Survivors in Dead by daylight Have a plethora of perks to choose from, each with its pros and cons. Since new characters and abilities are released frequently, the list of best perks can change over time. However, some now stand out among the rest in the current version of the game.
The meta of Dead by daylight Perks have changed over the years, mainly with new scenarios, survivors and killers joining the list. Currently, there are 146 Survivor Perks in Dead by daylightA large number to sort through and decide which ones are best. Please note that despite the numbers, the perks are not in any particular order and represent some of the best perks to escape the trials.
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Dramaturgy
Run fast, cause chaos!
One of the newer unique Survivor perks in the game with the addition of the Nicolas Cage DLC in Dead by daylight, This perk plays into the meta And adds a hint of unpredictability. This perk causes the survivor to run for 0.5 seconds before gaining a +25% haste status effect with another effect. You will become exhausted after using this perk for 60/50/40 seconds.
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The last effect is random, which can cause the survivor to be exposed, to have a more haste effect, to shout or receive a random rare item. The downside of the perk is that it Require the survivor to be healthyBut the haste effect can be a massive benefit to sprinting to an exit gate or avoiding a killer. The full effects can be seen in the table below:
Effect |
Note |
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Suffer from the exposed status effect for 12 seconds |
Exposure makes survivors more vulnerable to a killer’s Basic Attack, where one move can put them in a dying state. |
Extend the duration of haste for an additional 2 seconds. |
Haste makes your speed faster. |
Shout without notifying the killer. |
This makes noise but does not immediately signal the killer. |
Get a random item or rare rarity with a random selection of add-ons attached to it, automatically dropping any previous item. |
The real potential of this effect is that you can randomly get a very powerful weapon or other rare items, allowing you to use more items more often for a greater effect. |
Although less popular than it used to be, this is still one of those perks that can help players reach the end of the game.
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Lithuania
Vault & Sprint!
Lithe is a unique perk to Feng Az Give the survivor a chance to get away from the killer. After performing a Rushed Vault, the Survivor sprints at 150% of their normal running movement speed for 3 seconds.
Lite cannot be used while exhausted.
This will give the survivor an exhausted status effect for 60/50/40 seconds, depending on the prestige of the perk in Dead by daylight. This can provide the survivors A necessary crack to lose the killer And find a place to lay low.
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Bardic inspiration
roll a d20
New for Chapter 32, which features Dungeons and Dragons Killer Vecna, Bardic Inspiration is the newest perk for Survivors and is one of Aestri’s unique perks. This perk comes with a Special animation of the Survivor playing the lute and A rare smile for the survivors of Dead by daylightAllowing you to roll a d20. You can see the animation in the JYoutube video by DstrikeFeatured above.
This role will have varying effects, depending on your luck. A 1 will do nothing but make you screamNotably without the killer knowledge, while a 2-20 will give you Some bonus percentage boost to your progression on skill checks, shown in the table below.
Roll |
percentage |
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2-10 |
+1% |
10-19 |
+2% |
20 |
+3% |
Bardic Inspiration has a cooldown of 90/75/60 seconds after completing or canceling the performance.
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Fines
Take Windows Faster
One of the newer survivors in Dead by daylight, Lara Croft, brought three new unique perks to the game, and one of them is quite suitable for her character and good for the game itself. As part of Chapter 32.5, the Tomb Raider franchise joined the game, and With him came the Perk Fines. This allows Lara, and every survivor she unlocks it for, to push herself a little more.
Fines will activate when you are healthy, and it Increases your vaulting speed by +20%. It has a cooldown of 40/35/30 seconds after you perform a quick volley with it active. YouTuber Ninety states This is perfect when combined with these Smash hit perkWhich triggers after you stun the killer with a pallet. This gives you faster movement, allowing you to vault quickly into the killer and then have a burst of speed to get away. It’s a handy combination, and players have a good time trying it out.
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Deja Vu
Repairing generators
Although some may be surprised, this perk has made its way to the top thresholds of Survivor Builds Dead by daylight by giving Players get a buff for completing the main objectiveie, repair the generators. This is a General perk available to any survivor From the beginning, making it less challenging to acquire and more accessible to prestige. It also changes what auras survivors can see.
For example, it Allows survivors to see the auras of 3 generators closest to each other by proximity At all times, meaning you will always know where more than half of your objective can be found.
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It also increases the Speed at which you can repair the generators by 4/5/6%Give her quite a boost for doing so. And if you have or find a map, the three generators revealed to you will automatically appear on the map, giving you better knowledge of maneuvering around the killer and completing the objective.
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Wake up!
Escape faster
While waking up! Is what appears to be a multiplayer perk, as it also helps other survivors, there is also a Perk chosen for solo builds quite oftenAs shown in YouTuber DeadByPixie’s video. When you choose this perk, you prioritize your escape at the end of the match rather than what you did before. This means your other perks must be chosen carefully, but as long as you survive, You will be better off. This is because of the Wake Up! Perk is activated when the last generator is completed.
You will be able to See the auras of all exit gate switchesWhich can save your life if you don’t know the map well enough to know where they are. Other survivors can also see your aura if they are within 128 meters of you, so they can follow you. But the real benefit of this perk is that Your gate opening speed is increased by 15/20/25%Which can massively reduce the time you’re vulnerable to the killer and let you escape before they even get to the gate.
How much it costs to use your perks on other characters:
Perk expensive |
Cost |
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I |
2500 |
II |
3250 |
III |
4000 |
Once you have paid the price, this rank perk can be used on any Survivor.
9
Term
Desperation turned to adrenaline
Deadline is one of Alan Wake’s unique perks. He Was introduced as part of Chapter 30.5 and given his own little DLC. He was brought in around the The same time as his appearance in Alan Wake II, presenting That character rather than his appearance in the first game. This perk mirrors his own desperation to end the nightmare and find the light. You can see how his character operates in Strazs video.
