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Killer tier list. (Will soon update when the Plague come out)

ninjabsbx
ninjabsbx Member Posts: 20
edited March 2019 in General Discussions

Now i am going to show you my tier list for killers. but keep in mind that its my opinion (but a few things most people can agree) and my perspective on gameplay.

Tiers are:

True hunters: For the 5 best killers (4 you can agree or not/ or 6 if the new killer is good)

Royal: For the 4 okay killers and meh killers.

Prey: for the 4 of the "meh" and 2 that needs rework (one is pretty obvious)


Now let us begin.

True hunters:

1. The Nurse: Now this is an obvious spot since everybody knows how much nurse is excelent. The Nurse's blinks are what makes her great (since she has the slowest speed of every killer) but requires precision, knowledge of every map you play. Now i ve never played her in public matches cuz i dont wanna unrank but i am learning in SWF (Survive With your players) but in first matches you will probably get the worst game in DBD. She is the undisputable Hardest but the best Killer in the game. So when survivors face against Newbs or mediocre nurses they will have to rely on stealth and jukes, but when facing a good or god nurses they will mostly rely on jukes. She is a High skill but with great reward.

2. The Hillbilly: Now who doesnt love him?(salty or toxic survivors maybe) He is an excelent killer but he also needs skill but not as much as the Nurse obviously. The Chainsaw needs precision and learn the controls (If you think Leatherface/The Cannibal is better than Billy its not and i will get to him later) but once you master the Chainsaw you will think that you no longer needs skill. now i am currently a rank 1 killer and i ve got the saltiest match ATM: I had equipped my Billy build and Memento Mori and i won and they said i wouldnt win without the Mori. now the Hillbilly is one the killers that is a magnet to salt he just loses it to The Legion. But the similarity he has with Leatherface is should i insta hit or use the Hammer? now for the chainsaw i would recomend using in the open and also when they will need lots of time to use a pallet or vault a window and the hammer when near a tree, pallet, window and locker. He also does a lot of map pressure and a little mindgame. He requires Medium skill but has High reward

3. The Huntress: Well the Huntress will mostly rely on two things: Precision and the Map. So she was since her release prayed because some people asked the Devs for a killer that could do long range damage and there you have the huntress. Now i will explain why she will need to rely on the two things. Precision is obvious because she is a sniper and she has an okay speed,now for map is pretty simple: Because of the lullaby. Coldwind is a pain in the butt for most killer mains because its great to confuse killers because of the crops, and gideon is excelent because it has lots of pallets and had only 2 to 3 places to vault a window. And she is the worst killer to camp because players will still hear the lullaby even with insidious they will Gen rush you becaus they know you are standing there. but she is great because of the hitbox and because if they are stupid enough they will try to loop you (unless you need more precision). And if you are lucky you can do a Lucky shot (Lucky shot is like doing an impossible shot and hope that a survivor will get hit).She is also another killer i never played with along with the nurse but i ve seen plays and playing against good or bad huntress player (I am rank 16 survivor because i suck and dont have lots of perks on survivors) She is High skill but medium to high (depending on maps) rewarding.

4. Michael Myers/The Shape/Ghost Captain Kirk (William Shatner) /Mute/ Stalky Boi/Etc: I was thinking a lot about this spot because this spot was going to be for The Spirit but there you have him. Michael is pretty much standard killer: No chainsaw, No blinking and not Frenzieng. but he is the Best mindgamer because he has two play styles: Jumpscare Myers and Regular Myers. Regular myers is simple because all you have to do is hold Evil within III and this will cause the survivors to being paranoic because they will never know how close you are to Evil Within III until its too late and they will hear the iconic theme song and they get insta down. Jumpscare is never leaving evil within I because when he is on the level 1 he has 6 meter terror radious and is excelent specially if you have "Monitor and Abuse" because he will hit them if you he is with a corner. He still needs to deal with pallets but hey. Most killers will have to deal with them in your life. And he is also know for Karma because if he has one of the tombstone add ons he can make survivors think twice before teabagging and laugh a lot. He is medium skill but High reward.

