Cursed Companions Monster Tier List

This Cursed Companions monster tier list ranks creatures by effective threat — not just raw damage, but how often they end runs through voice traps, environmental combos, or team panic. Rankings reflect version 1.0 balance after Act III additions. Use alongside the monster database for full weakness notes.

Boss Tier

Act bosses gate story progression and demand dedicated guides.

• Antoinette (Act II) — Extreme: Speak the word shown on the back of her head when it opens
• The Jester (Act III) — Extreme: Adapt communication when death curses change your forbidden words mid-fight

A Tier

High-priority threats — assign callouts and resources before engaging.

• Big Baby (Act III) — High: Deactivate using specific spell words shown in your guidebook
• Doorpelganger (Act III) — High: Identify dangerous doors with the upgraded Spell Torch
• Mimic (Act III) — High: Watch for players behaving unnaturally; use proximity chat cues
• Oilyphant (Act III) — High: Feed it periodically or it becomes aggressive
• Meat Grinder (Act I) — High: Disarm traps with "It's a trap" before approaching
• Terrifying Bride (Act I) — High: Learn phrases from guidebook; stay spread out

B Tier

Mid-tier — dangerous in pairs or with curse damage stacked.

• Anglershark (Act III) — Medium-High: Avoid water pools; use voice spells from dry ground
• Necrofish (Act III) — Medium-High: Stay out of water; coordinate team movement
• Dungeon Leech (Act III) — Medium: Avoid standing in water too long
• Grumble Chest (Act III) — Medium: Destroy with Spell Torch or voice spells to secure hidden treasure
• Mannequin (Act I-II) — Medium: Defeat with upgraded Spell Torch functionality
• Moth (Act I) — Medium: Use rejection spell phrases like "You're not my type"

C Tier

Lower direct threat but still relevant for economy or voice trolling.

• Gunther (Act III) — Low: Trade collected treasures for gold

Ranking Methodology

Boss tier covers Antoinette and Jester — both hard-gate acts and require unique voice strategies from our Antoinette and Jester guides. A-tier includes Big Baby, Doorpelganger, Mimic, Oilyphant, Meat Grinder, and Terrifying Bride for wipe frequency. B-tier covers aquatic packs, Mannequins, Grumble Chests, and Moth swarms. C-tier is Gunther and similar low-hostility entries.

Mode-Specific Adjustments

Traitor Mode elevates Mimic and curse-baiting threats because paranoia slows objectives. Endless Mode raises effective tier after Day 10 when resource starvation pairs with A-tier spawns. Challenge Mode modifiers can bump B-tier creatures to A-tier pressure — read lobby settings via Tab.

Team Preparation

Match tier list priorities to loadouts in equipment builds. Spell Torch upgrades counter multiple B-tier entries. Healing wands stabilize A-tier and boss encounters.

This section expands on community-tested patterns from version 1.0 co-op lobbies. Teams that treat voice clarity as a loadout requirement — not an optional setting — extract more treasure, die less to friendly curse triggers, and reach Act III without burning out on repeated Antoinette wipes. Use the linked guides on this wiki as a field manual alongside the in-game H guidebook, which updates dynamically when you encounter new monsters or die to unfamiliar mechanics.

Procedural dungeons mean no two runs share identical layouts, but systems stay consistent: spell phrases rotate each in-game day, forbidden words punish careless speech, shop access is single-player at a time, and the day-end countdown kills anyone who misses quota. Internalize that loop before chasing achievements or Traitor Mode lobbies. Cursed Companions rewards groups who debrief after wipes honestly — mechanical mistakes, communication slips, and technical mic failures need different fixes.

When public Steam matchmaking feels empty, the official Discord remains the healthiest place to find eight-player co-op or sixteen-player Traitor sessions. Pair external text chat with in-game proximity voice so curse officers can spell out forbidden words without speaking them. Streamers should enable speech-to-text captions for VOD clarity and use Enter text-to-speech when room noise makes open mic unreliable.