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Killer tierlist

Murdle
Murdle Member Posts: 119
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I know a lot will disagree. Everyone has a different list but here's some brief explanations why I think some of these killers should be ranked like this..


SS - Spirit > Nurse

I think the Nurse is amazing but I prefer the Spirit as I feel I like it's easier to land grabs with her. Also the stun and low movement spd on Nurse is why I think Spirit is a slightly better option.


S - Oni > Hillbilly

Seems like Oni has a lot more fluid movement than hillbilly does when they're both "dashing". Hillbillie's chainsaw is a lot easier to juke.


A - Trapper > Hag

Running into Trapper's traps have a lot more consequence than running into a hag's traps. Not to mention he powerwalks at the speed of light and the Hag just.. doesn't.


D - Wraith

Wraith is the worst killer imo as he just has his invisible stealth ability and that's about all there is to him. I ranked stealth killers very low for the most part cause they're very easily countered by spine chill, especially wraith.

At least Ghostface can try to expose then 1 shot or Piggy can put a RBT on survivors and waste a lot of their time as they aren't so much focused on gens.

Comments

  • Leachy_Jr
    Leachy_Jr Member Posts: 2,207

    Obviously this is my opinion, but I disagree a lot with this.

    Firstly: Oni has a far worse than Billy early game, where he is pretty much just an M1 killer. Worst part about this is that he is tall and loud, making it hard to get that first hit. Even when he has his ability (which is temporary) he isn't great at most loops, and good survivors will not be hanging around in a dead-zone or an unsafe loop when they can hear you from across the map.

    Billy's early game is better as he can run across the map and start the game instantly, pressuring gens. He creates dead-zones much quicker than other killers, which help him possibly get an insta down. Curving helps him get these downs.

    Myers is overrated AF, survivors control him pretty much.

    Secondly: Hag is better than trapper for the fact that she has mobility, wide area traps, faster setting traps, shorter height, better tracking and smaller terror radius. There are also a bunch of little techs and tricks you can do with her traps (such as the camera flick) to help you even more. As I said I think the main reason she is better is because she has mobility, much better than trappers.

    Why is demodoggy here? Hes ok but similar to Myers survivors control him. One thing he has going for him is his ability to create dead zones, similar to Billy. His portals are not that good btw, they're ok, but not great.

    Ghostie needs to swap with Myers.

    Thirdly: Clown is just not good my man. Hes really bad. Dunno why hes above all these. Especially huntress and pig.

    Pig has pressure and stealth. That's all that really needs to be said really. She needs swapping with demo.

    Maybe I would do a few other tweaks, especially to huntress.

  • Kwikwitted
    Kwikwitted Member Posts: 647

    I have to assume this is coming from the perspective of someone who doesn't play killer, but as a survivor who they think is strong. Only explanation for it.

    Oni in the second to highest tier, not even close, he's an inferior version of Billy with a way worse late game, a power that's less useful than Billy's and not available nearly as often.

    Myers and Trapper in A tier, good joke, both need tons of setup time and are really only great when Survivors are dumb enough to step in traps or oblivious enough to allow for easy stalking, otherwise they have horrible games.

    Clown in mid-tier when he's almost unanimously considered one of the worst killers along with Bubba, really?

    Huntress below Deathslinger when Deathslinger is an inferior version of Huntress, again really?

    Wraith bottom tier? I agree he can be countered somewhat by spine chill but even still he is NOT bottom tier in the slightest.

  • Murdle
    Murdle Member Posts: 119

    Dang I was just hoping one out of two of those doctor mains weren't gonna follow me from thread to thread..

  • Kwikwitted
    Kwikwitted Member Posts: 647

    Yeah the other guy is the one who actually plays Doctor, I don't. Freddy, Hillbilly, Wraith, and Myers mostly. I just had fun ridiculing your use of words like "Objective" and "True" and having no clue what they mean.

    Doesn't change that your tier list is really, really off. Leachy pointed out some of the same issues I did, I guess that makes it "objective" and "true" lol.

  • Lexilogo
    Lexilogo Member Posts: 801

    I would put Hag in S tier. A good Hag with a good gen setup can be nearly as unbeatable as any Nurse/Spirit. Sure, she has slow movespeed, she can teleport and is a territorial Killer, it doesn't matter. Yes, a Hag trap has lower consequence than a Trapper trap, she can still immediately initiate chase and probably get a hit off on you, and maintaining her traps is way less cumbersome.

