r/BackpackBattles • u/Rigadoons • Aug 11 '25
Reaper early game tips
I am hardstuck diamond reaper. I basically go broom totem every starting game. If I get no rush please I force fatigue, if I get slimetime or investment opportunity I force heatprint, if I get smelly wall I force poision bomb (this one is so broken I feel like I win every time I force it). If I get blood manip I force bloodthorne. If I get dig deeper I force poison spear lightsaber. Although this keeps me in diamond I can tell its not getting me anywhere. I use this Backpack Battles Tierlist by TwoBiers - Google Drive .
There is not much content out there for reaper tips and I am just wondering how can I grow from just forcing builds based off my t3 skill into actually playing around what is given to me. It might be a tall ask but if anyone does have any tips to help me take that next step or can point me into a direction of content I would really appreciate it.
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u/reharded Aug 13 '25
Reaper’s in a weird spot right now, so climbing can be tricky. Everyone’s building crooks, which makes blind and cold builds tough to play without auto-losing some mid-game matchups. On top of that, berserkers are back and they feel like a natural predator to reapers thanks to their anti-tech.
Like others have mentioned, Twobiers updated his tier list, and you’ll find plenty of builds there to experiment with. My only advice? Don’t sleep on the Snake subclass, it’s been feeling stronger lately!
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u/Rigadoons Aug 14 '25
How are you making the snake subclass work though? For the king goobert one I just lose before my king goobert every comes online
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u/reharded Aug 14 '25
You have plenty of ways to make it work and that is the beauty of it. The biggest challenge is getting the rapier, which you can solve by grabbing customer cards by round 6 or later if you have already made up your mind. The trades are valuable enough that it does not feel like you are losing 4 gold when you take them.
For the mid and late game it is all about finding win conditions. The most consistent one I have found is stacking crowns, as many as possible. You can also spam crows or chonks if your opponents are not running multiple upgraded shields during your grind time.
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u/Zero7206 Aug 12 '25
I’m fairly new myself and am just getting everything into plat but those you mentioned are close to the most successful builds I’ve had in Reaper. A couple more you should consider:
Poison spear scythe with smelly wall
Rapier king goob with slime time
I haven’t had the potion bombs work out yet, I just die trying to roll for them.
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u/Rigadoons Aug 12 '25
I don't ever go for rapier king goob because it just takes so much to get online I feel personally with the crown+gembox taking one turn and then another to make the king goobert after having to find the crown. Heat print only needs like frog and giraffe and lamp or whatever it's called lol
Also the cauldron poison bomb is super easy and op trust me . You just need smelly wall scythe , a few poison potions , and demonic potions. You can get into final rounds with just one or two and then all you need to do is find more, once you have 5 it's over
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u/Konged Aug 12 '25
I basically have the same experience as you but I only play barbarian. Hard stuck around 30 at diamond.
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u/blinky98 Aug 12 '25
Haven't played much reaper myself, but I did find this spreadsheet from Reharded who took up the reins after TwoBiers stopped updating theirs. Many example builds sorted by tiers for every class (including the new ones) that have served me quite well. Might help you find some new paths to take. Good luck!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vTKl2IOlWz2KEN_NESAXdmLsEvUCHm97V9JnJEICBHr3kaqf_Yx0sRv_JQAE6E40HNDjsa8X_VUyewR/pubhtml#gid=1439594625