Decisive Strike is a Teachable Perk unique to Laurie Strode. It can be unlocked for all other Characters from Level 40 onwards:
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5,000
2,000
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<div class = "ptbBox"><div class = "ptbTitle">Values from upcoming patch</div><div class = "ptb">Using whatever is at hand, you stab your aggressor in an ultimate attempt to escape.
<p>After being unhooked or unhooking yourself, ''Decisive Strike'' activates for the next '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">40</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr3" style="color: #199b1e;">50</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr4" style="color: #ac3ee3;">60</span>''' '''seconds''':
*When being grabbed or picked up by the Killer, succeed a Skill Check to automatically escape their grasp, stunning them for '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">3 seconds</span>'''.
*Successfuly stunning the Killer will disable ''Decisive Strike'' for the remainder of the Trial and result in you becoming the '''''Obsession'''''.
<p>While ''Decisive Strike'' is active, performing ''Conspicuous Actions'' will deactivate it for the remainder of the Trial.
<p>''Decisive Strike'' deactivates once the Exit Gates are powered.
<p>Increases the odds of becoming the Killer's initial '''''Obsession''''' by '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">+100 %</span>'''.
''The Killer can only be '''obsessed''' with one Survivor at a time.''
<p>''<span class="luaClr clr clr9" style="color: #e7cda2;">"There is nothing to be scared of." — Laurie Strode</span>''</div></div>
Values from upcoming patch
Using whatever is at hand, you stab your aggressor in an ultimate attempt to escape.
After being unhooked or unhooking yourself, Decisive Strike activates for the next 40/50/60seconds:
When being grabbed or picked up by the Killer, succeed a Skill Check to automatically escape their grasp, stunning them for 3 seconds.
Successfuly stunning the Killer will disable Decisive Strike for the remainder of the Trial and result in you becoming the Obsession.
While Decisive Strike is active, performing Conspicuous Actions will deactivate it for the remainder of the Trial.
Decisive Strike deactivates once the Exit Gates are powered.
Increases the odds of becoming the Killer's initial Obsession by +100 %. The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time.
"There is nothing to be scared of." — Laurie Strode
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Cost
2,000
5,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
Description
<div class = "ptbBox"><div class = "ptbTitle">Values from upcoming patch</div><div class = "ptb">Using whatever is at hand, you stab your aggressor in an ultimate attempt to escape.
<p>After being unhooked or unhooking yourself, ''Decisive Strike'' activates for the next '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">40</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr3" style="color: #199b1e;">50</span>'''/'''<span class="luaClr clr clr4" style="color: #ac3ee3;">60</span>''' '''seconds''':
*When being grabbed or picked up by the Killer, succeed a Skill Check to automatically escape their grasp, stunning them for '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">3 seconds</span>'''.
*Successfuly stunning the Killer will disable ''Decisive Strike'' for the remainder of the Trial and result in you becoming the '''''Obsession'''''.
<p>While ''Decisive Strike'' is active, performing ''Conspicuous Actions'' will deactivate it for the remainder of the Trial.
<p>''Decisive Strike'' deactivates once the Exit Gates are powered.
<p>Increases the odds of becoming the Killer's initial '''''Obsession''''' by '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">+100 %</span>'''.
''The Killer can only be '''obsessed''' with one Survivor at a time.''
<p>''<span class="luaClr clr clr9" style="color: #e7cda2;">"There is nothing to be scared of." — Laurie Strode</span>''</div></div>
Values from upcoming patch
Using whatever is at hand, you stab your aggressor in an ultimate attempt to escape.
After being unhooked or unhooking yourself, Decisive Strike activates for the next 40/50/60seconds:
When being grabbed or picked up by the Killer, succeed a Skill Check to automatically escape their grasp, stunning them for 3 seconds.
Successfuly stunning the Killer will disable Decisive Strike for the remainder of the Trial and result in you becoming the Obsession.
While Decisive Strike is active, performing Conspicuous Actions will deactivate it for the remainder of the Trial.
Decisive Strike deactivates once the Exit Gates are powered.
Increases the odds of becoming the Killer's initial Obsession by +100 %. The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time.
"There is nothing to be scared of." — Laurie Strode
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Unlocking this Perk makes it available in the Bloodweb of all Survivors
Using whatever is at hand, you stab your aggressor in an ultimate attempt to escape.
