Hens' Killer Builds
Each killer has three builds:
- Best Build Without Limitations
- This build is what Hens thinks is the strongest possible for the killer, including the best map for that killer.
- Best Build Without "Crutch Addons"
- This build is that Hens thinks is the strongest possible for the killer while not using any addons that might be considered too strong and therefore a "crutch" for that killer.
- Hens' Favorite Builds
- Hens' favorite build for that killer!
To check out the builds for any killer simply click the button for the killer below!
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Builds for The Hillbilly 
Best Build Without Limitations
Iridescent Engravings
Engravings found on the Chainsaw body representing the dark beast that lives in The Fog.Fills the user with determination.
- Increases your Movement speed during a Chainsaw Sprint by +20 %.
- Increases the Charge time of the Chainsaw by +12 %.
Spiked Boots
Boots with strapped-on pieces of metal which burrow into mud for more stability and control with each step.
- Increases the Turn speed during the Chainsaw Sprint by +30 %.
Barbecue & Chilli
UNIQUE perk from The Cannibal
A deep bond with The Entity unlocks potential in one's Aura-reading ability.
- After hooking a Survivor, all Survivors who are at least 60/50/40 metres away from that Hook have their Aura revealed to you for 5 seconds.
"I just can't take no pleasure in killing. There's just some things you gotta do. Don't mean you have to like it." — Drayton Sawyer
Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance
UNIQUE perk from The Artist
Overwhelming pain reverberates outwards.
At the start of the Trial, 4 Hooks in the environment are changed into Scourge Hooks:
- The Auras of these Scourge Hooks are highlighted in white.
Start the Trial with 4 Token.
Whenever a Survivor is hooked onto a Scourge Hook for the first time, Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance consumes -1 Token and applies the following effects:
- Causes the Generator with the most progression to explode, damaging it.
- Instantly regresses the Damaged Generator by 10/15/20 % of its total Progression.
- Causes the Damaged Generator to start regressing afterwards.
- Causes all Survivors repairing the Damaged Generator to scream.
- This does not trigger a Loud Noise Notification.
"The pain spills beyond flesh/darkness staining the horizon." — Girl in the Shadow by Carmina Mora
Turn Back the Clock
UNIQUE perk from The First
"Resist as they might, time marches on, and your master plan comes closer to fruition."
After hooking a Survivor, for 40/50/60 seconds, press the Active Ability button to make a target generator within 20 meters explode, lose -10 % progress, and start regressing.
"Nothing will happen to you... Nothing that you don't deserve!" — Henry Creel
Dead Man's Switch
UNIQUE perk from The Deathslinger
After hooking a Survivor, Dead Man's Switch triggers its effect:
- Blocks the first Generator any Survivor stops repairing for 25/30/35 seconds.
- The Blocked Generator is highlighted to you in white.
Dead Man's Switch cannot activate if its effect is still active from a previous activation.
"I've seen the look on a man's face when he realises he's going to die." — Caleb Quinn
Hens' Favorite
Iridescent Engravings
Engravings found on the Chainsaw body representing the dark beast that lives in The Fog.Fills the user with determination.
- Increases your Movement speed during a Chainsaw Sprint by +20 %.
- Increases the Charge time of the Chainsaw by +12 %.
Spiked Boots
Boots with strapped-on pieces of metal which burrow into mud for more stability and control with each step.
- Increases the Turn speed during the Chainsaw Sprint by +30 %.
Barbecue & Chilli
UNIQUE perk from The Cannibal
A deep bond with The Entity unlocks potential in one's Aura-reading ability.
- After hooking a Survivor, all Survivors who are at least 60/50/40 metres away from that Hook have their Aura revealed to you for 5 seconds.
"I just can't take no pleasure in killing. There's just some things you gotta do. Don't mean you have to like it." — Drayton Sawyer
Lethal Pursuer
UNIQUE perk from The Nemesis
"You have been designed to track down and eliminate targets."
At the start of the Trial, the Auras of all Survivors are revealed to you for 7/8/9 seconds.
- Extends the duration of all instances of a Survivor Aura being revealed to you by +2 seconds.
"...it knows what it wants and won't stop till it gets it." — Carlos Oliveira
Awakened Awareness
UNIQUE perk from The Mastermind
"Your genes have been altered to heighten your senses in intense situations."
While carrying a Survivor, you benefit from the following effect:
- The Auras of other Survivors within 16/18/20 metres of your location are revealed to you.
