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Best Survivor perks in Dead By Daylight
Icon Name Description Survivor Tier Rate
Lithe icon

Lithe

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 2.6.0
Performing a Rushed Vault triggers Lithe:
  • Grants a +50 % Haste Status Effect for 3 seconds.

Lithe causes the Exhausted Status Effect for 60/50/40 seconds.
Lithe cannot be used when Exhausted.

"U mad?" - Feng Min

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4.45

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Decisive Strike

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 8.0.0
Using whatever is at hand, you stab your aggressor in an ultimate attempt to escape.

After being unhooked or unhooking yourself, Decisive Strike activates for the next 40/50/60 seconds:

  • When grabbed or picked up by the Killer, succeed a Skill Check to stab the Killer and escape from their grasp.
    • Stuns the Killer for 4 seconds.
  • Causes you to become the next Obsession.
Decisive Strike is deactivated once the Exit Gates are powered.
Decisive Strike is disabled for the remainder of the Trial after use.

Decisive Strike is deactivated prematurely when performing a Conspicuous Action and remains disabled for the remainder of the Trial.

Increases your chance of becoming the initial Obsession by increasing the default value by +100 %.
The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time.

"There is nothing to be scared of." - Laurie Strode

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Laurie

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4.33

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Sprint Burst

Starting to run triggers Sprint Burst:
  • Grants a +50 % Haste Status Effect for 3 seconds.

Sprint Burst causes the Exhausted Status Effect for 60/50/40 seconds.
Sprint Burst cannot be used when Exhausted.

"See you if you can catch up..." - Meg Thomas

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Meg

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4.32

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Unbreakable

Past battles have taught you a thing or two about survival.

Once per Trial, you can completely recover from the Dying State.

  • Your Recovery speed is increased by 25/30/35 %.

"Goddammit, I am seriously FUBAR!" - Bill Overbeck

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Bill

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4.3

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Kindred

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 3.4.0
Unlocks potential in your Aura-reading ability.

Whenever any Survivor is hooked, Kindred activates and applies the following effects:

  • The Aura of the Killer is revealed to all Survivors whenever the Killer comes within 8/12/16 metres of the Hook.
  • If you are the Hooked Survivor, the Auras of all Survivors are revealed to each other.
  • If you are not the Hooked Survivor, the Auras of all other Survivors are only revealed to you.
"Be kind to one another, We're all in this together" - Sujan, The Lost Tapes

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4.27

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Vigil

You look over your friends even in dire situations.
  • Increases the Recovery rate from the following Status Effects by 20/25/30 %:
    • The Blindness, Broken, Exhausted, Exposed, Haemorrhage, Hindered, Mangled, and Oblivious Status Effects.

Vigil extends its effect to all Survivors within 8 metres of your location and lingers for 15 seconds.

"I am gonna be here when you wake up. You are gonna make it." - Quentin Smith

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Quentin

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4.25

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Babysitter

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 8.1.0
While you have a reputation for being self-centred, you risk it all to help those in need.

Whenever you unhook a Survivor, the Aura of the Killer is revealed to you for 8 seconds, while the unhooked Survivor benefits from the following effects for 20/25/30 seconds instead:

  • Suppresses the creation of their Scratch Marks and Pools of Blood.
  • Increases the strength of their Haste Status Effect by +10 %.
"I promised to keep you shitheads safe, and that's exactly what I plan on doing." - Steve Harrington
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Steve

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4.25

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Déjà Vu

Unlocks potential in one's Aura-reading ability. Paranoia paired with your horror of failure helps prepare you from repeating the same mistakes.

The Auras of 3 Generators in closest proximity to each other are revealed to you for 30/45/60 seconds, at the start of the Trial and each time a Generator is completed.

If you are holding a Map that can track Objectives, Generators revealed by Déjà Vu are added to the Map.

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4.23

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Resilience

You are motivated in dire situations.
  • Increases your Action speeds for Repairing, Healing, Sabotaging, Unhooking, Vaulting, Cleansing, Blessing, Opening, and Unlocking by 3/6/9 % when in the Injured State.

"Focus, even in these desperate times."

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4.16

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Windows Of Opportunity

Unlocks potential in your Aura-reading ability.

The Auras of Breakable Walls, Pallets, and Windows are revealed to you within 24/28/32 metres.

"Rise and shine, work hard, carve out your name,
Take aim, pull the trigger, hit the bulls eye for fame,
Know the value of faith, an' family, and don't you complain,
Open wide, your windows of opportunity" - Kate Denson's "Windows of Opportunity"

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Kate

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4.15

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Overcome

You have calculated how much energy you can risk to expend.

Becoming injured by any means triggers Overcome:

  • Extends the duration of the On-hit Speed Boost by +2 seconds.
Overcome causes the Exhausted Status Effect for 60/50/40 seconds.
Overcome cannot be used when Exhausted.

"After careful analysis, we are getting the hell out of here!" - Jonah Vasquez

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Jonah

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4.09

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Self-Preservation

Life is unforgiving.

The more confirmation you get of that, the more prepared you become.
Whenever another Survivor is hit with a Basic Attack or Special Attack within 16 metres of you, Self-Preservation activates:

  • Scratch Marks, Grunts of Pain when injured, and Bleeding are suppressed for the next 6/8/10 seconds.

"Something I learnt in the industry: when the axe is swinging, keep your head down." - Yun-Jin Lee

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4.08

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Shoulder the Burden

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 8.4.0
Born to be a disciple. Ready to submit to a greater cause. This is your calling.

Once per Trial, and while you are not on Death Hook, press the Active Ability button while standing in front of a Hooked Survivor to unhook them and trigger the following effects:

  • Trade 1 Hook State with the other Survivor to their benefit.
  • Causes you to scream.
  • Causes you to suffer from the Exposed Status Effect for 60/50/40 seconds.

"It's not your time yet. Now go on!" - Taurie Cain

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Taurie

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4.08

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Resurgence

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 8.1.0
You have come back from near impossible odds... and you will do it again.
  • Being unhooked or unhooking yourself grants you 50/60/70 % Healing progress.
"It's my turn, bitch!" - Jill Valentine
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Jill

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4.07

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Reassurance

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 6.2.0
Your presence helps allies focus, assuaging the panic associated with extreme conditions.
  • Press the Active Ability button while within 6 metres of a hooked Survivor to pause their Sacrifice Process for the next 20/25/30 seconds.
    • This also pauses any Skill Checks, if the Survivor is in the Struggle Phase.
Reassurance can only be used once per Survivor per Hook Instance.
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Rebecca

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4.07

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We're Gonna Live Forever

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 8.3.2
Your few friends deserve the best protection.

You benefit from the following effect when healing a dying Survivor:

  • Increases your Healing speed by +100 %.
Any dying Survivor you heal back to the Injured State benefits from the following effect:
  • Grants the Endurance Status Effect for 6/8/10 seconds.
    • This effect can only be triggered once every 30 seconds.
"Come on then, let's ave' it! I don't give a shit pal." - David King
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David

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4.07

Icon Name Description Survivor Tier Rate
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Alert

Your acute senses are on high alert.

