A Tribe Switch (also known as Tribe Shuffle or Tribe Swap) is a regular twist of Survivor. This twist sends members from one tribe to the rival tribe and vice versa. It is a regular twist which appears in most seasons, and was first witnessed in the third season Survivor: Brazil.
About[]
The Tribe Switch is a twist that can happen in a specific point during a game. This reassignment of tribes is effective until the tribes merge or a new opportunity to switch tribes occurs (e.g. a mutiny or a second switch.) This is denoted by contestants wearing a newly supplied buff in the color of their new tribe. They then drop their old buff on the ground and start wearing the new one. Normally a swap would send half of the members of a tribe to the other when both tribes have an equal number of members, although this varies when there are unequal numbers and can lead to one original tribe having a numbers advantage over the other.
Twists[]
- Survivor: Jordan introduced a twist where in, if the number of remaining contestants is odd, one castaway is sent to Exile Island. There they will wait until a tribe votes out a member, before becoming a member of that tribe, fixing the equal numbers balance. This twist returned in Bhutan and Ragnarok.
- Survivor: All-Stars was the first instance of a swap in a three-tribe format. Traditionally in Suitman's Survivor, the swap marks the end of the three-tribe portion of the game, by 'dismantling' one tribe, and fully (and evenly if possible) switching all remaining castaways across the other two. Since it's first occurrence, it has been used again in Cursed Hand, Reclamation, New Zealand, Japan, Conqueror's Crusade (with re-establishment), Kiribati (multiple times), Polynesia, Unfinished Business and Entitled vs. Earned (with re-establishment).
- Tribe Disbanding has also taken place in both four-tribe seasons - once in Seychelles, dismantling two tribes, and then again in Solomon Islands, going down to three tribes.
- Survivor: Caicos Islands featured the One World tribe switch twist, which forced the castaways to switch tribes by various methods every two days in constant rotations. This twist returned for Jan Mayen, and was re-formatted as the Roulette Wheel in Kiribati.
- Survivor: Vietnam featured the Continuous Mutiny twist. From Day 2 onwards, the castaways were able to mutiny from their own tribe to another one at their own risk, if they were unhappy or felt uncomfortable with their position. This twist returned for Last Leap and Unfinished Business.
- Survivor: Cursed Hand's titular twist, Cursed Hand, gave voted out castaways the power to force someone to switch tribes as their final mark on the game.
- Survivor: Conqueror's Crusade, Survivor: Solomon Islands and Survivor: Entitled vs. Earned featured instants of a dismantled tribe returning in a tribe re-establishment, with the Batelov, Choiseul and Redang tribes being resurrected in the second swap, following a disbanding in the first.
- Survivor: Kiribati featured a tribe reset, where the castaways - who were moved around by multiple switches due to the Roulette Wheel - were put back on their original tribes, regardless of how many of their members had already been voted out.
- Survivor: Kiribati also introduced the Dastardly Dilemma twist. The last three castaways unpicked to be on either tribe in the school-yard swap were forced to make a decision between selfishness and being a team player, with consequences for the others if selfishness is chosen by one.
- Survivor: Unfinished Business featured a tribe switch that introduced a new third tribe into the game. This Solenzo tribe remained throughout the pre-merge, even after the second swap where Banfora was dismantled. This twist reoccured in Survivor: Canary Islands, with the addition of the Graciosa tribe on Day 3.
- Survivor: Ayia Thekla and Survivor: Indonesia featured a twist known as Tribes of the Future, which revealed what the three post-switch tribes were going to be on Day 1. They then formally swapped into these tribes on Day 5, regardless of the numbers imbalance due to previous eliminations.
- Survivor: Solomon Islands featured the first instance of a tribe dissolve. Instead of the usual full tribe switch following a tribe disbanding, the members of the removed tribe were absorbed by the remaining two tribes, which stayed the same. The disbanded tribe was determined by a points tally over multiple challenges.
