Would This Work For Dracula?

This isn't a post just complaining about Dracula, I actually play him a bunch myself and think he's very fun. He is also, though, arguably the game's newest S tier and is inarguably very powerful.

A huge part of that, in my opinion, is Bat form, which I'd argue is just barely weaker than Spirit's Phasewalk… despite Spirit's Phasewalk being her entire power and Dracula's Bat form being one third of his entire power. If I were to be in charge of nerfing Dracula, potentially, Bat form is where I'd look.

So, what to do with it? I think shifting it hard away from being a chase tool would be a good start, while maintaining it as something of a traversal tool. Here's what I've been considering:

  • Bat Form is now slower by default than survivor movespeed (or possibly equal)
  • Bat Form's Teleport is now map-wide
  • Bat Form's Teleport is now faster
  • Dracula recovers movement speed faster after using Teleport

The goal being, you'd use Teleport to cross the map quickly and to cut survivors off in chase, but wouldn't be able to just rush them down while flying like a very slightly off-brand Spirit. Chase tools still exist for Dracula; Hellfire is very good and Pounce is no slouch, he's not lacking in lethality with this change.

Like I said up above, I like Dracula a lot, I don't want to ruin him and this isn't just complaining. I think he'd be healthier if Bat form weren't such a potent chase tool on top of his two others, and I think this'd work. What do you guys think?

Comments

  • Langweilig
    Langweilig Member Posts: 3,187
    edited May 2025

    It could work and is probably a good change, however many people will not be happy with this change.

  • Blueberry
    Blueberry Member Posts: 14,460

    Instead just make Rusty Flute base kit for Spirit, it's basically an auto lock required addon at this point.

  • YuffieGreatestWaifu
    YuffieGreatestWaifu Member Posts: 478

    I am still more confused that bats that can clearly fly cant fly to a different elevation besides teleport. Having the ability to switch elevations are whim not teleport would help.