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Favorite Perk?

I want to know what people's favorite perk or perks are.

For me it's definitely Zanshin Tactics. I play Doctor almost exclusively, and Zanshin is a godsend on him. Denial of resources becomes so much easier when I'm running Zanshin along with a range add-on. I'm not sure if it's just me, but I have trouble identifying long wall jungle gyms from short wall jungle gyms until it's too late and the survivor I'm chasing is already too close to the window for me to deny it. But with Zanshin I can see ahead and plan accordingly!

Not only that, but I can also see routes a survivor might take at about the same time they do even though I'm far behind them because I can see their resources through walls. It's ESPECIALLY nice on indoor maps, Léry's in particular. There are so many windows in that map I don't know about until it's too late.

In essence the knowledge that Zanshin gives me is invaluable in terms of cutting down chases.

Comments

  • GeneralV
    GeneralV Member Posts: 11,260

    Blood Warden.

    For someone who started with the ANOES DLC, this perk was a blessing. And there was no EGC back then, so I could use it pretty much every match as a last resort.

  • Adeloo
    Adeloo Member Posts: 1,448

    Diversion or Blast Mine

  • Luciferr_2nd
    Luciferr_2nd Member Posts: 911

    WGLF and BBQ

    Always run them, for the BP and I love their effects as well.

  • FFirebrandd
    FFirebrandd Member Posts: 2,445

    Oppression. For killers not named Legion or Plague, it's the best anti gen perk in the game that doesn't require a down. I'm not a huge fan of perks that require snowballing to function, so Oppression has made its way onto most of my builds.

  • DBD78
    DBD78 Member Posts: 3,464
    edited June 2021

    Agitation because I like basement builds on my Hag, Trapper and Twins. And if it's too far to basement well it's a faster hook which is always good.

    Survivor is what I play mostly though and Iron Will is always so good to have. It's my most used perk in this game.

  • GuyFawx
    GuyFawx Member Posts: 2,027

    if i can only pick 1 than it would be BBQ its one of those perks that is soo annoying to not have

  • megswifey
    megswifey Member Posts: 826

    Head on is my absolute favorite perk hands down! Nothing beats the feeling of getting a grasp escape when the killer walks next to a little locker lol!! Jane taught me the powers of thiccness, and I will use it to my advantage!

  • ethan99
    ethan99 Member Posts: 154

    WOO

    I can never get rid of it :`(

    Maybe once I've learned every tile of every map, but until then it stays on :)

  • Plu
    Plu Member Posts: 1,456

    There's a bunch of them but recently it would be Mindbreaker, i love it mostly because it ######### over dead hard user when you are forced to contest gens.

  • CheeseAnton
    CheeseAnton Member Posts: 882

    For The People

    There's nothing more satisfying than pulling off a great Instant Save and getting the heck outta there.


    Honorable Mentions:

    Breakout: I like it the same way I like FTP, pulling off epic saves, I just feel FTP is more reliable.

    Head On: Like FTP and Breakout, love using it to stun a killer carrying a survivor.

    Flashbang: I think I like pulling off saves too much for my own good.

  • Hex_Ignored
    Hex_Ignored Member Posts: 1,914

    Bbq because without it the grind is unbearable + the aura reading can come in handy from time to time

  • Phasmamain
    Phasmamain Member Posts: 11,531

    Gearhead because I like the info it gives and it works well for M1 killers

  • MadLordJack
    MadLordJack Member Posts: 8,814

    I dunno, probably Ruin.

  • Tranquil_Blue
    Tranquil_Blue Member Posts: 335
    edited June 2021

    Survivor:

    *KINDRED is just so freaking useful as a solo queue player. It gives lots of info to you and your team. I feel kinda sad about how much info I lose when I don't bring it.

    *DETECTIVE'S HUNCH is lots of fun, especially with a map.

    *WE'LL MAKE IT because I love giving teammates a quicker-than-expected heal.

    *OPEN-HANDED is very fun to pair with Kindred, Defective's Hunch, Bond, and/or Visionary, especially now that it's been buffed.


    Killer:

    *SAVE THE BEST FOR LAST because it's so satisfying to build up stacks and get value from it.

    *TINKERER because I enjoy sneaking up on survivors.

  • CrowVortex
    CrowVortex Member Posts: 968

    Make your choice with the recent scream addition added to it

  • Northener1907
    Northener1907 Member Posts: 3,012

    Old Decisive! I can not repair gen or hook save on killer face anymore! Damn!

  • indieeden7
    indieeden7 Member Posts: 3,400

    Iron Will, find it difficult to play without it.

  • Nathan13
    Nathan13 Member Posts: 6,712

    BBQ and small game

  • humanbeing1704
    humanbeing1704 Member Posts: 8,999

    Desperate measures and botany knowledge both of these perks counter basically counter sloppy butcher so that's why I love them

  • TheMadCat
    TheMadCat Member Posts: 2,203

    I can't play without Iron Will, but Resilience is my fav!

  • HaunterofShadows
    HaunterofShadows Member Posts: 4,092

    devour hope. enough said

  • DistortedDream
    DistortedDream Member Posts: 672

    Either Blast Mine or Resilience.

  • MrDardon
    MrDardon Member Posts: 4,033

    Flashbang. It's the most fun Perk they've ever released in my opinion.

  • Sadsnacks
    Sadsnacks Member Posts: 677

    Either counterforce or plunderers instinct. I enjoy hunting for totems (dull or hexed) and plunderers is fun because it feels so goofy when I escape a match as my dwight-in-a-box with a rare purple item. At this point I've got a whole shrine in my dwight's inventory filled with rare items I've plundered as him lol

  • ManyAchievables
    ManyAchievables Member Posts: 667

    For Survivor, Aftercare. The info it gives me is immensely useful.

    For Killer, I gotta admit that it's Coup De Grace. The times that this perk pays off are so satisfying.

  • DelsKibara
    DelsKibara Member Posts: 3,127

    Personal favourite of mine would have to be Spine Chill.

    Purely because it helps you more than just being an immersed ######### at the edge of the map. I've used it on loops to juke the killer trying to mindgame me more than once and it has saved my bacon in ways you normally can't do without the perk's information.

  • Bwsted
    Bwsted Member Posts: 3,452

    Mad Grit. On Plague.

  • DoritoHead
    DoritoHead Member Posts: 3,546

    My favorite perk overall is Surge, but I absolutely love Thana on Legion.

    For survivor, I never take kindred off.

  • EQWashu
    EQWashu Member Posts: 5,105

    I have a few favorites, its so hard to choose! Diversion is one of my favorites...when you're out of options and staring down a melee attack, and you crouch down and throw a pebble right at the killer, sometimes the Killer plays along and will look back once or twice before hitting you, that's a win in my book lol

    I also love Haunted Grounds, Whispers, Head On and Inner Strength, and I'm falling in love a bit with Blast Mine.

    And I never thought about Zanshin Tactics for Doctor...I'll have to give that a try!

  • OldHunterLight
    OldHunterLight Member Posts: 3,001

    Bond for favorite survivor perk.

    I guess BBQ as killer as I run it with every single killer even if doesn't benefit them.