Tribe Switch History[]
Brazil[]
- Type: Standard Switch
The New Ka'apor Tribe | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colleen |
Dylan |
Jadie |
Jamie |
Josh |
Kara |
The New Tapeba Tribe | |||||
Colleen |
Dylan |
Jadie |
Jamie |
Josh |
Kara |
Jordan[]
- Type: Standard Switch, with Exile Island re-joiner
The New Karameh Tribe | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Avery |
Game |
Jet |
Joe |
John |
Mearl |
The New Madaba Tribe | |||||
Alan |
Gerard |
Jake |
Jeff |
Ryder |
Will |
Sent to Exile Island | |||||
Alex |
All-Stars[]
- Type: Tribe Disbanding and Switch
The New Charleroi Tribe | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexandra |
Chris |
Cory |
Dylan J. |
Josh |
Nick |
Reynold |
The New Seraing Tribe | ||||||
Colleen |
Dylan B. |
Game |
Jamie |
Mikey |
Simon |
Stephen |
Caicos Islands[]
- Type: Multiple Switches by One World twist
First Switch[]
The New Balfour Tribe | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anthony |
Brian |
Conor |
James |
Jayson |
JB |
Trey |
The New Whitby Tribe | ||||||
Adam |
Amy |
Danny |
Eamon |
Jordan |
Matthew |
Ronnie |
Second Switch[]
The New Balfour Tribe | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anthony |
Brian |
Conor |
James |
Jayson |
JB |
The New Whitby Tribe | |||||
Anthony |
Conor |
Jordan |
Matthew |
Ronnie |
Trey |
East Timor[]
- Type: Standard Switch
The New Atabae Tribe | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ellie |
Felix |
Garrett |
Jack |
Jake |
James |
Martin |
Ronnie |
The New Baucau Tribe | |||||||
Adam |
Andrew |
Corey |
Eric |
Joshua |
Katie |
Rose |
Sean |
Seychelles[]
- Type: Tribe Disbanding and Switch
The New Boileau Tribe | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ali |
Bennett |
Chris |
Julian |
Max |
Oliver |
Weber |
The New Lazare Tribe | ||||||
Cameron |
Jay |
Klaus |
Raphael |
Ryan |
Sam |
Will |
Friends vs. Favorites[]
- Type: Standard Switch
The New Akyab Tribe | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chris |
Jack |
Joe |
Josh |
Lynette |
Pepper |
Renny |
Tim |
The New Mandalay Tribe | |||||||
Anthony |
Ashley |
James |
Oliver |
Raphael |
Ryan |
Tyler |
Will |
Vietnam[]
- Type: Multiple Mutinies by Continuous Mutiny and a Standard Switch
The New Can Tho Tribe | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brendon |
Cedric |
Cal |
Daniel |
Davey |
Jerome |
The New Da Nang Tribe | |||||
Andrew |
Dana |
John |
Paul |
Ryan |
Sim |
Occultus Island[]
- Type: Standard Switch
The New Baku Tribe | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Austin |
Dave |
Ed |
George |
Neil |
Raphael |
The New Ganja Tribe | |||||
Dylan |
Game |
Jamie |
Link |
Michael |
Mike |
Cursed Hand[]
- Type: Tribe Disbanding and Switch, plus Cursed Hand Switch.
Standard Switch[]
The New Chingola Tribe | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex |
FireDragon |
Francesca |
Josh |
Kamani |
Mickle |
Natasha |
The New Solwezi Tribe | ||||||
Coldan |
Dra |
Michonne |
Newz |
Nick |
Nikki |
Shadi |
Cursed Hand Switch[]
The New Chingola Tribe | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex |
FireDragon |
Francesca |
Josh |
Kamani |
Nikki |
|
The New Solwezi Tribe | ||||||
Coldan |
Dra |
Michonne |
Natasha |
Newz |
Nick |
Shadi |
Reclamation[]
- Type: Tribe Disbanding and Switch
The New Alotau Tribe | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex |
Andrew |
Jet |
Joe |
Mearl |
Millie |
Natasha |
The New Talasea Tribe | ||||||
Jake |
Jayson |
Jim |
JT |
Martin |
Natalie |
Nathan |
Second Chances[]
- Type: Two Standard Switches and Mutiny option.
