Avoid these perk combos (Killer & Survivor) | Dead by Daylight 

*There are more than 200 perks in DBD for both sides.* -> Sorry, this line got cut out partially when I started recording! 😅

I've never played Dead by Daylight in my life and here I am watching optimal perk builds

Otz is so committed to delivering his video to us as early as possible that he starts the video halfway through the sentence. Truly a man of his craft. Respect.

Running Corrupt Intervention alongside some Hex perks is generally a risky play. Survivors will spawn near corrupted gens and spend the early game moving around the map looking for objectives so theres a good chance they'll come across the totem you're running. Awful if its a Devour Hope.

You also forgot to mention frosty eyes= NOED basekit, so now I can run bloodwarden and no way out.

For the People and Renewal's little kink it has also used to be a thing with For the People and WGLF. WGLF's endurance effect wouldn't activate right away if you used FTP instantly. They did change that in one of the previous patches so you can instantly use For the People and give them the endurance effecet, but I just thought about how interesting it is to see FTP interacting with other perks

Can't wait for the 10 hour version of this😊

If you combine Terminus and Bloodwarden, they'll have to open the exit gate against Terminus.

As a distortion Object of obsession user this has helped me quite a lot.

i love that otz is showing us how to slug properly

One of my favorite "bad" perk combos is Blood Pact+Hope. During endgame, you can run basically as fast as most killers, and faster than the rest. Unfortunately, it only really works if the Obsession is also using Hope, and you need to be coordinated so you stay within range of each other, so it doesn’t work very well in solo queue, but it's still a very funny combo.

I'm a simple man. I see an Otz notification and i click it.

21:27 you do in fact get the little icon in the corner that tells you when someone has procced friendly competition; when it came out and people were trying it out, solo queuers would often stick around each other because they knew they'll get something with it

Glad Self Care and No Mither are good perk combos! Best perk combo to bring… Until it’s an Oni.

Pain Res and Fearmonger are a good combo because survivors on gens won't be able to react to the hook animation and let go to stop from screaming. Also Trail Of Torment and Fearmonger since survivors on other gens won't see the gen turn yellow.

It's upsetting to me that there are more perks that don't synergize or are horrid to sync with one another rather than perks that synergize with each other really well and make you feel like you have your own unique build that compliments itself

Empathic Connection and Guardian (or aftercare) is really fun. You won't lose sight of the killer because of Guardian and the survivor won't lose you, since Empathic (aftercare) shows them your aura. So all they have to do is follow your lead.

16:27 I'd recommend Power Struggle with Lithe, much more versatile and you don't waste speed time.

Otz is really the only reason why I still play this game

Actually, trail of torment works kinda well with overcharge, cause overcharge slows the gen regress for first 30 seconds, so u may have more time of undetecable, and also yellow aura baits survivors into overcharges skill check

A perk combo I have absolutely fallen in love with is flashbang and saboteur, I originally found it when someone made a whole guide on using these perks in tandem on the forums, the idea is that you drop the flashbang at the base of the hook and then begin sabotaging, if timed correctly the killer is forced into a choice between swinging at the sabotaging survivor and risking a blind from the flash, or respecting the flash and letting the hook get saboed. there is usually a window after the flash goes off where the killer could hit the survivor if there fast, but most killers do not realize whats happening and miss the window as a result, and in the next patch this window might no longer exist because of the ability to run sabotage toolboxes along side a flashbang.

I really like the combo distortion and deliverance. I find it helps a lot ensuring that I’m never in first chase!

Hi Otz and community! Otz talked about using Superior Anatomy in conjunction with I'm All Ears around the 10:45 mark. A third perk that you could use in conjunction with those two (and one that really catches survivors off guard) is Fire Up. It's a relatively weak perk, but that extra speed for vaulting windows can help you close the gap that much quicker, especially deep into games or ones where the gens have popped quickly (usually because you're running 3 chase perks and no slowdown).

Not a combo, but if you haven't tried it yet, I highly recommend Fire Up by itself as a possibly better pick for Myers as opposed to either Bamboozle or Superior Anatomy. The already faster vaulting speed by default coupled with the little increments from Fire Up is enough most of the time, plus you get the other small benefits of Fire Up. No Way Out guarantees more value.

