[Top 20] Dead By Daylight Best Survivor Perks To Have (Ranked)

Updated:

07 Nov 2024

Dead by Daylight currently contains a total of 146 Survivor perks.

With such a wide variety to choose from, how do you know which perks are top tier, and which are sub-par? Some perks do in fact carry more weight in your Dead by Daylight games than others.

It is important to select the correct perks for efficient use of time, practical teamwork and personal playstyle. The usefulness of a perk can matter based on what tier of that perk you have unlocked, how you utilize the perk in game play, and the basic mechanics of the perk itself.

Here is a collective ranked list of 20 Dead by Daylight best Survivor perks to have.

20. Blast Mine (good)

Blast Mine is a fun and useful perk. Survivors who may not be good at looping or flash-lighting can use this perk to waste the Killer’s time. What better way to contribute to the team than complete the main objectives, generator repair, and add a little spicy surprise for the Killer.

Blast Mine is great for:

Being able to complete the game’s main objective and be rewarded for your efforts.
Sneakily stunning and blinding the Killer.
Wasting the Killer’s time. Kicking a generator takes precious seconds away from chasing down and hooking Survivors. Add a stun, blind and having to re-kick the generator on top of that. The Killer may think twice about coming back.

Blast Mine details:

When direct combat isn’t an option, you still find ways to strike back. Blast Mine will activate after completing a total of 40% worth of repair progress on generators.

Once Blast Mine is active, press the active ability button while standing next to a generator to install a Blast Mine. – Good for quickly installing a Blast Mine.
The Blast Mine will stay active for 100/110/120 seconds. – Good for if the Killer doesn’t kick the generator right away.
Affected generators will be revealed with a yellow aura to all Survivors. – Good for informing your teammates the generator is equipped with Blast Mine.
When the Killer damages the generator, Blast Mine explodes, stunning them and blinding anyone nearby. – Good for an easy stun and blind on the Killer.
Blast Mine will deactivate when the generator is damaged by the Killer, or when the time expires. – Good for being able to install a Blast Mine in an alternate generator.

How to get Blast Mine:

Blast Mine is a Jill Valentine perk. This Survivor can be found in the Resident Evil chapter of Dead by Daylight. She is also available in the Dead by Daylight in game store. After acquiring Jill, Survivors must spend Bloodpoints in their Bloodweb for a chance to uncover Blast Mine. Prestige Jill 3 times to unlock the tier 3 perk Blast Mine for all survivor characters on your account.

19. Bond (good)

Bond is a good aura reading perk. It allows you to see the auras of other Survivors within a certain distance of you. While the perk itself is basic, how you utilize it is important. This perk is often used to gather information. If a Survivor suddenly starts sprinting, they may be in chase. If your teammate suddenly crouches, the Killer may be near them, and they are hiding. Bond is also useful for locating a fellow player to help repair a generator or if you need healing.

Bond is great for:

Reading other Survivor’s auras.
Being used to educationally guess where the Killer is located.
Finding a fellow teammate for healing.
Finding a fellow teammate to work on a generator with.
Easy access for all players.

Bond details:

Unlocks potential in one’s aura reading ability.

Allies’ auras are revealed to you. – Good for locating all other Survivors.
This effect is only when they are within a 20/28/36-meter range. – Good for gathering information and making educated guesses on the whereabouts of the Killer.

How to get Bond:

Bond is a Dwight Fairfield perk found in the base game of Dead by Daylight. Survivors must spend Bloodpoints in their Bloodweb for a chance to uncover Bond. Prestige Dwight 3 times to unlock the tier 3 perk Bond for all survivor characters on your account.

18. Detective’s Hunch(good)

Do you enjoy planning out your next move and solving puzzles? Detective’s Hunch is the perfect perk for this playstyle. It is a strategic perk, with a multitude of functions. Once a generator is completed, Detective’s Hunch activates. It reveals the auras of chests, generators and totems within a specific range. There are many ways to utilize and benefit from the information this perk provides. Be creative and become your very own detective.

Detective’s Hunch is great for:

Finding generators efficiently instead of wandering the map.
Finding totems to locate hexes, create a boon or for other perks that require a totem to activate, such as Inner Strength or Overzealous.
Finding a chest to snag a med-kit, toolbox, key, map or flashlight.
Preventing 3 gens by selecting generators to repair that will spread out the remaining generators that need to be completed.

