How Many Dudes? All Dudes

How Many Dudes all dudes list: every recruitable Dude Type across six Families with abilities, role tags, and unlock notes for autobattler team planning.

Recruitment windows, Family tags on the roster bar, and how Flyer picks shape mid-run synergies.

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Tier list Families guide

At A Glance

This how many dudes all dudes reference lists every recruitable Dude Type in How Many Dudes? — 42 unique types across 6 Families (Action, Employed, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Undead, Warrior). Each row summarizes the Dudex ability hook, combat role, and typical build slot. Verified August 16, 2026 · Steam · Official Dudex.

Fact	Detail
Recruitable types	42 (plus summon-only Skeledude)
Families	6
Team cap	5 unique Dude Types per run
Ability language	Shared triggers: Direct Damage, Taunt, Heal, Crit, Death, Knockout…
Icons	Official Dudex sprites mirrored to R2 — card grid per Family below
Deep dives	Builds · Trinkets · Relics

How do Dude Types differ from summons?

Dude Types are the units Flyers offer between fights. Summons — Skeledudes from Necrodude, Echo copies from Quantum Dude, Thralls from Lich Dude — spawn inside combat and do not consume recruitment slots. Event Wandering Dudes (Business, Merchant, Trainer) change runs but are not roster types.

How Many Dudes? Flyer recruitment window showing three recruitable Dude Types

Category	Examples	Flyer pick?
Recruitable type	Wizard, Knight, Manager, Zombie…	Yes — one slot each max
Combat summon	Skeledude, Quantum Echo	No — spawned by a type ability
Event NPC	Business Dude, Food Dude	No — node/event only
Deprecated / thin data	Echo Dude (Sci-Fi)	Yes, but outclassed in general runs

Unlocks and Ranch

Not every type appears on run one. Dude Ranch meta unlocks widen Flyer pools — see the ranch guide. Silver and Gold Stars track mastery per type for Collection milestones.

Family tables below list every standard recruitable type. Action Dudes lead off because cleave builds dominate early search traffic.

Which Action Dudes are recruitable?

Action Dudes skew toward burst, crit, reposition, and cleave — the Family behind Blitz-style Cowboy lasso runs and Ninja crit chains.

Ninja Dude

Action

Role: Crit carry
Ability: Crit shurikens bounce to extra targets

Crit shurikens bounce to extra targets

Western Dude

Action

Role: Cleave enabler
Ability: Lasso repositions allies on interval

Lasso repositions allies on interval

Pirate Dude

Action

Role: Taunt / cleave front
Ability: Opening taunt + Rum evasion stacks

Opening taunt + Rum evasion stacks

Agent Dude

Action

Role: Peel / rescue
Ability: Dash to endangered allies as Assets with temp HP

Dash to endangered allies as Assets with temp HP

Assassin Dude

Action

Role: Poison burst
Ability: Toxin stacks reduce enemy Attack Power

Toxin stacks reduce enemy Attack Power

Explorer Dude

Action

Role: Sustain flex
Ability: Canteen sip heal under 30% HP

Canteen sip heal under 30% HP

Viking Dude

Action

Role: Speed carry (RNG)
Ability: Berserk Attack Speed proc on hit

Berserk Attack Speed proc on hit

Basic Dude

Action

Role: Low synergy (one-type cap)
Ability: Mob Mentality — scales with other Regulars

Mob Mentality — scales with other Regulars

Cave Dude

Action

Role: Meme / challenge pick
Ability: Unga Bunga — minimal synergy hooks

Unga Bunga — minimal synergy hooks

Action build note

Action tags feed cleave and crit Relics (Bandoleer, Arsenal, Glass Cannon). Pair at least one Employed heal (Medic) or Explorer Canteen before you stack five Action types — see the Action cleave build.

Agent GET DOWN! dashes convert fragile carries into temporary Assets — high value on horse-sized duck and gorilla nodes where single-target burst deletes back rows. Viking Berserk procs are launch-RNG: fun, not plan A.

Employed workplace archetypes are the next Family table.

