Because of the fact that each of these characters is so different from one another, many players definitely have one character that they prefer over the others. But if you’ve always stuck to a single character when you join your friends in Don’t Starve Together or you’re just getting started, you might not know which characters are the best.
To see every character in Don’t Starve Together, ranked from the worst to the best, keep reading!
Updated April 12, 2022 by Nikole Brinkman: The Don’t Starve franchise has continuously been worked on thanks to various DLCs and added characters. Not only are the developers working on the single player mode, but also constantly working on Don’t Starve Together to make sure that friends can play with each other in the most updated game possible. Due to this, it’s important to come back and revisit articles to ensure that players have the most updated information to optimize their survival rate. In a game like Don’t Starve where making each moment count throughout their in-game day, it’s vital to know the best possible choice for character selection. Along with an additional character, there is more information on the previous characters as well as how they can be unlocked.
24 Wilson
Health: 150 Hunger: 150 Sanity: 200 Perk: Will grow a large beard Requirement : None
When it comes to the characters, Wilson is more or less the “default.” He’s the original character from Don’t Starve. While there’s definitely nothing wrong with choosing to play as Wilson, he’s far from the best character. He has no really unique abilities, other than growing a beard to stay warm in the winter.
The beard can be useful for the winter because it gives the player 135 insulation against Freezing. But the beard can also be shaved for Beard Hair, which is needed to make a Meat Effigy. The Effigy will restore 10 Sanity as well as resurrect the player on Death. He’s perfect for beginners, but not worth playing beyond then.
23 Wes
Health: 113 Hunger: 113 Sanity: 150 Perk: Is incapable of talking and is very fragile. Can inflate balloons that explode when they take damage. Requirement: Find and save Wes in Chapter Three in Adventure Mode. He’s always available in Don’t Starve Together
There are some characters that are really only good if you’re looking for a challenge. Wes is one of those. If you want a tough character to play, Wes is great. But otherwise… Skip him. Wes does 25% less damage and gets hungry 25% faster than just about every other character.
His special ability is creating balloons which can distract enemies and do a tiny bit of damage when they pop. This use is unlimited, however it does cost 5 sanity to use. The fact that he does not speak means players will never get survival cues like with other characters.He’s weak, and it’s a struggle to survive as Wes.
22 Maxwell
Health: 75 Hunger: 150 Sanity: 200 Perk: Can conjure shadow puppets. Requirement: Unlocked after completing Adventure Mode
Maxwell was originally the villain of Don’t Starve before he found himself trapped in The Constant. While Maxwell can be a really fun character to play because he can spawn Shadow Puppets using his Codex Umbra and his sanity is incredibly easy to manage, he’s not as strong as many other characters.
The Shadow Puppets can live up to 2.5 days before dying off. Upon summoning the puppets, Maxwell will lose 15 Health, 2 Nightmare Fuel and 55 Maximum Sanity.
21 WX-78
Health: 100 (Upgradeable to 400) Hunger: 100 (Upgradeable to 200) Sanity: 100 (Upgradeable to 300) Perk: Gan be upgraded to increase stats. Is immune to freezing but takes damage in rain and water. Requirement: Unlocked after 960 Experience
WX-78 is a unique character because he’s not human, something that really impacts how he’s played. He can eat gears to upgrade his stats, but gears aren’t always easy to come across and could better be used in other structures, like an Ice Box. And if WX-78 is uncovered in the rain, he takes damage until he takes shelter.
When lightning strikes him, he loses 33 Sanity but will gain 100 Health. While WX-78 has some of the lowest starting stats, for dedicated players looking to upgrade to a powerful character, this is the choice for them.
20 Webber
Health: 175 Hunger: 175 Sanity: 100 Perk: Can befriend spiders and grows a silky beard for warmth. Requirement: Exclusive to the Reign of Giants DLC
Webber is a young boy that lives inside a spider that tried to eat him. Now, he’s able to befriend the spiders that live throughout The Constant. But being a spider means that other mobs like pigs will be hostile toward him, making it difficult to make your way through the world at times.
When playing the DLC, players will need to find Webber’s skull that drops by killing Spiders. When they find this, they will need to bury it in a grave mound. Lightning will strike that area afterwards, causing him to rise out, allowing players to play him from then on.
19 Wolfgang
Health: 150 (Up to 300) Hunger: 300 Sanity: 200 Perk: Will get stronger when stomach is full but is afraid of monsters and darkness. Requirement: Unlocked after 320 Experience
Wolfgang is an incredibly powerful character - as long as you’re able to keep him well-fed. The fuller his hunger is (which is higher than other characters), the more damage he’s able to do. But as he gets hungry, he also gets weaker and weaker.
Along with this, Wolfgang is afraid of the dark and, when he’s around monsters, his sanity drops faster than other characters. Since food can be scarce, he can be a challenge, but he’s totally worth it.
