Knock Out

Summary

After a Survivor drops a pallet and moves away shortly after, applies Hindered to them briefly.

In-game description

The trauma caused by your brutal attacks makes crying for help painfully difficult.

Effect

Whenever a Survivor moves farther than 6 metres from a Pallet within 6 seconds of dropping it, Knock Out triggers its effect:

Quote

Oh, that gun's no good. The old way... with a sledge! You see, that way's better. They die better that way.

— Nubbins Sawyer

Knock Out Mini Guide

Knock Out mini guide: utility-driven usage with explicit activation, pairing, and correction rules.

Whenever a Survivor moves farther than 6 metres from a Pallet within 6 seconds of dropping it, Knock Out triggers its effect: Causes them to suffer from a -5 % Hindered Status Effect for 3 / 4 / 5 seconds .
Real-match effect: Whenever a Survivor moves farther than 6 metres from a Pallet within 6 seconds of dropping it, Knock Out triggers its effect: Causes them to suffer from a -5 % Hindered Status Effect for 3 / 4 / 5 seconds .
Tier breakpoint values: 6 / 5 / 3 / 4
Treat activation timing as the core skill check for this perk, then build around reliable follow-up value.

Early 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)

Recommended slot profile: utility-driven flex slot with one consistency partner.
Best pairings: Forced Hesitation, Bamboozle
Flex swaps: Bamboozle, Brutal Strength
Character-adjacent options: Barbecue & Chilli, Franklin's Demise

Likely 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: Cannibal
Chapter context: 5.5: LEATHERFACE
Tag profile: Pallet, Hinder, Slugging
Bloodpoint categories: Hunter