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Dead by Daylight Move & Ability Guide

The Xenomorph moves, skills and special abilities

Move & Ability Guide

Uses tunnels and a lethal tail attack. Official difficulty: Medium.

7 ability entries3 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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Crawler Mode
Special Ability
Controls: Mechanic / state
How it is used
Automatic state or effect; no standalone activation button. Enter a low-profile state that enables the tail attack.

Enter a low-profile state that enables the tail attack.

Command details & verification
This is an effect or state of the killer’s power, not a separate Power-button command.
Tail Attack
Special Ability
Controls: PC / PlayStation / Xbox — default killer bindings
How it is used
In Crawler Mode, press Power (PC: right mouse; PS: L2; Xbox: LT).

Strike at range while in Crawler Mode.

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 Current secondary-action prompts take precedence after remapping; no outdated cooldown or add-on values imported.
Tunnels
Special Ability
Controls: PC / PlayStation / Xbox — default killer bindings
How it is used
At a Control Station, follow its Enter Tunnel prompt; use the Exit Tunnel prompt at the destination.

Use the underground network to travel between control stations.

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 Current secondary-action prompts take precedence after remapping; no outdated cooldown or add-on values imported.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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Alien Instinct
Perk
How it is used
Activation follows this perk’s conditions; see the description and in-game action prompt.

Hooking reveals a distant Survivor and applies Oblivious.

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

Basic attacks grant Haste instead of building Bloodlust.

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

Searching lockers triggers Survivor detection effects.

Killer Power

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Hidden Pursuit
Killer Power
Controls: PC / PlayStation / Xbox — default killer bindings
How it is used
Enter a Control Station using its prompt. Crawler Mode activates automatically; in Crawler Mode, press Power for Tail Attack.

Uses tunnels, Crawler Mode and Tail Attacks.

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 Xenomorph:

  • 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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