CARNAGE Ultimate Abilities
What each talent actually does when you press the button.
This page is the handbook in sentences. If you only want letters, use the tier list. If you want the wheel speech, use the Ultimates hub. If you rolled ???, leave for Survivor after you read the ??? line.
Actives have cooldowns and line-of-sight rules. Passives are always on. Supreme Leader is a passive that still needs a reveal to matter.
Economy and body
Affluent Progeny (passive) doubles coins and tickets you obtain, including code payouts and Trial pay. Athlete (passive) raises run speed, stamina, and health by about 1.5×. Cook (active) periodically cooks a steak that restores stamina and hunger. Musician (passive) hears farther and louder — Toy Hammer squeaks and Gunshots become information, not noise.
Information and Trial
Nurse (active) inspects a corpse for exact time of death and the weapon. This is the cleanest Spotless tool in Trials. Photographer (active) snapshots the environment before Maid or a mop deletes it. Engineer (active) places a chip that shows participants through walls for a short window. Debater (passive) gets an extra truth bullet and longer turns. Supreme Leader (passive after reveal) makes your vote count twice. Reveal timing is the whole skill.
Programmer (active) can change the apparent cause and time of death and can get hints on who is holding weapons. It is the strongest liar kit and the reason Nurse is not gospel. If both are alive, ask for a photo or a second inspect.
Stealth, food, and bombs
Chemist (active) hold-scan (community notes use C) highlights poisoned food in pink, line of sight only, with a cooldown. If you skip this scan on a snack table, C9 is free. Maid (active) cleans blood off you. Floors still need a mop. Cosplayer (active) copies another participant’s look. Useful for frames, lethal if two of “you” stand in one hallway.
Bomber (passive) sees C4 planted by others and makes explosions hit harder. Lucky Student (passive) can pull weapons from empty furniture and bypasses the death chance in the Final Death Room. Weapon Artist (passive) can pull multiple weapons from furniture. Both loot roles change map arguments.
??? and Survivor
Ultimate ??? (passive) is a slight speed boost and the requirement to unlock Survivor. It can show on the wheel and in the shop before you own the unlock; the shop copy does nothing. Ultimate Survivor (active, unlock) grants 45 seconds of immunity to all damage on a 5 minute cooldown, with a green glow only you see. Knife and hammer hits deal nothing. Bat, Gloves, and Collar animations cannot start on you, and an in-progress animation still fails if you pop the active. Collar talk-dets are safe during the glow.
Ultimate Hope is not playable. Ignore the HUD leftover.
How to practice a new roll
- Read the card in the handbook (M).
- Decide reveal timing using the Ultimates hub.
- Play one chapter without forcing a highlight.
- In Trial, say what the ability proved, not the role name, until you must.
Related: weapons for what Nurse is reading, Blackened for Maid and Cosplayer plans, controls for the keys around the actives.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers for this CARNAGE page.
What key does Chemist use?
Community notes say hold C to scan food in line of sight. Confirm on your handbook if a patch rebound it.
Can Programmer beat Nurse?
Programmer can fake the file Nurse reads. Ask for a second source: photo, alibi, or a second inspect.
Does Survivor stop every weapon?
During the 45s glow, yes — including in-progress kill animations. Then you wait five minutes.
Where do I unlock Survivor?
Area 6 deathmatch as ???. Steps: secret Ultimate.