<p>After being unhooked or unhooking yourself, ''Decisive Strike'' activates for the next <span class="luaClr clr clr13" style="color: #418284;">'''Several Seconds'''</span>:
*When being grabbed or picked up by the Killer, succeed a Skill Check to automatically escape their grasp, stunning them for '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">3 seconds</span>'''.
*Successfuly stunning the Killer will disable ''Decisive Strike'' for the remainder of the Trial and result in you becoming the '''''Obsession'''''.
<p>While ''Decisive Strike'' is active, performing ''Conspicuous Actions'' will deactivate it for the remainder of the Trial.
<p>''Decisive Strike'' deactivates once the Exit Gates are powered.
<p>Increases the odds of becoming the Killer's initial '''''Obsession''''' by '''<span class="luaClr clr clr2" style="color: #e8c252;">+100 %</span>'''.
''The Killer can only be '''obsessed''' with one Survivor at a time.''
Using whatever is at hand, you stab your aggressor in an ultimate attempt to escape.
After being unhooked or unhooking yourself, Decisive Strike activates for the next Several Seconds:
When being grabbed or picked up by the Killer, succeed a Skill Check to automatically escape their grasp, stunning them for 3 seconds.
Successfuly stunning the Killer will disable Decisive Strike for the remainder of the Trial and result in you becoming the Obsession.
While Decisive Strike is active, performing Conspicuous Actions will deactivate it for the remainder of the Trial.
Decisive Strike deactivates once the Exit Gates are powered.
Increases the odds of becoming the Killer's initial Obsession by +100 %. The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time.
"There is nothing to be scared of." — Laurie Strode
May be unlocked in the Shrine of Secrets or in Laurie's Bloodweb atLevel 40
Using whatever is at hand, you stab at your aggressor in an ultimate attempt to escape.
Once per Trial, when grabbed by the Killer, succeed a Skill Check to automatically escape the Killer's grasp and stun them for 3/4/5 seconds.
Version 1.3.0
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Tier I
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3 seconds
3.5 seconds
4 seconds
Using whatever is at hand, you stab at your aggressor in an ultimate attempt to escape.
Once per Trial, when grabbed by the Killer, succeed a Skill Check to automatically escape the Killer's grasp and stun them for 3/3.5/4 seconds.
Version 1.4.0
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Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Description
3 seconds
45 %
3.5 seconds
40 %
4 seconds
35 %
Using whatever is at hand, you stab at your aggressor in an ultimate attempt to escape.
Once per Trial, when the Killer's Obsession, succeed a Skill Check to automatically escape the Killer's grasp and stun them for 3/3.5/4 seconds.
When not the Killer's Obsession, succeed a Skill Check when the wiggle meter is at 45/40/35 % to escape the Killer's grasp.
Increases the odds of being the Obsession.
The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time.
Version 2.6.0
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Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
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40 seconds
50 seconds
60 seconds
Using whatever is at hand, you stab at your aggressor in an ultimate attempt to escape.
After being unhooked or unhooking yourself, Decisive Strike will become active and usable for 40/50/60 seconds.
While Decisive Strike is active, when grabbed by the Killer, succeed a Skill Check to automatically escape the Killer's grasp and stun the Killer for 3 seconds.
Succeeding or failing the Skill Check will disable Decisive Strike.
Successfully stunning the Killer will result in you becoming the Obsession.
Increases the odds of being the Obsession.
The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time.
Version 2.6.3
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Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Description
40 seconds
50 seconds
60 seconds
Using whatever is at hand, you stab at your aggressor in an ultimate attempt to escape.
After being unhooked or unhooking yourself, Decisive Strike will become active and usable for 40/50/60 seconds.
While Decisive Strike is active, when grabbed by the Killer, succeed a Skill Check to automatically escape the Killer's grasp and stun the Killer for 5 seconds.
Succeeding or failing the Skill Check will disable Decisive Strike.
Successfully stunning the Killer will result in you becoming the Obsession.
Increases the odds of being the Obsession.
The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time.
Version 4.6.0
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Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Description
40 seconds
50 seconds
60 seconds
Using whatever is at hand, you stab at your aggressor in an ultimate attempt to escape.
