Strategize to Succeed: Best Perks, Add-Ons for The Knight in Dead By Daylight

The Knight, the newest addition to Dead By Daylight's roster of killers, brings a unique set of abilities and challenges for players to master. With the ability to command patrolling guards using his Guardia Compagnia power, The Knight presents a formidable challenge to survivors. To excel with this killer, players must strategize and equip themselves with the most effective perks and add-ons.

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The Knight: Best Non-Teachable Build

For players just starting out in Dead By Daylight or those without access to DLC killers, this build focuses on utilizing The Knight's inherent perks to track and control survivors effectively.

Nowhere to Hide (The Knight): Reveals the aura of all survivors within 24 meters after kicking a generator for 5 seconds.
Hex: Face the Darkness (The Knight): Causes all survivors outside the Terror Radius to reveal their locations every 25 seconds when at least one survivor is injured.
Sloppy Butcher (General Killer Perk): Inflicts Mangled and Hemorrhage status ailments on survivors, slowing down healing and regressing healing progress.
Hex: No One Escapes Death (General Perk): Grants the Exposed status to all survivors after the final generator is completed.

The Knight: Best Build

For more experienced players with access to DLC perks, this build focuses on controlling the map and speeding up the chase to secure kills efficiently.

Corrupt Intervention (The Plague): Blocks the three furthest generators from the killer's starting location for 120 seconds or until the first survivor is downed.
Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance (The Artist): Explodes the generator with the most progress for each different survivor hooked on a white Scourge Hook.
Pop Goes the Weasel (The Clown): Removes 30% of a generator's current progression after hooking a survivor.
Save The Best for Last (The Shape): Decreases attack cooldown for each basic attack on non-obsession survivors.

The Knight: Best Add-Ons

To enhance The Knight's abilities further, consider equipping the following add-ons:

Map of the Realm: Increases the detection range for guards by 4 meters, making tracking survivors more efficient.
Pillaged Mead: Decreases guard break action order times by 15%, allowing for faster power recovery.
Treated Blade: Allows The Knight to summon The Assassin twice in a row, enhancing chase potential.
Battleaxe Head: Allows The Knight to summon The Carnifex twice in a row, increasing the effectiveness of guard pursuits.

By incorporating these perks and add-ons into your strategy, you can maximize The Knight's potential and increase your chances of success in Dead By Daylight's trials. Happy hunting!