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Dead by Daylight Move & Ability Guide

The Nemesis moves, skills and special abilities

Move & Ability Guide

Uses the T-Virus tentacle and Zombies. Official difficulty: Hard.

6 ability entries2 Special Ability3 Perk1 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.

Special Ability

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Tentacle Strike
Special Ability
Controls: PC / PlayStation / Xbox — default killer bindings
How it is used
Hold Power (PC: right mouse; PS: L2; Xbox: LT) to prepare the tentacle; press Attack (PC: left mouse; PS: R2; Xbox: RT) to strike.

Use the tentacle to contaminate and injure Survivors as your mutation develops.

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 Current secondary-action prompts take precedence after remapping; no outdated cooldown or add-on values imported.
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Zombies
Special Ability
Controls: Mechanic / state
How it is used
Automatic state or effect; no standalone activation button. AI-controlled zombies obstruct Survivors and contribute to contamination pressure.

AI-controlled zombies obstruct Survivors and contribute to contamination pressure.

Command details & verification
This is an effect or state of the killer’s power, not a separate Power-button command.
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Perk

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

Marks damaged generators for a regression effect after downing a Survivor.

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

Can make injured Survivors Oblivious after another Survivor is injured.

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

Reveals Survivor auras at the start of a trial.

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Killer Power

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T-Virus
Killer Power
Controls: PC / PlayStation / Xbox — default killer bindings
How it is used
Hold Power (PC: right mouse; PS: L2; Xbox: LT) to prepare the tentacle; press Attack (PC: left mouse; PS: R2; Xbox: RT) for Tentacle Strike. Zombies act automatically.

Tentacle attacks contaminate Survivors; Zombies patrol 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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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 Nemesis:

  • 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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