5: The Spirit: As i ve mentione before she was gonna take Michael's spot but there she is. The Spirit is second hardest killer to play because she relies on her power and her power has the longest cooldown so she will mostly have to rely on add ons but she is a great mindgamer not better than Michael with the terror radious and speed often changing or never hearing the terror radious it. but she gets faster with her power also making her invisible making both survivors and herself have to rely on loud noise because she does a weird air pump noise. and there is a neat trick: when survivors are looping you use your power animation but dont use it because they will think that you cant see them but in reality you can actually deceive them. I also never played her like the Nurse and huntress because i search for builds on KYF. but she is a god if used correctly. She also deals with pallets but better than Michael. She has high skill but medium reward.

Now for the next contestants (First one will dissapoint you)

Royal:

1. The Legion/Jeff the Killer cult/Edgy teens: Now if you are wonderimg why they arent at the prey category for rework dont worry.The devs announced that they will get nerfed (also getting a few buffs) along side the new chapter and dedicated servers and engine update. The Legion are killers that punishes trolling (more than Michael) and make them be smart because if they dont they are f***ed (specially since lockers are a forced NO specially if they hit someone near you. They deal with pallets better than every killers (except the Nurse) because once you down someone or lose them with the power you will need to break the pallet making them have to rely on windows. Now i agree that the Legion is a pain the butt to play against but its fun to play as. (They also are a magnet on atracting Salt and toxicity) And they are the only killers that almost all most perks work dont work. Nurse's calling is great but mending dont count as healing so i dont recommend it. Brutal strength is okay but you dont really need it most of the time so why pick it? Moving on. I really enjoy playing the Legion but i recommend playing Leatherface or Trapper first because they are great starters. Requires almost no Skill but high reward.

2. The Doctor/F**k healing: Since his many nerfs he is not that great anymore. But his power is great slow the game a lot because it messes with skillchecks a lot. He is a killer which most of his add ons change the way they play the game. He deals with pallets better but not good as the legion or the nurse. He requires timing because you will stop them from doing any action like throw pallets or vault windows and making them panic as they press space so hard they even have a chance to break it. He needs medium skill but medium rewarding

3. The Wraith/Bing bong boi/Spy: Now most of you guys are confused: Why is the wraith Mid tier? well because he the best at sneaking on survivors (unless you are facing Smart survivors that know how tosee you while cloaked ) but he has only four strategies that can help you in the chase. 1: Uncloak if they are at pallet but dont reapear so you dont lose your speed. 2: Pick overcharge, go scare survivors kick the generator and leave. 3: Camp specially because you ignore borrowed time. 4. Bodyblock. He one of the few killers that all his add ons are meh and make them rely on crutch perks add ons. He requires Medium skill but has low reward.

4. The Clown:u The clown is excelent because he is fast, slown them with his power and can one hit you if he has red add on but he is not the greatest killer. He requires High skill but with low reward

Now for the last contestants:

1. Leatherface/The Cannibal/Texan boi: As i ve mentioned before in The Legion, Leatherface along with the Trapper is a great starter killer. He also has the same playstyle as Hillbilly (also mentioned) but he deals with lockers and trees better because most of the time if leatherface hits the locker that you entered on purpose you will still get hit and he doesnt run faster than Billy. He is the best camper with insidious but usually wont work in group of SWF. He requires almost no skill but with low reward.

2. The Trapper/Jason?/"Here comes the Trapper": He is the standard killer because he will mostly have to rely on his traps because survivors will do their best to vault you. he requires almost no skill but medium reward.

3. The Pig: Her power slows the game a little but wont usually kill them. If the trap kills them its usually their fault. but she is okay to play. Sneak attack is easily countered by sprintburst or dead hard Requires medium skil but low reward


4. The Hag/Beast: Now i know that she is a mindgamer and a great camper up but i dont think that she is fun to play or to play against. Because most of the time you chase only one survivor you may get him but lose 1 to 5 generators on the way. I think she needs a little rework but not as much as the last one. She needs a rework so cant determine that skill or reward.

