Why is the Spirit so highly rated?

Dehitay

A lot of people consider Spirit the 3rd best killer, but I don't see what's so great about her. Is it her ability to move between generators fast? I could definitely understand that, but that doesn't seem like enough. Using her power to catch up to a survivor can backfire if the survivor knows what they're doing. They just have to run backwards or walk in a different direction and then she'll have to reorient herself before starting a chase. There's the mindgame factor, but that doesn't actually seem to be in either party's favor as much as it is up to luck. Good survivors can tell when the Spirit has phased and will position themselves accordingly so it's a random chance whether the spirit will pop out in a good or bad position.

Mister_Holdout

Spirit is a good killer because her power counters loops (assuming said killer knows how to win mind games).

If you have a certain skill with killer, then Spirit is very potent because you'll be able to cut survivors off.
Is it 100% consistent? No, but you'll probably win most of your chases.

Also, I'm not sure I would say Spirit is the third best killer. Billy and Huntress are both very strong killers. You don't even need add ons to do well with these two. Hag is also very good if played properly.

I don't play a lot of Spirit, but this is my basic understanding.

Condorloco_26

I wouldn't focus on "tier lists" or what are people saying about this or that killer. Personally, I find a lot of killers viable at R1, without establishing a hierarchy between them. It's just a matter of willing to put some hours into them. Map layouts play a bigger role in the outcome of a match, IMO.

I think of DBD as boxing, as in styles make fights. Here, playstyles make matches. Some people happen to be good with Spirit, mindgames and all. But there are people wrecking the place as Freddy, Wraith and LF, too.

LCGaster

@Condorloco_26 said:
I wouldn't focus on "tier lists" or what are people saying about this or that killer. Personally, I find a lot of killers viable at R1, without establishing a hierarchy between them. It's just a matter of willing to put some hours into them. Map layouts play a bigger role in the outcome of a match, IMO.

I think of DBD as boxing, as in styles make fights. Here, playstyles make matches. Some people happen to be good with Spirit, mindgames and all. But there are people wrecking the place as Freddy, Wraith and LF, too.

I finally reached R1 with a 4k playing as Amanda

Condorloco_26

@LCGaster said:

I finally reached R1 with a 4k playing as Amanda

That's cool, I like Piggy too.

LCGaster

@Condorloco_26 said:

@LCGaster said:

I finally reached R1 with a 4k playing as Amanda

That's cool, I like Piggy too.

I play almost all killers on rotation, I have more success with Pig than with Hillbilly

Condorloco_26

@LCGaster said:

I play almost all killers on rotation, I have more success with Pig than with Hillbilly

Yeah, I'm on the "try all and make your opinion" camp, so I play almost all of the killers too.

LCGaster

@Condorloco_26 said:

@LCGaster said:

I play almost all killers on rotation, I have more success with Pig than with Hillbilly

Yeah, I'm on the "try all and make your opinion" camp, so I play almost all of the killers too.

I play most of them because I'm absolute garbage at some, but in general I played all the others at red ranks and I had a lot of success with all of them, learning a few tricks on the way. My main Wraith is not as weak as people say he is

blue4zion

She's absolutely fantastic in the right mind.

artist

shes amazing in the right hands. counters loops and has great mobility and map control. theres not a lot you can do against a good spirit with ears, and if you're injured, better have iron will or gl

Dehitay

@Mister_Holdout said:
Spirit is a good killer because her power counters loops (assuming said killer knows how to win mind games).

@artist said:
shes amazing in the right hands. counters loops and has great mobility and map control. theres not a lot you can do against a good spirit with ears, and if you're injured, better have iron will or gl

How do you counter loops with consistency? Because of her movement speed, it's not too difficult to tell if she's stopped chasing you without putting yourself at risk in a non visible wall loops. And out in the open, it's straight out obvious. You can easily avoid phase baits by just not going near the husk. And against an actual phase, how does it become anything more than a game of chance to close in a survivor that could have gone in any direction?

Blueberry

@Dehitay said:

@Mister_Holdout said:
Spirit is a good killer because her power counters loops (assuming said killer knows how to win mind games).

