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Who is your favourite Killer and why?
For the first bi-weekly community question, we are starting simple!
Who is your favourite Killer and why?
Do you enjoy The Legion's outfits options? The power and perks of The Cenobite? Or maybe you love Wesker's chase music as much as I do?
Regardless of the reason why The Killer is your favourite, share it with the community!
I look forward to reading your responses!
~JollyStrangler
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Answers
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Wesker. Despite the fact i liked Wesker before by Resident Evil, his form of injuring survivors is unique. Also a thing that i like in killers is you can tell the difference if someone played it for a lot of time or not. The techs that you can do with Wesker makes the difference.
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Blight because his power is fun to use and strong, even without addons
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Xenomorph because it‘a iconic as is and the implementation is very well done considering the limitations of the Dead by Daylight ‚framework‘, I like the tunnels and while the tail attack might need better visual feedback, it’s fun to use and -from my experience- to face in most cases. Flame turrets are a neat counter for the survs without feeling too oppressive (though I wish my random teammates would also touch a gen from time to time instead of only doing these)
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Clown.
The classic m1 game is satisfying, bottles reward anticipating the moves of survivors - and even my own reaction to them. I also like low-tier. If I do well, I know it was all me and not the powerful tools I picked.
He also has a jolly, heartfelt laughter that elevates the soul.
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Artist. Easily most underrated killer in the game. Many unexperienced players think she is C Tier or something, but she is actually one of the strongest killers in the game. She has only 1 weakness, but it's common problem – awful map design, where survivor can skip loop just because he has another one in 5 meters. Otherwise, there is almost no counterplay to good and patient Artist.
I'm in love with her power because it's complex and makes you think and make decisions every second. And if these decisions were correct – deservedly rewards you. I'm also in love with her stile, all these stripes on her body and crows – I like it very much. PLEASE BHVR make one good dark and creepy outfit for my girl.
Blight. One of the few killers who is able to resist vs really good players. But hell, he needs so much time to put into. I have about 2k hits in rush (also, i used Alc Ring only twice), but still fell like mediocre player on him. I started to learn him almost 2 years ago, because i play against sweat lords way more often than streamers (I heard that this is specific of my region) and m1 killers were just masochist simulator (and still are, lol).
Time spent on learning Blight really rewards you. His power such a mix of knowledge (including bump logic, understanding the map and layouts, collision), unic experience, strength, skill, muscul memory and patience. There is no way not to fall in love with his power when you harness it all. I'm also in love with his lore and design, absolutely adorable. And he has the best killers outfits in the game imo.
Blight also is one of my favorites killer to go against, because it's really not that hard as peoples think, and Blight actually has a ton of counterplays unlike Artist or PH. And i really worried about BHVR gonna kill this character like Billy, because all he need is 3 addons nerf: Alc Ring, Adrenaline Vail and C33. Maybe Iri Tag also, i don't use it anyway. But he needs speed just as much as Billy does, to remain viable in the loops.
Oni. I used to play a lot on him, but not so much now. But i'm still decent Oni player and and some of my best matches of all time were quite often on him. Oni has my favourite outfit in the game (set with nude torso and P3 mask). What I love the most about his power is probably snowball and comeback potential. His is 100% the best in this question. He is very enjoyable killer overall, but good swf on good map probably makes you m1 killer for 2 or 3 gens sadly.
I'm also play a lot on Dredge (really love him too), Knight, Wesker, Demo, Clown and PHead recently. I can say a lot of warm words about them too, but I would like to highlight just these three.
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Wesker, first and foremost because he is from Resident Evil. Second, he is one of the most well-balanced killers in the game. He is strong but not overbearing, he is great in chase, and both his passive and active powers are good.
Ghostface: I love his franchise (wish we had Gale/Sydney, but alas the license is just his mask). His insta-down ability is pretty good, and out of most of the killer roster, his brown add-ons are my favourite, they're actually really good AND useful. He is okay-ish in chase/as an M1-killer nothing to write home about, but I like him regardless. Also he has some very nice skins, on which I spent way too much money on :) and probably will do so again.
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Ghosty: Stealth is nearly the only facet of horror left for veteran players, and a properly played Ghosty excels at jumpscares. He is fair, because his counterplay only asks you to be aware, and you can loop him as a normal M1 Killer if he bruteforces the mark. He also can make you feel like a strategic mastermind, as you can have 99's prepped on 2 Survivors, so you start a chase with the last one while waiting to jump one of the others attempting an unhook.
