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Sadako Yamamura

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“Fun to play, and better than she looks only because people don't know the counters.”

Builds
02
Patch
10.2.2b
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Best Build Without Limitations

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

  1. P1Corrupt 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
  2. P2Sloppy 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
  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. 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. A1Remote ControlVisceral add-on

    A remote for the VCR at the cabin.

    It allows Sadako to focus on those enemies at a distance.

    • The Auras of all Survivors within 12 metres of powered TVs are revealed to you for 7 seconds after using Projection.

    "She killed a man just by willing him dead. That's power of a different order from her mother." — Ryuji Takayama

    Wiki ↗ Remote Control on the Dead by Daylight Wiki
  6. A2Bloody FingernailsRare add-on

    Sadako's bloody fingernails, lost as she tried to claw her way out of the well.

    Evidence of her single-minded need to kill.

    • Increases the Speed Boost duration after Projection by +50 %.
    Wiki ↗ Bloody Fingernails on the Dead by Daylight Wiki

Best Beginner Build

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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. P2Sloppy 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
  3. P3A 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
  4. P4Hex: RuinUnique · The Hag

    "A Hex that affects the Generator Repair progress of all Survivors."

    All Generators not currently being repaired experience the following effect:

    • Causes them to automatically regress at 100/125/150 % of the default Regression rate.

    The Hex Effects persist until the Hex Totem is either blessed or cleansed by a Survivor, disabling it for the remainder of the Trial.

    "A curse is upon you. It will cause your ruin."

    Wiki ↗ Hex: Ruin on the Dead by Daylight Wiki
  5. A1Reiko's WatchUncommon add-on

    The watch that Reiko left her son Yoichi.

    A distracting and constant reminder of one's impending doom.

    • Increases the duration of your full Invisibility while Demanifested by +25 %.
    Wiki ↗ Reiko's Watch on the Dead by Daylight Wiki
  6. A2Old NewspaperCommon add-on

    It tells of a local woman who predicted a volcanic eruption, evidence used to initially find Sadako.

    • Increases the duration of your full Invisibility after Manifesting by +33 %.
    Wiki ↗ Old Newspaper on the Dead by Daylight Wiki