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In the asymmetrical horror gameDead by Daylight, you can play as vicious and bloodthirsty Killers that need to sacrifice Survivors to the all-powerful Entity. With the All Things Wicked Chapter, The Unknown enters the Entity’s realm to wreak some havoc. Local legends have spoken about The Unknown, but it is a creature beyond understanding.
Whether it started out as a government experiment gone wrong, or came from outer space to terrorize the population of Greenville, none can say for sure. Investigating The Unknown can only end one way: badly. If you want to terrorize Survivors with this creepy Killer, here is what you need toknowabout playing The Unknown.
How Does The Unknown’s Power Work?
Every Killer has a unique Power in Dead by Daylight, andThe Unknown’s Power is called UVX, which is a codename for Unknown Venom X. Betweenlaunching projectiles that can harm Survivors, andquickly moving around the map, UVX can be a very strong Power.
Special Ability: UVX Projectile
Press the attack button after charging up UVX tolaunch a bouncing UVX Projectile, which has aBlast Areaupon impact.
Special Ability: Hallucinations
The Unknown will intermittently create severalHallucinations, which aredecoys of The Unknown that will stand idle around the map.
Tips For Playing The Unknown
The Unknown is a unique and unsettling Killer, and if youuse its Power to its full potential, you will easily sacrifice all Survivors in a match.
Best Add-Ons For The Unknown
The Unknown has a variety ofAdd-Ons that affect different aspects of its UVX Power. Here are some ofthe best Add-Ons for The Unknownthat you should use tomake Survivors struggle more against you:
The Unknown’s Unique Perks
The Unknown has three Unique Perksthat add to the total pool ofKiller perks you can use. The perks provide some versatility as youchase Survivors around, and helpslow down the progress of Generator repairs.
Here arethe three Unique Perks for The Unknown:
Unbound
Pain lingers in the air, an alluring aroma that excites the impulses.
Undone
Hope is the delusion that keeps its victims alive.
When a Survivor fails a Skill Check while repairing or healing,Undonegains three tokens, up to a maximum of 18/24/30 tokens.
Undone has a cooldown of 60 seconds.
Unforeseen
Terror takes many forms and whispers devastating lies in its victims' ears.
Best Builds And Perk Combos For The Unknown
As youlevel up and progress through the Bloodweb, you’ll unlock different perks for The Unknown, and you’ll be able to upgrade the perks you have available. You can mix and match the perks you run, and there aresome that even synergize well with The Unknown’s Unique Perks.
These arestrong Killer perks that you can always consider adding to your load-out:
To unlock theAdept Unknownachievement, you mustkill all four Survivorsin a Trial usingonly the Unknown’s three Unique Perks.
Unbound Perk Combos
Unboundis a cheeky way to catch up to a Survivor that tries to loop you through a vault. Since you gain Haste after vaulting, you’ll likely be able to easily catch up in chase.
And, if you play your cards right bypairing Unbound with some information gathering perks, you’ll know where to go find the Survivor that’s running away from you.
Spies from the Shadows
Undone Perk Combos
Undonehelps add to the array of perks that slow down Generator progress. Its usefulness all depends on Survivors failing skill checks, but it has the potential toregress and block Generators for a long period of time if you have the max amount of tokens stacked up.
Perks that can combo well with Undone will eitherhelp you stack tokens by making Skill Checks difficult(like Coulrophobia and Overcharge), or will make use ofblocking the Generators and knowing when they are regressing(like Surveillance and Thrilling Tremors).
Unforseen Perk Combos
Unforseenis a great perk that can fake out Survivors.Locking your Terror Radius on a Generatorwhileyou get to be Undetectableis an easy way to sneak up on unsuspecting Survivors. You can alsowin mind-games when Survivors don’t have an accurate Terror Radius to listen to.
Unforseenpairs well with other perks that can affect your Terror Radius, letting you continuouslyconfuse and sneak up on Survivors. Here are someperks you can combo with Unforseen:
