Season 15 · Season 15

Season 15 Tier List

Every hero, every viable build, ranked for the current meta. Updated 2026-06-04.

SBroken / Near-Unbeatable

A+Meta-Defining

AStrong & Reliable

B+Solid, Situational Edge

BViable, Some Weaknesses

B-Niche / Needs Support

Mak4 builds

A+

Poppy Field Poison

Early: Below AverageLate: Fantastic

Poppy FieldSpider MaceFloor Spike

Potentially the best single build in the entire game. Poison ignores Shield and stacks freely.

A+

Peacewrought

Early: AverageLate: Great

PeacewroughtPhilosopher's Stone

Strong from early with economy support. Library play — buy/transform reagents to grow Philosopher's Stone.

Self Poison

Early: Below AverageLate: Great

Rapid Injection SystemRetort

Controlled self-poison fuels Lifesteal and all Poison-on-self triggers.

B+

Magic Carpet Crit

Early: AverageLate: Above Average

Magic CarpetDeadly enchantment

RNG-dependent but high ceiling with stacked crit chance.

Pygmalien5 builds

A+

Jabalian Drum

Early: Below AverageLate: Great

Jabalian DrumATMRewards Card

Slow start but compounds into near-unkillable late game. Economy is everything.

Fixer Upper

Early: Below AverageLate: Fantastic

ATMMoney TreeLemonade Stand

Repair/upgrade mechanics create Fantastic late-game scaling.

Freeze Build

Early: PoorLate: Great

CoincureDouble Whammy

Freeze locks out opponent's key items while you scale freely.

Fit Pyg

Early: Below AverageLate: Good

Pyg's GymMatchboxBushel

Physical scaling via Pyg's Gym stacks. Good consistent damage.

Charging Items

Early: GoodLate: Average

Yo-YoMatchboxMarblesBushel

Strong early with charged items, falls off late.

Dooley4 builds

B+

Dooltron (Friends)

Early: GreatLate: Average

Companion CoreDooltronRobotic Factory

Best early game of any Dooley build. Dooltron + Companion Core is extremely fast. Falls off vs. hard scaling.

B+

Bug Squad

Early: GoodLate: Above Average

Companion CoreRobotic Factory5× Bug Friends

5 bugs + Robotic Factory Multicast = absurd activation count. Fun and surprisingly effective.

Weaponized Core

Early: GreatLate: Above Average

Weaponized CorePower DrillArc Blaster

Permanently stacks weapon damage. High ceiling, inconsistent.

B-

Ignition Core

Early: GoodLate: Below Average

Ignition CoreArc Blaster

Good early Burn, weak late game as shield scaling reduces Burn effectiveness.

Vanessa6 builds

Flagship

Early: AverageLate: Above Average

FlagshipTortuga

SEASON 14 BUFF: CD standardized to 5s at all tiers. Potentially reviving into A-tier after being dormant.

Aquatic / Poison

Early: AverageLate: Above Average

PufferfishTortugaScimitar of the Deep

Poison bypasses Shield. Tortuga's board-wide Haste makes the cycle spin fast.

B+

Saloon Friends

Early: AverageLate: Great

Saloonvarious Friends

Unique archetype — great late game when fully built.

B+

Tortuga Haste

Early: AverageLate: Good

Tortugafast weapons

Tortuga's board-wide 1s Haste makes fast-CD weapons cycle constantly.

B+

Mono-Weapon Sniper

Early: GoodLate: Average

Sniper RifleSilencerSpyglass

All-in on one hyperscaled weapon. Can hit extremely hard but ammo-dependent.

Multi-Weapon

Early: GreatLate: Average

SharkclawsKatanaArbalest

Strong early pressure, doesn't scale as well as poison builds.

Stelle4 builds

Skyliner Stack

Early: AverageLate: Great

SkylinerHangarBalloon Engine

Most consistent Stelle build. Recommended for beginners. Skyliner Multicast scales with flying item count.

