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Best Pinhead Build?

NathyP11
NathyP11 Member Posts: 121
in General Discussions

I see dennisreep has ruin rated highly on pinhead. What is the best build to run?

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  • Altarf
    Altarf Member Posts: 1,046

    Hoarder and Lethal Pursuer are good if you're newer to Pinhead, but once you get good at predicting box spawns they lose a lot of their value.

    My personal favourite (and cruellest) build to run is Hex: Ruin, Hex: Plaything, Hex: Pentimento and Knock Out/Dead Man's Switch/Hex: Thrill of the Hunt. Ruin gives good early game slowdown and synergizes well with the Chain Hunt, Plaything gives mid game slowdown as well as letting you sneak up to people to get some much-needed downs/easy hits, which Pinhead doesn't often get. Pentimento is ridiculously effective when combined with Ruin and Plaything, and its built-in gen slowdown is just more horrific slowdown on top of the slowdown of the Chain Hunt.

    The last three choices are up to you. Knock Out is weirdly effective on Pinhead; I think it's because survivors feel pressured from the Lament Configuration and find difficulty finding the time to search for slugs. DMS synergizes fantastically with the Chain Hunt and Thrill, although not optimal because you might not get all your Plaything totems ready, makes your Ruin last longer.

    It's incredibly cruel on killers like Pinhead and Twins. If you're applying pressure on top of all these slowdowns, survivors can be overwhelmed so much that the game grinds to a halt.

  • ActualPainedFrog
    ActualPainedFrog Applicant Posts: 279
    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/307191/best-pinhead-build

    The staples for him are:

    Ruin + Undying - If Pinhead finds the box first, he can guarantee value without having to take much risk.

    Lethal Pursuer - A good Pinhead can guarantee he finds the box first with this perk, it's consistency makes it incredibly powerful.

    The great perks on him:

    Thrill of the Hunt - For extra slowdown.

    Tinkerer/Discordance - Genfo perks are good for predicting box spawns

    Pop - Although weaker due to having to defend the box, it's still very powerful.

    The good perks on him:

    BBQ - good for info

    Bitter murmur - good for info

    whisperers - good for info

    Use other perks with caution, these aren't necessarily the best perks on him, just the ones that I've experienced the most success with.