@artist said:
shes amazing in the right hands. counters loops and has great mobility and map control. theres not a lot you can do against a good spirit with ears, and if you're injured, better have iron will or gl

How do you counter loops with consistency? Because of her movement speed, it's not too difficult to tell if she's stopped chasing you without putting yourself at risk in a non visible wall loops. And out in the open, it's straight out obvious. You can easily avoid phase baits by just not going near the husk. And against an actual phase, how does it become anything more than a game of chance to close in a survivor that could have gone in any direction?

Loops are non existent with her. If a spirit is getting looped by the survivor then the person playing spirit just isn't very good.

With having good hearing and being able to predict survivor moves you can outplay them at all pallets and jukes. You can tell if they are trying to juke backwards as the scratch marks end and you can usually hear them, especially if they are injured. Not to mention you can also feel a "bump" if you run into them. You also get a ton of hits by fake phasing. You just stand there at the pallet and the survivor will jump across into you or just slowly walk away, which also leaves them in the open and away from the pallet.

She also has high map pressure with the speed of her phasing.

She very rightly goes into the 3rd rank spot in my opinion. When people think she isn't that great at these things it's usually just because they havn't practiced her enough to do well. It's all about the hearing with her, you need good headphones and to listen carefully. The scratch marks are only getting you in the general area, they aren't the majority of what you are using to land hits.

Master

@Mister_Holdout said:
Spirit is a good killer because her power counters loops (assuming said killer knows how to win mind games).

If you have a certain skill with killer, then Spirit is very potent because you'll be able to cut survivors off.
Is it 100% consistent? No, but you'll probably win most of your chases.

Also, I'm not sure I would say Spirit is the third best killer. Billy and Huntress are both very strong killers. You don't even need add ons to do well with these two. Hag is also very good if played properly.

I don't play a lot of Spirit, but this is my basic understanding.

A mindgame is a mindgame, not sth you are "skilled in".
And thats the problem of spirit if you ask me

Blueberry

@Master said:

@Mister_Holdout said:
Spirit is a good killer because her power counters loops (assuming said killer knows how to win mind games).

If you have a certain skill with killer, then Spirit is very potent because you'll be able to cut survivors off.
Is it 100% consistent? No, but you'll probably win most of your chases.

Also, I'm not sure I would say Spirit is the third best killer. Billy and Huntress are both very strong killers. You don't even need add ons to do well with these two. Hag is also very good if played properly.

I don't play a lot of Spirit, but this is my basic understanding.

A mindgame is a mindgame, not sth you are "skilled in".
And thats the problem of spirit if you ask me

You don't think someone can be skilled in mind games?

mind game
Dictionary result for mind game
noun
noun: mind game; plural noun: mind games; noun: mindgame; plural noun: mindgames

a series of deliberate actions or responses planned for psychological effect on another, typically for amusement or competitive advantage.

Being skilled at a mind game is inherent in its definition.

Poweas

Are you joking? Hag is about 10x stronger than Spirit. Nurse>>>>>>>>Billy>Hag>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Spirit. And she's the 4th top tier killer. She can't even compare to Nurse, Billy or Hag. She's 4th killer and yes she is quite good

Weederick

@Poweas said:
Are you joking? Hag is about 10x stronger than Spirit. Nurse>>>>>>>>Billy>Hag>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Spirit. And she's the 4th top tier killer. She can't even compare to Nurse, Billy or Hag. She's 4th killer and yes she is quite good

Every toptier killer has is own strengths and weaknesses. Spirit is better than Billy against good survivors. Hag is the weakest toptier killer against coordinated survivors. Huntress is inconsistent towards both sides, she can 4k and 0k the most, a pretty wildcard (which is good against tryhards swfs).
I used to place billy 2nd, but we have so many viable toptier killers that are better against 1k+ hour survivors, its hard to rate them. If i had to play against myself 4x, i would definitely not pick billy.

Spork

lets ask tydetyme

LegitAdventurer

Its really based on your own playstyle tbh. They say Billy is a really high tier killer and I cant do much of anything with him at r1. But when I play as Hag or Huntress(low rank killers) i seem to do really well because their specific play styles work well for me.

