How to Play Against The Pig

At-a-Glance

• Threat level: Medium
• Biggest danger: Ambush plus trap timers create forced macro choices and bad rescue trades.
• Best counterplay theme: Control trap macro first, then chase greed.
• Solo queue note: When traps are active, call box progress so teammates stop accidental timer grief.

Threat Model

• What the killer wants: Use stealth pressure and trap slowdown to stretch your objective timeline.
• What you must deny: Free ambush hits and chaotic trap-side routing.

Power Basics (Plain English)

• What their power does in real matches: She crouch-stealths for ambushes and applies reverse bear traps after downs.
• What “good usage” looks like: Good Pigs sync trap pressure with hook tempo and rescue windows.

Early Game Plan

First 60–90 seconds priorities

• Avoid early free ambush lines on unsafe gens.
• Decide box routing only when trap is active; no random wandering.
• Preserve one strong chase lane near likely trap box clusters.

What to scout/call out

• Call crouch approach direction, not just heartbeat state.
• Track box spread and safe route order.
• Warn team if Pig commits to hook-proxy during active traps.

Chase Rules

• Pre-drop when surprise angle has already removed your spacing.
• Greed only with confirmed visual on killer position.
• Rotate aggressively after one loop if line-of-sight is unclear.
• Commit to info gathering before hero rescues.
• Never assume terror radius equals distance against stealth kits.
• Use wider pathing arcs to avoid ambush corners.
• If reveal mechanics exist, start reveal attempts early, not late.
• Hold safe pallets for true ambush scenarios, not routine M1s.
• Avoid isolated dead zones when killer is missing.
• If chase ends abruptly, break marks and reposition before touching objectives.

Macro Rules

• Keep at least one info source active; stealth killers punish blind macro.
• Hook trades should be planned, not reactive, when killer location is unknown.
• Prevent snowball by assigning one player to track while others progress gens.

Common Killer Tricks

Common Survivor Mistakes (Fixes)

• Playing as if every killer has normal audio warning. Fix: respect missing info.
• Late reveals into exposed windows. Fix: reveal early from safer angles.
• Stacking on gens while killer is unaccounted for. Fix: stagger positions.
• Taking indoor rescues without vision. Fix: scout first, then commit.
• Running straight to nearest tile after ambush. Fix: take distance route first.
• Overcommitting to heals in exposed zones. Fix: reset in map-safe pockets.
• Panicking and pre-throwing strong pallets. Fix: hold until angle is confirmed.
• Ignoring obsession/stalk cues. Fix: call out and adjust instantly.

Map Notes

Map types that help/hurt

• Help the killer: Indoor and LOS-broken maps
• Hurt the killer: Very open maps with easier trap box scouting

Tiles/areas to respect

• Box-adjacent choke points
• Short-wall ambush tiles
• Basement rescue entries

Recommended Build Types

Quick Checklist

• Track killer position proactively.
• Respect missing information windows.
• Reveal or scout early when possible.
• Avoid clustered objective pathing.
• Route wide around ambush corners.
• Plan rescues with vision first.
• Reset in safe pockets, not center map.
• Use info builds to stabilize solo queue.