LavaRoller Burn

Early: GoodLate: Great

LavaRollerBalloon EngineHydrogen Tank

Highest Burn ceiling in the game. LavaRoller self-doubles — late fights become impossible to survive.

B+

Haste-Fly Hybrid

Early: AverageLate: Above Average

Stellear SwallowtailPill BuggyTurbo enchantment

Generates free Shield via Pill Buggy from haste triggers. Surprisingly tanky.

B+

Fly Cycling

Early: AverageLate: Above Average

Stellear SwallowtailFreefall Simulator

Start/stop cycling creates rapid trigger chains.

Jules4 builds

A+

Durian Shield Conversion

Early: GoodLate: Fantastic

DurianDragonmelonMicrowave

Stack Shield → Durian converts all of it to damage. Can be set up from Level 3. Very strong.

Burn (Anyone Can Cook)

Early: AverageLate: Great

MicrowaveGrillJumbo Wok

Microwave hastens Grill for fast Burn cycling. Board-wide food haste enables rapid stacking.

Farmer's Market Regen

Early: GoodLate: Great

Bread KnifeMicrowaveFeast

Regen → Damage conversion via Bread Knife. Also stacks Max Health.

Feast Build

Early: GoodLate: Great

FeastMicrowaveGrill

10-0 recorded runs. Feast does everything — damage and healing.

Karnok5 builds

Jacket Exodia

Early: GoodLate: Fantastic

Leather JacketRunic ClaymoreHunting KnifeHunter's Journal

Near-invulnerability during Enrage. Considered the strongest Karnok build.

Runic Claymore

Early: GreatLate: Great

Runic ClaymoreHunter's JournalKarst

SEASON 14 BUFF: 15% Max Health damage. Most flexible and consistent Karnok build.

Ammo Build

Early: GreatLate: Above Average

Hunting RifleBear TrapChains

Chains Slows + Hunting Rifle burst. Strong early tempo.

Giant Sling Rage Burst

Early: GoodLate: Good

Giant SlingWolf MaskAdrenaline Shot

Burst all Enrage window damage into Giant Sling activations.

Max HP Burst

Early: GoodLate: Good

Forest CloakRunic Claymore

Stack Max Health for Runic Claymore. One-shot potential while using HP as a tank.

Season 15 Balance Changes

Patch: Season 15 · 0 new neutral items added

Buffs (9)

Flagship(vanessa)

CD standardized to 5s at all tiers (was 7/6/5). Damage significantly increased. (Carried from S14)

Runic Claymore(karnok)

Damage increased from 10% to 15% of own Max Health. (Carried from S14)

Slumbering Primordial(vanessa)

Now always Charges 2s; improved Gold-tier performance. (Carried from S14)

Bandoleer(karnok)

Rage gain increased to 10/15/20. (Carried from S14)

Birthday Cake(jules)

Crit chance increased to 30% (was 20%). (Carried from S14)

Hangar(stelle)

Now grants base +10 Damage and +10 Shield to all items regardless of flight. (Carried from S14)

Hunting Rifle(karnok)

Now has 2 Ammo charges. (Carried from S14)

Waystones(karnok)

CD reduced to 5/4/3/2s. (Carried from S14)

Shield Generator(karnok)

S15 meta standout — strong Start of Combat synergy with Karnok builds after Patch 15.0.

Nerfs (5)

Dragonmelon(jules)

Elevated to Gold tier. Shield scaling capped at 25% (was uncapped). (Carried from S14)

The Boulder(vanessa)

CD increased to 22/18s. (Carried from S14)

Trapvine(karnok)

Poison reduced to 8/16. (Carried from S14)

Anaconda(neutral)

Cooldown increased — was enabling infinite damage loops; nerf confirmed by community testing in Patch 15.

Freeze (interactions)(neutral)

Hot Fix 15.1: Several infinite-freeze combinations patched. Items triggering unlimited freeze chains nerfed.

New Neutral Items (0)

Season 15 new items not yet fully documented. Community analysis ongoing.