Detective’s Hunch details:

Unlocks potential in one’s aura reading ability.

When a generator is completed the aura of generators, chests, and totems are revealed to you. – Good for a multitude of tactics such as, but not limited to, deciding which generator to repair next, locating a totem whether it’s to activate a perk or to find a hex, or finding a chest to unlock to acquire a new tool.
These items are revealed within a 32/48/64-meter range. – Good for viewing a large section of the game map.
The auras are revealed to you for 10 seconds. – Good for allowing you time to calculate your next move.
If you are holding a map, generators, chest and totems revealed by Detective’s Hunch are added to the map.

How to get Detective’s Hunch:

Detective’s Hunch is a Detective David Tapp perk that can be found in the Saw chapter of Dead by Daylight. You can also get Tapp from the in game Dead by Daylight store. After acquiring Detective Tapp, Survivors must spend Bloodpoints in their Bloodweb for a chance to uncover Detective’s Hunch. Prestige Tapp 3 times to unlock the tier 3 perk Detective’s Hunch for all survivor characters on your account.

Detective’s Hunch Video

17. Inner Strength(good)

I'm a strong independent Survivor who doesn't need a healer.

Inner Strength, previously known as Inner Healing, is a handy perk. It is especially useful if you play solo as a Survivor, or if you have trouble finding teammates to heal you. It does require some knowledge of totem spawn locations, or you can bring a totem locating perk to assist you. Cleansing a totem allows you to fully heal from the injured state. If you need to mend, Inner Strength will count towards healing the mend and not heal you to full health.

Inner Strength is great for:

Providing a heal as long as you have cleansed a totem.
Preventing hex perks if the Killer has brought any. You should already be on the hunt to cleanse a totem for a heal and may wander across a Killer’s hex.
The ability to repeatedly heal. Each time you cleanse a totem, you acquire another heal. The Killer perk Pentimento is a dream for Survivors that have Inner Strength. As long as you are careful not to allow the Killer to gain full Pentimento tokens, you can acquire 10 heals in one game.

Inner Strength details:

You look inward and trust your instincts when you feel lost and alone. Each time you complete a totem cleanse action, Inner Strength activates.

While Inner Strength is active, hiding inside a locker for 8 seconds while injured automatically heals you to full health. – Good for a quick heal from the injured state without a teammate.
If you are afflicted with a Deep Wound status effect, hiding inside a locker for 8 seconds will remove the Deep Wound, but you will remain injured. – Good for a quick mend, but leaves you injured. This can coordinate well if you also run the perk Resilience.

If you are already afflicted by the Broken status effect, Inner Strength does not activate until that status is removed. Once Inner Strength is successfully activated, it deactivates until the Survivor acquires another totem.

How to get Inner Strength:

Inner Strength is a Nancy Wheeler perk. This Survivor can be found in the Stranger Things chapter of Dead by Daylight or the Dead by Daylight in game store. After acquiring Nancy, Survivors must spend Bloodpoints in their Bloodweb for a chance to uncover Inner Strength. Prestige Nancy 3 times to unlock the tier 3 perk Inner Strength for all survivor characters on your account.

Inner Strength Video

16. Iron Will (good)

Iron Will is very useful in sticky situations. When you are injured, you have a massive noise reduction to your grunts of pain. While your blood and scratch marks will still be visible, having the perk Iron Will will make you extremely hard to track by sound. This is a perfect perk if you can escape chase from the Killer and hide.

Iron Will is great for:

Reducing the noise you make when injured.
Having an easier time eluding the Killer and hiding.
Playing cat and mouse with the Killer when looping. Keeping the Killer busy while teammates repair generators is important. If you get into a sticky situation Iron Will makes it easier for you to slip away to find a better area to continue looping the Killer, or simply hide from the Killer until you are ready.
Easy access for all players.

Iron Will details:

You are able to concentrate and enter a meditative-like state to numb some pain.

Grunts of pain caused by injuries are reduced by 80/90/100%. – Good for keeping quiet to avoid detection from the Killer.

Iron Will cannot be used while Exhausted, and does not inflict the Exhausted status effect.

