Obsession Perks

Obsession Perks are Perks that interact with and depend on the Obsession Mechanic, which was first introduced with CHAPTER 2: The HALLOWEEN® Chapter in Patch 1.2.1.

The mechanic was originally intended to symbolise the interaction between The Shape and Laurie Strode in the Halloween movies, which the original versions of their Perks replicated.

There are currently 18 Obsession Perks available in Dead by Daylight.

Overview

Obsession Perks generally provide the Obsession (a Survivor chosen randomly at the start of a Trial) and the Killer with strong benefits when directly interacting with one another.

Obsession Perks

Killer Perks (12)

	Dark Devotion	"The display of your Powers creates a whirlwind of panic that spreads throughout the land." Whenever the Obsession becomes injured by any means, Dark Devotion activates for 35/40/50 seconds: Transfers your Terror Radius to the Obsession. This Terror Radius is set to 40 metres. Grants the Undetectable Status Effect. You can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time. "And terror shall take hold of a defiant non-believer, who shall falsely announce my arrival." — (The Tablet of Adiris, 48.9)
	Dying Light	Each time you hook a Survivor other than your Obsession, you gain +1 Token: For as long as the Obsession is alive, all other Survivors suffer from a stack-able 2/2.5/3 % per Token Action Speed penalty to Repairing, Healing, and Sabotaging, up to a maximum of 22/27.5/33 % or 11 Tokens. The Obsession is unaffected by this penalty and instead granted a permanent +33 % Action Speed bonus to Unhooking and Healing other Survivors. You can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time. "This isn't a man..." — Dr Sam Loomis
	Friends 'til the End	"You will kill anyone who gets between you and your target." When you hook any Survivors that is not the Obsession, the following effects apply to the Obsession: Their Aura is revealed for 6/8/10 seconds. They suffer from the Exposed Status Effect for 20 seconds. When you hook the Obsession, the following effects apply to a random Survivor: Causes the Survivor to scream and reveal their location to the Killer. They become the new Obsession. You can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time. "I got some fresh meat lined up, and I'm not gonna let you spoil it, not this time!" — Chucky
	Furtive Chase	"You lurk in the shadows, eliminating your victims one by one." After hooking the Obsession, Furtive Chase triggers its primary effects for 14/16/18 seconds: Grants the Undetectable Status Effect. Grants a +10 % Haste Status Effect. After the Obsession is rescued from the Hook, Furtive Chase triggers its secondary effect: Causes the Obsession status to transfer to the Rescuer. You can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time. "You have no idea what I have planned for you. It'll be in the news for weeks. I'll make sure of that." — The Ghost Face
	Game Afoot	"First you pick your prey, then you pick it apart." Whenever you hit the Survivor with currently the highest cumulative Chase time with a Basic Attack, Game Afoot triggers its primary effect: Causes the Obsession status to transfer to that Survivor. While chasing the Obsession, performing the Break or Damage action causes Game Afoot to trigger its secondary effect: Grants a +7 % Haste Status Effect for 8/9/10 seconds. You can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time. "This one might actually be a challenge..." — Sonhadores Sombrios, Issue #3
	Grim Embrace	Your act of servitude to The Entity has not gone unnoticed. Each time a Survivor is hooked for the first time, Grim Embrace gains +1 Token and activates once you are at least 16 metres away from the Hook: 1-3 Tokens: Blocks all Generators for 6/8/10 seconds. 4 Tokens: Blocks all Generators for 40 seconds and the Aura of the Obsession is revealed to you for 6 seconds. "Are we nothing but prisoners to our sorrow?" — Carmina Mora
	Hex: Wretched Fate	You see your victim from afar and resolve to prolong their suffering. After a Generator is completed, Hex: Wretched Fate activates and lights a random Dull Totem, cursing the Obsession: Reduces their Repair speed by 27/30/33 %. The Aura of the Hex Totem is revealed to them within 12 metres. "So toil, mortal, toil! Your effort will be for naught!" — Dracula
	Nemesis	"You seek retribution on those who have wronged you." Whenever a Survivor other than your Obsession blinds you by any means or stuns you with a Pallet or a Locker, Nemesis triggers its primary effect: Causes that Survivor to become your current Obsession. Whenever your Obsession switches to a different Survivor by any means, Nemesis triggers its secondary effects: Causes that Survivor to suffer from the Oblivious Status Effect for 40/50/60 seconds. Their Aura is revealed to you for 8 seconds. You can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time. "Only a fool would spit in a demon's face and declare victory." — Renjiro's Doctrine 4:9
	Play with Your Food	Each time you chase your Obsession and let them escape, Play with Your Food gains +1 Token, up to a maximum of 3 Tokens. Grants a stack-able 3/4/5 % Haste Status Effect per Token, up to a maximum of 9/12/15 %. Performing Basic Attacks, or Special Attacks that can damage Survivors, consumes -1 Token. Play with Your Food has a cool-down of 10 seconds on Token-accumulation. You can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time. "You've fooled them, haven't you Michael? But not me." — Dr Sam Loomis
	Rancor	Each time a Generator is completed, the following effects apply: Your Aura is revealed to the Obsession for 5/4/3 seconds. The location of all Survivors are revealed to you for 3 seconds. Once the Exit Gates are powered, the following effects apply for the remainder of the Trial: The Obsession suffers from the Exposed Status Effect. Grants the ability to kill the Obsessions by your own hand. You can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time.
	Remember Me	Whenever the Obsession loses a Health State by any means, Remember Me gains +1 Token, up to a maximum of 3/4/5 Tokens: Increases the Opening time of both Exit Gates by a stack-able 6 seconds per Token, up to a maximum additional Opening time of 18/24/30 seconds. This results in a maximum possible Opening time of 38/44/50 seconds for both Exit Gates. Remember Me does not apply its penalty to the Obsession, allowing them to open both Exit Gates in the default time of 20 seconds. You can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time. "You don't remember? You must. You're my number one, and you'll never wake up again." — Freddy Krueger
	Save the Best for Last	Damaging any Survivor other than the Obsession with a Basic Attack causes Save the Best for Last to gain +1 Token, up to a maximum of 6/7/8 Tokens. Damaging the Obsession with either a Basic or Special Attack causes Save the Best for Last to lose -2 Tokens: Grants a stack-able -4 % per Token Cool-down time reduction on successful Basic Attacks, up to a maximum of 24/28/32 %. Save the Best for Last freezes its current Token Count once the Obsession is sacrificed or killed. You can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time. "Death has come to your little town, Sheriff." — Dr Sam Loomis

