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What killers do you all main?

Just curious cause I'm trying to get more into getting better with killers, and want to see which killers everyone mainly plays. At the moment I wouldn't say I'm very good with any killer,but I find huntress to be the funnest killer for me. I'm trying to find a second killer to bounce between.

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  • Xernoton
    Xernoton Member Posts: 5,946

    I started with Doctor, then Billy and now I added Bubba to the list.

  • Seraphor
    Seraphor Member Posts: 9,429

    Also started as a Doctor main, moved on to Wraith and Spirit, but dropped those two in favour of Ghostface and Pig.

  • Kaitsja
    Kaitsja Member Posts: 1,838

    Ghostface and Plague. I very rarely play Killer, however.

  • Murgleïs
    Murgleïs Member Posts: 1,105

    Nurse, the queen, the only.

  • GannTM
    GannTM Member Posts: 10,894

    Started with Spirit. Still play her to this day. Artist has been in that mix ever since she came out. Artist has been my most played as of recent.

  • BlightedDolphin
    BlightedDolphin Member Posts: 1,892

    Ghostface!

    But I also play a lot of Legion, Demo, and Deathslinger.

  • Header
    Header Member Posts: 308

    Blight

  • Chordyceps
    Chordyceps Member Posts: 1,716
    edited August 2023

    This kinds of posts are always fun when the people commenting have killer PFPs, cause basically just looking at their PFP tells you what their main is. Yes the same is true for me.

  • poinepp
    poinepp Member Posts: 220

    started with spirit, legion but now artist

  • Zokenay
    Zokenay Member Posts: 1,158

    Knight is my primary main, followed by Legion and Trickster.

    I started playing Spirit lately as well.

  • ShinobuSK
    ShinobuSK Member Posts: 5,279

    PH, Spirit, Pinhead, Oni, Wesker, Artist, Ghostface, Knight. In no particular order, I just mostly play with these and like them the most

  • Ayodam
    Ayodam Member Posts: 3,250

    Dredge, Twins, and Singularity

  • Chomperka
    Chomperka Member Posts: 188

    pyramid head, obviously

  • edgarpoop
    edgarpoop Member Posts: 8,528
    edited August 2023

    Nurse, Pinhead, Plague

  • radiantHero23
    radiantHero23 Member Posts: 4,589

    Pig by far. Then Sadako and Demo

  • bazarama
    bazarama Member Posts: 273

    Ghost face is amazing in indoor maps and can be pretty decent in other maps.

    He's my main along with huntress.

    But if you're looking for fun and not too bothered about wins then Trickster and Clown are great fun for variety.

    Both are very good with a killer main on them so there is potential.

    I'm playing Clown a lot recently and having a blast. 1k or 4k or even zero doesn't matter fun is important in a video game not getting stressed. There's enough of that in everyday life.

    Also, Knight is good fun too and can also be powerful.

    Find a killer you like put in the time to learn and off you go.

    Good luck

  • Dwight_Fairfield
    Dwight_Fairfield Member Posts: 7,122

    Mikey Myers has been my main since day one in 2017.

  • Xendritch
    Xendritch Member Posts: 1,842

    I've had a lot of mains I think it's gone something like Clown - Slinger - Plague - Nemesis - Twins - Knight - Skull Merchant

    That being said I plan on being a permanent Xeno main once the chapter releases.

  • Trollinmon
    Trollinmon Member Posts: 691

    M2 Demo

  • Alice_pbg
    Alice_pbg Member Posts: 6,556

    first I do whatever dailies I have.

    then I go by mood. or I pick whoever is in the archives for the character specific challenges.


    wouldn't really say I have a main... if any it would be trapper.


    my favorites are trapper, ghostface, hag, pig, legion, pinhead and slinger.

  • HauntedKnight
    HauntedKnight Member Posts: 388
    edited August 2023

    Pyramid Head, Nemesis and Slinger are my favourites.

    Myers, Spirit, Huntress, Wesker, Pinhead and Knight I’m happy to play.

    For me I reached a point where I couldn’t regularly play any killer who didn’t have anti loop. Myers is an exception because he’s cool to me.

    Post edited by HauntedKnight on
  • Sadako_Best_Girl
    Sadako_Best_Girl Member Posts: 662

    trapper of course

  • Halloulle
    Halloulle Member Posts: 1,362

    Nemo by far

    Sometimes have phases where I like Huntress, Trickster and Doctor - but few and far between.

  • JoeyDonuts
    JoeyDonuts Member Posts: 106

    Trapper - Just because there is nothing more satisfying than someone stepping on a trap.

    Clown - But I only use the yellow bottles, and speed perks, then make racecar noises when I am chasing people...

  • DarthRevan21
    DarthRevan21 Member Posts: 73

    Started out as Wraith, Ghostface, and Myers.

    Now i exclusively play Knight and Oni.