First Switch[]
The New Coetupo Tribe | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brendon |
Cole |
Ethan |
Jeremy |
Katherine |
Lynette |
Nikki |
Ranz |
The New Gualaca Tribe | |||||||
Ali |
Cameron |
Chris |
Jacob |
Jake |
Mickle |
Ryan |
Sagar |
Second Switch[]
The New Coetupo Tribe | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brendon |
Cameron |
Chris |
Mickle |
Ranz |
Ryan |
The New Gualaca Tribe | |||||
Cole |
Jake |
Jeremy |
Lynette |
Nikki |
Sagar |
Jan Mayen[]
- Type: Multiple Switches by One World twist
First Switch[]
The New Harstad Tribe | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adam |
Courtney |
Gregory |
Harvin |
Joe |
Tyler |
Will |
The New Narvik Tribe | ||||||
Ben |
Charlie |
Erik |
Mariah |
Matt |
Steve |
Zach |
Second Switch[]
The New Harstad Tribe | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Courtney |
Erik |
Joe |
Matt |
Steve |
Will |
The New Narvik Tribe | |||||
Ben |
Charlie |
Harvin |
Mariah |
Tyler |
Zach |
Third Switch[]
The New Harstad Tribe | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Charlie |
Erik |
Joe |
Will |
Zach |
The New Narvik Tribe | ||||
Ben |
Courtney |
Mariah |
Matt |
Tyler |
Eritrea[]
- Type: Standard Switch
The New Anseba Tribe | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ben |
Connor |
Ethan |
Game |
Gerard |
Joe |
Marshal |
The New Maekel Tribe | ||||||
Charlie |
Dexter |
Dustin |
Jacob |
Mearl |
Patrick |
Shadi |
New Zealand[]
- Type: Tribe Disbanding and Switch
The New Mamoe Tribe | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ethan |
Joe |
John |
Jordan |
Marshal |
Robby |
Sim |
The New Takoto Tribe | ||||||
Bennett |
Cedric |
Chris |
Kamani |
Matthew |
Nathan |
Ryan |
Japan[]
- Type: Tribe Disbanding and Switch
The New Nagoya Tribe | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cam |
Daniel |
Owen |
Rhys |
Scott |
Tim |
The New Tahara Tribe | |||||
Adam |
Blake |
Jarrod |
Maxwell |
Ollie |
Rob |
Last Leap[]
- Type: Multiple Mutinies by Continuous Mutiny and Two Standard Switches
First Switch[]
The New Palawan Tribe | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cam |
Charlie |
Connor |
Evan |
Joe E. |
Newz |
Sagar |
Tim |
Will S. |
The New Visayas Tribe | ||||||||
Alexandra |
Blake |
Ethan |
Joe W. |
Mikey |
Nathan |
Robby |
Ryan |
Will T. |
Second Switch[]
The New Palawan Tribe | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Blake |
Cam |
Charlie |
Ethan |
Sagar |
Tim |
Will T. |
The New Visayas Tribe | ||||||
Alexandra |
Connor |
Evan |
Joe E. |
Mikey |
Robby |
Will S. |
Conqueror's Crusade[]
- Type: Tribe Disbanding and Switch, and Tribe Expansion and Switch
Tribe Disbanding[]
The New Kanina Tribe | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adam |
Dylan |
James |
Jet |
Patrick |
Rich |
Sagar |
Sam |
Simon |
Trey |
The New Rusava Tribe | |||||||||
Ben |
Derek |
Jayson |
Jeremy |
Jim |
John |
Martin |
Millie |
Rhys |
Wyatt |
Tribe Expansion[]
The New Batelov Tribe | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Dylan |
James |
Rhys |
Sam |
Trey |
The New Kanina Tribe | ||||
Jayson |
Jeremy |
John |
Martin |
Patrick |
The New Rusava Tribe | ||||
Adam |
Ben |
Derek |
Sagar |
Wyatt |
Bhutan[]
- Type: Standard Switch (by random draw), with Exile Island re-joiner.
