← Back to Builds
The First
K42 · portrait
Killer
Henry Creel

The First

The first experiment of the Hawkins laboratory; an overwhelming psychic power hidden behind the appearance of a gentle young man.

Builds

Builds updated on .

How to use these builds

Builds 1, 4 and 5 are for public matches: more relaxed games to have fun, practise and learn.

Build 2 is for tournaments: a general competitive recommendation. Check each tournament’s bans before using it.

Build 3 is for new players: it uses the killer’s own perks, perks from the five free killers or general perks, without needing every killer at prestige 3.

Perks in each build

These are the four perks shown in each screenshot. Select a variant to compare the loadouts. The screenshots do not specify a patch; balance changes may affect their effects.

Public matches
Hex: Thrill of the HuntMaleficio: moción de la caza
"A Hex rooting its power on hope.
The false hope of Survivors fills you with excitement and strengthens your Totems." Start the Trial with 5 Tokens, one for each Totem located in the environment:
  • Reduces the Action speeds for Blessing and Cleansing by a stack-able 8/9/10 % per Token, up to a maximum of 40/45/50 %.
Hex: Thrill of the Hunt loses -1 Token whenever a Totem is cleansed. The Hex Effects persist until the Hex Totem is either blessed or cleansed by a Survivor, disabling it for the remainder of the Trial.
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.
Hex: RuinMaleficio: Ruina
"A Hex that affects the Generator Repair progress of all Survivors." All Generators not currently being repaired experience the following effect:
  • Causes them to automatically regress at 100/125/150 % of the default Regression rate.
The Hex Effects persist until the Hex Totem is either blessed or cleansed by a Survivor, disabling it for the remainder of the Trial. "A curse is upon you. It will cause your ruin."
Scourge Hook: Pain ResonanceGancho flagelante: Dolor retumbante
Overwhelming pain reverberates outwards. At the start of the Trial, 4 Hooks in the environment are changed into Scourge Hooks:
  • The Auras of these Scourge Hooks are highlighted in white.
Start the Trial with 4 Token. Whenever a Survivor is hooked onto a Scourge Hook for the first time, Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance consumes -1 Token and applies the following effects:
  • Causes the Generator with the most progression to explode, damaging it.
    • Instantly regresses the Damaged Generator by 10/15/20 % of its total Progression.
    • Causes the Damaged Generator to start regressing afterwards.
  • Causes all Survivors repairing the Damaged Generator to scream.
    • This does not trigger a Loud Noise Notification.
Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance is disabled for the remainder of the Trial once all Tokens are consumed. "The pain spills beyond flesh/darkness staining the horizon." — Girl in the Shadow by Carmina Mora
Tournaments
Corrupt InterventionIntervención corrupta
Your prayers invoke a dark power that meddles with the Survivors' chances of survival.
  • At the start of the Trial, the 3 Generators located farthest from you are blocked by The Entity for 80/100/120 seconds.
Corrupt Intervention deactivates prematurely once the first Survivor is put into the Dying State. "It shall be known across the land that the Gods curse the unfaithful." — (The Tablet of Adiris, 3.7)
Scourge Hook: Pain ResonanceGancho flagelante: Dolor retumbante
Overwhelming pain reverberates outwards. At the start of the Trial, 4 Hooks in the environment are changed into Scourge Hooks:
  • The Auras of these Scourge Hooks are highlighted in white.
Start the Trial with 4 Token. Whenever a Survivor is hooked onto a Scourge Hook for the first time, Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance consumes -1 Token and applies the following effects:
  • Causes the Generator with the most progression to explode, damaging it.
    • Instantly regresses the Damaged Generator by 10/15/20 % of its total Progression.
    • Causes the Damaged Generator to start regressing afterwards.
  • Causes all Survivors repairing the Damaged Generator to scream.
    • This does not trigger a Loud Noise Notification.
Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance is disabled for the remainder of the Trial once all Tokens are consumed. "The pain spills beyond flesh/darkness staining the horizon." — Girl in the Shadow by Carmina Mora
Hex: RuinMaleficio: Ruina
"A Hex that affects the Generator Repair progress of all Survivors." All Generators not currently being repaired experience the following effect:
  • Causes them to automatically regress at 100/125/150 % of the default Regression rate.
The Hex Effects persist until the Hex Totem is either blessed or cleansed by a Survivor, disabling it for the remainder of the Trial. "A curse is upon you. It will cause your ruin."
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.
New players
Hex: Hive MindMaleficio: mente colmena
