What This Tag Usually Means
- Companion tags: Basic Attack, Special Attack, Chase, Cool-down
- Killer-heavy pool: use perk value to force repeatable pressure loops, not one-off highlight plays.
Special Attack Perks
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Special Attack Tag Mini Guide
Special Attack appears on 3 perks (0 Survivor · 3 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 your activations collide, keep one trigger perk and free one slot for stability.
- 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: Shape, Hag
- Sample perks: Hex: The Third Seal, Play with Your Food, Save the Best for Last
- Save the Best for Last: Damaging any Survivor other than the Obsession with a Basic Attack causes Save the Best for Last to gain +1 Token , up to a maximum of 6 / 7 / 8 Tokens .
3 PERKS0 Survivor • 3 Killer
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.
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.
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.