Bloodlust

Bloodlust is a Status Effect and an integral Game Mechanic unique to Killers that was originally implemented in Patch 1.5.0.

Overview

Bloodlust is a tiered Status Effect that activates during long Chases and tiers-up after reaching specific time thresholds.

Each Tier provides the Killer with a stack-able boost to their Movement speed of +0.2 m/s.

Use

Bloodlust was added to the Game to help Killer Players catch up to Survivors that manage to outrun them for prolonged periods of time, especially if the former is playing a low-mobility Killer or one without a ranged attack.

Bloodlust Tiers

Tier	Chase Time	Speed Boost	Resulting Speed (4.4 m/s Killer)	Resulting Speed (4.6 m/s Killer)
I	15 seconds	+0.2 m/s	4.6 m/s or 115 %	4.8 m/s or 120 %
II	25 seconds	+0.4 m/s	4.8 m/s or 120 %	5.0 m/s or 125 %
III	35 seconds	+0.6 m/s	5.0 m/s or 125 %	5.2 m/s or 130 %

Mechanic

Charging

Bloodlust is charged whenever the Killer is in an active Chase.

In order for the Killer to be in an active Chase, all three of the following conditions must be met:

1. A Survivor enters the Killer's Field of View within 12 metres of them.
2. That Survivor is running.
3. The Killer is walking.

If any single one of these three conditions is not met, the Game will not initiate a Chase and not charge Bloodlust.

Regressing

Bloodlust regresses at a rate of 6 whenever the Survivor manages to lose the Killer and the Chase ends.

There are several ways how a Chase can be ended:

• The distance between the Killer and the chased Survivor increases past 18 metres.
• The Survivor hides for 5 seconds inside a Locker.
• The Killer loses Line-of-Sight for more than 8 seconds.
• The Survivor went past a viewing angle of ± 35 ° from the Killer's centre of their Field of Vision.

Losing

Bloodlust is lost immediately if the Killer performs any of the following actions:

• Breaks a Pallet.
• Successfully hits any Survivor.
• Uses their Power.

Killer Interactions

The table below lists the unique actions for each Killer that cause them to lose Bloodlust, because they are using their Power:

Killer	Interaction(s)
The Trapper	Setting/Resetting a Bear Trap
The Wraith	Cloaking
The Hillbilly	Chainsaw Sprinting
The Nurse	Blinking
The Shape	Stalking
The Hag	Setting a Phantasm Trap, Teleportation
The Doctor	Using Shock Therapy / Static Blast
The Huntress	Throwing a Hatchet
The Cannibal	Chainsaw Sweep, Tantrum
The Nightmare	Charging a Dream Snare/Pallet, Dream Projection
The Pig	Setting a Reverse Bear Trap, Crouching (over time)
The Clown	Throwing a Bottle
The Spirit	Phase-Walking
The Legion	Using Feral Frenzy
The Plague	Charging Vile/Corrupt Purge
The Ghost Face	Stalking, entering Nightshroud
The Demogorgon	Charging Shred, placing a Portal
The Oni	Blood Fury
The Deathslinger	Shooting a Harpoon from The Redeemer
The Executioner	Entering Rites of Judgement, sending a Survivor to a Cage
The Blight	Using Blighted Corruption
The Twins	Unbinding Victor, switching between Charlotte/Victor
The Trickster	Entering the Throw State (over time), throwing a Knife, Reloading
The Nemesis	Holding/performing a Tentacle Strike
The Cenobite	Possessing the Gateway, Teleporting, interacting with the Lament Configuration
The Artist	Using Birds of Torment, placing/launching Dire Crows
The Onryo	Teleporting to TV's
The Dredge	Charging The Gloaming (over time), teleporting to The Remnant, Teleporting to a Locker
The Mastermind	Charging Virulent Bound (over time), using Virulent Bound
The Knight	Charging Guard Summon
The Skull Merchant	Inspecting Radar (over time), placing a Drone
The Singularity	Charging Biopod Gun (over time), possessing a Biopod
The Xenomorph	Tail Attack, exiting a Tunnel
The Good Guy	Entering Hidey-Ho Mode, performing Slice & Dice
The Unknown	Charging UVX Launcher (over time), firing UVX, teleporting to a Hallucination
The Lich	Casting a Spell
The Dark Lord	Charging Hellfire, Wolf Form, Bat Form
The Houndmaster	Charging Chase/Search (over time), using either Command

History

PTB Version

• Speed Boosts:
  • Tier I: +0.2 m/s
  • Tier II: +0.6 m/s
  • Tier III: +1.2 m/s
• Activation thresholds:
  • Tier I: 12 seconds
  • Tier II: 24 seconds
  • Tier III: 36 seconds
• Decay rate: -10 % per second
  • This caused the Killer to lose Bloodlust after 10 seconds of a Chase ending.

Change Log

Patch 1.5.0

• Nerf: doubled the PTB-Decay rate from -10 % per second to -20 % per second for release.
  • This nerf halved the time it takes the Killer to lose Bloodlust from 10 seconds to 5 seconds.
• Nerf: Bloodlust now resets its Accumulation timer when the Killer charges their Power or actively uses it.
• Nerf: the Lunge mechanic now ignores the speed boost from Bloodlust.
  • On the PTB, Killers with Bloodlust would benefit from an increased range to their Lunge Attack.

Patch 1.5.2

• Quality of Life: Bloodlust is now a proper Status Effect and indicated as such on the Status HUD.

Patch 1.8.0

• Nerf: increased the time to initially gain Bloodlust and in-between Tiers from 12 seconds each to 15 seconds each.

Patch 2.2.0

• Nerf: reduced the Tier II Speed boost from +0.6 m/s to +0.4 m/s.
• Nerf: reduced the Tier III Speed boost from +1.2 m/s to +0.6 m/s.

Patch 6.1.0

• Buff: reduced the time to tier-up Bloodlust from 15 seconds each to 10 seconds each.
  • The time to initially gain Bloodlust remained at 15 seconds.

Trivia

• The main reason the Developers decided to add Bloodlust were the so-called "Infinites", a problem present on essentially every Map of Dead by Daylight at the time.
  • Infinites referred to specific Windows that, due to the surrounding map geometry, obstacles and the absence of the Window Blocker mechanic, allowed Survivors to essentially infinitely loop the Killer, without the Killer ever being able to catch them there, due to not being fast enough, which Bloodlust intended to counteract.