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Dead by Daylight Move & Ability Guide

The Artist moves, skills and special abilities

Move & Ability Guide

Uses Dire Crows to attack, track Survivors and control important areas of the map. Official difficulty: Hard.

4 ability entries1 Killer Power3 Perk
Killer actions: Default PC / PlayStation / Xbox: Power = right mouse / L2 / LT; Attack = left mouse / R2 / RT; Active Ability = Left Ctrl / L1 / LB; Interact = Space / R1 / RB. Secondary Power and Secondary Ability prompts can differ; use the named on-screen action and your current bindings. Automatic states and Survivor interactions are labeled separately from killer attacks.

Killer Power

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Birds of Torment
Killer Power
Controls: PC / PlayStation / Xbox — default killer bindings
How it is used
Hold Power (PC: right mouse; PS: L2; Xbox: LT) and press Attack (PC: left mouse; PS: R2; Xbox: RT) to place a Dire Crow; press Active Ability (PC: Left Ctrl; PS: L1; Xbox: LB) to send the placed crows.

Launches Dire Crows to damage or swarm Survivors and gather information across the map.

Command details & verification
Control actions checked against killer power references. Binding reference: https://eip.gg/dbd/guides/killer-weapons-powers/ . Current secondary-action prompts take precedence after remapping; no outdated cooldown or add-on values imported.
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Perk

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Grim Embrace
Perk
How it is used
Activation follows this perk’s conditions; see the description and in-game action prompt.

Rewards hooking different Survivors by temporarily blocking generators.

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Hex: Pentimento
Perk
How it is used
Activation follows this perk’s conditions; see the description and in-game action prompt.

Rekindles destroyed Totems to apply escalating penalties to Survivors.

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Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance
Perk
How it is used
Activation follows this perk’s conditions; see the description and in-game action prompt.

Hooking on a Scourge Hook can damage the generator with the most progress.

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Build around a clear job

Treat the listed powers and perks as components with conditions, rather than a guarantee that every effect is active together.

GetCheatBeacon's practical checklist for The Artist:

  • What is the setup trying to improve: information, chase, recovery or objective pressure?
  • Can the listed activation condition occur in the situation you are planning for?
  • Which weakness remains after choosing the first effect?
  • Check current perk text before spending unlock resources; test the complete loadout rather than judging one isolated effect.

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