Runaways Tier List: Every Class Ranked for October 2026

Bounty Hunter is the best class in Runaways for most players right now. It costs 160,000 Credz and gives you +20% running speed and +10% melee strength with no penalty, which is the strongest stat package you can buy without spending Robux. Ex-Military is stronger overall, but it’s a 1,399 Robux gamepass.

Runaways is Supercat Games’ Roblox heist beta. You rob stores, pawn loot for Credz, crack vaults, and try to cross Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas into Mexico before the police box you in. Your class sets your starting loadout and permanent stat modifiers. Update 4 added Pro-Gamer and Mafia Don, bringing the roster to 14 classes, and prices have shifted since launch. A lot of tier lists still ranking from August numbers are wrong about what things cost. If you’ve used our Forsaken tier list or Tower Defense Simulator tier list, you know how much a bad early pick can slow you down.

Runaways class tier list at a glance

All Runaways classes with prices and stats

*Pro-Gamer’s price comes from the community wiki and hasn’t been widely confirmed. Check it in the Classes menu.

How do classes work in Runaways?

Each class bundles two things: a starting loadout (weapons, armor, tools, and backpack size) and permanent modifiers to running speed, melee strength, or health. You buy a class once from the Classes menu in the lobby, and it stays unlocked for good. You can switch between any classes you own before a run.

Twelve classes use Credz, the currency you earn by pawning loot. Two, Smuggler and Ex-Military, are Robux gamepasses with no Credz option. Some classes have no downside at all, and others trade health or speed for a bigger weapon or more durability.

S tier: the classes worth saving for

Ex-Military

Ex-Military has the most complete kit in the game. You spawn with a Sniper, Heavy Armor, a Large Backpack, and ammo, plus +15% running speed and +30% melee with no penalty. That covers combat, storage, and escape before your first robbery. The only catch is the price: 1,399 Robux, up from the 559 Robux most guides still list.

Bounty Hunter

Bounty Hunter is the best class you can earn without paying. A +20% speed bonus helps with everything from moving between stores to outrunning police at the border, and the melee bonus and Pistol let you fight through when running isn’t an option. At 160,000 Credz it’s a realistic first big purchase, which is why it sits at the top of this list for most players.

Breacher

Breacher is built for vaults. It’s one of only two classes with a Medium Backpack and no penalty, it spawns with C4 for breaching, and its +40% melee bonus is the second-highest in the game. It doesn’t make you any faster, so plan your exit before you blow the door. At 280,000 Credz it’s a strong second purchase after Bounty Hunter.

A tier: strong picks with a catch

Mafia Don

Mafia Don arrived in Update 4 with the biggest melee bonus in Runaways, +50%, and two guns: an AK and a Revolver with light and heavy ammo. There’s no stat penalty. What keeps it out of S tier is the missing backpack. In a game where your payout depends on how much loot you carry out, starting with zero extra storage hurts.

Smuggler

Smuggler matches Bounty Hunter’s +20% running speed and adds a Small Backpack and Crowbar, which breaks safes and vault doors. The -10% melee penalty barely matters for a class meant to grab loot and leave. It costs 119 Robux, so it’s the cheapest real upgrade if you’re willing to spend a little, but free-to-play players can’t buy it at all.

Juggernaut

Juggernaut doubles your health and hands you a Minigun, Light Armor, and a Medium Backpack, which makes it very hard to kill in a straight fight. The -20% running speed penalty is the harshest in the game, and the border is the win condition, not the fights. It’s great in a crew with a faster teammate covering the getaway and weaker solo. Some older guides list it at 850,000 Credz; current listings put it at 450,000.

Medic

Medic gets +20% health for only a -5% speed penalty, and two Medic Bags keep your whole crew alive. It has no weapon, so it’s a weaker solo pick, but at 60,000 Credz it’s one of the most efficient support classes in the game.

