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“Best area control and best chase in the game. Alone at the top.”

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

  1. P1Scourge 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
  2. P2EruptionUnique · 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
  3. P3Lethal PursuerUnique · The Nemesis

    "You have been designed to track down and eliminate targets."

    At the start of the Trial, the Auras of all Survivors are revealed to you for 7/8/9 seconds.

    • Extends the duration of all instances of a Survivor Aura being revealed to you by +2 seconds.

    Lethal Pursuer benefits from its own effect.

    "...it knows what it wants and won't stop till it gets it." — Carlos Oliveira

    Wiki ↗ Lethal Pursuer on the Dead by Daylight Wiki
  4. P4Lay WasteUnique · The Judgment

    Damaging a Generator makes it regress +2 % faster for each Charge it has.

    This perk has a cool-down of 55/50/45 seconds after damaging a Generator.

    "They built hypercomputers and skyscrapers and quantum networks, but all of those things trembled and fell under the power of Judgment’s light." — (Witness to Koenrad, ch. 8)

    Wiki ↗ Lay Waste on the Dead by Daylight Wiki
  5. A1Jenner's Last BreathVery Rare add-on

    A powerful last breath snatched from the asylum patient Mary Jenner, also known as the "Anxious Girl".

    In the hands of The Nurse, it trembles with intensity.

    • After exhausting all of your Blinks, but before succumbing to Fatigue, press the Active Ability button to immediately Blink back to your starting location.
    • Recharges your Power by +1 Charge.
    Wiki ↗ Jenner's Last Breath on the Dead by Daylight Wiki
  6. A2Heavy PantingRare add-on

    The slow and bulging breath stolen from Harvey Kavanagh, the asylum's "Fat Orderly".

    Dimly oscillates at The Nurse's touch.

    • Extends the Lunge duration of Special Attacks to 110 %, which increases your Attack range by +10 %.
      • This effect only applies after the second or third Blink.
    Wiki ↗ Heavy Panting on the Dead by Daylight Wiki

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

  1. P1Spies from the ShadowsGeneral · all killers

    "Allows the Crows found in the environment to directly communicate with you."

    Whenever a Survivor startles a Crow within 36/38/40 metres of your location, Spies from the Shadows triggers its effect:

    • Alerts you with a unique Loud Noise Notification in the shape of a Crow.

    Spies from the Shadows has a cool-down of 3 seconds between alerts.

    "In the shadows they torment, scarring our minds with each scream."

    Wiki ↗ Spies from the Shadows on the Dead by Daylight Wiki
  2. P2ThanatophobiaUnique · The Nurse
    "She plays with us and revels in our pain."

    "Their courage fades in the face of their undeniable mortality."

    Whenever at least one Survivor is either injured, dying, or hooked, Thanatophobia activates.
    While active, all Survivors suffer from the following primary effect:

    • Incurs a stack-able 1/1.5/2 % Action-Speed penalty per injured, dying, or hooked Survivor for Cleansing, Repairing, and Sabotaging, up to a maximum of 4/6/8 %.

    If all four Survivors are either injured, dying, or hooked, they suffer from the following secondary effect:

    • Increases the penalty by an additional +12 % to a total of 16/18/20 %.
    Wiki ↗ Thanatophobia on the Dead by Daylight Wiki
  3. P3Scourge 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
  4. P4PredatorUnique · The Wraith

    "Your acute tracking ability allows you to find lost prey more easily."

    Whenever you lose a Survivor in a Chase, Predator triggers its effect:

    • Their Aura is revealed to you for 4 seconds.

    Predator has a cool-down of 60/50/40 seconds.

    "Never stop moving and hope you're always two steps ahead of the beast." — Unknown, Notebook

    Wiki ↗ Predator on the Dead by Daylight Wiki
  5. A1Bad Man KeepsakeUncommon add-on

    A rotten molar ripped from the "Cataontic Boy's" cold dead hand.

    Normally stable and calm, it becomes incredibly agitated at The Nurse's touch.

    • Survivors hit with a Special Attack have their Auras revealed to you, if they are healing or being healed within 28 metres of your location for 60 seconds.
    Wiki ↗ Bad Man Keepsake on the Dead by Daylight Wiki
  6. A2Wooden HorseCommon add-on

    An unpainted toy carved out of cheap wood to resemble a horse.

    Once the symbol of a deep connection between a catatonic patient and his nurse.

    • Reduces the additional Fatigue applied by missed Special Attacks by -0.5 seconds.
    Wiki ↗ Wooden Horse on the Dead by Daylight Wiki