[Top 5] DbD Best Looping Builds That Are Excellent

Updated:

16 Dec 2024

Tired of being the Killer’s next victim? Come take your looping skills to a new level. Learn how to turn the tables and become the ultimate Survivor with these top-tier looping builds.

I’m Made For This

This build is excellent for looping in Dead by Daylight. The perks and playstyle are geared towards a more advanced Survivor. Before you become injured, you will rely on your personal looping skills and the perk Windows Of Opportunity. Once the Killer manages to injure you, the rest of your build will come into play.

Use Windows Of Opportunity to your advantage. Find safe looping areas that offer a variety of pallets and vault locations.
Once you become injured, the perk Resilience will activate providing a multitude of speed boosts to your actions. The most important boost for looping will be an increase to your vaulting speed.
The perk Made For This will also be active once you become injured. You can heal another Survivor at this time to gain an Endurance status effect. If the Killer strikes you during your Endurance effect, you will receive a Deep Wound.
If you chose to bring a med-kit as your item, you can use your styptic agent to also gain an Endurance effect. If you are hit again during the time limit, you will receive a Deep Wound instead of going into the dying state.
At any point in time when you are under the effects of a Deep Wound, the perk Made For This will provide an additional running speed boost.
Once you are rescued from the hook or unhook yourself, Dead Hard will be active.
When you are injured and you time your Dead Hard correctly, you can use it to avoid incoming damage. Instead of being put into the dying state, you will gain the Endurance status effect.
Dead Hard can be used to trigger the running speed boost from the perk Made For This.
Bring an item that will enhance your playstyle with this build.
Timing the use of your skills and items is imperative to being successful with this build.

I’m Made For This Strengths:

Speed - When injured, you benefit from a vaulting speed bonus with the perk Resilience. When under the effect of Deep Wound, you gain a running speed bonus with Made For This.
Aura Reading - Windows of Opportunity provides excellent aura reading for pallets, vault locations and breakable walls. If you choose to bring a key with the blood amber addon as your item, this can further enhance the aura reading of this build.
Staying out of the dying state - The perks Dead Hard and Made For This provide you with multiple opportunities to take an additional hit instead of going into the dying state. If you choose to bring a med-kit with the styptic agent as an addon, this will also provide you an additional hit before going into the dying state.

Build Details:

Blinds - Item: Utility Flashlight
- 12 seconds of use that increases the brightness of the flashlight beam by 30%, increases the blindness duration by 15%, and decreases the accuracy of the flashlight beam by 20%.
- Addon 1: High-End Sapphire Lens – Increases the range of the flashlight beam by 25%, increases the width of the flashlight beam by 25%, increases the brightness of the flashlight beam by 30%, and increases blindness duration by 15%.
- Addon 2: Long Life Battery – Adds 6 seconds of use to the flashlight.
Endurance – Item: Camping Aid Kit
- 24 charges of use that increases the speed that you heal others by 35%. Unlocks the self-healing action and decreases the speed and efficiency when healing yourself by 33%.
- Addon 1: Styptic Agent – Press the secondary action button while healing with the med-kit to use the styptic agent. When used on an injured Survivor, they gain Endurance for 5 seconds. Consumes med-kit on use.
Aura Reading – Item: Skeleton Key
- 30 seconds of use and can be consumed to open the hatch.
- Addon 1: Blood Amber – Reveals Killer’s aura within a 32-meter range. Increases the key’s energy usage by 100%.
- Addon 2: Adds 15 seconds of use to the key.
Offering: Any tier Sweet William
- Sweet William Sachet – Grants 50% bonus Bloodpoints in the Boldness category.
- Fresh Sweet William – Grants 75% bonus Bloodpoints in the Boldness category.
- Fragrant Sweet William – Grants 100% bonus Bloodpoints in the Boldness category.
Perks:
- Dead Hard: Dead Hard activates after you are unhooked or unhook yourself. When injured, tap into your adrenaline bank to avoid incoming damage. Press the active ability button while running to gain the Endurance status effect for the next 0.5 seconds. This causes Exhausted status effect for 60/50/40 seconds, then deactivates.
- Made For This: Made For This activates while you are in the injured state. After you finish healing another Survivor, gain the Endurance status effect for 6/8/10 seconds. While affected by Deep Wound, you run 1/2/3% faster.
- Resilience: Grants 3/6/9% additional speed when repairing, sabotaging, healing, unhooking, vaulting, cleansing or blessing a totem, opening Exit Gates, and unlocking while injured.
- Windows Of Opportunity: Auras of pallets, breakable walls, and vault locations are revealed to you when within a 24/28/32-meter range.

