Survivor David vs. Goliath power rankings: Episode 5 balances the deck

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3. Dan Rengering

Dan has a Hidden Immunity Idol, but I don’t think he needs to use it for quite some time. The SWAT officer also has some crossover potential at the merge due to his love of comics, and once again, he’s there to provide strength and shelter for the tribe. He’s in with a great group of people, and even though the rich get richer, I don’t think there’s anything taking out Tiva or Dan with all that protection.

2. Christian Hubicki

His unparalleled ability to solve puzzles is going to be his saving grace during the tribal phase, but his social game is even better. People love him, want to work with him, and he even has competing portions of the David tribe wanting to work with him. Hell, there’s a 10% chance Dan and John would vote out Alison just to keep around someone who they can work with at the merge.

1. John Hennigan

Though his shine is going to diminish in luster once the merge comes, there’s no stopping the Mayor of Slamtown. When you have the commanding, strategic voices of the David tribe contemplating the intricacies of such a prophetic village or township (Gabby and Christian), he maintains safety for even his most open voting targets (Natalie) and are the strongest, most agile player in the game, there’s no stopping you. For now.