The Onryo Buff Compendium

Thanks for the comments.

I do believe that a full condemned survivor should suffer some kind of debuff. It’s balanced because it means that survivor ignored the mechanic and progressed objectives the whole time.

I kinda like the 16, just trying to polish the idea, if her intermittent invisibility grows in power, she could have better chasing power, would make her unique in the sense that she could mind game survivors during loops and such. Would also be damn scary. It would bring a new way to anti loop, instead of dashing or vaulting or whatever, she could just mind game more efficiently. I’m all for that.

Thanks for the input yet I don’t think that’s very helpful. “It’s fine but it’s bugged”. I think that the most common complain on Sadako is that she is just an m1 killer with cero chasing and anti loop capabilities. I think we are up to something here. That intermittent invisibility would make her unique. It would work as a chase tool but in a very unique way. Those mind games sound like super fun. Imagine being chased but suddenly she disappearing and appearing on the other side of the pallet etc, I’m not saying maker her a spirit or a bat Dracula, just pair it with tape or condemn and it would be so much fun.

I dont mean like a permanent thing, just flickers the more condemn survivors have, up to idk, 3 seconds or something. The reality is that ANYTHING to make her a bit stronger works, I am not married to any idea, just tossing everything I can come up with.

A very simple buff would be the aura reveal basekit, tied with condem or tape or something, because in her actual state it´s very very much needed to run perks that give no information whatsoever.

Lethal pursuer is great on her, but just by itself, withouit having something to give it more value is awful.

Hi BH, how about something very simple: give Sadako a reliable information mechanic, the iridescent control is not good enough. Any survivor working on a gen is going to have the tv turned off, it’s basically an add on that only works for survivors sleeping or doing anything but the objective. Also well, by the time you teleport you get 2 seconds of aura reading or simply won’t help because the survivor has left the range.

She should have an aura reveal paired with condemn. It would allow better perk selection, which is one of her low points. You are very limited choosing perks for her because is either, gen regress or a chase helper, no room for information.

Incredibly, her best information perk is face the darkness, which offers very little reward for the possibility to cleanse it in the first minute of the game. A small information perk or a buff to the add on would greatly help.

1. Buffing Condemned Mechanic

The Condemned mechanic is underutilized because survivors can easily reduce stacks by removing tapes, making it nearly irrelevant in most matches. Buffs should make Condemned a viable threat without being oppressive:

• Condemned Decay Delay:
  • Survivors’ Condemned stacks should not decay for 10–15 seconds after removing a tape, making it riskier to interact with TVs excessively.
• Increased Condemned Stack Gain:
  • Survivors gain an additional 1 stack of Condemned whenever Sadako teleports to a TV within a 12-meter radius of them. This rewards Sadako for strategic teleportation.
• Punishment for Tape Removal:
  • When survivors insert a tape, they become Exposed for 15–20 seconds, adding risk to removing Condemned stacks.

2. Improved Map Control

While Sadako’s teleportation is useful, it’s limited by TV placement, cooldowns, and survivor interaction. Enhancing her ability to control the map would boost her pressure:

• Faster TV Cooldown:
  • Reduce TV cooldown after teleportation from 100 seconds to 70 seconds, allowing for more frequent teleports.
• Increased Teleport Speed:
  • Reduce the time it takes to teleport to a TV, making it faster and less predictable for survivors.
• Teleportation Bonus:
  • After teleporting to a TV, Sadako should gain a 5% haste bonus for 6 seconds, improving her ability to initiate chases effectively.

3. Enhanced Chase Potential

Sadako struggles in chases due to her lack of anti-loop abilities. Buffs here should maintain her stealthy nature while making her more threatening in loops:

• Demanifest Speed Bonus:
  • While demanifested, increase Sadako’s movement speed to 115% (4.6 m/s), matching most killers. This would make her more threatening when sneaking up on survivors.
• Manifestation Speed Buff:
  • Decrease the time it takes to manifest from 1.5 seconds to 1.0 seconds, allowing her to engage in chases more fluidly.
• Post-Manifest Slowdown:
  • Survivors within 8 meters of Sadako when she manifests suffer a 5% hindered status effect for 3 seconds, making looping her slightly harder.

4. TV and Passive Pressure Enhancements

The TVs are central to Sadako’s power, but survivors can easily exploit their predictable placements and cooldowns. Buffs here could make her passive playstyle more oppressive:

• Undetectable Zone:
  • While demanifested, survivors within 16 meters of a TV experience Oblivious (cannot hear her terror radius), even if Sadako is not teleporting. This reinforces her stealth potential.
• Disable TV Punishment:
  • If survivors disable a TV by removing a tape, Sadako should receive a killer instinct notification showing their location.

5. QoL Changes

Small tweaks can improve her playability without overhauling her mechanics:

• Condemned HUD Indicator:
  • Sadako can see each survivor’s Condemned progress, allowing her to strategize more effectively.
• Faster Interaction with TVs:
  • Reduce the delay when teleporting to a TV or reactivating a disabled TV.