Most Killers are instant gratification, but Ghosty is sowing seeds, then reaping a large harvest. It just feels good. I'd compare him to Trapper and Hag in the sense that he places traps and can be harried out of having a power by dedicated Survivors, but you place the traps on the Survivors instead of on the map. 'Trapping' the Survivors helps maintain active interaction with the players, compared to the more passive gameplay found in other trap characters.
It is rare to bring a perk against him and it be totally useless, so that also helps when going against him. Finally, you can weaponize the greatest Survivor tool back against them... the teabag. The only people I can understand disliking Ghosty are streamers, because gen time is basically stare at chat until you hear the skill check noise.
I do understand revealing complaints, but it most often is user error. People typically line up the head of the Survivor to Ghosty, when they need to line up their armpit instead. I think people associate the head of the Survivor with the center of the screen, then go "I was staring right at him!" when their camera was aimed too high. Most video examples on Youtube have this exact problem.
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Singu at the moment. power is interesting and fun to use, also robot killer.
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Honestly when playing killer I love the Nurse. Being able to teleport around feels awesome. No looping a boulder for 30 seconds into an M1 lmao
Survivor gameplay would be Blight. His power is fun to interact with.
The Artist is the most creepy killer, visuals/audio. I really love her design.
Pig for the 👉️🐽.
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Onryō, for a few reasons:
- Her visual and sound design are phenomenal. For me, Sadako Rising easily has the best aesthetics of any Chapter. BHVR stayed faithful to the Ring franchise, including iconic elements like Sadako crawling from the well and emerging from TVs, but also put a unique spin on it with their own version of Yoichi and the cursed tape. Overall, Ring translated into the game very well (excuse the pun, I couldn't resist).
- The Ring franchise is my favourite horror series, so naturally I was very excited to be able to play as some of my favourite characters!
- She's fun to play and play against (at least to me). Condemned adds a necessary secondary objective for survivors (which is a nice break from holding M1 on generators), as well as adds another dimension to playing killer.
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Sadako. Just simp for her, since movie. Plus she is very enjoyable to play, convenient and fun, even before patch.
Plague. Good looking and super fun to play.
Hag. Unique gameplay, very different from any other killer.
Artist, Huntress and Spirit. Just highly gorgeous ladies.
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Xenomorph. I've never had so much fun playing a Killer. Been a huge fan of the Alien franchise since I was barely a teenager.
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Pig (Amanda):
SAW fan... And I do like Pig's power I just wish there was more
Spirit (Rin):
I like her power
Huntress (Anna):
Throwing hatchets is fun
Hag (Lisa):
I like the strategy involved
TL;DR... I like the verity of Killer's powers
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Pig.
Amanda Panda is bae, and very misunderstood 💗
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Daddy myers
Need I say more?
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Spirit: She’s my only P100 character in the game right now. I’ve been enjoying her for 3 years. Love being able to go invisible and listen to where survivor go. Directional audio has made her more interesting as there’s a lot of mind game potential with it.
Artist: The snipes that come with her are the most satisfying thing in the game for me. Just really love that play style and I still feel like I’m learning new things with her every time I play.
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Blight, easily. Blight has more skill expression than any other killer in the game BY far and I love the skill level I’ve reached with him. Never is a game dull when you constantly go for fun techs / hits.
Blight also counters the most boring part of survivor gameplay, holding W. I don’t kick gens, and I don’t have to worry about dealing a w key holder. Just throw on aura perks and it’s constant chase all match.
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Pig, because success in every chase on her is all 100% mind games, and requires very deliberate fakes to catch smart survivors more often than not. Also Amanda is a damned cool character from the flims.
Also Trapper because the devilish smile that creeps on my face whenever a survivor steps in a trap placed ages back is unparalleled 😏
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Michael Myers default skin
Xenomorph default skin
Ghostface with the classic skin
Nemesis default skin still waiting for a classic or helmet skin.
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Bubba. Not only is he fun to play with a moderately low skill ceiling compared to Killers like Billy, Blight, Nurse, but he is very versatile when it comes to meme builds. And if the survivors were extra toxic, well, the basement is always there...
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My favorite would have to be Dredge
-has antiloop that feels powerful but not oppressively so, fair amount of counterplay on both sides
-has decent map mobility, feels good but again not too overly oppressive (maybe he could do with a slight buff to travel time out of nightfall but other than that)
-nightfall is a unique and very cool mechanic that can be scary while also being somewhat manageable if you know what you're doing
-handsome boy (v important)
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Pig for a number of reasons.
