Villager Tier List for Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Updated: 5/19)

[JKDOS]

Vivian is lower than I'd expect. I like her design, and if I didn't have or like Ankha, I'd probably be getting Vivian in my town.

 

[Ace Marvel]

To be fair 3 hours ago was 7AM EST on a Monday. But I will point out a few things: outside of TBT, Zucker is the most popular octopus villager. Octopuses, in general, sell for less NMTs comparatively. Zucker averages about 40 tickets. Overall, he’s more popular than Marina, Fauna, Sherb and a few others in his tier. Keep in mind, sell price and popularity aren’t mutually exclusive. Judy is more expensive than Audie despite Audie being overall more popular. I’m also not just being inclusive to TBT but rather across all forms of media.

But yes, in terms of value, Marina and Zucker are definitely in the bottom for S rank.


Judy and Audie are particularly volatile. Audie’s popularity, for example, has changed drastically in the past 48 hours and is trending down. I’d say, on average, in the last week Marshal is #4. Submit to change in the future (including the immediate future).

Also the amiibo glitch is giving all villagers a boost, since they have to move naturally and people are afraid to use their amiibo cards, so I believe once it is fixed, the new ones will have a boost.

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I think that just requires a scale rather than a tier. Like how high does someone have to be before they are either dropped a tier or brought up a tier?

That could work, but is up to the creator, since this is not an official tier list, but that does not means is not legit.

 

[JKDOS]

Also the amiibo glitch is giving all villagers a boost, since they have to move naturally and people are afraid to use their amiibo cards, so I believe once it is fixed, the new ones will have a boost.

There is no amiibo move in glitch though. The glitch related to amiibos is for adopting evicted villagers. The only glitch related to moving amiibos in is caused by TT'ing, and it gives the amiibo the old villager's house. While annoying, it's not game breaking.

 

[aibo]

Untiered? What is this Smogon???

Raymond’s in ubers.

 

[Ace Marvel]

There is no amiibo move in glitch though. The glitch related to amiibos is for adopting evicted villagers. The only glitch related to moving amiibos in is caused by TT'ing, and it gives the amiibo the old villager's house. While annoying, it's not game breaking.

You are right, but it is the start of the other one, so for me it has an impact. Since I have Marshal amiibo, I could sell (which I won't) 10 Marshals a day, crashing his price, for example. That was what I was referring to.

 

[JKDOS]

You are right, but it is the start of the other one, so for me it has an impact. Since I have Marshal amiibo, I could sell (which I won't) 10 Marshals a day, crashing his price, for example. That was what I was referring to.

TBH, as soon as the adoption bug is fixed, I may try giving away 2 Marshels for free every week. I'd really like to crash the Raymond market though. Just can't without an amiibo.

 

[monsieurberry]

You are right, but it is the start of the other one, so for me it has an impact. Since I have Marshal amiibo, I could sell (which I won't) 10 Marshals a day, crashing his price, for example. That was what I was referring to.

Correct me if I'm wrong but there is no glitch related to forcing villagers out by amiibo—or to be more technically correct it isn't related to amiibos but the act of trading villagers in general.

I also heard that this glitch can be avoided by repeatedly speaking with the moving villager to make sure they aren't asking to move in a second time (a sign of the glitch) at which point you can just have the host reset and try again.

To bring this back on topic, I made a post earlier that said this very thing. I think once the villager trading glitch is fixed permanently every villager outside of the new ones will go down somewhat.

I do want to point out however that I literally only see like maybe 10 villagers sell for any significant amount of NMT on a regular basis. Almost everything in A tier or below I've seen people give away for mere bells or even free. So I think the market is inflated largely by a very small group of villagers.

Just my many thoughts.

 

[Ace Marvel]

Correct me if I'm wrong but there is no glitch related to forcing villagers out by amiibo—or to be more technically correct it isn't related to amiibos but the act of trading villagers in general.

I also heard that this glitch can be avoided by repeatedly speaking with the moving villager to make sure they aren't asking to move in a second time (a sign of the glitch) at which point you can just have the host reset and try again.

To bring this back on topic, I made a post earlier that said this very thing. I think once the villager trading glitch is fixed permanently every villager outside of the new ones will go down somewhat.

I do want to point out however that I literally only see like maybe 10 villagers sell for any significant amount of NMT on a regular basis. Almost everything in A tier or below I've seen people give away for mere bells or even free. So I think the market is inflated largely by a very small group of villagers.

Just my many thoughts.

Yes and no, the problem starts at the campsite, and kicking villagers any other way than naturally. But since amigos only come through the campsite, they are affected.

Also we need to considered that streaming help boost the popularity of some villagers, something that new leaf didn't have a lot of in 2012, and also sales of this game are way better than NL first year, so a lot of new players are changing the tiers. Also, once and if they do release amiibos for the new villagers, they will also go down.

 

[IndoX]

Some new updates:

Zucker has been moved from S tier to A tier. Zucker has been on a rapid decline. Actually, all of the octopuses have. I decided to start with him first and keep an eye closely on Octavian and Marina in the next 24 hours.

Diana has been moved from A tier to S tier. Diana has always been popular within TBT but is actually trending up outside of it.

Cookie has been moved from A tier to B tier.

Vivian has been moved from C tier to B tier.

Eugene has been moved from B tier to C tier.

Bluebear has been moved from B tier to C tier.

Peanut has been moved from B tier to C tier.

Cube has been moved from B tier to C tier.

Limberg has been moved from D tier to untiered.

Bam was placed in both B and C tier - he has been removed from C Tier.

