What This Tag Usually Means
- Companion tags: Basic Attack, Chase, Cool-down, Haste
- Killer-heavy pool: use perk value to force repeatable pressure loops, not one-off highlight plays.
Basic Attack Perks
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Basic Attack Tag Mini Guide
Basic Attack appears on 12 perks (0 Survivor · 12 Killer). This tag mostly tracks execution windows: use it to sharpen one in-match action loop.
Build Pattern To Run
- Open with one dependable trigger, then add this tag for conversion instead of opening with four conditional perks.
- If two perks depend on the same exact event timing, replace one with consistency to protect floor value.
- Play with Your Food: Losing your Obsession in a chase causes Play with Your Food to gain +1 Token , up to a maximum of 3 Tokens , and performing a Basic Attack or Special Attack with the potential to damage a Survivor causes it to lose -1 Token .
Roster Snapshot
- Most frequent characters: All Killers, Shape, Animatronic, Cannibal
- Sample perks: Franklin's Demise, Game Afoot, Help Wanted, Hex: Nothing but Misery
- Game Afoot: Whenever you hit the Survivor with currently the highest cumulative Chase time with a Basic Attack , Game Afoot triggers its primary effect: Causes the Obsession status to transfer to that Survivor .
12 PERKS0 Survivor • 12 Killer
Franklin's Demise
Killer • Cannibal
Basic attacks cause Survivors to drop their held item, and the auras of dropped items are revealed.
Game Afoot
Killer • Skull Merchant
Hitting the Survivor with the highest cumulative chase time with a basic attack transfers the Obsession to them. While chasing the Obsession, breaking or damaging objects grants a brief Haste bonus.
Help Wanted
Killer • Animatronic
After damaging a Generator, turns it into a Compromised Generator. When that Generator is completed, increases recovery speed after successful basic attacks for a duration.
Hex: Nothing but Misery
Killer • Ghoul
After damaging Survivors repeatedly with Basic Attacks, turns a Dull Totem into a Hex that applies Hindered to Survivors hit by Basic Attacks. The hex persists until the Hex Totem is cleansed or blessed.
Hex: The Third Seal
Killer • Hag
Hitting Survivors with a Basic or Special Attack causes the most recently hit Survivors to suffer permanent Blindness. The effect persists until the Hex Totem is cleansed or blessed.
Mad Grit
Killer • Legion
While carrying a Survivor, removes the cooldown on missed basic attacks and pauses the carried Survivor's wiggle progress when another Survivor is hit.
Play with Your Food
Killer • Shape
Gains Tokens when losing the Obsession in a chase and loses Tokens after attacks that can damage a Survivor. While it has Tokens, grants stackable Haste and has a short cooldown between gaining Tokens.
Rapid Brutality
Killer • Xenomorph
Prevents the Killer from gaining Bloodlust and grants brief Haste after landing a basic attack on a Survivor.
Save the Best for Last
Killer • Shape
Damaging non-Obsession Survivors with basic attacks builds Tokens, while damaging the Obsession consumes Tokens. Tokens reduce the cooldown on successful basic attacks until the Obsession is sacrificed or killed.
Sloppy Butcher
Killer • All Killers
Basic attacks apply Haemorrhage and Mangled for a duration. Haemorrhage is strengthened by increasing pools of blood and worsening partial healing regression.
Surge
Killer • Demogorgon
After downing a Survivor with a basic attack, causes nearby Generators to instantly begin regressing and lose additional progress.
Unrelenting
Killer • All Killers
Reduces the cooldown after missed basic attacks.