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Boil Over is a Unique Perk belonging to Kate Denson.
Prestige Kate Denson to Prestige 1, 2, 3 respectively to unlock Tier I, Tier II, Tier III of Boil Over for all other Characters.

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Cost
2,500
3,250
4,000
Description
You are a battler and do everything to escape a foe's grasp.

While being carried by the Killer, the following effects apply:

  • Increases the strength of the Struggle Effects on the Killer from your Wiggling by 60/70/80 %.
  • Suppresses the ability of the Killer to read the Auras of all Hooks within 16 metres.
  • Grants +33 % of your current Wiggle progression upon landing, if the Killer drops from height.
"Buck and Wild,
Swing to be free,
Your hands just can't keep ahold of me." — Kate Denson's "Boil Over"


History

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Description
You are a battler and do everything to escape a foe's grasp.

While being carried by the Killer, the following effects apply:

  • Increases the strength of the Struggle Effects on the Killer from your Wiggling by 60/70/80 %.
  • Suppresses the ability of the Killer to read the Auras of all Hooks within 16 metres.
  • Grants +33 % of the current Wiggle progression upon landing, if the Killer drops from height.

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Description
You are a battler and do everything to escape a foe's grasp.

While being carried by the Killer, the following effects apply:

  • Increases the strength of the Struggle Effects on the Killer from your Wiggling by 50/75/100 %.
  • Suppresses the ability of the Killer to read the Auras of all Hooks within 16 metres.
  • Grants +33 % of the current Wiggle progression upon landing, if the Killer drops from height.

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Description
You are a battler and do everything to escape a foe's grasp.

While being carried by the Killer, the following effects apply:

  • Increases the strength of the Struggle Effects on the Killer from your Wiggling by 50/75/100 %.
  • Suppresses the ability of the Killer to read the Auras of all Hooks within 16 metres.
  • Grants +25 % of the total Wiggle progression upon landing, if the Killer drops from height.

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Description
You are a battler and do everything to escape a foe's grasp.

While being carried by the Killer, the following effects apply:

  • Increases the strength of the Struggle Effects on the Killer from your Wiggling by 25/50/75 %.
  • Suppresses the ability of the Killer to read the Auras of all Hooks within 10/12/14 metres.


Change Log

Patch 5.5.0

  • Buff: increased the intensity of the Struggle Effects from 25/50/75 % to 50/75/100 %.
  • Buff: increased the Aura-obscuring range from 10/12/14 metres to 16 metres across all Tiers.
  • Buff: added a tertiary effect:
    • Now adds 25 % to the Wiggle Meter if the Killer drops from great heights while carrying the Survivor.

Patch 5.5.2

  • Nerf: changed the tertiary effect to base its Progression bonus on the Survivor's current Wiggle progression, awarding 33 % of it, rather than a blanket bonus of +25 % of the maximum.
    • This change is considered a nerf, as the new resulting bonus is lower than the old 25 % whenever the Survivor's Wiggle progression is below 75 %.

Patch 5.7.0

  • Nerf: (Tiers II & III) reduced the intensity of the Struggle Effects from 50/75/100 % to 60/70/80 %.
    • This change was done due to some Players experiencing significant issues navigating certain Maps, beyond the intended impact of Boil Over.


Calculations

The following calculations give a reference frame of the expected bonus for various example Wiggle progressions:
Initial Progression Calculated Bonus Progression (33 %) Resulting Progression
10 % +3.3 % 13.3 %
15 % +4.95 % 19.95 %
20 % +6.6 % 26.6 %
25 % +8.25 % 33.25 %
30 % +9.9 % 39.9 %
40 % +13.2 % 43.2 %
45 % +14.85 % 59.85 %
50 % +16.5 % 66.5 %
60 % +19.8 % 79.8 %
70 % +23.1 % 93.1 %
75 % +24.75 % 99.75 %
>75 % +>25 % >100 %


Trivia

  • Struggle Effects refer to the Killer's involuntary side-to-side movement (also known as "strafing"), caused by the Survivor wiggling on the Killer's shoulder.
    • Boil Over increases this effect, giving the Killer a harder time to counter the effects with their movement keys, generally leading to more frequent bumping into obstacles, allowing for a greater chance to wiggle free before the Hook is reached.
  • Boil Over overpowers the Struggle Effect reduction of Iron Grasp.
  • Boil Over only obscures a Killer's Hook Aura-reading during carrying.
    They can still see a nearby Hook's Aura during the pick-up animation.
  • Open-Handed does not increase the distance at which Boil Over obscures Hook Auras.
  • As a Killer, you will see a small Boil Over red icon to the left of your Perks when you are carrying a Survivor with Boil Over equipped.
  • Boil Over's tertiary effect triggers on the same heights that would trigger Balanced Landing.


Video

Boil Over (up to Patch 5.5.0)

A Survivor wiggling with Boil Over equipped A Survivor wiggling without Boil Over
A Hook's Aura disappearing as the Killer is approaching