Weederick

@LegitAdventurer said:
Its really based on your own playstyle tbh. They say Billy is a really high tier killer and I cant do much of anything with him at r1. But when I play as Hag or Huntress(low rank killers) i seem to do really well because their specific play styles work well for me.

Billy, Spirit, Hag and Huntress are all toptier. The order is debatable.

LegitAdventurer

Weederick said:

@LegitAdventurer said:
Its really based on your own playstyle tbh. They say Billy is a really high tier killer and I cant do much of anything with him at r1. But when I play as Hag or Huntress(low rank killers) i seem to do really well because their specific play styles work well for me.

Billy, Spirit, Hag and Huntress are all toptier. The order is debatable.

Really? I was under the impression that Hag and Huntress were low tier? Either way I'm awful with Billy, Bubba, Doctor. I'm okay with Trapper. I love playing as Spirit, Legion, Hag, Myers and Huntress the most.

MegMain98

Despite her movement speed, she counters looping and can mindgame survivors. I can’t tell you how many times I seen a survivor healing by a pallet in the corner of my eye with Nurses Calling, I stop and look the opposite direction, phase over to them and down them. She can easily down survivors or grab survivors if they are within her terror radius and they don’t pay attention.

She is highly regarded as the third best killer because she has map pressure and a viable power that counters looping if you cam predict survivors movements. She’s not quite as good as Nurse but she’s certainly on par with Billy. It is a rare occurence if I get under a 3K with Spirit at Rank 1. If you learn how to play her you won’t regret it.

Acromio

@OP The devs always give survivors what they ask for. They adapt very slowly, if at all, because they never had to. They still don't know how to deal with the Nurse and are constantly screaming fot nerfs, and it took them almost two years to adapt to the Huntress. That's why a killer playing the Spirit can do so good against average survivors. They run in predictable patterns and utterly fail to exploit her obvious and glaring weaknesses: they don't stop running even when it's obvious that she's phasing, and they don't even try to avoid grass patches. Because they expect their brainfart playstyle to work on every killer. But when you face good survivors as the Spirit, you can definitely tell the difference: they won't fail for any kind of "mind game", and phasing means losing them and having to search for them all over again.
Maybe in a couple of years more or less the whole playerbase will agree about the Spirit being meme tier, but for now you'll have to see clueless noobs writing "She's top tier!11!! She cancels loops!11!!!!" and so on.

TheWraith883

I really don't think that spirit is a good killer. When you play against good players make spirit #########. she is so easy to counter and deal with + she is very slow and not meant for running around, you are forced to keep using phase which makes you waste time and they can counter you easily. I really wish they give her a better speed.

Poweas

@Weederick said:

@Poweas said:
Are you joking? Hag is about 10x stronger than Spirit. Nurse>>>>>>>>Billy>Hag>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Spirit. And she's the 4th top tier killer. She can't even compare to Nurse, Billy or Hag. She's 4th killer and yes she is quite good

Every toptier killer has is own strengths and weaknesses. Spirit is better than Billy against good survivors. Hag is the weakest toptier killer against coordinated survivors. Huntress is inconsistent towards both sides, she can 4k and 0k the most, a pretty wildcard (which is good against tryhards swfs).
I used to place billy 2nd, but we have so many viable toptier killers that are better against 1k+ hour survivors, its hard to rate them. If i had to play against myself 4x, i would definitely not pick billy.

Huntress is mid tier imo, joint with Myers. I place Billy second from my experience with him. I've played and mastered all 4 of the top tier killers (Nurse, Billy, Hag and Spirit) so I just know them from my experiences. But if I were to say, Spirit has the best chasing in the game. Nurse and Hag have the same chases for me (Around 10 seconds) and Billy has the worst chasing. Pressure wise, Billy and Nurse are the best. With Hag 3rd and Spirit last. Who's best at controlling everything survivors do? Undoubtedly Hag.

All of the top tier killers are amazing at something and better then every other kill. You're right, its hard to compare them. But I just rate them from my experiences.

