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Plague Add-On Guide

The Plague

Snowball profile for The Plague. Focus on infection and purge cycle.

Core plan

The Plague wins by health-state denial and collapse windows. Build add-ons around infection and purge cycle and avoid setups that only look good in highlight moments.

When this guide applies

  • You want to maximize infection and purge cycle value rather than generic perk-only pressure.
  • Your recent losses come from failing to convert snowball windows consistently.
  • Turn one hook into two-pressure states.
  • Punish rescue greed without losing macro.
  • Use short slug windows only when conversion is immediate.

Specific add-ons to consider

Iridescent Seal

Automatically grants Corrupt Purge when a generator is completed, but reduces Corrupt Purge duration by 20 seconds.

Best when: Tempo builds that want repeatable midgame power spikes tied to gen progress.

Devotee's Amulet

Increases Corrupt Purge duration by 20 seconds.

Best when: Snowball windows where longer Corrupt Purge uptime can secure multiple downs.

Black Incense

Reveals auras of vomiting infected survivors for 3 seconds.

Best when: Information-heavy plague routing to chain pressure on already-sick survivors.

Perk pairings

Common mistakes

  • Common leak: mis-timing corrupt purge windows.
  • Overloading niche add-ons that reduce consistency in normal queue states.
  • Ignoring map-state win condition while chasing extra mechanical value.

Sample setups

Plague Stable Pressure

One snowball add-on + one consistency add-on that supports infection and purge cycle.

  • Agitation
  • Scourge Hook Pain Resonance
  • Infectious Fright
  • No Way Out

Plague Matchup Adapt

One reliability add-on + one flex add-on chosen for map and survivor comp.

  • Corrupt Intervention
  • Deadlock
  • No Way Out
  • Barbecue & Chilli

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