update · March 12, 2024
Dead by Daylight Update 7.6.0 Brings The Unknown and Sable Ward
Dead by Daylight's All Things Wicked update introduces a new killer, The Unknown, and survivor Sable Ward alongside the Greenville Square map. This patch also reworks the Mangled status effect and adjusts numerous characters.
Dead by Daylight is rolling out Update 7.6.0, titled All Things Wicked. This patch expands the roster with a new killer, The Unknown, and a new survivor, Sable Ward, alongside the Greenville Square map. Significant balance updates arrive for multiple existing killers, and the Mangled status effect receives a fundamental shift from permanent status to a timed debuff.
New Characters and Map
The Unknown joins the killer lineup, utilizing its UVX bouncing projectile and Hallucinations to apply Hindered and Weakened status effects to survivors. Survivors can dispel Hallucinations to counter the teleports. Joining the survivor roster is Sable Ward, whose perks include Invocation: Weaving Spiders, Strength in Shadows, and Wicked. Invocation: Weaving Spiders allows survivors in the basement to reduce overall generator requirements at the cost of injury and the Broken status. Strength in Shadows enables basement healing without a med-kit, while Wicked guarantees successful self-unhook attempts in the basement and reveals the killer's aura upon unhooking. Players can explore all these additions on the new Greenville Square map.
Mangled Status Effect Overhaul
The Mangled status effect no longer forces survivors to heal to remove the penalty. Instead, every source of Mangled now features an active timer. Players can choose to heal through the debuff or simply wait out the duration.
Killer Balance Updates
The Huntress receives a basekit buff, increasing her hatchet count to seven and reducing wind-up speed to 0.9 seconds. The Pig also gets mobility improvements, including increased crouch movement speed to 3.8 m/s, a faster crouch transition, and reduced ambush cooldowns. Other characters seeing adjustments include The Blight, The Clown, The Demogorgon, The Doctor, and The Hag. The Twins remain temporarily disabled due to navigation issues.
Quality of Life and Perks
Bloodwebs now feature an auto-purchase center node after prestiging any character, and level-up pop-ups can be skipped with button presses. Selecting an empty perk slot no longer resets the perk page, and perks can now be searched using keywords. New perks include Unbound, Unforeseen, and Undone for killers, alongside Sable Ward's survivor perks.
Why this patch matters
Update 7.6.0 shakes up gameplay with major character reworks, a new status effect system for Mangled, and a batch of fresh content.