CHAPTER 21: Hellraiser™
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| Release Date | 07 September 2021 (Tuesday) |
| Retracted | 04 April 2025 (Friday) |
| Category | Retracted Chapter DLC |
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He came. And now he must go. | 
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| ~ Hellraiser™ Last Chance Sale Announcement: Opener |
CHAPTER 21: Hellraiser™ was the twenty-first Chapter DLC for Dead by Daylight
.
It was originally released on 7 September 2021 and available for purchase until its retraction on 4 March 2025, and 13 March 2025 for Nintendo Switch.
This DLC featured the following content:
- 1 Killer:
- The Cenobite
- The Cenobite
- 1 exclusive Charm:
- Lament Configuration - Rare Universal Charm
Description
Hellraiser is a new Chapter in Dead by Daylight. It includes a new Killer, Pinhead. Demon to some, angel to others, Pinhead seeks to unleash the limitless thrill of pleasure and pain upon any who cross his path. Purchasing the add-on will unlock the new Killer and an exclusive universal charm.
Killer: The Cenobite
The Cenobite's Info
The Cenobite
Pinhead is an explorer in the further regions of experience, indulging in the limitless thrill of pleasure and pain. When the puzzle box known as the Lament Configuration—a key to another dimension—was found in The Entity’s realm, it was only a matter of time before it fell into curious hands. Once opened, he arrived. What came next was sweet suffering that spilled over the realm.
The Cenobite's Power
"An extradimensional gateway that leads to pleasure and pain so great it will tear your soul apart."
SPECIAL ABILITY: SUMMONS OF PAIN
Press the Power button to conjure a Gateway up to 16 metres away in front of The Cenobite.
Release the Power button to open the Gateway and possess it.
SPECIAL ATTACK: POSSESSED CHAIN
Press the Attack button while possessing the Gateway to summon forth a guided Possessed Chain under your control.
Hitting a Survivor with the Possessed Chain causes the following effects:
- Binds the Survivor with 3 Chains.
- Reduces their Movement speed:
- 1.13 m/s with 3 Chains.
- 1.695 m/s with 2 Chains.
- 2.26 m/s with 1 Chain.
- Causes them to suffer from the Incapacitated
Status Effect. - Suppresses their ability to run.
- Blocks the Exit Gates
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- This effect lingers for 5 seconds after all Chains are removed.
SPECIAL INTERACTION: BREAKING CHAINS
Bound Survivors can perform the Break Free interaction to remove one Chain at a time, each taking 1 second.
Chains are broken upon colliding with the environment, which will spawn a replacement Chain that will attempt to bind the Survivor again.
Chains are also broken when colliding with other Players, but this will not spawn a replacement Chain.
SPECIAL ITEM: LAMENT CONFIGURATION
The Lament Configuration
spawns in a random location in the environment at the start of the Trial and slowly charges a Chain Hunt
The Aura
of the Lament Configuration is revealed to Survivors in white at all times and changes to yellow during an active Chain Hunt.
Any Survivor can pick up the Lament Configuration to prevent it from continuing charging a Chain Hunt or ending an on-going one, but not without suffering from the following effects:
- Causes the Survivor to suffer from a permanent Oblivious
Status Effect. - Causes all of their ambient sounds to be replaced with a haunting tune.
- Triggers a Chain Hunt targetting only them.
The Lament Configuration cannot be dropped, demanding to be solved to remove it from their possession.
If they are attacked by The Cenobite, it is dropped from their grasp and respawns after 30 seconds.
SPECIAL ABILITY: CHAIN HUNT
When left to its own devices, the Lament Configuration charges a Chain Hunt over the course of 90 seconds.
During a Chain Hunt, Survivors are repeatedly targetted by Chains spawning from nearby Gateways, which attempt to bind them until 3 Chains are attached to them.
This process continues indefinitely until a Survivor picks up the Lament Configuration.
If The Cenobite picks it up from the ground himself, he instantly starts a Chain Hunt in addition to the following effects:
- Causes all Survivors to be bound by 3 Chains.
- Causes all Survivors to scream and reveal their location for 3 seconds.
- Causes the Lament Configuration to respawn after 10 seconds.
If the condition of the Last Survivor Standing is met, Chain Hunts will still activate, but not spawn any Chains, leaving the Last Survivor Standing untouched.
SPECIAL INTERACTION: SOLVING
Solving the Lament Configuration takes 6 seconds to complete:
- Triggers Killer Instinct.
- Causes it to disappear and respawn in a random location after 45 seconds upon success.
SPECIAL LOCOMOTION: TELEPORT
While a Survivor is solving the Lament Configuration, The Cenobite is granted the ability to teleport to within 10 to 12 metres of their location.
