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What would be the best combos in a 2v8 mode?

TBHartley
TBHartley Member Posts: 7
edited December 2023 in General Discussions

Since it's confirmed the devs are considering doing it... what would actually be the best combos for such a mode? I mostly mean killer but if you have Survivor ideas, please say them!

The only thing I'm gonna assume here is that you cant use two of the same killer since Survivors are skins where killers actually have unique powers, and that maaaaybe you can take Survivors to hooking without carrying? And that it's similar to how pyramid head sends Survivors off in cages? Idk the survey was very vague on that part wasn't it? But yeah what do you guys think?

Post edited by TBHartley on

Answers

  • Astel
    Astel Member Posts: 661
    edited December 2023

    Nurse and Blight

    Maybe it can be Oni and Legion.

  • pale_hispanic
    pale_hispanic Member Posts: 149
    edited December 2023

    artist + huntress. artists crows will highlight the survivor so huntress can hit easy crossmap snipes. skull merchant + knight would be hell to play against

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  • A_Skinny_Legend
    A_Skinny_Legend Member Posts: 919

    Nurse and hag, or bubba. One to hunt the survivors, the other to guard them as they die on the hook.

  • bjorksnas
    bjorksnas Member Posts: 5,701
    edited December 2023

    It mostly boils down to some groups of killers


    Killers good at injuring / keeping survivors injured

    Plague, Legion, Wraith, Skull merchant, Chucky, Ghost Face

    Killers who offer support in other ways

    Dredge, Doctor, Hag, Trapper, Deathslinger, Onion, Pig, Freddy, Knight

    Killers who are just strong solo / all around

    Blight, Nurse, Wesker, Singularity,

    And killers who can pair well with the effects the support / injure killers provide better than most

    Spirit, Twins, Oni, Bubba, Billy, Chucky, Huntress

    Killers who have no real niche

    Trickster, Pyramid Head, Myers, Clown, Pinhead, Artist (depends on if other killer can see killer instinct / crow auras) Xeno


    In general you can't just go wrong with throwing 2 strong / all around killers together, but you could always make devastating combos using the other groups

    Chainsaw + Deathslinger hold for an instadown

    Huntress + Dredge Hatchets in the dark with glowing survivors that have limited los

    Oni + Injuring killer (pref plague / legion / wraith)

    And killers who just have nice global effects / effects where they aren't like

    Freddy + a killer who is quiet to enjoy stealth

    Strong killer + doctor for more info

    Strong killer + someone like pig or onion to force secondary objectives

    Traps in general + killer who chases a lot


    My personal favorite is huntress + dredge because I just thought of it while making this

  • GeneralV
    GeneralV Member Posts: 11,717

    I know for a fact that Old Freddy + Old Hillbilly was a devastating team in a 2v4. I think they would work well together in 2v8, if they were both reverted back to their previous versions.

  • drsoontm
    drsoontm Member Posts: 4,903

    Best ... impossible to say.

    But a Nurse and a Doctor (for detection) would be deadly : truly nowhere to hide.

  • Chilli_man2400
    Chilli_man2400 Member Posts: 2,930

    I thought of tag teams already for the killers I won’t reveal who they are I want you to guess what 2 killers are in these teams

    The chainsaw Boyz

    The hospital

    the family bloodline

    Team Biohazard-

    Sparks of Dread

  • crogers271
    crogers271 Member Posts: 1,934

    Since it's confirmed the devs are doing it

    Did I miss something? I thought this was just one of a number of possibilities on an idea that might not even happen. If it does happen right now its looking more likely for mobile.

  • caligraph
    caligraph Member Posts: 359
    edited December 2023

    definitely larry+blight. Blight has the strongest mobility in the game with the second best chase. No info perks needed since you have constant info on every gen. Just throw on all regression/chase and its an easy game. Spirit and myers would be strong too since spirits phase hits count as m1.

    Some fun combos I'd use are double huntress, chucky and tiffany and wesker nemesis

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  • TBHartley
    TBHartley Member Posts: 7

    Oh sorry! I forgot to mention that, I mean't that it's confirmed they are considering it! I'll change that now.

  • BlackRabies
    BlackRabies Member Posts: 950

    Really depends on if killers get their powers or not.

    Double doctors to make them go insane.

    2 knights = 4 killers chasing someone

    Legion hit and run party

    It's gonna be a such a fun mess

  • GentlemanFridge
    GentlemanFridge Member Posts: 5,801

    Assuming doubles aren't allowed...

    Plague with just about anyone that isn't Legion or Trapper. She's the ultimate "Support" archetype here.

    Doc is the best recon killer, so he's also pretty universally useful, if not directly lethal.

    Trapper with Bubba. Bubba forces survivors through windows, so Trapper traps windows, and done.

  • ChaosWam
    ChaosWam Member Posts: 1,845

    I always thought Sadako and Hag would be an evil combination.

    Hag slaps traps at every TV, Sadako builds up condemned.

  • SMitchell8
    SMitchell8 Member Posts: 3,302

    Knight + Skull Merchant - Le Gens 24 hours

  • DrDucky
    DrDucky Member Posts: 675

    Plague and twins or plague and oni. I am surprised no one else mentioned these combos since I don't think much else would come close.

  • Devil_hit11
    Devil_hit11 Member Posts: 9,132

    Legion is strongest killer in 2vs8 because he provides lethality to any killer due to mass injuring and gets free downs due to the number of players.

    So if I had to take a guess legion+nurse.

    other possible strong killers are leatherface, plague and tombstone myer's. I don't like idea of 2vs8 for a mode.

  • ironligma
    ironligma Member Posts: 121

    Slinger + Myers/bubba. Plauge + oni. Two nemos? Pinhead and pig.

  • Yatol
    Yatol Member Posts: 1,960

    Legion/plague + anything else, enjoy losing

  • North85
    North85 Member Posts: 111

    Blight + Plague. Plague never chases, only infects, everyone either breaks and gets 1 shot by Blight, or cleanses and dies to red puke.

  • Sava18
    Sava18 Member Posts: 2,439

    Blight and oni or god forbid alch ring blight + oni.

  • Xernoton
    Xernoton Member Posts: 5,896

    Spirit and Plague.

  • RFSa09
    RFSa09 Member Posts: 890

    inf T3 myers/ghost face + any m1 killer (exposed downs)

    dredge + huntress/trapper (undetectable + highlight survivors + nightfall)

    plague/legion + oni (infinite blood orbs)

    pig + doctor/legion (impossible reverse beartraps)

    sadako + pinhead (insane match slowdown)

    singularity + skull mechant (no W holding)

    hillbilly + blight (fast boys)

    chucky + twins (you know)

    alien + pyramid head (ultimate anti loop duo)

    demogorgon + nemesis (pallet eaters)


    just some cool combo ideas :)

  • jmwjmw27
    jmwjmw27 Member Posts: 521

    here are some interesting combos (assuming no duplicates):

    Pinhead + Leatherface - Leatherface camps the box. Painful.

    Spirit + Plague - Either stay injured and give Spirit amazing tracking, or cleanse and give Plague her power.

    Pig + Pinhead - Insane slowdown basekit.

    Skull Merchant + Knight - Puts survivors to sleep faster than Freddy ever could.

  • ratcoffee
    ratcoffee Member Posts: 1,611

    Oni plus anyone who can keep people injured (legion, plague etc) would go hard. The one downside to one's power (getting the first hit) eliminated