You may be looking for a Dead By Daylight Dredge build, as he is one of the most interesting killers in Dead by Daylight. In this guide, we will be going in-depth about the Dredge perks in Dead By Daylight and his capabilities as a killer.
The Dredge is a nasty-looking beast with lots of scary perks and abilities that survivors will want to be aware of before they face up against the fearsome amalgamation. Given he has a few unique mechanics and perks, there's quite a lot to learn.
Dredge perks in Dead by Daylight
The Dredge comes with three perks, all of which have circumstantial uses. These are his perks, and what they do.
Sceptic Touch
Everything eventually returns to the land of the shadows. Healing only delays the inevitable.
Whenever a survivor performs any form of healing action within his Terror radius, the survivor will then suffer from Blindness and Exhaustion. These effects will last for six seconds after healing is interrupted by any means.
Dissolution
Everything turns to dust. It is as inevitable as the coming of night. Three seconds after you’ve injured a survivor by any means, Dissolution activates for 12 seconds. The next time a survivor fast vaults over a pallet within the terror radius, the entity will then destroy that pallet after they have vaulted. This perk then deactivates.
Darkness Revealed
In your presence, places once thought to be safe are perhaps the most dangerous. When he opens a locker, the aura of all survivors within 16 meters of any lockers are revealed to him for three seconds.
This perk has a 30-second cooldown.
click to enlargeDredge abilities in Dead by Daylight
Special Ability: The Gloaming
To activate the Gloaming, press and hold the power button. Once activated, the Dredge leaves a Remnant behind. Aim at a locker and press the ability button to teleport to the locker. You can return to your Remnant by pressing your attack button. While in the locker, you can aim at any other locker to teleport to another one.
Keep in mind that each teleport consumes a Power Token. Exiting the locker or returning to your Remnant will activate the cooldown, and begin recharging the Power Tokens.
To be able to survive the Dredge, survivors can place locks to slow the Dredge down and stop him exiting lockers as quickly. Each locker can only be locked once.
Special Ability: Nightfall
The Nightfall meter builds when a healthy survivor is injured, a survivor is hooked, or when teleportation is used. The Nightfall meter will also build up faster for each survivor in an injured state.
Once the Nightfall meter is full, Nightfall begins. During Nightfall, survivors will have to try and find their way in total darkness for 60 seconds. The Dredge’s teleport is much faster with a smaller cooldown and he has no Terror radius. To make the Nightfall shorter, survivors can kill a Remnant to make the Nightfall timer shorter.
What are the best build and perks for the Dredge?
Dragons Grip (The Blight Perk)
After you kick a generator, Dragon's Grip activated for thirty seconds. When a survivor interacts with it, they scream and become exposed, leading to an easy takedown. This is good for The Dredge given their fast movement and stealth.
Jolt (General Perk)
When a survivor is downed, all generators within 32 meters explode and start regressing
Dead Man's Switch (The Deathslinger Perk)
After you hook a survivor, any generator that is left before a survivor finished it is blocked by the entity. Generally, the last two perks means you can flit around the map, constantly scaring and downing survivors.
Pain Resonance (The Artist Perk)
This is a scourge hook perks that causes the most progressed generator to explode and regress when you hook a survivor.
The best Dredge add-ons in Dead By Daylight
You can bring two add-ons with you into each game. There are quite a few good add-ons for Dredge that can play into any build you try to make.
Field Recorder
Field Recorder starts the game with Nightfall. Given this can quickly result in a snowball, this is one of the best add-ons you can possibly pick for Dredge.
Broken Doll
Broken Doll extends Nightfall by 20 seconds. Given Dredge is at their best during nightfall, this is an excellent choice.
Dead by Daylight Dredge tips and tricks
- Dredge has great snowballing potential, allowing you to rush around downing multiple survivors. Given his speed, ability to jump in lockers, and nightfall, you can play for it to arrive to catch the survivor out.
- You should avoid using lockers to poke around the map too much. You should lock on to a survivor, then use adjacent lockers to cut off their routes. They can lock them but, like pallets, it's worth getting these out of the way early.
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