Whenever the Killer performs the Break or Damage Action, Alert triggers:

  • Their Aura is revealed to you for 3/4/5 seconds.
"I have true sight," - Feng Min
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Feng

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Inner Strength

You look inwards and trust your instincts when you feel lost and alone.

Each time you cleanse a Totem, Inner Strength activates:

  • You are automatically healed 1 Health State while hiding inside a Locker for 10/9/8 seconds when injured or suffering from the Deep Wound Status Effect.
Inner Strength does not activate if you currently suffer from the Broken Status Effect.

"All this time I've been trying so hard to pretend like everything's fine, but it's not." - Nancy Wheeler

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Nancy

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4

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Lucky Break

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 6.1.0
You have had your share of scrapes and bruises, but luck is always on your side.

Whenever you are in the Injured State, Lucky Break activates:

  • Suppresses your Pools of Blood and Scratch Marks for a maximum of 40/50/60 seconds, after which Lucky Break deactivates.

Each 1 second spent healing another Survivor recharges Lucky Break by 1 second up to its maximum Effect duration.

Lucky Break also deactivates whenever you are Healthy or in the Dying State.

"That's not enough to beat me.
Not even close." - Yui Kimura

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Yui

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Off the Record

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 6.1.0
You have learnt that a quiet approach is sometimes best.

After being unhooked or unhooking yourself, Off the Record activates for the next 60/70/80 seconds:

  • Prevents your Aura from being revealed to the Killer, if they attempt to read it.
  • Suppresses Grunts of Pain when injured.
  • Grants the Endurance Status Effect.
    • Endurance is cancelled prematurely when performing a Conspicuous Action.

Off the Record deactivates once the Exit Gates are powered.

"Trust me, I investigate thoroughly and discreetly." - Zarina Kassir

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Zarina

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4

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Blast Mine

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 8.2.0
When direct combat is not an option, you still find ways to strike back.

After repairing Generators for a total of 40 %, Blast Mine activates:

  • Press the Active Ability button while near a partially progressed Generator to install a Trap, which stays active for 100/110/120 seconds.
  • When the Killer damages the Trapped Generator, its Trap explodes half-way through:
    • Stuns the Killer for 4 seconds.
    • Blinds all Players within 12.5 metres of the Trapped Generator.
Blast Mine deactivates after triggering successfully or once the timer runs out.

The Auras of Trapped Generators are revealed to all Survivors in yellow.

"You want S.T.A.R.S.? I'll give you S.T.A.R.S.!" - Jill Valentine

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Jill

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4

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Fogwise

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 6.4.0
In your countless years in The Fog, you have seen it all, and when you are focused, you can remember most of it too.
  • Succeeding a Great Skill Check while repairing a Generator reveals the Aura of the Killer to you for 4/5/6 seconds.
"I have seen great cruelty... and I have also seen another way." - Vittorio Toscano
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4

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Bardic Inspiration

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 8.0.0
It's time to give your audience a show.
Will you bring the house down or will you choke?

Press the Active Ability button while standing and motionless to enter the Performance interaction that lasts up to 15 seconds and empowers other Survivors within 16 metres of your location.

The empowering effect depends on the result of you rolling a d20 and lasts for 90 seconds after completing the Performance:

  • 1: You scream, but without notifying the Killer.
  • 2 - 10: Skill Checks grant +1 % Progression.
  • 11 - 19: Skill Checks grant +2 % Progression.
  • 20: Skill Checks grant +3 % Progression.
Bardic Inspiration has a cool-down of 110/100/90 seconds after completing the Performance or cancelling it.

"Listen closely! I'm about to save your life!" - Aestri

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4

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Specialist

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 8.1.0
Adventure. Exploration. Excavation.
You are in your element.

Whenever you unlock or rummage through a Chest, Specialist gains +1 Token, up to a maximum of 6 Tokens:

  • Succeeding a Great Repair Skill Check while repairing a Generator consumes all Tokens.
  • Permanently reduces the Repair Charges requirement of that Generator by 2/3/4 Charges per Token, up to a maximum of 12/18/24 Charges.
"Well, then. Doesn't this feel familiar?" - Lara Croft
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Lara

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4

Icon Name Description Survivor Tier Rate
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Conviction

"Sometimes one last push means the difference between death and survival."

Whenever you are in the Dying State, after completing a Healing action on any Survivor, Conviction activates.
While active, press the Active Ability button after reaching at least 25 % Recovery progress to trigger the following effects:

  • Instantly recover from the Dying State.
  • Inflicts the Broken Status Effect after recovery.
  • Causes you to automatically re-enter the Dying State after 20/25/30 seconds.
"It's enough to keep going. Keep trying. Keep fighting. Keep dreaming." — Michonne Grimes
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Michonne

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4

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Dead Hard

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 6.7.0
You can take a beating.

After being unhooked or unhooking yourself, Dead Hard activates whenever you are injured and running, and allows you to tap into your adrenaline bank to avoid taking further damage:

  • Press the Active Ability button to trigger the Endurance Status Effect for 0.5 seconds.
Dead Hard deactivates after use.

Dead Hard causes the Exhausted Status Effect for 60/50/40 seconds.
Dead Hard cannot be used when Exhausted.

"We were walkin' through t'ginnel one night when a beer bottle flew past me, then another, and another.
I thought to myself "Gonna 'ave some fun 'ere lads, let's get stuck in!".
It were a right dust up, I swear down!" - David King

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David

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3.92

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Finesse

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 8.1.0
The threat of danger can motivate any creature to strengthen its resolve.

Whenever you are healthy, Finesse activates:

  • Increases your Vaulting speed for a Fast Vault by +20 %.
Finesse has a cool-down of 40/35/30 seconds after performing a Fast Vault.

"Just need to push myself a bit further." - Lara Croft

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Lara

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3.92

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Deliverance

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 2.2.0
After safely unhooking another Survivor, Deliverance activates:
  • Grants the ability to perform a successful Self-Unhook at any point during the first Hook Stage.
  • Causes the Broken Status Effect for 100/80/60 seconds after unhooking yourself.

Deliverance cannot be used during the second Hook Stage or if you are hooked as the Last Survivor Standing.
Deliverance is disabled for the remainder of the Trial after use.

"I was raised by a strict man who taught me how to make the best of a bad situation." - Adam Francis

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Adam

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3.91

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Plot Twist

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 7.1.0
Big moments are vital, but you know that sometimes an understated read can be just as powerful.

Whenever you are in the Injured State, Plot Twist activates:

  • While crouching and motionless, press the Active Ability button to silently enter the Dying State with the following benefits:
    • Suppresses Grunts of Pain.
    • Suppresses Pools of Blood.
    • Grants the ability to fully recover from the Dying State.
  • After full recovery using Plot Twist, you are healed instantly and gain a +50 % Haste Status Effect for 2/3/4 seconds.
Plot Twist deactivates after recovering yourself by any means and reactivates once more once the Exit Gates are powered.

"I think you'll find this shooting location... captivating." - Pauline Stamper

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Nicolas

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3.9

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Better than New

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 6.2.0
You are an expert in combat medicine.
Patients leave your care reinvigorated.

