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Dead by Daylight Move & Ability Guide

The First moves, skills and special abilities

Move & Ability Guide

Henry Creel uses psychic attacks and the Upside Down to hunt Survivors. Official difficulty: Medium.

6 ability entries3 Perk2 Special Ability1 Killer Power
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.

Perk

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

A Hex that can punish Survivor progress with generator regression.

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

Creates a totem-related effect that can undermine Survivor progress.

Turn Back The Clock
Perk
How it is used
Activation follows this perk’s conditions; see the description and in-game action prompt.

Combines hooking pressure with generator disruption.

Special Ability

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Psychic Vines
Special Ability
Controls: Default action names — use your displayed PC / console bindings
How it is used
Hold Power to charge Vine Attack, then press Attack to activate the targeted ground attack.

Summons a targeted mass of vines from the ground to attack Survivors.

Command details & verification
Action sequence verified against the released 9.4.0 publisher notes. Named actions avoid assuming an unverified secondary-button mapping.
Upside Down Traversal
Special Ability
Controls: Default action names — use your displayed PC / console bindings
How it is used
Tap Ability to enter the Upside Down. While inside, use the Undergate attack prompt to return to the map.

Travels across the map through the Upside Down.

Command details & verification
Action sequence verified against the released 9.4.0 publisher notes. Named actions avoid assuming an unverified secondary-button mapping.

Killer Power

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Test Subject #001
Killer Power
Controls: Default action names — use your displayed PC / console bindings
How it is used
Hold Power to charge Vine Attack, then press Attack to activate it. Tap Ability to enter the Upside Down; use the Undergate attack prompt to return.

Harnesses psychic attacks and Upside Down traversal.

Command details & verification
Action sequence verified against the released 9.4.0 publisher notes. Named actions avoid assuming an unverified secondary-button mapping.

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 First:

  • 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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