My favourite distressing build: caulro+distressing+sloppy+nurse's on Wesker with game offering. They have to waste an outrageous amount of time to heal, they have no idea how close you are, and you can get interrupts quite often. It's not terrible even if you get sent elsewhere, but it really shines on that map.

Another perk combination to avoid: deliverance and gen-jockey perks. Deliverance guarantees that you are chased first which negates your gen perks

As a seasoned player (more than 3k hours), a video like this would have come in handy when I first started playing. With that being said, this is going to be tremendously useful information for players who are newer to killer, thanks Otz!

I know you say Distressing is bad, but back when hillbilly was fun, you would run the Muffler and shoes with distressing and Coulrophobia, and people would never know where you were coming from because your terror radius was so large it actually disguised your approach with the muffler making it hard to detect where the chainsaw was coming from. It was legit my favorite and most successful Hillbilly build.

Isn't overcharge + trail of torment is kind of a better combo? Overcharge starts the regression at 85%, meaning it's at slower rate of regression than usual, giving you slightly more time even from barely progressed gens, and then considering survivor side, gens are usually watched over by someone and as soon as you go away, they tend to touch them, especially if they know what that glowing gen thing means and want to cancel your undetectable, and so they rush in to tap the gen - but it's overcharged, making them go trough a hard skillcheck for trying to counter your perk.

I completely agree with your take on Distressing. Especially with it working on the Doc. I have discovered the very worst, the most evil, the most diabolical killer build in the whole world, and I invite you to giggle in glee while using it. It all begins with Herman. Add both irri addons, along with Distressing, Unnerving presence, Thanataphobia, and Sloppy butcher. Wheels within wheels. It begins slow, but watch survivors spiral downwards ever further, as one action counters another and they are left unable to act in any way.

I’m amazed at your constant ability to find new video ideas for this game, thank you for all the work you do! ❤

I love this video, it's both interesting to watch and think about while also promotes people trying out perk combos they might not have thought about and increase perk diversity in game

Discovering new perk synergies is super helpful to me, I'd love to see more vids like this!

Otz have you thought about using FTP with WGLF behind to give them the endurance status effect? or if your palying with friends using it with soul guard

The funniest thing is, Deja Vu has been a pet perk of mine for a while and seeing that validated in an Otz video does bring me enjoyment

I love the combo of penti, devour, and plaything. It can be hard countered if devours done first but when it works its pure evil because you know which hex is devour but you can hide it if they ignore or cant finish their playthings.

Distressing used to be one of my favorite perks on Spirit before her changes. Survivors within the Husk's terror radius couldn't hear her phasing sound. Made for some fun (unfair) plays lol.

Thanks for another really great video on perks! I keep coming back to your videos Otz and it helped me improve my gameplay so much 😊

8:23 I must say, super underrated advice. I went to pull this off, one time, pretending like I didn’t have mad grit. And waiting after every hit and managed to down two survivors, injuring another all while carrying someone.

I love Otzdarva seeing Ftp+Bu combo even before the buckle up buff

Wow I didn't know about the interactions with renewal and deliverance/ftp, awesome vid!

FtP and Renewal deserves it's own video short! that is an amazingly unknown combo, even the wiki doesn't tell you that! Always good stuff !Otz, really appreciate it

This video was suprisingly very insightful. Thanks Otz!

Glad to see this vid up! The perks are the main thing that brings me back to DBD and I've used every survivor perk. I don't play killer much, but I stay up to date and try out those when I can too. Not many people understand what does and doesn't work well together so this is a wealth of info. Especially for newer players. 😊

Legion build - Agitation, Awakened Awareness, Iron Grasp, Mad Grit, Etched Ruler. Second add-on can be Filthy Blade, Stylish Sunglasses, Smiley Face Pin. This build allows you to cause chaos using stealth constantly. After injuring multiple survivors you can attempt to sneak up on anyone mending. You can also carry a survivor if you manage to get a down after a group stab and sneak up on others that may be healing, mending, or hiding. This is an extremely niche but funny build. End-game usually gets the best results when survivors get desperate to save their teammates.