The New Punakha Tribe | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eric |
Jan |
John |
Marcus |
Nick |
Vanessa |
The New Thimphu Tribe | |||||
AJ |
Brandan |
Joe |
Max |
Rob |
Scott |
Sent to Exile Island | |||||
Daniel |
Kiribati[]
- Type: Multiple Switches (plus tribe reset) by Roulette Wheel twist
First Switch[]
The New Buariki Tribe | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Austin |
Brendon |
Chris |
Josh |
Krisna |
Nick |
Noah B. |
Noah K. |
|
The New Riaria Tribe | ||||||||
Adrianna |
Carson |
Christian |
Courtney |
Harry |
Jasper |
Joel |
Morgan |
Ollie |
Second Switch[]
The New Buariki Tribe | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brendon |
Christian |
Courtney |
Joel |
Noah K. |
Ollie |
The New Paelau Tribe | |||||
Austin |
Carson |
Josh |
Krisna |
Nick |
|
The New Riaria Tribe | |||||
Adrianna |
Harry |
Jasper |
Morgan |
Noah B. |
Third Switch[]
The New Paelau Tribe | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Austin |
Jasper |
Josh |
Krisna |
Morgan |
Noah B. |
Ollie |
|
The New Riaria Tribe | |||||||
Adrianna |
Brendon |
Carson |
Christian |
Courtney |
Joel |
Nick |
Noah K. |
Tribe Reset[]
The New Buariki Tribe | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Adrianna |
Jasper |
Krisna |
Morgan |
Noah B. |
The New Paelau Tribe | ||||
Brendon |
Christian |
Courtney |
Joel |
|
The New Riaria Tribe | ||||
Austin |
Josh |
Nick |
Ollie |
Fourth Switch[]
The New Buariki Tribe | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adrianna |
Austin |
Joel |
Morgan |
|||
The New Paelau Tribe | ||||||
Brendon |
Christian |
Courtney |
Jasper |
Josh |
Nick |
Noah B. |
Rejects vs. Royals[]
- Type: Standard Switch
The New Galway Tribe | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew |
Blake |
Dakota |
Jacob |
Josh |
Logan |
Ranz |
Zach |
The New Kinsale Tribe | |||||||
Eddie |
Erik |
Julian |
Lynette |
Natasha |
Nick |
Peyton |
Stephen |
El Salvador[]
- Type: Standard Switch
The New Apopa Tribe | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AJ |
Hudson |
Jacob |
Joe |
Kelly |
Mark |
Max |
The New Ilopango Tribe | ||||||
Alan |
Eric |
Jonathan |
Mario |
Nolan |
Steven |
Viv |
Polynesia[]
- Type: Tribe Disbanding and Switch
The New Savave Tribe | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chris |
Daniel |
Jacob |
Josh |
Sam |
Tony |
Will T. |
The New Vaiaku Tribe | ||||||
AJ |
Derek |
Kelly |
Newz |
Nick J. |
Nick R. |
Robby |
Unfinished Business[]
- Type: Tribe Expansion and Switch, and Tribe Disbanding and Switch
Tribe Expansion[]
The New Banfora Tribe | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andy |
FireDragon |
Jacob |
Marissa |
Steve |
Tocan |
The New Garango Tribe | |||||
Christian |
JT |
Noah |
Piper |
Rich |
Rob |
The Solenzo Tribe | |||||
AJ |
Amy |
Chris |
Max |
Renny |
Sydney |
Tribe Disbanding[]
The New Garango Tribe | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amy |
Chris |
Christian |
Max |
Rich |
Rob |
Tocan |
The New Solenzo Tribe | ||||||
AJ |
Marissa |
Noah |
Piper |
Renny |
Steve |
Sydney |
Ayia Thekla[]
- Type: Tribes of the Future Switch
The New Larnaca Tribe | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew |
Ashley |
Ayianna |
Ray |
||
The New Nicosia Tribe | |||||
