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Dead by Daylight Move & Ability Guide

The Pig moves, skills and special abilities

Move & Ability Guide

Uses Reverse Bear Traps, crouching and ambush attacks. 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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Reverse Bear Traps
Special Ability
Controls: PC / PlayStation / Xbox — default killer bindings
How it is used
Stand at a downed Survivor and hold the displayed Place Reverse Bear Trap action. Requires an available trap.

Place traps on downed Survivors to force them to seek removal before their timers expire.

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 Current secondary-action prompts take precedence after remapping; no outdated cooldown or add-on values imported.
Ambush Dash
Special Ability
Controls: PC / PlayStation / Xbox — default killer bindings
How it is used
Press Active Ability (PC: Left Ctrl; PS: L1; Xbox: LB) to crouch, then hold Power (PC: right mouse; PS: L2; Xbox: LT) to charge Ambush.

Crouch to conceal your approach, then charge a sudden forward attack.

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 Current secondary-action prompts take precedence after remapping; no outdated cooldown or add-on values imported.

Perk

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

Provides hook-related information.

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

Can expose a Survivor who rescues another from a hook.

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

Reveals generator regression state through aura colors.

Killer Power

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Jigsaw's Baptism
Killer Power
Controls: PC / PlayStation / Xbox — default killer bindings
How it is used
Press Active Ability (PC: Left Ctrl; PS: L1; Xbox: LB) to crouch; while crouched hold Power (PC: right mouse; PS: L2; Xbox: LT) to charge Ambush. At a downed Survivor, use the Place Reverse Bear Trap prompt.

Uses Reverse Bear Traps, crouching and Ambush Dash.

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.

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 Pig:

  • 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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