If we had an Otzdarva for every subject, trade skill, or otherwise taught practices, society would advance extremely faster

Amazing video and superb advice otz! Unfortunately I don't have any killers except for demo and plague for non-base-game perks, so I will continue to use distressing in every build for no reason.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU for validating Thrilling Tremors! I swear by that perk in literally all of the builds I do, it's so good for info and gen slowdown...

I ran a few games today with Otz's suggested combo of Superior Anatomy and I'm All Ears. It works great at the killer shack window.

Everytime i come back to DBD i cant stop myself from binging all your videos. All of your videos are so informative and since I started watching your videos my skill rating skyrocketed up to killer rank 2!

Lithe is also good with power struggle since it's pretty much guaranteed you can vault the pallet right after you drop off the killer, unless they have spirit fury up.

The last combo of for the people stomps me, I though it was undoable as I tried a lot of times, and then I realize it only works after healing for a bit but not instantly pressing ftp. I have told some people about this but they seems to not trust, but hey thanks for pointing out the myth otz

Thx for this Otz. You might want to check your build for stall and endgame for Sadako, the simple build for cenobite and the basic build for Freddie in light of this video and see if you change your mind about those.

Yo cracked combo: Ghostface with starstruck, agitation, iron grasp (optional) and ur choice, with add on to make downed survivors take longer to reveal you. Pop your stealth then immediately pick up a survivor. This will delay starstruck's activation and give altruistic survivors confidence, before you smack them down with Starstruck

Wow I'm here real early, back when I played DBD you taught me everything I knew Otz. Still love watching your videos though, keep up the great work!

wow the last one, for the people and renewal, seems a really cool idea :D

otz i was just about to use the noed and no way out combo, thanks for confirming my choice 👍

Just started to get back into dbd, thanks Otz!

I've used Darkness Revealed and Lethal Pursuer as a combo for my Dredge. It is so good! Admittedly, LP is kinda optional since you can replace it for something like BBQ or Gearhead. It's still great for the early start, though.

I'm laughing so hard how right at the end he fumbles with saying Hattrick and "It's free real estate" back to back.

Can we appreciate the way this video is set up for Otz himself? Not at all edited together, but split out among the killers so he can switch between talking points quickly and seemlessly, and using the build templates to demonstrate different points; and not only that, if he only has two points to make, he STARTS on build template two so that he knows to only switch to build template three instead of trying to remember how many perk combinations he wanted to talk about and potentially flipping to a build template that has nothing related to the topic. Love the effort put in to make it easier for Otz to make informative videos like this.

A little thing that I like about this video that people probably wouldn’t mention: The fact that Otz doesn’t just tell us “don’t do this” and end it there, but he also goes on with “instead, try this”. Not just criticizing a build, but providing an alternative to both help people understand what makes the bad combo bad AND what makes each perk good and their use cases

Thanks! i really like the Guardian + We'll make it combo, i'm a big We'll Make It fan!

That 3rd Seal + Knock Out mind game is sick, haha

literally the first time I see a video from Otz under 1 hour

Learned a few things from this, thx

Never actually thought you would say a *bad* combo 😮

4:22 Very well timed billy noise

great video, thoroughly enjoyed it🤗

Currently im taking a break from dbd to play some evil dead but I think I might come back soon cause I’m hyped for the new killer

Ty for new builds, Otz :)

I never imagined otz would advise someone to use buckle up

It finally happened, otz went crazy

A whole video on underrated perk combos could be really cool

23:21 never in my life did I think I would see the day that otz recommends buckle up

Pretty good idea for a video and pretty handy for those using those 'sketchy builds'

10:52 I miss running my Four Hex Everyone gets BP build, but Pentimento made it so people stopped doing totems, especially if you try and use Plaything instead of four individual Hexes. 13:10 I really wish I could use Monitor & Abuse but it makes me motion sick so it is off the table for me. 13:37 These two Perk are part of my build on all Killers with only a few exceptions. I mainly use Lethal Pursuer to get started chasing early and not for the extended Aura reading. Darkness Revealed is for when I can't find people and need an on-demand Aura check and yes it does suck if you get a wide map with few lockers but lockers are typically near gens so it's nice knowing what isn't being worked on at the moment. 19:27 Nightmare is my favorite "no terror radius" Killer. So many people forget about that aspect of his power. I've run into a few Distortion Gamers while playing Nightmare who were so confused in end game chat about how I kept seeing their aura. Well you weren't regaining tokens most of the match because you didn't use the alarm clocks. Thanks for the video Otz.

