

I can see Starstruck being paired with Agitation, one of the Trapper’s perks, the most: “ While carrying a Survivor, your movement speed is increased by 6/12/18% and your terror radius is increased by 12 meters.” This extra movement speed from Agitation allows Killers to easily catch up to Survivors, especially if they are not expecting it, allowing Killers to capitalize on the Exposed status effect applied by Starstruck.Īnd if you want a full on hook build, you can try out Iron Grasp and Mad Grit as well. Killers can opt for a full hooking-based build, or just combine Starstruck with one other hooking perk. While there were previously some perks to counter this, such as Agitation, Iron Grasp, and Mad Grit, none of them dissuaded Survivors from bodyblocking hooks.Īlong with giving Killers a new way to deal with hook bodyblocking, the Starstruck perk also creates a lot of potential for new perk builds. This gives the Survivor on the Killer’s shoulder enough time to wriggle free. Survivors will run in front of, or around the Killer, and then crouch in front of the hook they are trying to use.

For the first time Killers have something to make Survivors scared of bodyblocking hooks, which is something that happens a lot in high rank games. The addition of Starstruck can be game changing for Killers and Survivors, since the Exposed status effect is the deadliest in the game. Starstruck cooldowns for 90 seconds once a Survivor is no longer carried.”

Survivors within your Terror Radius suffer from the Exposed status effect for 20/25/30 seconds. “Starstruck activates when you are carrying a Survivor. The Trickster’s first perk is Starstruck, and the teachable version of this perk appears on his Bloodweb at level 30. Now let’s take a look at the Trickster and the three unique new perks he brings to Dead by Daylight: Starstruck, Hex: Crowd Control, and No Way Out.