Agitation
UNIQUE perk from The Trapper
"You get excited in anticipation of hooking your prey."
While carrying a Survivor, Agitation activates:
- Increases your Carrying speed by 6/12/18 %.
- Increases your Terror Radius by +12 metres.
Best Beginner Build
Spiked Boots
Boots with strapped-on pieces of metal which burrow into mud for more stability and control with each step.
- Increases the Turn speed during the Chainsaw Sprint by +30 %.
Dad's Boots
A pair of trusty boots, pulled from the corpse of Max Thompson Senior.
- Increases the Turn speed during a Chainsaw Sprint by +20 %.
Scourge Hook: Weeping Wounds
UNIQUE perk from All
"You are the bringer of sweet pain."
At the start of the Trial, 4 Hooks in the environment are changed into Scourge Hooks:
- The Auras of these Scourge Hooks are highlighted in white.
Each time a Survivor is unhooked from a Scourge Hook, the following effects apply:
- Causes that Survivor to suffer from the Haemorrhage Status Effect for 90 seconds.
- Reduces their Action speeds for Healing and Repairing by 10/13/16 %.
Enduring
UNIQUE perk from The Hillbilly
"You are resilient to pain."
You benefit from the following effect:
- Reduces the duration of Pallet Stuns by 40/45/50 %.
- This effect does not apply when stunned while carrying a Survivor.
Bamboozle
UNIQUE perk from The Clown
You benefit from the following permanent effect:
- Increases your Vaulting speed by 5/10/15 %.
Whenever you vault a Window, Bamboozle calls upon The Entity for the following effect:
- Blocks it to all Survivors for 8/12/16 seconds.
- Vaulting it again within that time resets the timer.
- Vaulting a different one transfers the effect to it instead.
Bamboozle does not extend its effects to vaulting a dropped Pallet.
Spies from the Shadows
UNIQUE perk from All
"Allows the Crows found in the environment to directly communicate with you."
Whenever a Survivor startles a Crow within 20/28/36 metres of your location, Spies from the Shadows triggers its effect:
- Alerts you with a unique Loud Noise Notification in the shape of a Crow.
"In the shadows they torment, scarring our minds with each scream."
Unique Builds - Jumpscare Billy
Apex Muffler
A masterfully crafted chainsaw muffler that outperforms all others.
- Silences the Chainsaw for all Survivors outside of the Terror Radius.
Spiked Boots
Boots with strapped-on pieces of metal which burrow into mud for more stability and control with each step.
- Increases the Turn speed during the Chainsaw Sprint by +30 %.
Hex: Fortune's Fool
UNIQUE perk from All
"A Hex that toys with a victim's suffering."
If there is still a Dull Totem in the environment, Hex: Fortune's Fool lights a Hex Totem whenever you hook a Survivor for the first time, cursing them with its Hex Effects.
- Inflicts the Oblivious Status Effect.
- Blocks the Hex Totem for all other Survivors for 90 seconds.
- Blocked Hex Totems cannot be cleansed or blessed by Survivors.
- This does not affect the Cursed Survivor.
Machine Learning
UNIQUE perk from The Singularity
"Free from your shackles, you are born anew and prepared to eliminate your creators."
After performing the Damage Generator action, Machine Learning activates:
- Causes that Generator to become a Compromised Generator.
- Damaging another Generator transfers the state to it instead.
- The Aura of the Compromised Generator is highlighted to you in yellow until it is completed.
- Undetectable Status Effect
- +8 % Haste Status Effect
"YOU WILL HOLD NO DOMINION OVER ME!" — HUX-A7-13
Mindbreaker
UNIQUE perk from The Demogorgon
"Your distressing presence drains and weakens your prey."
While repairing a Generator, Survivors suffer from the following effects:
- Incurs the Blindness and Exhausted Status Effects.
- Both Status Effects linger for 3/4/5 seconds after ending the interaction.
"The specimen's apparent telepathic ability can evoke feelings of dread and fatigue in nearby individuals." — Hawkins National Laboratory
Trail of Torment
UNIQUE perk from The Executioner
"You guide your victims along a path of pain and punishment."
Performing the Damage Generator action on a Generator activates Trail of Torment:
- Grants the Undetectable Status Effect.
- The Aura of the Damaged Generator is revealed to all Survivors and highlighted in yellow.