18 Wickerbottom
Health: 150 Hunger: 150 Sanity: 250 Perk: Can craft without the science machine and can make magical books but is incapable of sleeping and hates when food spoils. Requirement: Unlocked after 1280 Experience
Wickerbottom is a really powerful character because she can craft items with no Science Machine, and she can create books.
Although these books cost her quite a bit of sanity, reading them can be incredibly helpful for various different aspects of the game, like growing crops. She can only read a book a maximum of five times though, so make sure to use the ability wisely.
17 Willow
Health: 150 Hunger: 150 Sanity: 120 Perk: Has a lighter and is immune to fire damage but will light fires whenever she gets too nervous. Requirement: Unlocked after 160 Experience
Willow starts the game with her teddy bear and a lighter. This lighter can be used to start fires which will help to slowly increase her sanity. And if you want to put those fires out, Willow never takes fire damage.
But, when Willow’s sanity starts to get low, she will randomly set fires in front of herself. While they won’t hurt her, it can cause some serious problems, depending on what you’re standing by.
16 Wormwood
Health: 150 Hunger: 150 Sanity: 200 Perk: Can craft four special items that no other character can but cannot refill health with food, only hunger. Requirement: Provided with the Hamlet DLC, purchasing his chest, or weaving 2700 spools
Wormwood is a DLC character that originated in Hamlet before being added to Don’t Starve Together. This unique character can plant seeds without the use of a farm, loses sanity when plants around him die but gains sanity when he plants things. Wormwood can also use manure in order to heal himself.
His special recipes are great for defense or healing. And since he is friends with the plants, mobs like Lureplant and Snaptooth Flytrap are passive around him.
15 Wurt
Health: 150 (Or 250) Hunger: 200 (Or 250) Sanity: 150 (Or 200) Perk: Can befriend Merms and make disguises for teammates but can’t eat meat or non-vegetables and loses sanity when holding them. Requirement: Exclusive to Don’t Starve Together , and can be unlocked by purchasing her chest or waving her 2700 spools
Wurt is a DLC character and is a young Merm. She is able to craft Merm homes, marsh turf, and can summon the Merm King. Unlike other non-human characters like Wortox, Wurt isn’t attacked by creatures like the Bunnymen.
One of the main disadvantages for Wurt is the fact that she is a vegetarian, but she’s able to eat durian without any side effects. Another big disadvantage is her relationship with pigs. They will try to attack her on sight, and she despises them as well. Even with a disguise, she can not befriend pigs or try to trade with the Pig King.
14 Wortox
Health: 200 Hunger: 175 Sanity: 150 Perk: Has the ability to gain souls, release them to heal, or eat them to gain hunger but craves souls as food and takes less healing from other food items. Requirement: Exclusive to Don’t Starve Together , can be unlocked by purchasing his chest or weaving 2700 spools
Wortox is a DLC character who once worked with Krampus until his life took a terrible turn. Wortox is unique because he primarily eats Souls, items dropped by other players or creatures upon their death. He can eat food but gains only half the health. Wortox can also use Souls to teleport short distances and doesn’t lose as much sanity near monsters.
However, since he eats Souls primarily, he does crave them often which means eating regular food only effects him half way. The same with negative effects, it is cut by half.
13 Winona
Health: 150 Hunger: 150 Sanity: 200 Perk: Can build her own unique items and gets a free hit from the dark without taking its effects but loses hunger when crafting (or not crafting for a while). Requirement: Exclusive to Don’t Starve Together
Before arriving in The Constant, Winona was a factory worker at the Voxola factory who was desperately searching for her sister, Charlie. Yes, that Charlie. Winona’s history as a factory worker gives her the ability to create unique machines. And the fact that Charlie is her sister means she can go into the dark once without being hurt.
12 Warly
Health: 150 Hunger: 250 Sanity: 200 Perk: Can cook special items and has a portable crockpot but has harsher negative effects from food and doesn’t heal as much when eating it. Requirement: Unlocked after 2560 Experience
Before arriving in The Constant, Warly was a chef. In The Constant, Warly initially spawns with a Portable Crockpot and some ingredients to cook with. This is helpful because Warly won’t eat anything that hasn’t been cooked. But, players don’t have to craft a new crockpot and Warly can take his anywhere with him.
He also enjoys eating different meals. He will be able to remember what he ate over the course or 1.75 days, so if he eats the same thing twice within that time period, he will only gain a percentage of the normal effects that food gives.
11 Wigfrid
Health: 200 Hunger: 120 Sanity: 120 Perk: Can craft songs to aid in battle and excels at fighting but can only eat meat or food recipes with meat in them. Requirement: Exclusive to Reign of Giants DLC. Unlocked after 1920 Experience
Wigfrid was an actress before she arrived in The Constant, and it’s safe to say that she got really into her character of a valkyrie. But we’re not going to complain about Wigfrid’s dedication. She has the ability to craft a Battle Helm and deals a ton of damage. When she kills an enemy, she can gain Health and Sanity, meaning she can go kill an enemy one after another if she doesn’t take too much damage.
