Sticking it out in solo

First I want to say not to stress about rank and to just make sure you’re enjoying the game even if that means putting on perks like slippery meat and up the ante Kobe build for fun.

what is your current rank, perk loadout, and what would you say is your biggest weakness/struggle?

i also rank-resetted twice to rank 9 and i found it much more difficult to get back to red ranks, than to stay in red ranks. Green and purple rank killers tend to hard-tunnel und camp much more than red rank killers who know they have to be everywhere anytime. I play more "aggressively" (i don't hide as soon as i hear TR or Spine Chill goes off, i'm ok with getting chased since i want to get better in it), which means i'm often the first one to get down (and then tunneled and camped sometimes).

I managed to get back to red ranks easily with a 2-man swf. Solo Q is horrible imho, it's a lottery, you heavily depend on the skill of your teammates and of course, the skill of the killer. They need to rework it, we need more communication-abilities. The current DC-epidemic doesn't make it better (guilty of this as well sometimes).

But as i said, teammates in red ranks are usually better, they can loop longer, they prioritze gens and not hiding. Even if you're not good at looping, you will not always be the one who gets chased and i escape more often in red ranks then in violet ranks.

How to pip: Try do everything a little bit and try to stay alive. I had problems with pipping because i don't prefer to go for unhooks - but doing this is essential if you want a pip. The ground rule is: 2 gens, 2 unhooks, 2 chases (winning them at best). Stuff like pallet stuns and totems also help i think.

ok, do you take med-kits with you? It's the best item for survs, i usually have one. If you don't have one, take a good healing perk (Inner Strength! please don't use Self Care, it's bullshit) or an aura perk (Bond, Kindred) so you easily find someone who can heal you.

Don't heal right under the hook! If the killer is not in a chase, he will come back to the hook. Go to some hiding spot. Also: Be patient! Don't just rush to the nearest gen after you get unhooked. That's usually the one the killer patrols first if he comes back to the hook. Go to a gen more far away from the hook. Decide if you should heal first or your team needs to finish some gens. This also heavily depends on the killer (if he has 1-shot abilities, healing doesnt matter so much, especially if you're running Iron Will, which you already do, great!).

Try to play more stealthy, try to foresee the killer's next move. For example at the beginning of the game, it's better to leave the gen next to you and sneak your way to some gen on the other side of the map where the killer spawned. Or to an important gen in the middle of the map, but those usually get heavily defended.

Here's my build for example, i did good with that in red ranks:

Spine Chill: so much value against any killer but especially stealthy killers. If you're not good in chases, it will help you to stay away from the killer. If it stays for more than 2,3 seconds, quickly find out the direction from which the killer is approaching and hide somewhere or run far away

Sprint Burst: gives you a head start in chases and often makes the killer miss his hit if he is not expecting it. I think Dead Hard is better but i'm used to SB.

Iron Will: Helps you loosing the killer in a chase, helps you if you can't heal, because sound is a very important detection ressource for killers

Kindred: Helps you do coordinated unhooks, shows you what your mates are doing, shows you the direction the killer is going after the hooking, even you're not going for the unhook it shows you were your help is maybe needed (doing a gen or healing mates). You can also use Bond but i think Kindred is better because of the killer aura reading (exposes facecampers)

You can also use Decisive Strike, i don't do anymore because too often it's not getting used but when it does, it gives you and your team much more time. You can replace Kindred with it, if you want to play more selfish.

Give up self care. Trust me. Theres a lot of solid advice already listed, but getting rid of self care was a blessing. I switch up my perks all the time, but my mains are Borrowed Time, Decisive Strike, Urban Evasion for my stealth characters, Prove Thyself, Dead Hard, Deliverance....a few to play with

Looks good. Personally i would switch Quick & Quiet for Detective's Hunch, if you want to run Inner Strength.

• It helps you find totems, that you need for healing. Furthermore, the killer-meta is moving to totem-builds (Undying + Ruin!) right now. it will help you gettting rid of these killer perks. NOED is basically not a problem anymore with this perk. Try to do every totem and if you can't, try to remember the spot if you need to.
• it also helps finding gens (to prevent 3-gen situations in the endgame) and chests (if you need a key or anything)

I tried out Spine Chill, Sprintburst, Inner Strength and Detectives Hunch today for some games and it looks like a solid build. You should also be able to run Iron Will and Kindred instead of SC and SB, just a matter of taste i guess.