How to get Iron Will:

Iron Will is a Jake Park perk found in the base game of Dead by Daylight. Survivors must spend Bloodpoints in their Bloodweb for a chance to uncover Iron Will. Prestige Jake 3 times to unlock the tier 3 perk Iron Will for all survivor characters on your account.

15. Reassurance (good)

Reassurance is a good teamwork perk. It has a multitude of functions depending on your play style. Reassurance allows you to pause a fellow Survivors struggle progression on hook. This can come in handy, for example, if a Killer is hook camping and the team needs more time to coordinate a successful unhook. Reassurance can also be helpful in situations where another game objective may need to be completed first before unhooking the Survivor. For example, completing a generator that will break an end game 3 gen may be more important. If the hooked Survivor’s struggle is paused, that allows more time to complete that important game mechanic.

Reassurance is great for:

Pausing a hooked Survivor’s struggle progression.
Pausing struggle skill checks if the hooked Survivor is on their second hook phase.
Providing your team with more time to complete essential game mechanics.

Reassurance details:

Your presence helps allies focus, assuaging the panic associated with extreme conditions.

When you are within a 6-meter radius from the hooked Survivors, use the active ability button to pause their struggle progression. - Good for extending the time the Survivor can be on the hook.
If the Survivor is on the struggle phase, Reassurance will also pause the struggle skill checks. – Good for extending the time the Survivor can be on the hook and eliminating their struggle skill checks.
This effect will last for 20/25/30 seconds. – Good for completing other game tasks that may take priority.

Reassurance can only be triggered once per Survivor per hook instance.

How to get Reassurance:

Reassurance is a Rebecca Chamber perk. This Survivor can be found in the Resident Evil chapter of Dead by Daylight. You can also find her in the Dead by Daylight in game store. After acquiring Rebecca Chambers, Survivors must spend Bloodpoints in their Bloodweb for a chance to uncover Reassurance. Prestige Rebecca 3 times to unlock the tier 3 perk Reassurance for all survivor characters on your account.

Reassurance Video

14. Resilience (good)

Resilience is a perk that will reward you when things are looking glum. It provides a speed boost to a multitude of actions. This boost is only active when you are injured and only applies to yourself. Killers are always hunting down Survivors and injuring them. If you can manage to escape chase with the Killer, but can’t find a fellow Survivor to heal you, Resilience is the perfect perk to have on hand.

Resilience is great for:

A speed boost for repairing generators.
A speed boost for healing.
A speed boost for unhooking.
A speed boost for vaulting.
A speed boost for cleansing and blessing a totem.
A speed boost for unlocking a chest.
A speed boost for opening Exit Gates. This perk can pair well with Wake Up or another Survivor who is running Leader.
Easy access for all players.

Resilience details:

You are motivated in dire situations.

Grants 3/6/9% additional speed when repairing, sabotaging, healing, unhooking, vaulting, cleansing or blessing a totem, (bear with me we are almost done) opening Exit Gates, and unlocking chests while injured. – Good for a speed boost on a multitude of actions.

How to get Resilience:

Resilience is a general perk that is unlockable by all characters. Survivors must spend Bloodpoints in their Bloodweb for a chance to uncover Resilience.

13. Resurgence (good)

Resurgence is a decent healing perk. Whenever you are unhooked or you successfully unhook yourself, you are instantly granted a healing progression. This saves time, is good for a quick underhook heal, and allows for more time to be put towards other important game mechanics such as generator repair.

Resurgence is great for:

An instant healing progression bonus.
Saving time so your team can focus on generator repair to power the Exit Gates.
An extended use on healing items. Since your progression bar is partially full, you will not have to use as many charges on your healing item.

Resurgence details:

You’ve come back from near impossible odds…and you’ll do it again,

Gain 50/60/70% healing progress instantly after being unhooked by a fellow Survivor or unhooking yourself. – Good for quick healing as you are already partially healed.

How to get Resurgence:

Resurgence is a Jill Valentine perk. This Survivor is found in the Resident Evil chapter of Dead by Daylight. She is also available in the Dead by Daylight in game store. After acquiring Jill, Survivors must spend Bloodpoints in their Bloodweb for a chance to uncover Resurgence. Prestige Jill 3 times to unlock the tier 3 perk Resurgence for all survivor characters on your account.