Completing a Healing action on another Survivor grants them the following benefits until they receive damage again:

  • Increases their Action speeds for Blessing, Cleansing, Healing, and Unlocking by 12/14/16 %.
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Rebecca

B


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3.83

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Fast Track

Sometimes the sacrifice of others is necessary to get ahead.

Whenever a Survivor other than yourself is hooked, Fast Track is granted 1/2/3 Token(s), up to a maximum of 9/18/27 Tokens.

  • Succeeding a Great Repair Skill Check consumes all accumulated Tokens.
  • Increases the bonus Progression awarded for succeeding that Skill Check by a stack-able +1 % per Token.
"The weak are sacrificed first. It's nature, it's business... it's the truth most refuse to face." - Yun-Jin Lee
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Yun-Jin

B


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3.78

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Bond

Unlocks potential in your Aura-reading ability:
  • The Auras of all other Survivors are revealed to you within 20/28/36 metres.

"We have to work as a team, I need you to survive so that I can survive!" - Dwight Fairfield

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Dwight

B


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3.78

Icon Name Description Survivor Tier Rate
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Stake Out

Getting close to the Killer fills you with determination.

Every 15 seconds you are within the Killer's Terror Radius, while not being chased, Stake Out gains 1 Token, up to a maximum of 2/3/4 Tokens.

  • When Stake Out has at least 1 Token, Good Skill Checks consume 1 Token and are considered Great Skill Checks, granting an additional Progression bonus of +1 %.
  • Great Skill Checks do not consume any Tokens.

"I had you, I had you on your knees. You're runnin' scared because we had you. We're gonna close this case!" - Detective David Tapp

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David

B


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3.75

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Breakout

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 7.1.0
You kick into high gear when someone is in trouble, inspiring them to overcome any obstacle.

The following effects apply while you are within 5 metres of the Killer carrying another Survivor:

  • Grants you a 5/6/7 % Haste Status Effect.
  • Increases the carried Survivor's Wiggling speed by +25 %.
Survivors can only be affected by one instance of Breakout at a time.

"Come, we are going to rip our way out of this." - Yui Kimura

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Yui

B


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3.75

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Friendly Competition

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 6.6.0
You revel in the community spirit of a competition, and inspire others to follow suit.

Whenever you complete a Generator with at least one other Survivor, Friendly Competition activates:

  • Increases your Repair speed, and that of the other Survivor(s) who completed the repairs with you, by +5 % for the next 45/60/75 seconds.

"C'mon, let's do this!" - Thalita Lyra

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Thalita

B


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3.75

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Prove Thyself

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 7.1.0
Increases the Repair speed by a stack-able 6/8/10 % per other Survivor within 4 metres of your location, up to a maximum of 18/24/30 %.

Prove Thyself extends its effect to all Survivors within its range.

Survivors can only be affected by one instance of Prove Thyself at a time.

"Show me what you can do!" - Dwight Fairfield

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Dwight

B


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3.73

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Built to Last

You know how to get the most out of your tools.

Hiding inside a Locker for 14/13/12 seconds while carrying a depleted Item has the following effect:

  • First use: Recharges the Item to 99 %.
  • Second use: Recharges the Item to 66 %.
  • Third use: Recharges the Item to 33 %.
Built to Last is disabled for the remainder of the Trial after the third use.

"Architecture is the soul of civilisation." - Felix Richter

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Felix

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3.73

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Lucky Star

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 8.3.0
You know how to stay calm in the face of incomprehensible danger.

While hiding inside a Locker, you benefit from the following effect:

  • Suppresses your Grunts of Pain.
After exiting the Locker you benefit from the following effects for 30 seconds:
  • Suppresses your Grunts of Pain and the creation of Pools of Blood.
  • The Auras of the other Survivors are revealed to you.
  • The Aura of the closest Generator is revealed to you in yellow.
Lucky Star has a cool-down of 40/35/30 seconds.

"You are my... lucky star..." - Ellen Ripley

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Ellen

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3.71

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Empathy

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 2.6.0
Unlocks potential in your Aura-reading ability:
  • The Auras of injured or dying Survivors are revealed to you within 64/96/128 metres.
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Claudette

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3.7

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Iron Will

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 8.1.0
You are able to concentrate and enter a meditative-like state to numb some pain.
  • Reduces the volume of Grunts of Pain while in the Injured State by 80/90/100 %.
Iron Will cannot be used when suffering from Exhaustion, but does not cause the Exhausted Status Effect.
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Jake

B


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3.67

Icon Name Description Survivor Tier Rate
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Saboteur

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 7.1.0
Unlocks potential in your Aura-reading ability:
  • While the Killer is carrying another Survivor, the Auras of all Hooks within 56 metres of their original Pick-up location are revealed to you:
    • The Auras of normal Hooks are white.
    • The Auras of Scourge Hooks are yellow.

Unlocks the ability to sabotage Hooks without Toolboxes:

  • Increases the Sabotage speed without a Toolbox by +30 %.
    • This effect has a cool-down of 70/65/60 seconds after use.
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Jake

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3.67

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Fixated

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 7.3.3
When you have a goal in mind, there is no turning back; better to ask forgiveness than permission.
  • Increases your Walking speed by 10/15/20 %.
  • Unlocks the ability to see your own Scratch Marks.
"I wanna finish what we started. I want to kill it." - Nancy Wheeler
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Nancy

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3.67

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Any Means Necessary

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 6.6.0
You stand up for yourself, using whatever's on hand to gain an advantage.

Press and hold the Active Ability button for 6/5/4 seconds while standing beside a dropped Pallet to reset it to its upright position.

  • Grants the ability to see the Auras of all dropped but not yet destroyed Pallets in the environment.
"I'll hit you with everything I've got. Then I'll do it again." - Yui Kimura
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Yui

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3.67

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Parental Guidance

You have inherited the ability to hear the dead - and now the dead warn you of danger.
  • After stunning the Killer by any means, Parental Guidance suppresses your Scratch Marks, Pools of Blood, and Grunts of Pain for the next 5/6/7 seconds.


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Yoichi

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3.67

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Hyperfocus

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 6.2.0
You throw yourself entirely into your tasks and find ways to be more efficient than anyone else.

Succeeding a Great Skill Check while repairing or healing grants +1 Token, up to a maximum of 6 Tokens:

  • Increases the Skill Check Trigger odds and Pointer Rotation speed by +4 % per Token each, up to a maximum of +24 %.
  • Increases the Skill Check Bonus progression by 10/20/30 % of its base value per Token, up to a maximum of 60/120/180 %.
Hyperfocus loses all Tokens after succeeding just a Good Skill Check, failing one, or if the action is interrupted by any means.
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Rebecca

B


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3.67

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Background Player

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 8.0.0
You are not usually the centre of attention and in some cases, this can be a good thing.

Whenever another Survivor is picked up, Background Player activates for 10 seconds.
Starting to run while it is active causes the following effect:

  • Grants a +50 % Haste Status Effect for 5 seconds.
Background Player causes the Exhausted Status Effect for 30/25/20 seconds.
Background Player cannot be used when Exhausted.

"You forget about me?" - Renato Lyra

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Renato

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3.67

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Light-Footed

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 7.2.0
Crossing paths with deadly Killers has taught you the value of discretion.