  • UndeddJester
    UndeddJester Member Posts: 3,690

    Working my way through the roster still, but the ones I've always have fun playing win or lose are:

    • Pig
    • Trapper
    • Spirit

    One's I'd occasionally pick up when I'm in the mood:

    • Dredge
    • Huntress
    • Legion
    • Wraith
    • Nemesis
    • Hillbilly
    • Nurse (specifically Spasmodic Breath add-on).
    • Plague

    Ones I enjoyed but probably won't play often:

    • Bubba
    • Doctor
    • Shape
    • Hag
    • Knight

    Not had a Killer yet I actually despised playing.

  • Rulebreaker
    Rulebreaker Member Posts: 2,189

    We play everyone sans nurse, though our top picks are Artist, Pyramidhead, and Ghost face.

  • RaSavage42
    RaSavage42 Member Posts: 5,591

    Pig, Huntress, Hag and Spirit

    Then everyone else besides Bubba and Freddie

  • Depressedlegion
    Depressedlegion Member Posts: 337

    At first dredge, but now pyramid Head and legion.

  • Wylrin
    Wylrin Member Posts: 98

    Yeah, it is a good indicator, isn't it? X3 Though in some people's cases, they might be choosing a killer based on how much they like their lore. If I had to pick a profile picture based on who I played the most, it probably wouldn't be the Wraith, but Philip's story is just so compelling to me. Also, he's one of the most morally aligned of the killers in Dead by Daylight, I feel like. I do love me some villains with tragic backstories. X3

    To answer the topic's question, though, I don't really have a main. I have favorites, of course, but who I feel like playing shifts depending on my mood and what kind of playstyle I want to go for. I love playing as the Twins, for example, but there are some times when the thought of playing as them is not at all appealing.

    Really, the only killer I consistently don't play as is the Nurse, but that's nothing against her. I'll probably pick her up eventually. And there are other killers I only play as once in a blue moon, but most killers are in the rotation somewhere.

    Lately I've been enjoying trying to make Freddy work and experimenting with the Singularity.

  • CountOfTheFog
    CountOfTheFog Member Posts: 2,578

    Freddy and Myers

  • MimiDBD
    MimiDBD Member Posts: 302

    Freddy, Pig, and Myers.

    However Alien will soon be the only killer I play. Don't care about his power level as you can see by my 3 current mains.

  • M1_gamer
    M1_gamer Member Posts: 363

    Now: Sadako

    used to be Freddy.

  • Ivanynakov
    Ivanynakov Member Posts: 235

    It would be actually a good QOL if we could see statistics of every Killer/Survivor. Playrate and killrate at least. Most of the games have it already.

    Anyways, I switch between Killers pretty often but it is always fun to come back to Nurse for a game or two.

    Other fun Killers are Nemesis, Dredge and recently Bubba (with Light Chassis add-on and Infectious Fright perk)

  • ARTRA
    ARTRA Member Posts: 939

    Its not out yet, but Alien.

    Until then, Knight, Dredge, Nemesis.

  • katoptris
    katoptris Member Posts: 3,231

    Doc and trickster but only played trickster for his remarks and his cosmetics.

  • JPLongstreet
    JPLongstreet Member Posts: 6,135

    Amanda Panda by far.

    Next by hours is most likely Myers and then my failed attempt to learn Console Nurse long ago. After that maybe Bubba.

  • JPLongstreet
    JPLongstreet Member Posts: 6,135

    The older versions of Freddy had so many dedicated players. Nowadays he is almost a myth, kinda like Twins.

  • Aurelle
    Aurelle Member Posts: 3,611

    My main is Artist. I also play a lot of Knight, Clown, and Doctor.

  • MaTtRoSiTy
    MaTtRoSiTy Member Posts: 2,202

    I don't really main any killer but I mostly play Artist, Pyramid Head or Myers these days.

    Used to main Nurse and have hundreds of hours on her but it gets to the point where you realise she is kinda broken and it isn't really fun having easy wins pretty much every match.

  • JPLongstreet
    JPLongstreet Member Posts: 6,135

    Agreed. I'd be very interested in a breakdown by platform too, see the kills & pick rates for the killers that way.

  • OnryosTapeRentals
    OnryosTapeRentals Member Posts: 1,223

    Was a Wraith main in the very early days of DbD. Then I switched to Nurse a few months after she released, and mained her until 2022 when Onryō released.

    Since then, I’ve mained Onryō but I play a lot of Nemesis, Pig, Plague, and Mastermind too.

  • M1_gamer
    M1_gamer Member Posts: 363

    yea. he was the reason i found dbd in the first place. hope bhvr can give him some love instead of constant nerfs and neglection.

  • Reinami
    Reinami Member Posts: 5,762
    edited August 2023

    I claim to be a "Nurse main" but don't play her that often unless i want to win. But she's definitely my best.


    In general i swap around periodically and play at least a game or 2 a day in no particular order with:

    • Pinhead
    • Sadako
    • Skull Merchant
    • Pig
    • Legion
    • Nurse


    My most fun to play being the new sadako and skull merchant, focusing on a chasing style. Although skull merchant its hard to get games because people usually immediately DC, but when they quickly realize i'm not 3-genning the game goes much more smoothly.

  • Alice_pbg
    Alice_pbg Member Posts: 6,556

    what is this... "twins"... you speak of? I have never seen such a thing in this game.


    I miss old freddy...