When you are injured, this Perk will automatically activate, and while it increases the chance to make skill checks by 6/8/10%, It also reduces the penalty for missing them by more than 50%. It means that you could miss one while healing yourself or someone else, but the consequences for doing so are much lower. In addition, it May cause skill checks to appear in random placesBut keeping an eye out for unusual things is nothing unusual in this game.
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Specialist
Broken generator repair
Another new perk of Lara Croft, the Special perk, is considered slightly OP by the communityWhat you can see in YouTuber Tatariu’s video. This perk is centered around generator repair, one of the most important goals for survivors to achieve, and it can make the actual generators go much faster. While you will spend more time rummaging through chests, the trade-off is that the Killer will often look for survivors around generatorsSo if you spend less time around them, you can avoid the killer.
When you rummage through chests, you Will get a token and can win up to 6. Then, when you complete a large repair skill chest, it will consume the tokens. This Permanently reduces the generator’s repair charges By 2/3/4 charges per token. This reduces the time you will spend on the generator, but if you need to escape, the reduction will remain, and anyone who returns to the generator can complete it much faster.
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Sprint burst
Get a boost of speed.
Sprint Burst is another unique perk for MegWhich activates when a Survivor starts running. As they do, they will sprint at 150% of their average running speed for 3 seconds. Afterwards, the survivor will be exhausted for 60/50/40 seconds, but the burst of speed can give survivors in Dead by daylight Enough time to reach an exit gate or avoid a killer.
This can be especially useful when paired with other perks, such as Window of opportunity, that was Mentioned later. It can give you useful Information on how to maneuver around the killer or how to escape. You’ll have to be strategic about when to use it, but players shouldn’t have too much trouble finding a place to hide with a careful selection of perks.
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relatives
Show your teammates the way.
Kindred is a general perk Which boosts Survivors aura-spotting abilities depending on whether they or another Survivor is hooked. If they are hooked, the auras of all survivors are revealed to each other, and if a killer is lingering within 8-16 meters of their hook, their aura can be seen by all survivors.
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If another survivor is hooked, a Survivor with Kindred can see the aura of all other survivors and killers As well if they are within 8-16 meters of the hooked survivor. Knowing where other survivors are is invaluable, and the added perk of seeing a lurking killer is a huge benefit.
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Reactive healing
Passive healing
This Perk came with Ada Wong In Chapter 25: Resident Evil: Project II in August 2022. Although it is a little older, it is also one of the perks that increases the survivability by quite a lot, especially when it concerns the Statistics compiled by NightLight here. Like these The biggest goal of the survivors is to reach the end of the matchHaving a perk that allows you to heal is a pretty big deal, and it’s mostly passive.
Reactive healing triggers when another survivor approaches you, within 32 meters, Lose a health state and you are injured. If both of these things are true, you will receive a benefit that allows you to receive a massive boost to your health bar. The profit immediately Grants 40/45/50% of your remaining healing progression to your health barAllowing you to heal quickly and potentially mount a daring save. Either way, this kind of immediate passive healing is a great incentive to take this perk, and according to the statistics, it works.
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adrenaline
End-game energy boost.
The adrenaline perk is another Unique perk for MegWhich triggers in the endgame when the exit gates are powered on. It instantly heals the survivor by one health state and grants a sprint bonus of 150% of the survivor’s normal running movement speed for 5 seconds.
If disabled, Adrenaline will activate if the Survivor is released and Wake players from the dream world if they play against the nightmare. It will give the player an exhausted status effect for 60/50/40 seconds afterwards. You can see some examples in Naymeti’s YouTube video.
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Made for this
Injuries create urgency.
One of Gabriel’s unique perksMade for this, will activate when the survivor is in the injured state. It will give the survivor a 1-3% haste status effect while running and the endurance status effect for 6-10 seconds after completing a healing action on another survivor.
It cannot be used while exhausted, but unlike other similar perks, it does not cause exhaustion. This can be allowed Injured survivors to avoid the killer and give them a boost For helping someone else instead of yourself, adding to the teamwork aspect of Dead by daylight.
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Windows of opportunity
More information for you
A Unique perk for Kate Denson, part of Chapter 8: Curtain Callis another informative boost that gives you more potential to see auras around you. This, however, shows you all Breakable walls, palaces and windows near you at 24/28/32 metersThat alone can be useful information when the killer is trying to chase you down and you need an escape plan. It doesn’t do anything else on its own, but that’s nothing bad.
As seen in Who will stop me?s video, this Perk has risen to the top of the meta and is currently one of the most popular perks. It can be especially useful when perks with perks, which help players run away or escape the killer. You don’t have to squint while panicking if you Can automatically see viable escape routes; Something What makes you faster will only improve it.
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Off the record
Stay still and be saved.
This is a unique perk for ZarinaWhich favors a Stealth Survivor build in Dead by daylight. After being unhooked by another Survivor or yourself, this perk activates for the next 60-80 seconds. It prevents the killer from revealing the survivor’s aura, suppresses grunts of pain, and gives the survivor the endurance effect.
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This gives players time to crawl away from the killer and reset. It will deactivate if the exit gates are powered, at which point it will pay to be faster instead of stealthier. This allows you to run as fast as you can to escape from the arena and make the killer disappointed Dead by daylight.
Source: OTZ Clips/YouTube, Namety/YouTube, DStrike/YouTube, Straz/YouTube, DeadByPixie/YouTube, Nightlight Database
- Released
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June 14, 2016
- ESRB
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M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Intense Violence, Strong Language
- developer(s)
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Nature interactive
- Publisher(s)
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Nature interactive