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There are few things more intimidating when loading into Dead by Daylight than hearing Huntress’s lullaby. Whether you’re a veteran player or are picking up a hatchet for the first time, it’s always worth thinking about her builds. Though Anna is slow, she makes up for her lack of speed with devastating ranged attacks thanks to her throwing hatchets. Practice enough and in no time you’ll be making Behaviour proud by sniping survivors across the map. Your playstyle has a role in determining what’s actually the best build in Dead by Daylight, but you can’t go wrong with these Huntress picks.
Best Dead by Daylight Huntress Builds
The Huntress entered the game with Chapter 5: A Lullaby for the Dark. She is a towering and intimidating Killer with a 110% movement speed, 20m Terror Radius, and 45m lullaby that gives away her position. She’s a ranged killer who relies upon the player’s mechanical skill to land hatchet shots, making her one of the easiest killers to learn. When she runs out, she must reload at a locker. Her unique perks Beast of Prey, Territorial Imperative, and Hex: Huntress Lullaby aren’t very good, unfortunately. If you want to use the best Huntress build you can, you’ll need to turn to Common and Teachable perks.
Best Basic Build for The Huntress
You don’t have to buy every character to put together a great build. This is one of the best Huntress builds in Dead by Daylight despite requiring access to only basic characters. You can always tweak it later on if you get access to more characters, but for a minimalist who wants to do well with as little as possible, it’s a strong start. Here are the perks you’ll need:
- Bitter Murmur (General): When a generator is completed, you will see the auras of all survivors within 16 meters of it for 5 seconds.
- Agitation (Trapper): When carrying a survivor you increase your movement speed by 18% and increase your Terror Radius by 12m.
- Whispers (General): Whenever you are within 32m of a survivor, you hear the whispers of the Entity, alerting you to their presence.
- A Nurse’s Calling (Nurse): The auras of all survivors who are healing or being healed are revealed to you when they are within a range of 28m.
This build focuses on tracking survivors down and minimizing the downtime between chases by increasing your carrying speed. Bitter Murmur allows for cross-map hatchet snipes once you grow more experienced, and A Nurse’s Calling is excellent for taking down already injured and vulnerable survivors. Without regression or stalling perks, you’ll have your work cut out for you, but this is a great way to find targets and master your aim.
Best Tracking Build for The Huntress in Dead by Daylight
If you have access to all of the killers in Dead by Daylight, you can put together even more cunning and deadly builds. Your playstyle is a major factor in picking what works for you. The following is an aggressive build focused on quick reloads and revealing survivors wherever they may be, even through walls:
- Lethal Pursuer (The Nemesis): All survivors’ auras will be revealed at the start of the Trial for 7/8/9 seconds. Extends aura reveal by +2 seconds.
- Darkness Revealed (The Dredge): Once you search a locker, auras of survivors within 8m of any locker will reveal for 3/4/5 seconds.
- Iron Maiden (The Legion): Increase locker search speed by 30/40/50%. Survivors who exit a locker scream for 4 seconds and suffer from Exposed for 30 seconds.
- Scourge Hook: Floods of Rage (The Onryō): 4 random hooks are turned into Scourge hooks and will show in white. Auras of Survivors show for 5/6/7 seconds.
Iron Maiden is uniquely good on killers like Huntress and Trickster because it effectively cuts their reload speed in half. Lethal Pursuer not only lets you get into chase immediately at the start of the trial but also makes aura-reading perks like Darkness Revealed and Floods of Rage more effective by extending their tracking time. Though this build lacks slowdown perks, it offers incredible tracking opportunities allowing for a uniquely aggressive strategy.
Best Generic Build for The Huntress
If you’re looking for something generic but dependable, you can use this build instead. It consists of powerful meta perks designed to slow down the game and give you a bit of breathing room to prevent the gens from flying.
- Corrupt Intervention (The Plague): The Entity blocks 3 Generators farthest from you at the start of the Trial for 80/100/120 seconds.
- Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance (The Artist): Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance causes the most advanced generator to explode and regress by 25% when you hook a unique survivor on a Scourge Hook.
- Dead Man’s Switch (The Deathslinger): After hooking a survivor, Dead Man’s Switch activates for the next 30 seconds. Any survivor who stops repairing a generator before it is completed will cause the generator to be blocked until Deadman’s Switch ends.
- Barbeque & Chilli (The Cannibal): After hooking a survivor, all survivors who are at least 40m away from you have their auras revealed for 5 seconds.
This build provides minimal tracking compared to the others, so you’ll have to work harder to locate your next target. In exchange, you get fantastic slowdown abilities. Thanks to Corrupt Intervention, you’re much less likely to see a generator pop before getting your first down. Pain Resonance and DMS will make completing generators tough throughout the match, which just gives you more time to land some hatchets. Learning Huntress isn’t like learning to play Chucky. This is anything but Child’s Play, so give yourself the best chance you can.
Dead by Daylight is available on PC, PS5/PS4, Xbox One/Series, and Nintendo Switch.