Dead by Daylight: Healing - best builds Dead by Daylight guide, tips
On this page of the DBD guide you will find the best builds for healing. The list of perks you will use will include Charm: Circle of Healing.
Last update: 27 September 2022
This DBD guide page describes the most effective builds that will help you heal your party members quickly. From this page you will learn what perks to use to heal others faster and why Boon: Circle of Healing is so important.
Instant recovery
This build is based on the ability to revive comrades in a critical situation.
Icon | Perk | Effect |
 | For the People | This perk allows you to instantly heal a injured or knocked down Survivor. At the same time, you receive damage, and Broken status is imposed on you for 80/70/60 seconds. |
 | We're Gonna Live Forever | It gives 1 Token for doing one of the following:
Each recovery from Dying State consumes 1 Token and imposes Endurance status on the revived for 6/8/10 seconds. At the same time, it increases the speed of healing dying Survivors by 100%. |
 | Empathy | The perk reveals any Survival in the Injured State within a 64/96/128 meter radius. |
 | Borrowed Time | For companion taken off the hook extends Endurance duration time by 6/8/10 seconds and Haste by 10 seconds. |
You can instantly revive your companions with this build. Empathy allows you to track where the chase is currently taking place. Then you have a chance to go there and intervene if necessary. However, before you do it, you have to collect a Token for We're Gonna Live Forever impose the Endurance status effect on them. Otherwise, they can be knocked down again in an instant.
Instant healing
This build is based on performing instant healing actions. This way, you can save a lot of time and increase the chances of your team's survival. It is based on the following perks.
Icon | Perk | Effect |
 | We'll Make It | Increases healing speed by 100% for 30/60/90 seconds after taking another Survivor off the hook. |
 | Botany Knowledge. | Increases healing speed by 30/40/50%. Reduces the effectiveness of Med-Kits by 20%. |
 | Borrowed Time | For companion taken off the hook extends Endurance duration time by 6/8/10 seconds and Haste by 10 seconds. |
 | Boon: Circle of Healing | After the Totem is blessed, within a radius of 24 meters a circle is formed, in which:
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Your role is simple - you must prioritize the rescue of your comrades. Get them off the hook and heal them once they are safe.
Totems
Totems grants strong effects. Survivors have to bless them to use them. In addition, they are not permanent and the Killer can deactivate them. Build using their power accumulates multiple effects on a single Totem.
Icon | Perk | Effect |
 | Boon: Circle of Healing | After the Totem is blessed, within a radius of 24 meters a circle is formed, in which:
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 | Boon: Shadow Step | After the Totem is blessed, within a radius of 24 meters a circle is formed, in which:
These effects last for 2/3/4 seconds after leaving Totem's range. |
 | Boon: Exponential | After the Totem is blessed, within a radius of 24 meters a circle is formed, in which:
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 | Small Game | You receive an auditory warning looking toward Totems in a 45° cone within 8/10/12 meters. |
You can choose any perk which isn't a boom. The Small Game suggested above is a good option for beginners, as it allows you to learn the places where Totems spawn. Once you remember where they may appear, you can switch to any other perk.
In addition, when you use a build depending on Totems, try to choose those that are not visible at first glance. That way you reduce the chance that it will be quickly located and deactivated by a Killer.