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what perks work on freddy?

oreoslurpee
oreoslurpee Member Posts: 303
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i heard that cauldrophobia doesn't work on freddy bc of his lulaby or something, if thats the case then what perks don't work?

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  • Jarky
    Jarky Member Posts: 673
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    They do work, but you'll struggle to get value out of them consistently because of the Dream World mechanic.

    When survivors are awake, they can hear your terror radius, so perks that require them to be in your terror radius will work.

    When survivors are asleep and in the dream world, they become oblivious (can't hear your terror radius) and hear the lullaby instead, so perks that require them to be in your terror radius will not work.

    This is why it's difficult to get value out of these perks since survivors are in and out of the dream world, and ideally you want them IN the dream world as Freddy so your snares/pallets are effective.

    Perks that won't work whilst they're in the dream world (from a killer perspective) are:

    • Coulrophobia
    • Unnerving Presence
    • Dissolution
    • Infectious Fright
    • Overwhelming Presence
    • Septic Touch
    • Starstruck

    There are other perks that are less effective but will still do other things such as Agitation/Distressing, but they're less directly affected by it since they have secondary effects. A list of perks that modify/require being in the terror radius can be found here: https://deadbydaylight.fandom.com/wiki/Terror_Radius?so=search#Perks