Which Employed Dudes exist?

Employed Dudes hook into economy, threshold heals, and workplace gags that still map to real autobattler roles — Finance dividends and Manager intern storage anchor the economy build.

Manager Dude

Employed

Role: Burst carry / scaling
Ability: Store intern damage → expel to targets

Store intern damage → expel to targets

Finance Dude

Employed

Role: Economy
Ability: End-of-fight dividends ($3 per Finance)

End-of-fight dividends ($3 per Finance)

Medic Dude

Employed

Role: Healer
Ability: Heal after roster damage threshold

Heal after roster damage threshold

Chef Dude

Employed

Role: Heal / trigger feed
Ability: Burger heals prepared on hit (up to 4)

Burger heals prepared on hit (up to 4)

Farmer Dude

Employed

Role: Tank / heal share
Ability: High Toughness; donates received healing

High Toughness; donates received healing

Construction Dude

Employed

Role: Ranged taunt
Ability: Hammer toss damage + taunt proc

Hammer toss damage + taunt proc

Electrician Dude

Employed

Role: AOE tech
Ability: Static discharge throw at 10+ charges

Static discharge throw at 10+ charges

Dentist Dude

Employed

Role: Damage reduction
Ability: Novocaine stacks reduce incoming damage

Novocaine stacks reduce incoming damage

Employed shopping

Employed tags pull Bonus Check, Brilliant Smile, Boombox, and Business event synergy. Manager wants four non-Manager types recruited early — plan slots before you sell a Flyer pick.

Fantasy Dudes cover classic RPG roles next.

Which Fantasy Dudes exist?

Fantasy is the beginner-friendly Family: pulse heals, fireballs, blessings, and song stacks that match how players expect RPG roles to behave.

How Many Dudes? five-Dude roster bar with Family tags visible before a fight node

Wizard Dude

Fantasy

Role: AOE carry
Ability: Periodic fireball AOE (50% DPS)

Periodic fireball AOE (50% DPS)

Cleric Dude

Fantasy

Role: Healer
Ability: Divine Pulse heal split in injured tiles

Divine Pulse heal split in injured tiles

Paladin Dude

Fantasy

Role: Damage redirect
Ability: Blessing redirect on two allies at fight start

Blessing redirect on two allies at fight start

Bard Dude

Fantasy

Role: Buffer
Ability: Song stacks Attack Power on four allies

Song stacks Attack Power on four allies

Druid Dude

Fantasy

Role: Temp carry
Ability: Bear form cleave window after hit count

Bear form cleave window after hit count

Warlock Dude

Fantasy

Role: Storage burst
Ability: Pact stores damage → expel + taunt proc

Pact stores damage → expel + taunt proc

Ranger Dude

Fantasy

Role: Single-target poke
Ability: Magic arrow poke at range proc

Magic arrow poke at range proc

Fantasy Relic density

Mono-Fantasy stacks Bonfire, Arcane Monocle, Battle Hymn, and Bass Drum quickly. Wizard + Cleric + Paladin is the default safe trio before you add Bard or a Warrior hybrid Knight.

Warlock Pact storage overlaps with Lich-style burst — pick one storage carry per run, not both, unless shops hand you taunt tools early. Ranger Magic Arrow is the budget ranged slot when Wizard is banned by Flyer RNG.

Sci-Fi Dudes trade swords for orbitals and cyborg stacking — below.

Which Sci-Fi Dudes exist?

Sci-Fi Dudes scale off tech tags, interval strikes, stored exploits, and echo bodies — the Family for Trooper orbital clips and late-tier DPS checks.

