The Best Killer Perks by Daylight Tier List – All DBD Killer perks, ranked starting at S-Tier (Current meta/Overall top killer perks) up to Tier D (The most problematic and least situational perk on the market).
DBD Best Killer Perks Tier List – Tier S:
Tier S > The Best DBD Killers of the Tier List:
Also, check DBD Best Killer Perks Tier List > Tier A, next section
DBD Best Killer Perks Tier List – Tier A:
Tier A > Above the average DBD Killers of the Tier List:
- Corrupt Intervention – Plague – Lvl 30: At the start of the Trial, the 3 Generators located farthest from you are blocked by The Entity for 80/100/120 seconds
- Scourge Hook –: Pain Resonance – Artist – Lvl 35: The Auras of Scourge Hooks are revealed to you in white; the Generator with the most Progression explodes, instantly losing 9/12/15 % of its Progression and starting to regress
- Hex –: Ruin – Hag – Lvl 35: All Generators automatically regress at 100/150/200 % of the normal Regression speed whenever they are not being repaired
- Call of Brine – After damaging a Generator, Call of Brine activates for 60 seconds. Generator regresses at – 150/175/200 % – Aura is revealed.
- Tinkerer – Hillbilly- Lvl 40: Whenever a Generator is repaired to 70 %, Triggers a Loud Noise Notification for that Generator, Grants the Undetectable Status Effect for the next 12/14/16 second
- Barbecue & Chilli – Cannibal – Lvl 35: After hooking a Survivor, all other Survivors’ Auras are revealed to you for 4 seconds when they are farther than 40 metres from the Hoo
- Hex –: Undying – Blight – Lvl 40: The Auras of Survivors within 2/3/4 metres of any Dull Totem are revealed to you
- Pop Goes the Weasel – Clown – Lvl 40: After hooking a Survivor, Pop Goes the Weasel activates for the next 35/40/45 seconds
- Dead Man’s Switch – Deathslinger – Lvl 35: While activated, any Survivor that stops repairing a Generator before it is fully repaired causes The Entity to block the Generator until Dead Man’s Switch’s effect ends
- No Way Out – Trickster – Lvl 40: When a Survivor interacts with an Exit Gate Switch, you receive a Loud Noise Notification and The Entity blocks both Exit Gate Switches for 12 seconds and an additional 6/9/12 seconds per Token in your possession, up to a combined maximum of 36/48/60 seconds
- Save the Best for Last – Shape – Lvl 30: Each time you hit your Obsession with a Basic Attack, Save the Best for Last loses 4/3/2 Tokens
- Hex –: Devour Hope – hag – Lvl 40: Each time a Survivor is rescued from a Hook when you are at least 24 metres away, Hex: Devour Hope receives 1 Token
- Sloppy Butcher – General Perk: Wounds inflicted by Basic Attacks cause Survivors to suffer from the Haemorrhage and Mangled; Haemorrhage increases the Survivor’s Bleeding frequency by 50/75/100 %
Also, check DBD Best Killer Perks Tier List > Tier B, next section
DBD Best Killer Perks Tier List – Tier B:
Tier B > Average DBD Killers of the Tier List:
- Discordance – Legion – Lvl 30: Any Generator within a range of 64/96/128 metres that 2 or more Survivors are repairing is marked by a yellow Aura
- Infectious Fright – Plague – Lvl 35: Whenever a Survivor is put into the Dying State by any means, all other Survivors within your Terror Radius will scream and reveal their current location to you for 4/5/6 seconds
- Starstruck – Trickster – Lvl 30: When carrying a Survivor, Survivors suffer from the Exposed Status Effect while in your Terror Radius; the Status Effect lingers for 26/28/30 seconds after leaving your Terror Radius
- Deadlock – Cenobite – Lvl 30: Whenever a Generator is completed, The Entity blocks the Generator with the most progression for 20/25/30 seconds
- Hex –: Plaything – Cenobite – Lvl 35: If there is at least one Dull Totem remaining in the Trial Grounds, Hex: Plaything activates on a random Totem each time a Survivor is hooked for the first time
- Thrilling Tremors – Ghost Face- Lvl 35: The Auras of blocked Generators are highlighted to you in white
- Hex –: No One Escapes Death – General Perk: Once the Exit Gates are powered, and there is at least one Dull Totem, Increase your Movement speed by 2/3/4 %, and Survivors suffer from a permanent Exposed Status Effect
