Dead by Daylight July 2021 update buffs Trickster

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A Dead by Daylight July 2021 update will buff Trickster, one of the game’s newest killers.

The buff is required as developer Behaviour Interactive says the killer “tends to fall on the lower end of the roster (even among the top few percent of Trickster players), so we feel comfortable making some improvements to him to bring him up a few spots.”

To make the former pop singer also known as Ji-Woon Hak more enticing, Behaviour has dropped the number of knives required to damage a survivor down from 8 to 6, lowered the delay before laceration decay starts to 10 seconds (from 20) and has increased the rate of decay for laceration to 0.3 while running and 0.4 at all other times.

“Together, these changes should make chases quicker and more interesting: The Trickster will be able to down Survivors much faster, but a good Survivor may be able to break line of sight for long enough to start decaying their laceration meter,” Behaviour said of the changes.

The killer’s Main Event special has also been amended. Full patch notes can be found below.

The changes also come as new “Neon Lights” cosmetics for Trickster and survivor Yun-Jin have become available.

Dead by Daylight is currently available on Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series S & X, PS4, PS5 and Switch; its 5th anniversary event is on now.

Dead by Daylight July 2021 patch notes (The Trickster)

• The number of knives required to damage a Survivor has been reduced to 6 (down from 8)
• The delay before laceration decay starts has been reduced to 10 seconds (down from 20 seconds)
• The rate of decay for laceration has been increased to 0.3/s while running and 0.4/s all other times (up from 0.235/s and 0.175/s respectively)
• Main Event activation time has been shortened to 0.5 seconds (down from 1.5 seconds)
• The number of knives required to activate Main Event has been increased to 30
• Increased the amount of time you can hold Main Event to 30 seconds (up from 10 seconds)
• Melodious Murder add-on: With the number of knives required to injure reduced to 6, leaving this add-on as is would be a little too much. With that in mind, we’ve reworked this add-on completely to give increased reload speed at lockers instead.
• Fizz-Spin Soda add-on: The bonus has been decreased to the effect of 2 knives. The initial rate bonus granted before was a little too high which made it an obvious choice every time.
• Iridescent Photocard add-on: Now, when a Survivor is two or fewer Blade hits away from the maximum, they will be Exposed. This will give you a larger window to work with
• Death Throes Compilation add-on: This is another one that needed to change due to the lower laceration meter to prevent things from getting out of hand. Now, Death Throes Compilation will replenish The Trickster’s knives when Main Event ends.
• Lucky Blade & Waiting for You Watch add-ons: These didn’t see much use before, so they’ve been reworked with a completely new effect. Hitting a Survivor with a Blade during Main Event will extend Main Event’s duration.
• No Way Out Perk: This perk can do quite a bit, but it can also be very inconsistent. If you’re missing a token or two, or if the Survivors are preoccupied when the gates are first powered, it’s possible they’ll completely miss the effect. With that in mind, we have:
  • Increased the base time of the perk to 12 seconds
  • Increased the bonus time for each token to 6/9/12 seconds
  • The perk only activates whenever a Survivor interacts with an exit gate for the first time, and you’ll receive a loud noise notification when they do
• Hex: Crowd Control Perk: Increased the time a window stays blocked from 10/12/14 seconds to 14/17/20 seconds