Is Pyramid Head worth learning?

Pyramid Head isn't bad, he's not especially strong either though, fairly average or just above average, but if played well can certainly stand up to most survivors. Although as with any killers that aren't Nurse, Spirit, Blight or Wraith, will struggle at the highest level, but at anything less than red ranks (and then even sometimes at red ranks), all killers are perfectly viable.

Using his power well typically involves predicting survivor movements though, which can take a long time to learn. Because there's a slight delay in using his AoE you want to aim where the survivor will be in a second or two, not where that are this moment, ideally penning a survivor into a narrow area where they can't dodge it so easily. And you want to lay his torment down in places that survivors will be forced to walk, to increases the chances of them becoming afflicted.

One thing that is sometimes considered "bad" about him, is his cages of attonement. Using these will prevent you from getting any use of out hook related perks, such as BBQ & Chilli, or Pop Goes The Weasel, which are both meta perks. However likewise, they also rob survivors of hook related perks as well, so it's a two-way street. It especially negates Decisive Strike, which gives him a slight edge in some cases.

Sorry to hear that you're facing so many toxic dirtbags. And no, PH is not a bad killer, actually he's probably among the top 10 strongest killers in DBD.

As you've probably figured out, he's not easy to play, properly using his PotD, predictiong it through walls, properly landing it at loops, even getting multi hits with it is all part of skillful gameplay you need to get accustomed to when playing him. Right next to utilising his cages and torment.

Depending on quality of survivor you play against (like even if you're new but already face good players every now and then) against and also your own overall decision making, chase gameplay, map awerness etc, playing too fairly might hinder your performance a lot. Ofc it's completely fine if you like playing very kindly towards survivors but sometimes against some survivors, using "dirty" tactics is just mandatory to keep your pressure up.

I recommend searching YT or twich for a good PH main and watch how they play him, that usually is the best way to learn ins and outs of a killer. But above all, have fun playing him and DBD as a whole. Don't let some toxic survivors get to you just because you're learning or have a bad game.

I tried to learn him, but until fixed, it's been a nightmare on console as I lag/freeze when using his power. That said, I still found him very fun. It's worth putting the time & effort to at least try each Killer. Even tho I didn't stick with every Killer, it's worth giving em a few test runs.

With Pyramid Head, I he has a fun power with sending people to cages and range hitting Survivors. He isn't insanely strong but he can out some great pressure on Survivors, esp with a built-in Mori!

Firstly please report people for harassment. We don't need people like that in the game and I'm sorry you deal with that. I always report people who think it necessary to drop slurs in end game chat and so should you.

Secondly, Pyramid Head is an absolute beast once you learn and get good with him and he has a pretty steep learning curve imo. There's actually two reasons he's quite scorned, first is his ranged attack which feels bad to go down against at certain loops where there isn't much you can do against it. The other reason is that his other power to torment and set people in cages counters literally ALL perks that proc off of being hooked/unhooking others and his ability to mori tormented survivors on death hook is also something survivors don't tend to like very much.

Pyramid Head is strong at tunneling people out of matches that's why he's usually hated. That said I encourage you to put in the time in learning him. It's up to you whether you want to "play fair" or not. Personally I try not to tunnel as killer but there's nothing wrong with doing it when you're down and the situation presents itself. Much like slugging, it's a high risk high reward scenario.

Like genuinely as long as you aren't face camping on first hook or tunneling said person off the hook there really is no reason for the survivors to complain. But hey sometimes that's just what everyone does (On both sides mind you). Remember that ppl are gonna complain no matter what sometimes and you can't make everyone happy by trying to win and do well. Just focus on having fun, getting better at the game and not griefing others experiences for no reason whatsoever bcuz that's what makes more bullies

As with every other killer with bad mobility (and even killers with good mobility), he suffers from genrushing. If survivors hammer those gens, particularly if you don't have any slowdown perks and/or at the highest level, you can still lose no matter how good you are.

But yes I'd say he's definitely worth learning. He's really good in 1v1's (and is one of the best killers for tunneling). Disclaimer: I'm not a Pyramid Main (but am a PH enjoyer).

You ask how to play PH. In essence, hold M2 whilst going around loops when you're reasonably close to a survivor. If the survivor drops the pallet and you've got a good reaction time use your special attack when they're locked in the animation. Same thing with windows. If they try to loop the pallet again quickly let go of M2 and either hit them with your basic attack or if you're not close enough, repeat. If they decide to loop the same pallet, they will now be affected by torment trail.

If someone is unhooking in your face hold M2 at the hooked player and if you time it correctly you will make the unhooker and the unhooked player both lose a health state (unless the unhooker has BT).

Also: You can try and get hits through walls via your power but it can waste a lot of time so it's not usually worth it. Good survivors will hold W and waste a lot of your time if you miss.

He's okay. He can shut down loops unless elevation comes into play and his trails and cages allow for strategic plays.

However even if you spend your time mastering him don't expect to beat a full team of smart survivors because although he's good in the 1 v 1 he lacks what most killers lack which is:

- Map pressure

- chase mobility (holding forward and skipping loops may cost you the game if you commit to those chases) whereas other chasers like Spirit, Nurse, Blight etc. don't give a damn about holding W.

- stealth (you can hear him extremely well and he emits so many sounds that warn survivors about everything he does. If you chase someone everyone will know you're in chase when you take the first shot even if you miss because of the global sound so gens may go faster than against other killers as even scared survivors are always informed about your actions)

etc.

