Tier lists

Dead by Daylight tier lists

Compare xTakker’s rankings to choose killers, assess survivor perks or earn Bloodpoints. Each board serves a different purpose; check its patch before using it as a reference.

Killers

DBD 10.1

Ranking shown in this image
Tier	Characters, from left to right
S	The Nurse, The Blight, The Hillbilly
A+	The Dark Lord, The Twins, The Spirit, The Ghoul, The Slasher, The First, The Singularity
A-	The Good Guy, The Oni, The Mastermind, The Nightmare, The Artist, The Judgment, The Plague, The Krasue
B+	The Clown, The Executioner, The Shape, The Animatronic, The Nemesis, The Houndmaster, The Deathslinger
B-	The Demogorgon, The Unknown, The Wraith, The Huntress, The Lich, The Xenomorph, The Cenobite, The Trickster, The Doctor, The Pig
C	The Knight, The Onryō, The Dredge, The Cannibal, The Legion
D	The Ghost Face, The Hag, The Skull Merchant, The Trapper

Killers · bloodpoint farming

Bloodpoints

Ranking shown in this image
Tier	Characters, from left to right
S	The First, The Demogorgon, The Wraith, The Blight, The Doctor, The Nemesis, The Legion, The Xenomorph, The Good Guy, The Dark Lord
A	The Cenobite, The Onryō, The Hillbilly, The Houndmaster, The Nurse, The Mastermind, The Trickster, The Huntress, The Nightmare, The Animatronic, The Deathslinger, The Lich, The Krasue, The Singularity
B	The Plague, The Pig, The Artist, The Clown, The Spirit, The Oni, The Executioner, The Dredge, The Twins, The Unknown, The Knight, The Ghoul, The Shape
C	The Skull Merchant, The Ghost Face, The Cannibal, The Trapper, The Hag

Survivors

DBD 9.5.0

Ranking shown in this image
Tier	Characters, from left to right
S	Ace Visconti, Claudette Morel, Renato Lyra, Adam Francis, Ada Wong, Lara Croft, Nancy Wheeler, Sable Ward
A	Eleven, Taurie Cain, Laurie Strode, Meg Thomas, Nea Karlsson, Steve Harrington, Vee Boonyasak, William "Bill" Overbeck, Rebecca Chambers, Feng Min, Zarina Kassir, Jill Valentine, Kwon Tae-Young, David King, Michonne
B	Kate Denson, Yui Kimura, Cheryl Mason, Thalita Lyra, Yun-Jin Lee, Dustin Henderson, Yoichi Asakawa, Ellen Ripley, Orela Rose, Dwight Fairfield, Felix Richter, Jake Park, Quentin Smith, David Tapp, Rick Grimes, Ash J. Williams, Leon S. Kennedy, Jonah Vasquez, Trevor Belmont, Gabriel Soma, Nicolas Cage, Alan Wake, Vittorio Toscano
C	Mikaela Reid, Élodie Rakoto, Haddie Kaur, Jane Romero
D	Jeff Johansen, Aestri Yazar / Baermar Uraz

Aestri Yazar and Baermar Uraz share a character slot and perks. Read multi-row tiers from left to right, then continue on the next row.

How to interpret the rankings

The tables transcribe the positions in xTakker’s images. Each image keeps its patch label: they do not all refer to the same game version. S groups the highest-rated options in each list; a lower letter means a lower rating in that context.

The strength and farming lists serve different purposes. Earning Bloodpoints does not mean having the strongest power. When choosing a build, also consider your experience with the character and the perks you own.

Compare the killer and survivor builds or try the build randomizer.

How to use these tier lists

The tiers run from S to D: S groups the highest-rated options and D the lowest-rated on that board. They reflect xTakker’s assessment for the stated context, rather than a guarantee of winning a match.

The farming ranking focuses on Bloodpoints and differs from the killer strength ranking. For survivors, the perks you equip matter when choosing a build: a character’s placement does not replace a suitable perk combination.

The patch labels apply to each image. Later balance changes may affect its usefulness; open the board to examine its placements in detail.

After choosing, browse the killer and survivor builds to prepare your loadout, or try the random build generator for variety in your matches.