"You found yourself connected to something dark and unknowable... and you embraced it." The first time you hook any Survivor, a random Dull Totem becomes a Hex Totem, provided that a Dull Totem remains in the Trial Grounds. Generators are highlighted; the intensity of the generator's Auras reveals their repair progress. As soon as a total of 4 generators have been completed in the Trial:
  • All remaining generators explode, lose 6/8/10 % progess, and start regressing.
  • The associated Hex Totem becomes dull, and this perk becomes disabled for the remainder of the trial.
The Hex Effects persist until the Hex Totem is either blessed or cleansed by a Survivor, disabling it for the remainder of the Trial. "You... let us in. And now, you are going to have to let us stay" — Henry Creel
Turn Back the ClockRetrasa el reloj
"Resist as they might, time marches on, and your master plan comes closer to fruition." After hooking a Survivor, for 40/50/60 seconds, press the Active Ability button to make a target generator within 20 meters explode, lose -10 % progress, and start regressing. "Nothing will happen to you... Nothing that you don't deserve!" — Henry Creel
A Nurse's CallingVocación de enfermera
Unlocks potential in your Aura-reading ability:
  • The Auras of Survivors being healed or healing themselves are revealed to you within 28/30/32 metres.
"Still attached to the fragments of her past life, she is drawn to those in need of help."
Scourge Hook: Monstrous ShrineGancho flagelante: Santuario mostruoso
"Your fervent care of the Hooks found in the Basement has aroused The Entity's interest." At the start of the Trial, the 4 Hooks located inside the Basement and an additional 4 Hooks located throughout the Trial Grounds are all changed into Scourge Hooks:
  • The Auras of Scourge Hooks are highlighted to you in white.
Whenever you are farther than 24 metres from a Survivor hooked onto a Scourge Hook, the following effect applies:
  • Accelerates their Sacrifice Process by 10/15/20 %.
"Then you will know that there is no escape. When hanging in the depths, you face the dark one."
Public matches · variant 1
Forced HesitationDuda impuesta
"You have learnt the emotional weaknesses of the organics, and how to exploit them." Whenever a Survivor is put into the Dying State by any means, Forced Hesitation triggers its effect:
  • Causes all other Survivors within 16 metres of them suffer from a -20 % Hindered Status Effect for 10 seconds.
Forced Hesitation has a cool-down of 40/35/30 seconds. "THE ORGANIC MIND'S CAPACITY FOR EMPATHY GOES BEYOND HINDRANCE." — HUX-A7-13
Infectious FrightTerror contagioso
"The cries of the unfaithful make your heart leap." Whenever a Survivor is put into the Dying State by any means, all other Survivors within your Terror Radius will scream and reveal their current location to you for 4/5/6 seconds.
"Horror overcomes the heart of infidels who cry at the feet of the fallen." — (Hymn of Praise, 11.4)
DiscordanceDiscordanica
Any Generator within a range of 64/96/128 metres that is being repaired by 2 or more Survivors is marked by a yellow Aura.
  • When the Generator is first highlighted, Discordance triggers a Loud Noise Notification on the Generator.
  • After the Generator is no longer within range or is being repaired by just 1 Survivor, the highlighted Aura will linger for another 4 seconds.
"Smartasses get killed. We always see to that." — The Legion
Lay WasteDevastación
Damaging a Generator makes it regress +2 % faster for each Charge it has. This perk has a cool-down of 55/50/45 seconds after damaging a Generator. "They built hypercomputers and skyscrapers and quantum networks, but all of those things trembled and fell under the power of Judgment’s light." — (Witness to Koenrad, ch. 8)
Public matches · variant 2
Lethal PursuerAcecho letál
"You have been designed to track down and eliminate targets." At the start of the Trial, the Auras of all Survivors are revealed to you for 7/8/9 seconds.
  • Extends the duration of all instances of a Survivor Aura being revealed to you by +2 seconds.
Lethal Pursuer benefits from its own effect. "...it knows what it wants and won't stop till it gets it." — Carlos Oliveira
PredatorDepredador
"Your acute tracking ability allows you to find lost prey more easily." Whenever you lose a Survivor in a Chase, Predator triggers its effect:
  • Their Aura is revealed to you for 4 seconds.
Predator has a cool-down of 60/50/40 seconds. "Never stop moving and hope you're always two steps ahead of the beast." — Unknown, Notebook
A Nurse's CallingVocación de enfermera
Unlocks potential in your Aura-reading ability:
  • The Auras of Survivors being healed or healing themselves are revealed to you within 28/30/32 metres.
"Still attached to the fragments of her past life, she is drawn to those in need of help."
Monitor & AbuseMonitoricación y abuso
"Meticulous in your approach, terrifying in your application." While actively chasing a Survivor, Monitor & Abuse applies its primary effect:
  • Increases your Terror Radius by 5/10/15 %.
While not actively chasing a Survivor, Monitor & Abuse applies its secondary effect:
  • Reduces your Terror Radius by 15/20/25 %.
"It's time for your treatment!" — Herman Carter, The Doctor

