99 Nights in the Forest Best Class Tier List (2026)

Cyborg, Necromancer, and Vampire sit at the top of every 99 Nights in the Forest class ranking, backed by strong budget options like Fire Bandit and Beastmaster. The Class Shop lists 39 classes, priced from 10 to 600 Diamonds, each with three perks that unlock through specific in-game actions. Lumberjack, Nightcrawler, and Gunslinger split opinion hardest, while Camper, Base Defender, and Undead land at the bottom of nearly every list.

99 Nights in the Forest packs 39 classes into its Class Shop, priced from 10 to 600 Diamonds, each with starter gear and perks that unlock as you play. In this article, we'll explore where every class lands on the tier list, along with the price, starter gear, and perks that make each one worth it.

How These Tiers Are Ranked

Every placement here weighs three things together. The first is efficiency: how much survivability or damage a class actually delivers once you're using it, not just what its description promises. The second is price, since a strong class that costs a fraction of another strong class earns extra credit for that. The third is how unique the class's starter gear and perks are next to the rest of the roster, since a class that's just a slightly better version of three others ranks lower than one with a genuinely different kit.

These tiers also reflect where several player rankings agree, not just one. Where two or more line up, that's a stable tier. Where rankings disagree by two or more grades on the same class, it goes into a separate Split tier instead of being forced into a single grade that would be misleading.

S-Tier Classes

These three sit above everyone else, and no ranking puts any of them outside the top spot.

All three cost the same 600 Diamonds, so the choice between them comes down entirely to playstyle rather than budget.

Cyborg starts with alien armor and a laser cannon, letting it tank hits and deal heavy damage at the same time, with level three refunding tech energy on every kill. Necromancer resurrects up to six dead cultists as permanent backup, hitting harder once you reach level two.

Vampire takes a different route, running faster at night and building lifesteal energy from melee hits instead of leaning on weapons or summons. Level three boosts how much health that lifesteal gives back.

A-Tier Classes

A handful of classes don't quite match the top three, but still show up near the top of most rankings.

Fire Bandit's infernal crossbow and wildfire potion give it a fire weapon that never runs dry, plus a chance to set enemies alight with other tools too. Beastmaster's tamed wolves scale up to five pets, with level three guaranteeing an alpha wolf on your first summon.

Big Game Hunter turns pelts into permanent buffs, Pyromaniac moves faster the more enemies are burning, Assassin trades survivability for speed and crit chances with its katana and knives, and Gunslinger's revolver gets stronger with every kill.

Chef unlocks bonus recipes as you cook, Poison Master boosts damage against poisoned enemies, Blacksmith crafts higher-tier gear earlier, Alien gives a cheap taste of Cyborg's tech, and Lumberjack turns tree chopping into bonus logs and saplings for just 70 Diamonds.

Alien Scientist has also rated near the top on at least one list, though it's too new for a full consensus.

B-Tier Classes

Most of the roster falls into a wide, unremarkable middle that nobody ranks especially high or low.

These classes work fine for their intended playstyle, opening chests faster, healing teammates, cooking food, and so on, but none of them offer the kind of standout perk that pushes a class into the higher tiers.

Nightcrawler adds speed, vision, and damage bonuses at night, plus a reduced chance of the Deer spawning on you, useful if you spend a lot of time out after dark but less relevant otherwise.

C-Tier Classes

A small group of classes lands at or near the bottom of nearly every ranking that covers them.

Camper, Base Defender, Hunter, and Support are all cheap enough to try early, but none of them offer much once you can afford something better. Undead and Berserker both reward taking damage or dying, which tends to feel backwards in a survival game built around staying alive.

Fisherman, Brute, Snowman, and Zookeeper round out this tier. Fisherman speeds up fishing, Brute offers a taunting shield that upgrades later on, and Snowman and Zookeeper add seasonal and taming utility, but none bring enough impact to be worth rushing over the picks above.

Final Words

Cyborg, Necromancer, and Vampire are the safest 600 Diamond purchases in the game, and Fire Bandit and Beastmaster are the best way to get a taste of that power without spending nearly as much. Past that, a lot of the roster comes down to personal playstyle rather than a hard ranking, so don't be afraid to experiment outside the S and A tiers if a class's perks sound fun. Save Camper and Base Defender for when you're just starting and don't have the Diamonds for anything else yet.