Me: Haven't played DbD in over 2 years. Also me: Holy shit, new tips and tricks from Otz.

About the power struggle/sprint burst combo, in my experience lithe is also really good! you drop and stun the killer with a pallet and immediately vault it. you do waste a little time on the vault action while the killer is being stunned but at least you are guaranteed to get away unlike sprint burst when you might still be exhausted when picked up

This video has been the manifestation of the ‚you‘ll kick yourself when i tell you‘-feeling for 25min straight :D

i use darkness revealed x lethal with dredge and the stone that reveals auras when you lock a locker, works pretty well but there's definitely maps where it doesn't go nearly as well

Distressing is worth it on Wesker, though. 10 extra meters, bringing his 40 to 50. Add Agitation, it's 62 meters when carrying. Distressing, Monitor & Abuse, Infectious fright, and starstruck would make Wesker a very fun terror radius build, because you can have a 58 meter terror radius in chase, and a 62 meter terror radius when you pick up. Gog forbid you enter chase while carrying, and have a 70 meter terror radius!

Red Herring and Potential Energy. I was running this on the PTB with DejaVu, so I can really slam the 3 gens. You either can work on the 3 gen and get the boost, or you can work on a nearby generator, store energy, hop in a locker (usually right after a hook to distract the killer) and deposit on the 3 gen. Something extra I learned is, if you are working on a gen with someone else and activate PE right before the gen pops, you will still be storing energy when you get to your next gen. Then you can charge up PE and eventually use Red Herring on a gen with 0 progress.

I Actually suggest lethal and darkness revealed with wooden fox on huntress. Helps catch survivors of guard

I once ran renewal together with vigil and found out that renewal’s heal timer isn’t connected with broken. So if you pair renewal with vigil, you lose broken in 14 seconds, but heal in 20 anyway. If you pair renewal with deliverance, you don’t get the heal.

Awesome vid, as always

Another reason I don't recommend Fast Track and Stake Out is that it takes the control of Fast Track out of your hands, like if you want to save your FT until you have more stacks and blow them all at once when you really need them. SO will just give you the great skill check anyway and you can't control whether you use your FT stacks

12:00 i like to do a totem build that Is undying, devour, pentimento, and plaything. Sometimes i change that last one or undying with trill of the Hunt. And put with killers that already have stuff to do in his Power like wesker or pinhead.

Great video! It would be cool if you did the opposite, perk synergies that work really well that people don't think about that much

WGLF and For The Peepo work great together if the killer is protecting a slug. Also I always get good results with WGLF and Autodidact too. Just be sure to have more than 2 stacks before you start healing them lol

Love these kinds of videos. I'm a huntress main and do have something to say about darkness revealed. It's good as a distortion counter and QoL. I do a full Aura build often running BBQ, lethal, darkness, and bitter murmur. BBQ and Darkness do the same job on different maps. Rpd, the game, those maps darkness is great but you can't get much off BBQ when it comes to hits. Inverse on open maps. If you aren't playing a killer who needs to reload why even use darkness in the first place.

16:20 Classic combo I love running, actually underrated as hell

I think you may have missed the main problem i have with stakeout fast track: fast track is really solid to just dump a bunch of pressure into a gen in a bad situation. With stakeout, youre getting minimal percent bonuses throughout the game that dont really help near as much as they could if you get into a bad situation. 😊

Also about The fast track. You don't want to always use your tokens, sometime it is better to save them for a different generator or maybe killer is around and those few bonus % are nothing because killer Has some kicking gen perk, Stake out completly negates fast track saving.

I found out the NOED blood warden one out for myself on clown the other day. Ended up only securing 2 kills cuz the 2 injured survivors who healed at the end left when they saw noed

For the people + bloodpact is quite good if you split them between yourself and a duo, also give the person with bloodpact power of two aswell and you got quite the chase build

Part 2 would be highly appreciated

Man, I am almost as early as Otz’s recording time.

All I will remeber from this amazing video is that when you use For the people and Renewal, you're allowed to turn to the killer, heal up and then say "it's free real health state"

Your videos is what I need at nights to be able to sleep.