Trooper Dude

Sci-Fi

Role: Interval nuke
Ability: Orbital strike on interval (100% DPS AOE)

Orbital strike on interval (100% DPS AOE)

Hacker Dude

Sci-Fi

Role: Stored DPS
Ability: Exploit stacks → bonus damage on attack

Exploit stacks → bonus damage on attack

Cyborg Dude

Sci-Fi

Role: Tag stack carry
Ability: +Attack Power per Cyborg on hit proc

+Attack Power per Cyborg on hit proc

Quantum Dude

Sci-Fi

Role: Summon sustain
Ability: Echo bodies + echo heals each second

Echo bodies + echo heals each second

Mutant Dude

Sci-Fi

Role: Heal tech
Ability: Floofball heals attach to allies

Floofball heals attach to allies

Alien Dude

Sci-Fi

Role: Reposition
Ability: Tractor beam pulls allies to low-HP enemies

Tractor beam pulls allies to low-HP enemies

Psionic Dude

Sci-Fi

Role: Taunt / deflect
Ability: Deflect chains re-taunt on proc

Deflect chains re-taunt on proc

Time Dude

Sci-Fi

Role: Delayed AOE
Ability: Time anomalies detonate after delay

Time anomalies detonate after delay

Echo Dude

Sci-Fi

Role: Skip in general runs
Ability: Outclassed by Quantum in general runs

Outclassed by Quantum in general runs

Sci-Fi scaling

Cyborg count and orbital Relics (Blaze of Glory, Beam Splitter) want three+ Sci-Fi tags before mid-run. Quantum covers heal gaps when you skip Employed types.

Undead Dudes lean on death, lifesteal, and skeleton armies — next table.

Which Undead Dudes exist?

Undead Dudes reward death triggers, HP donation, lifesteal auras, and summon loops. Necrodude is the only type that fields Skeledude summons as part of its kit — Skeledude itself is not a Flyer pick.

Necromancer Dude

Undead

Role: Summoner anchor
Ability: Summon Skeledude; resummon after KO delay

Summon Skeledude; resummon after KO delay

Frankendude Dude

Undead

Role: Sustain tank
Ability: Regen + donate HP to injured allies

Regen + donate HP to injured allies

Lich Dude

Undead

Role: Anti-burst carry
Ability: Store damage in thralls → expel true damage

Store damage in thralls → expel true damage

Vampire Dude

Undead

Role: Lifesteal engine
Ability: Lifesteal aura spreads to allies

Lifesteal aura spreads to allies

Ghost Dude

Undead

Role: Emergency stabilize
Ability: Phase shift equalize HP + heal proc

Phase shift equalize HP + heal proc

Mummy Dude

Undead

Role: Execute
Ability: Doom stored → execute under threshold

Doom stored → execute under threshold

Zombie Dude

Undead

Role: Death taunt
Ability: Post-unconscious revive + taunt heal proc

Post-unconscious revive + taunt heal proc

Undead loops

BaronVonGames-style necromancy stacks Necrodude + Frankendude + Lich with Bag of Bones and lifesteal Relics. Anti-heal enemies punish pure Undead — keep Chef or Cleric flex in hybrid routes.

Zombie Undead Hunger revives after unconscious rounds — unique among Undead types and worth a flex slot when boss burst is slow, not when you need immediate AoE.

Warrior Dudes round out front-line control — final Family table.

Which Warrior Dudes exist?

Warrior Dudes prioritize taunt pulses, blocks, commands, and pursuit dashes — the Family for Tier 3 when enemy burst demands Toughness over glass-cannon cleave.

Knight Dude

Warrior

Role: Default front line
Ability: Repeating AoE taunt every 3s

Repeating AoE taunt every 3s

Spartan Dude

Warrior

Role: Block stack
Ability: Phalanx block for nearby allies

Phalanx block for nearby allies

General Dude

Warrior

Role: Command taunt
Ability: Command lower ally type to taunt

Command lower ally type to taunt

Samurai Dude

Warrior

Role: Assassin front
Ability: Dash to lowest-HP enemy on interval

Dash to lowest-HP enemy on interval

Warrior Relics

Aspis, Bamboo Dummy, Face Tattoo, and Ab Roller reward multi-Warrior lines. Hybrid one Fantasy carry (Wizard) with Knight + Spartan + General is a common Tier 2 bridge build.

If Family tags feel wrong for your node, filter by role instead — next section.

How do I pick by role instead of Family?

When a Flyer offers mixed tags, draft by missing job first. This table maps combat jobs to top types regardless of Family — use it as a tiebreaker after the tier list.