Whenever you are healthy, Light-Footed activates:

  • Suppresses the sound of your footsteps while running.
Light-Footed has a cool-down of 28/24/20 seconds after performing a Rush Vault action.

"Come on, cat." - Ellen Ripley

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Ellen

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3.67

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Last Stand

"Even when things are at their worst, your spirit is indomitable."

After staying in the Terror Radius without being chased for 120/105/90 seconds, Last Stand activates.
While active, perform a Rushed Vault action to trigger its effect:

  • Stuns the Killer for 3 seconds, if they are within 2.5 metres of that Vault location.
Last Stand is disabled for the remainder of the Trial after use.

"Some bullies, you can live with. Others, you gotta fight." — Michonne Grimes

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Icon Name Description Survivor Tier Rate
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Quick Gambit

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 8.3.0
When you have the Killer's attention, you know how to keep it; others can be confident they will not be interrupted any time soon.

While being chased by the Killer, the following effects apply:

  • The Auras of other Survivors are revealed to you.
  • Increases the Repair speed of other Survivors by 3/4/5 %.
Quick Gambit has a cool-down of 60 seconds upon losing a Health State.

"We need not resort to violence. And I shall prove it." - Vittorio Toscano

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3.64

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Botany Knowledge

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 6.1.0
You transform plants found around the campfire into tinctures that slow down bleeding.
  • Increases your Healing speed by 30/40/50 %.
  • Reduces the Healing efficiency of Med-Kits by -20 %.
"Basic Botany Knowledge could save your life someday" - Claudette Morel
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Claudette

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3.63

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Autodidact

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 8.1.0
Succeeding a Skill Check while healing another Survivor grants +1 Token, up to a maximum of 3/4/5 Tokens:
  • Suppresses Great Healing Skill Checks.
  • Causes Good Healing Skill Checks to grant Healing progress based on the number of accumulated Tokens:
    • 0 Tokens: -15 %.
    • 1 Token: +0 %.
    • 2 Tokens: +15 %.
    • 3 Tokens: +30 % (limit of Tier I).
    • 4 Tokens: +45 % (limit of Tier II).
    • 5 Tokens: +60 % (limit of Tier III).

Autodidact is inactive when healing using a Med-Kit.

"There's no limit to what you can achieve, as long as you back with hard work." - Adam Francis

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Scene Partner

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 7.1.0
You lock in with your co-star, engaging with and reacting to each other on a higher level.

Whenever you are inside the Terror Radius, Scene Partner activates:

  • Looking at the Killer causes you to scream, which reveals their Aura for 3/4/5 seconds.
  • There is a chance of 50 % that you will scream again, extending the Aura-reveal duration by another 2 seconds.
Scene Partner has a cool-down of 60 seconds.

"This is not in the script!" - Nicolas Cage

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Adrenaline

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 7.7.0
You are fuelled by unexpecting energy when on the verge of escape.

Once the Exit Gates are powered, Adrenaline activates:

  • Instantly heal the equivalent of 1 Health State.
  • Grants a +50 % Haste Status Effect for 3 seconds.
Adrenaline ignores an existing Exhausted Status Effect , but causes it for 60/50/40 seconds.
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Quick & Quiet

You do not make as much noise as others when quickly vaulting over obstacles or hiding in Lockers.
  • Suppresses both the Loud Noise Notification and the sound effects triggered by rushing to vault Windows, Pallets, or rushing to enter or exit Lockers.

Quick & Quiet has a cool-down of 30/25/20 seconds.

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Distortion

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 8.3.2
Start the Trial with 1 Token.

Whenever the Killer attempts to read your Aura, Distortion activates and consumes -1 Token, applying the following effects for 8/10/12 seconds:

  • Blocks your Aura from being read.
  • Suppresses the creation of your Scratch Marks.
For every 30 seconds spent in a Chase, Distortion recharges +1 Token, up to a maximum of 2 Tokens.

Distortion does not activate when you are in the Dying State.

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Head On

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 8.1.0
When your mind is set, there better be no one standing in your way.

After hiding in a Locker for 3 seconds, Head On activates:

  • Performing a Rush Exit out of the Locker stuns a nearby Killer for 3 seconds.
Head On causes the Exhausted Status Effect for 60/50/40 seconds.
Head On cannot be used while Exhausted or when having accrued Idle Crows.

"People are remembered for the challenges they overcome. You can run away and forget what you're capable of or you can face your fears and remind the world of who you are." - Jane Romero

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3.6

Icon Name Description Survivor Tier Rate
Mettle Of Man icon

Mettle Of Man

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 6.1.2 / 6.1.3
Evil has a way of always finding you.

After triggering your third Protection Hit, Mettle of Man activates:

  • While injured, Mettle of Man shields you from going down the next time you take damage.
  • Healing back to full health will reveal your Aura to the Killer whenever you are farther than 12/14/16 metres from them.

Mettle of Man deactivates the next time you are put into the Dying State.

Increases your chance of becoming the initial Obsession by increasing the default value by +100 %.

The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time.

"Evil has a bullseye on my back the size of Tiger Stadium." - Ash Williams

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Boon: Exponential

When it seems like your number is up, you consider ways to recalculate the odds.

Press and hold the Active Ability button on a Dull or Hex Totem to bless it and create a Boon Totem.
Soft chimes ring out in a radius of 24 metres.

All Survivors benefit from the following effects when inside the Boon Totem's radius:

  • 90/95/100 % bonus to the Recovery speed.
  • Unlocks the Self-Recovery ability, allowing you to fully recover from the Dying State.
Only one Totem can be blessed by your Boon Perks at a time and all of their effects are active on the same Boon Totem.

"It is not our time to die... probably." - Jonah Vasquez

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Empathic Connection

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 8.1.0
Your presence psychically projects itself to those in danger.
  • Whenever another Survivor is injured, they can see your Aura within 32/64/96 metres of your location.
  • Increases your Altruistic Healing speed by +30 %.
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Troubleshooter

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 7.0.0
No amount of distraction will shake you from your primary task.

When you are chased by the Killer, Troubleshooter activates:

  • The Aura of the Generator with the most progress is revealed to you.
  • The Aura of the Killer is revealed to you for 4/5/6 seconds after dropping a Pallet.

These effects linger for 6/8/10 seconds after ending the Chase, after which Troubleshooter deactivates.

"Nothing gets done around here if I don't do it." - Gabriel Soma

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Extrasensory Perception

"By slowing down and focusing, you can sense both ally and enemy."

Crouch for 4 seconds to activate this perk. While active:

  • You see the Auras of Survivors, the Killer, and a variety of objects. These are revealed in an expanding 44 meter radius.

*Revealed objects include Chests, Exit Gate, Generators, Hatch, Items, Pallets, Totems, and Windows.

You gain Elusive and Oblivious Status Effects. When you stop crouching, or after 11 seconds, all effects of this perk end and it enters a 60/50/40 seconds cooldown.

"What is friend?" — Eleven

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3.6

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Sole Survivor

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 6.1.0
As more of your friends fall to the Killer, you become shrouded in isolation and the Killer's Aura-reading abilities towards you are disrupted.