Built For Speed

Do you want a looping build that will make you a challenge for the Killer to catch? The perks used in this build are great to enhance your looping in Dead by Daylight. You will have the ability to see great looping locations. There are multiple speed bonuses you can acquire based on your health state, and you have an excellent end game advantage.

Use Windows Of Opportunity to your advantage. Find a safe looping area that offers a variety of pallets and vault locations.
Finesse will grant a bonus to your vaulting speeds. However, there is a cooldown so use this perk when needed. Don’t waste it.
When you become injured the perk Resilience will activate. This will provide you with a multitude of speed boosts. The most important one for looping will be a vaulting speed increase.
At this point, you can break chase to assist with other game objectives, heal to reset or continue chase.
Rinse and repeat.
Adrenaline will activate at the end game once the Exit Gates are powered. You will gain one health state immediately. If you are injured, you become fully healed. If you are in the dying state, you will be reverted into the injured state and can continue chase if you are looping the Killer.
Adrenaline can be swapped out for the perk Unbreakable if you find yourself in a multitude of games where the Killer slugs Survivors.
Choose an item that enhances your playstyle. Bringing a flashlight will allow you to blind the Killer to gain distance. A key with the blood amber addon will add extra aura reading abilities to this perk set. Bringing a med-kit with the styptic agent will provide one Endurance hit if timed correctly.

Built For Speed Strengths:

Aura Reading - Window of Opportunity provides excellent aura reading for pallets, vault locations and breakable walls. If you choose to bring a key with the blood amber addon as your item, this will also allow you to see the Killer’s aura.
Vaulting Speeds - Whether you are injured or fully healed, you will receive a vaulting boost with this build.
End Game - The perk Adrenaline provides a great end game instant health state.

Build Details:

Blinds - Item: Utility Flashlight
- 12 seconds of use that increases the brightness of the flashlight beam by 30%, increases the blindness duration by 15%, and decreases the accuracy of the flashlight beam by 20%.
- Addon 1: High-End Sapphire Lens – Increases the range of the flashlight beam by 25%, increases the width of the flashlight beam by 25%, increases the brightness of the flashlight beam by 30%, and increases blindness duration by 15%.
- Addon 2: Long Life Battery – Adds 6 seconds of use to the flashlight.
Endurance – Item: Camping Aid Kit
- 24 charges of use that increases the speed that you heal others by 35%. Unlocks the self-healing action and decreases the speed and efficiency when healing yourself by 33%.
- Addon 1: Styptic Agent – Press the secondary action button while healing with the med-kit to use the styptic agent. When used on an injured Survivor, they gain Endurance for 5 seconds. Consumes med-kit on use.
Aura Reading – Item: Skeleton Key
- 30 seconds of use and can be consumed to open the hatch.
- Addon 1: Blood Amber – Reveals Killer’s aura within a 32-meter range. Increases the key’s energy usage by 100%.
- Addon 2: Adds 15 seconds of use to the key.
Offering: Any tier Sweet William
- Sweet William Sachet – Grants 50% bonus Bloodpoints in the Boldness category.
- Fresh Sweet William – Grants 75% bonus Bloodpoints in the Boldness category.
- Fragrant Sweet William – Grants 100% bonus Bloodpoints in the Boldness category.
Perks:
- Adrenaline: This perk activates when the Exit Gates are powered. Instantly heal one health state if you are injured or in the dying state and sprint at 150% of your normal running speed for 3 seconds. Adrenaline ignores the Exhausted status effect. Causes the Exhausted status effect for 60/50/40 seconds.
- Finesse: This perk activates when you are healthy. Your fast vaults are 20% faster. This perk goes on cooldown for 40/35/30 seconds after performing a fast vault.
- Resilience: Grants 3/6/9% additional speed when repairing, sabotaging, healing, unhooking, vaulting, cleansing or blessing a totem, opening Exit Gates, and unlocking while injured.
- Windows Of Opportunity: Auras of pallets, breakable walls, and vault locations are revealed to you when within a 24/28/32-meter range.

