Nicolas Cage’s Survivor Perks for Dead by Daylight Revealed, and They’re Great

The 7.1.0 Player Test Build for Dead by Daylight is now live and includes the new Survivor Nicolas Cage himself plus a variety of perk changes as well as major changes to The Onryo Killer.

Nicolas Cage Survivor Perks

The perks coming with Nicolas Cage are rather amusing and gameplay is showing they are rather fun for those on the Survivor side. Here’s a rundown of his perks.

Dramaturgy

Activates while you are healthy. While running, press the Active Ability Button 2 to run with knees high for 0.5 seconds and then gain 25% Haste for 2 seconds, followed by an unknown effect (one of the following).

• Exposed for 12 seconds;

• Gain 25% Haste for 2 seconds;

• Scream, but nothing happens;

• Gain a random rare item in hand with random add-ons and drop any held item.

The same effect cannot happen twice in a row. Causes exhaustion for 60/50/40 seconds. Can't be used while exhausted.

Scene Partner

Activates when you are in the Killer's Terror Radius. Whenever you look at the Killer, scream, then see the Killer's aura for 3/4/5 seconds. There is a chance you will scream again, if you do, you will see the Killer's aura for an additional 2 seconds. Scene Partner then goes on cool-down for 60 seconds.

Plot Twist

Activates when you are injured. Press the Active Ability Button 2 while crouched and motionless to silently enter the dying state. When using Plot Twist to enter the dying state, you leave no blood pools, make no noise, and you can fully recover from the dying state. When you recover by yourself using Plot Twist, you are fully healed instantly and you gain 50% Haste for 2/3/4 seconds. This perk deactivates if you recover by yourself by any means. The perk re-activates when the exit gates are powered.

All three deliver unique interactions you rarely see in Dead by Daylight. My favorite is Plot Twist as you can lay down in a hidden area and it feels like a short hide-and-seek moment where you will either stand back up fully healed or somehow the Killer has found you in your most vulnerable state, just waiting to be picked up.

These perks seem fitting as this Nicolas Cage is an exaggerated version of the actor himself.

The Onryo changes

This next major update also comes with major changes to The Onryo Killer, hopefully, making her more deadly at higher skill levels. One of the most notable changes the developers are planning is the way her Condemn effect works, a unique effect exclusive to the Killer. Instead of applying Condemn to the Survivors close to the TV, you are projecting from, you now apply three-fourths of a stack of the effect to all Survivors not carrying a Cursed Tape.

In this patch, there are also 17 perk changes plus a variety of bug fixes and Kiler tweaks.

For those interested in testing out all the new changes as well as Nicolas Cage himself, jump over to the Public Test Build as its available to all players for a limited time.

The Nicolas Cage Survivor Chapter will launch on July 25. The changes found in this build will likely go live at the same time the new Chapter rolls out.

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