The First perks

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

Hex: Hive MindMaleficio: mente colmena
"You found yourself connected to something dark and unknowable... and you embraced it." The first time you hook any Survivor, a random Dull Totem becomes a Hex Totem, provided that a Dull Totem remains in the Trial Grounds. Generators are highlighted; the intensity of the generator's Auras reveals their repair progress. As soon as a total of 4 generators have been completed in the Trial:
  • All remaining generators explode, lose 6/8/10 % progess, and start regressing.
  • The associated Hex Totem becomes dull, and this perk becomes disabled for the remainder of the trial.
The Hex Effects persist until the Hex Totem is either blessed or cleansed by a Survivor, disabling it for the remainder of the Trial. "You... let us in. And now, you are going to have to let us stay" — Henry Creel
Secret ProjectProyecto secreto
"Raised to be weapon, you broke free with the very skills your captors honed within you." Whenever a Totem is blessed or cleansed, a random unblocked generator becomes blocked for 20/25/30 seconds. Whenever any number of Generators become blocked, you gain Undetectable Status Effect for 30 seconds. "You are a prisoner here, just like me" — Henry Creel
Turn Back the ClockRetrasa el reloj
"Resist as they might, time marches on, and your master plan comes closer to fruition." After hooking a Survivor, for 40/50/60 seconds, press the Active Ability button to make a target generator within 20 meters explode, lose -10 % progress, and start regressing. "Nothing will happen to you... Nothing that you don't deserve!" — Henry Creel

The First add-ons

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

Ultra rare2

Chess PiecePieza de ajedrez
"One of the few forms of entertainment while in the facility, it helped the students learn logic and tactics." Modifies the Vine Attack with the following effect:
  • Gains two charges, and has it's attack radius reduced by 40 %
Iridescent Soteria ChipChip Soteria iridiscente
"A chip that once limited his powers is now a source of even greater power." Modifies Worldbreaker with the following effect:
  • Upon activation, grants the Undetectable Status Effect and the Auras of Survivors with at least one Worldbreaker Token are revealed to you when they are within 12 meters. This lasts until you perform a Vine Attack, enter The Upside Down, or when Worldbreaker ends.

Very rare4

Black Widow SpiderViuda negra
"A terrifying spider that is no longer a mere hallucination." Unlocks potential in your Aura-reading ability while using The Upside Down in Worldbreaker Mode:
  • The Aura of the furthest survivor more than 36 meters is revealed to you for 3 seconds.
Broken SkateboardPatineta destrozada
"A cool way to get around, smashed by a furious brother as a means of control." Modifies Worldbreaker with the following effect:
When Worldbreaker Mode activates, the following effects trigger for 65 seconds
  • Increases vaulting speed by 30 %.
  • Pallet and Window auras are revealed within 32 metres
Electroshock CollarCollar de electrochoque
"A cruelly efficient way of training and punishing the facility's prisoners." Modifies The Upside Down with the following effect:
  • When exiting, all Vault locations within 32 meters are blocked for 12 seconds.
Rabbit RemainsRestos de conejo
"Before massacring his family, Henry started small, killing rabbits and leaving their corpses strewn about town." Modifies Undergate Attack with the following effect:
  • Survivors standing in or entering the area of effect gain the Exhausted Status Effect and for 10 seconds after.
Modifies The Upside Down with the following effect:
  • Increases cool-down by 5 seconds.

