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Is mastermind or ghoul a stronger killer?

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I would like you to link me a tierlist or comparasion if such thing exists, or your own comparasion if you think you're well informed and equipped enough to answer such a complicated question.
The reason I'm comparing these 2 killers next to eachother is because they are both very similar by leaping at survivors and vaulting over pallets.

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  • PetTheDoggo
    PetTheDoggo Member Posts: 2,005

    I think those are actually close...
    At highest level I would say Wesker, but Ghoul is simply so much easier to play as, so he is going to perform better overall.

  • Jeonn
    Jeonn Member Posts: 4

    It should be mentioned for future readers that the reason getting the first hit as ghoul is so much easier than wesker is because the leap is actually hitscan and has autoaim. In practice this means that even if you miss by just a little bit, you get the hit, as well as you damaging the survivor even if they manage to run behind cover in the time between "getting hit" and actually taking damage after the leap animation

  • tes
    tes Member Posts: 1,223

    I assume this hit scan works with same principle of ghostie and Myers stalking. One pixel of body is enough to detect whole survivor

  • PigWithTvs
    PigWithTvs Member Posts: 377

    if it was release wesker, they would be on the same level

    but currently its ghoul

  • adam1233467
    adam1233467 Member Posts: 1,396

    I'm seeing a lot of people claiming that Wesker is on the same level as Kaneki, and I'm like, whaaaaaaaaaaa?

    Wesker was never a good killer, he was always average. It took people a long time to realize that Wesker isn't a good killer.

  • PigWithTvs
    PigWithTvs Member Posts: 377

    i mean he was pretty strong on release

    infection took less time to reach full, his grab was huge, he didn't bump into everything and his power recharged faster and used to retract much faster i think the only thing kaneki beats him in is the scamper and the mobility

  • Coffeecrashing
    Coffeecrashing Member Posts: 5,683
    edited August 2025

    Wesker stopped being good when his entire character identity got nerfed.

    Wesker's character identity was that his infection mechanic was very powerful, and survivors would eventually run out of syringes, and be stuck at 8% hindered for the rest of the game.

    But his infection mechanic got double nerfed, and now he's stuck with a below average kill rate. But his character is popular enough that people still play him. It's pretty much like Springtrap, where it's the jackpot of game balance, where the killer is weaker than average, but still has a high pick rate.

  • jmwjmw27
    jmwjmw27 Member Posts: 834

    Ghoul easily. Wesker suffers too much traveling from point A to point B and finishing chases takes longer than he can afford when everyone’s sweating. Ghoul can take some time to get the down, but can easily travel the map to pressure gens and come right back for the tunnel out, and can easily apply pressure with an injury without needing to commit for a long time like Wesker would.

  • Brimp
    Brimp Member Posts: 3,554

    Pre infection nerfs mastermind. Post infection nerfs ghoul.