- Interrupts the Solving process and briefly binds the Survivor in place with Chains shooting from the Lament Configuration.
The Cenobite's Perks
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Deadlock | THIS PERK WAS RETIRED (This Unlockable can no longer be obtained and stockpiles can no longer be used. It will not return to the Game.) Identical to No Holds Barred "Nobody escapes us." — Pinhead |
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Hex: Plaything | THIS PERK WAS RETIRED (This Unlockable can no longer be obtained and stockpiles can no longer be used. It will not return to the Game.) Identical to Hex: Fortune's Fool "We came. Now you must come with us. Taste our pleasure." — Pinhead |
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Scourge Hook: Gift of Pain | THIS PERK WAS RETIRED (This Unlockable can no longer be obtained and stockpiles can no longer be used. It will not return to the Game.) Identical to Scourge Hook: Weeping Wounds "We will tear your soul apart." — Pinhead |
DLC Charm
| Icon | Name | Rarity | Description | Collection | Usability |
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Lament Configuration | Rare | An invitation to pleasure and pain. | Hellraiser | Universal Charm |
Chapter Retraction
On 4 March 2025, three-and-a-half years after the Chapter was introduced to Dead by Daylight, the Developers announced that it will leave the Game a month later on 4 April 2025 with an accompanying Last Chance Sale lasting until then.
After that date, none of the Hellraiser content can be purchased anymore on any platform and there will be no new content made for the Chapter.
Any previously purchased content will remain in the Game and usable, with Players continuing to be able to play with and against the The Cenobite in the Trials.
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Remember Pinhead's immortal words: "Oh please, no tears. They are a waste of good suffering." |
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| ~ Hellraiser™ Last Chance Sale Announcement: Closer |
FAQ
Chapter Content
Players who own any content related to Hellraiser prior to its departure from the Game will continue to have access to it in full.
The only exception to this are any Cosmetics that were not purchased before that, they will no longer be purchasable afterwards.
Perks
The Perks Deadlock
, Hex: Plaything
, and Scourge Hook: Gift of Pain
remain unlockable in the Bloodweb of The Cenobite with the original names and flavour text for Players who owned the Character before his departure.
For all other Players, the Perks will undergo a name change and become General Perks available in the Bloodweb for everyone.
Reason
As with all Live-Service Games, frequent updates and additions are to be expected.
With The Cenobite, BHVR's focus continues to be ensuring the Character's legacy within their Games for fans who have unlocked him or plan to do so before 4 April 2025 @ 11AM ET.
Achievements
The Achievements will be made generic and are automatically unlocked for Players who achieved their original iteration.
Partial progress towards any such Achievement will be retained as well.
Cross-Progression
Any content previously unlocked will remain unlocked across accounts on different platforms.
Trivia
- Uniquely for this Chapter, purchasing The Cenobite through the in-game Store during the Last Chance Sale would also unlock the DLC Charm, which usually requires purchasing the DLC Bundle.
- This Chapter marked the second Chapter to leave the Game by any means, despite the first one, CHAPTER 13: Stranger Things, eventually returning.
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 CHAPTER 1
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 CHAPTER 2
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 CHAPTER 3
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 CHAPTER 4
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 CHAPTER 5
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 CHAPTER 6
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 CHAPTER 7
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 CHAPTER 8
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 CHAPTER 9
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 CHAPTER 10
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 CHAPTER 11
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 CHAPTER 12
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 CHAPTER 13
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 CHAPTER 14
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 CHAPTER 15
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 CHAPTER 16
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 CHAPTER 17
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 CHAPTER 18
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 CHAPTER 19
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 CHAPTER 20
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 CHAPTER 21
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 CHAPTER 22
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 CHAPTER 23
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 CHAPTER 24
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 CHAPTER 25
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 CHAPTER 26
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 CHAPTER 27
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 CHAPTER 28
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 CHAPTER 29
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 CHAPTER 30
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 CHAPTER 31
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 CHAPTER 32
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 CHAPTER 33
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 CHAPTER 34
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 CHAPTER 35
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| HALF-CHAPTER DLCs | ||||
 CHAPTER 3.5
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 CHAPTER 5.5
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 CHAPTER 11.5
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 CHAPTER 21.5
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 CHAPTER 28.5
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 CHAPTER 30.5
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 CHAPTER 32.5
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 CHAPTER 35.5
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| CLOTHING PACK DLCs | ||||
 80's Suitcase
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 Bloodstained Sack
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 Headcase
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 Charity Case
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 Terror Expansion Pack
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 Escape Expansion Pack
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| CHAPTER PACK DLCs | ||||
 Maddening Darkness Pack
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 Old Wounds Pack
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 Macabre Tales Pack
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 Endless Hunt Pack
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