Need	First pick	Backup pick	Avoid if…
AOE carry	Wizard Dude	Trooper Dude	No taunt vs swarms
Pulse heal	Cleric Dude	Chef Dude	Minus-heal enemies without tech
Taunt front	Knight Dude	Pirate Dude	Already running Psionic + Spartan
Economy	Finance Dude	Manager Dude	Cannot protect Business events
Crit burst	Ninja Dude	Samurai Dude	Zero Crit Chance Relics
Anti-burst	Lich Dude	Paladin Dude	Need fast wave clear instead
Summons	Necrodude	Quantum Dude	Anti-summon boss mechanics

Stars, unlocks, and patches

New Ranch unlocks can add types to your Flyer pool mid-campaign — revisit this table after major patches. Stars per type feed Collection tiers; chasing one Family's Stars beats random unlocks.

Per-type Trinkets

Every recruitable type accepts one Trinket from boss drops. After you shortlist five types, open the trinkets guide and plan boss order before Act 1 ends.

Turn picks into a team

Matched by build plan, shared topics, and guide progression — not random related links.

Best Builds

Five-Dude comps

Tier List

42 Dudes ranked

Trinkets

Boss rewards

Which triggers do these abilities share?

Every Dude ability hooks into shared triggers — the real language of How Many Dudes? autobattler combat. Dudex labels them explicitly; this cheat sheet maps types to triggers so you can shop Relics intelligently.

Trigger	What it means	Example types
Direct Damage	Basic attacks and on-hit procs	Ninja crit shurikens, Assassin toxin, Chef burgers
Taunt	Forces enemies to target this tile	Knight pulse, Pirate opening taunt, Construction hammer
Heal	Restores HP (split, pulse, or donate)	Cleric pulse, Frankendude donate, Farmer gift
Crit	Critical hit procs	Ninja shuriken bounce, Wizard monocle synergy
Death / Knockout	KO or death events	Zombie revive, Bean Burrito gas, Andon Cord
Move / Dash	Reposition across the grid	Agent rescue, Cowboy lasso, Samurai pursuit
Stored damage	Bank then expel damage	Lich thralls, Manager interns, Warlock pact

Stats that multiply triggers

Attack Power scales most Direct Damage abilities; Attack Speed multiplies proc rates; Toughness and Healing Received define sustain builds. Diminishing returns apply to Block, Evasion, and Crit Chance — Dudex charts show curves.

Why triggers matter for Relics

Relics rarely say "+10 damage" — they say "when you Taunt" or "when a Dude Heals." If your roster lacks that trigger, the Relic is dead weight. Cross-reference trigger rows above with the relics index before you reroll a shop.

Ranch unlock order decides which types you can add to trigger coverage — covered next.

How do Ranch unlocks add new Dude Types?

Not every Dude Type appears in your first Flyer pool. Dude Ranch meta unlocks insert new types into recruitment, enlarge Relic discovery, and gate Ensemble Mode pre-posted teams.

Do01Finish Tier 1 once to learn which Families you actually draft
Do02Spend Ranch currency on new types that complete a Family spine you enjoy
Do03Prioritize unlocks that add missing triggers (taunt, heal, economy) over cosmetic ranch items
Do04Track Silver/Gold Stars per type — Collections feed Pocket Dice and starting cash
Do05Re-read this table after unlocks; Flyer pools change more than ability patches

Launch roster versus completionist

Launch window players report ~30+ types visible within the first week of Ranch upgrades; full 42 completion needs Tier 2–3 Stars backfill per official guidance. Daily Dude and Ensemble can expose types you have not unlocked in Classic yet — treat those seeds as preview, not roster advice.

When to chase new types versus mastering old ones

Unlocking Necrodude or Manager opens entire build archetypes; unlocking a fifteenth damage dealer does not. Use the tier list band (S/A/B/C) as spend priority, then return here to see where the new type fits in Family tables.

FAQ below covers edge cases — duplicates, NPCs, and summon-only Skeledude.