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Spies from the Shadows

Summary

When a Survivor startles a crow nearby, triggers a unique loud noise notification at their location. Has a short cooldown between alerts.

In-game description

Allows the Crows found in the environment to directly communicate with you.

Effect

Whenever a Survivor startles a Crow within 20/28/36 metres of your location, Spies from the Shadows triggers its effect:

  • Alerts you with a unique Loud Noise Notification in the shape of a Crow.

Spies from the Shadows has a cool-down of 5 seconds between alerts.

Quote

In the shadows they torment, scarring our minds with each scream.

Spies from the Shadows Mini Guide

Spies from the Shadows mini guide: info-driven usage with explicit activation, pairing, and correction rules.

What This Perk Is For

  • Whenever a Survivor startles a Crow within 20 / 28 / 36 metres of your location, Spies from the Shadows triggers its effect: Alerts you with a unique Loud Noise Notification in the shape of a Crow .
  • Real-match effect: Whenever a Survivor startles a Crow within 20 / 28 / 36 metres of your location, Spies from the Shadows triggers its effect: Alerts you with a unique Loud Noise Notification in the shape of a Crow .
  • Tier values: 20 / 28 / 36 / 5
  • Treat activation timing as the core skill check for this perk, then build around reliable follow-up value.

How To Pilot It In Match

  • Opening phase: force one clean trigger before committing to risky tempo lines.
  • Mid 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)

Common Throw + Fix

  • Throw: Playing this perk as passive value and never routing around its trigger.
  • Corrective line: Choose one match phase where this perk is your primary decision anchor, then pivot after conversion.
  • Character: All Killers
  • Chapter context: Unspecified
  • Tag profile: Cool-down, Crow, Loud Noise
  • Bloodpoint profile: Hunter

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