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The Ghost Face
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Killer
Danny Johnson

The Ghost Face

A journalist by day and a predator by night, he stalks and photographs his victims before stabbing them from behind his mask.

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
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
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
SurgeSacudida
"Your eerie presence charges the air and interferes with technology." Whenever you put a Survivor into the Dying State with your Basic Attack, Surge triggers its effect:
  • Causes all Generators within 32 metres of your location to instantly explode and start regressing.
  • Instantly regresses all affected Generators by 6/7/8 %.
"The creature appears to have some unknown influence over electricity and nearby electronics." — Hawkins National Laboratory
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."
Tournaments
Hex: Devour HopeMaleficio: Devoradora de esperanza
"A Hex rooting its power on hope.
The false hope of Survivors ignites your hunger." Hex: Devour Hope lights a Hex Totem at the start of the Trial, cursing Survivors with its Hex Effects.
Whenever a Survivor is unhooked at least 24 metres from your location, Hex: Devour Hope gains +1 Token, up to a maximum of 5 Tokens:
  • At 2 Tokens: 10 seconds after hooking a Survivor, you are granted a 3/4/5 % Haste Status Effect for 10 seconds.
  • At 3 Tokens: Afflicts all Survivors with the Exposed Status Effect.
  • At 5 Tokens: Unlocks the Kill ability, allowing you to kill dying Survivors by your own hands.
The Hex Effects persist until the Hex Totem is either blessed or cleansed by a Survivor, disabling it for the remainder of the Trial. "If you do nothing, you have their blood on your hands. If you save them, her hunger grows."
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
Thrilling TremorsTemblores trepidantes
"Your dark designs and shrewd composure rouse The Entity." After picking up a Survivor, Thrilling Tremors triggers its effects:
  • Blocks all Generators not currently being repaired by any Survivors for 16 seconds.
  • The Auras of Blocked Generators are highlighted to you in white.
Thrilling Tremors has a cool-down of 40/35/30 seconds. "The night assists me and it's endless here." — The Ghost Face
Sloppy ButcherCarnicero chapuzero
"You know where to hit to make them bleed." Survivors hit with your vicious Basic Attack suffer from the following effects for 70/80/90 seconds:
  • Inflicts the Haemorrhage and Mangled Status Effects.
  • Modifies the potency of Haemorrhage:
    • Increases the Spawn frequency of Pools of Blood by 50/75/100 %.
    • Increases the Regression rate of partial Healing progression by +25 %.
"It is in its sadistic nature. There is no swift kill as it delights in the obscene spectacle of our agonising suffering."
WhispersMurmullos
"You have a rudimentary understanding of The Entity's voice." Whenever any Survivor is within 48/40/32 metres of your location, Whispers triggers its effect:
  • Causes you to hear the sporadic whispers of The Entity, indicating a Survivor's presence.
"It is unclear as to the motivations of The Fog, but it is undeniable that it often takes the beast's side." — Unknown, Notebook
DeadlockCandado
Identical to No Holds Barred. "Nobody escapes us." — Pinhead
Public matches · variant 1
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)
Call of BrineSalmerra
"Your psychic abilities influence technology in devastating ways." After performing the Damage Generator action on a Generator, Call of Brine applies its effects to it for 90 seconds:
  • Increases its Regression speed to 130/140/150 % of the default value.
  • Highlights its Aura to you in yellow.
  • Triggers a Loud Noise Notification whenever a Survivor succeeds a Good Skill Check while repairing it.
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
EruptionErupción
"The NE-α parasite provides you with the intelligence and awareness needed to set a trap." Performing the Damage Generator action on Generators highlights their Auras in yellow.
Whenever a Survivor enters the Dying State by any means, Eruption triggers the following effects on all highlighted Generators:
  • Causes them to explode, damaging them.
    • Instantly regresses them by -10 % of their total Progression.
    • Causes them to start regressing afterwards.
  • Causes all Survivors currently repairing them to suffer from the following effects:
    • Causes them to scream.
    • Their Auras are revealed to you for 8/10/12 seconds.
Eruption has a cool-down of 30 seconds after triggering its effects, which also resets the highlighted Auras. "It can use weapons?" — Jill Valentine
Public matches · variant 2
Play With Your FoodJuega con la comida
Identical to See How They Run. "You've fooled them, haven't you Michael? But not me." — Dr Sam Loomis
Hex: Haunted GroundMaleficio: Tierra embrijada
Hex: Haunted Ground lights 2 Hex Totems at the start of the Trial, laying a trap for Survivors.
Blessing or cleansing either Hex Totem trips the trap and triggers the following effect:
  • Causes all Survivors to suffer from the Exposed Status Effect for 40/50/60 seconds.
Hex: Haunted Ground extinguishes the second Hex Totem after tripping its trap.
Hex: Haunted Ground is disabled for the remainder of the Trial after triggering its effect. "Her home become profane."
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."
Machine LearningAprendizaje de máquina
"Free from your shackles, you are born anew and prepared to eliminate your creators." After performing the Damage Generator action, Machine Learning activates:
  • Causes that Generator to become a Compromised Generator.
    • Damaging another Generator transfers the state to it instead.
  • The Aura of the Compromised Generator is highlighted to you in yellow until it is completed.
Once the Compromised Generator is completed, you benefit from the following effects for 40/50/60 seconds:
  • Undetectable Status Effect
  • +8 % Haste Status Effect
Machine Learning deactivates after use. "YOU WILL HOLD NO DOMINION OVER ME." — HUX-A7-13

