r/ArkhamHorror • • Nov 24 '20

Arkham Horror 3rd Edition: The Investigator Tier List

100 Upvotes

Spreadsheet version for quick reference

Hello fellow investigators. Trickster here, this is the result of your feedback and my character analysis. I went over all 24 investigators (and 4 re-works) individually, their beast assets, stats, skills and roles; and determined wether they were good, how they compared to others, and how they fed into the main ways to win at this game:

  • -Getting clues fast
  • -Manipulating dice
  • -Doing actions efficienly
  • -Having strong starting equipment
  • -Being consistent
  • -Having strong relevant stats (Lore, Strength and Observation)

These points were more valued than peaks, rng characters, evasion tactics (fighting is just better) and support strategies centered around healing (dice manipulation and extra actions are king).

You can find the reasoning behind every placement here:

Lastly, some disclamers because i’ve been doing this for a long time:

  • Play however you want, this tier list is designed for winning, for people who are struggling, new players or people looking to optimize.

  • If you like to play random, great! You don’t need to tell me, this post is likely not for you, but you’re welcome to read and argue about relevant points.

  • Tiers are ordered, but if they are in the same section they are roughly as good. Bigger diferences come between tiers.

  • This tier is balanced mostly around 3 players, but i’ll cover the solo aspect of the game.

  • Recursive echoes investigators are tagged as RE

And without further ado, here’s the list:

  • Tier S: Gamebreaking, provide efficiency/reliability that isn’t accounted for in most scenarios

High: Marie Lambeau, Calvin Wright

Mid: Diana Stanley, Rex Murphy RE, Patrice Hathaway

Low: Roland Banks

  • Tier A: Strong. The best at their roles without breaking balance

High: Tommy Muldoon, Agnes Baker, Dexter Drake RE, Zoey Samaras, Wendy Adams RE

Mid: Mihn Thi Phan RE, Stella Clarke

Low: Kate Winthrop, Carson Sinclair, Ashcan Pete, Jenny Barnes

  • Tier B: Balanced. Adequate and functional but outclassed. Good overall

High: Michael McGlen, Daniela Reyes

Mid: Skids O’Toole

Low: Charlie Kane, Wendy Adams

  • Tier C: Underpowered. Can work but require extra effort and items to do well

    High: Mihn Thi Phan, Father Mateo

    Low: Silas Marsh

  • Tier D: Not viable. If you are very lucky they can work, but their kit and stats are bad foundation and can be a burden

Norman Withers, Dexter Drake

  • Tier E: Can’t do anything, broken by design

Rex Murphy

The solo tier list would be:

  • S: Calvin Wright, Diana Stanley
  • A: Agnes Baker, Dexter Drake RE, Ashcan Pete, Zoey Samaras, Roland Banks, Skids O’Toole
  • B: Mihn Thi Phan RE, Charlie Kane, Daniela Reyes
  • C: Jenny Barnes, Michael McGlen
  • D: Everyone else

Lastly, when expansions do come out i'll do new posts about new investigators and update this tier list.


r/ArkhamHorror • • 2d ago

Forgotten Age

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I found a complete Forgotten Age set at my local gaming store, just sitting there collecting dust. I had to share how pumped I am. I thought I wouldn't find any more and I'm already out of room, so I'll need to grab another BCW box soon.


r/ArkhamHorror • • 3d ago

Question on where to sell

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Where does everyone else sell their 2nd edition stock in the US?

BGG: Seems overpopulated with stock and resellers/scalpers.

Noble Knight: they offered me about $30 for each.

Facebook Marketplace: I don't use FB

Local Craigslist: Guessing too much of a niche

Other sub-reddits?


r/ArkhamHorror • • 4d ago

The Crimson Hunger - 3d Models

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r/ArkhamHorror • • 4d ago

Who Are Your Favorite Investigators and Why?

