What This Perk Is For
- A Boon that conceals the truth.
- Real-match effect: A Boon that conceals the truth.
- Tier values: 24 / 2 / 3 / 4
- Treat activation timing as the core skill check for this perk, then build around reliable follow-up value.
Boon: Shadow Step
Summary
After blessing a totem, all Survivors in its radius leave no scratch marks and have their auras hidden from the Killer, with both effects briefly lingering after they leave the boon area.
In-game description
Effect
A Boon that conceals the truth.
Press and hold the Active Ability button on a Dull or Hex Totem to bless it and create a Boon Totem.
All Survivors within 24 metres hear soft chimes ringing out and benefit from its Boon Effects:
- Scratch Marks are suppressed.
- Auras are hidden from The Killer.
- Both effects linger for 2/3/4 seconds after leaving the Boon Totem's range.
Only one Totem can be blessed by your Boon Perks at a time and all of their effects are active on the same Boon Totem.
Quote
Stick to the shadows and cover your tracks.
— Mikaela Reid
Boon: Shadow Step Mini Guide
Boon: Shadow Step mini guide: info-driven usage with explicit activation, pairing, and correction rules.
How To Pilot It In Match
- Opening phase: force one clean trigger before committing to risky tempo lines.
- Mid-match phase: convert triggers into objective or survival stability.
- If two trigger windows are missed: fallback to your safest baseline pattern and re-enter later.
- Role: Survivor (167 perks in role pool)
Best Slot + Pairings
- Best slot profile: info-driven flex slot with one consistency partner.
- Primary pairings: Boon: Circle of Healing, Boon: Illumination
- Backup swaps: Ace in the Hole, Adrenaline
- Adjacent character options: Boon: Circle of Healing, Clairvoyance
Common Throw + Fix
- Throw: Playing this perk as passive value and never routing around its trigger.
- Fix line: Choose one match phase where this perk is your primary decision anchor, then pivot after conversion.
- Character: Mikaela Reid
- Chapter: 21.5: Hour of the Witch
- Tag set: Totem, Zone, Stealth, Aura, Scratch Marks, Bless, Solo, Team
- Bloodpoint focus: Altruism, Boldness