I Spy With My Little Eye

Are you ready to have eyes on the Killer almost the entire time you loop? Then this is the build for you. This perk set provides excellent aura reading and end game looping advantages. Any skill level of player will excel with this build. You can bring different items to cater towards your desired playstyle.

Once you are in chase with the Killer, the perk Troubleshooter will activate. You will see the aura of the generator with the most repair progress. Keep the Killer far from your fellow Survivors so they can complete the generator.
When you need to drop a pallet, the Killer’s aura will be revealed to you for a duration of time also thanks to the perk Troubleshooter.
If the Killer kicks a pallet, breakable wall or generator, Alert will activate and reveal the Killer’s aura to you.
The perks Troubleshooter and Alert should greatly benefit your ability to loop the Killer until your team can power the Exit Gates.
Once the Exit Gates are powered, Hope and Adrenaline will activate.
Adrenaline will heal you one health state immediately. This comes in extremely handy if the Killer has you injured or in the dying state.
The perk Hope will provide a Haste buff for the rest of the game.
Bring an item that will enhance your playstyle with this perk set. A flashlight or med-kit with the styptic agent is recommended for this build. You can, however, bring a key with the blood amber addon if you want to be able to see the Killer’s aura when there is no available pallet or kickable object nearby.

I Spy With My Little Eye Strengths:

Aura Reading - Between the two perks Alert and Troubleshooter, you will almost always be able to see the Killer’s aura. You are also able to keep an eye on where the generator with the most progress is located.
Interception - If the Killer breaks chase with you, using the information you gather with your aura reading perks, you can assist your fellow Survivors. You can also attempt to bait the Killer out of chase with another Survivor.
End Game - Adrenaline and Hope provide a great combo for end game looping.

Build Details:

Blinds - Item: Utility Flashlight
- 12 seconds of use that increases the brightness of the flashlight beam by 30%, increases the blindness duration by 15%, and decreases the accuracy of the flashlight beam by 20%.
- Addon 1: High-End Sapphire Lens – Increases the range of the flashlight beam by 25%, increases the width of the flashlight beam by 25%, increases the brightness of the flashlight beam by 30%, and increases blindness duration by 15%.
- Addon 2: Long Life Battery – Adds 6 seconds of use to the flashlight.
Endurance – Item: Camping Aid Kit
- 24 charges of use that increases the speed that you heal others by 35%. Unlocks the self-healing action and decreases the speed and efficiency when healing yourself by 33%.
- Addon 1: Styptic Agent – Press the secondary action button while healing with the med-kit to use the styptic agent. When used on an injured Survivor, they gain Endurance for 5 seconds. Consumes med-kit on use.
Aura Reading – Item: Skeleton Key
- 30 seconds of use and can be consumed to open the hatch.
- Addon 1: Blood Amber – Reveals Killer’s aura within a 32-meter range. Increases the key’s energy usage by 100%.
- Addon 2: Adds 15 seconds of use to the key.
Offering: Any tier Sweet William
- Sweet William Sachet – Grants 50% bonus Bloodpoints in the Boldness category.
- Fresh Sweet William – Grants 75% bonus Bloodpoints in the Boldness category.
- Fragrant Sweet William – Grants 100% bonus Bloodpoints in the Boldness category.
Perks:
- Adrenaline: This perk activates when the Exit Gates are powered. Instantly heal one health state if you are injured or in the dying state and sprint at 150% of your normal running speed for 3 seconds. Adrenaline ignores the Exhausted status effect. Causes the Exhausted status effect for 60/50/40 seconds.
- Alert: When the Killer performs a break action, the Killer is revealed to you for 3/4/5 seconds.
- Hope: As soon as the Exit Gates are powered you gain a 5/6/7% Haste status effect.
- Troubleshooter: When you are chased by the Killer, Troubleshooter activates. You see the aura of the Generator with the most progress. You see the aura of the Killer for 4/5/6 seconds after dropping a pallet. The effect lasts for 6/8/10 seconds after being in chase, then deactivates.

Hide and Go Seek

Let’s play a game of cat and mouse shall we? Looping the Killer comes in many different styles. This build focuses more on disappearing from the Killer rather than evading their grasp. The combination you use your perks will allow you to keep the Killer guessing. You can also silently slip into a locker, then pop out for a cheeky stun on the Killer. You will be extremely hard to track when using this build and can easily slip away to reset.