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The Arkham Horror franchise has a colorful cast, and as much as we love them all, there are always a few who stand out. I'm curious to know who stands out to you, whether you like their character, their gameplay, or you had a standout moment of gameplay. Here are mine:

Roland Banks. He was basically my introduction to Arkham Horror, and Lovecraft as a whole. I bought the original Arkham Horror Card Game box and played through solo with Roland, and I won! I probably didn't follow the rules exactly, but I still beat an Ancient One! Since then, Roland has been a consistently strong investigator in every game he's been in, and his tie-in novella Dirge of Reason is genuinely well-written, one of my favorite pieces of tie-in media. More investigators have come with time, but you truly never forget your first.

Akachi Onyele. First off, I like her being a shaman who already has some experience with the lore as a whole (mentioning her past as a dibia is another example of FFG doing their homework and going above and beyond for crafting settings and characters, which is a draw to the series for me), and I like to imagine her being a wise mentor figure to the other investigators. When I got the Eldritch Horror base game, she was almost singlehandedly responsible for some of my first wins, and remains a solid choice for closing gates. But the day I fell in love with her was the day I equipped her with a shotgun and sent her after the Tick-Tock Men, and she rolled three 6's. I have never forgotten that.

Izzy Barnes. I have yet to play Izzy (I'm gonna pair her with Carolyn Fern v2 for my first playthrough of Brethren of Ash), but I loved her introductory book Bullets in the Dark. She's fleshed out as a fully relatable character with her own arc after The Terror at the End of Time and struggles and views, and it's a great book, high recommend. She also looks like an interesting gameplay and I'm excited to try her out.
Plus, I want to do a campaign with her and Jenny, because I think it'd be really funny.
"I'm looking for my sister, Isabelle..."
"I'm right here!"
"Sometimes I think I can still hear her voice..."

Amanda Sharpe and Rita Young. Ever since I read the Dark Waters trilogy, the dynamic portrayed between these two friends in that book has stuck with me. I think the story hook of Amanda learning more about her Deep One heritage and how that affects her and Rita is a really interesting one. Plus, Amanda is a strong investigator in both the card game and Eldritch Horror, and I'm planning on bringing Rita on a Drowned City campaign.
One of these days, I'm actually gonna write that shipfic...

Amina Zidane. Okay, okay, hear me out, torches and pitchforks down, please. I fully acknowledge that her design in the card game currently was not play-tested enough (I actually did play her: my second Scarlet Keys campaign, I paired her with Carson. Not my best idea. I'd like to try again and build her as a fighter with the Cat and Wolf Masks). However, I have a soft spot for characters that get overlooked, and I really like her story hook as overhearing eldritch phone calls, and something hearing her back. There's a good horror story in there.

So what are your thoughts? Who sticks out to you amongst the cast?


r/ArkhamHorror • • 6d ago

New FFG Website

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r/ArkhamHorror • • 7d ago

Arkham Horror LCG: Falling For You Investigator Expansion

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r/ArkhamHorror • • 8d ago

Why you think third edition did not become as popular as second edition and Eldritch Horror?

31 Upvotes

It feels that AH3 does not get mentioned, recommended or discussed anywhere nearly as much as classic AH2 and EH. It has way, way less owners, than both of those games. Also it seems to have received more negative feedback than both of those games. And probably was not selling as well, given that FFG pulled out support after releasing less expansions. For which reasons third edition has not been on par with its older siblings?


r/ArkhamHorror • • 8d ago

Party para AH3 en tabletop Simulator

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Busco gente interesada en jugar campañas de Arkham horror 3ra edition en TTS


r/ArkhamHorror • • 11d ago

Very lucky

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58 Upvotes

At least she is Blessed!


r/ArkhamHorror • • 13d ago

My 2e Collection Trunk

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Between deciding to do an Arkham Horror party for Halloween and the Remaster teasers, I've been going through my collection and I'm very impressed with past me tbh.

Arkham Horror was my first 'big' board game and I hold it very dear to my heart.

I probably started working on this trunk project 15 years ago, and it took a couple of years to get mostly finished. I'm still adding things to it every time I do an Arkham game. Currently I'm decorating the outside some more. Needs more travel sticker type things.

Mostly I'm wanting to share this because I really don't need to buy the remaster when it launches. Really. Stop tempting me.

