The Dark Mist fogging up the Trial grounds
The Dark Mist, also known and referred to as "The Black Fog" or just "The Fog" is a recurring feature in every Trial of Dead by Daylight
, which, however, has been toned down severely with the graphical reworks of Maps as part of The Realm Beyond.
Overview
The Dark Mist featured throughout the Trial Grounds appeared to be a lesser variant of the Black Fog surrounding the Realm pockets and was one of The Entity's many manifestations.
For the Players, The Fog added a sense of uncertainty to other Players' location and their surroundings, making it ideal for Survivors to attempt to hide in plain sight and escape the Killer, but also making it ideal for stealth Killers to approach unsuspecting prey.
It was a very ambivalent feature of the Game in its first few years after release.
Thickness
The thickness of the Dark Mist can be altered with the Reagent Offerings.
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Clear Reagent | Calls upon The Entity   for the following effect:
"The Mist rolls in, traps all in its deep madness. |
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Faint Reagent | Calls upon The Entity for the following effect:
"Paralysed, I stand in the cold as death lingers." |
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Hazy Reagent | Calls upon The Entity for the following effect:
"The Mist is alluring, hypnotising. |
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Murky Reagent | Calls upon The Entity for the following effect:
"The Mist seems to protect us from the beast, but it is a poison, a cancer, filling us with darkness and insanity." — Unknown, Notebook |
Stacking Conditions
The Reagent Offerings can be combined freely as they all stack amongst themselves, with the table below listing some possible combinations and their resulting thickness.
It should be noted, however, that the Reagent Offerings, akin to the retired Moonlight ones, are capped at the lower (Clear Reagent) and upper (Murky Reagent) extremes and cannot stack beyond that.
| Combination | Thickness |
|---|---|
| Clear Reagent + Faint Reagent | Slightly less thickness |
| Clear Reagent + Hazy Reagent | Default thickness |
| Clear Reagent + Murky Reagent | Faint Reagent |
| Faint Reagent + Hazy Reagent | Murky Reagent |
Vials
For each of the Reagent Offerings, there exists an unused Vial equivalent of the same name.
It is unknown if the Vials, if implemented, would have the same or different effects as their corresponding Reagents or if the icons were intended to replace the Reagent ones at some point:
Clear Vial
Faint Vial
Hazy Vial
Murky Vial
Gallery
Clear Reagent   |
Default Thickness  |
Faint Reagent   |
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Hazy Reagent   |
Murky Reagent   |
Trivia