I like the saw movies and enjoyed Amanda young as a character.
I love the strategic element of the reverse bear trap mechanic.
I like stealthing around and jumpscaring people.
I like her ambush and in what funny and effective ways it can be used.
I like her sound design. (ggggggrrrrraaaaaa)
I like her cometics. (look out for a pig with the rift head, P3 body and the tactical excellence)
I like the challenge a weaker killer provides and winning very hard matches.
I like playing m1 killer and all the Mindgames you can do. That's what is most fun about dbd for me.
And last but not least: BOOP! 🐽
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Michael Myers is my favorite.
He's been my main since I started playing in 2017. Although Mikey needs some updates I think they did a great job capturing the feel of his character from the movies. The whole stealthy stalking aspect, watching his prey before he strikes is pure Myers.
He's also very versatile when it comes to builds and play styles. You've got regular Mikey, scratched and vanity mirror, tombstone, vault master Mikey, massive lunge Mikey, scream for Myers etc. I never get bored playing him.
Last but not least he's got that classic John Carpenter chase music from the original Halloween movie. Really completing that feeling of being Michael Myers.
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Pig and Michael because I love that stealth/horror gameplay.
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Deathslinger is probably my favorite. I think he's the most versatile ranged killer in the game, and that makes him very fun. He can hit very narrow shots, he can benefit from more perks than other ranged killers because his reel hits count as basic attacks, you can forcibly relocate survivors, you can wait to do your reel attack if you want to buy a few seconds, there are so many things that are just unique to him!
And his sound design is fantastic too. His TR music, the gunshot sound, reload sound, chain sfx, and his laughter are all great.
Also I share a name with him, which is honestly no small part of it.
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Legion or Knight.
I like them because I don't feel like I'm at a disadvantage for playing on Console. I like that I can access their entire skill ceiling.
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Hillbilly. There is something immensely satisfying to play a killer that in theory always has his power ready and can go for creative high skilled, highly rewarding plays. He has a relatively low skill floor as you can always try and use the chainsaw for mobility, play M1 killer in loops and only go for back revs. He also synergises quite well with a number of different perks. Mind games can be used to make his power more effective and when you can pull off a new curve, mindgame or other trick it feels incredible. I would be lying though, if I said he didn't have his issues. He is probably the most frustrating killer to play, relies heavily on addons and the perk Bamboozle, one of the hardest killers and his counterplay is comparatively easy. Hillbilly's outfits go from pretty cool (Milk Man) to pretty boring (recolours) but there is something for every occasion. For example you can make him look a bit goofy when using a meme build, scary when using a stealth build or more serious when playing normally.
Leatherface. He is a bit similar to Billy in his abilities in chase but plays a lot easier, less addon dependent, much harder to counter, less frustrating to play because of it and he allows the player to sit back and relax while playing. Surprisingly Leatherface also offers ways to improve (like learning how run around loops as tight as possible without triggering a tantrum) and mind game while using his power. So he isn't quite as straight forward as he may seem at first glance. I very much like Bubba's tux and his prestige face. It's a shame that the faces of original survivors are no longer available. Meg's face even had lipstick on it and it looked so funny.
Freddy. As weird as it sounds, I like that you always know what you're at when you play as him. You don't need to worry too much about different maps, perks, setups and survivor play styles. You are in a pretty bad spot anyway, so it makes little difference. You play M1 killer without a power for most of the match and need to win simply by playing a lot better than the survivors. I also like the visuals of the dream world on some maps. When it isn't pitch black that is. As well as his animations. I don't know what it is but his weapon cooldown animation for a successful hit is weirdly satisfying. Can't really say much about cosmetics here. His prestige weapon is nice.
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Of all time it's Trapper. Right now probably Pyramid Head.
It's sad that they chose Trapper to be the worst killer in the game because he is super fun otherwise but it's not fun in the long run more frustrating being so weak when you reach higher MMR.
Pyramid Head I really like to just teleport survivors instead of having to pick up and take the time to hook, deal with Boil over on console or having to think of pallet or flashlight saves, body blocking etc. Also nice to play a strong killer that can deal with SWFs.
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I like to see all of the Pig fanfare... LOL
🐽
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I have to say Freddy, even if it hurts me saying it, because he is so unbelievable clunky and bad. Losing his power over the game (Teleport) is something I have never seen on any killer, which hurts my eyes as well.