- Lethal Pursuer – Nemesis – Lvl 30: At the start of the Trial, the Auras of all Survivors are revealed to you for 7/8/9 seconds
- Bamboozle – Clown – Lvl 30: Performing a Vault action is 5/10/15 % faster and calls upon The Entity to block that Vault location for Survivors for 8/12/16
- Jolt – General Perk: When you put a Survivor into the Dying State with your Basic Attack, all Generators within 32 metres of you instantly explode and start regressing
- Oppression – Twins – Lvl 35: Trigger a difficult Skill Check if a selected Generator is being repaired
- Franklin’s Demise – Cannibal – Lvl 40: Your vicious Basic Attacks make Survivors drop their regular Items or Limited Items on impact
- Monitor & Abuse – Doctor – Lvl 35: Whenever you are outside of a Chase, your Terror Radius is reduced by 16 metres while your Field of View is increased by 3/5/10
- Hex –: Retribution – Deathslinger – Lvl 40: Survivors cleansing or blessing any Totem suffer from the Oblivious Status Effect for 35/40/45 seconds; after cleansing or blessing a Hex Totem, the Auras of all Survivors are revealed to you for 15 second
- Thanatophobia – Nurse – Lvl 35: Each injured, dying, or hooked Survivor incurs a stack-able 4/4.5/5 % penalty to all Survivors’ Repairing, Sabotaging, and Cleansing Action speeds, up to a maximum of 16/18/20 %
- Hex –: Pentimento – Artist – Lvl 40: You see the Auras of cleansed Totems
- Blood Warden – Nightmare – Lvl 40: The Auras of Survivors standing within the Exit-Gate area are revealed to you
- Enduring – Hillbilly – Lvl 30: Reduces Pallet Stun duration by 40/45/50 %
- A Nurse’s Calling – Nurse – Lvl 40: The Auras of Survivors, who are healing or being healed, are revealed to you when they are within a range of 20/24/28 metres
- Merciless Storm – trauma is felt by everyone. The generator was repaired to 90 %. If they miss one or stop repairing, the Generator becomes blocked for 16/18/20 seconds.
- Dragon’s Grip – Blight – Lvl 30: After kicking a Generator, for the next 30 seconds, the first Survivor interacting with it will scream, revealing their location for 4 seconds, and suffers from the Exposed Status Effect for 60 seconds
- Trail of Torment – Executioner- Lvl 35: The Aura of that Generator is revealed to all Survivors in yellow
- I’m All Ears – Ghost Face – Lvl 30: Any Survivor performing a rushed action within 48 metres of your location has their Aura revealed to you for 6 seconds.
- Make Your Choice – Pig – Lvl 40: The Rescuer suffers from the Exposed Status Effect for the next 40/50/60 seconds
- Lightborn – Hillbilly – Lvl 35: The Auras of Survivors attempting to blind you with a Flashlight are revealed to you for 6/8/10 seconds
- Fearmonger – General Perk: Whenever a Survivor is repairing a Generator, they have the Blindness and Exhausted Status Effects
- Iron Grasp – General Perk: While carrying a Survivor, Decreases Wiggle effect, which causes you to strafe sideways, by 75 % and Increases Wiggle duration by 4/8/12 %
- Hex –: Haunted Ground – Spirit – Lvl 35: When either Hex Totem is cleansed or blessed, all Survivors suffer from the Exposed Status Effect for 40/50/60 seconds; the second Hex Totem will immediately turn into a Dull Totem
- Hex –: Blood Favour – Blight – Lvl 35: Whenever a Survivor loses a Health State by any means and thus enters the Injured State, Hex: Blood Favor calls upon The Entity to block all Pallets within 24/28/32 meters of that Survivor’s location from being pulled down for the next 15 seconds
- Scourge Hook –: Gift of Pain – Cenobite – Lvl 40: The Auras of Scourge Hooks are revealed to you in white; the Survivor suffers from the Hemorrhage and Mangled Status Effects until healed
- Forced Penance – Executioner – Lvl 30: Survivors who take a Protection Hit suffer from the Broken Status Effect for the next 60/70/80 seconds
- Surveillance – Pig – Lvl 35: The Auras of regressing Generators are highlighted in white
- Agitation – Nurse – Lvl 40: While carrying a Survivor, Increases your Carrying movement speed by 6/12/18 % and Terror Radius by 12 meters
