Decisive Strike
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Decisive Strike is a teachable Unique Laurie Strode Perk 
. It can be unlocked for all other Characters from Level 40 onwards:
| Icon | Tier I | Tier II | Tier III | Description |
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4,000
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5,000
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6,000
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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
Increases the odds of being the Obsession. The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time. "There's nothing to be scared of." — Laurie Strode |
| Icon | Teachable | Description |
|---|---|---|
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5,000
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Unlocking this Perk makes it available in the Bloodweb of all Survivors
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 several seconds. While Decisive Strike is active, when grabbed by the Killer, succeed a Skill Check to automatically escape the Killer's grasp and stun them for 5 seconds.
Increases the odds of being the Obsession. The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time. "There's nothing to be scared of." — Laurie Strode May be unlocked in the Shrine of Secrets or in Laurie's Bloodweb at Level 40. |
Contents
History
Version 1.2.1
| Icon | Tier I | Tier II | Tier III | Description |
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3 seconds | 4 seconds | 5 seconds | Using whatever is at hand, you stab at your aggressor in an ultimate attempt to escape.
Once per match, when grabbed by the Killer, succeed a Skill Check to automatically escape the Killer's grasp and stun them for 3/4/5 seconds. Increases your chances of being the Obsession. The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time. |
Version 1.3.0
| Icon | Tier I | Tier II | Tier III | Description |
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3 seconds | 3½ seconds | 4 seconds | Using whatever is at hand, you stab at your aggressor in an ultimate attempt to escape.
Once per match, when grabbed by the Killer, succeed a Skill Check to automatically escape the Killer's grasp and stun them for 3/3½/4 seconds. Increases your chances of being the Obsession. The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time. |
Version 1.4.0
| Icon | Tier I | Tier II | Tier III | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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3 seconds
45 % |
3½ seconds
40 % |
4 seconds
35 % |
Using whatever is at hand, you stab at your aggressor in an ultimate attempt to escape.
Once per match, when the Killer's Obsession, succeed a Skill Check to automatically escape the Killer's grasp and stun them for 3/3½/4 seconds. When not the Killer's Obsession, when the wiggle meter is at 45/40/35 % succeed a Skill Check to escape the grasp. Increases your chances of being the Obsession. The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time. |
Version 2.6.0
| Icon | Tier I | Tier II | Tier III | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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.
Increases your chances of being the Obsession. The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time. |
Version 2.6.3
| Icon | Tier I | Tier II | Tier III | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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 5 seconds.
Increases your chances of being the Obsession. The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time. |
Change Log
Patch 1.3.0
- Nerf: reduced the stun times to 3/3½/4 seconds.
Patch 1.4.0
- Rework: Decisive Strike is an Obsession Perk.
- Rework: Decisive Strike retained the former functionality for the Killer's Obsession.
- Nerf: Decisive Strike required Survivors who are not the Killer's Obsession to fill the wiggle meter to 45/40/35 % before receiving the Skill Check.
Patch 2.6.0
- Rework: Decisive Strike stuns the Killer during the pick-up animation.
- Rework: requires the user to be unhooked or unhook themselves for Decisive Strike's timer to activate.
- Rework: Decisive Strike allows Players to change the Killer's Obsession mid-game.
- Nerf: changed the stun time to 3 seconds across all Tiers.
Patch 2.6.3
- Buff: increased the stun time to 5 seconds.
Trivia
- Decisive Strike can only be used once per Trial, and failing (missing) the Skill Check will deactivate the Perk without getting to use it.
- However, one is not obligated to use Decisive Strike after the first unhook.
Allowing the Skill Check to elapse without pressing the associated action button will allow the Perk to be used after the second unhook instead.
- However, one is not obligated to use Decisive Strike after the first unhook.
- Players commonly refer to the use of this Perk as "stabbing the Killer".
- Decisive Strike is often abbreviated as "DS".
- Due to changes to the behaviour of Unnerving Presence
, Decisive Strike is no longer affected by the former as of Patch 3.4.0.
