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Main Building Playbook

How survivors use it and how killers break it.

Core Concepts

  • Main building is an anchor, not a permanent home.
  • Its value comes from layered options: LOS breaks, windows, elevation, and re-entry timing.
  • Strong killers punish players who loop main predictably for too long.

Survivor Playbook

  • Use main to stabilize bad chases, then rotate out before the route is solved.
  • Keep one emergency entry route unspent for death-hook states.
  • Abandon main if your exit lanes are already cut; distance beats greed.

Killer Playbook

  • Do not brute-force best window chain repeatedly; deny exits and force bad drops.
  • Break nearby pallets/walls that convert main from safe to manageable.
  • Hook near main only when it increases objective pressure, not just because it is close.

Common Mistakes

  • Survivor: looping one window cycle until trapped.
  • Survivor: running to main from every chase regardless of position.
  • Killer: overcommitting main while other objectives complete for free.

Quick Checklist

  • Use main as a tempo reset, not infinite value.
  • Track exit lane safety each loop.
  • Rotate before route is fully conditioned.
  • Convert pressure around main into objective gains.