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The Blight
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Talbot Grimes

The Blight

A brilliant alchemist who experimented on himself with spores until he mutated; now he rushes forward, unable to stop.

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The Blight perks

The 3 perks The Blight teaches, and that you can unlock for every other killer in the Bloodweb's Shrine of Secrets.

Dragon’s GripAgarre del dragon
After performing the Damage Generator action on a Generator, Dragon's Grip activates for 30 seconds.
While active, the first Survivor interacting with that Generator suffers from the following effects:
  • Causes them to scream and reveal their location for 4 seconds.
  • Inflicts the Exposed Status Effect for 60 seconds.
Dragon's Grip has a cool-down of 60/45/30 seconds. "Such potential in this compound... even the slightest trace causes unnatural effects." — Journal of Talbot Grimes
Hex: Blood FavorMaleficio: Favor de sangre
"A Hex that gains the favour of The Entity when blood is spilt." Hex: Blood Favour lights a Hex Totem at the start of the Trial, cursing Survivors with its Hex Effects.
Whenever a Survivor loses a Health State by any means, Hex: Blood Favour triggers its effect for 15 seconds:
  • Blocks all upright Pallets within 24/28/32 metres of that Survivor.
    • Blocked Pallets cannot be dropped by any Survivor.
The Hex Effects persist until the Hex Totem is either blessed or cleansed by a Survivor, disabling it for the remainder of the Trial. "It would be no leap of the imagination to suggest that the Trials are a biological response of sorts." — Journal of Talbot Grimes
Hex: UndyingMaleficio: Inmortal
"A Hex which maintains the vile powers that flow throughout the Trial." Whenever a Survivor is within 2/3/4 metres of a Dull Totem, Hex: Undying triggers its primary effect:
  • Their Aura is revealed to you for as long as they remain in that range.
Whenever a Hex Totem is cleansed, Hex: Undying triggers its secondary effect:
  • Transfers the cleansed Hex to the Hex Totem associated with Hex: Undying instead, replacing it.
The Hex Effects persist until the Hex Totem is either blessed or cleansed by a Survivor, disabling it for the remainder of the Trial.

The Blight add-ons

All 20 add-ons for The Blight, sorted from rarest to most common. Add-ons change how the power works, so they are half of any build.

Ultra rare2

Compound Thirty-ThreeCompuesto Treinta y Tres
Talbot's penultimate attempt at a serum.
Though it did not facilitate his escape, it did have powerful side effects.
  • Blighted Corruption is capped at 5 Tokens.
  • Increases your Turn rate during a Rush by +11 %.
  • Increases the duration of a Rush by +11 %.
"Time is scarce. Let this be the one..." — Talbot Grimes
Iridescent Blight TagEtiqueta Iridiscente del Deterioro
A glass-like laboratory tag, moulded from The Fog itself.
Either a gift from The Entity or a cruel jest to tag The Blight as he once did to others.
  • Blighted Corruption is capped at 3 Tokens.
  • Increases your Movement speed during a Rush by +10 %.
  • Increases your maximum Look angle during a Rush by +20 °.
"Progress requires drastic change." — Talbot Grimes

Very rare4

Alchemist’s RingAnillo del Alquimista
A ring given to chemists graduating from the London School of Medicine.
It is a reminder of unrestrained ambition.
  • Extends the Rush duration by +20 % for each consecutive Lethal Rush.
"The student is accused of grave-robbing with the intent of unsanctioned scientific testing." — Faculty Reprimand of Talbot Grimes, 1838
Soul ChemicalQuímico del Alma
A chemical squeezed from the pineal gland of a recently deceased Survivor.
  • Increases the initial Movement speed of a Rush by +5 %.
"...suspected to cause atypical alterations in neural rhythmic activity." — Unlabelled Mystery School Text
Summoning StonePiedra de Invocación
Talbot used this stone to carve what he believed was his research into the Opium Den's walls.
  • Increases the initial duration of a Rush by +0.5 seconds.
"Death is only the beginning."
Vigo's JournalDiario de Vigo
The journal of a man who claimed to have returned from The Void.
The knowledge within has practical applications.
  • Grants the Undetectable Status Effect during a Rush.
"In a wasteland of forgotten dreams and endless routine, the man with a way out is God." — Talbot Grimes

Rare5

Adrenaline VialVial de Adrenalina
A hormone removed from an unwilling subject's adrenal gland.
Though it provides a jolt of energy, it can fatigue its user.
  • Increases the number of available Power Tokens by +2.
  • Increases your Movement speed during a Rush by +5 %.
  • Increases your maximum Look angle during a Rush by +20 °.
  • Reduces your Turn rate during a Rush by -0.5 °/s.
"Please, don't do this..."
Blighted CrowCuervo Deteriorado
A dead crow that has been grotesquely mutated by Putrid Serum.
  • Increases your Movement speed during a Rush by a stack-able +3 % for each consecutive Lethal Rush.
Compound Twenty-OneCompuesto Veintiuno
A serum that's fatal to humans.
It evokes beneficial qualities in those who are... something more.
  • The Auras of Survivors within 8 metres of a Slam are revealed to you for 3.5 seconds.
Rose TonicTónico de Rosas
A mixture made with dried roses from the exceedingly rare New Moon Bouquet.
  • Increases the duration of the Chain Rush Window by +1 second.
Umbra SaltsSales de la Umbra
Regular sea salt that has momentarily passed through the Spirit World, altering its properties in the process.
  • Increases the Turn rate during a Rush by +15 %.

Uncommon5

Blighted RatRata Deteriorada
A rat that briefly returned to life when injected with Putrid Serum, becoming aggressive and uncontrollable.
  • Increases your Movement speed during a Rush by a stack-able +2 % for each consecutive Lethal Rush.
Canker ThornEspina de Úlcera
A sizeable thorn snipped from a Visceral Canker.
It secretes a mild toxin.
  • Reduces the duration of Fatigue by -0.5 seconds.
Plague BileBilis de la Plaga
A sample of bile from The Plague distilled and treated with a mixture of chemicals.
  • Increases the Turn rate during a Rush by +10 %.
Pustula DustPolvo de Pústula
Dried Pustula Petals ground into a fine dust.
  • Increases the duration of the Chain Rush Window by +0.75 seconds.
Shredded NotesNotas Destrozadas
The remnants of Talbot's notes, they still contain some valuable information within.
  • Reduces the Recharge time per Power Token by -0.33 seconds.

Common4

Chipped MonocleMonóculo Desgastado
A monocle Talbot rarely used despite his eyesight weakening in later years.
  • Unlocks the ability to see the Target location of a Slam.
Compound SevenCompuesto Siete
This early sample failed to achieve desired results, but demonstrated surprising effects regardless.
  • Causes you to automatically face the nearest Survivor within 16 metres of your location after a Slam.
FoxgloveDedalera
A poisonous plant that sparked Talbot's interest in chemistry.
It rekindles deeply buried memories.
  • Reduces the duration of Fatigue by -0.25 seconds.
Placebo TabletTableta de Placebo
A pill that is utterly ineffective... or is it?
  • Reduces your Movement speed during a Rush by -15 %.
  • Grants +100 % bonus Bloodpoints for Rush Score Events.

Descriptions from deadbydaylight.wiki.gg, licensed CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.

Gameplay tips
So they can't dodge you in the open, don't swing from far away: get right on top of the survivor during the rush and, once there, swing towards the side they dodge to (your range is generous).
Turn with two flicks, not one: to turn right, flick right mid-rush and flick again as you swing, to tighten the turn far more.
Choose carefully when and where to use M2: on maps with lots of obstacles it's often not worth navigating with the power; go M1.
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