“Recent buffs, still stuck in low-tier hell.”
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#Add-ons
P1Corrupt 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)
P2Scourge 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
P3Turn 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
P4Dead 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
A1Barb's GlassesUncommon add-on
Wiki ↗ Barb's Glasses on the Dead by Daylight WikiA broken pair of glasses that travelled to the Upside Down.
- Reduces the Attack cool-down of successful Shred Attacks used to break Breakable Walls or Pallets by -10 %.
A2Leprose LichenVisceral add-on
Wiki ↗ Leprose Lichen on the Dead by Daylight WikiA potent lichen that grows like dust on the rocks in the Upside Down.
- The Auras of all Survivors are revealed to you while traversing the Upside Down.
- This effect lingers for 3 seconds for all Survivors within 16 metres of an active Portal.
"One small dose can cause severe hallucinations." — Hawkins National Laboratory
- The Auras of all Survivors are revealed to you while traversing the Upside Down.
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#Add-ons
P1BamboozleUnique · The Clown
Wiki ↗ Bamboozle on the Dead by Daylight WikiYou benefit from the following permanent effect:
- Increases your Vaulting speed by 5/10/15 %.
Whenever you vault a Window, Bamboozle calls upon The Entity for the following effect:
- Blocks it to all Survivors for 8/12/16 seconds.
- Vaulting it again within that time resets the timer.
- Vaulting a different one transfers the effect to it instead.
Bamboozle does not extend its effects to vaulting a dropped Pallet.
P2EnduringUnique · The Hillbilly
"He stops at nothing."
Wiki ↗ Enduring on the Dead by Daylight Wiki"You are resilient to pain."
You benefit from the following effect:
- Reduces the duration of Pallet Stuns by 40/45/50 %.
- This effect does not apply when stunned while carrying a Survivor.
- Reduces the duration of Pallet Stuns by 40/45/50 %.
P3Pop Goes the WeaselUnique · The Clown
Wiki ↗ Pop Goes the Weasel on the Dead by Daylight Wiki"A deep bond with The Entity unlocks great strength."
After hooking a Survivor, Pop Goes the Weasel activates for 35/40/45 seconds.
While active, manually damaging a Generator triggers the following effect:- Increases the regression amount by +15 % resulting in 20 % regression.
Pop Goes the Weasel deactivates after use or once its timer elapses.
P4Scourge 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 %.
A1Barb's GlassesUncommon add-on
Wiki ↗ Barb's Glasses on the Dead by Daylight WikiA broken pair of glasses that travelled to the Upside Down.
- Reduces the Attack cool-down of successful Shred Attacks used to break Breakable Walls or Pallets by -10 %.
A2Black HeartCommon add-on
Wiki ↗ Black Heart on the Dead by Daylight WikiA black fermented heart ripped from the chest of a tentacled creature in the Upside Down.
- Reduces the Attack cool-down of successful Shred Attacks used to hit Survivors by -10 %.











