The upcoming killer of Dead by Daylight is pretty strange. To deal damage, he has to slam his head against walls.
The release of the last killer in Dead by Daylight was quite some time ago, and the next one is already on the way. After the “Silent Hill” killer Pyramid Head, the developers have now set out to create another standalone killer. The Alchemist has already been teased multiple times in the story, especially during the “Hallowed Blight” event for Halloween. Now, his transformation is complete, and he enters the fog of the Entity as “Blight” to kill the survivors.
But to put it simply: The new killer is really ridiculous.
What can the Blight killer do? The Alchemist (Blight) works fundamentally like many other killers in the game. His movement speed is standard, so he can keep up well in chases. However, his ability works in a pretty strange way. Similar to the Hillbilly or Oni, Blight can enter a short burst of speed – but there’s an absurd catch.
Blight has several small bursts of speed that he can combine. If he collides with a wall while sprinting, he is not stunned. Instead, he turns around and can initiate another sprint. This can be repeated several times until all charges of the ability are used up.
The absurd part is that Blight cannot attack during his first sprint. To actually deliver a hit, he must first collide with a wall at least once.
From the survivors’ perspective, this looks quite ridiculous. The killer intentionally runs into walls, pushes off, and tries to start the next sprint in a short window of time to run into a wall again.
A bit of gameplay from Blight in his original version can be seen here with the YouTuber OhTofu (starting at minute 4:00):
How does the community react? The killer has so far been met with mixed feelings in the community. His playstyle feels simply silly for many players. After all, it feels quite strange to have to intentionally run into a wall first to then be able to attack the survivors.
However, some also find this playstyle quite interesting, as it is something different and makes the Blight not only funny but also somewhat unpredictable.
Of course, there have been a lot of memes, as it is quite funny to see the killer first charge into a wall before turning to the survivors.
Thanks Entity, very cool power. from r/deadbydaylight
The PTR is currently offline again. The developers have taken feedback and want to make some changes. It is likely that the hitboxes of the collisions will be adjusted a bit, so the killer doesn’t collide directly with everything in his line of sight. How the Blight comes out of the adjustments and whether the killer will play a bit less silly afterwards remains to be seen.
What do you think of such a killer? A funny idea or rather silly and annoying? If you are still looking for the right killer for you, we have a comprehensive list here…