B tier: solid but situational

Gang Member

Gang Member trades 5% health for 10% speed and starts with a MAC, a Small Backpack, and a Blue Cow. It doesn’t stand out at anything, but it doesn’t have a real weakness either. At 85,000 Credz it’s a decent mid-game pick while you save for Bounty Hunter.

Pro-Gamer

Pro-Gamer gives you Medic’s +20% health bonus with no speed penalty, just -5% melee. The loadout is two consumables, a Blue Cow and a Chicken Bucket, with no weapon or backpack. If the 1,000 Credz price holds up in-game, it’s the best health-per-Credz deal in Runaways and a smart first buy for new players.

Contractor

Contractor spreads small bonuses across melee and health, with a Mace and Pistol to back them up. Neither bonus is big enough to matter much, and there’s no backpack, which limits how much you bring back. It’s a reasonable budget combat class, not one to aim for.

C and D tier: skip these if you can

Scout

Scout’s +10% speed looks good at 18,000 Credz, but -20% health is a big tax, and it adds a melee penalty too. Gang Member gets the same speed bonus for a quarter of the health cost.

Old CEO

Old CEO skips weapons for four pieces of jewelry you can pawn right away, then makes you slower and 15% easier to kill. It only makes sense if you want a quick Credz boost and plan to avoid every fight.

Brawler

Brawler is the cheapest paid class at 10,000 Credz, and it plays like it. You get a Knuckle, a tiny melee bonus, and a 10% speed penalty. Pro-Gamer costs less and helps more.

Basic

Basic is the free starting class with no loadout and no bonuses. Anything on this list is an upgrade.

How these rankings were decided

This list puts penalty-free classes first, since a bonus with no tradeoff is strictly better than a bigger bonus with a cost attached. From there, running speed gets extra weight, because reaching Mexico is the actual objective, and backpack space matters because it decides your payout. Credz cost breaks ties. That’s why Juggernaut, with the biggest raw stat bonus in the game, sits below Bounty Hunter, and why Mafia Don’s huge melee number doesn’t buy it an S rank without storage.

Why do some guides list different class prices?

Runaways is still in beta, and class prices have changed since launch. Early guides list Juggernaut at 850,000 Credz and Bounty Hunter at 300,000. Current listings show roughly half that. Smuggler also moved from Credz to a Robux gamepass, and its price has gone up since then. Before you spend a big balance, check the cost in the Classes menu. For loadout details and unlock steps for every class, see our full Runaways classes list.

Which Runaways class should you buy first?

If you’re free-to-play and just starting, grab Pro-Gamer if it’s still 1,000 Credz, or Medic at 60,000. Redeem the current Runaways codes first, since BOTCHER and RUN give you free Credz and SUPERCAT gives you a Pistol. Then save for Bounty Hunter. It’s the class that changes your runs the most for the least money.

If you’re willing to spend Robux, Smuggler at 119 Robux is the cheapest way to get top-tier speed. Ex-Military is the strongest class in the game if you want a complete kit from your first run.

For solo runs, Bounty Hunter is the pick. For vault-heavy runs, go Breacher. Crews get the most out of a Juggernaut or Medic paired with a Bounty Hunter or Smuggler who handles the getaway.

Did recent updates change any classes?

Update 4 (September 12, 2026) added Pro-Gamer and Mafia Don along with new locations like a radio station, car wash, and shooting range. Update 5 (September 19) didn’t change class stats. It added weather, a smuggling quest that pays extra Credz, weekly Saturday Admin Abuse events with a Credz multiplier, and 500 Credz per day for each invited friend. Those last two make saving for a pricier class a lot faster.

Final thoughts

The current numbers put a clear gap between classes that add value with no strings attached and ones that make you pay Credz for a downgrade. Bounty Hunter is the class to save for, Breacher is the vault specialist, and Ex-Military is the shortcut for Robux spenders. Since Supercat ships updates almost weekly, check back after the next patch. For more rankings and game guides, browse our Roblox section.