There's another apparition, more terrifying than anything I've ever seen, hunting amongst the shadows here. It moves like a silhouette, appearing and disappearing at the sound of a dreaded bell. It's impossible to track it. Several times it has caught me without me even seeing it closing in. Often convinced I have my back covered, it has promptly materialised right behind me to strike from close range. Stay still and watch the fog. Don't move, don't blink and for god's sake don't breathe. If you can control your fear long enough and can show self control, sometimes it is possible to see its shimmer as it glides forward if caught at just the right light. I pray for your safety. | |||
~ Benedict Baker's Journal, Nov. 1896 on The Wraith |
The Wraith | |
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Name | Philip Ojomo |
Game Alias(es) | "Banshee"
"Bob" |
Gender | Man |
Origin | Nigerian |
Realm | Autohaven Wreckers |
Power | Wailing Bell |
Power Attack Type | Basic Attack |
Weapon | Azarov's Skull |
Movement Speed | 115 % | 4.6 m/s (Uncloaked) |
Alternate Movement speed | 150 % | 6 m/s (Cloaked) |
Terror Radius | 32 metres |
Height | Tall |
Voice Actor | Filip Ivanovic (BHVR) |
Breathing | |
CharID | K02 |
Philip Ojomo or "The Wraith" is one of 35 Killers currently featured in Dead by Daylight.
He was introduced as a member of the original Killer Trio that released with the Game on 14 June 2016.
The Wraith must first be unlocked as a playable Killer by completing the Killer Tutorial.
Overview
The Wraith is a stealth Killer, able to cloak and uncloak at the ringing of his Wailing Bell.
His personal Perks, Predator, Bloodhound, and Shadowborn, give him extra abilities to track and locate Survivors, making him a very efficient Hunter.
He focuses on tracking and hunting Survivors, making it easier to catch and kill them.
Difficulty Rating: Easy
(These Killers are the easiest for a first-time Player)
Lore
- Additional Lore can be found in Tome 4 - Conviction: The Algebra of Infinite Night & Tome 9.5 - The Midnight Grove: The Bell from Hell.
Philip Ojomo came to this country without anything than hope for a new beginning. He was happy as he got offered a job at Autohaven Wreckers. A small scrap yard where bribed cops turned a blind eye for the somewhat shady business that took place.
Ojomo didn't care. He had seen criminal activity up close in his homeland and as long as he didn't get involved, he let things be. He just fixed cars and handled the crusher. Something he did really well. A car went in and a small, metallic cube came out.
It was not until one gloomy day that he, just by accident, saw some blood coming from one of the un-crushed cars. As he opened the trunk he found a young man, gagged and with tied hands with panic filled eyes. Ojomo freed the man who managed to run ten feet before Ojomo's boss stopped him and slit his throat. As Ojomo demanded answers he got explained to him that he'd been nothing more than a simple executioner as more or less every car had a soul in them as this was a "service" the scrap yard provided to certain "clients".
Ojomo snapped and went ballistic. He threw his boss in the crusher and let it slowly compress, as the head stuck out, Ojomo grabbed it and pulled head and spine out of the body. Then he left and was never seen again.
Load-out
Unique Perks
Wailing Bell comes with 3 Perks that are unique to him:
Bloodhound | Like a hunting scent hound, you smell traces of blood at a great distance.
"Pebbles shimmering in the moonlight; my life drips down in a trail so easy to follow." | |
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Predator | Your acute tracking ability allows you to hone in on disturbances left by running Survivors.
"Never stop moving and hope you're always two steps ahead of the beast." — Unknown, Notebook | |
Shadowborn | You have a keen vision in the darkness of the night.
"Shining in the darkest dark, his eyes pierce the night and sting your soul." |
Prestige
Prestiging The Wraith will automatically add Tier I of his Unique Perks to the inventories of all other Killers and unlock the ability for their higher-tiered versions to spawn in their Bloodweb.
Prestige The Wraith twice more to automatically add Tier II and Tier III respectively into the other Killers' inventories.
Weapon: Azarov's Skull
Azarov's Skull is the Primary Weapon of Wailing Bell.
The teeth of death lie on Azarov's skull and spine.
Power: Wailing Bell
"A heavy cast iron bell imbued with ancient powers.
Allows the user to enter and walk the Spirit World when rung."
SPECIAL OBJECT: WAILING BELL
The Wraith starts the Trial in the Cloaked State, which has the following effects:
- Grants the Undetectable Status Effect.
- Increases his Movement speed to 6 m/s.
- Fully invisible to Survivors who are farther than 20 metres away from him.
- Partially invisible to Survivors who are within 20 metres of him.
- Fully transparent while stationary for a moment and for as long as he remains unmoving.
- Removes the ability to attack or interact with Survivors.
- The Wraith is still able to interact with Props.
Ringing the Wailing Bell can be heard by Survivors throughout the Trial within the following ranges:
- The bell toll has a range of 24 metres.
