Birds of War Birds Roster

Birds of War birds roster: Crow, Hummingbird, Shoebill, Pigeon, Eagle, Owl, and Seagull launch roles, team jobs, and verified update context now.

A launch-roster overview for role context.

~6 min read

Tier list Team comps

At A Glance

This Birds of War birds roster page is a practical reference for Steam Early Access matches. It separates confirmed game structure from tactics that remain patch-sensitive, so you can make a useful decision without treating a short launch window as permanent truth.

Fact	Detail
Platform	Steam (Windows PC)
Format	Online 3v3v3 aerial PvP
Core objective	Raid nests, carry eggs, and defend your own
Launch birds	Crow, Hummingbird, Shoebill, Pigeon, Eagle, Owl, Seagull
Launch maps	Highrise, Arctic, Vietnam, Coliseum, Forest
Modes	Egg Siege / Conquest, TDM, FFA, Infected
Status	Steam Early Access — July 22, 2026
Price	$9.99

Which Birds of War birds are in the launch roster?

Birds of War launches with seven named birds. The official role language is the useful starting point: Crow is a Saboteur, Hummingbird a Harasser, Shoebill an Anchor, Pigeon a Support, Eagle a Diver, Owl an Ambusher, and Seagull a Disruptor. It tells you where a bird wants to create value during an egg objective, while later balance patches may change exactly how they do it.

Use the table as a selection guide, not a tier list. If two players want to dive, the third player can make that aggression safer by anchoring a nest, supporting awareness, or disrupting an incoming chase.

Bird	Role	Objective-minded job
Crow	Saboteur	Sneak into a weak route and make a clean exit
Hummingbird	Harasser	Pressure, chase, and force attention away
Shoebill	Anchor	Hold space and make carrying safer
Pigeon	Support	Provide vision and help a team move together
Eagle	Diver	Convert height and an opening into a fast pick
Owl	Ambusher	Wait for isolated targets and broken formations
Seagull	Disruptor	Create panic and deny clean decisions

Choose the missing job

Ask the group what it lacks: a way to open a nest, a way to keep an egg carrier alive, or a way to stop an enemy return. That is better than choosing three copies of the same plan. Eagle and Crow have deeper pages after this roster overview.

How do you choose birds for a three-player team?

Start with the map and the team’s comfort, then cover three jobs. A pressure bird creates an opening. An anchor or support keeps the objective space readable. A flexible bird responds to the third team, escorts a carrier, or converts a fight into a route. The exact bird can change; the jobs should remain visible.

Avoid blaming the bird when the team has no shared plan. A fast bird without a defender may steal but never return. A durable bird without pressure may hold a nest while rivals score elsewhere. The best draft is the one whose players can state what they will do in the first rotation.

Team need	Useful role direction	Call to make
Break a guarded nest	Diver, Saboteur, Harasser	Pressure, then pick up
Hold an exposed nest	Anchor, Support	Stay home; call carrier direction
Escort a carry	Support, Disruptor, flexible player	Take a high or side line
Punish third-party pressure	Ambusher, Harasser, flexible player	Do not stack; reset through this lane

Roles can change mid-match

The carrier may need an escort; the diver may need to defend; the support may be closest to the egg. Adapt to the objective rather than preserving a class fantasy. The next section gives a small practice plan for each label.

Next: turn roster jobs into a three-bird plan

Matched by build plan, shared topics, and guide progression — not random related links.

Team Comps

Three-bird squads

Combat Guide

Melee and ragdolls

Maps Guide

Five aerial arenas

What should you practise with each role?

Give each bird a measurable first lesson. With Crow, practise identifying an exit before you enter. With Hummingbird, practise pressuring without being pulled from home. With Shoebill, practise holding the route rather than wandering for picks. With Pigeon, practise turning information into a specific team call. With Eagle, practise taking height before committing. With Owl, practise waiting for an isolated target. With Seagull, practise making a clean line awkward for the enemy.

This avoids the common launch-game problem of copying flashy moments without learning what they achieved. A drill is successful when it improves an egg decision, even if it produces no highlight.

Do01Play one match with one declared role job
Do02Record one moment you abandoned the objective
Do03Repeat on a different map
Do04Swap roles only after explaining the new job
Do05Review a current patch note before trusting exact values

Continue with an entity page

For a role-focused next step, study Eagle’s height-to-dive decision or Crow’s infiltration discipline before returning to team compositions.

How should you use Early Access advice?

Birds of War is young enough that a strong-looking play can be a reaction to one lobby, one map, or a patch that has already changed. Use role labels and the objective loop as the stable layer; treat exact damage, cooldown, health, and route claims as provisional unless a current official note confirms them. That distinction matters more in a 3v3v3 game than it would in a duel, because a third team can punish both sides after a seemingly winning exchange.

The practical test is simple: ask whether the advice still works when another team enters the fight. A route is good when it gives the carrier an exit, a defender a sightline, and the flexible player a decision. A fight is good when it protects an egg, stops an egg, or creates safe space for the next move. If it does none of those things, it is probably entertainment rather than match progress.

What you notice	Reliable response	What not to assume
A patch changes a bird	Re-check the official patch note and play the objective role first	That an old tier label remains correct
A teammate calls for help	State whether the threat is at nest, on route, or already escaping	That everyone can see the same target
Two teams are fighting	Approach with an exit and decide whether to contest or steal	That the first knockout ends the danger
A tactic works once	Repeat it across maps and enemy roles before calling it standard	That one clip proves a universal route

Use short, useful calls

Proximity voice makes information valuable and risky. Calls such as “carrier leaving nest,” “defending home,” or “third team above” tell allies what decision is required. Long explanations reveal position and arrive too late. Keep the call tied to the egg, the route, or the next regroup.

That information discipline leads directly into the next decision: open Eagle guide and apply one decision at a time.