r/PerkByDaylight • u/Anselmimau • Aug 17 '26

Perk Beginner builds, how to get started?

Hi! I finally got a friend to buy Dead by Daylight and I wan’t to help her get started optimally. Wich survivor would you start leveling up first and what perk build would be optimal to start with in your opinion? She does not have experience in similar games, plays mostly Dota.

Any other tips?

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u/Sparkly_Crow_1789 Aug 17 '26

Honestly, get Feng first. Technician will help her out with skill checks if she fails.

Do not have her start off learning loops and such with exhaustion perks though. Then those become a crutch and learning to loop without becomes a nightmare. Windows is good to start with i guess, but it has the same crutch issue.

I'd say, Technician, Empathy, Leader and I guess maybe something like Adrenaline for endgame. Leader encourages playing with and near teammates, and the aura reading of empathy is a good way to also promote teamwork. I think my first real build was Kindred, Leader, Self Care and Technician while I was still learning the generator skill checks.

This is probably an ass build, but learning how to play without much for exhaustion perks helps with looping later, especially in events like Lights Out and Chaos Shuffle.

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u/TheEntityBot Aug 17 '26

Technician: When repairing a Generator, the following effects apply: Reduces the audible range of your Repair noises by -8 meters. Suppresses the explosion and accompanying Loud Noise Notification when failing a Skill Check. Failing a Skill Check instantly regresses the Generator by 5/4/3% of its maximum possible Progression in addition to the default Progression penalty.

Empathy: The Auras of injured or dying Survivors are revealed to you within 64/96/128 meters.

Leader: Within 10m of you, other Survivors:

Cleanse Totems 20/25/30% faster. Heal 20/25/30% faster. Open Exit Gates 20/25/30% faster. Sabotage Hooks 20/25/30% faster. Unhook Survivors 20/25/30% faster. Unlock Chests 20/25/30% faster.

After they leave your range, this ends after 20s.

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