prefer to remain undetected. Check out our comprehensive Best Beginner Characters guide to see why she leads the pack for new entries.
B Tier Survivors
Two Time (Sentinel): Designed for players who like direct involvement in chases and protection saves. A solid, balanced choice for aggressive play.
Dusekkar (Support): A Support pick for players who want to help teammates survive longer. Based on the retired Roblox Technical Director.
Chance (Sentinel): A Sentinel-style survivor that fits aggressive teamwork and timely interruptions.
C Tier Survivors
007n7 (Survivalist): Fits players who prefer evasive, objective-first rounds. Based on C00lkidd’s main account. Highly situational.
Guest 1337 (Sentinel): A Sentinel pick for frontline disruption and creating breathing room for your team. Based on the protagonist of The Last Guest.
Taph (Support): Works best when you avoid risky fights and enable the team.
D Tier Survivors
Noob (Survivalist): Built around staying alive and completing objectives under pressure. Based on one of the old default Roblox avatars. TechZero considers him a training-wheels character that is generally outclassed by more specialized roles.
Part III — Killer Tier List (Official Abilities)
Forsaken Killers apply pressure in completely different ways, from straightforward pursuits to complex map manipulation.
S Tier Killers (TechZero’s Top Picks)
1x1x1x1
Official Information & Lore
Themed as a “Digital Rider” and legendary Roblox hacker myth. Emphasizes absolute map pressure. Official abilities include Mass Infection (the only native AoE capability that applies Glitched and Poisoned debuffs), Entanglement (sword-throw immobilization), Unstable Eye (speed/aura reveal), and Rejuvenate the Rotten (revives dead targets as automated zombies).
TechZero Analysis
The sheer area-of-effect capabilities of Mass Infection make 1x1x1x1 our highest-rated overall killer in the game alongside the newest update addition. His secondary asset pressure via zombie resurrection forces team breakdown over long matches.
Why We Ranked Them Here:
Only native full-scale area-of-effect mapping attack variant currently deployed.
Highly versatile chase tools that ignore line-of-sight tracking blockers.
Automated target redirection through constant zombie spawn cycles.
Azure (NEW)
Official Information & Lore
Introduced in the July 18, 2026 update. Themed as a corrupted botanist and former cult member who was betrayed by his partner, Two Time. Official abilities include Atropa Snares (bulb traps that attack survivors who sprint or use actions nearby), Grasp (tentacle pull-in utility), and Oblation & Wrath Form (maxing out corruption charges transforms Azure into a speed-boosted, stun-immune monstrosity).
TechZero Analysis
Early impressions place Azure firmly in our S-Tier bracket, although we will continue updating this ranking as the competitive meta develops. His area denial severely shifts map pacing, restricting standard safe routes.
Why We Ranked Them Here:
Significantly disrupts standard structural looping configurations via passive zoning traps.
High defensive area control capacity that prevents safe target resets.
Wrath Form progression creates an extremely difficult-to-counter pursuit phase once fully stacked.
Guest 666 (Sixer)
Official Information & Lore
Based on the urban legend of a Guest with hidden admin powers. Official kit structures include Hemorrhage (forces target orb drops), Blood Hunt (meter activation that replaces the game timer text with “RUN” or “HIDE” while granting extreme tracking and speed), and Carving Slash.
TechZero Analysis
Guest 666 boasts the most explosive snowball potential across the entire game. Once his hunt mechanics active, normal survivor counter-play must completely freeze to shift to deep evasion.
Why We Ranked Them Here:
Possesses unmatched mid-game speed bursts that shatter base loop safety.
Inherent global tracking mechanics that penalize injured survivors instantly.
High reward output once initial damage conditions are established.
A Tier Killers
C00lkidd
Official Information: Representing the notorious Team c00lkidd exploit myth. Uses Corrupt Nature (a wall-passing tracking projectile), Walkspeed Override (a burning forward knockback lunge), and Pizza Delivery (summons two hunting companion bots).
TechZero Analysis: An exceptional asset-denial killer. His hunting companion bots excel at forcing survivors off objectives, granting him passive map control.
Noli
Official Information: A trickster entity using tragedy mask aesthetics. Core kit features Hallucinations & Prankster (spawns fake item assets and deceptive object models), Void Rush (wall-curving lunge dash), and Nova (a situational gravitational singularity throw).
TechZero Analysis: Requires intense mastery of complex teleportation layouts and hallucination configurations. In the hands of a dedicated main, he easily matches S-tier output, but he is highly unforgiving of operational mistakes.