The Ghost Face perks

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

Furtive ChasePerescución furtiva
"You lurk in the shadows, eliminating your victims one by one." After hooking the Obsession, you benefit from the following effects for 14/16/18 seconds:
  • Grants the Undetectable Status Effect.
  • Grants a +10 % Haste Status Effect.
Whenever the Obsession is unhooked by another Survivor, the Obsession Status transfers to their Rescuer.
You can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time. "You have no idea what I have planned for you. It'll be in the news for weeks. I'll make sure of that." — The Ghost Face
I'm All EarsSoy todo oídos
"You sharpen your keen senses in the dark Realm of The Entity." Whenever a Survivor performs a Rushed Vault action within 48 metres of your location, you benefit from the following effect:
  • The Aura of the Survivor is revealed to you for 8 seconds.
I'm All Ears has a cool-down of 60/45/30 seconds. "There is no need to worry. I've been preparing my whole life for this." — The Ghost Face
Thrilling TremorsTemblores trepidantes
"Your dark designs and shrewd composure rouse The Entity." After picking up a Survivor, Thrilling Tremors triggers its effects:
  • Blocks all Generators not currently being repaired by any Survivors for 16 seconds.
  • The Auras of Blocked Generators are highlighted to you in white.
Thrilling Tremors has a cool-down of 40/35/30 seconds. "The night assists me and it's endless here." — The Ghost Face

The Ghost Face add-ons

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

Ultra rare2

Outdoor Security CameraCámara de Seguridad Exterior
A small surveillance camera that filmed The Ghost Face breaking into a house on Belleview Road in Northern Roseville.
The camera was positioned at the perfect angle to catch a glimpse of The Ghost Face without providing any real clue to the police.
  • The Auras of all Survivors are revealed to you for 7 seconds after putting a Marked Survivor into the Dying State.
"An image is worth a thousand words." — The Ghost Face
“Ghost Face Caught on Tape”"Ghost Face Capturado en Video"
A tape obtained by Olsen to write an article that terrorised Roseville.
  • Instantly recharges Night Shroud after putting a Survivor into the Dying State with a Basic Attack.
"In this footage, a dark figure is seen entering a house late at night in Northern Roseville, Florida.
The police were called the next morning to report a murder in the area.
Lock your doors: a Killer is in our midst, roaming freely, like a ghost in the night." — The Roseville Gazette

Very rare4

Driver's LicenseCarnet de Conducir
A driver's license revealing Olsen's true identity: Danny Johnson.
  • Causes Generators to explode and lose -20 % of its maximum possible Progression, when marking a Survivor repairing it, and blocks it for 15 seconds.
    • This penalty is only once if multiple repairing Survivors are marked.
"They all want to know who Ghost Face is. But what they should ask is: who is next?" — The Ghost Face
Drop-Leg Knife SheathFunda de Cuchillo para Pernera
A sheath allowing for a full motion range: ideal to inflict quick and powerful wounds while moving freely.
Stolen from a patrol officer the night Danny left Philadelphia.
  • Grants a +10 % Haste Status Effect for 5 seconds after marking a Survivor.
"Gotta get ready like a scout — without the stupid patches. What I get is much better." — The Ghost Face
Night Vision MonocularLente de Visión Nocturna
Night vision lens enabling sharp photos even when shrouded in darkness.
Ideal for discreet, impromptu visits late at night.
  • Survivors suffer from the Exhausted Status Effect for 10 seconds after revealing you.
Victim’s Detailed RoutineRutina Detallada de la Víctima
A ripped page outlining the weekly routine of Olsen's first victim in Roseville.
Compiling your victim's habits allows you to anticipate their movements.
  • Survivors suffer from the Exhausted Status Effect for 5 seconds after marking them.
"I have been watching you for a while. I wanted this to be special; the kind of headlines that people do not forget." — The Ghost Face

