This guide will walk players through the most effective builds for The Executioner in Dead by Daylight, featuring both teachable and non-teachable perks for Killers of varying prestige levels.
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The Executioner: Best Non-Teachable Build (2023)
Unlike some Killers, The Executioner’s base perks are fairly situational and not as impactful in a typical game. Nevertheless, there are some abilities that can help a Pyramid Head player without teachable perks, with a build focused on remaining undetected with his Trail of Torment power.
Trail of Torment (The Executioner) – After kicking a generator, become Undetectable until the generator stops regressing or a Survivor is downed by any means. This effect can be triggered once every 60 seconds. Jolt (General Perk) – Downing a Survivor causes all generators within a 32–meter radius to lose 8% progress. Bitter Murmur (General Perk) – Each time a generator is completed, the auras of Survivors within 16 meters of that generator are revealed for 5 seconds. Once the last generator is complete, all Survivors’ auras are revealed for 10 seconds. Hex: No One Escapes Death (General Perk) – After the final generator is completed, all survivors suffer from the Exposed status ailment and users gain a 4% Haste effect until the Hex Totem is cleansed.
The Executioner: Best Build (2023)
Pyramid Head can be a difficult Killer to master, calling on players to successfully predict Survivor movements in order to efficiently down them with his Punishment of the Damned power. This build will help players determine a Survivor’s pathing from behind cover whilst simultaneously slowing generator repair speed and exit gate powering.
Deadlock (The Cenobite) – After a generator is repaired, the generator with the most progress is blocked for 30 seconds. Lethal Pursuer (The Nemesis) – At the start of the trial, all survivor’s auras are revealed for 9 seconds. This perk also increases the duration of other aura–reading abilities by an extra 2 seconds. I’m All Ears (The Ghostface) – Any Survivor performing a fast vault within 48 meters will have their aura revealed for 6 seconds. This ability can be triggered once every 40 seconds. No Way Out (The Trickster) – At the end of the trial when a survivor interacts with an exit gate, users will receive a noise notification, and the exit gates will be blocked for 12 seconds, plus another 12 seconds for each survivor hooked.
Dead by Daylight is currently available for Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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