Dead by Daylight Killer Perk Tier List (April 2024) (2024)

Just asDead by Daylighthas been cranking out newKillersandSurvivorswith each Chapter, so has it released new Perks. Every new Character, Killer or Survivor, comes with 3 “Teachable” Perks that Players can unlock for use on the rest of the cast. So today, we’re releasing ourDead by Daylight Killer Perk tier list.

Disclaimer: These are our opinions based on how we play the game, combined with the general community consensus. You may disagree with some rankings, but our definitive Dead by Daylight (DbD) tier list is how many players and the Gamer Digest team views the current meta. Sadly,The Knightis not eligible to play. His Perks are still locked to the PTB and may change before his official release. Next time, Tarhos!

Dead by Daylight Killer Perk Tier List

• S-Tier: Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance, Tinkerer, Hex: Devour Hope, No Way Out, Lethal Pursuer
• A-Tier: BBQ and Chili, Call of Brine, Corrupt Intervention, Discordance, Franklin’s Demise, Hex: Haunted Ground, Hex: Plaything, Hex: Undying, Infectious Fright, Monitor & Abuse, Save the Best for Last, Scourge Hook: Floods of Rage, Sloppy Butcher, Starstruck, Superior Anatomy
• B-Tier: A Nurse’s Calling, Awakened Awareness, Bamboozle, Bitter Murmur, Brutal Strength, Coulrophobia, Deadlock, Dissolution, Dragon’s Grip, Enduring, Fearmonger, Forced Penance, Hex: Blood Favor, Hex: Crowd Control, Hex: No One Escapes Death, Hex: Pentimento, Hex: Retribution, Hysteria, I’m All Ears, Jolt, Mad Grit, Make Your Choice, Pop Goes the Weasel, Rancor, Shattered Hope, Spies from the Shadows, Spirit Fury, Stridor, Surveillance, Terminus, Thrilling Tremors, Trail of Torment
• C-Tier: Agitation, Blood Echo, Blood Warden, Bloodhound, Coupe De Grace, Claustrophobia, Dark Devotion, Darkness Revealed, Dead Man’s Switch, Deathbound, Deerstalker, Distressing, Eruption, Fire Up, Gearhead, Grim Embrace, Hangman’s Trick, Hex: Huntress Lullaby, Hex: The Third Seal, Hex: Thrill of the Hunt, Insidious, Iron Grasp, Iron Maiden, Knock Out, Lightborn, Merciless Storm, Nemesis, Overcharge, Overwhelming Presence, Play with Your Food, Predator, Remember Me, Scourge Hook: Gift of Pain, Septic Touch, Shadowborn, Unnerving Presence, Zanshin Tactics
• D-Tier: Beast of Prey, Dying Light, Furtive Chase, Hex: Ruin, Hoarder, Oppression, Scourge Hook: Monstrous Shrine, Territorial Imperative, Thanatophobia, Unrelenting

Dead by Daylight Killer Perk Tier List Breakdown

Here’s a more in-depth breakdown behind how we broke down this tier list, and why we decided to place certain Perks at different levels.

S-Tier Perks

• Hex: Devour Hope
• Lethal Pursuer
• No Way Out
• Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance
• Tinkerer

Tinkerergrants Undetectable and alerts Killers to Generators that are almost fully repaired. Unlike other Stealth Perks, it activates frequently, provides useful info, and pairs well with other Perks.Pain Resonanceis a homing missile, always targeting the Generator with the most Repair Progress.

Devour Hopetakes time to set up, but even at 3 of 5 stacks, it creates a threat that Survivors cannot ignore.No Way Outis an End-Game Perk, but it’s the most consistent.Lethal Pursuerhelps start Trials off strong and benefits every other Aura Reading effect in the Killer’s arsenal.