Also his power is not reliable at times due to the shockwave's built-in delay.

That being said he is a fairly strong chase killer but just don't expect to win against all strong teams especially if the map has a lot of elevations limiting your power.

He isn't bad at all. He is a beast with practice (like most killers)!

Unlike most killers his power is very useful and has no direct counter besides dodging/ crouching.

Keep practicing and turn chat off for Entity's sake!!! Don't let hater get you down. People are real jerks in this game just to be jerks.

Absoloutely. No other killer gets such dopamine injecting moments like phead. If you've ever gotten a multihit as him, or perfectly predicted a shot through the wall, you'll know what i mean. He absoloutely wrecks when you get really good at him, arguably i'd say besides nurse or blight he has the highest skill payoff in the game.

A lot of people will say Pyramid Head is a strong killer. This is greatly misleading. He is an M1 killer, almost exclusively. His power is ONLY useful at pallets and windows. The slowdown, delay, warning noise, warning light, inability to shift it even moderately to the left or right, and the TREMENDOUS wait time between using it and regaining control of your character is so overwhelmingly punishing that even slightly skilled survivors will evade and escape any chase you attempt to use it and miss. It is also the second shortest 'ranged' attack, and the actual slowest to hit the furthest point.

What Pyramid Head IS good at is hitting survivors who get into animation locks (throwing a pallet, vaulting a window). However, there is a significant delay between when you plant the sword and when you can use it which, along with the auditory/visual warning survivors get, and the extremely limited turning ability means that you must approach every spot at the precise correct angle or you'll miss. Additionally, if they know you're going for it, they can just not drop/vault and you waste time picking the sword back out of the ground. This window of usefulness is very difficult to pick up. Not as hard as learning Nurse, certainly, but you'll find yourself just hitting with M1 for 90% of your damage output.

His other ability, the Torment Trails, is absolutely awful. It has two reliable uses: disposing of a survivor without wasting time carrying them to the hook, and killing a survivor without losing a permanent hook. All the other applications are entirely contingent on the players. Did they run Borrowed Time / Decisive Strike / flashlights / whatever perk? Well, congrats, you negated it. However, it locks you out of some really good killer perks too, and that's 100% assured. Additionally, putting down trails takes an unreasonable amount of time, they last for a very short amount of time, they can't be placed anywhere you'd want to put them, survivors can 100% avoid them by just stealthing through, the tracking from having them set off is completely useless, and every person you cage effectively removes 2 instances of Torment from the survivor team. It is BAD. Just plain, flat-out bad.

And, finally, Pyramid Head has the worst addons of any killer in the entire game. All of his purple and iridescent addons are useless. They have literally no use. The only three that do anything of note are the brown, yellow, and green ones that extend the range of his shockwave. So, you're basically playing a killer with no addon support. And, what's worst, there are so many people who will SAY "oh Pyramid Head is the top tier! Just below Nurse and Spirit!" that the addons and torment trails will never be fixed, changed, buffed, or reworked in any way. So, you're in a mud pit for good.

So, is it work it to learn him? Ehhhhh. The character of Pyramid Head is great. I love him. He's why I bought the game. But his kit is mostly useless, and his actual killer power is wildly over-stated with how good it is. It certainly has SOME use, and players CAN get good enough with it to shut down loops some of the time, but he's the most over-hyped killer out there. He's soundly middle-tier. He mostly just walks around and swings his sword. If you're playing bad players, maybe you'll get a chance to use a cage or two and avoid Decisive Strike, but that's pretty much it.

PH is just ok, against any competent survivor team he gets destroyed like most of the roster. If you really want a killer "worth learning" and if by that you mean strong against good teams, you're looking at like 3-4 killers: Nurse, Spirit, Blight, and maybe 1 or 2 others depending on who you ask.

"I never camp or tunnel I try to avoid that at all costs because I know first hand how annoying it is, so I'm unsure what I'm doing wrong."

Well if you care about winning that'll need to change unfortunately, at least on the tunneling part. Getting a player out the game ASAP is what the killer should be aiming to do. I know the feeling of not wanting to do it but you have to choose between being nice and really playing to win. I usually opt for the nicer rout myself, so ultimately whatever brings you the most satisfaction is what you should go for.

Camping is hit or miss depending on the team you're against, so its too risky (and boring) for my taste personally.

He is harder to play than most killers, even so he's not particularly strong. But he's fun once you get good at him. Biggest single piece of advice I could give is to try and mostly use your power when a survivor has no choice but to be in a certain place, like when they're stuck in an animation, or there's not really any room to move around. Otherwise its pretty easy to dodge and they have a audio warning you're ready to use it even if they can't see you. Although if you want to have more fun you can try for more risky shots.

If he looks fun to you, then yes. He's got a decent power and can potentially counter BT and DS. Hes not top tier, but around the mid-range.

Thanks for the reply on that other thread! I hear you're a demo and phead enjoyer as well! I'd love to see how you play them like perks n add-ons I mean!

PH is 100% worth the time investment, especially if you find him fun. He's a really good Killer with a unique playstyle, and those before me explain him a lot better then I can!

So instead, I'll just leave you with the tip of not letting others get to you (Especially while learning a new Killer) and to never forget that you can disable post-game chat if you feel inclined to do so.