Flashlights


 * This article is an overview of all Flashlights featured in Dead by Daylight. For other uses, see Flashlight (disambiguation).

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Overview
The main use for Flashlights is to temporarily blind the Killer. Blinding the Killer while they are carrying a Survivor will stun them for a few seconds and release the carried Survivor from their shoulder back to the Injured State.

The Flashlight Beam reaches  by default. The Blind duration lasts for  by default.

Killers are unable to perform a Lunge Attack while blinded.

In case of some Killers, Flashlights have special interactions:
 * Shining a Flashlight upon a cloaked Wraith will trigger the Lightburn effect after a few seconds, momentarily stunning him and forcing him out of his cloak.
 * Shining a Flashlight will reveal the of any  The Hag might have placed in the vicinity. Aiming the Flashlight directly at a Trap Aura will destroy the Trap without triggering it after few seconds.
 * Shining a Flashlight upon The Nurse while she is charging her Blink (regardless of whether that is her initial or a Chain Blink) will trigger the Lightburn effect after a few seconds, causing her to go straight into the Fatigue state.
 * Shining a Flashlight upon The Spirit's Husk while she is phase-walking will cause the Husk to disappear after a few seconds and with it any potential effects induced by the Husk's Terror Radius.
 * Blinding The Legion mid-Frenzy will cancel without applying the associated cool-down, allowing The Legion to attack immediately, which despite being blinded can injure the Flashlight user.

Original Flashlight
The original and only Flashlight up to Patch 1.1.2.

New Flashlights
Patch 1.1.2 introduced  new Flashlights to the Game:

Halloween Flashlight
Patch 1.7.3 introduced the Will O' Wisp, a special Halloween-themed Flashlight that is annually made available during Halloween Events. It uniquely features an  Flashlight Beam.

Anniversary Flashlight
Patch 4.0.0 introduced the Fourth Year Flashlight, a special Flashlight to celebrate the Game's Fourth Year Anniversary. It uniquely emits confetti whenever it successfully blinds a Killer.

Flashlight Add-ons
The following list features all available for the Flashlight: