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Today's Strength: The Oni
For an explanation on what "strength" entails for these polls, please refer to the first entry of this series: https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/1337293
For this example, we got: The Oni
How good do you rate him at sacrificing all 4 Survivors?
Today's Strength: The Oni 34 votes
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8 - Woah
I suck hard as him, but there's been a few Onis that made me make the sound for which i voted in this poll.
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8 - Woah
He's a scary boi during blood fury
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8 - Woah
Amazing killer, can compete with Hillbilly.
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8 - Woah
He is the scariest Killer in the game, even more than any stealth Killer. Oni is more like the "######### your pants" terror than the stalky type. Basically, he's the remake Jason of this game.
And also he's an amazing Killer.
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9 - Holy Crap!
As an Oni main, when you master him, you will destroy 90% of red ranks.
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8 - Woah
Pros:
- Kazan has one of the best tracking powers in the game, right behind Herman.
- Kazan has an instant down power
- Demon Dash has so much speed.
- Unlike Max, Kazan doesn't stop when he hits obstacles.
Cons:
- In the early game, Kazan is just a loopable, M1 Killer.
- The only issue with Kazan's tracking, and what keeps it behind Herman for me, is that it goes away when he has full power.
- You're not sneaking up on anyone with him. He's giant, loud and, with his power, glowing.
- There's a massive "I have my power" warning Survivors get when Kazan has full power.
Kazan is one of my favorites. He's a rare killer that is both fun AND effective. His only real issue is the early game.
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10 - Death Itself
I'd rate him as S tier along with Spirit. Oni with Infectious Fright is pretty freaking OP.
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8 - Woah
I don't know if I'd put him up with Spirit, it could be hard to snowball if there are no survivors in Infectious range, and that could lose you the game.
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10 - Death Itself
Well, if they don't show up on Infectious, they will on BBQ! Oni has great tracking with his blood orbs, he has great mobility with demon dash, and he has an extremely powerful instadown in demon strike that has a large reach and that can even down multiple survivors at once. The only thing about his kit that's weak is his lack of stealth, but he doesn't need it tbh.
Spirit's going to be more consistent at landing hits and can use her power from the start of the game, but she also has no instadown and can be countered effectively with perks. Iron Will is extremely strong, especially if she's not using Stridor. The Quick & Quiet / Dance With Me combo wrecks her too. Even niche perks like Diversion can actually be really solid against her. Oni might suffer a bit if you run Calm Spirit to counter Infectious, or something, but that's nothing in comparison. He's pretty oppressive.
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8 - Woah
These are fair points, While in Blood Fury, Oni has by far the best chase out of all the killers, but that's assuming that the Oni has his power. Good survivors will avoid giving him his power at all costs by pre-dropping every pallet and playing extremely safe, so that the Oni never gets a chance to use his power to begin with, and he won't have constantly have his power ready for the whole match. Spirit on the other hand always has her power, and usually has really short chases. And assuming sounds are miraculously working, she has more than injured noises to work with, such as footsteps, grass rustling, and breathing, so Iron Will isn't a big issue with good Spirits.
Also, if an Oni decides to activate Blood Fury after seeing someone on BBQ, the survivor is at least 40 meters away and have plenty of time to hide after hearing his roar. A useless power usage is devastating to the Oni since survivors will stop dropping blood during Blood Fury, and he obviously wastes all of the blood spent for that power usage. Survivors could also hide in a locker or behind a generator's aura to prevent them from seeing them on BBQ.
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10 - Death Itself
Also fair points. I've only rarely had survivors play carefully enough to avoid him getting his power pretty quickly, but you're right, pre-dropping pallets and things definitely hurt him. I see your point on the BBQ front too, and I think you're right in some cases, but I'd say it depends on how the game is going. Most games I play with Oni there's so much blood everywhere that you basically get to constantly use his power. In games like that, using it just for mobility and general pressure is more effective than saving it for the perfect moment, especially since there is a cap on the amount of blood orbs that can exist at any one time. If they're being careful, though, agreed - no sense in jetting off to the other side of the map and not maximizing your downs.
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9 - Holy Crap!
I wanted to choose "Woah" but I think hes a 9/10. Sometimes he's so impressive during his ability. The chase against a oni especially when you barely play against him is pretty impressive. He has a high potential but still has counterplay so he isn't a 10/10 and thats actually good. a 10/10 seems kinda op or extremely unfun to play against. (spirit, slinger, pyramid)
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