Each time a Survivor other than yourself is killed or sacrificed, Sole Survivor gains 1 Token, up to a maximum of 3 Tokens:

  • Grants a stack-able radius of 20/22/24 metres per Token around you, up to a maximum of 60/66/72 metres, within which you are immune to the Killer's Aura-reading abilities.
When you are the Last Survivor Standing, you benefit from the following effects:
  • Increases your Repair speed by +75 %.
  • Increases your Gate and Hatch Opening speeds by +50 %.
Increases your chance of becoming the initial Obsession by increasing the default value by +100 %.

The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time.

"It was the boogeyman." - Laurie Strode

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Eyes of Belmont

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 8.2.0
A history of vampire-hunting imbues the bloodline with certain abilities.

Whenever a Generator is completed, the Aura of the Killer is revealed to you for 1/2/3 seconds.

  • Extends the duration of all instances of the Killer's Aura being revealed to you by +2 seconds.
Eyes of Belmont benefits from its own effect.

"Ha! Your secret has been revealed!" - Trevor

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Teamwork: Soft-Spoken

"You look out for your friends, using your abilities to protect them."

For each other Survivor repairing a Generator with you, the range at which the Generator's repair noise is heard is reduced by 15/20/25 %.

While repairing with at least 1 other Survivor, you repair 5 % faster.

"I make my own rules." — Eleven

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3.57

Icon Name Description Survivor Tier Rate
Chemical Trap icon

Chemical Trap

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 8.2.0
In the Fog, an officer must adapt to the materials at hand.

After repairing Generators for a total of 20 %, Chemical Trap activates:

  • Press the Active Ability button while near a dropped Pallet to install a Trap, which stays active for 40/50/60 seconds.
  • When the Killer breaks the Trapped Pallet, its Trap explodes, spraying the Killer with a chemical compound:
    • Causes the Killer to suffer from a -50 % Hindered Status Effect for 4 seconds.
Chemical Trap deactivates after triggering successfully or once the timer runs out.

The Auras of Trapped Pallets are revealed to all Survivors in yellow.

"How do we kill it, Ash?" - Ellen Ripley

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Balanced Landing

Your agility and cat-like relexes are incomparable.

After falling from a height, you benefit from the following effects:

  • Reduces the duration of the Stagger upon landing by -75 %.
  • Suppresses all noises associated with falling.
  • Grants a +50 % Haste Status Effect for 3 seconds upon landing.
Balanced Landing causes the Exhausted Status Effect for 60/50/40 seconds.
Balanced Landing cannot be used when Exhausted.

"I have jumped from higher places." - Nea Karlsson

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Wake Up!

Unlocks potential in your Aura-reading ability.

Once all Generators are completed, Wake Up! activates:

  • The Auras of the Exit Gate Switches are revealed to you within 128 metres.
  • Your Aura is revealed to all other Survivors within 128 metres of your location while opening an Exit Gate.
  • Increases your Gate-Opening speed by 15/20/25 %.

"Ok, look. If we survive the next 24 hours, then I'll take you out on a real date." - Quentin Smith

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3.5

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Breakdown

Whenever you are unhooked by another Survivor or unhook yourself, the following effects apply:
  • The Aura of the Killer is revealed to you for 4/5/6 seconds.
  • Causes the Hook to break instantly.

Hooks broken by Breakdown take 180 seconds to respawn.

"Charge from the Belly of the Beast.
Here's a sketch/painting on a piece of wood I saw by the side of this road. I felt like it got a story to tell. And it didn't waste its second chance." - Jeff, ink and oil wash on slice of wood, 12x16

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3.5

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Buckle Up

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 8.0.0
Unlocks potential in your Aura-reading ability.

When healing a Survivor in the Dying State, Buckle Up activates:

  • The Aura of the Killer is revealed to the both of you.
  • Completing a Healing Action on the dying Survivor suppresses their Scratch Marks and grants them a +50 % Haste Status Effect for 3/4/5 seconds.
Buckle Up does not cause the Exhausted Status Effect.

"Ghost beaters never leave a man behind." - Ash Williams

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3.5

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Better Together

You seek justice and uncover the truth no matter what obstacle stands in your way.
  • While repairing a Generator, its Aura is highlighted in yellow to all other Survivors within 32 metres.
  • Whenever the Killer downs a Survivor while you are repairing a Generator, the Auras of all other Survivors are revealed to you for 8/9/10 seconds.

"Let's burn that lab to the ground." - Nancy Wheeler

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3.5

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Camaraderie

Life has taught you the importance of friendship which has given you strength.

If you are hooked and enter the Struggle Phase, Camaraderie activates:

  • Pauses the Struggle Phase timer for 26/30/34 seconds as soon as any Survivor comes within 16 metres of your Hook.
"So, remember once you get in there... pretend like you don't care. There you go, you're learning my friend. You're learning." - Steve Harrington
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3.5

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Second Wind

You have learnt to avoid awkward situations with parents.
Part of you still thinks your best option is to run away and hope things will take care of themselves.

When you heal another Survivor for the equivalent of 1 Health State, Second Wind activates:

  • The next time you are unhooked or unhook yourself, you suffer from the Broken Status Effect until Second Wind deactivates.
  • You are automatically healed 1 Health State after 28/24/20 seconds.
While Second Wind is active, the following conditions will deactivate it:
  • Successfully being healed by Second Wind.
  • Being put into the Dying State before the timer elapses.
Second Wind does not activate if you already suffer from the Broken Status Effect.

"Yeah, that's a no." - Steve Harrington

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Icon Name Description Survivor Tier Rate
Bite the Bullet icon

Bite the Bullet

Pain hurts you as much as anyone, but you would prefer others do not know that.

When healing yourself or another Survivor, you benefit from the following effects:

  • Suppresses all noises related to Healing and Grunts of Pain.
  • Failed Healing Skill Checks do not trigger a Loud Noise Notification.
    • Reduces the Penalty to 3/2/1 % of the total Progression.
"I can do this." - Leon Scott Kennedy
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3.5

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Inner Focus

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 8.3.2
You have honed your ability to see through the haze of the Ravage.
  • Grants the ability to see the Scratch Marks of other Survivors.
  • Whenever another Survivor loses a Health State due to the Killer, the Aura of the latter is revealed to your for 6/8/10 seconds.
"The death, the trauma, the fear... it all leads here. The Overlap." - Haddie Kaur, Ravages of the Abyss Episode 11
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3.5

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Residual Manifest

A lifetime of chasing the darkness has taught you that the best disinfectant is light.
  • After a successful Killer Blind, the Killer suffers from the Blindness Status Effect for 20/25/30 seconds.
  • Residual Manifest grants the ability to rummage through an opened Chest once per Trial and will guarantee a basic Flashlight.

"I'll never see what Haddie sees. But so long as I'm with her, I know I'm safe." - Jordan Rois, Ravages of the Abyss Episode 5

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3.5

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Reactive Healing

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 6.2.0
The more the situation becomes compromised, the more determined you become to complete the operation.

Whenever another Survivor within 32 metres of your location loses a Health State by any means while you are in the Injured State, you benefit from the following effect:

  • Grants 40/45/50 % of your missing Healing Progression towards your Health Bar.
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Ada

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3.5

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Hardened

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 8.1.0
Live long enough, and survival will run in your blood.