His best part is the Dreamworld-Filter, because maps look more like a Horror-Game then. I desperately wait for love for this poor soul. The last AMA was another huge disappointment from the Freddy-View.
For killers which are not as bad as Freddy, but fun and strong, I would say Wesker, Oni and Blight.
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Bubba. He's simple, effective, makes deadzones super fast, doesn't care about MFT, barely cares about Endurance, and can be played fairly mindlessly with Bambooze + Superior Anatomy.
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Pig!!! I got her recently and have been a fan of Saw for a while now and she has so many playstyles in my opinion.
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Is was always and shall forever be... the poster boy himself! Trapper! (Unless someone I enjoy more gets released of course XD)
Because this...
Has always been my favorite thing about this game.
That satisfying clamp noise, the "I won" walk pictured above, the satisfaction of knowing the survivors choose the path that was trapped, the absolute paranoia I know even experienced survivors feel when you are the killer... there's nothing else quite like it.
Just wish trapper spawned some extra grass in the maps... he can take up gardening.
Edit- forgot... he also has some amazing outfits! Just missing a pickaxe!
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I have two:
Wraith - He become invisible. He is fast and have good mindgame potential. Also, he is based on Predator, or at least have much simmilarities.
Nurse - She is different. Also, i find her a tragic character, maybe brainwashed at some point due to her trauma.
But i love all ghostly killers. Those are stereotypes i love to see in horror movies.
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To play as:
The Legion.
They speak to my inner angry teenager and I love their grungy 90's aesthetic (which is my kinda era of music). I like that there are four of them, each with their own styles and personalities.
I will never, ever get bored with their top tier chase theme (especially with Julie's and Susie's Mixtape add-ons).
And their power is just inherently fun to use. It's such a blast to be charging after survivors at supersonic speeds, vaulting pallets and windows just like they do. Even when I'm losing, I'm still having fun. It's also really satisfying to land a rare 5th hit feral frenzy down.
They're very versatile killers, able to use most killer perks very effectively. So it's fun to experiment with new perk loadouts.
To face as Survivor:
An extra spooky Myers playing mostly for scares.
One that stays at Tier 1 for as long as possible or runs the mirror add-ons and aims for the biggest jump scares. I love Myers players that try their best to really be Michael Myers. As if they're trying to create their own mini Halloween movie with us all.
One of my favourite Survivor games ever was against a Myers in Midwich Elementary School. He genuinely scared the hell out of me at least 3 times in that match. So tense! It was so much fun (and if you're wondering, yes he did kill us all).
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My favorite is nurse, I fell in love with nurse about a few weeks after I picked this game up, she was unlike any killer in this game, and knowing nothing about the game and weeks and weeks of getting my teeth kicked in I finally learned the basics and I could compete, learning the blinks and predicting the survivors movement is what kept me.
Freddy is my favorite M1 killer, at times he can be weak but I still love him idk what is about him. I wish he had another rework or from what I've seen vets talk about even a reversal to his old state. Either way we're stuck in this fog together
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Dredge without a doubt
Aesthetically he's perfect and his gameplay is just the cherry on top. The micro management of keeping Survivors injured, staying in and out of lockers, waiting to hook/down Survivors to keep building towards Nightfall to make it active as much as possible is just great as Nightfall is probably one of my favorite things in DbD period. I've always wanted a killer who brought about darkness in some way and Dredge fills that role perfectly. A indescribable monster lurking in the night, a constant threat for the sheer factor that he can be everywhere at once.
I don't think anything will ever top Dredge for me.
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My favorite is probably Singularity. He seems weak at first, but he's powerful in a lot of places. His power might be one of the best information powers in the game if you place the cameras in the right places, negating the need for a lot of info perks. The ability to place the pods mid-chase actually makes them great anti-loop as well, because you can trigger Overclock to vault and break pallets without losing distance. Finally, the ability to teleport across the map to a survivor is an incredible feeling when you pull it off. After putting a decent number of hours into him, I feel like he has potential to be really oppressive if played well. He also works with a ton of different builds since he's an M1 killer. I play on console, but have never really had issues with him (I play at high sensitivity).
My second favorite would probably be the Xenomorph. It's already my favorite monster of all time, but its power is so well implemented. The tunnels are the most interactive and unusual form of map traversal in the game. The runner mode is a great chase power with the tail strike, making chasing with the Xeno feel unique. The Xenomorph feels powerful without being un-counterable.
Overall I think I like both because they're high action killers that always have you doing something. They also have great back and forth with the survivors.
