I RANKED Every ROOT FACTION in the game!

Lets get to ranking all faction in Root! Trust me... the best will surprise you! Today we are going to discuss how each of the factions work and also where I would put them from most powerful to least, and meanwhile maybe you can find your next favorite faction... in Root, the board game.

"Root is a game of woodland might and right. Stalk the woods as one of the Vagabonds, seize the initiative with the Eyrie birds of prey, rule over your subjects as the Marquise de Cat, or command the Woodland Alliance to create a new order. With creatures and cunning, you'll rule a fantastic forest kingdom in the ultimate asymmetric board game of adventure and war."

Thank you @Nevakanezah_ for help acquiring some of the graphics.

- Description from Publisher

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✢ CHAPTERS ✢

► 0:00 INTRODUCTION
► 0:50 RANK X
► 3:30 RANK IX
► 6:09 RANK VIII
► 8:20 RANK VII
► 10:53 RANK VI
► 13:08 RANK V
► 14:59 RANK IV
► 17:10 RANK III
► 19:25 RANK II
► 22:15 RANK I

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[LordoftheBoard]

Remember! this is all my opinion. The lines between each faction is honestly pretty close, every faction can win. Keep gaming friends!

[pickcollins]

I believe that once the Keepers get added to the digital version of the game, and more people can casually access them and learn how to play them, we will begin to see a lot of strategic diversity with them. They're probably one of the coolest factions imo.

[Tablenauts]

LOVE the new rankings, despite my beloved Lizards getting so low haha.
Weirdly, in our group I feel like because we focus hard on Vagabond, the Birds win the most! The meta definitely changes over time though, and that shows how fantastic this game really is. Great job Sam! 🧡 - Doolin

[gjb]

Dude, you genuinely may be one of the best board game channels on YouTube. Your attention to detail and excellently edited videos stand out in a very saturated content space. Really excited to see you continue to grow.

[GIVEPAUSEhobby]

Just so freaking well done. I love the animated bits (the chubby pointer hand moving around!?) and the layouts of the title cards so much. This is required watching for all Root players, new and seasoned. Awesome work, Root brother!!

[Toomuchmetal]

I got into a match as Eyrie, and I got stuck in a situation where I couldn't recruit. So every single turn, my turn was skipped. Because I had maximum amount of soldiers and nobody was killing them. Was insanely bad

[kylemckell]

I've been going back and forth on keepers or vagabond being the best faction, and I think that you are correct in putting the keepers on top. Since advanced setup gives a random vb class, it hinders some games for them.

I do think, however, that the strongest vagabonds, namely Tinker and Harrier, are the best faction in the game. But some games you'll get Scoundrel, Arbiter, Ronin, etc. which aren't quite as powerful.

Also, no surprise that the burst factions are stacked in the top 3 lmao.

[EmelieWaldken]

The Vagabond is my favourite faction so far (only played the basic game with Cats, Eyrie, Vagabond & WA) and I was delighted to see it ranked that high and THAT MUSIC, THAT INTRO !! =D

[ryanwright]

Love this! I’ve only played the base factions on root digital, so seeing this and the potential for the board is super cool. Thanks for making great content Sam!

[Jakfusion]

Interesting classification.
We don't have a Marauder expansion in France at the moment, but we can't wait to have these cool factions next year!
Thank you for this video, which is also aesthetically very cool, can't wait for other gameplay videos (and can't wait for the Underworld digital extension)

[cjsmith]

I love playing the Corvids and the lizards too. Apparently I like making things difficult for myself 😂

[bgt]

Very well thought out rankings, I haven't personally played keepers that much to give it a confident ranking but it's definitely up there, seeing u ranking them highly makes me want to play them even more and dig into its potential.

[kevinlane]

Gotta say, I think the Eyrie Dynasty deserve to be higher on here. They probably require more planning than any other faction out there, but their action economy can just get absolutely insane if you handle them properly. Factions like the Keepers, Vagabond, or Alliance can get really scary if you don't go out of your way to harry them, and that can be really tough to find the time to do . . . for pretty much any faction other than the Eyrie. So not only can you burst pretty effectively, you can do so while beating your enemies back a bit.

I've found that their only serious limiting factor is committing to a given suit for building a roost too early. There are only 4 clearings of each type; unless you're 'lucky' enough to be playing someone who will destroy one of your roosts, that means you're guaranteed turmoil after 4 turns. Personally, as soon as I see that kind of commitment from someone else playing the Eyrie, I'll try make their life miserable in every way except taking out one of those roosts. But as long as you wait a couple of turns to make that commitment to the decree, I've found that the other types of actions are pretty doable to maintain if you think a turn or two ahead. And not only are they doable, they let you accomplish a crazy amount of stuff per turn. I know the Keepers and Alliance are the de facto burst factions, but I think the Eyrie deserves to be up there with their action economy. I think the Eyrie certainly walks the knife's edge more than those two, but if managed properly . . . well, I think they belong in the same conversation.

All-in-all, though, I agree with the other rankings. I feel like the Alliance in particular doesn't get enough love from folks when they're starting off, but my god are they scary when they get going.

[aldooportotejerina]

I randomly bought the game last Friday and I love it. Tomorrow I'm setting up a 6 player game, and after considering the available expansions in my language (no Marauders yet, so sad), I chose Underworld because the Corvid Conspiracy seemed really cool and interesting, seeing them at last place is funny lol

Either way, I'm sure I'll have a blast tomorrow. Also, I've been watching your Root videos this whole week and you convinced me to buy the digital version myself, I just played my first online game and it was awfully close, it's so cool to be able to play Root anytime!

[gilbertorivas]

I quite like the river folk because I feel like I found a good strategy for surviving without people buying my services by rushing trade posts and then leaving them unprotected giving my opponents a false sense of security, and then holding up a bunch of funds. Big risk but sometimes big reward heehee

[TheBlopster]

Great vid, very high quality editing, thank you!

[EmperorUsul]

Every time I watch one of your videos it reignites my love for this game. Your passion is contagious 😂

[MonoNueron]

I was waiting for the update to the tierlist since the marauder expansion came out. Love the new rankings, keep it up!

[mattjenkinscomic]

Got this for Christmas 2022 and my wife and I just opened it 3 nights ago. We are hooked! Played a 6 player game today with the River folk expansion (bought it after our first 2 games lol). Any future expansions coming soon? This game is amazing. Great channel. Very helpful!

[WashingMachineProductions]

I played this game for the first time with a couple friends who all told me it was fun. I chose Corvid because I like to trick and convince people. Apparently it’s the worst one, but I won against 4 others!!!