After unlocking a Chest and either blessing or cleansing a Totem, Hardened activates:

  • Suppresses the urge to scream from any cause and instead causes the Aura of the Killer to be revealed to you for 3/4/5 seconds.
"Got to keep quiet. That thing is still out there." - Lara Croft
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3.5

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Duty of Care

"You live by a code of conduct every day of your life, and are all the better for it."

While healthy, taking a Protection Hit causes all other Survivors within 12 metres of your location to benefit from the following effect:

  • Grants them a +25 % Haste Status Effect for 4/5/6 seconds.
"Don't worry about me. I've got a knack for bouncing back." — Orela Rose
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3.5

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Ghost Notes

"You know that the best breakdowns precede the biggest build-ups."

While suffering from the Exhausted Status Effect, you benefit from the following effects:

  • Causes your Scratch Marks to disappear +50 % faster.
  • Increases your Recovery rate from that Status Effect by 5/7.5/10 %.
Ghost Notes does not cause the Exhausted Status Effect.

"Let's take it to the bridge!" — Vee Boonyasak

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3.5

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We See You

"You've honed your powers and can turn the tables on those who try to find you."

Gain 1 token when the Killer reveals your Aura.

When you have 4 tokens, they are all consumed, and the Killer's aura is revealed to you and all other Survivors for 10/12.5/15 %.

This perk has a 10-second cooldown for gaining tokens.

"It is not me. It is you. You are the monster." — Eleven

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3.5

Icon Name Description Survivor Tier Rate
Desperate Measures icon

Desperate Measures

You refuse to fail, even during your darkest hour.
  • Increases your Action speeds for Healing and Unhooking by 10/12/14 % for each injured, hooked, or dying Survivor, up to a maximum of 40/48/56 %.

"When they come with a wrecking ball, build stronger walls." - Felix Richter

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3.46

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Bada Bada Boom

"You may not be a fighter, but you have clever ways of striking back."

After completing 20 % worth of Generator repairs, Bada Bada Boom activates:

While active, press Active Ability button next to a window to install a Trap, which stays active for up to 40/50/60 seconds.

The Trap tiggers when the Killer performs a vault through the window, causing the Killer to suffer from a -50 % Hindered Status Effect for 6 seconds.

Bada Bada Boom deactives after triggering successfully or once the timer runs out.

The Auras of Trapped Windows are revealed to all Survivors in yellow.

"Never tell me the odds." — Dustin Henderson

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3.45

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Borrowed Time

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 6.1.0
You are fuelled with an unexpected energy when saving an ally from a Hook.

The Survivors you unhook benefit from the following effects:

  • Extends the duration of their Endurance Status Effect by 6/8/10 seconds.
  • Extends the duration of their Haste Status Effect by 10 seconds.
"Probably stings like hell, but it ain't gonna kill ya. Up and at 'em soldier. Time to move!" - Bill Overbeck
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Boil Over

You are a battler and do everything to escape a foe's grasp.

While being carried by the Killer, the following effects apply:

  • Increases the strength of the Struggle Effects on the Killer from your Wiggling by 60/70/80 %.
  • Suppresses the ability of the Killer to read the Auras of all Hooks within 16 metres.
  • Grants +33 % of your current Wiggle progression upon landing, if the Killer drops from height.
"Buck and Wild,
Swing to be free,
Your hands just can't keep ahold of me." - Kate Denson's "Boil Over"
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Kate

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3.43

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Deception

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 8.2.0
Your adventurous lifestyle requires moments of crafty misdirection.

Interacting with a Locker while holding the Sprint button has the following effects:

  • Prevents you from entering the Locker, allowing you to run past it.
  • Causes the doors of the Locker to swiftly open and close, feining a Survivor entering it.
  • Triggers a Loud Noise Notification at the location of the Locker.
  • Suppresses the creation of Scratch Marks and Pools of Blood for 3 seconds.
Deception has a cool-down of 30/25/20 seconds.
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3.43

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Potential Energy

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 6.4.0
Your arcane abilities have adapted to The Entity's Realm after centuries of wandering, granting you unprecedented control over its many devices.

After uninterruptedly repairing Generators for a total of 12/10/8 seconds, press the Active Ability button to activate Potential Energy:

  • Continuing to repair the Generator will charge Potential Energy instead of progressing the Generator.
  • Converts 1.5 % of Repair progression into 1 Token, up to a maximum of 20 Tokens.
  • Missing Skill Checks results in losing some Tokens.

When Potential Energy has at least 1 Token, press the Active Ability button while repairing a Generator to instantly progress it by +1 % per accumulated Token, deactivating Potential Energy.

Potential Energy loses all Tokens and deactivates upon losing a Health State.

"When you look a layer deeper, you realise... everything is connected." - Vittorio Toscano

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3.43

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Exultation

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 8.2.1
Fortune favours the bold, even in the darkest corners of existence.

Stunning the Killer with a Pallet upgrades the Rarity of your held Item to the next tier.

  • Recharges the Item by +25 %.
Exultation has a cool-down of 40/35/30 seconds.

"You will not take me this day!" - Trevor

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3.43

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Moment of Glory

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 8.2.0
A hero should always have the chance to make a comeback.

After performing the Unlocking or Rummaging action on Chests a total of 2 times, Moment of Glory activates:

  • When you become injured, you instantly suffer from the Broken Status Effect.
  • You are automatically healed 1 Health State after 80/70/60 seconds.
    • This effect is cancelled prematurely if you enter the Dying State.
Moment of Glory does not activate if you already suffer from the Broken Status Effect.
Moment of Glory deactivates after healing you.

"Never lose hope for a brighter tomorrow." - Trevor

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Icon Name Description Survivor Tier Rate
Lightweight icon

Lightweight

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 6.1.0
Your running is light and soft, making your tracks harder to follow.
  • Reduces the Lifetime of your Scratch Marks by 3/4/5 seconds.
  • Reduces the Spawn chance of patches of Scratch Marks by -60 %, making their spacing inconsistent.
"Take it slow, he knows where you have been... just like I have always said:
'live slow and die old'." - Dylan, The Lost Tapes

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3.4

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Open-Handed

Strengthens the potential in your and your team's Aura-reading abilities.
  • Increases the radius of all Aura-reading abilities emanating from yourself or other Survivors by 8/12/16 metres.

Survivors can only be affected by one instance of Open-Handed at a time.

"Paying attention is what kept me alive through the years. That, and my good looks of course." - Ace Visconti

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Pharmacy

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 6.1.0
You have a knack for finding medicine.

Whenever you are in the Injured State, Pharmacy activates:

  • Increases the Unlocking speed of Chests by 40/60/80 %.
  • Reduces the Hearing range of noises related to Unlocking by -8 metres.
  • Guarantees an Emergency Med-Kit when unlocking a Chest.

"Adrenaline, it is going to keep us awake. I stole it from one of the Nurse's carts." - Quentin Smith

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Spine Chill

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 7.1.0
An unnatural tingle warns you of impending doom.