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It's in the name. Ringu is one of my all-time favorites, I have always found the movie extremely elegant in it's approach to horror. I think BHVR did a pretty good job at adapting her power with the tools they had, I just wish they did more with the way the condemnation spreads.
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I have two:
Onryo, because I am an old school JHorror superfan, and her aesthetic/audio design are excellent. Her kit isn't where I would like it to be, but I am encouraged that she got a rework.
Xenomorph, because I am also a big time sci-fi horror fan, and Xeno terrified me as a kid. Being able to play as Xeno is a trip.
It should be said that I have a spot (perhaps the top one) reserved for Jason Voorhees, should that ever come to fruition.
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Knight
I've always wanted to play a killer that has the power of commanding minions to help them. And even though Knight is very buggy, I still have lots of fun with him most of the time.
Plus he has a cool look, good lore, and a brutal mori. There's nothing quite like seeing your buddies stab, brand and then cleave a survivor before dealing the finishing blow yourself. It instils a sense of comradery and brotherhood in me.
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Of all time: Nurse. I like her lore/aesthetic and her power is really fun to me. There's something awesome about slowly floating towards survivors but suddenly blinking and being the most lethal killer in the game. And sure, the different between a decent Nurse and a great Nurse might be how hard you stomp, but it's still fun to optimize your blink logic and make reads on survivors.
I've also been obsessed with Singularity lately. Always loved his character design and voice lines. It has taken me a *long* time to get his power. I think his mechanical depth is a bit overstated, but there is a ton of "what to do" decisionmaking depth that goes into playing Singularity at a high level. Pod needs to go here at this tile setup, you can hit the survivor with a teleport over X filler tile, this tile is a Biopod mindgame tile, I don't want to Overclock yet until survivor has X amount of distance from the window/pallet, etc. He's extremely deep in that regard. He's like a 6/10 on mechanical difficulty and 11/10 on game sense difficulty. And I love that about him.
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Eddie when he comes out next year
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Legion, because they have the best chase soundtrack
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Trappper should be buffed with a secondary power.
Gain the ability to tie a X-Meter chain to an armed trap. Allowing Trapper to drag the trap behind him before releasing it. Trapper cannot arm any traps until the drag trap is released. The trap icon will glow to indicate that he can release it behind him. So he doesn’t always have to turn around per se.
The big question is how many Meters would the chain be.
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Pyramid bread: he’s fun to play and was the whole silent hill chapter was the main reason I decided to start playing dbd after watching content about it since 2016
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Ghostface.
I really like the more strategic gameplay of him and how even if it appears you are losing, you can quickly change the outcome of the game if you’ve prepared and got a sneaky 99% off earlier.
Also having someone 99 their healing and then finish healing in your face only to become exposed a second later because you’ve already 99 stalked them is the funniest thing.
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Hate me all you want. I like Skull Merchant. Which wasn’t at first. This is only recently after Alien came out…
Why? Well… It’s a long story… My VERY first killer was Pig. I bought DBD because of her! I loved how pig can trap players, giving them a separate objective that you could intervene if you wanted. After playing different killers I became intrigued by Hexes. I always thought basekit totems should be a thing. Whenever a generator is done a totem lights. A totem could block a random generator. Vaults get blocked within a range indicated by a miasma ring. Blinds all survivors. Basically The Entity helps the killer if survivors doesn’t do bones. Since this element doesn’t happen without selecting Hex perks… Survivors typically have one objective!
Anywho, I started using defensive killers who can protect Hexes. Trapper, and Hag. Then I tried Demo. Lastly, Knight. They can all defend totems, but they couldn’t do other objectives simultaneously. You still have to worry about totems being on a hill, or in the middle of the darn corn... You will always lose your totems if you dedicate to something else fully.
Then Skull Merchant came... A killer that can protect an objective remotely while engaging with survivors. People only gen lock when she can do so much more. I can’t stop using DH and TotH on her. I can say screw gens. Dedicate to chases for stacks. With TotH there’s a 50/50 chance they won’t break Devour. It’s so chaotically spicy. I haven’t had a killer where I can effectively get use of DH every match. Let alone Mori everyone more than ever before.
Skull now holds a special place in my heart… I consider her to be THE Hex Killer. It makes sense too. She uses skulls for her drones. She makes the best use of all the bones!
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Long live the queen 🐽
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Maurice skin on my Dredge. Love my Dredge he is still fun even when I lose.
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