The Best Builds For Survivors in Dead by Daylight

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Playing as a Survivor in Dead By Daylight can be made easier by using the right Perks and Add-Ons in a build. In Dead By Daylight, four Survivors team up and face off against a killer hunting them as a sacrificial offering to The Entity. Survivors have two primary goals in Dead By Daylight: stay alive, and repair the Generators to access the exit gate and escape. While the Killer can select Perks that make their ability to terrorize Survivors more potent, Survivors can choose a build that prioritizes specific traits, like stealth, speed, Generator repair skill and speed, sabotage, and awareness.

With a new update in 2021, the best build for survivors in Dead by Daylight has seen significant change. Many new builds fit the role of a survivor, especially with new perks that can be used to diversify the overall build. Some of these builds offer the most well-balanced perks to use for survivors, while others serve a specific need.

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Each Survivor comes with three unique Perks based on their past and personality. As players level up in Dead By Daylight, they will eventually unlock the ability to teach these Perks to other survivors and use them in other Survivor builds. Some Perks are general, available to every Survivor, while others require the purchase of DLC chapters to unlock. Add-Ons and Items can further buff a Survivor's stats but are often less available, can be lost at the end of a Trial, and are sometimes even single-use. Perks can do a lot of the heavy lifting, so players should focus on unlocking the teachable versions to give themselves the widest range of builds possible. Here are some of the best Survivor builds inDead By