Whenever the Killer is within 36 metres of your location and looking at you with a clear Line of Sight, Spine Chill activates:

  • Warns of the Killer's proximity and their potential awareness of your location by lighting its icon.
  • Increases your Action speeds for Blessing, Cleansing, Gate-Opening, Healing, Repairing, Sabotaging, Unhooking, and Unlocking by 2/4/6 %.
    • This effect lingers for 0.5 seconds after the Killer loses Line of Sight or exits the Activation range.
"There is a voice that doesn't use words. Listen.." - Sassy, The Lost Tapes

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3.4

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Smash Hit

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 7.1.0
When your rival makes a mistake, you seize the opportunity.

Stunning the Killer with a Pallet triggers Smash Hit:

  • Grants a +50 % Haste Status Effect for 4 seconds.
Smash Hit causes the Exhausted Status Effect for 30/25/20 seconds.
Smash Hit cannot be used when Exhausted.

"I have dealt with psychopaths in suits. You're just uglier and worse dressed." - Yun-Jin Lee

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Rookie Spirit

You keep a careful eye on objectives when they are slipping away.

While repairing Generators, succeed 5/4/3 Good or Great Skill Checks to activate Rookie Spirit for the remainder of the Trial:

  • The Auras of any regressing Generators are revealed to you until they stop regressing by any means.
"I'll stop this, lieutenant. I promise." - Leon Scott Kennedy
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3.4

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Boon: Dark Theory

Your obsessive study of the paranormal has given you unprecedented knowledge of other Realms and planes of existence.

Press and hold the Active Ability button on a Dull or Hex Totem to bless it and create a Boon Totem.
Soft chimes ring out in a radius of 24 metres.

All Survivors benefit from the following effects when inside the Boon Totem's radius:

  • Grants a +2 % Haste Status Effect.
    • This effect lingers for 2/3/4 seconds after leaving the Boon Totem's range.
Only one Totem can be blessed by your Boon Perks at a time and all of their effects are active on the same Boon Totem.
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Yoichi

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3.4

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Champion of Light

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 7.5.2
The glow of the Flashlight looks a little different, feels a little warmer.

Shining a Flashlight applies the following effect:

  • Grants a +50 % Haste Status Effect.
Blinding the Killer by any means applies the following effect:
  • Causes them to suffer from a -20 % Hindered Status Effect for 6 seconds.
    • This effect does not stack.
Champion of Light has a cool-down of 80/70/60 seconds after blinding the Killer.

"I squeezed the Flashlight like my life depended on it, willing it to stop coming any closer." - Departure

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Alan

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3.4

Icon Name Description Survivor Tier Rate
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Do No Harm

"Helping those in need comes easily, no matter how dire things get."

When healing another Survivor, depending on their accumulated Hook Stages, you benefit from the following effects:

  • Increases your Altruistic Healing speed by 30/40/50 % per Hook Stage, up to a maximum of 60/80/100 %.
  • Increases the Progression bonus of Great Healing Skill Checks by +3 % per Hook Stage, up to a maximum of +6 %.
"Look at me. My name's Orela, and I'm gonna make sure you're all right." — Orela Rose
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Orela

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3.4

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Teamwork: Toughen Up

"You maintain your composure under immense amounts of pain."

While injured, whenever another Survivor within 24 metres of your location blinds the Killer by any means or stuns them using a Pallet, Teamwork: Toughen Up triggers its effect:

  • Suppresses your Grunts of Pain, and the creation of Pools of Blood and Scratch Marks for 20/25/30 seconds.
"They're fucking with the wrong people." — Rick Grimes
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Rick

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3.4

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Calm Spirit

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 6.1.0
Animals seem to trust you as they often stay calm in your presence.
  • Prevents Crows from being alerted by your proximity and flying off, unless they are being stepped on.
  • Suppresses the urge to scream from any cause at all times.
  • Suppresses all noises related to unlocking Chests, and cleansing or blessing Totems.
  • Reduces the Interaction speeds with Chests and Totems by 40/35/30 %.
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Jake

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3.38

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Leader

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 2.5.0
You are able to organise a team to cooperate more efficiently.

Other Survivors within 8 metres of your location benefit from the following effect:

  • Increases the Action speeds for Cleansing, Gate-Opening, Healing, Sabotaging, Unhooking, and Unlocking by 15/20/25 %.
    • This effect lingers for 15 seconds after leaving the Area of Effect.
Survivors can only be affected by one instance of Leader at a time.
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Dwight

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3.38

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Tenacity

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 6.1.0
There is nothing stopping you.

Your ferocious tenacity in dire situations allow you to benefit from the following effects:

  • Increases your Crawling speed by 30/40/50 %.
  • Grants the ability to crawl and recover at the same time.
  • Reduces the volume of Grunts of Pain while in the Dying State by -75 %.

"What the hell is this? I'm taking this bastard down!" - Detective David Tapp

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3.38

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For the People

You risk life and injury for others.

While healthy and healing another Survivor without using a Med-Kit, press the Active Ability button to trigger the following effects:

  • Trade 1 Health State with the other Survivor:
    • Instantly heals them to the Injured State, if they were dying or suffering from the Deep Wound Status Effect.
    • Instantly heals them to full health, if they were injured.
  • You yourself become injured and suffer from the Broken Status Effect for the next 80/70/60 seconds.
  • You become the Killer's Obsession, if not already.
Reduces your chance of becoming the initial Obsession by reducing the default value by -100 %.
The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time.

"We can write our own story and decide how it really ends." - Zarina Kassir

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Zarina

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3.38

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Dance With Me

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 8.2.0
When performing a Rushed Action to vault a Window or exit a Locker, Dance With Me triggers its effect:
  • Suppresses the creation of Scratch Marks for 3 seconds.

Dance With Me has a cool-down of 30/25/20 seconds.

"Another show's off and runnin',
Dance with me, cuz there's a storm a commin'
Follow my boots, try to keep up,
Dance with me, until sun up." - Kate Denson's "Dance with Me"

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Kate

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3.33

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Soul Guard

You have been through immense hardship and you're stronger for it.

After being healed from or having recovered from the Dying State, you benefit from the following effect:

  • Grants the Endurance Status Effect for 4/6/8 seconds.
    • Endurance is cancelled prematurely when performing a Conspicuous Action.
While suffering from the Cursed Status Effect, you benefit from the following effects:
  • Grants the ability to fully recover yourself from the Dying State.
Soul Guard has a cool-down of 30 seconds.
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Cheryl

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3.33

Icon Name Description Survivor Tier Rate
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Boon: Circle of Healing

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 6.7.0
A Boon that offers comfort amidst the terror.

Press and hold the Active Ability button on a Dull or Hex Totem to bless it and create a Boon Totem.
Soft chimes ring out in a radius of 24 metres.

All Survivors benefit from the following effects when inside the Boon Totem's radius:

  • Increases the Altruistic Healing speeds by 50/75/100 % when not using a Med-Kit.
  • If a Survivor is injured, their Aura is revealed to all other Survivors.
Survivors can only be affected by one instance of Boon: Circle of Healing at a time.

Only one Totem can be blessed by your Boon Perks at a time and all of their effects are active on the same Boon Totem.

"Try this, it is better than anything you'll find in a pharmacy." - Mikaela Reid

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3.33

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Teamwork: Collective Stealth

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 8.3.0
When someone helps you out, you respond in kind.

