The Decoder Tier List - Identity V 

i play him for anti terrorshock. mf carried me to griffin asia rank

theres the light yagami skin, the bunny skin, and also the first crossover skin that almost no one has. those look nice

I totally agree, I believe that the character's appearance influences a lot... I mean, people don't want to use a good character, they want to use a beautiful character. It works for hunters too. As the game has a horror "premise", I fully support characters that have a "non-standard" appearance (Clerk, Nightmare, Thief, Soul Weaver), do you see many people using them? of course not, they are not pretty. I think the game is no longer related to fun but only to winning and having beautiful skins. Maybe someone says that these hunters are not fun and that's ok, but people don't want to have fun, they just want to win.

Its not about his apperance, players prefer strong characters. Now the game is so dependent on the survs having good decoding skills and a stong power, its why lawyer isnt used because he only uses a map. P.S i dont like him because he married Emma's mom behind Hell Ember's back.

Hope ne will release s skin lawyer that have attractive hairstyles next time 🥺✨ Recently I play as him and realized he actually good

I'll be honest, I was debating on whether to add technical decoders onto the list, such as Postman, Female Dancer, and Lucky Guy. However, I feel like it would've been better to make the video strictly on pure decoders, however. They would've been high up had I did add them, though. Well, maybe not Lucky Guy..

Yeah gotta agree with that I have composer and honestly he’s cool if you ignore the fact you must do the rhythm things that takes most of your concentration (at least for me) once I played a match and because I was so concentrated on the rhythm thing he does I didn’t realize I was the last one to be alive, which is why I don’t use him often

@@jestergio9961 Isnt possible little girl is consider as a decoder since when in doll mode she can increase the decoding speed of a person.

​@@exequielsambgabriel2088 no no, Yes Doll mode increases the teammates decoding but it will DECREASE THE OVERALL decoding i beleive Because 100% Little Girl decoding + 100% Teamate decoding is far greater than 100% Teammate decoding + the buff that doll gives

@@llyexelxia3997 i bet you watched the geishagaming tips for little girl, the OP admitted it was a misinformation, 2 survivours decode will only get a 140% overall if im not wrong, and 170% for 3. so basically her doll skill definitely makes your teammate decode faster. imagine how stupid it is just to has a skill that make both of you decode slower

"Prisoner" and Composer are definitely outliers to that rule

@@jestergio9961 yep... But when the hunter is Dream witch, it won't be too fortune for Luca. I mean they add a small signal when dream witch is near, by if they suddenly spawn, there will also have a high risk of getting terror shocked. Same for Joseph

@@jestergio9961 also explorer

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I figured that was a thing. I was double checking the wiki and just assumed it was fixed. Apparently not. NetEase seems to forget a lot of things. Thanks for the correction, though.

it used to be if you depleted the map/swapped for a diff item you couldnt get the 20% bonus, but idv removed that recently

@@llyexelxia3997 what?

I think it makes more sense that when Mechanic is found she is a S tier cuz even if she is not found and she decodes the entire match , her decoding debuff makes her take ages just to finish a single cipher , while in chair , she can retake her own cipher with the both , finish the cipher of the rescuer with the bot AND BASICALLY not losing any decoding that you would be losing with any other decoder if they get chaired , thats why she practically will never be a bad pick unless they nerf the doll drastically And when her doll gets hit then she is even worse than Mind's Eye or Explorer , she now has a 30%~ bot which cannot even decode a full cipher and her decoding speed is the slowest in the game as the game progresses Mech is found = S tier Mech is not found = A tier Mech's doll gets hit = F tier

lawyer C tier☠☠☠

@@asuka6803 this comment is 6 months ago bro 💀

True. A lot has certainly changed over those 6 months

Yes, I know. What happens if the Hunter somehow gets lucky and finds you, though? That's the point I was making, not that you might not get found. It's what if you get found because it can happen. A Hunter with quenching effect or is just that Lucky can teleport onto you and you have nothing at that point. He can hide and he can be great at it, yes. But you are screwed if you are found

