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What they do · values read Tier I / II / III

  1. P1Sloppy ButcherGeneral · all killers
    "It is in its sadistic nature. There is no swift kill as it delights in the obscene spectacle of our agonising suffering."

    "You know where to hit to make them bleed."

    Survivors hit with your vicious Basic Attack suffer from the following effects for 70/80/90 seconds:

    • Inflicts the Haemorrhage and Mangled Status Effects.
    • Modifies the potency of Haemorrhage:
      • Increases the Spawn frequency of Pools of Blood by 50/75/100 %.
      • Increases the Regression rate of partial Healing progression by +25 %.
    Wiki ↗ Sloppy Butcher on the Dead by Daylight Wiki
  2. P2Scourge Hook: Pain ResonanceUnique · The Artist

    Overwhelming 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

    Wiki ↗ Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance on the Dead by Daylight Wiki
  3. P3EruptionUnique · The Nemesis

    "The NE-α parasite provides you with the intelligence and awareness needed to set a trap."

    Performing the Damage Generator action on Generators highlights their Auras in yellow.
    Whenever a Survivor enters the Dying State by any means, Eruption triggers the following effects on all highlighted Generators:

    • Causes them to explode, damaging them.
      • Instantly regresses them by -10 % of their total Progression.
      • Causes them to start regressing afterwards.
    • Causes all Survivors currently repairing them to suffer from the following effects:
      • Causes them to scream.
      • Their Auras are revealed to you for 8/10/12 seconds.

    Eruption has a cool-down of 30 seconds after triggering its effects, which also resets the highlighted Auras.

    "It can use weapons?" — Jill Valentine

    Wiki ↗ Eruption on the Dead by Daylight Wiki
  4. P4Corrupt InterventionUnique · The Plague

    Your 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)

    Wiki ↗ Corrupt Intervention on the Dead by Daylight Wiki
  5. A1Ottomarian WritingRare add-on

    The words of Otto Stamper were the only words available for his followers to read, decrying malthink and malspeak.

    • Reduces the Cool-down time of The Gloaming by -2 seconds during Daytime.
    Wiki ↗ Ottomarian Writing on the Dead by Daylight Wiki
  6. A2Lavalier MicrophoneVery Rare add-on

    She kept a lavalier mic nearby, allowing her to record her innermost feelings when under great stress.

    • The Auras of all Survivors are revealed to you for 3 seconds after consuming the last Power Token.
    • Causes all Lockers within 6 metres of Survivors to open and slam their doors when entering them through teleporation.
    Wiki ↗ Lavalier Microphone on the Dead by Daylight Wiki

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What they do · values read Tier I / II / III

  1. P1A Nurse's CallingUnique · The Nurse

    Unlocks potential in your Aura-reading ability:

    • The Auras of Survivors being healed or healing themselves are revealed to you within 28/30/32 metres.

    "Still attached to the fragments of her past life, she is drawn to those in need of help."

    Wiki ↗ A Nurse's Calling on the Dead by Daylight Wiki
  2. P2TinkererUnique · The Hillbilly

    Whenever a Generator is repaired to 70 %, you benefit from the following effects:

    • Triggers a Loud Noise Notification for that Generator, revealing its location.
    • Grants the Undetectable Status Effect for the next 12/14/16 seconds.

    Tinkerer can only trigger once per Generator per Trial.

    "The Hillbilly makes impressive tools out of scraps. Tools aimed at maiming us in creative ways." — Notebook

    Wiki ↗ Tinkerer on the Dead by Daylight Wiki
  3. P3Brutal StrengthUnique · The Trapper
    "It is more than muscles. A dark power motivates the beast."

    "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 %.
    Wiki ↗ Brutal Strength on the Dead by Daylight Wiki
  4. P4Scourge Hook: Weeping WoundsGeneral · all killers

    "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 %.
    Wiki ↗ Scourge Hook: Weeping Wounds on the Dead by Daylight Wiki
  5. A1Haddie's CalendarUncommon add-on

    She planned to cross out each day until her parents took her to India, but when tragedy struck, she abandoned her calendar.

    • Reduces the Exiting time from locked Lockers by -0.4 seconds.
    Wiki ↗ Haddie's Calendar on the Dead by Daylight Wiki
  6. A2Malthinker's SkullUncommon add-on

    Those who brought negativity to the commune would mysteriously disappear from time to time.

    Their remains were never found... until The Dredge brought them up.

    • Increases the Charge rate of the Nightfall Meter while Survivors are injured by +25 % per second.
    Wiki ↗ Malthinker's Skull on the Dead by Daylight Wiki