Dead by Daylightis getting a new killer soon in the form of The Deathslinger. Armed with a modified harpoon gun that he uses to rope in his victims, The Deathslinger should prove to be one of the more formidable killers on theDead by Daylightroster. Those that want to add The Deathslinger to theirDead by Daylightkiller roster can do so beginning March 10 when he comes to the game as part of the Chains of Hate expansion for $7.99.
While The Deathslinger won’t be added toDead by Daylight’s roster of killersuntil March 10, he is currently playable in the PTB. That meansDead by Daylightplayers on PC can test The Deathslinger early, and thanks to that, we now have a full list of the new killer’s perks and abilities.
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The Deathslinger’s Perks include Gearhead, Dead Man’s Switch, and Hex: Retribution. Gearhead highlights generators that are in the process of being repaired, whereas Dead Man’s Switch revolves around the new killer’s hook. Players can hook the survivor they become “obsessed” with, and for the next 35 seconds, any generator that survivors stop repairing will be blocked until the effect ends.
The Deathslinger’s Hex: Retribution will also prove useful to players. With it, whenever a survive cleanses a Dull Totem, they will be hit with the Oblivious status effect for 35 seconds. If the survivors cleanse any Hex Totem, then every survivor in the game will be revealed toThe Deathslingerfor a 10 second period.
In the right hands, it seems like The Deathslinger can be hugely effective inDead by Daylight. Considering this, it’s possible that Behaviour Interactive will change things up before theDead by Daylightnew killer is added to the full game. After all, Behaviour has consistently supported the game, releasingnewDead by Daylightupdateson a regular basis, and that includes balance patches.
Looking ahead, it’s likely that there will be moreDead by Daylightbalance updates in the future, not to mention more substantial DLC like the Chapter 15: Chains of Hate update. It’s possible some of this new content will be based on existing horror franchises, like we saw with theStranger ThingsDLC, but that remains to be seen.
In the meantime, here is the full rundown of theDead by Daylightnew killer Deathslinger’s perks:
Gearhead
-You’ve got an ear for well-oiled gears.
-After hitting a Survivor 2 times with your basic attack, Gearhead activates for 35 seconds.
-Each time a Survivor completes a Good or Great Skill Check while repairing, the generator will be revealed by a yellow aura for as long as it’s being repaired.
-You become obsessed with one Survivor.
-After hooking the Obsession, Dead Man’s Switch activates for the next 35 seconds.
-While activated, any survivor that stops repairing a generator before it is fully repaired causes The Entity to block the generator until Dead Man’s Switch’s effect ends.
-Affected generators are highlighted by a white aura.
-The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time.
Hex: Retribution
-A hex that lashes out upon its destruction. Those who cross you will be punished.
-Any Survivor who cleanses a Dull Totem will suffer from the Oblivious status effect for 35 seconds.
-If any Hex Totem is cleansed, including this one, the auras of all Survivors are revealed for 10 seconds.
Dead by Daylightis out now for PC, PS4, Switch, and Xbox One, with a mobile release coming later this year.
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