Bad Rats Show

Bad Rats Show

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Bad Rats Show Tier List V2
By BagelBoy
Ranking each rat based on how useful they are.
   
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Introduction


This guide ranks each and every rat in the game based on how useful they are for solving puzzles. This is the second edition of the list.
Tier List
S Tier

Jebus Rat is objectively the most powerful rat, usable in pretty much any scenario. When the ball is within his radius, he'll automatically move it in a path to the button, ignoring any and all level collision.
A Tier



Pope Rat will pull the ball directly towards him as long as it is within his line of sight, which gives him impeccable range, especially when used in levels with a 3D plane.

Kung-Fu Rat is very versatile thanks to his ability to give the ball a strong push at multiple different angles depending on his placement.
B Tier


Yoga Rat brings the ball towards him much like Pope Rat, but through a radius similar to Jebus Rat rather than through line-of-sight. He lacks Jebus Rat's ability to push the ball through walls, but overall, he's decently useful.

Football Rat is one of three rats that activates on a customizable timer. He's good at pushing the ball without giving it too much momentum, as long as you set the timer correctly.
C Tier


Bomber Rat provides the ball with a push stronger than no other, but the trajectory he sends the ball at can often vary wildly. In addition, he can only push the ball once due to exploding.

Motorcycle Rat, like Football Rat, activates on a timer, but his higher speed makes him harder to use successfully.
D Tier


Disco Rat's sole purpose is to provide the ball with high vertical movement. The ball will bounce upward when it lands on him, and if this happens repeatedly, it will bounce progressively higher each time. Moments where you will need to use Disco Rat are few and far in-between, but he's not completely useless.

The best word to describe Hockey Rat would be "unreliable". His main purpose is to hit the ball forward when it lands in front of him, but often he will either ignore the ball completely despite it being within his range, or hit the ball repeatedly in an endless loop if he's fairly close to a wall. You'll only really need to use Hockey Rat if Bomber Rat and Kung-Fu Rat are both already being used elsewhere in the level, which is a very rare scenario.
F Tier



Mafia Rat takes everything wrong with Hockey Rat and amplifies it ten-fold. The mere moment the ball is within his line-of-sight, he'll start firing at it rapidly, and this will often throw a solution off rather than help it.

Unlike the other two timer rats, Flu Rat pushes forward in repeated bursts with the timer resetting each time, rather than going forward continuously. This ends up making him the worst of the three by far, and unlike Hockey Rat, who you can very rarely make a case for, there is never a scenario in which you'll need to use all three timer rats.
The Old List, for Comparison
10 Comments
the bad rat 4 Jun @ 5:50pm 
mafia rat is one of the best rats in the game. he's volatile, sure, but once you learn how to use him he's indispensable and at the very LEAST top 5 rats in the game. I'd argue he's the 3rd best rats in the game behind jesus & pope. He's the BEST option to get the ball moving vertically in the entire game. Big disagree here.
Fyksen 28 Apr, 2023 @ 5:05pm 
u just a hater
mothballer 4 Sep, 2021 @ 11:12am 
as unreliable as mafia rat was, i used him very often and honestly do not think i could have beaten the game without him :emotiratmafia:
Tururu 25 Oct, 2020 @ 10:39am 
:steamhappy:
Spy_Duck 12 May, 2020 @ 3:01pm 
No fat rat >:(
taylorswiftfan13 7 Apr, 2020 @ 10:22pm 
With the ever evolving Bad Rats scene, do you think that this tier list could be updated? It seems as though someone like Disco Rat could be used for a better early game, so it isn't completely useless.
THE FIEND 14 Apr, 2019 @ 3:06pm 
@Cheg Gossnar, sorry to burst your bubble, but only the best of the best can compete in such a strategic game. it's like trying to get into EVO against melee "pros" by just walking on stage, but then again that's a kid's game. If you have any chance of beating the gods that play competitively, you need to prove you have an above 200 IQ. If you can do that, heh, maybe you stand a chance.
Gungzi Gugou 20 Apr, 2017 @ 3:46pm 
Thank you for your tier list. I have a quick question for a veteran like yourself. This game has a very complex competitive scene, and because of that there is a massive barrier to entry, I only started playing the game recently because of all of the hype around recent community events, is it possible for a new player like myself to climb over the insane barriers?
Hamy Shanky The Certified Dane 14 Nov, 2016 @ 11:58pm 
yeah its good fam
Grumand 14 Nov, 2016 @ 11:57pm 
nice guide fam