 

[IndoX]

Update #2: Added indicators letting users know which villagers are currently trending up/down and which villagers have been recently promoted/demoted. Allows for more visibility and transparency for any future changes as well as reflecting day to day trends in sales.

 

[Hoosker]

Not tryna throw shade, but Zucker really isn't S tier.

Auction - ZUCKER is moving!

♥ zucker is moving! ♥ ________________________________________ he is a natural move out ~ please have an open spot ready for him if you do win! bidding will start at 10NMT! auction ends at 12:00PM EST! *auction extended only slightly due to lack of offers*...

www.belltreeforums.com

1 NMT as the highest offer after 3 hours doesn't scream highly sought after to me.

Like A tiers or even B tiers could get at least a 5 NMT(Lolly and Dom for instance, even hitting beyond 40 NMT). I think to warrant an S it would mean seeing this certain villager as a decent grab or investment even if it's not a dreamy, but Zucker really doesnt amount to much in terms of pricing and I think this is an accurate (not necessarily perfect) depiction of the community's view on him. Zucker to B pls!

Picking and choosing outlier threads like this really aren't helpful. Especially when bidding wars often depend on WHO is online at the moment.
I was selling Tia yesterday and had zero interest for hours until I got PMs making offers, and eventually sold her 30 minutes later for 15 NMT and 3 million bells.
I also got Audie as a giveaway, and could have bought Marshal in a thread yesterday for 20 NMT. Don't use individual examples. It's not productive in cases like these.

 

[Farobi]

Picking and choosing outlier threads like this really aren't helpful. Especially when bidding wars often depend on WHO is online at the moment.
I was selling Tia yesterday and had zero interest for hours until I got PMs making offers, and eventually sold her 30 minutes later for 15 NMT and 3 million bells.
I also got Audie as a giveaway, and could have bought Marshal in a thread yesterday for 20 NMT. Don't use individual examples. It's not productive in cases like these.

Iwas not basing my evidence solely on that thread specifically but it supported the accumulation of my own observations of Zucker's demand (which is admittedly limited); it was just that thread being open for 3 hours and only having 1 NMT offer does not look good on him. Zucker is famous, but to say that he's in the same league as Coco or Ankha in terms of popularity can definitely be challenged in my opinion.

Also another point of discussion: I feel that lots of people may not exactly be the most partial to say, Stitches and Julian (just an example) but the fact that they're high up in the tier could perpetuate demand to get them whenever possible which could be interpreted by the community as the payer buying for an actual dream villager rather than an investment for selling later.

 

[IndoX]

Also another point of discussion: I feel that lots of people may not exactly be the most partial to say, Stitches and Julian (just an example) but the fact that they're high up in the tier could perpetuate demand to get them whenever possible which could be interpreted by the community as the payer buying for an actual dream villager rather than an investment for selling later.

Given how large variances can be within tiers (albeit less in S tier), I wouldn't view any villager as an investment for selling later. The tiers factor in general popularity and price, but price and popularity aren't mutually exclusive.

 

[Pfoe]

Here are some value-based propositions based on my experience of what people have actually been paying.

Judy: S -> some tier higher than S but lower than Raymond
Julian: S -> A
Molly: A -> S
Ketchup: A -> B
Lolly: A -> S
Rosie: A -> S
Zucker: A -> B
Marina: S -> A
Octavian: A -> C
Merengue: S -> A
Fauna: S -> A

Some explanation for why octopus villagers don't sell for much: island tours are pretty much rigged to give each species at the same rate. Since there are only 3 octopus villagers, those three are by far the most common individual villagers you will encounter on the island. Similarly, you will find a lot of Merengue in the islands too because there are only 6 rhinos. On the other hand, there are 23 cat villagers, making the cats super hard to find in comparison. That's why people pay more for Lolly and Rosie, hence the S rating. Finally, Molly and Ketchup should not be in the same tier.

 

[Zura]

Sad, Zucker is an awesome villager. I don't understand Raymond hype even if he is new. So many wonderful villagers being overshadowed by such a lame cat

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Vivian is lower than I'd expect. I like her design, and if I didn't have or like Ankha, I'd probably be getting Vivian in my town.

Vivian is alright. I get older lady vibes from her

 

[IndoX]

Here are some value-based propositions based on my experience of what people have actually been paying.

Judy: S -> some tier higher than S but lower than Raymond
Julian: S -> A
Molly: A -> S
Ketchup: A -> B
Lolly: A -> S
Rosie: A -> S
Zucker: A -> B
Marina: S -> A
Octavian: A -> C
Merengue: S -> A
Fauna: S -> A

Some explanation for why octopus villagers don't sell for much: island tours are pretty much rigged to give each species at the same rate. Since there are only 3 octopus villagers, those three are by far the most common individual villagers you will encounter on the island. Similarly, you will find a lot of Merengue in the islands too because there are only 6 rhinos. On the other hand, there are 23 cat villagers, making the cats super hard to find in comparison. That's why people pay more for Lolly and Rosie, hence the S rating. Finally, Molly and Ketchup should not be in the same tier.

I’ll take all of this into consideration my next update tomorrow.

 

[fl0ra]

Sad, Zucker is an awesome villager. I don't understand Raymond hype even if he is new. So many wonderful villagers being overshadowed by such a lame cat

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Vivian is alright. I get older lady vibes from her

S+ Raymond cuz anime (?) .. lol some of my friends have him for the flex, not even because they like him.

I am also surprised that Zucker is lower and that Apollo is now A tier.

 

[Zura]

S+ Raymond cuz anime (?)

What do you mean by this?

 

[fl0ra]

What do you mean by this?

 

[Zura]

Lol what a funny video! The creator has scary similar taste to one of my discord friends