Rare5

Chewed PenBolígrafo Mordisqueado
A blue pen with a chewed cap that holds traces of Danny's DNA.
Incriminating evidence that was never found.
  • Increases the Reveal time for Survivors in the Dying State to 3 seconds.
Knife Belt ClipClip de Cinturón para Cuchillo
A perfect belt clip to scout carry your blade discreetly.
No one knows what you are planning to do tonight.
  • Reduces your Terror Radius by -12 metres when Crouched.
Lasting PerfumePerfume Duradero
An overpowering musky fragrance worn by The Ghost Face to announce his presence.
Reserved for the victims he planned to write about.
  • Increases the Reveal time for Survivors on a Hook to 3 seconds.
Leather Knife SheathFunda de Cuero para Cuchillo
A quiet and flexible sheath to carry your blade.
Movement is easier when things are fastened into place.
  • Increases your Movement Speed by +10 % when Crouched.
Olsen’s WalletCartera de Olsen
Olsen's wallet holds thirty dollars in cash, a video club membership card, and a folded picture of Olsen's first Roseville victim.
Carrying incriminating evidence boosts your excitement and resolve.
  • Instantly recharges Night Shroud after breaking a Breakable Wall or a Pallet.

Uncommon5

Cinch StrapsCorreas
Black straps that keep everything in place while on the prowl.
  • Causes Night Shroud to remain active on missed Basic Attacks.
Marked MapMapa con Anotaciones
The annotated map of Northern Roseville, Florida.
Each 'X' represents a victim of The Ghost Face.
Mapping out your targets allows you to roam the streets undetected.
  • Increases the duration of Killer Instinct by +2 seconds.
Olsen's Address BookAgenda de Contactos de Olsen
Filled in blunt, blue crabbed writing.
All the Roseville murder victims are listed there, along with their phone number and address.
  • The Auras of Marked Survivors performing rushed actions are revealed to you for 5 seconds.
Olsen’s JournalDiario de Olsen
A spiral notebook filled with stained, handwritten entries.
The journal details different equipment used to stalk victims.
Going through your past methods triggers thrilling memories.
  • Marked Survivors suffer from the Oblivious Status Effect.
Telephoto LensTeleobjetivo
A manual focus lens to remain undetected while taking pictures from afar.
  • Survivors suffer from the Oblivious Status Effect for 60 seconds after revealing you.

Common4

Cheap CologneColonia Barata
Dollar store cologne with a pungent scent of rubbing alcohol.
Worn by The Ghost Face to make his presence known.
Reserved for impromptu visits.
  • Increases the duration of Marked by +10 seconds.
Headline CutoutsRecortes de Titular
Cut-outs of articles covering unsolved murder cases from Utah to Pennsylvania.
While The Ghost Face just authored some of the headlines, he committed all of the murders.
Compiling your success makes you proud and boosts your confidence.
  • Increases your Movement speed while Stalking by +40 %.
Walleye's MatchbookCaja de Fósforos del Walleye's
A sheet of matches from Walleye's, a small bar in Northern Roseville.
A victim's phone number is scribbled in blue.
One of the incriminating pieces of evidence found.
  • Reduces the Power Recharge time by -2 seconds.
“Philly”"Filadelfia"
A stolen camera from a victim of Olsen in Philadelphia, where he worked before.
The film inside captured his last night in the city.
  • Reduces the Time to mark Survivors by -10 %.
"Gotta love Philly: keeps giving and giving and I do not wanna forget any of it." — The Ghost Face

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

Gameplay tips
Stalk from cover: you mark survivors far faster than out in the open.
Like Myers, leave survivors at 99% while you're far away and only finish the mark when you're close enough to down them in one hit; don't commit to long chases.
Avoid getting your power broken while marking: use stealth and mark at chokepoints and windows, where they can't break line of sight to reveal you.
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