- Eruption – Nemesis – Lvl 40: When you put a Survivor into the Dying State, every affected Generator explodes and starts regressing, removing the highlighted Aura (6 % Progression penalty)
- Spirit Fury – Spirit – Lvl 30: After breaking 4/3/2 Pallets, the next time you are stunned by a Pallet, The Entity will instantly break it
- Hex –: The Third Seal – Hag – Lvl 35: The last 2/3/4 Survivors hit with either your Basic Attack or Special Attack suffer from the Blindness Status Effect
- Hysteria – Nemesis – Lvl 35: Whenever you put a healthy Survivor into the Injured State, all injured Survivors suffer from the Oblivious Status Effect for 20/25/30 seconds
- Blood Echo – Oni – Lvl 35: When hooking a Survivor, all other Survivors suffer from the Hemorrhage and Exhausted Status Effects for 45 seconds
- Knock Out – Cannibal – Lvl 30: Their Aura is not revealed to any Survivor farther away from them than 32/24/16 meters
- Iron Maiden – Legion – Lvl 40: You open Lockers 30/40/50 % faster
- Grim Embrace – Artist – Lvl 30: Each time a Survivor is hooked for the first time, Grim Embrace gains a Token; upon reaching 4 Tokens > blocks all Generators for 30/35/40 seconds, Aura of the Obsession is revealed to you for 5 seconds
- Play with Your Food – Shape – Lvl 35: Each Token applies a stack-able 3/4/5 % Haste Status Effect, up to a maximum of 9/12/15 %
- Bitter Murmur – General Perk: Each time a Generator is completed, the Auras of all Survivors within 16 meters of that Generator are revealed to you for 5 seconds; once the last Generator is completed, the Auras of all Survivors are revealed to you for 5/7/10 seconds
- Rancor – Spirit – Lvl 40: Each time a Generator is completed, Your Aura is revealed to the Obsession for 5/4/3 seconds, and All Survivors’ locations are revealed to you for 3 seconds
- Whispers – General Perk: You hear the sporadic whispers of the Entity¡ whenever at least one Survivor is within 48/40/32 meters of your location
- Remember Me – Nightmare – Lvl 35: Increases the Opening time of both Exit Gates by 4 seconds per Token, up to a maximum of 8/12/16 additional seconds
- Hex –: Crowd Control – Trickster – Lvl 35: Survivors who perform a rushed vault through a Window prompt The Entity to block it for the next 14/17/20 seconds
- Deerstalker – General Perk: The Auras of all Survivors in the Dying State within 20/28/36 meters of your location are revealed to you
- Dying Light – Shape – Lvl 40: For as long as the Obsession is alive, all other Survivors suffer from a stack-able 2/2.5/3 % penalty to Repairing, Healing, and Sabotaging speeds per Token, up to a maximum of 22/27.5/33 % or 11 Tokens
Also, check DBD Best Killer Perks Tier List > Tier C, next section
DBD Best Killer Perks Tier List – Tier C:
Tier C > Below the average DBD Killers of the Tier List:
- Dark Devotion – Plague – Lvl 40: Hitting the Obsession with a Basic Attack causes them to emit a Terror Radius of 32 meters for the next 20/25/30 seconds
- Brutal Strength – Trapper – Lvl 35: Increases the Action speed of breaking Pallets and Breakable Walls and damaging Generators by 10/15/20 %
- Coup de Grâce – Twins – Lvl 40: Consume 1 Token to increase the distance of your next Lunge Attack by 70/75/80 %
- Claustrophobia – General Perk: Whenever a Generator is completed, all Windows and Vault locations within 32 meters of it become blocked for all Survivors for the next 20/25/30 seconds
- Coulrophobia – Clown – Lvl 35: The Healing speed of Survivors within your Terror Radius is reduced by 30/40/50 %
- Spies from the Shadows – General Perk: Crows startled by Survivors within 20, 28, and 36 meters alert you with a Loud Noise Notification
- Hex –: Huntress Lullaby – Huntress – Lvl 40: Survivors receive a 2/4/6 % Regression penalty on Failed Skill Checks for Repair and Healing actions
- Deathbound – Executioner – Lvl 40: When a Survivor heals another Survivor for the equivalent of 1 Health State at least 32 meters away from you, that Survivor will scream, revealing their location and activating Death bound
