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Chapter 1 — The Last Breath

Browse Dead by Daylight perks from Chapter 1 — The Last Breath. Filter by role and add perks to your build.

Chapter 1 — The Last Breath Chapter Mini Guide

Chapter 1 — The Last Breath currently maps to 6 perks (3 Survivor · 3 Killer).

Chapter Signature

  • Most represented tags: Injured, Solo, Aura, Stealth, Audio Cue
  • Mixed role pool: sort by match phase value (early info, mid conversion, late closure) before committing slots.

How To Use These Unlocks

  • Pick one chapter perk as your anchor problem-solver, then supplement from outside the chapter.
  • If chapter perks collide on timing, break the set and restore a fallback slot.
  • Streetwise: Any Items with Charges you retrieve from Chests benefit from the following primary effect: Increases their Charges permanently by 60 / 70 / 80 % .

Roster Snapshot

  • Primary roster: Nea Karlsson, Nurse
  • Reference perks: A Nurse's Calling, Balanced Landing, Streetwise, Stridor
  • Thanatophobia: Whenever at least one Survivor is either injured, dying, or hooked, Thanatophobia activates.
6 PERKS3 Survivor • 3 Killer
Balanced Landing perk icon

Balanced Landing

SurvivorNea Karlsson

After falling from a height, you land more quietly, recover from the stagger faster, and gain a brief burst of speed before becoming Exhausted.

Streetwise perk icon

Streetwise

SurvivorNea Karlsson

Items from chests have increased charges, and the first time your item is depleted the Killer's aura is briefly revealed.

Urban Evasion perk icon

Urban Evasion

SurvivorNea Karlsson

Crouch-walking speed is increased, making sneaking faster.

A Nurse's Calling perk icon

A Nurse's Calling

KillerNurse

Reveals the auras of injured Survivors who are being healed or healing themselves within 28–32 metres.

Stridor perk icon

Stridor

KillerNurse

Increases the volume of injured Survivors' grunts of pain and Survivors' normal breathing.

Thanatophobia perk icon

Thanatophobia

KillerNurse

While at least one Survivor is injured, downed, or hooked, applies a stacking action speed penalty to Survivors. If all Survivors are in those states, the penalty increases further.