Shrine of Secrets

Strider is only good on spirit, 1on any other killer it's just ok.

Yup, you're doing just fine! I ask for advice on the shrine perks, too. There's so many, and it helps to be able to ask the community what utility they get out of certain ones. Welcome! 😊

Inner strength is great. It's a fast heal and works towards removing NOED.

Stridor is a good perk on Spirit or Nurse, you may want it if you intend to play one of those. On other killers it's nice due to how bad sounds are post-2018 but you'll likely never take it over other perks.

If you're a newer player, you have some options available.

First, you can seek other players to SWF with (Survivie With Friends). They can be on a similar level, but the most important thing imo is your group vibes together. I've been lucky enough to find more skilled players to play with, and their advice and experience has made me a better player.

If you have interest in finding a swf group, you can post in the forums to look for a good fit. The DbD Discord is also an option, and they also offer gameplay tutors. It really depends what you're comfortable with.

If you're more of a solitary/solo q player, there's many competent Fog Whisperer's and streamers that can help you learn how to effectively juke a killer, undersrand maps, recognize Totem spawns, etc. There's much information, but no shortage of community members happy to share their experience and expertise. Just make sure you're happy with whatever path you choose 💜

Inner Strength is a good perk. Slightly less so if you have trouble finding Totems like I do, but it is good. Also it is a teachable from Nancy Wheeler who's a licensed Survivor, so you won't be able to get her and unlock her perks through the bloodweb without spending irl money.

I wouldn't bother spending shards to get any of the other 3. None of them are bad, its just that Iron Will is on Jake, who's free. Agitation is on Trapper who's free. Stridor is on Nurse who's free. If you are new, your Shards are worth significantly more than BP because you need those shards to unlock other characters and cosmetics you might want.

Spine Chill is definitely worth running, especially as a newer player. It alerts you when the killer is looking in your direction -- when it stays lit up, it's likely you have company headed your way. It's a huge defense against stealth killers, particularly Myers and Ghostface.

NOED is a shortened version of the perk Hex: No One Escapes Death (hence the NOED). It activates when the exit gates are powered (not necessarily when all gens are done) and gives the killer a 2%/3%/4% boost to movement speed and all survivors are "Exposed" - one shot.

The way to disable the perk is to cleanse the associated hex totem (which will be glowy and seen around the map). However, it's possible to disable it before it reaches the endgame by cleansing all 5 dull totems too (something the community loves to oversimplify with the phrase 'do bones') before the gates are powered.

This can be a massive issue in solo due a lack of coordination and if the killer doesn't have NOED, effectively wasting minutes at a time doing nothing. However with Inner Strength, there's a viable reason to be cleansing the totems that doesn't stem form something the killer may-or-may-not have and your teammates may-or-may-not be attempting to counter too; you can heal yourself up too.

That's okay! Spine Chill lights up when the killer is looking at you. Against regular killers, like Trapper or Doctor, it won't be the most helpful, but against stealthy killers like Ghost Face, Wraith, Pig, and even more so Myers ("The Shape") it's a life saver. It let's you know when the killer is approaching you, hence why against stealthy killers it's good, and gives you an early warning to GTFO. It's also helpful if the killer uses Tinkerer (removes your red stain, heartbeat, and ability to be seen with aura perks for 12/14/16 seconds when a generator reaches 70%) as they're effectively a stealth killer whilst under it's effect.

But like a lot of perks, it depends entirely on your playstyle. For example as I so eloquently put it, "I don't use Spine Chil because I have eyes and ears, and because if it's a Deathslinger I'll be raging anyway so I might as well put the silent terror radius on", however some people I know like the perk and the counterplay it offers. Especially to Spirit and Deathslinger (cause ohhh boy do they need it but that's a topic for another thread).

Stridor, Iron Will and Agitation are perks from base characters, its not worth taking them on the Shrine, just level Nurse/Trapper/Jake to 40 and unblock all their perks.

Inter strength is a really good perk I would recommend buying that one. You can pair it with small game to help you find totems.

No prob, happy to help a fellow survivor in the fog! :) You'll be better than me at finding totems in no time haha

Also, for totems, a tip I learned from the forums is to get small game, but leave it at level 1. Don't try to increase it to 3 if you have trouble finding totems.

The concept is, Small Game's radius increases the more you level it (8 meters at tier 1, 10m at tier 2,and 12m at tier 3). Which means, the higher leveled it is, the more it'll go off the /farther/ you are from a totem. For a more accurate trigger, it's easier to keep your Small Game at tier 1, so that when you do hear it go off, you'll probably be closer to the actual location lol. (instead of me with the Small Game maxed out walking in circles looking for the dang thing lol)

Not replying to me but I'll answer it anyway:

Small Game's effect is that it makes a little "ding" whenever you look at a totem or trap every I think 15 seconds. Another perk to help find totems is "Detective's Hunch" (Detective Tapp, level 35), and whenever a generator is completed this perk shows the aura of all nearby totems, gens, and chests.