Pandemic Roles - Tier List & Versus
(2008–2015)
Published
This list has 22 characters from Pandemic Roles.
Pandemic Roles - Official Tier
Editorial placements for Pandemic Roles, with the reasoning behind each list.
Every Role Ranked
Medic, Scientist, Researcher, Dispatcher, and Quarantine Specialist lead the all-role board. It weighs how much each role changes a regular game: speeding up cures, stopping outbreaks, or rescuing a turn when the map starts to slip.
Medic
Scientist
Researcher
Dispatcher
Quarantine Specialist
Operations Expert
Generalist
Containment Specialist
Epidemiologist
Field Operative
Local Liaison
First Responder
Archivist
Contingency Planner
Troubleshooter
Pilot
Virologist
Colonel
Pharmacist
Field Director
Gene Splicer
Veterinarian
Best Roles for New Players
Medic, Researcher, and Scientist are the clearest roles for a first game, with abilities that help almost any team. Roles that need precise timing or expansion-specific rules sit lower on this beginner list.
Medic
Researcher
Scientist
Dispatcher
Quarantine Specialist
Generalist
Operations Expert
Containment Specialist
Local Liaison
Archivist
Contingency Planner
Pilot
Cure Hunters
Scientist, Researcher, and Epidemiologist lead because they help the team find cures faster. The rest of the list focuses on card access, sharing knowledge, and research abilities, including specialists from On the Brink and In the Lab.
Scientist
Researcher
Epidemiologist
Field Operative
Virologist
Field Director
Pilot
Local Liaison
Archivist
Containment Specialist
Outbreak Control
Medic, Quarantine Specialist, and Containment Specialist lead the outbreak board. They prevent or clear cubes; military and movement specialists follow because they help the team respond before a chain reaction spreads.
Medic
Quarantine Specialist
Containment Specialist
Dispatcher
Operations Expert
Colonel
Generalist
First Responder
Troubleshooter
Pharmacist
Local Liaison
Expansion Roles Ranked
Epidemiologist, Field-Operative, Containment Specialist, and Local Liaison lead the expansion roles. This list ranks characters from On the Brink, In the Lab, and State of Emergency separately from the base game, since some depend on expansion rules.
Epidemiologist
Field Operative
Containment Specialist
Local Liaison
First Responder
Virologist
Generalist
Colonel
Archivist
Troubleshooter
Pilot
Pharmacist
Field Director
Gene Splicer
Veterinarian
Want to rank them yourself? Open the Tier Maker tab.
Pandemic Roles - Tier Maker
Characters (22)
Pandemic Roles - Blind Rank
The next character from Pandemic Roles is drawn for you, so you never pick who comes next. Top 5 holds one per slot. The Tier List works like the regular board, with several characters in each row.
Pandemic Roles - Versus
Run a fast elimination tournament for Pandemic Roles and keep choosing winners until only one character remains.
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Pandemic Roles - Bracket
Build a championship bracket for Pandemic Roles. Drag the seeds, or fill them at random. Click a fighter to send them through, or roll the match.
Click a character to advance, or roll the match. An empty slot sends the other fighter through.
Available
Pandemic Roles - Alignment Chart
Split Pandemic Roles into sides. Choose 2 or 4 sections, drag characters into each one, and name the side.
Drag a character into a section and drop it where you want. Click the text to write it, or drag the text to move it.
Available
Pandemic Roles - 0–10
Give each Pandemic Roles character a score from 0 to 10. Same scores sit together, from 10 at the top down to 0.
Number keys set 0 to 9. Tap a character on the board to change that score.
Pandemic Roles - ⚙ Setting
Click characters to disable them from all game modes on this page.
