Poisoner

Minion•Trouble Brewing

A Minion that acts every night to disable abilities and feed false information, effectively gaslighting the good team. They are essential for protecting the Demon from threats like the Slayer and breaking the chain of information that solves the game.

Wakes

Always

Causes Death

Selects

Required

Alignment

Static

Ability

Each night, choose a player: they are poisonedHas no ability but thinks they do. The Storyteller feeds them false information. They cannot affect the game state. tonight and tomorrow day.

Night Ritual (Storyteller Instructions)

Each Night

"The Poisoner picks a player to poison."

Strategy Guide

Playing As

Target key information roles like the Undertaker, Empath, or Fortune Teller to disrupt the good team's logic chain.
Communicate with the Spy (if present) to identify and snipe-poison high-threat roles like the Slayer or Ravenkeeper before they act.
Coordinate with the Demon to ensure you do not poison their kill target, unless you are intentionally poisoning the Demon to simulate a Monk or Soldier save.
Consider sticking to one target to frame them as the Drunk, or switch targets frequently to spread paranoia across the town.
Bluff as an Outsider or claim your information is wrong to suggest a Drunk or Baron is in play, masking your own poisoning.

Playing Against

Monitor players for sudden inconsistencies in their information, such as an Empath's number changing without neighbor deaths.
If a Slayer uses their ability on a suspected Demon and nothing happens, consider that the Slayer may have been poisoned.
Prioritize executing a suspected Poisoner immediately, as they remain a high-threat disruptor every night they are alive.
Cross-reference information between players; since the Poisoner can only target one person at a time, finding the single point of failure often reveals the truth.
Be skeptical of 'loud' or confirmed powerful roles suddenly receiving useless or contradictory data.

Interactions

Spy

The Spy can direct the Poisoner to the most dangerous active roles (e.g., Slayer, Virgin) or confirm which bluffs to support.

Imp

The Poisoner can poison the Imp to prevent a death at night, simulating a Soldier or Monk protection to build trust for the Demon.

Slayer

A critical target; poisoning the Slayer wastes their 'once per game' ability if they attempt to shoot.

Drunk

By poisoning other players, the Poisoner can hide the existence of the real Drunk or confuse the Outsider count.

Fortune Teller

Feeding false 'no's or 'yes's to the Fortune Teller can frame good players or clear the Demon.