B Tier Killers
Nosferatu
Official Information & Lore
The classic vampire avatar bundle converted into a high-threat entity. Features abilities designed to scale tracking metrics and chase speeds based directly on the aggregate damage profile of the current survivor team.
TechZero Analysis
Nosferatu functions as a highly recommended starter killer. His simple mechanical floor lets players track targets without managing complex spatial cooldown configurations, though his efficacy relies heavily on the survivor team neglecting prompt healing states.
Why We Ranked Them Here:
Highly forgiving core tracking loops that reward basic hit placement.
Excellent situational mobility adjustments that trigger automatically when survivors stay injured.
Easily mitigated by organized teams using premium recovery characters like Builderman.
John Doe: A setups-based killer utilizing corruption trails, automated trap markers, and utility kits like Digital Footprint and Corrupt Energy. Relies heavily on survivors moving directly into pre-placed hazard zones.
The Slasher: The default free-to-play chase choice. Uses Slash, Behead (inflicts Helpless to suppress survivor kit options), and Raging Pace (a 14-second baseline walking speed multiplier). Highly reliable for learning core mechanical pursuits.
Killer Comparison Table
Killer
Theme
Chase Potential
Mobility
Difficulty
Overall Tier
Azure
Corrupted Botanist
Excellent
Average
Hard
S Tier
1x1x1x1
Hacker Myth
Excellent
Excellent
Very Hard
S Tier
Guest 666
Demonic Myth
Excellent
Average
Medium
S Tier
c00lkidd
Team Hacker
Average
Excellent
Medium
A Tier
Noli
Void Entity
Good
Average
Hard
A Tier
John Doe
Exploit Script
Excellent
Poor
Hard
B Tier
Nosferatu
Vampire
Average
Good (Cond.)
Easy
B Tier
The Slasher
Classic Killer
Poor
Poor
Easy
B Tier
Part IV — TechZero Counterplay Guide
Success in Forsaken comes from knowing how to counter the Killer’s official mechanics. Below are our recommended strategies for dealing with the game’s most dangerous threats.
Effective Counterplay Matchups
Killer
Recommended Counter-Strategy
Azure
Do not sprint indiscriminately. His Atropa Snares are triggered by sprinting or using abilities nearby. Utilize stealthy Survivalists like Veeronica to quietly navigate his heavily trapped zones.
1x1x1x1
Play with height, distance, and awareness; he struggles to aim upward. Do not cluster as a team, as his zombies (from Rejuvenate the Rotten) can easily overwhelm grouped survivors.
John Doe
Watch the ground closely for his corruption trails and traps. Stay mobile and avoid being boxed into corners where his spikes can trap you.
C00lkidd
Watch out for his Walkspeed Override in narrow spaces where jukes are difficult. When he activates Pizza Delivery, be prepared to deal with the fiery bots that will zone your path.
Noli
Check objectives carefully; fake assets created by Prankster will have subtle visual and audio glitches. Dodge his Void Rush with sharp turns, as he cannot adjust his path mid-dash.
Nosferatu
Prioritize rapid deployment of team healing status effects via premium supports like Builderman. Denying him global target injury counts heavily minimizes his threat progression.
Part V — Frequently Asked Questions
How should I choose a survivor?
Pick a survivor based on what you do well under stress. If you stay calm and keep moving, start with a Survivalist. If you enjoy protecting teammates in chases, choose a Sentinel. If you prefer safer positioning and team value, pick a Support.
What makes a good survivor team composition?
A balanced survivor team usually needs at least one player who can distract the Killer, one who can keep objectives moving, and one who can help the team recover after mistakes. If everyone plays the same role, the team will often collapse.
Is The Slasher a good killer for beginners?
Yes. Despite being free, The Slasher is highly effective. His Raging Pace ability doubles walking speed for 14 seconds and is legitimately threatening, making him a great pick for learning aggressive chase fundamentals.
TechZero Verdict
Navigating the complex mechanics of Roblox Forsaken requires understanding both the official toolkits and your personal playstyle. Based on our evaluation of the game’s current mechanics:
Best Overall Support:Builderman. Unmatched team coordination value makes him a staple in strong squads.
Top Ranking Killer Asset:1x1x1x1. Continues to rule overall strategic charts due to macro zoning power.
Most Oppressive New Threat:Azure. The recent update has introduced a highly oppressive Trapper who severely punishes standard looping strategies.
Best Starting Approach: Pick one survivor and one killer and commit to them for a short streak of matches. You will learn map layouts, chase timings, and objective pacing much faster than swapping characters every round.