Mc_Harty

Because she's one of the best designed killers in the game while having the same skill ceiling as Nurse. If you think her power is based on luck, then you either don't understand survivors at all or undervalue sound. She's at least in the top 5.

Poweas

@Weederick said:

@LegitAdventurer said:
Its really based on your own playstyle tbh. They say Billy is a really high tier killer and I cant do much of anything with him at r1. But when I play as Hag or Huntress(low rank killers) i seem to do really well because their specific play styles work well for me.

Billy, Spirit, Hag and Huntress are all toptier. The order is debatable.

I'd say it goes lie this.

Top tier

Nurse,
Billy,
Hag,
Spirit,
Myers/Huntress joint. (I don't know whether they're mid tier or top tier. I can dominate with them but it means nothing.

That's my personal order for them.

thekiller490490

IMO most people who aren't as good with her rate her low. Takes practice learning jukes and how to track someone you can't see. However, once mastered, chases last maybe 20 seconds if you mess up a phase chase. She is known as the (2nd) hardest killer to play.

Weederick

@Poweas said:

@Weederick said:

@Poweas said:
Are you joking? Hag is about 10x stronger than Spirit. Nurse>>>>>>>>Billy>Hag>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Spirit. And she's the 4th top tier killer. She can't even compare to Nurse, Billy or Hag. She's 4th killer and yes she is quite good

Every toptier killer has is own strengths and weaknesses. Spirit is better than Billy against good survivors. Hag is the weakest toptier killer against coordinated survivors. Huntress is inconsistent towards both sides, she can 4k and 0k the most, a pretty wildcard (which is good against tryhards swfs).
I used to place billy 2nd, but we have so many viable toptier killers that are better against 1k+ hour survivors, its hard to rate them. If i had to play against myself 4x, i would definitely not pick billy.

Huntress is mid tier imo, joint with Myers. I place Billy second from my experience with him. I've played and mastered all 4 of the top tier killers (Nurse, Billy, Hag and Spirit) so I just know them from my experiences. But if I were to say, Spirit has the best chasing in the game. Nurse and Hag have the same chases for me (Around 10 seconds) and Billy has the worst chasing. Pressure wise, Billy and Nurse are the best. With Hag 3rd and Spirit last. Who's best at controlling everything survivors do? Undoubtedly Hag.

All of the top tier killers are amazing at something and better then every other kill. You're right, its hard to compare them. But I just rate them from my experiences.

"Mastering" a killer takes way more than playing them a bit. I have close to 1k hours on billy and mained him since release before the arrowkey exploit. I probably really mastered him or close to, but i would never say so, since he has a really high skillcap and you can always improve on accuracy and skillshots and cutting loops.
Are you as good as zubat with billy? If not, you havent mastered him. And there are better billys than zubat. Just like any true nurse, hag, spirit or huntress main would laugh, when you consider them mastered. It takes a lot of time, since their skillcap is very deep. ~1k hours to master one. I dont think ANYONE has mastered every killer. Im trying to do it, 2,6k hours in, but its impossible even for toptier killers.

Ranting aside, i think you really underestimate their skillcaps and what they can do.

Eninya

Heavy mind-game killer with good mobility. Ever since they changed her audio cues, she's incredibly easy to gank people with. It's not really the buff I wanted to see on her, but all well.

She's the more binary version of Hag, being able to use her mobility at will, but being unable to shut out locations as quickly or effectively. However, The Spirit's addons can be insane depending on the map and combination you get accustomed to.

Also, she's incredible for pallet baiting by just stopping and holding still. lmao Very fun killer.

NuclearBurrito2

Map Control? Power speed buff + invis
Chase? Speed buff + Mind games
Tracking? Lol no
Utility? You can get a lot of free grabs using her power if you use it right

powerbats

She's really good when played well and if you know what you're doing you can mix up fake phasing and phasing with Prayer Beads. If not running those then M&A is really nice for jump scares combined with movement speed and extended phasing.

I main her and I actually hate facing her more than any other killer besides 3 blink Nurse and Iri Doctor on Gideons. Her biggest strength is her mind games and how fast she can move across the map and if you run MYC on her with ms addons she's a beast.