How this board is ranked
Each row is a job, not a creature and not a class. S means the action stops the documented failure, which is one dark or open entrance. A means the action restores that defense after a power cut or keeps the flashlight usable. B means recovery after a breach, a copy at the door, or a downed teammate. C and D are things players try that recorded nights do not show working as a scare-off. The letters are an editing choice from those mechanics. They are not a developer ranking.
S tier
Player decision Do this the moment Opening active appears or you can see it at a door or window. A flashlight beam is not a substitute. Floodlights die with the breaker.
Player decision Walk upstairs and downstairs after every scare-off and after every power restore. Do not open a window to peek or a door with it on the step.
A tier
Player decision Learn the outdoor walk during the quiet minutes. If the prompt will not start, leave. Re-sweep entrances the moment you are back inside. Do not run this while it is still indoors.
Player decision Pick up spares while the house lights work. Turn the beam off when the creature is close. Quiet as a Mouse is a whole night on Normal or harder without him hearing you.
B tier
Player decision Pick the closet or the swap door before the callout. The pantry is not a bunker. Snowbound Lodge has no confirmed closet. Restore power only after it is outside.
Player decision Do not open a door to identify a voice or a copy. If the lobby says Skinwalker, treat an extra person at the door as the copy until you can see otherwise.
Player decision Call the opening, not a story. Ghosts can scout and sometimes open one door. They cannot use the totem. Solo players should not expect a self-revive.
C tier
Player decision Read your own prompt before anyone spends. Grab the free world pickup first. This is not a plan for the last living player.
D tier
Player decision Ignore it during a siege. It is not a weapon and not a scare-off.
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