4. Freddy Krueger/The Nightmare/Why the remake?/Where is Robert Englund Aka the OG Freddy?/Buff me plz devs: Now this one was pretty obvious since the beginning. Because he was the killer that got nerfed a week since his release. but most people say that he is the worst killer and dont know the reason, but the reason is because his power doesnt help him a lot with the chase but he is the killer that can slow the game better (up to 25 min to 1 hour). Also cant determine skill or reward because he needs a rework or a buff.

I hope you agree with this tier list once again this is just my opinion and i hope to argue with you guys have fun and a good game.

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Comments

  • ninjabsbx
    ninjabsbx Member Posts: 20
    edited March 2019

    Crap acidentaly posted.

    Edit: finished.

    Post edited by ninjabsbx on
  • Poweas
    Poweas Member Posts: 5,873

    I disagree with Mike and Huntress being top tier imo they're at the top of the middle tier. Mine would go like this:

    Top tier:

    Spirit

    Nurse

    Billy

    Hag

    Mid tier:

    Huntress

    Myers

    Wraith

    Pig

    Doctor

    Bottom tier:

    Trapper

    Freddy

    Legion

    Leatherface


    Thats my opinion though

  • ABannedCat
    ABannedCat Member Posts: 2,529

    Sorry OP, but there is no way Myers and Huntress are top tier. Also Spirit is clearly the second best killer after Nurse. Not to mention you clearly have no idea how Hag is played. She doesnt just "chase one survivor". No, her power allows her to chase multiple survivors. Especially with range add-ons. The best strategy for her is to injure people by running after them, and then use her traps to get close to them in short time. She is a bit like Nurse, but with preset blinks. Her strength is map and hook pressure, and she has an even stronger basement game than Leatherface. Extremely strong in the right hands. Though vulnerable to SWF.

  • thekiller490490
    thekiller490490 Member Posts: 1,164

    I must say that from your description of the hag, you sound like you don't place many traps.

  • MegMain98
    MegMain98 Member Posts: 2,919

    I pretty much agree except I don’t believe Spirit is better than Nurse. Even as somebody who has put many hours into Spirit and can’t play Nurse to save their life, I know that Nurse ignores ALL survivor defenses and is the SWF destroyer. She’s amazing in the right hands. Spirit however is a close second.

    You forgot Clown by the way but I put him right below Myers and Huntress.

  • DupstepAlex078
    DupstepAlex078 Member Posts: 33

    A Tier:

    Nurse

    Spirit

    Hillbilly

    B Tier:

    Hag

    Huntress

    Micheal Myers

    Clown

    C Tier:

    Doctor

    Wraith

    Pig

    Cannibal

    D Tier:

    Trapper

    F Tier:

    Legion

    Freddy

  • Poweas
    Poweas Member Posts: 5,873

    I'm saying with optimal builds, so if a Spirit was running either Tryhard beads, Wakizashi Saya and Katana Tsuba, Yakuyoke Amulet, Ultra duration, Ultra speed, Fathers glasses and Bloodhound. She's far superior to even a 5 blink Nurse. And if you were to combo some of the aforementioned builds, then she's basically untouchable. All the top tier killers are untouchable though. No killer can really match up to Spirit, Nurse, Billy or Hag tbh.

  • ninjabsbx
    ninjabsbx Member Posts: 20
    edited March 2019

    Well its my opinion but i play Michael a lot and with a few practice on skill and perks/add ons he is a unstobable killing machine, and for the huntress i would say that in that in your aspects, that she would be in the hag spot. about the hag i know how her traps work and i forgot to put cuz when i opened this it was 1am but i know the traps gives jumpscares and you can teleport to catch them if they are close (unless they are crouching) . But about the map its okay.

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