Whenever another Survivor finishes healing you, Teamwork: Collective Stealth activates, and both you and the Survivor who healed you benefit from the following effect:

  • Suppresses your Scratch Marks for as long as you stay within 8/12/16 metres of one another.
    • This effect lingers for 4 seconds once out of range and resumes upon re-entering it before that timer elapses.
Survivors can only be affected by one instance of Teamwork: Collective Stealth at a time.

"I'm good, I'm good... but keep it down." - Renato Lyra

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3.33

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Made for This

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 7.4.0
You were born to survive, and raised to adapt.

Whenever you are in the Injured State, Made for This activates and you benefit from the following effects:

  • Grants the Endurance Status Effect for 6/8/10 seconds, after completing a Healing action on another Survivor.
    • Endurance is cancelled prematurely when performing a Conspicuous Action.
  • Grants a 1/2/3 % Haste Status Effect while running and also suffering from the Deep Wound Status Effect.
"I didn't come here to be robot food!" - Gabriel Soma
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3.33

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Strength in Shadows

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 7.6.0
A chance for renewed power down where danger calls home.

When you are in the Basement, Strength in Shadows activates:

  • Unlocks the Strength in Shadows ability, allowing you to self-heal without needing a Med-Kit at 70 % of the normal Healing speed.
  • Upon finishing a heal in the Basement, the Aura of the Killer is revealed to you for 6/8/10 seconds.
"I'm getting out of here, if it's the last thing I do." - Sable
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3.33

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Mirrored Illusion

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 8.2.0
A familiar spell made unfamiliar in this corrupted landscape.

After repairing Generators for a total of 20 %, Mirrored Illusion activates:

  • Press the Active Ability button when next to either a Chest, Exit Gate, Generator, or a Totem to spawn a Static Illusion that lasts for 40/50/60 seconds.
Mirrored Illusion deactivates after triggering successfully.

"Just... stay there... perfect!" - Baermar

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Aestri

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3.33

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Hope

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 6.1.0
The growing odds of a successful escape fill you with hope and give you wings.

Once the Exit Gates are powered, Hope activates:

  • Grants a permanent 5/6/7 % Haste Status Effect.
"Buckle up, fuckos! Let's roll." - Nikki, The Lost Tapes

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3.29

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We'll Make It

Helping others heightens your morale.

After unhooking another Survivor, We'll Make It activates:

  • Increases your Altruistic Healing speed by +100 % for 30/60/90 seconds.
"I am confident we can all escape in one piece if we help each other."

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3.29

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Ace in The Hole

Lady Luck always seems to be throwing something good your way.

When retrieving an Item from a Chest, there is a chance an Add-on will be attached to it:

  • 100 % chance for an Add-on of Very Rare Rarity or lower.
  • 10/25/50 % chance for a second Add-on of Uncommon Rarity or lower.
Ace in the Hole allows you to keep any Add-ons your Item has equipped upon escaping.

"Everything that glitters isn't gold. But gold isn't worth a damn in this place, so this should come in handy." - Ace Visconti

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Ace

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3.25

Icon Name Description Survivor Tier Rate
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Object of Obsession

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 4.7.0
A supernatural bond links you to the Killer.

Whenever the Killer reads your Aura, Object of Obsession activates for the same duration as their Aura-reading action:

  • The Aura of the Killer is revealed to you.
  • Increases your Action speeds for Cleansing, Healing, and Repairing actions by 2/4/6 %.
If you are the Killer's current Obsession, the following effect triggers automatically every 30 seconds:
  • Your Aura is revealed to the Killer for 3 seconds.
Increases your chance of becoming the initial Obsession by increasing the default value by +100 %.
The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time.

"He was watching me!" - Laurie Strode

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3.25

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Streetwise

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 3.0.0
Long nights out taught you to do a lot with what you have got.
  • Increases the Efficiency of your Items by 15/20/25 %.

Streetwise extends its effect to all other Survivors within 8 metres of your location and lingers for 15 seconds.

"You are doing it wrong! Let me show you how it is done." - Nea Karlsson

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Nea

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3.25

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Technician

You are apt at handling machinery with the greatest care and precision.

When repairing a Generator, the following effects apply:

  • Reduces the audible range of your Repair noises by -8 metres.
  • Suppresses the explosion and accompanying Loud Noise Notification when failing a Skill Check.
  • Failing a Skill Check instantly regresses the Generator by 5/4/3 % of its maximum possible Progression in addition to the default Progression penalty.
"I am gonna stealth this one." - Feng Min
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3.25

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Boon: Shadow Step

A Boon that conceals the truth.

Press and hold the Active Ability button on a Dull or Hex Totem to bless it and create a Boon Totem.
Soft chimes ring out in a radius of 24 metres.

All Survivors benefit from the following effects when inside the Boon Totem's radius:

  • Scratch Marks are suppressed.
  • Auras are hidden from The Killer.
    • Both effects linger for 2/3/4 seconds after leaving the Boon Totem's range.
Only one Totem can be blessed by your Boon Perks at a time and all of their effects are active on the same Boon Totem.

"Stick to the shadows and cover your tracks." - Mikaela Reid

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Mikaela

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3.25

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Overzealous

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 6.7.0
Fighting back against the Ravage motivates and inspires you.

After cleansing or blessing a Totem, Overzealous activates:

  • Dull Totem: Increases your Repair speed by 8/9/10 %.
  • Hex Totem: Increases your Repair speed by 16/18/20 %.
Overzealous deactivates after losing a Health State by any means.

"The Ravage senses us. We need to work fast." - Haddie Kaur, Ravages of the Abyss Episode 9

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3.25

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Blood Rush

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 8.3.0
Your mind and body are honed for great feats, allowing you to push through with extra effort when necessary.

After unhooking yourself or being unhooked, Blood Rush activates for 40/50/60 seconds:

  • Press the Active Ability button to instantly recover from the Exhausted Status Effect.
Blood Rush is deactivated after use or performing a Conspicuous Action.
Blood Rush is disabled for the remainder of the Trial once the Exit Gates are powered.

"Just gotta... push through!" - Renato Lyra

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Renato

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3.25

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Clean Break

This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 8.4.0
At the end of the day, everyone has to look out for themselves.

After completing a Healing action on another Survivor, Clean Break activates.
Press the Active Ability button while being healed by another Survivor to trigger the following effects:

  • Suffer from the Broken Status Effect.
  • You are automatically healed 1 Health State after 80/70/60 seconds.
    • This effect is cancelled prematurely if you enter the Dying State.
Clean Break does not activate if you already suffer from the Broken Status Effect.
Clean Break deactivates after healing you.

"I'll be fine! Don't stick your neck out for me." - Taurie Cain

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Taurie

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3.25

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Teamwork: Throw Down

"You know the best way to even the odds is to empower those around you."

Whenever you blind the Killer by any means or stun them using a Pallet, Teamwork: Throw Down triggers its effect:

  • Grants the Endurance Status Effect to all other injured Survivors within 24 metres of your location for 6/8/10 seconds.
"Facing evil brings good people together." — Michonne Grimes
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Michonne

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3.25