Chazz |
Eric |
John |
Nick |
Steven | |
The New Paphos Tribe | |||||
Blake |
Carl |
David |
Jordan |
Sam |
Solomon Islands[]
- Type: Tribe Disbanding and Switch, Tribe Dissolve, and Tribe Expansion and Switch
Tribe Disbanding[]
The New Gavutu Tribe | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alan |
Brendon |
Eric |
Jim |
Joe |
Nolan |
Peyton |
The New Rendova Tribe | ||||||
Cory |
Jera |
Joel |
Julian |
LeQuisha |
Patrick |
Sean |
The New Taumako Tribe | ||||||
AJ |
Jacob |
Jeremy |
Max |
Nick |
Rhys |
Rob |
Tribe Dissolve[]
The New Gavutu Tribe | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alan |
Brendon |
Cory |
Eric |
Jim |
Joe |
Julian |
Patrick |
Peyton |
The New Taumako Tribe | ||||||||
AJ |
Jacob |
Jeremy |
Joel |
LeQuisha |
Max |
Nick |
Rhys |
Rob |
Tribe Expansion[]
The New Choiseul Tribe | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Alan |
Joe |
Julian |
LeQuisha |
Peyton |
The New Gavutu Tribe | ||||
Cory |
Jacob |
Joel |
Max |
Nick |
The New Taumako Tribe | ||||
AJ |
Eric |
Jim |
Rhys |
Rob |
Worlds Collide[]
- Type: Standard Switch
The New Team Saviors Tribe | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AJ |
Brian |
Cory |
LeQuisha |
Matt |
Qaz |
Rob |
The New Team Titans Tribe | ||||||
Cole |
Eric |
Jacob |
Joe E. |
Joe W. |
Joel |
Rhys |
Canary Islands[]
- Type: Tribe Addition and Switch
Tribe Expansion[]
The New Alegranza Tribe | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Coldan |
Crypt |
Christian |
Jordan |
Leah |
Romeo |
The New El Hierro Tribe | |||||
Chris |
Connor |
Garrett |
Jabbar |
Jake |
Justin |
The Graciosa Tribe | |||||
Anthony |
Brian |
Jacob |
Joe |
Nick |
Will |
Standard Switch[]
The New Alegranza Tribe | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Brian |
Jake |
Jordan |
Nick |
Will |
The New El Hierro Tribe | ||||
Anthony |
Christian |
Justin |
Leah |
Romeo |
The New Graciosa Tribe | ||||
Coldan |
Connor |
Crypt |
Garrett |
Joe |
Entitled vs. Earned[]
- Type: Tribe Disbanding and Switch, and Tribe Expansion and Switch
Tribe Disbanding[]
The New Kapalai Tribe | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alan |
Brittany |
Charlie |
Davey |
Ethan |
Hudson |
Leah |
Marissa |
Nick J. |
Riley |
The New Malacca Tribe | |||||||||
Eric |
Evan |
Jacob |
Jake |
Joe E. |
Joe W. |
Max |
Nick M. |
Ryan |
Tim |
Tribe Expansion[]
The New Kapalai Tribe | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Ethan |
Joe E. |
Leah |
Riley |
Ryan |
The New Malacca Tribe | ||||
Davey |
Eric |
Hudson |
Nick J. |
Nick M. |
The New Redang Tribe | ||||
Evan |
Joe W. |
Marissa |
Max |
Tim |
Ragnarok[]
- Type: Standard Switch and Standard Switch, with Exile Island re-joiner
First Switch[]
The New Concordia Tribe | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adam |
Ben |
Derek |
Julian |
Kelly |
Nolan |
Rhys |
Sagar |
Tim |
Trey |
The New Mokopane Tribe | |||||||||
Alex |
Chazz |
Christian |
James |
Jeremy |
John |
Marcus |
Max |
Nick |
Patrick |
Second Switch[]
The New Concordia Tribe | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex |
Chazz |
James |
Kelly |
Patrick |
Sagar |
Tim |
The New Mokopane Tribe | ||||||
Christian |
Jeremy |
John |
Marcus |
Nick |
Nolan |
Rhys |
Sent to Exile Island | ||||||
Trey |