- Shadowborn – Wraith – Lvl 40: Increases your Field of View by 9/12/15
- Zanshin Tactics – Oni- Lvl 30: The Auras of Breakable Walls, Pallets, and Windows are revealed to you within 24/28/32 metres
- Stridor – Nurse – Lvl 30: Increases the volume of Survivors’ Grunts of Pain by 25/50/50 %, Increases the volume of Survivors’ regular breathing by 0/0/25 %
- Unrelenting – General Perk: Reduces the Cool-down of missed Basic Attacks by 20/25/30 %
- Fire Up – Nightmare – Lvl 30: Gain a stack-able 3/3.5/4 % Action Speed bonus to picking up and dropping Survivors, breaking Pallets and Breakable Walls, damaging Generators, and vaulting Windows, up to a maximum of 15/17.5/20 %
- Mad Grit – Legion – Lvl 35: Successfully hitting a Survivor will pause the carried Survivor’s Wiggling Progression for 2/3/4 seconds
- Overcharge – Doctor – Lvl 40: Damaging a Generator overcharges it, next survivor difficult Skill Check
- Nemesis – Oni – Lvl 40: Any Survivor who blinds or stuns you become the Obsession; anytime your Obsession switches to another Survivor by any means, that Survivor then suffers from the Oblivious Status Effect for 40/50/60 seconds, and their Aura is revealed to you for 4 seconds
- Distressing – General Perk: Increases your Terror Radius by 22/24/26 %, Grants 100 % bonus Bloodpoints for all actions in the DeviousnessCategory
- Gearhead – Deathslinger – Lvl 30: While Gearhead is active, each time a Survivor succeeds in a Great Skill Check while repairing, their Aura is revealed to you for 6/8/10 seconds
- Unnerving Presence – Executioner- Lvl 35: Survivors repairing or healing within your Terror Radius Increases the Trigger odds of Skill Check by 10 % and Decreases the Success zone of Skill Checks by 40/50/60 %
- Hoarder – Twins – Lvl 30: Hoarder triggers a Loud Noise Notification for 4 seconds whenever a Survivor performs any of the following actions within 32/48/64 metres of your location
Also, check DBD Best Killer Perks Tier List > Tier D, next section
Dead by Daylight Worst Perks – Tier D:
Tier D > The Worst DBD Killers of the Tier List:
- Bloodhound – Wraith – Lvl 35: Pools of Blood are shown in bright red and can be tracked for 2/3/4 seconds longer than normal
- Furtive Chase – Ghost Face – Lvl 40: Each time you hook your Obsession, you gain 1 Token, up to a maximum of 2/3/4 Tokens
- Insidious – General Perk: Grants the Undetectable Status Effect after standing still for 4/3/2 seconds and until you are moving again
- Hex –: Thrill of the Hunt – General Perk: Survivors suffer from a stack-able 8/9/10 % Action Speed penalty per Token to Cleansing and Blessing, up to a maximum of 40/45/50 %, Grants a stack-able 10 % bonus Bloodpoints for actions in the Hunter Category per Token, up to a maximum of 50 %
- Overwhelming Presence – Doctor – Lvl 30: When using an Item, its Depletion rate is increased by 80/90/100 %
- Hangman’s Trick – Pig – Lvl 30: Gain a Loud Noise Notification whenever a Survivor begins sabotaging a Hook; while carrying a Survivor, see the Aura of any Survivor within 2/4/6 metres of any Hook
- Predator – Wraith – Lvl 30: The Scratch Marks left by Survivors spawn slightly / moderately / considerably closer together
- Beast of Prey – Huntress – Lvl 30: Grants the Undetectable Status Effect for as long as Bloodlust is active
- Monstrous Shrine – General Perk: The Basement Hooks possess the following benefits > Accelerates Sacrifice Progression by 3/6/9 %, Increases Self-Unhook difficulty by 5/10/15 %, Increases Self-Unhook penalty by 3/6/9 %
Dead by Daylight Worst Perks – Tier F:
Tier F > The Worst DBD Killers of the Tier List:
- Territorial Imperative – Huntress – Lvl 35: The Aura of a Survivor entering the Basement when you are at least 32 metres away is revealed to you for 3 seconds. Territorial Imperative has a cool-down of 30/25/20 seconds.
About Dead by Daylight:
Dead by Daylight is a multiplayer (4vs1) game of horror where one player assumes the role of a savage killer. The remaining four players are survivors, trying to get away from it to escape the Killer as well as avoid getting captured and killed.