Tactics
How to Play the Hillbilly Killer in Dead by Daylight
The Hillbilly can be simple enough to play in Dead by Daylight, however mastering the mobile killer is certainly very difficult. Timing is very important for the Hillbilly. Be sure to charge your Chainsaw before granting the survivors line-of-sight to you. This way you’ll be able to turn the corner and immediately go full sprint bringing one of them down quickly. The Chainsaw is also a useful tool for getting around the map as your movement speed while charging is much faster than simply walking around, just be sure not to hit any walls accidentally or you’ll suffer a short recovery time. The Chainsaw can also break barricades faster, especially while charging so use that to your advantage. Less barricades around the map means less avenues for a survivor’s escape.
A strong tactic for the Hillbilly to employ is to leave your prey dying on the ground instead of simply meat hooking them. Doing this allows the killer to bait other survivors into helping their teammates. If a survivor takes the bait, simply rev up your Chainsaw and bring another foolish teen down. You can even pick up a dying survivor and drop them in a more favorable location with spots for you to hide. The Hillbilly is a very weak tracker and as such needs to rely on speed when obtaining map control. Dash from generator to generator, quickly peeking to see if anyone is repairing them and keep note of where each chest is on the map. Try to bring survivors down as close to the basement as possible as that is the single best place to meat hook one. And definitely do not be afraid to chase.
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