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| Release Date | 30 November 2021 (Tuesday) |
| Category | Chapter DLC |
| Cost | $6.99 |
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CHAPTER 22: Portrait of a Murder is the twenty-second Chapter DLC for Dead by Daylight 
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This DLC features:
- A new Killer (The Artist)
- A new Survivor (Jonah Vasquez)
- An exclusive Cosmetic for Jonah: Crimson Shirt
- A new Map (Eyrie of Crows)
Description[]
As the night spreads, there is nothing to draw hope from but the darkness. Yet, such salvation comes with a price, for the creatures that dwell within are unknowable, their motivations concealed behind shimmering black eyes. Though there is comfort in their embrace, the darkness flows from them like ink spilling over a pale corpse.
Join the murderous flock as The Artist, a young woman transformed by The Entity into the matron of crows. Following her gruesome torture, she has gained the ability to summon ferocious winged fiends. Quickly send your servants to flight searching for Survivors and swarming them with beating wings.
Crack the code as Jonah Vasquez, a CIA codebreaker who's a mathematical mastermind. Haunted by a mysterious set of numbers, he finally decoded the horrifying truth. Now he finds himself in The Entity's Realm, using logic to escape the Trials, hoping someday to break the code that keeps the horror alive.
Killer: The Artist[]
- Main Article: Carmina Mora
The Artist's Info[]
The Artist
Carmina Mora's surrealist paintings were both compelling and controversial. After a brutal encounter left her maimed, The Artist was taken by The Entity. Twisted into a grotesque vessel of vengeance, she turned anyone in her path into carrion for the flock.
The Artist's Power: Birds of Torment
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From a wellspring of eternal agony comes a swarm of darkness, a wild and ferocious murder of ink black crows. | 
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BIRDS OF TORMENT
Press the Power button to charge Birds of Torment.
Once fully charged, tap the Attack button to summon a Dire Crow.
This action can be repeated in quick succession by continuously holding the Power button and tapping the Attack button again.
Dire Crow:
When at least one Dire Crow is summoned, it stays idle for a limited amount of time.
Spawning a new Dire Crow will extend the time the previously spawned Dire Crow stays idle.
Tap the Ability button to propel all Idle Dire Crows into flight, following their indicated Flight Path.
Flight Path:
Dire Crows inflict damage to Survivors while still on their Flight Path, which is indicated to The Artist.
Once Dire Crows continue past their individual Flight Paths or fly through an obstacle within it, they turn into a Swarm, able to pass through any obstacles while flying on through the environment.
Swarm:
While a Swarm continues in a straight line throughout the environment, it will reveal any nearby Survivors through Killer Instinct.
If a Swarm collides with a Survivor, it will start to swarm them with a Murder of Crows.
The Aura 
of the Swarm is revealed to The Artist in white at all times, except for when it is being repelled.
If a Swarm collides with an already Swarmed Survivor, it will inflict damage.
Repel:
Swarmed Survivors can repel the Swarm either by completing the Repel action or by entering a Locker 
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During this time, the Swarm's Aura is not revealed to The Artist.
Colliding with an idle Dire Crow while repelling the Swarm, will reset the Repel action.
Light Vulnerability:
Both Idle Dire Crows and Swarms are vulnerable to bright lights:
- Shining Flashlights
directly at them or detonating Firecrackers or Flash Grenades near them will destroy them.
The Artist's Perks[]
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Grim Embrace | Your act of servitude to The Entity
 has not gone unnoticed.Each time a Survivor
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Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance | Overwhelming pain reverberates outwards.
At the start of the Trial, 4 random Hooks are changed into Scourge Hooks:
Each time a Survivor is hooked on a Scourge Hook, the following effects apply:
"The pain spills beyond flesh/darkness staining the horizon." — Girl in the Shadow by Carmina Mora |
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Hex: Pentimento | You reveal the true power of the Totems, hidden within their remains.
You can perform a ritual on a cleansed Totem to resurrect it as a Rekindled Totem.
When a Rekindled Totem is cleansed, its remains are consumed by The Entity and it cannot be rekindled. "Though a pentimento is an inherently concealed piece of art, there is something to be said of the desire to discover that which is beyond." — A Guide to Art & Process (1961) |
Survivor: Jonah Vasquez[]
- Main Article: Jonah Vasquez
Jonah Vasquez's Info[]
Deciphering math equations and the secrets within was second nature for the seasoned codebreaker. Now, he sees the ominous truth at every turn. A formula pointing to a haunting reality beyond comprehension. But as Vasquez knows better than most, there's strength in numbers.
Jonah Vasquez's Perks[]
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Overcome | You have calculated how much energy you can risk to expend.
Overcome causes the Exhausted "After careful analysis, we are getting the hell out of here!" — Jonah Vasquez |
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Corrective Action | You quickly analyse problems and correct others' work when they make a mistake.
You start the Trial with 1/2/3 Token(s) and gain a Token each time you succeed at a Great Skill Check
"Cannot hurt to have another set of eyes on the problem." — Jonah Vasquez |
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Boon: Exponential | When it seems like your number is up, you consider ways to recalculate the odds.
Press and hold the Active Ability button near a Dull or Hex Totem to bless it and create a Boon Totem Survivors inside the Boon Totem's range benefit from the following effects:
All equipped Boon Perks are active on the same Boon Totem. "It is not our time to die... probably." — Jonah Vasquez |
Customisation[]
The Artist[]
| Head | Body | Weapon |
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Jonah Vasquez[]
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Trivia[]
- Prior to the release of the Chapter, there was an ARG teaser.
- A website detailing personal information about the upcoming Killer aswell as artwork they made was created, but it also contained a hidden console terminal.
Upon inputting the names of the artworks and a passcode, the console would reveal a set of numbers.
If you combined the first 3 numbers, or just the fourth and final number, and then converted it to letters would reveal the message: The Black Vale.
- A website detailing personal information about the upcoming Killer aswell as artwork they made was created, but it also contained a hidden console terminal.
Trailers[]
