Best Builds for The Dredge Upgrade Path
Goal: Dredge builds for blackout pressure and locker ambushes.
Last verified 2026-02-27
At-a-Glance
- Role: Killer
- Path shape: Starter -> Intermediate -> Optimized
- Patch source: 9.4.2
Starter
Lowest ownership barrier while preserving the same job.
Base pool (available to everyone)
Base pool (available to everyone)
Base pool (available to everyone)
Base pool (available to everyone)
Intermediate
Keep core consistency, then add upside perks.
Base pool (available to everyone)
Base pool (available to everyone)
Unlock from Nemesis
Unlock from Xenomorph
Optimized
Full target version pulled from the guide's core loadout.
Unlock from Nemesis
Unlock from Xenomorph
Unlock from Dredge
Unlock from Cannibal
Upgrade Step 1: Starter -> Intermediate
- Hex: Fortune's Fool -> Lethal Pursuer. Keeps similar value through aura while lowering ownership requirements.
- Scourge Hook: Monstrous Shrine -> Ultimate Weapon. Preserves the build's core job with a lower ownership barrier.
Upgrade Step 2: Intermediate -> Optimized
- Bitter Murmur -> Lethal Pursuer. Keeps similar value through aura while lowering ownership requirements.
- Spies from the Shadows -> Ultimate Weapon. Keeps similar value through cool-down while lowering ownership requirements.
- Lethal Pursuer -> Darkness Revealed. Keeps similar value through aura while lowering ownership requirements.
- Ultimate Weapon -> Barbecue & Chilli. Preserves the build's core job with a lower ownership barrier.