Her main downside is that she refuses to eat anything that doesn’t have meat in it, but that’s no big deal.
10 Woodie
Health: 150 Hunger: 150 Sanity: 200 Perk: Has a sentient axe with unlimited durability and can transform into a Werebeaver but when his transformations end his stats are diminished greatly. Requirement: Unlocked after 1600 Experience
Woodie starts out in The Constant with a unique axe named Lucy. Lucy is constantly talking to Woodie and encouraging him to chop down trees. Not that this is a bad thing, though. Lucy can cut down trees faster than a normal axe and never breaks. On a full moon or after eating a Totem, Woodie can transform into one of three different creatures.
9 Woodlegs (Single Player Only)
Health: 150 Hunger: 150 Sanity: 120 Perk: Can craft a special boat and sniff out treasure but takes sanity damage while on or near land. Requirement: Exclusive to Shipwreck DLC
Woodlegs is perhaps one of the most “stacked” characters from a starting standpoint. His inventory is filled with a bevy of useful items and his specialty-crafted item, the “Sea Legs,” has the same durability as an Armored Boat and an infinite cannon to blast away at your enemies. His special headwear allows him to “see” nearby treasure spots, and he will start the session with the closest treasure spot revealed. He can be a great resource for finding valuable items and his craftable ship is pretty powerful.
Unfortunately, Woodlegs will absolutely hemorrhage sanity when he is on land (or hovering near a coastline, for that matter). This makes him very difficult to use during the early game and players will need to keep up with his quickly-draining sanity in the first few days.
8 Wendy
Health: 150 Hunger: 150 Sanity: 200 Perk: Can summon her deceased sister to aid in combat and isn’t afraid of the dark but takes a damage penalty when attacking foes. Requirement: Unlocked after 640 Experience
If you’ve ever played Don’t Starve Together but never tried playing Wendy, you might be a little confused about how she’s the best character. She’s not quite as strong as some of the other characters, which can be a little bit of a challenge. So, what makes Wendy so good? The fact that she brings her sister, Abigail with her.
Abigail is a ghost who Wendy can summon after setting down Abigail’s Flower, an item that she enters The Constant with, and then having a mob die near her. Abigail can do a ton of damage and protects Wendy from enemies. This totally makes up for the fact that Wendy isn’t quite as strong as some other characters and makes her among the best characters in the game.
7 Walani (Single Player Only)
Health: 120 Hunger: 200 Sanity: 200 Perk: Starts with a useable and craftable surfboard and dries quicker than other characters, but her hunger drains 10 percent faster. Requirement: Exclusive to Shipwreck DLC, after 2240 Experience
Walani comes with her own unique exploration tool in the form of a surfboard. This will help players navigate the waters early on, without the need to build a boat. She also loses her sanity at a much slower rate, and she’s a great character for beginners. That said, she has some caveats that can be frustrating for some.
For one, her health pool is much lower than average and her hunger will deplete 10 percent faster than a normal character. It’s great that her sanity drains slower but on the flip side, it takes a bit more to “fill it back up.” Her surfboard is an excellent navigation tool but has less durability than a raft and it’s a bit wasteful to repair (based on the materials needed). Thankfully, Walani can craft one whenever she feels like it.
6 Wilba (Single Player Only)
Health: 150 Hunger: 200 Sanity: 100 Perk: Has a special item that keeps her from transforming into a Werepig is befriended by other pigs but is afraid of the dark. Requirement: Exclusive to Hamlet DLC
If you’re tired of being attacked and bullied by Pigs when attempting to gather resources near them, considering using Wilba. This unique character is the daughter of the Pig Queen and therefore swine royalty. Her favor will allow her to pluck items from Pig Villages and the denizens will sometimes gift the Princess with basic resources and goodies. She’s quite the ally to have if you plan on setting up near a Pig Homestead.
Unfortunately, she’s afraid of the dark and will lose sanity at night (when not near a light source) much faster than a normal character. She has a small sanity pool, too, which makes it easy for her to transform into an insane state. She also comes equipped with a handy necklace that will “keep her from entering her Werepig form” but also causes her to slowly bleed sanity. She’s unique and useful in her own right, but it can be a chore to keep her sane.
5 Wilbur (Single Player Only)
Health: 125 Hunger: 175 Sanity: 150 Perk: Can run but has slower base speed. Is a friend to Prime Apes but cannot talk. Requirement: Exclusive to Shipwreck DLC
This adorable little monkey is actually pretty useful in the right hands and comes equipped with two unique abilities that make him a cut above his human counterparts. Wilbur is fast, approximately 33 percent faster than other characters (when running, and players will need to keep moving for approximately 3 seconds for that run stance to take effect). He also produces his own manure every so often, which makes him a prime candidate for gardening and producing his own food early on.
Unfortunately, Wilbur can’t speak, which makes communication a major roadblock. He’s also a bit slower when not running, meaning he will struggle in areas where maneuverability is required. Still, penalties aside, his quick running speed and self-contained manure stockpile make him a stronger survivor than most.
