Dead by Daylight: Shape - Michael Myers - perks, power Dead by Daylight guide, tips

On this page of the guide to DBD you will find a description of the assassin that is the Shape. Here you will learn what perks and powers he has. There is also advice on how to play him.

Last update: 04 November 2022

This page of the DBD guide contains a description of the killer Shape. On this page, you will find a description of the perks and powers he possesses.

• Basic information
• Power and perks
• How to play the Shape?
• Examplary build

Basic information

Compared to other killers, Michael Myers is very weak. This is mainly due to his power.

1. Name: Michael Myers,
2. Height: Tall,
3. Difficulty level: Difficult,
4. DLC: Yes.

Power and perks

Myers' main power - Evil Within - is quite unique. It requires you to stalk the survivors. The longer you stalk, the more powerful you become. The Shape's power has three tiers.

1. At Tier 1, Myers is completely undetectable. His attack range, however, is reduced, and his movement speed is only 4,2 m/s.
2. At Tier 2 he loses his undetectability and has a 16-meters terror radius. His attack range is normal and his movement speed is 4,6 m/s.
3. Tier 3 lasts 60 seconds. When it's active, all survivors become Exposed. His attack range is increased, so is his vaulting time. Tier 3 Myers has a terror radius of 32 meters and the movement speed of 4,6 m/s. Once the 60 seconds are up, the Shape drops back to Tier 2 and can start stalking his victims again to get back to Tier 3.

Add-ons are extremely important when playing as the Shape. They don't just enhance his power but can completely change his playstyle. For example, one of the add-ons can permanently lock Myers at Tier 1 of Evil Within. In return it grants him the ability to see the auras of survivors in the radius 32 meters.

Out of the Shape's unique perks one is excellent, one is moderately useful and one is extremely weak. All of them emphasize the obsession mechanic.

Icon	Perk	Effect
	Save the Best for Last	Each time you hit someone other than the obsession with a basic attack, you get 1 token, up to a maximum of 8 tokens: For each token, you get a 5% cooldown reduction on successful attacks (up to a maximum of 40%). Every time you attack your obsession with a basic attack you lose 4/3/2 tokens. Once the obsession is sacrificed, you can neither gain nor lose any tokens.
	Play with your Food	Each time you let your obsession get away, you receive a token (up to 3). Each token increases your movement speed by 3/4/5%. When you attack, you lose one token.
	Dying Light	Your obsession gains a 33% speed bonus to unhooking and healing other survivors. Each time you hook a different survivor (while the obsession is alive), you receive a token. Each token reduces repair, healing and sabotage speed of all survivors except the obsession by 2/2,5/3%.

How to play the Shape?

You should keep in mind the Shape is currently one of the competitively weakest killers in the entire game. This, of course, doesn't mean choosing him is an automatic loss for you.

Try not to get into long chases with a single survivor, especially if your Stalk meter is low. This will make reaching a higher tier much more difficult. Target groups instead.

It's also a good idea to stay at Tier 2 with 99% of the meter filled. This makes it so you can near-instantly reach Tier 3 the very moment you need it the most.

Examplary build

Icon	Perk	Effect
	Surveillance	Each regressing generator gains a white outline. If someone interrupts the regression process, the generator gains a yellow outline for 8/12/16 seconds. Generator repair noises can be heard from 8 meters farther than normal.
	Lethal Pursuer	At the beginning of a match, the auras of all survivors are revealed to you for 7/8/9 seconds. Extends the effect of other perks based on reveal aura by 2 seconds.
	Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance.	At the beginning of the game, 4 Hex Hooks appear on the map. If you hook a Survivor on one of them, the generator with the higher progression will explode and lose 9/12/15% of repair progression. The survivors working on the generator will scream, but their position will not be revealed.
	Bamboozle	Vaulting through a window is 5/10/15% faster and blocks the window for the survivor for 8/12/16 seconds.