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Wraiths... Help me!

Eight
Eight Member Posts: 513
in General Discussions

Ok, I'm a Pig. And I also play survivor about half the time. But I'm still going to ask for some advice. :)

The recent Wraith tweaks seem pretty fair, but my god am I struggling to adapt to playing against him as a survivor. If I had stats, I'm pretty sure I die most often, and most quickly, against Wraiths than any other killer.

Tell me your weaknesses! :) How do I escape you, sneaky gits? Should I be 360ing, are you more vulnerable to looping, should I pegging it as soon as Spine Chill lights up etc. etc.?

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  • chococri
    chococri Member Posts: 355

    Spine Chill. Will save your ass from Wraith and Freddy mostly. Of course, as a survivor you gotta 360 most of the time.
    The thing is, Wraith has a little sprint with his reappearence. If he is smart enough he will cloak during chases so you can't really tell where he is at and counter your loop. Oh and try to heal yourself as soon as possible because he will track you down in a little amount of time. Also, a flashlight to stun him while invisible is the worst for him. Be gentle :(

    So my advice is, prevent chases with Spine Chill and you won't suffer.

  • Peasant
    Peasant Member Posts: 4,104

    @Eight I don't usually play Wraith but I have a decent strategy. Since you main Meg this should be easy.
    1st. Find the Wraith shimmer
    2nd. Burn the Wraith with a flashlight
    3rd Sprint Burst away.

    Ideally, that should give you enough of a start to get to a pallet or gym, heck, maybe the Wraith will just give up. I'm afraid that's all I've got though.

  • Eight
    Eight Member Posts: 513

    @chococri said:
    The thing is, Wraith has a little sprint with his reappearence. If he is smart enough he will cloak during chases so you can't really tell where he is at and counter your loop.

    Yeah, that's a bugger. Lol. Occasionally I run into great Wraith players, and I don't even mind getting smacked around by them. It's the crappy and average players I expect to do better with... but don't. :)

    When I play Wraith, everyone escapes - so he's definitely not OP. Ha.

    So my advice is, prevent chases with Spine Chill and you won't suffer.

    Will give that a whirl. Cheers mate. Normally I stealth around when Spine Chill hits, but not with Freddy and wasn't sure what approach to take against Bing.

  • Eight
    Eight Member Posts: 513

    @Peasant said:
    Since you main Meg this should be easy.
    1st. Find the Wraith shimmer
    2nd. Burn the Wraith with a flashlight
    3rd Sprint Burst away.

    Heh. Got a load of flashlights, time to git gud with 'em. :)

  • Dabrownman1812
    Dabrownman1812 Member Posts: 1,857
    Eight said:

    Ok, I'm a Pig. And I also play survivor about half the time. But I'm still going to ask for some advice. :)

    The recent Wraith tweaks seem pretty fair, but my god am I struggling to adapt to playing against him as a survivor. If I had stats, I'm pretty sure I die most often, and most quickly, against Wraiths than any other killer.

    Tell me your weaknesses! :) How do I escape you, sneaky gits? Should I be 360ing, are you more vulnerable to looping, should I pegging it as soon as Spine Chill lights up etc. etc.?

    You don't need stats, if spine chill is on you for a steady 2 seconds leave. He gets windstorm out if chase, has universal or silent bell. If you run spine chill it doesn't matter. 
  • Eight
    Eight Member Posts: 513

    @Skarkio

    Thank you very much, mate. I really appreciate how much time you spent on that reply and all the advice. GIven me a lot to think about.

    Usually I feel like D/Cing when I find out the killer is a Wraith... but hopefully, I'll start to see it as an opportunity for practice now.

  • Eight
    Eight Member Posts: 513

    @Dabrownman1812 said:
    You don't need stats, if spine chill is on you for a steady 2 seconds leave. He gets windstorm out if chase, has universal or silent bell. If you run spine chill it doesn't matter. 

    I love Spine Chill. With most killers I use it just to pull-off slick, stealthy loops around the gens etc. But usually with Wraith it goes:

    1. Spine Chill lights up
    2. I'll just move off this gen a little way and give the camera a quick pan
    3. Bong
    4. Bash
    5. "Get off those plants and unhook me, you little bastards"
    6. Weird wet noises
    7. Bong
    8. Bash
  • Dabrownman1812
    Dabrownman1812 Member Posts: 1,857
    Eight said:

    @Skarkio

    Thank you very much, mate. I really appreciate how much time you spent on that reply and all the advice. GIven me a lot to think about.

    Usually I feel like D/Cing when I find out the killer is a Wraith... but hopefully, I'll start to see it as an opportunity for practice now.

    Stay calm, he is relatively weak. Read the addons and just know how they work. On ps4 many things cause framedrops so he isn't too bad on their as the frame drop causes him to get cheeky hits when coming out of cloak.
  • Nos37
    Nos37 Member Posts: 4,142

    @Skarkio said:
    If you are on a gen, put yourself on the side nearest to a pallet or window so that, if you hear his bell or see his uncloaking shimmer, you can reach them quickly and avoid his speed burst.

    Careful with this; as Wraith, if I can sneak up on a Survivor working the side of a gen, I can usually pin them in and bodyblock for a free hit.

  • chococri
    chococri Member Posts: 355

    @Nos37 said:

    @Skarkio said:
    If you are on a gen, put yourself on the side nearest to a pallet or window so that, if you hear his bell or see his uncloaking shimmer, you can reach them quickly and avoid his speed burst.

    Careful with this; as Wraith, if I can sneak up on a Survivor working the side of a gen, I can usually pin them in and bodyblock for a free hit.

    ^ This. Same.

    Also, a good counter for Spine Chill might me Whispers. Watch out.

  • Dabrownman1812
    Dabrownman1812 Member Posts: 1,857
    Nos37 said:

    @Skarkio said:
    If you are on a gen, put yourself on the side nearest to a pallet or window so that, if you hear his bell or see his uncloaking shimmer, you can reach them quickly and avoid his speed burst.

    Careful with this; as Wraith, if I can sneak up on a Survivor working the side of a gen, I can usually pin them in and bodyblock for a free hit.

    If he's running spine chill he will leave the corner before you get there
  • RSB
    RSB Member Posts: 2,258

    Well, Wraith is quite good in quickly making the first hit on the survivor (if they don't have SB), but he struggles around loops, especially ones with tall walls, where he can;t see survivors. So, his weaknesses are:

    -looping
    -SB
    -flashlights if you encounter unexperienced Wraith

    Avoid small loops, because he can gain a sprint burst and a temporary buff to his lunge.

  • Eight
    Eight Member Posts: 513

    Had a few games against Wraiths last night, and did MUCH better than usual. @chococri Didn't have to resort to burning the poor buggers, don't worry. :)

    Thank you all for the tips. I really appreciate it and I think things are going to be ok.