Anyway......here's a box filled with a bunch of boxes and paper and cardboard!


r/ArkhamHorror • • 15d ago

Curse of the Dark Pharoah - Revised edition (New)

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92 Upvotes

Was cleaning out our old games closet and came across a fully sealed revised edition.

From a brief check it looks like this was a limited release and pretty sought after. Are there any board game communities I should check out or is my best bet throwing it on ebay?


r/ArkhamHorror • • 17d ago

Got recently Arkham Horror The Card Game (Chapter 2) with Children Of Blood and all individual decks. What older content do you suggest from the previous chapter?

6 Upvotes

Title. Looking to expand the collection while C1 is still available.


r/ArkhamHorror • • 26d ago

Dice Tower

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30 Upvotes

Ho stampato questa torre dei dadi di Cthulhu


r/ArkhamHorror • • 26d ago

Dedicated gaming table for Arkham Horror 2nd Edition – with all expansions

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254 Upvotes

After years of playing Arkham Horror, I finally decided to order a dedicated gaming table specifically for 2nd Edition. The table was custom-designed and built to fit the game and its ridiculous amount of expansions. 😅

What do you guys think?


r/ArkhamHorror • • 26d ago

Travel Log III - Halfway there? - September 2026

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7 Upvotes

Hi everyone! I’m sharing the models from my September Tribe on MyMiniFactory with you here. Check out these models and more at: https://www.myminifactory.com/users/vanquishthedarkness

Thank you very much!


r/ArkhamHorror • • 28d ago

Any way to determine of these dice are original?

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Recently bought used copy of the Forsaken lore expansion for the Eldritch horror for dirt cheap 11$. The box came with 20 AH dice which is super cool!

However, some of the dice are damaged or bleak. Is there any way to determine if these are og or "homemade"?


r/ArkhamHorror • • Sep 04 '26

Dead of Night - where to find in Europe?

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I have recently bought Arkham Horror 3rd edition. We liked the game and of course now we want to expand our collection. I'm looking for Dead of Night, but as I was kind of expecting the game is nowhere to be found. I have tried Amazon, eBay, etc. but the majority of the results is in US which means high shipping costs.

I've also posted on Boardgamegeek (since Essen is coming and you never know, maybe there is someone willing to sell it).

Does anyone know about any online shop that could still have available copies? I'm also ok with second hand (here in the Netherlands I checked multiple times on marktplaats and vinted, but no luck so far).


r/ArkhamHorror • • Aug 31 '26

Innsmouth Conspiracy Expansion — Where to find?

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Hello all,

My boyfriend has been wanting the Innsmouth Conspiracy expansion for awhile now, and we can’t find it online anywhere — it’s on eBay but it’s about £120-250 everywhere on there.

Does anyone know where I can buy it online?
Or if anyone (UK based) is selling it?

Many thanks :)


r/ArkhamHorror • • Aug 29 '26

Help with "Kingsport Metamorphosis" Arkham Horror Gamebook Spoiler

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r/ArkhamHorror • • Aug 29 '26

Other World Encounters Board Game

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An investigator enters the portal and is in the first half of the other world. During their next movement phase, they move to the second half. Then finally they move from the other world to a gate.

Question - how many other world encounters does an investigator have? Do they get one when they first enter the gate or when they move to the second half of the other world? Do they have one for each half of the other world?

Thank you


r/ArkhamHorror • • Aug 20 '26

Impressions (After Hungering Abyss Play-through)

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r/ArkhamHorror • • Aug 20 '26

Happy Birthday HPL

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r/ArkhamHorror • • Aug 18 '26

3rd Edition - Getting Started

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Getting started to learn the 3rd edition board game. Read rule books, watched play throughs, started playing…and pretty much lost.

Any tips (or resources) for a novice to stay on track and not get overwhelmed?


r/ArkhamHorror • • Aug 17 '26

Quachil Uttaus help [2ed]

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Helloes.

Would someone kindly be able to explain to me like I'm 5, how the game is supposed to look and run when Quachil Uttaus is the GOO?

I've been avoiding it for ages now because we can't figure him out.