Dead By Daylight: How To Play The Trapper

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Dead by Daylight's Trapper was the first killer added to the game and has since become one of the most iconic horror icons in modern gaming. Playing The Trapper can be challenging, though, even for experienced killers. His ability has a tremendously high skill ceiling, meaning that a player's skill can really pay off when playing this particular killer. Experienced survivors know how to avoid most traps, too, often making it hard to use his ability effectively.

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That said, it's not impossible to play The Trapper well. The best players can hide their traps and make great use of their killer ability throughout each trial to win. Learning how to play The Trapper well will make it easier for players to make survivors fall into their traps and, ultimately, easier to get subsequent downs in Dead by Daylight.

The Trapper doesn't have any extra abilities during chase like some other killers, so trapping out loops is crucial to winning the game. Pyramid Head may be able to hit players through walls, but The Trapper has to rely on his traps at all times unless he is able to win the chase with his basic attack, a feat that usually isn't viable against high-rank survivors.

Players should trap out pallets and windows, then chase survivors into areas with traps. If The Trapper is lucky, players won't notice the traps and will right fall into them; otherwise, the survivor will be forced to avoid the windows and pallets, often resulting in a hit for the killer anyway.

The Trapper can also place traps during a chase to close off certain areas; for example, he can place a trap on one side of a pallet during the chase, forcing the survivor to run away from the pallet to an unsafe area or fall