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What is the best Survivor perks tier in Dead by Daylight?
Use this Survivor perks tier list to compare S through F rankings and identify the strongest current picks.
Survivor perks Tier List
Patch 10.1Updated 19 Sept 2026179 ranked
S → F, patch-synced. Tap any icon to open its full page.
A30
Alert
Any Means Necessary
Background Player
Balanced Landing
Bond
Boon: Circle of Healing
Boon: Steadfast
Built to Last
Dead Hard
Déjà Vu
Deliverance
Detective's Hunch
Extrasensory Perception
Finesse
For the People
Hyperfocus
Kindred
Lithe
Made for This
Overcome
Plot Twist
Prove Thyself
Reassurance
Second Wind
Shoulder the Burden
Soul Guard
Streetwise
Troubleshooter
We See You
Wiretap
B69
A Place For Us
Aftercare
Apocalyptic Ingenuity
Bardic Inspiration
Better than New
Blast Mine
Boil Over
Boon: Exponential
Boon: Illumination
Boon: Shadow Step
Borrowed Time
Botany Knowledge
Camaraderie
Champion of Light
Chemical Trap
Clean Break
Come and Get Me!
Conviction
Cross-Examination
Deadline
Desperate Measures
Distortion
Do No Harm
Dramaturgy
Duty of Care
Empathy
Exultation
Eyes of Belmont
Five Moves Ahead
Flow State
Fogwise
Fruits of Your Labor
Ghost Notes
Hardened
Head On
Hope
Invocation: Weaving Spiders
Iron Will
Leader
Lend a Hand
Light-Footed
Lucky Break
Mirrored Illusion
No One Left Behind
One-Two-Three-Four!
Open-Handed
Overzealous
Parental Guidance
Rapid Response
Reactive Healing
Residual Manifest
Resilience
Road Life
Saboteur
Salvation's Cry
Self-Care
Smash Hit
Specialist
Stake Out
Still Sight
Strength in Shadows
Teamwork: Throw Down
Teamwork: Toughen Up
Tenacity
Vigil
We'll Make It
We're Gonna Live Forever
Wicked
Wide Open Throttle
C41
Ace in the Hole
Babysitter
Bada Bada Boom
Bite the Bullet
Blood Rush
Boon: Dark Theory
Bound by Obsession
Breakout
Buckle Up
Calm Spirit
Change of Plan
Clairvoyance
Counterforce
Dance With Me
Dark Sense
Deception
Down to the Last
Flashbang
Flip-Flop
Inner Focus
Last Stand
Left Behind
Lightweight
Mettle of Man
Moment of Glory
Pharmacy
Plunderer's Instinct
Poised
Power Struggle
Quick & Quiet
Red Herring
Resurgence
Rookie Spirit
Small Game
Solidarity
Teamwork: Full Circuit
Teamwork: Soft-Spoken
Technician
Urban Evasion
Visionary
Wake Up!
D29
Appraisal
Autodidact
Better Together
Blood Pact
Breakdown
Corrective Action
Cut Loose
Diversion
Empathic Connection
Fast Track
Fixated
Friendly Competition
Inner Strength
Low Profile
Lucky Star
No Mither
Object of Obsession
Potential Energy
Premonition
Repressed Alliance
Scavenger
Self-Preservation
Slippery Meat
Sole Survivor
Spine Chill
Teamwork: Collective Stealth
Teamwork: Power of Two
This Is Not Happening
Up the Ante
N/A0
No picks in this tier — meta shifted or data pending.
Rankings are community-curated and shift with patches. Held icons keep their rarity — the deck stays neutral so the game art carries the tier.
FAQ
Survivor perks — common questions
Tier meanings, update cadence and beginner picks — ranked for the current patch.
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By effectiveness across ranks, competitive play and patch-by-patch community feedback. Tiers S through F and N/A are re-evaluated after balance updates — S means meta-defining today. Compare with killer perks and killers to see the full meta.