A-Tier Perks

• BBQ and Chili
• Call of Brine
• Corrupt Intervention
• Discordance
• Franklin’s Demise
• Hex: Haunted Ground
• Hex: Plaything
• Hex: Undying
• Infectious Fright
• Monitor & Abuse
• Save the Best for Last
• Scourge Hooks: Floods of Rage
• Sloppy Butcher
• Starstruck
• Superior Anatomy

Many of these Perks do 1 thing (Aura Reading, 1-hit Downs, Game Delay) and do it well. Some of them are so strong they only activate or give value once per Trial, but that’s enough.

Franklin’s Demiseis a consistent debuff thanks to the Bloodweb discounts making Items very popular.Hex: Playthingis another strong Stealth Perk that combos with other Perks and even some other Hexes.Corrupt Interventionis amazing on set-up Killers while fairly helpful on the rest.Save the Best for Lastis good on most Killers and amazing on those with Special Attacks.

B-Tier Perks

• A Nurse’s Calling
• Awakened Awareness
• Bamboozle
• Bitter Murmur
• Brutal Strength
• Coulrophobia
• Deadlock
• Dissolution
• Dragon’s Grip
• Enduring
• Fearmonger
• Forced Penance
• Hex: Blood Favor
• Hex: Crowd Control
• Hex: No One Escapes Death
• Hex: Pentimento
• Hex: Retribution
• Hysteria
• I’m All Ears
• Jolt
• Mad Grit
• Make Your Choice
• Pop Goes the Weasel
• Rancor
• Shattered Hope
• Spies from the Shadows
• Spirit Fury
• Stridor
• Surveillance
• Terminus
• Thrilling Tremors
• Trail of Torment

Regression Perks, Info Perks, Chase Perks, and more are in the B tier. Some of these Perks shine brighter with particular Killers or playstyles, but Players working from this section can’t go wrong.

Thrilling Tremors,A Nurse’s Calling,andSurveillanceare all solid info perks. Use these to know where to strike.Jolt, Deadlock,andPop goes the Weaselall help with Generators.

They give Killers time to wear down the Survivors.Dragon’s Grip, Fearmonger,andMake Your Choicedebuff Survivors. These help the Killer snowball through getting Downs quickly.

C-Tier Perks

• Agitation
• Blood Echo
• Blood Warden
• Bloodhound
• Claustrophobia
• Coupe De Grace
• Dark Devotion
• Darkness Revealed
• Dead Man’s Switch
• Deathbound
• Deerstalker
• Distressing
• Eruption
• Fire Up
• Gearhead
• Grim Embrace
• Hangman’s Trick
• Hex: Huntress Lullaby
• Hex: The Third Seal
• Hex: Thrill of the Hunt
• Insidious
• Iron Grasp
• Iron Maiden
• Knock Out
• Lightborn
• Merciless Storm
• Nemesis
• Overcharge
• Overwhelming Presence
• Play with Your Food
• Predator
• Remember Me
• Scourge Hook: Gift of Pain
• Septic Touch
• Shadowborn
• Unnerving Presence
• Zanshin Tactics

Most of the Perks here are situational. They often require 1 or 2 companion Perks for a real impact on the Trial—that or building around a specific Killer’s Power.

Zanshin Tacticsis a newbie Killer Perk. It grants basic Map Awareness that helps while learning the role.

Lightborncan be fun when used tactically, but it means Survivors have less reason to interact with the Killer. The differentHex Perksdon’t offer enough power to compensate for their vulnerability to being cleansed.

D-Tier Perks

• Beast of Prey
• Dying Light
• Furtive Chase
• Hex: Ruin
• Hoarder
• Oppression
• Scourge Hook: Monstrous Shrine
• Territorial Imperative
• Thanatophobia
• Unrelenting

These Perks are outright bad. Some of the effects, likeThanatophobia, are still potent. Those that take too much set-up to be worth it. Most are… underwhelming in their effects.

Dying Light, in particular, buffs the Obsession, outweighing the debuffs applied to the rest of the Survivors.Ruinwas nerfed into the ground on the last big balance patch and may never recover.

That was our Dead by Daylight Killer Perk tier list. As always, the comments are open for disagreement or discussion.

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