Dead by Daylight

Dead by Daylight Hook Pressure and Unhooks

Dead by Daylight unhooks that happen in the killer’s face donate a second hook. Pressure is a map resource, not a moral score.

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Killer: hook, then kick

After a first hook, kick a gen or break a pallet path before you tunnel. Two generators popping during a tunnel is a lost trial.

Listen for unhook audio. Body blocking the unhook is often better than chasing the healthy survivor across the map.

Survivor: unhook with a plan

Wait for the killer to commit elsewhere. Instant unhooks into a slug are not bravery.

Take a protection hit only if a gen is almost done. Hero unhooks on a dead zone lose four people, not one.

Endgame collapse habits

If three are hooked and one is on hatch, say it. Silence in endgame is how you all die on the same hook.

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