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#P1Scourge Hook: Pain ResonanceUnique · The Artist
Wiki ↗ Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance on the Dead by Daylight WikiOverwhelming pain reverberates outwards.
At the start of the Trial, 4 Hooks in the environment are changed into Scourge Hooks:
- The Auras of these Scourge Hooks are highlighted in white.
Start the Trial with 4 Token.
Whenever a Survivor is hooked onto a Scourge Hook for the first time, Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance consumes -1 Token and applies the following effects:
- Causes the Generator with the most progression to explode, damaging it.
- Instantly regresses the Damaged Generator by 10/15/20 % of its total Progression.
- Causes the Damaged Generator to start regressing afterwards.
- Causes all Survivors repairing the Damaged Generator to scream.
- This does not trigger a Loud Noise Notification.
Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance is disabled for the remainder of the Trial once all Tokens are consumed.
"The pain spills beyond flesh/darkness staining the horizon." — Girl in the Shadow by Carmina Mora
P2Dead Man's SwitchUnique · The Deathslinger
Wiki ↗ Dead Man's Switch on the Dead by Daylight WikiAfter hooking a Survivor, Dead Man's Switch triggers its effect:
- The first Generator any Survivor stops repairing for 2 seconds is blocked for 30/35/40 seconds
- The Blocked Generator is highlighted to you in white.
Dead Man's Switch cannot activate if its effect is still active from a previous activation.
"I've seen the look on a man's face when he realises he's going to die." — Caleb Quinn
- The first Generator any Survivor stops repairing for 2 seconds is blocked for 30/35/40 seconds
P3Corrupt InterventionUnique · The Plague
Wiki ↗ Corrupt Intervention on the Dead by Daylight WikiYour prayers invoke a dark power that meddles with the Survivors' chances of survival.
- At the start of the Trial, the 3 Generators located farthest from you are blocked by The Entity for 80/100/120 seconds.
Corrupt Intervention deactivates prematurely once the first Survivor is put into the Dying State.
"It shall be known across the land that the Gods curse the unfaithful." — (The Tablet of Adiris, 3.7)
P4Turn Back the ClockUnique · The First
Wiki ↗ Turn Back the Clock on the Dead by Daylight Wiki"Resist as they might, time marches on, and your master plan comes closer to fruition."
After hooking a Survivor, for 40/50/60 seconds, press the Active Ability button to make a target generator within 20 meters explode, lose -10 % progress, and start regressing.
"Nothing will happen to you... Nothing that you don't deserve!" — Henry Creel
A1Impaling WireVery Rare add-on
Wiki ↗ Impaling Wire on the Dead by Daylight WikiA wire that pierces the cheeks of a Cenobite, while revealing the gaping wound on her neck.
- Causes a bonus Chain to spawn on Bound Survivors, when they use the environment to break one.
A2Greasy Black LensVery Rare add-on
Wiki ↗ Greasy Black Lens on the Dead by Daylight WikiA lens from the sunglasses of an obese Cenobite whose fleshy rolls droop down his face and neck.
- The Auras of Survivors are revealed to for 6 seconds after hitting them with a Possessed Chain Attack.
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P1Scourge Hook: Weeping WoundsGeneral · all killers
Wiki ↗ Scourge Hook: Weeping Wounds on the Dead by Daylight Wiki"You are the bringer of sweet pain."
At the start of the Trial, 4 Hooks in the environment are changed into Scourge Hooks:
- The Auras of these Scourge Hooks are highlighted in white.
Each time a Survivor is unhooked from a Scourge Hook, the following effects apply:
- Causes that Survivor to suffer from the Haemorrhage Status Effect for 90 seconds.
After the first time that Survivor is healed back to full health, they suffer from the following effect until they are injured again by any means:
- Reduces their Action speeds for Healing and Repairing by 10/13/16 %.
P2No Holds BarredGeneral · all killers
Wiki ↗ No Holds Barred on the Dead by Daylight Wiki"You induce mental suffering by crushing any hope of escape."
Each time a Generator is completed, No Holds Barred calls upon The Entity for the following effects:
- Blocks the Generator with the most Progression for 15/20/25 seconds.
- The Aura of the Blocked Generator is highlighted to you in white.
P3Hex: Fortune's FoolGeneral · all killers
Wiki ↗ Hex: Fortune's Fool on the Dead by Daylight Wiki"A Hex that toys with a victim's suffering."
If there is still a Dull Totem in the environment, Hex: Fortune's Fool lights a Hex Totem whenever you hook a Survivor for the first time, cursing them with its Hex Effects.
- Inflicts the Oblivious Status Effect.
- Blocks the Hex Totem for all other Survivors for 90 seconds.
- Blocked Hex Totems cannot be cleansed or blessed by Survivors.
- This does not affect the Cursed Survivor.
The Aura of the Hex Totem is revealed to the Cursed Survivor within 24/20/16 metres.
The Hex Effects persist until the Hex Totem is either blessed or cleansed by a Survivor, disabling it for the remainder of the Trial.
P4Brutal StrengthUnique · The Trapper
"It is more than muscles. A dark power motivates the beast."
Wiki ↗ Brutal Strength on the Dead by Daylight Wiki"Your great strength allows you to shred through your prey's defences."
While performing the Break or Damage action on Breakable Walls, Pallets, or Generators, Brutal Strength triggers its effect:
- Increases the Action speed by 10/15/20 %.
A1Skewered RatUncommon add-on
Wiki ↗ Skewered Rat on the Dead by Daylight WikiA crude solution for the Cotton home's rat problem.
- Reduces the Cool-down time of a Possessed Chain Attack by -0.45 seconds.
A2Liquified GoreUncommon add-on
Wiki ↗ Liquified Gore on the Dead by Daylight WikiThe result of summoning the Cenobites.
There is no telling what part of the human body this belonged to.
- Increases the Solving time of the Lament Configuration by +1 second.












