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If you want Killers that will teach you the basics (well rounded powers, nothing over the top, provides only what youll need), Demogorgon and Wraith are good examples.

• Wraith is the most basic Killer in the game. They have, in my opinion, the best addons in the game which can cater to a wide and diverse set of builds and playstyles while not compromising upon the basic M1 Killer play style. Their power itself is really easy to pick up and learn so you can learn more about the micro and macro game.
• Demogorgon has a bit more going on but they are good at training you the do's and dont's of using a more diverse power. They have the basics you need (chase power and mobility power) but have pro's and con's to both that make you learn how to weigh your options.

It is important to pay attention to your surroundings since various map details can provide hints as to where Survivors have been.

• Alerted crows and scratch marks are the most common way to find Survivors.
• Certain maps, like Nostromo Wreckage, have map interactables that hint to where Survivors have been (e.g. the vents being reset to freeze the Killer, there is a visual cue for when they are active).

For perks, do not really entirely on slowdown since slowdown will win you a majority of your games and you dont want to boost your MMR too much, you want a slow but steady climb in MMR so you have a more linear but slow progression in difficulty.

• A lot of the starter perks for Killer are decent but not really strong enough to "carry" you (other than Hex: No One Escapes Death). Please, do not sleep on Spies From The Shadows, it is an amazing perk.

And finally, the best way to learn how to play Killer is to just play the role. You will win games, you will lose games, just focus on self improvement over anything else and dont let a few bad games get to you!

Yeah Wraith and Trapper both have powers that are easy to use and understand. You can use your knowledge as a more seasoned surv to help ya, but as others have said best thing is to get in there and play.

Play survivor to get better at loops, killers who have a mindset of a survivor usually can predict stuff much easier.

And as for killers, use killers with m2 abilities if you want the highest kill death ratio, but use m1 killers if you want a more fundamental understanding of loops

use gen regression for meta(strongly go against it) lr use more fun interactive perks that cater to your gamestyle! Like a stealth/exposed build perk with a stealth killer

Plagues perk Corrupt Intervention can help with this somewhat, as it blocks 3 generators furthest from you at the start of the match giving you some time to get some traps set up.
You have to level Plague up to lv50 and then prestige her once to unlock the perk to appear in Trappers bloodweb.

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Hey there!

IMHO the best Killers to start out on learning basics are Wraith and Legion. Trapper is also an OK choice if you want to learn setup Killers, and I'd say Trickster is the most forgiving for learning Ranged Killers. But Wraith and Legion both have simpler powers that help greatly with understanding how to do basic tiles, mindgaming, and bread and butter Killer tactics you'll need on everyone going forward.

The second best Killers to start out on are anyone who has a power or style that appeals to you. I like stealth, so I started on Wraith before going to Ghostface, Myers, Sadako, Dredge, and other stealthy Killers. I found my one true Main early in Ghostie, but as you get better you will eventually find others you enjoy, too. So once you get the basics and find a Killer that makes you love playing Killer, try others!

Give yourself permission to fail. A lot. Because you will. Killer takes time to learn, it's a whole other beast and it's difficult and stressful. You have to learn maps differently and learn tiles differently. You need different skills as Killer than as Survivor. And you can some times get a lot of abuse as Killer, so try to grow a thick skin or at least keep the endgame chat closed. Don't sweat too hard or try to reach too high too soon; I know winstreaks are tempting but throwing on too many strong perks instead of relying on your Killer power and learning that will only hurt you in the longrun. Learn on and rely on your power first of all.

About perks, it's always a good rule of thumb to build with one gen control, one thing for information, something to help the Killer's weakest attributes, and something to emphasize Killer strengths. Addons help with this. For example, I know Ghostface needs time to chase, so I run perks like Grim Embrace and Thrilling Tremors that hold down multiple gens, and I run addons that help him get Shroud back faster and allow for mindgames in crouch, giving him a better chase power as well as emphasizing his already very strong stealth. Then I run an info perk, in this case Friends til the End which emphasizes his exposed and also grants some information - and it pairs with my oddball pick Rancor because I love getting surprise Moris on people at the end, and it helps if I get a team that knows how to play around my gen hold. If I am really looking to win, I run two gen hold, if not I run just Grim or Thrilling and use that slot for something else like more info, a stealth perk, or a chase perk to help his weaker chase.

In time you'll learn to build around your Killer's strengths, weaknesses, and what they are good at. But you need to start by understanding their power really well first. Always learn your power basekit first. I would suggest training on bots or friends in Customs, never go in dry unless it's a modifier/mode/event or you are very confident at Killer. For example I have 1300 hours and only just now feel confident trying new Killers in real matches if they are M1, like Pig. Anyone else such as say, Dracula I would rather learn in Customs to get a feel first. Making friends with people on Discord, in game you meet through trials, or on this website or places like Steam and Reddit can help you out a lot, both as Survivor and Killer, as you learn to improve at both.

And finally, don't give up! It's okay to not 4k every round. It's okay to do poorly at first. It's okay to lose a lot. You're not bad, you're *learning*… and this game is an ongoing learning process especially if you like multiple Killers or playstyles like I do. In time you become confident and a lot of the nervousness goes away. But if you're really struggling or upset? Take a break. There is no shame in it. You are not bad at Killer for it, no matter what anyone tells you.

Hope this helps you out some. Others here have very good suggestions too. Good luck and see you in the Fog, friend. :)

You could try using the perk bamboozle, it can help at shacks and jungle gyms. For the rest what other said.

I just want to chime in and want to suggest Spies in Shadows as a beginner info perk. When I started I always heared people say "once you learn how to read birds and notice them fly away you will gain a lot more game sense" and I could make no rhyme nor reason of it. I never saw any birds flying off and had no sense of them flapping their wings fer a survivor was in the area.

People will tell you "hur dur, Spies is such a bad info perk, it never gives you a solid sign, but only vague maybes. Any aura reading perk is miles better then Spies." and this people are just mistaken. Spies is one of the most underrated info perks in the game and it comes for free with every killer.

The hardest time in my life as a killer was when Ultimate Weapon, because no one would have run Calm Spirit otherwise, the only perk that counters Spies in the Shadows. I play it on most of my killers and it gives me unparalleled map awareness. So often my lil birbs act as eyes in the back of my head, noticing me of something behind me when I was already on my way to another gen, or they often help me to make this splitsecond decisions during a chase, left or right, especially when there are no scratchmarks due to a perk. And my little birbs also help a lot during the end game or when hunting for a single, elusive survivor. The options are endless and to this day I will never understand why so many killer players look down on this perk. But at least this gives me a pretty high chance that it won't get nerfed.

People have a tendency call anything trash hat doesn't give 90% value each game. Yeah, a meta is meta for a reason, because it givesyou the most bang for your bucks, but much outside of the meta can be made to work.

Killer builds tend to be a bit more varied then survivor builds, but even there is much more options if you are willing to look beyond your comfort zone.

A lot of survivors seem to be of the mind that a perk, that doesn't give consistent value, is utter trash, but don't let that deterre you to try something out.

Spies is my comfort crutch perk. I am so used to it that I feel like blindly stumbling around without it.