Grab the Killer’s attention so your teammates can focus on repairing generators.
The perk Head On can be used to stun the Killer when you burst out of a locker.
Quick and Quiet pairs nicely with Head On. The Killer won’t know you even got into a locker.
If you become injured while looping the Killer, Lucky Break will activate. Your trails of blood and scratch marks disappear for a limited amount of time. You can use this to either break away from chase to heal in safety, or mind game the Killer.
The perk Iron Will also activates as long as you are not Exhausted. This completely suppresses your grunts of pain from your injuries if you have the top tier of this perk.
You need to time the use of Head On and Iron Will. Head On’s Exhaustion will cause Iron Will not to activate. You can either save Head On for when you are healthy or mix the two together. The Killer will track you by sound, then suddenly there is nothing but silence. This is a handy advanced technique that can leave the Killer chasing their own tail while you have snuck away to heal.
Be sure to bring an item to fit your playstyle. Any of the items listed in the build details will greatly assist you when using this build to loop the Killer.

Hide and Go Seek Strengths:

Distraction – You provide an annoying distraction with Head On when you are looping the Killer.
Disappearing – The combination of the perks Quick and Quiet, Lucky Break, and Iron Will provide the perfect get-away combination. This gives you time to heal in safety.
Time Efficiency – You always pop back up tempting the Killer into chase. This provides your teammates with precious time to complete generator repairs.

Build Details:

Blinds - Item: Utility Flashlight
- 12 seconds of use that increases the brightness of the flashlight beam by 30%, increases the blindness duration by 15%, and decreases the accuracy of the flashlight beam by 20%.
- Addon 1: High-End Sapphire Lens – Increases the range of the flashlight beam by 25%, increases the width of the flashlight beam by 25%, increases the brightness of the flashlight beam by 30%, and increases blindness duration by 15%.
- Addon 2: Long Life Battery – Adds 6 seconds of use to the flashlight.
Endurance – Item: Camping Aid Kit
- 24 charges of use that increases the speed that you heal others by 35%. Unlocks the self-healing action and decreases the speed and efficiency when healing yourself by 33%.
- Addon 1: Styptic Agent – Press the secondary action button while healing with the med-kit to use the styptic agent. When used on an injured Survivor, they gain Endurance for 5 seconds. Consumes med-kit on use.
Aura Reading – Item: Skeleton Key
- 30 seconds of use and can be consumed to open the hatch.
- Addon 1: Blood Amber – Reveals Killer’s aura within a 32-meter range. Increases the key’s energy usage by 100%.
- Addon 2: Adds 15 seconds of use to the key.
Offering: Any tier Sweet William
- Sweet William Sachet – Grants 50% bonus Bloodpoints in the Boldness category.
- Fresh Sweet William – Grants 75% bonus Bloodpoints in the Boldness category.
- Fragrant Sweet William – Grants 100% bonus Bloodpoints in the Boldness category.
Perks:
- Head On: While standing in a locker, for 3 seconds, Head On activates. While Head On is activated, perform a rush action to leave a locker to use Head On. If the Killer is standing within Head On’s effective range, the Killer is stunned for 3 seconds. Causes the Exhausted status effect for 60/50/40 seconds. Head On cannot be used while Exhausted. You do not recover from the Exhausted status effect while running. Head On cannot be used when you have idle crows.
- Iron Will: Grunts of pain caused by injuries are reduced by 80/90/100%. Does not function while Exhausted.
- Lucky Break: Lucky Break activates any time you are injured. While Lucky Break is active, you won’t leave trails of blood or scratch marks for a total of 40/50/60 seconds. While healthy, for each 1 second spent healing another Survivor, increase Lucky Break’s duration by 1 second. Lucky Break’s duration cannot increase beyond its starting value.
- Quick and Quiet: The vault and actions’ noise detection and audio range is reduced by 100%. This effect can only trigger once every 30/25/20 seconds

Catch Me If You Can

This build is excellent for looping in Dead by Daylight. The perks are decently easy to use for players of different skill levels. They will help you keep the Killer busy, away from your teammates, and focused on you. Bringing an item to fit your specific playstyle can add some spicy blinds, aura reading or the ability to take an extra hit.