I like that his accessory matches with one of his A tier skin too, because of the time frame the acc was released, also yeah it makes it pretty obvious and the sound is annoying

Facts

The fact that they buffed Mechanic's vaulting speed but not Mind's Eye is a crime

Don't worry. I'll be sure to make the text smaller next time

I know of a survivor who can already do that and nobody likes it when they can do that, so I doubt NetEase will add that. Only difference is that Explorer is actually useful in comparison

I have a strong opinion that no survivor in this game is bad (Unless your name rhymes with Morbius). So I agree that Mind's eye isn't that bad. But yeah, that's a lot of things to juggle, which just makes her feel yucky.

What rhymes with morbius?

It was Orpheus, but he got buffed so ignore this

@jestergio9961 I mean... back then his support litterally forced you to switch targets to him, and that's not even factoring in map gimmicks like tram, two story buildings, and whatever there was

@rqj5502 not only did literally any other support trumps him in every way back then, but you also didn't start with your item. In a game where the meta is heavily on item usage and the early game, it's just really bad.

I might make a new version of this list out alongside the other lists I should be doing because a lot of the decoder meta has changed drastically since this list was made and a lot of feelings I've had on these characters have changed, especially Explorer.

Vid appreciated thanks for uploading!

Lucky Guy was, indeed, a joke entry. I didn't connect the dots to make the joke be bot, so I'm force to settle on Lucky Guy Edit: No technicalities for the tierlist. If it's not raw decoding, it didn't count

I should've made the final option bot. True best decoder. I'm so pissed I thought of it too late

@@jestergio9961 bot would've been perfect

Mercoder :D

@@yellowahaha 100%

Consistency

He used to be until they buffed his decoding. And you're right, it's because he was captive in the circus and wandered the wild for so long.

@@jestergio9961 got it, also what kind of name do you think would best suit Lucky Guy

Probably something stupid like Guy

@@jestergio9961 probably, but in the case he does get a name, we'd suggest either Nathan, Damien, or Michael. Last name, Drew, Thompson, or Henderson ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯

Mech is great if you have a team who can actually team work and people who can kite.

Realistically, I agree and feel that Mechanic is an S tier or at least A tier. But yeah, teams can really hurt her and I just feel she doesn't provide much if she doesn't have doll

With the *map* ?

6:18 can relate 😭

Also a correction, her vision still diminishes when you stop.

Yeah, I couldn't resist making a joke of my incompetence. Also I can understand that angle. Tier lists are mostly subjective anyways and I do think Mind's Eye has potential. It's just, at the moment, she doesn't stand out to me. I'm glad to hear you can see the good in her. I'm definitely still not salty about the vision change, even with this new knowledge.

@@jestergio9961 I’m also not salty, and in fact glad they changed it I don’t wanna memorize kiting routes to the point I can do it almost blimdfolded Amd yeahhh these tier lists are subjective but I still watch them cus I’m curious why people hate Helena But I can see where you’re coming from, unless you actually play her or know people who do, you’d never knew how good she really is, and even though her kit seems boring, it makes for a surprisingly fun experience, at least more fun than lawyer, coordinator, priestess, enchantress, and other characters like her. She still stands as a very unique character, not as unique as first officer, prisoner, prospector, or as fun as mech, forward, and patient, but honestly I love the unique passive. However, she has some…GLARING ISSUES -kite in the open = 5 second kite -get chaired early? VERY low rebound potential -get found at spawn? tough luck winning unless you spawned in a good area -teleport? tough luck winning unless you decoded in a good area -quenching thirst? guarantee chase for TME and obviously, her cane revealing her location, which is still a very unnecessary decision. All of these really weigh down on her, and in general she’s restricted to very few areas. If I’d make a case just for mech where different scenarios will place her on different tiers: -Hospital: S tier kiter (I’m fr, I’ll be honest she’s a great choice in that map) Graveyard, carnival, ship, ruins: A+-A- camp hunters: A (cus she’s not rescuing and their chase is usually just “fine”, perfect for Helena) hunters that counter looping: C. (She relies on it, so Naiad, Gamekeeper, Clerk, and as well Mary, even though she’s not known as the anti loop queen, added by the fact that many of these have built in peepers) other types of chase: variable (I’ll just say new hunter is an A, as she will probably be behind walls anyways, vio is a B because of how they usually bring peepers, a great Helena counter, but is slow so Helena can handle them, and Hermit is straight up C because he’s Anti-loop, disturbs her decoding, her decoding buff doenst do much anyways, and she’s overall a very bad choice) However, all of this is using the ruins found in every map. If she’s kiting in ship, hospital, the tent in moonlit, and the like, she definitely gains a bonus. sidenote: I also wanna add that honestly if you see anyone who wears the gilda skin just run, they’re usually a 90% of the time Helena from experience.