12. Windows of Opportunity (good)

Windows of Opportunity is a wonderful perk for aura reading and for gathering information. It is essential for a Survivor who wants to learn or improve their looping skills. Windows of Opportunity grants you the ability to see useful looping objects, for example pallets and vaults. You can plan your next move without blindly running towards an area, and hoping there is a pallet there.

Windows of Opportunity is great for:

Locating pallets to stun the Killer or gain some distance in chase.
Locating breakable walls to know where the Killer may be able to cut you off.
Locating vaults to use to gain distance from the Killer.

Windows of Opportunity details:

Unlocks potential in one’s aura reading ability.

Auras of pallets, breakable walls, and vault locations are revealed to you. -Good for planning where to loop the Killer.
These auras are revealed to you within a 24/28/32 meter range. – Good for learning and improving your looping skills. If used efficiently you will be able to extend chase with the Killer.

How to get Windows of Opportunity:

Windows of Opportunity is a Kate Denson perk originally found in the Curtain Call chapter of Dead by Daylight. This chapter is now part of the DLC Maddening Darkness Pack on steam. This Survivor can also be found in the in game store of Dead by Daylight. After acquiring Kate, Survivors must spend Bloodpoints in their Bloodweb for a chance to uncover Windows of Opportunity. Prestige Kate 3 times to unlock the tier 3 perk Windows of Opportunity for all survivor characters on your account.

Windows of Opportunity Video

11. Leader (great)

Are you the type of person that loves to coordinate group efforts, and lead your team to victory? The perk Leader is the perfect pick for you. This great perk provides a multitude of speed boosts. From healing to unlocking chests, you can efficiently assist your teammates. When Survivors leave the vicinity, the effects of Leader continue to persist for a short duration.

Leader is great for:

Increased healing speeds.
Increased sabotaging speeds.
Increased unhooking speeds.
Increased cleansing speeds.
Increased opening Exit Gate speeds.
Increased chest unlocking speeds.

Leader Details:

You’re able to organize a team to cooperate more efficiently.

Increase other Survivors’ healing, sabotage, unhooking, cleansing opening Exit Gates, and chest unlocking speeds by 25%. - Good for a massive multitude of speed boosts.
These effects activate when they are within an 8-meter range from you. - Good for teamwork.
Survivors can only be affected by one Leader at a time. - Good for diversifying perks.
This effect persists on other Survivors for 15 seconds after leaving the Leader’s effective perk range. - Good for extended use of the speed boosts.

How to get Leader:

Leader is a Dwight Fairfield perk found in the base game of Dead by Daylight. Survivors must spend Bloodpoints in their Bloodweb for a chance to uncover Bond. Prestige Dwight 3 times to unlock the tier 3 perk Bond for all survivor characters on your account.

10. Deja Vu(great)

Deja Vu is a useful perk to keep an eye on three of the generators closest together. If you are repairing any of the highlighted generators, you receive a repair speed bonus. This not only saves precious time in game but can also prevent a 3 gen. from happening at endgame. A 3 gen. is extremely hard to pull a win out of. The Killer only needs to travel a short distance to defend all three generators. Without proper team coordination it can result in a very sticky situation. Deja Vu can help counter this.

Deja Vu is great for:

Locating the three generators currently closest together.
Acquiring a speed boost on those three highlighted generators.
Preventing a 3 gen. situation at endgame.
Easy access for all players.

Deja Vu details:

The auras of three generators which are near one another are revealed to you. – Good for countering a 3 gen. situation.
Gain a 6% repair speed bonus on the revealed generators. – Good for saving time repairing generators.

How to get Deja Vu:

Deja Vu is a general perk that is unlockable by all characters. Survivors must spend Bloodpoints in their Bloodweb for a chance to uncover Deja Vu.

9. For the People(great)

Get back in the game, we've got work to do!

Do you enjoy protecting others? For the People is a handy perk that allows you to sacrifice a health state, as long as you are at full health, and transfer it to another Survivor. This is great for quick pick-ups from the dying state or quick heals. It can also be used as an anti-tunnel and anti-slug mechanic. This perk is great fun for unexpectedly surprising the Killer.

