The Ultimate Guide to Dominate as The Hag in Dead by Daylight

The Hag, a highly challenging and often overlooked Killer in Dead by Daylight, possesses a reputation for her difficulty level and the need for advanced skills. Her unique ability lies in the placement of Phantasm Traps throughout the game map. Triggered by Survivors within a radius of 40 meters, these traps enable The Hag to swiftly teleport to the activated one. This strategic capability places immense pressure on Survivors from a considerable distance, forcing them to remain constantly vigilant.

This Dead by Daylight guide presents a selection of the most effective perks to maximize The Hag's potential. It covers both teachable and non-teachable perks that synergize exceptionally well with her unique power.

The Hag: Best Build

This build combines perks from The Artist, The Trickster, and The Plague to effectively hinder generator progress, steadily increasing pressure until a deadly endgame collapse.

Corrupt Intervention from The Plague is utilized to block the three generators farthest from the killer's starting position for a duration of 120 seconds or until the first survivor is incapacitated.

Hex: No One Evades Demise (General Perk) - Upon the completion of the last generator, all survivors are afflicted with the Exposed condition, while users benefit from a four percent Haste boost until the Hex Totem is purged.

No Escape (The Trickster) - When a survivor interacts with an exit gate at the conclusion of the trial, users will be alerted by a noise notification, and the exit gates will be obstructed for a duration of 12 seconds, with an additional 12 seconds for every survivor that has been hooked.

Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance (The Artist) – The Killer begins with four tokens. Whenever a Survivor is hooked on a white Scourge Hook, the Killer loses one token. Additionally, the generator with the greatest progress will be detonated, resulting in a loss of 25% of its progress.

The Hag: Best Non-Teachable Build

For new players or those who do not have access to Dead by Daylight's DLC, this build utilizes the Hag's powerful hex perks. Hex: Ruin is used to hinder generator progress, while Hex: The Third Seal is employed to impair Survivor vision.

Hex: The Third Seal (The Hag) - Upon striking a Survivor, they will be afflicted with the Blindness status until the Hex Totem is purified. This affliction has the potential to affect all Survivors simultaneously.

Hex: Ruin (The Hag) - As long as the Hex Totem stands, any Survivor not actively repairing generators will experience immediate regression. This effect ceases once the first Survivor is eliminated.

Sloppy Butcher (General Perk) – Basic attacks inflict the Mangled and Hemorrhage status conditions, reducing healing speed by 25% and reversing healing progress if interrupted.

Hex: No One Escapes Death (General Perk) – Once the last generator is fixed, all survivors become Exposed while the users gain a four percent Haste boost until the Hex Totem is purified.

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