Once Human: Best Territory Deviants, ranked

Once Human players will no doubt amass a host of Territory Deviants, and while all of them are useful, some are simply better than others. This naturally comes down to player preference. We’re looking at them purely in terms of how much they can make your life easier or better while exploring this post-apocalyptic MMO.

It will take some time to have enough Isolated Securement Units to use all of these Territory Deviants at once in Once Human, but having enough of them is worth it. Some of these reduce the amount of grinding you have to do, while others just keep your resources in order without having to check on them.

Note: This article is subjective and the ranking reflects the author's opinions.

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Which Territory Deviants are the best in Once Human?

5) Paper Doll

Free items are never a bad thing in Once Human (Image via Starry Studio || YouTube/@MattyGorm)

Paper Doll was okay at Once Human’s launch, but the July update increased its productivity, making it one of the best Territory Deviants. It’s a relatively simple Deviant, as far as its function goes. When you’ve unleashed it, the Paper Doll floats and has a cute little sweeping animation, as it tidies things up for you.

That said, it has a chance to find useful crafting materials while it’s working. As its productivity has increased, it should have a better chance of finding you more materials that you won’t have to go farming for. Now that’s a good deal.

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4) The Digby Boy

The Digby Boy is easy to find, and incredibly useful to boot (Image via Starry Studio || YouTube/@tbonesgaming1136)

If your territory in Once Human has ore in it, the Territory Deviant The Digby Boy is completely indispensable. He will gather ore for you automatically, similarly to how many of the other Territory Deviants gather minerals and resources. However, even if you don’t have ore on tap for it to farm, that’s okay - they still have a use!

The Auto Miner uses The Digby Boy to farm minerals, so you don’t have to stick around and wait. Just make sure it has water tanks and a solid power supply, and you can go off and do other things in the game, without focusing on this.

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3) Chefosaurus Rex

What's not to love about Chefosaurus Rex? (Image via Starry Studio || YouTube/@game_m)

One of my least favorite things in any MMO is farming ingredients for cooking - I just can’t be bothered in most cases. However, one of the best Territory Deviants in Once Human makes it just a bit less of a chore, so to speak - Chefosaurus Rex! Not only is it an incredibly cool and cute dinosaur, but it also helps out with your cooking.

Chefosaurus Rex makes it so that your dishes cook faster, so there’s less wait. In addition, the most important part for me is that he enhances the usefulness of the food you make. Whether it’s buffs, how long it lasts, sanity recovery, or health gained, it’s incredibly useful.

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2) Rain Man

It's a bit of a grind to unlock Rain Man, but he's worth it (Image via Starry Studio || YouTube/@mmo-wiki)

If you’re a fan of farming in Once Human, you’re going to have to take care of those crops - and that’s where one of the best Territory Deviants takes the stage: Rain Man! It’s easy to farm this Deviant, so you can have multiples for your crops.

When you activate Rain Man, he’ll go to one of your crops that needs some water, and conjure a rain cloud. He will take care of that crop for you - and having multiple will make sure that the more crops you have, they won’t get neglected. Once it runs out of energy it will go recharge, then resume its work.

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1) Electric Eel

Who doesn't need a little more juice in their base? (Image via Starry Studio || Threads/@zodyblu)

It’s not hard to farm up Electric Eels, that is if you like fishing. They’re 100% worth having in your territory and are our pick for the best Territory Deviant in Once Human. While it only does one thing for you, it’s an incredibly important thing: more power!

Each Electric Eel you have increases the power output of one of your Generators in your base. That’s why having several of these around is so important. It doesn’t matter what kind of generator it is, Electric Eel is here to help. While it’s very specialized, there’s never a time when you don’t want more power in Once Human.

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