Flicker Role Tier List
A Flicker round is not balanced like a hero shooter. Information roles swing the table. Kill roles swing the body count. Cosmetic roles swing the meme. This tier list ranks Regular/Anonymous roles by how often they decide the win if played with a spine. Classic’s five-role kit is a different game and is called out where it still matters. Team pages under this one go deep.
Current ranking
S-tier is raw information: Psychic, Spy, Detective. A confirmed evil read or a bugged Murderer visit ends rounds. A-tier is protection and the two real killers: Medic, Savior, Murderer, Assassin. B-tier is the Evil support kit that wins if it lies well. C-tier is Clown (high skill, high throw) and Muffin Man (confirmed Good, also a night one corpse). D-tier is Survivor and Twin — playable, but the game is happening to you.
Ambusher is a special case: S-tier of annoyance in a 15-stack, nonexistent below that. If your queue never fills, mentally delete the role.
| Tier | Roles |
|---|---|
| S | Psychic, Spy, Detective |
| A | Medic, Savior, Murderer, Assassin |
| B | Witch, Dark Psychic, Scout, Ambusher |
| C | Clown, Muffin Man |
| D | Survivor, Twin |
Mutexes that rewrite the list
You will never see Medic and Savior together, or Psychic and Spy, or Scout and Witch, or Dark Psychic and Assassin, or Muffin Man and Twins. That is why “I am Medic and my friend is Savior” is an instant vote. The role checker tool exists so you can drill the pairs before you type them in chat.
Evil can still stack Scout with Dark Psychic. Good cannot stack Spy with Psychic. That asymmetry is why fake journals work and why Good needs the Detective even when the sleuth is a Spy.
How to use the list
If you rolled D-tier, you still vote. Twin whisper in update 4.4 is the one real buff to that floor. If you rolled S-tier, revealing night one without a Medic in the pool is how you donate the round. The Good Team page and Evil Team page are the playbooks. The YouTube ranking below is NellaJade’s full pass through every role — watch it after you read, not instead of reading.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers for the searches that follow a bad round.
Is Twin really D-tier?
Yes for most players. Linked deaths without a visit ability is a gift to Murderer. Whisper helps. It does not add a night action.
Why is Clown not higher?
Clown wins are stylish and throw-prone. One mis-vote and you just griefed Good for free.
Does Classic Mode change the list?
Classic is Investigator, Medic, Psychic, Survivor, Murderer. No Assassin, no Clown. Different sport.
Do scrolls change tiers?
They change how often you see a role, not how good the role is when you have it.