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Dead by Daylightcontinues to please fans of theResident Evilfranchise. The second crossover has included a character that fans of the franchise have wanted to see return for years - the iconic villain, Albert Wesker, making his debut as the chapter’s mobility-based killer ‘The Mastermind’. Joining him are popularResident Evilcharacters Ada Wong and Rebecca Chambers as the crossover’s two new survivors.
Each new character comes with three new perks and an ‘adept’ trophy/achievement. To unlock their character’s adept achievement, killers need to receive amercilessrating for a match while only using their character’s three unique perks - no easy feat, especially when compared to survivors simply needing to escape a trial for their adept achievements. This guide will help players understand The Mastermind’s unique perks, the situations in which they’re best used, and how to maximize their chances of getting amercilessrating.
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What killers are allowed to bring (& what they aren’t)
Adept trophies/achievements aren’t anything new forDead by Daylight. For those who are new to unlocking them, however, limiting themselves to three perks that don’t always work well together can seem daunting - rest assured, though, killers have a few tricks up their sleeves that can make unlocking their adept achievements much easier.
What does it do?
Rare, Uncommon & common
Wesker’s add-ons are all useful in unique ways - Ultra Rare add-ons transform the killer’s gameplay, but caution is advised while using the Iridescent Uroboros Vial, as getting a Merciless rating requires killers to injure and down survivors multiple times - constantly downing them in one hit may do more harm than good while going for this achievement.
Offerings are also allowed, and bringing map offerings is highly recommended - as discussed below, Wesker’s power excels on certain maps and is hindered by others.
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What’sNOTallowed?
Compared to the many add-ons that boost the killer’s power, the list of things killers aren’t allowed to bring can seem inconsequential.
Unique Perk 1 - Superior Anatomy
When a survivor quickly vaults a window or pallet within 8 meters of the killer, this perk activates.
What’s it good for?
Superior Anatomy is great for chases - when a survivor is relying on vaulting over windows to escape the killer, closing the distance with Superior Anatomy is extremely useful.
What’s it not so good for?
While it may prove useful for other killers, Superior Anatomy isn’t particularly useful to Wesker himself - his ability allows him to vault windows and pallets quickly by default. Survivors that rely on vaulting pallets instead of windows will also effectively make this perk useless.
Unique Perk 2 - Awakened Awareness
This perk activates when the killer is carrying a survivor - the auras of survivors around them are revealed.
Awakened Awareness is best when combined with perks like Starstruck - on its own, though, it can be great for keeping track of survivors in a killer’s immediate area, knowing which ones are lurking in preparation to save their friends and which ones are further away, likely working on generators.
When survivors realize that the killer is using Awakened Awareness, they can play accordingly to avoid it - survivors can stay out of the killer’s range, or actively attempt to distract them. For this reason it’s a very situational perk. Additionally, using it to its full potential will mean the killer spends lots of time looking around, during which time the survivor may wiggle out of their grasp.
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When all five generators have been completed, this perk activates.
When hopes of missing out on the adept achievement are almost lost, Terminus can provide a last-minute clutch opportunity. Survivors not being able to heal themselves will make them panic, act more predictably as they rush to open the exit gates, and allow Wesker to immediately carry them if they’re hit with his ability.
A competent team of survivors will avoid situations where this perk shines - healing each other before finishing the generators, protecting injured teammates from the killer, and immediately escaping instead of lingering when the exit gates are powered. For this reason, Terminus is one of Wesker’s weaker perks as it plays on a faint hope of getting late-game kills when the focus should be sacrificing the survivors quickly.
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Getting a ‘Merciless’ Match
With knowledge of Wesker’s perks in mind, the survivors' days are numbered. Players must remember these notes before hoping to get a Merciless match, however.
Dead by Daylightis available on Mobile, PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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