Gearhead

Summary

After a Survivor loses a health state, good Skill Checks on generator repairs reveal that Survivor’s aura for a short time.

In-game description

You have got an ear for well-oiled gears.

Effect

After a Survivor loses a Health State, Gearhead activates for 30 seconds:

While Gearhead is active, a Survivor succeeding a Good Skill Check while repairing reveals their Aura to you for 6/7/8 seconds.

Quote

Sometimes a man's best work is what puts him in the grave.

— The Prison Warden

Gearhead Mini Guide

Gearhead mini guide: info-driven usage with explicit activation, pairing, and correction rules.

After a Survivor loses a Health State , Gearhead activates for 30 seconds : While Gearhead is active, a Survivor succeeding a Good Skill Check while repairing reveals their Aura to you for 6 / 7 / 8 seconds .
In-match effect: After a Survivor loses a Health State , Gearhead activates for 30 seconds : While Gearhead is active, a Survivor succeeding a Good Skill Check while repairing reveals their Aura to you for 6 / 7 / 8 seconds .
Tier values: 30 / 6 / 7 / 8
Convert each reveal into an immediate route change; delayed info is usually lost info.

Opening phase: force one clean trigger before committing to risky tempo lines.
Mid-match phase: convert triggers into down/hook pressure.
If two activations are missed: fallback to your safest baseline pattern and re-enter later.
Role: Killer (142 perks in role pool)

Throw: Reading aura info but not changing macro decisions.
Fix line: From each reveal, choose one action immediately: rotate, commit, or disengage.
Character: Deathslinger
Chapter context: 15: Chains of Hate
Tag profile: Aura, Heal, Repair, Skill Check
Bloodpoint focus: Brutality, Hunter