Murro: bonjour

Will do.

Thats fair. I personally do think she is overrated as hell, but I don't think she's bad or anything. Hell, realistically, she trumps all the other decoders. It's just I prefer versatility over just her item

@@jestergio9961 i mean you just need to rescue mechanic late and you have 4 cyphers poped and congratulations you secured a tie that's why she's a tie character and an OP decoder

anyways thanks for the video and good work

You do move slower when you're tiny. The game probably doesn't say it, but you do. In fact, the speed was slightly buffed when they were still doing changes to him. That's more or less the reason why I don't kite with the book. Also I probably didn't word the Prisoner tid bit well. When I said he can't sense the hunter as well, I meant he can't sense the hunter as well as the other decoders since the hunter needs to be closer. I just didn't want to mess with the text box anymore, so I left that part out

Yeah, I may have left this fact out or have forgotten about it. It also works on Ann's cat aura funnily enough. It definitely helps him a lot, but other than that, book seems like a hindrance as well with the slower speeds. Thank you for the clarification though!

No. I used to be a Cowboy main and I felt like that rolled off the tongue. Also I am from Hispanic heritage, so there's that.

It's ok if opinions do not line up and it's ok if you didn't like it. It doesn't match where I'd realistically place him, but it's just how I feel on him, though

@@jestergio9961 i agree your opinions on other characters but explorer isnt a kiting character. the vid is abt decoders kiting abilities. if u rate explorer with his hiding ability he would be the 4th

Technically speaking, none of the decoders are supposed to be kiting characters. That's not what they're best at. They have kiting potential and it's stupid that they do, but thats not their role. If I were to judge Explorer solely on his stealth and not his kiting or his Traits, that wouldn't sit right. Besides, as stated, Explorer isn't a bad character (I'm incline to say there's no real bad survivors in this game), but so many things can go wrong when playing him that I often feel it's not worth playing him.

i still find him useless, atleast that what i think. like whats the point of digging for some toilet papers when you can actually decode the ciphers 🧍‍♀️

Explorer is the 2nd strongest for run and hide in the whole game. All his traits, hide footprints, silent vaulting, movement boost. +HIS SHRIKING BOOKS He just need to hit a hunter with pallets, then run and shrink hide. Very hard to catch one who know how to play hide and seek. Basically one of the decoder with the strongest defense. Other decoder type just got caught pretty easily and die at very early.

@@07.quanghuy49 ??? each dig needs ~28s and give 50% while decoding normally takes ~40s for the same amount. plus the paper spawns are always next to gens

Is a way pal. I just wish she was 5th place in a realistic tier list though.. no more pain ☠️

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Sorry if it seems that way. But the main point I wanted to make was I don't want to just factor a character's item to how good they are. I wanna factor their item and their traits in general. And while Mechanic's bot is really good, she fucking sucks in general without it compared to the others above it. Also with the confirmed nerf coming to Mech, this placement may not change anytime soon.

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