Playing a very fast-paced roguelike likeGatekeepercan lead to very interesting results, depending if your skill is up for the challenge, if RNG gives you a variety of good Artifacts, or if you choose the best character there is in the game. Well, let’s rank every single character — or Gatekeeper — in Gatekeeper.
All Gatekeepers ranked from worst to best
Just remember, this is allsubjective, so don’t you light up those torches yet! Here are all the Gatekeepers in Gatekeeper ranked from worst to best.
Nidum is everything Hybrid isn’t – don’t worry, this will make sense later.A lack of range, a lack of speed, and skills that, while helpful, fail in comparison with the arsenal presented by the rest of the Gatekeepers.
If you choose Nidum, then you should worry about picking the bestArtifactsthat the game can provide since you will need them tocounter their slow Circular attack. Why would you pick Nidum if you have…
While I do enjoy the increased health that Bastion carries from the get-go and the Valiant Charge feels great to use,Bastionultimately becomesan improved version of Nidum, with everything that it may entail. The lack of speed for all of his skills will end up making Bastion a very difficult character to master, but I can see how it can be part of a larger party as a tanky character that can be used as bait.
Echo just fell a bit flat given how restrictive its Pulse ability feels because of its distance requirement. However, Consonance will providea great AoE attackthat will combine itself greatly with Resonance. But again, Pulse will not allow you to interact with it as much as you would like, at least at the beginning of your run.
Tech Hunter
Mastering all planets and clearing them once — and choosing to rerun the game — will unlock Tech Hunter,a perfect middle groundthat provides good ranged attacks while also packing a punch.
Hunter’s Luckis perhaps what will provide the most fun out of all Gatekeepers since it will spawn Modifiers from time to time.Tracewill also become useful if you are in trouble, allowing you to teleport back to a set point in the map if you find yourself outmatched by your enemies.
Pandora is a very well-crafted Gatekeeper that providesquite a decent ranged attackwith Luminary but also features abilities such as Lightning Conductor and Haunting Luminary that willtake care of mobs quite easily.
Healing Dash doubles asa dodge skill and a healingskill that will certainly counter Pandora’s limited starting health points. If you don’t mind having a slower fire rate with Luminary, then you should definitely give Pandora a chance.
Coming in second place, we have the Mediator. While you will have to amass a staggering 60 locations clears in the game, making it the longestunlockable character, it features several ofthe best collections of attacksthat previous Gatekeepers had like Pain Conduit, which increases area of effect damage, and AoE attacks.
But what does it for me isthe Ghostwalk skill. It will turn the Mediator completely invulnerable for a decent amount of time, allowing you to heal and escape from conflict, which will become a lifesaver skill as long as you activate it on time.
Maybe it is my constant infatuation with the default class in every single game I play, but Hybrid is just flawless. Not only does it featurean array of ranged skillsthat will elegantly do the job, but your main skill, Shells, has a significantly faster rate of fire than any of the previous Gatekeepers.
The External Bios willdeal huge amounts of damagewhen thrown at enemy groups and your Replicant ability will give you a second chance to complete the run if you drop dead. The most balanced and maybe basic skills in the game by far, but they are extremely effective and easy to learn and put into practice. You can use Hybrid toeasily find Juju.
Alejandro Josan
A musician with a heart of a gamer, Alejandro’s life has always been accompanied by adventures on Nintendo platformers, countless hours of fantasy RPGs and several third-party FPSs. Currently, he is studying Game Design and Development and Creative Writing, preparing for a long career in the video game industry.