Rare5

Electrode CapCasco de electrodos
"Used to measure the brain's activity. In the lab, nothing goes unnoticed." Modifies Worldbreaker with the following effect:
  • At the start of the second phase, Survivors more than 26 meters away have their Auras revealed to you for 6 seconds.
Forged Death CertificateCertificado de muerte falsificada
"A piece of paper used to prove the death of a powerful person who was very much alive." Modifies Vine Attack with the following effect:
  • Applying a Worldbreaker Token on any Survivor afflicts the Killer with Undetectable Status Effect until the next Worldbreaker Mode activation.
Neck TendrilTentáculo del cuello
"He was furious when the tendril was torn from his neck as Max escaped his mind realm." Modifies Vine Attack with the following effect:
  • While in Worldbreaker Mode, Survivors hit by Vine Attack gain the Haemorrhage and Mangled Status Effects for 70 seconds.
Pizza GogglesGafas de buceo de pizza
"Used while Eleven entered sensory deprivation, they rid the user of distractions and focus the mind." Modifies The Upside Down with the following effect:
  • Cooldown is reduced by 25 seconds.
Modifies Undergate Attack with the following effects:
  • Attack radius is decreased by 90 %.
  • Attack cool-down is reduced by 80 %
Victor's Razor BladeHoja de cuchilla de Victor
"In his own grief, Henry's father used a hidden blade to take out his own eyes." Modifies Worldbreaker with the following effect:
  • Upon ending, injured Survivors gain the Broken Status Effect for 20 seconds.

Uncommon5

Bloody Roller SkatePatín ensangrentado
"A memento of the fury that Eleven was capable of." Modifies the Undergate Attack with the following effect:
  • Grants the 20 % Haste Status Effect for 1.5 seconds.
Clock HandsManecillas de reloj
"Hands of the Creel family's grandfather clock, corrupted by Henry's dark power." Modifies the Grandfather Clocks with the following effect:
  • Causes Survivors to gain the Oblivious Status Effect while interacting with the Grandfather Clocks and for 12 seconds after.
Gutted SupercomSupercom destrozado
"A broken communication device that now crackles to life at the most terrifying times." Unlocks potential in your Aura-reading ability while using Vine Attack:
  • While not in Worldbreaker Mode hitting a Survivor with a Vine Attack reveals their Aura to you for 1.5 seconds.
Shattered Wrist RocketCohete de muñeca roto
"A once-powerful slingshot, now laid to ruin." Modifies Undergate Attack with the following effect:
  • The explosion from the Undergate Attack breaks Pallets instantly and damages Generators.
Smashed Cassette DeckPletina rota
"They once used music to escape Henry's grasp. Without it, they do not stand a chance."
  • At the start of the match, all Survivors scream.
  • All Survivors start with one Worldbreaker token. When Worldbreaker is activated for the first time, all Survivors lose their Worldbreaker token. 1 less Grandfather Clock appears on the map.

Common4

Bead MazeLaberinto de cuentas
"A developmental toy used to enrich the minds of captive children." Modifies Worldbreaker with the following effect:
  • The second phase of the Worldbreaker Timer is increased by 2.5 seconds for each living Survivor.
Mid-Century RadioRadio de mediados de siglo
"It sat silent in the Creel's dining room until the slaughter was about to begin." Unlocks potential in your Aura-reading ability while using Worldbreaker:
  • Survivors more than 32 meters away have their Auras revealed while interacting with Grandfather Clocks.
Orderly IDCarné de celador
"Bears the face of Henry Creel as he appeared before he was changed by another dimension." Modifies Vine Attack with the following effect:
  • While not in Worldbreaker Mode, the aiming range is increased by 2 meters.
Stained Glass MuralMural de vidriera
"A design once found on the Creel family door. Now it darkens the door of another dimension." Modifies The Upside Down with the following effect:
  • While on cooldown, breaking Pallets and Breakable Wallsdecreases that cooldown by 12 seconds.

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

Gameplay tips
Coming soon: gameplay tips for this killer.
Video