For the People is great for:

An instant heal from the injured state for a fellow teammate.
An instant pickup from the dying state for a fellow teammate.
Not having to use a med-kit to perform any of the above healing methods.
A counter to prevent Killers from tunneling or slugging.

For the People details:

You risk life and injury for others. The perk, For the People, is only active while at full health. Press the active ability button while healing another Survivor without a Med-kit.

Instantly heal them from the dying state to injured. – Good for countering tunneling and slugging or extending chase instead of the Killer acquiring a hook state on that Survivor.
Instantly heal them from injured to healthy. – Good for extending that Survivor’s time before the Killer can put them in the dying state.
You become injured and receive the Broken status effect for 80/70/60 seconds. - While a price must be paid, you have saved your teammate from being downed or receiving a hook state.
You become the Obsession. - Good for receiving extra Bloodpoints if you escape the trail as the Obsession.

Decreases your chances of being the Obsession at the start of the trial. The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time.

How to get For the People:

For the People is a Zarina Kassir perk. This Survivor was originally found in the Chains of Hate chapter of Dead by Daylight. This chapter is now part of the DLC Old Wounds on steam. She is also available in game from the Dead by Daylight store. After acquiring Zarina, Survivors must spend Bloodpoints in their Bloodweb for a chance to uncover For the People. Prestige Zarina 3 times to unlock the tier 3 perk For the People for all survivor characters on your account.

For the People Video

8. Hope(great)

Hope is a great perk that grants a speed boost once the Exit Gates are powered. The other Survivors will be jealous as they watch you zip around the map at endgame. This speed boost may even keep you out of the clutches of the Killer. Hope can be used for a multitude of different things; just use your imagination!

Hope is great for:

A permanent speed boost at endgame.
Eluding the Killer a bit easier with your quickened pace.
Getting to your desired destination with a bit of haste, whether it’s to start unlocking the Exit Gates or swoop in for an end game unhook. The opportunities are endless.
Easy access for all players.

Hope details:

The growing odds of a successful escape fill you with hope and give you wings. (Kind of like a Redbull!)

As soon as the Exit Gates are powered you gain a permanent 5/6/7% Haste status effect. – Good for a multitude of actions such as, but not limited to, getting to an Exit Gate quickly to start opening it, staying ahead of the Killer if you end up in a chase at end game, or swooping in for the heroic unhook with your boost of energy.

How to get Hope:

Hope is a general perk that is unlockable by all characters. Survivors must spend Bloodpoints in their Bloodweb for a chance to uncover Hope.

7. Prove Thyself (great)

Prove Thyself is a fantastic perk that is used for efficient generator repair. It provides a repair speed boost for not only yourself, but your teammates as well. As long as the other Survivors are within a certain range from you, they are guaranteed a repair speed bonus. Your team will be dashing to power the Exit Gates in no time.

Prove Thyself is great for:

A chance to maximize your teamwork. To receive the highest benefit from Prove Thyself you need to be near your other teammates.
A generator speed buff. The less time it takes to finish a generator, the faster the Exit Gates can be powered.
Saving valuable time in game. If coordinated correctly, reducing the time it takes to repair generators leaves extra time for other game mechanics like unhooks or healing.
Easy access for all players.

Prove Thyself details:

For every other Survivor working on a generator:

Within a 4-meter range of your location. – Good for alerting other Survivors that you have the perk Prove Thyself.
Gain a 6/8/10% repair speed bonus. – Good for quick generator repair.
This bonus is applied to all other Survivors within range. – Good for providing the perks speed bonus to your teammates even if you are not repairing the generator. For example, you may be in chase nearby.

Survivors can only be affected by one Prove Thyself effect at a time.

How to get Prove Thyself:

Prove Thyself is a Dwight Fairfield perk found in the base game of Dead by Daylight. Survivors must spend Bloodpoints in their Bloodweb for a chance to uncover Prove Thyself. Prestige Dwight 3 times to unlock the tier 3 perk Prove Thyself for all survivor characters on your account.

6. We’ll Make It (great)

Don't give up, I'm here to rescue you from your meat hook.

Do you enjoy being the hero? We’ll Make It is a wonderful perk that is most useful for someone constantly unhooking fellow Survivors. It also provides a nice healing bonus. This bonus can be used for quick underhook heals or healing other Survivors within the time limit before We’ll Make it deactivates.