- The accompanying *Wooosh* noise during the transition phase has a range of 40 metres.
SPECIAL ABILITY: CLOAK / UNCLOAK
The Wraith must Uncloak in order to attack and interact with Survivors.
Press and hold the Power button at any time to ring the Wailing Bell and Uncloak, exiting the Spirit World:
- Boosts his Movement speed to 150 % for 1 second.
The Wraith can Cloak and re-enter the Spirit World at any time by pressing and holding the Power button again to ring the Wailing Bell.
Power Trivia
Movement Speeds:
- Walking: 4.6 m/s
- Cloaked Walking: 6.0 m/s
- Uncloaking: 1.6 m/s
- Post-Uncloak Boost: 6.9 m/s
- Cloaking: 4.6 m/s
Surprise Attack:
The Surprise Attack is a Score Event in the Deviousness Category that is triggered each time The Wraith successfully hits any Survivor within 5 seconds after uncloaking with a regular Basic Attack.
The Surprise Attack is not a Special Attack, but rather just a Score Event the game checks for to trigger certain effects (e.g. "The Beast" - Soot, "Blind Warrior" - Mud and "Blind Warrior" - White).
Cloaking:
- Action duration: 1.5 seconds
- The Wailing Bell rings throughout the animation.
- Starting to cloak triggers a rattling noise.
- No Movement Speed penalty.
- The Wailing Bell rings throughout the animation.
Uncloaking:
- Action duration: 3 seconds
- The Wailing Bell only starts ringing after 1.5 seconds.
- Uncloak Movement speed: 1.6 m/s
- Post-Uncloak Speed burst: 1 second @ Lunge speed
Stuns:
- Getting stunned while The Wraith is Cloaked forces him to uncloak while he is stunned in place for 4 seconds.
Lightburn (obsolete):
- This mechanic was removed with Patch 6.7.0.
- Getting lightburnt had the same effect as stunning The Wraith
- Lightburn from Flashlights took 2 seconds to initiate.
- Lightburn from Perks using/supplying Flash Grenades or from Firecrackers were instantaneous.
Add-ons for Wailing Bell
Icon | Name | Description |
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"The Beast" - Soot | The Kunwulju symbol, representing the Realm of Fear, is finger-drawn out of soot on the body of the Bell.
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"The Ghost" - Soot | The Khugwemuu symbol, representing the Spirit World, is finger-drawn out of soot on the body of the Bell.
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"The Hound" - Soot | The Wonnug symbol, representing a peerless tracker, is finger-drawn out of soot on the body of the Bell.
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"The Serpent" - Soot | The Laokeye symbol, representing cunning, is finger-drawn out of soot on the body of the Bell.
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"Blind Warrior" - Mud | The Baikra-Kaeug symbol, representing ferocity, is finger-drawn in mud on the body of the Bell.
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"Blink" - Mud | The Kratin symbol, representing quick passing, is finger-drawn in mud on the body of the Bell.
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"Swift Hunt" - Mud | The Kuntin-Takkho symbol, representing a rapid descent on a prey, is finger-drawn in mud on the body of the Bell.
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"Windstorm" - Mud | The Ohuwe-Onmnea symbol, representing a howling storm, is finger-drawn in mud on the body of the Bell.
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Bone Clapper | A Bell clapper made from a highly polished piece of bone. Causes the sounds of the Wailing Bell to echo and warp chaotically.
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"Blind Warrior" - White | The Baikra-Kaeug symbol, representing ferocity, is stamped in white ink on the body of the Bell.
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"Blink" - White | The Kratin symbol, representing quick passing, is stamped in white ink on the body of the Bell.
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"Shadow Dance" - White | The Yiwarick symbol, representing dark synergy, is stamped in white ink on the body of the Bell.
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"Swift Hunt" - White | The Kuntin-Takkho symbol, representing a rapid descent on a prey, is stamped in white ink on the body of the Bell.
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"Windstorm" - White | The Ohuwe-Onmnea symbol, representing a howling storm, is stamped in white ink on the body of the Bell.
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"All Seeing" - Blood | The Kra-Frabai symbol, representing the Entity watching over us, is stamped in blood on the head of the Bell.
Unlocks hidden potential in your Aura-reading ability:
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"Shadow Dance" - Blood | The Yiwarick symbol, representing dark synergy, is stamped in blood on the body of the Bell.
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"Swift Hunt" - Blood | The Kuntin-Takkho symbol, representing a rapid descent on a prey, is stamped in blood on the body of the Bell.
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"Windstorm" - Blood | The Ohuwe-Onmnea symbol, representing a howling storm, is stamped in blood on the body of the Bell.
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"All Seeing" - Spirit | The Kra-Frabai symbol, representing the Entity watching over us, ominously glows on the head of the Bell.