Potential Buff Example:

Reworked Condemned Mechanic:

• Survivors gain 1 Condemned stack whenever Sadako teleports to a TV within 12 meters of them.
• Removing a tape now inflicts the Exposed status effect for 20 seconds.
• Condemned stacks do not decay for 15 seconds after removing a tape.

TV Enhancements:

• Reduce TV cooldown from 100 seconds to 70 seconds.
• After teleporting to a TV, Sadako gains a 5% haste bonus for 6 seconds.

Chase Buffs:

• While demanifested, Sadako moves at 115% speed (4.6 m/s).
• Manifestation speed reduced to 1.0 seconds.
• Survivors within 8 meters of her upon manifestation are hindered for 3 seconds.

How These Changes Improve Her Competitiveness

1. Condemned Becomes a Real Threat: Survivors must carefully balance removing tapes with their objectives, adding strategic depth.
2. Increased Map Pressure: Faster cooldowns and more effective teleportation make her harder to predict.
3. Better Chase Presence: Movement speed buffs and hindered effects make her more viable in loops, mitigating her current weakness in 1v1 chases.
4. Maintains Stealthy Playstyle: Her buffs would not compromise her identity as a stealth-based killer, keeping her unique within the roster.

This is an example of a final version:

Condemned Curse Enhancement

Base Kit Change:

• When a survivor reaches 3 stacks of Condemn, their aura is revealed for 3 seconds.
• When a survivor reaches 6 stacks of Condemn, their movement speed is reduced by 3% until the stacks are reduced.
• When a survivor reaches Full Condemn, they become Exposed for 20 seconds.

Add-on Adjustments

1. VCR (Rare)
   o Increases the time it takes for survivors to deliver a tape by 25%.
2. Iridescent Videotape (Ultra Rare)
   o When a survivor with a tape is within 16 meters of another survivor, the nearby survivor gains 1 Condemn stack every 15 seconds.
   

TV Interaction Buff

• Survivors interacting with TVs take 2 seconds longer to turn them off, giving Sadako slightly more time to capitalize on her teleportation.
• After teleporting to a TV, The Onryō is Undetectable for an additional 4 seconds (up from 3).

And fix the inivisibilty bug :P

Thank you man! Was a great insight. I made a list with some buffs regarding your posts, maybe something like this would work?}

1. Tape Mechanics

• Passive Condemn: Survivors carrying a tape passively gain a stack of Condemn every 30 seconds. This adds pressure without being overwhelming, especially in longer games.
• Tape Destruction on Hit: When Onryo hits a survivor carrying a tape, the tape is destroyed, and the survivor gains a stack of Condemn. This rewards good plays and adds counterplay to tape turn-ins.
• Insertion Penalty: Survivors inserting a tape within Onryo’s terror radius gain a temporary Hindered effect (e.g., -5% movement speed for 6 seconds). This makes turning in tapes in her face riskier.

2. Manifest/Demanifest Issues

• Manifestation Slowdown: Remove the slowdown while Manifesting. This change ensures smoother gameplay and encourages strategic use of Manifest/Demanifest without punishing the player.
• Lullaby While Demanifested: Either remove it entirely or make it conditional. For example, the lullaby could only activate at 5 or more Condemn stacks, signaling high danger to survivors. This preserves stealth while still giving survivors a sense of impending threat.
• Teleportation Sound Cue: Remove the global audio cue for teleports. Survivors should rely on situational awareness rather than a guaranteed warning.

3. Add-on Adjustments

• Iridescent Videotape: Reduce TV cooldowns significantly and hide TV auras from survivors while equipped. This adds pressure and unpredictability for a high-risk, high-reward playstyle.
• Telephone: Increase Hindered duration to 6–8 seconds and raise the slow to 5–6%. This gives the add-on more relevance in chases.
• Tape Editing Deck: Remove the starting tape mechanic and instead allow auras of survivors turning off TVs to be revealed for 4 seconds. This incentivizes proactive TV play.
• Distorted Photo: Remove the "witness" condition to make the Condemn effect consistent and reliable.
• Ring Drawing: Make it base kit. Survivors interacting with TVs gain a stack of Condemn. This aligns with her intended pressure mechanics.
• Aura Add-ons: Shift aura effects from "on" TVs to "off" TVs and increase the detection range by 50%. This rewards players who use their TVs strategically.
• Remote Control: Integrate this add-on into her base kit. Survivors near TVs during teleportation should gain a stack of Condemn.

4. Miscellaneous Improvements

• Bug Fix for Intermittent Invisibility: Ensure her intermittent invisibility lasts the intended duration. This would significantly improve her stealth capabilities.
• Condemn Visual Feedback: Add subtle visual/audio cues for survivors with high Condemn stacks (e.g., static effects). This increases immersion and pressure.