We’ll Make It is great for:

A Survivor whose playstyle revolves around unhooking.
Efficient use of precious time. The less time you spend on healing, the more time there is to complete other game mechanics like repairing generators.
A speed boost to healing until the perk deactivates.
Easy access for all players.

We’ll Make It details:

Helping others heightens your morale. When you rescue a Survivor from a hook, you gain the following benefit.

Gain a 100% speed boost to healing others. – Good for fantastically fast heals.
This boost lasts 30/60/90 seconds. – Good for healing other teammates if they happen to be close by after you have unhooked a fellow Survivor.

How to get We’ll Make It:

We’ll Make It is a general perk that is unlockable by all characters. Survivors must spend Bloodpoints in their Bloodweb for a chance to uncover We’ll Make It.

5. Unbreakable (best)

You can beat me down, but you can't keep me down.

Unbreakable is a top tier perk that saves your team time, and if used efficiently can turn the tide of the game. It may be used as an anti-slug, hook camp or a last resort life extension mechanic. This perk is available to any new player in Dead by Daylight.

Unbreakable is great for:

Increased recovery speed which saves your teammates time when they come to help recover you from the dying state. This perk has one of, if not the, fastest recovery speeds. Comparably, the perk No Mither, only has a top tier recovery of 25%.
Getting yourself out of the dying state without assistance allowing your team to focus on game objectives like generator repair.
Providing you a second chance to extend chase, avoid being hooked, escape, ect.
Can be used as an advanced Survivor technique to counter Killers who slug or are camping hooks. Most Killers won't expect you to quickly pop up from the ground to get the unhook save.

Unbreakable details:

Past Battles have taught you a thing or two about survival. Unbreakable grants the ability to:

Fully recover from the dying state once per trial. – Good for recovering from the dying state solo.
Increases dying recovery speed by 25/30/35%. - Good for a quick, efficient recovery.

How to get Unbreakable:

Unbreakable is a William “Bill” Overbeck perk. This Survivor is found in the Left Behind chapter of Dead by Daylight. This chapter is automatically included in the base game on steam. Survivors must spend Bloodpoints in their Bloodweb for a chance to uncover Unbreakable. Prestige Bill 3 times to unlock the tier 3 perk Unbreakable for all survivor characters on your account.

Unbreakable Video

4. Off the Record(best)

Off the Record is an awesome perk with a wide range of functions. It protects against aura reading abilities from the Killer. You gain the Endurance status effect and acquire a noise reduction from your grunts of pain. Together these abilities provide one big wombo combo against the Killer.

Off the Record is great for:

Protection against aura reading abilities. If the Killer is unable to locate you, you have more time to accomplish game objectives such as generator repair, unhooks, healing ect.
Reducing your grunts of pain by 100%, essentially letting you have the benefits of the perk Iron Will without using up an extra perk slot.
Gaining the effect Endurance, which grants the Survivor a second hit before going down while injured. Instead of being slapped to the ground, you will receive a deep wound. This must be mended before the timer runs out. However, it does extend chase and provides the opportunity to escape the Killer without being hooked.

Off the Record details:

You’ve learned that a quiet approach is sometimes best. Once you are unhooked or escape from the hook, Off the Record activates for 60/70/80 seconds.

Your aura will not be shown to the Killer. – Good for avoiding detection from Killer.
Grunts of pain caused by injuries are reduced by 100%. - Good for noise reduction to avoid the Killer hearing you.
Gain the Endurance status effect. This effect may be canceled prematurely when performing a conspicuous action such as, but not limited to, repairing a generator or unhooking other Survivors. – Good for extending the time before you are put into the dying state.

Off the Record deactivates once the Exit Gates are powered.

How to get Off the Record:

Off the Record is a Zerina Kassir perk. This Survivor was originally found in the Chains of Hate chapter of Dead by Daylight. This chapter is now a part of the DLC Old Wounds on steam. You can also get Zarina from the in game store of Dead by Daylight. After acquiring Zarina, Survivors must spend Bloodpoints in their Bloodweb for a chance to uncover Off the Record. Prestige Zarina 3 times to unlock the tier 3 perk Off the Record for all survivor characters on your account.