Survivor Perks (6)

	Blood Pact	It is as if a latent part of yourself has awakened. You feel like you can reach out beyond yourself for assistance. When either you or the Obsession become injured by any means, Blood Pact activates: Your Auras are constantly revealed to one another. Completing a Healing Action on the Obsession or having them complete one on yourself, grants both of you a 5/6/7 % Haste Status Effect. This effect lasts for as long as you both remain within 16 metres of one another. Blood Pact is temporarily disabled if you yourself are the Obsession. Reduces your chance of becoming the initial Obsession by reducing the default value by -100 %. The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time.
	Decisive Strike	Using whatever is at hand, you stab your aggressor in an ultimate attempt to escape. After being unhooked or unhooking yourself, Decisive Strike activates for the next 40/50/60 seconds: When grabbed or picked up by the Killer, succeed a Skill Check to stab the Killer and escape from their grasp. Stuns the Killer for 4 seconds. Causes you to become the next Obsession. Decisive Strike is deactivated once the Exit Gates are powered. Decisive Strike is disabled for the remainder of the Trial after use. Decisive Strike is deactivated prematurely when performing a Conspicuous Action and remains disabled for the remainder of the Trial. Increases your chance of becoming the initial Obsession by increasing the default value by +100 %. The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time. "There is nothing to be scared of." — Laurie Strode
	For the People	You risk life and injury for others. While healthy and healing another Survivor without using a Med-Kit, press the Active Ability button to trigger the following effects: Trade 1 Health State with the other Survivor: Instantly heals them to the Injured State, if they were dying or suffering from the Deep Wound Status Effect. Instantly heals them to full health, if they were injured. You yourself become injured and suffer from the Broken Status Effect for the next 80/70/60 seconds. You become the Killer's Obsession, if not already. Reduces your chance of becoming the initial Obsession by reducing the default value by -100 %. The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time. "We can write our own story and decide how it really ends." — Zarina Kassir
	Mettle of Man	"Evil has a way of always finding you." After triggering a third Protection Hit by any means, Mettle of Man activates: While in the Injured State, Mettle of Man shields you from the next attack that would put you into the Dying State. After healing back to full health by any means, Mettle of Man reveals your Aura to the Killer whenever you are farther than 12/14/16 metres from their location. Mettle of Man deactivates after entering the Dying State by any means. Increases your chance of becoming the initial Obsession by increasing the default value by +100 %. The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time. "Evil has a bullseye on my back the size of Tiger Stadium." — Ash Williams
	Object of Obsession	A supernatural bond links you to the Killer. Whenever the Killer reads your Aura, Object of Obsession activates for the same duration as their Aura-reading action: The Aura of the Killer is revealed to you. Increases your Action speeds for Cleansing, Healing, and Repairing actions by 2/4/6 %. If you are the Killer's current Obsession, the following effect triggers automatically every 30 seconds: Your Aura is revealed to the Killer for 3 seconds. Increases your chance of becoming the initial Obsession by increasing the default value by +100 %. The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time. "He was watching me!" — Laurie Strode
	Sole Survivor	As more of your friends fall to the Killer, you become shrouded in isolation and the Killer's Aura-reading abilities towards you are disrupted. Each time a Survivor other than yourself is killed or sacrificed, Sole Survivor gains 1 Token, up to a maximum of 3 Tokens: Grants a stack-able radius of 20/22/24 metres per Token around you, up to a maximum of 60/66/72 metres, within which you are immune to the Killer's Aura-reading abilities. When you are the Last Survivor Standing, you benefit from the following effects: Increases your Repair speed by +75 %. Increases your Gate and Hatch Opening speeds by +50 %. Increases your chance of becoming the initial Obsession by increasing the default value by +100 %. The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time. "It was the boogeyman." — Laurie Strode

Trivia

• Being the first special mechanic to interact with Perks, Obsession Perks lack the prefix newer Perks interacting with special mechanics usually carry, such as Hex Perks or Boon Perks.
  • They are also the only Perks that share their gameplay mechanic with other types of Unlockables (i.e. Add-ons).