    In exactly what world are Clown, Legion, Deathslinger, and Trapper ALL stronger characters than Huntress?

    Wraith is definitely not bottom, he has more tools than Leatherface or Clown. Stealth and above average map pressure are both valuable things to have. Hard to get used to/get results with, perhaps, but Wraith players have proven his toolset is sufficient to consistently work at high ranks.

    Myers is overrated and I say this as a huge fan of playing him. Yes, Myers WILL stomp in many lowrank games, in high rank games where Survivors are more acutely aware of his stalking and how to exploit it, EWI is really difficult to get out of and gens will pop before Myers can seriously chase anyone. Add that to the fact that, despite being a really strong M1 Killer, he's still an M1 Killer, makes him more mid-tier.

    Demo and Trapper are a bit high in general. Trapper struggles with genrushing because he needs his preptime and has a lot of Survivor counterplay especially with co-ordinated guys who can deal with his traps, and Demo broadcasts a lot of information to Survivors via his constant screeches which becomes more of a problem the higher you go.

  • Murdle
    Murdle Member Posts: 119

    Hag belongs in A because freddy, hillbilly, and oni (s) aren't on the same level as nurse and spirit (ss) and Hag isn't on the same level as freddy or hillbilly.

    It's a no brainer. She belongs in A.


    "In exactly what world are Clown, Legion, Deathslinger, and Trapper ALL stronger characters than Huntress?"

    Umm.. This world. Lol.

    Clown obviously can end chases pretty quickly by SLOWING and nearly blinding survivors.

    Legion is stupidly mobile sprinting around the map at lightning speed and the ability to vault ######### like survivors is cancer.

    Trapper needs no explanation. If you think trapper is weaker than Huntress, you sir, need to play the game.

    Deathslinger is the only one I can agree with kinda but at the same time, he just shoots you once, you gotta stop and mend. If you don't lose him.. Obviously that chase isn't gonna end in your favor.

    Huntress can be looped easily and lower movement speed.. Easy to juke hatchets. That's why they're better.


    Wraith is.. Definitely bottom tier. Again, like I said.. spine chill.

    Even if I don't have spine chill.. Pretty easy to see a giant "invisible" air dent moving across my screen and hearing elephant stomps around me obviously anyone will notice and run right away.

    There are stealth killers that can expose you then hit you at any time while being undetectable so.. Yea wraith is gonna stay as the worst killer for me.

  • Lexilogo
    Lexilogo Member Posts: 801

    Clown can end chases quickly but so can a plethora of other Killers including Huntress, and they usually have some other ability packed in addition to be able to end chases, and don't have a heart attack whenever they vault anything.

    Huntress is loopable but the reason why she is considered so strong is because she's a Killer with a high skillcap. Hatchet juking is up to the Huntress to fail, a good enough Huntress can and will hit you if all you have as defense is mindgaming the hatchet. In that kind of situation you need to rely on Huntress-safe loops (dependent on the map) or using her lullaby for info on her map movements.

    Trapper's one of my most played Killers and I absolutely think he's below Huntress. He's better than most people give him credit for but his ability is waay more counterable than hatchets and he gets much worse the more co-ordinated Survivors are.

    Legion can use Feral Frenzy to be very mobile, but if Survivors are split up they're just an M1 Killer and using Feral Frenzy is essentially pointless.


    Wraith is definitely not bottom tier. Yes, his stealth ability is a lot worse than most would like it to be, but high rank Wraith results and plays kinda speak for themselves. Being able to move faster around the map and remove your TR, even if the "invisibility" is huge false advertisement on the Wailing Bell's part, is a powerful tool and high rank Wraith mains have consistently proven it.

    I'm not necessarily making the full galaxy brain "wraith is actually high tier" argument here, I think he's mid tier or even arguably low tier, but he is not the worst Killer in the game.


    Most people would probably tell you that LF is the worst Killer in the game and Clown's just above him. I think your list appears to be based on experience versusing these Killers, which isn't a bad place to start, but you probably should do more research on how people who main these Killers feel about the topic. You don't have to take all their words at face value, but you should know at least that Huntress is a stronger Killer than Clown.