Off the Record Video

3. Adrenaline(best)

Adrenalize me baby, I'm not out of this game yet!

Looking for a unique and useful perk with a huge endgame advantage? Adrenaline is the perfect pick. It instantly provides healing for a total of one health state. Along with its status effect of Haste, Adrenaline is an excellent end game get away perk.

Adrenaline is great for:

An end game instant heal of one health state. If you are in the dying state you are reverted to being injured, and if you are injured you are fully healed.
Surprising the Killer with a quick get away from the effect of Haste.
Turning the tide of the end game by giving the Survivor a second chance at escaping.
Easy access for all players.

Adrenaline details:

You are fueled by unexpected energy when on the verge of escape. This perk activates when the Exit Gates become powered.

Instantly heal the equivalent of one health state. - Good for an end game instant heal.
Grants a 150% running speed bonus for 3 seconds. - Good for a short zippy get away.

Once active, Adrenaline ignores any existing Exhausted status effect, but causes it for 60/50/40 seconds.

How to get Adrenaline:

Adrenaline is a Meg Thomas perk found in the base game of Dead by Daylight. Survivors must spend Bloodpoints in their Bloodweb for a chance to uncover Adrenaline. Prestige Meg 3 times to unlock the tier 3 perk Adrenaline for all survivor characters on your account.

2. Deliverance(best)

Deliverance is a perk that promotes teamwork and rewards the user. It provides a free unhook for yourself, which saves your team valuable time. Instead of spending precious seconds coming to unhook you, your teammates can focus on game mechanics like generator repair.

Deliverance is great for:

Promoting teamwork. You must first unhook a fellow survivor safely.
Saving your team valuable time. You can unhook yourself without any assistance. Your teammates can pour precious seconds into generator repair to power the Exit Gates.
A confirmed unhook. You don’t have to get lucky when attempting to unhook yourself, unlike the perk Slippery Meat.

Deliverance details:

After performing a safe hook rescue on another Survivor, Deliverance activates.

Grants 100% chance to unhook yourself during the escape attempt. – Good for a guaranteed unhook.
After successfully unhooking yourself, you suffer from the Broken status effect for 100/80/60 seconds. – While a price must be paid, you have still saved your team valuable time.

Deliverance is not available during the second hook stage, or if you are hooked as the last Survivor in the Trial, regardless of your hook stage.

How to get Deliverance:

Deliverance is an Adam Francis perk. This Survivor was originally found in the Shattered Bloodline chapter of Dead by Daylight. This chapter is now a part of the DLC Maddening Darkness on steam. You can also acquire Adam from the Dead by Daylight in game store. After acquiring Adam, Survivors must spend Bloodpoints in their Bloodweb for a chance to uncover Deliverance. Prestige Adam 3 times to unlock the tier 3 perk Deliverance for all survivor characters on your account.

Deliverance Video

1. Lithe(best)

Do you want to be as quick and elusive as a rabbit? Lithe is a great perk that can enhance a Survivor’s ability to loop the Killer. Looping the Killer is important. It allows your team to focus on game objectives like generator repair, while the Killer is busy playing a game of cat and mouse with you. When used appropriately, Lithe can extend the time you can loop the Killer.

Lithe is great for:

Looping the Killer. It can extend the time the Killer spends chasing you.
A quick getaway. Lithe increases your sprint speed.
Reaching a new area to loop safely. Your increased speed almost guarantees that you are able to reach the next looping area without the Killer catching you.

Lithe details:

After performing a rushed vault:

Sprint at 150% of your normal running speed for 3 seconds. – Good for a quick escape to elude the Killer’s grasp.
Causes the Exhausted status effect for 60/50/40 seconds. – While a price must be paid, your Lithe will reactivate once the Exhaustion timer has ended.

Lithe cannot be used when under the status effect Exhausted.

How to get Lithe:

Lithe is a Feng Min perk. This Survivor was originally found in the Spark of Madness chapter of Dead by Daylight. This chapter is now part of the DLC Maddening Darkness on steam. You can also unlock Feng Min in the in game store. After acquiring Feng Min, Survivors must spend Bloodpoints in their Bloodweb for a chance to uncover Lithe. Prestige Feng 3 times to unlock the tier 3 perk Lithe for all survivor characters on your account.