How do I get Decisive Strike in Dead by Daylight?

Unlock Decisive Strike via Laurie Strode and equip it in the Build Creator. Open the preset with Decisive Strike pre-filled to test synergies.

Is Decisive Strike good? What tier is it?

Decisive Strike is tier S this patch. Check the full tier list for S-F rankings and try it with related perks below.

survivorTier SLaurie Strode

Other perks from Laurie Strode or survivor pool

Patch 10.2.1 (2026-10-14) — Surrender and End Trial; Survivor Condition - When there are no other human survivors, and at least one bot, the remaining player gets the option to Surrender. (was Abandon); Survivor is considered Surrendered; Killer Condition - When all remaining Survivors are bots the Killer gains the option to End Trial. (Removed the "in the Dying State condition")
Patch 8.4.0 (2026-05-12) — Corrupt Intervention duration reduced; Decisive Strike cooldown buff

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How to unlock it and how it ranks this patch.

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Unlock Decisive Strike via Laurie Strode — it is a survivor perk tied to Laurie Strode. Add it to a loadout in the Build Creator with Decisive Strike pre-filled or see how it ranks on the survivor perks tier list.