Once you have acquired the attention of the Killer, it is your job to keep their attention. You are benefiting your teammates by being a distraction so they can focus on repairing generators.

The perk Windows of Opportunity is fantastic for looping. The auras of pallets, breakable walls and vaults are highlighted. You can always plan out your next moves ahead of time.
While in chase with the Killer, it is a good idea to keep them away from your teammates. The perk Bond is perfect for this purpose. By being able to see other Survivor auras, you can take the Killer to a safe looping area away from them.
If the Killer manages to land a hit, Resilience will activate. You will get a speed buff for multiple actions, but most importantly a speed boost for vaulting. This perk allows you to extend chase, as you are harder to catch.
You could arguably swap out Resilience with Finesse. Finesse has a much faster vaulting speed when you are healthy, but also comes with a cool down.
If you get into another sticky situation, you can use the perk Dead Hard. This will allow you to take another hit instead of being put into the dying state.
Choose an item that enhances your playstyle. Bringing a flashlight will allow you to blind the Killer to gain distance. A key with the blood amber addon will add to your aura reading abilities and reveal the Killer’s aura. Bringing a med-kit with the styptic agent will provide one Endurance hit if timed correctly.

Catch Me If You Can Strengths:

Aura Reading – Between the two perks Windows of Opportunity and Bond, this build has great aura reading. You can keep the Killer away from your teammates and plan out a good place to loop at the same time. If you choose to bring a key as an item, this will enhance your aura reading even further.
Distraction – You are keeping the Killer’s attention on you so your teammates can finish important game objectives like generator repair.
Extending chase – The perks Dead Hard, Resilience and Windows of Opportunity all allow you to extend chase with the Killer. Dead Hard provides an extra hit before going into the dying state. Resilience provides a vaulting speed buff, so you are harder to catch. The perk Windows of Opportunity provides valuable information on where to loop. You won't be blindly running into an area where there may not be any pallets or windows to use. If you choose to bring a med-kit with the septic agent, this can also be used to extend chase.

Build Details:

Blinds - Item: Utility Flashlight
- 12 seconds of use that increases the brightness of the flashlight beam by 30%, increases the blindness duration by 15%, and decreases the accuracy of the flashlight beam by 20%.
- Addon 1: High-End Sapphire Lens – Increases the range of the flashlight beam by 25%, increases the width of the flashlight beam by 25%, increases the brightness of the flashlight beam by 30%, and increases blindness duration by 15%.
- Addon 2: Long Life Battery – Adds 6 seconds of use to the flashlight.
Endurance – Item: Camping Aid Kit
- 24 charges of use that increases the speed that you heal others by 35%. Unlocks the self-healing action and decreases the speed and efficiency when healing yourself by 33%.
- Addon 1: Styptic Agent – Press the secondary action button while healing with the med-kit to use the styptic agent. When used on an injured Survivor, they gain Endurance for 5 seconds. Consumes med-kit on use.
Aura Reading – Item: Skeleton Key
- 30 seconds of use and can be consumed to open hatch.
- Addon 1: Blood Amber – Reveals Killer’s aura within a 32-meter range. Increases the key’s energy usage by 100%.
- Addon 2: Adds 15 seconds of use to the key.
Offering: Any tier Sweet William
- Sweet William Sachet – Grants 50% bonus Bloodpoints in the Boldness category.
- Fresh Sweet William – Grants 75% bonus Bloodpoints in the Boldness category.
- Fragrant Sweet William – Grants 100% bonus Bloodpoints in the Boldness category.
Perks:

Bond: Unlocks potential in one’s aura reading ability. Allies’ auras are revealed to you when they are within a 20/28/36-meter range.

Dead Hard: Dead Hard activates after you are unhooked or unhook yourself. When injured, tap into your adrenaline bank to avoid incoming damage. Press the active ability button while running to gain the Endurance status effect for the next 0.5 seconds. This causes Exhausted status effect for 60/50/40 seconds, then deactivates.

Resilience: Grants 3/6/9% additional speed when repairing, sabotaging, healing, unhooking, vaulting, cleansing or blessing a totem, opening Exit Gates, and unlocking while injured.

Windows Of Opportunity: Auras of pallets, breakable walls, and vault locations are revealed to you when within a 24/28/32-meter range.