Description
"You can take a beating.
Tap into your adrenaline bank to avoid taking further damage."
Dead Hard cannot be used while Exhausted.
Dead Hard causes the Exhausted Status Effect for 60/50/40 seconds.
Tap into your adrenaline bank to avoid taking further damage."
After being unhooked by any means, Dead Hard activates:While injured and running, press the Active Ability button to trigger the following effect:
- Grants the Endurance Status Effect for 0.5 seconds.
Dead Hard cannot be used while Exhausted.
Dead Hard causes the Exhausted Status Effect for 60/50/40 seconds.
"We were walkin' through t'ginnel one night when a beer bottle flew past me, then another, and another.
I thought to myself "Gonna 'ave some fun 'ere lads, let's get stuck in!".
It were a right dust up, I swear down!" — David King
Related perks
Other perks from David King or survivor pool
Meta & origin
- Tier
- A30 of 182 survivor perks share this tier
- Introduced
- A Lullaby for the Dark2017 · Free
- Teachable set
- Dead HardNo MitherWe're Gonna Live Forever
Patch history
- Patch 8.5.0 (2026-08-15) — Hex: Ruin nerf; Dead Hard buff
FAQ
Dead Hard — common questions
How to unlock it and how it ranks this patch.
Dossier2 entries — tap to inspect
Unlock Dead Hard via David King — it is a survivor perk tied to David King. Add it to a loadout in the Build Creator with Dead Hard pre-filled or see how it ranks on the survivor perks tier list.