After being unhooked or unhooking yourself, Decisive Strike will become active and usable for 40/50/60 seconds.
While Decisive Strike is active, when grabbed by the Killer, succeed a Skill Check to automatically escape the Killer's grasp and stun the Killer for 5 seconds.
Successfully stunning the Killer will result in you becoming the Obsession.
While Decisive Strike is active, the following interactions will deactivate it for the remainder of the Trial:
Succeeding or failing the Decisive Strike Skill Check.
Repairing a Generator.
Healing yourself or other Survivors.
Cleansing a Totem.
Sabotaging a Hook.
Unhooking other Survivors.
Increases the odds of being the Obsession.
The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time.
Version 5.4.0
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Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Description
40 seconds
50 seconds
60 seconds
Using whatever is at hand, you stab at your aggressor in an ultimate attempt to escape.
After being unhooked or unhooking yourself, Decisive Strike will become active and usable for 40/50/60 seconds.
While Decisive Strike is active, when grabbed by the Killer, succeed a Skill Check to automatically escape the Killer's grasp and stun the Killer for 5 seconds.
Successfully stunning the Killer will result in you becoming the Obsession.
While Decisive Strike is active, the following interactions will deactivate it for the remainder of the Trial:
Succeeding or failing the Decisive Strike Skill Check.
Repairing a Generator.
Healing yourself or other Survivors.
Cleansing or Blessing a Totem.
Sabotaging a Hook.
Unhooking other Survivors.
Increases the odds of being the Obsession.
The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time.
Version 6.1.0
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Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Description
40 seconds
50 seconds
60 seconds
Using whatever is at hand, you stab at your aggressor in an ultimate attempt to escape.
After being unhooked or unhooking yourself, Decisive Strike will become active and usable for 40/50/60 seconds.
While Decisive Strike is active, when grabbed by the Killer, succeed a Skill Check to automatically escape the Killer's grasp and stun the Killer for 3 seconds.
Successfully stunning the Killer will result in you becoming the Obsession.
While Decisive Strike is active, performing Conspicuous Actions will deactivate it for the remainder of the Trial.
Decisive Strike deactivates once the Exit Gates are powered.
Increases the odds of being the Obsession.
The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time.
Nerf: added several Deactivation conditions to prevent the use of Decisive Strike as a temporary immunity shield while progressing objectives, which was not the Perk's intended use.
Quality of Life: reworked the description to just mention the newly created and standardised Conspicuous Actions as Decisive Strike's deactivation conditions.
Nerf:reduced the Stun timer back to 3 seconds.
This change fulfils a belated promise that the Developers would reduce the Stun timer after removing Enduring's ability to affect it, since that ability was originally the reason for having increased the Stun timer to 5 seconds in the first place.
Nerf:Decisive Strike is now automatically deactivated once the Exit Gates are powered.
This change was motivated by the general inability of Killers to prevent a Survivor from escaping during the end of the match if Decisive Strike had not yet been used.
Conspicuous Actions
Conspicuous Actions are interactions that improve one's chances of survival:
Repairing a Generator
Healing yourself or other Survivors
Cleansing or Blessing a Totem
Sabotaging a Hook
Unhooking other Survivors
Opening an Exit Gate
Trivia
While Decisive Strike may only be used once per Trial, one is not obligated to use it after the first unhook. Letting the Skill Check run out without pressing the associated button is not considered a use, allowing for the Perk to instead be used after the second unhook.
Players commonly referred to the use of this Perk as "stabbing the Killer".
Decisive Strike is often abbreviated as "DS".
History Trivia
Between Patch 2.6.0 and Patch 3.0.0, Decisive Strike was affected by the newly reworked stun timer reduction of Enduring, which prompted the Developers to buff the stun timer to 5 seconds with Patch 2.6.3.
Despite initial claims of reverting that change once Enduring no longer affects Decisive Strike, the reversal has not taken place to this date.
Up to Patch 3.4.0, Decisive Strike was affected by Unnerving Presence, greatly reducing the size of the Skill Check success zone.
Older versions of Decisive Strike, before the rework in Patch 2.6.0, were bugged and always stunned the Killer for nearly ~4.5 seconds, regardless of the specified stun time.
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The Killer picking up a Survivor while Decisive Strike is active
Repairing a Generator to cause Decisive Strike to deactivate