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Skills are a special type of Load-Out![]()
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, which were first implemented in Patch 8.1.0.
There are currently 26 Skills featured in Dead by Daylight.
Overview
Skills are only available while playing the 2v8 Game Mode and replace all other Load-Out options.
Skills cannot be chosen freely, rather there are 4 different Classes per side that Players can select for their chosen Character, with each Class providing a predetermined set consisting of 3 Skills.
The only exception is the Innate Skill of a Killer, which remains unchanged across all four Classes.
Classes
Both Survivor and Killer Players can select freely from one of 4 Classes for their chosen Character, which will determine their skillset for the 2v8 Trial.
There is a limit of 4 Players per Class for Survivors and just 1 Player per Class for Killers, however.
Selecting a Class provides a unique set of 3 Skills, with the only exception being the Innate Skill of a Killer, as its name suggests.
Skills
Skills work like a mix of Perks![]()
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and Add-ons![]()
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, combining multiple effects to provide Survivors and Killers with special abilities and additionally enhancing the Powers of the latter.
Skill Slots
Players are always equipped with 3 Skills, which have their predetermined Slots:
- Survivor Skills:
- Slot 1: Reveal Skill
- Slot 2: Team Skill
- Slot 3: Unlockable Skill
- Killer Skills:
- Slot 1: Innate Skill
- Slot 2: Team Skill
- Slot 3: Reveal Skill
List of Skills
Survivor Skills
| Icon | Name | Description | Slot | Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escapist Aura Skill |
|
2 | .All | |
| Escapist Innate Skill |
|
3 | .All | |
| Escapist Team Skill | Starting to run triggers this Skill:
This Skill causes the Exhausted |
1 | .All | |
| Guide Aura Skill |
|
2 | .All | |
| Guide Innate Skill |
This Skill is inactive while hiding inside a Locker |
3 | .All | |
| Guide Team Skill |
|
1 | .All | |
| Medic Aura Skill |
|
2 | .All | |
| Medic Innate Skill |
|
3 | .All | |
| Medic Team Skill |
|
1 | .All | |
| Scout Aura Skill |
|
2 | .All | |
| Scout Innate Skill |
|
3 | .All | |
| Scout Team Skill |
|
1 | .All | |
| Shared Unlockable Skill |
|
4 | .All |
Killer Skills
| Icon | Name | Description | Slot | Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillbilly Innate Skill |
|
2 | Hillbilly | |
| Hillbilly Team Skill |
|
1 | Hillbilly | |
| Huntress Innate Skill |
|
2 | Huntress | |
| Huntress Team Skill |
|
1 | Huntress | |
| Nurse Innate Skill |
|
2 | Nurse | |
| Nurse Team Skill |
|
1 | Nurse | |
| Shared Killer Skill 1 |
|
3 | .All | |
| Shared Killer Skill 2.1 |
|
4 | .All | |
| Shared Killer Skill 2.2 |
|
4 | .All | |
| Trapper Innate Skill | The Trapper starts the Trial with 4 Bear Traps
Neither Killer can be caught in armed Bear Traps when walking over them, but doing so as The Trapper will disarm them, requiring a reset. |
2 | Trapper | |
| Trapper Team Skill | Whenever The Trapper sets or resets a Bear Trap
|
1 | Trapper | |
| Wraith Innate Skill |
|
2 | Wraith | |
| Wraith Team Skill |
|
1 | Wraith |
Change Log
2v8 (V2)
- Reduced the number of Skills associated with a Class from 4 to 3.
- Killer Skills are now also linked to a Class, rather than their Power.
- The only exception is the Innate Skill.
- Added the previously Shared Killer Skills to their base-kit and update various values and effects.
- Renamed the Aura Skill to Reveal Skill.
- Adjusted the Unlockable Skill to be unique for each Survivor Class.