Unlocks hidden potential in your Aura-reading ability:
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Coxcombed Clapper | A simple coxcomb knotted rope wrapped around the bell clapper to muffle its sound. A malevolent Aura emanates from it.
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Achievements
There are 2 Achievements related to The Wraith:
Icon | Name | Description |
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Adept Wraith | Playing as The Wraith, achieve a Merciless Victory using only his 3 Unique Perks: Predator, Bloodhound, and Shadowborn | |
Jump Scares | Playing as The Wraith, successfully land 100 / 50 (For consoles) Surprise Attacks. |
Cosmetic Options
Players can choose from a variety of Cosmetic options to customise The Wraith:
Base Cosmetics
Default
Prestige
Perk Charms
Prestige Level 7 Reward | Prestige Level 8 Reward | Prestige Level 9 Reward |
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A keepsake gained upon mastery of a particular skill. |
Alternatives
Special
Icon | Name | Body | Rarity | Description | Event |
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Marked Bloodlust Axe | Common | A blunt piece of iron crafted into a weapon to crush bones and muscles into a bloody pump. An almost imperceptible whisper echoes in the wielder's mind: "'anoyk yeqkany'ye hvay'k l'gnoo eydokl'x: sekall'o ammk'ix. | 1 Year Anniversary | ||
All Hallows' Eyes | Uncommon | Something wicked pierces the shadows of this frightful night.
"Have a fabulous Halloween 2016!" -The Dead by Daylight Team |
2016 Halloween Event | ||
Frosty Eyes | Uncommon | Heart chilling eyes of the cold blooded.
"Have a Wonderful Winter 2017-2018!" - The Dead by Daylight Team |
Winter Solstice 2017 | ||
Ripped Cloak (5th Anniversary) | Uncommon | Alas cries the wraith, such tears of gore. | Fifth Year Anniversary | ||
Golden Wraps (5th Anniversary) | Uncommon | A once file cloak now caked in the offal of his prey. | Fifth Year Anniversary | ||
Azarov's Axe (5th Anniversary) | Uncommon | The teeth of death lie on the Azarovs skull and spine. | Fifth Year Anniversary | ||
Biomechanical Spine | Very Rare | This bizarre sub-clone results from an unknown technology combined with organic material. | Owning Meet Your Maker and Dead by Daylight in same platform. |
Event
Icon | Name | Body | Rarity | Description | Collection | Event | Exclusive to Event Participation |
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Crown of the Entity | Event | A crown emanating a festive and ominous aura created by the Entity's biggest fan. | - | Fourth Year Anniversary | Yes | ||
5th Anniversary Crown | Event | A crown crafted for a very special anniversary.
"Thank you for supporting & inspiring us along the years!" - The Dead by Daylight Team |
- | Fifth Year Anniversary | Yes | ||
Spine Candy | Event | Each vertebra from the spine and skull of an unfortunate victim dripped with blood, forming perfect stripes of crimson, like a candy-cane. | Bone Chill | Bone Chill | Yes | ||
Sweet Blade | Event | A sharp blade coated in sour candy. | Tricks and Treats | Haunted by Daylight 2023 | Yes | ||
Murky Antlers | Event | He cringed at the putrid stench but was amazed by the impressive size of the perfectly symmetrical antlers. | Bone Chill 2023 | Bone Chill 2023 | Yes | ||
Knitted Plaid | Event | He ignored the flies buzzing around him as he removed the antlers from the deer and closed the trunk. | Bone Chill 2023 | Bone Chill 2023 | Yes | ||
Bone Threat | Event | He watched the car get crushed, metal and bones merging while carefully polishing the antlers. | Bone Chill 2023 | Bone Chill 2023 | Yes |
DLC
Icon | Name | Body | Rarity | Description | DLC |
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Swift Strikes - White | Uncommon | The Kuntin-Weyhe symbol, representing rapid and deadly aggressions, is finger-drawn in white paint. | Bloodstained Sack | ||
The Owl - White | Uncommon | The Ug-Wufo symbol, representing a flying hunter of the night, is finger-drawn in white paint. | Bloodstained Sack | ||
Mr. Bing Bong | Uncommon | A unique look for The Wraith, created for Marth88. | Charity Case |
Exclusives
Icon | Name | Body | Rarity | Description | Event |
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Legacy Wraith 3 | Very Rare | The touch of the Entity leaves burning scars and blisters of light. Is it a gift or a curse? | Legacy Prestige Reward | ||
Legacy Wraith 2 | Very Rare | The touch of the Entity leaves burning scars and blisters of light. Is it a gift or a curse? | Legacy Prestige Reward | ||
Legacy Wraith 1 | Very Rare | The touch of the Entity leaves burning scars and blisters of light. Is it a gift or a curse? | Legacy Prestige Reward | ||
Face of the Omega | Very Rare | A unique face for The Wraith, exclusively for Ohmwrecker. | Exclusive to Ohmwrecker. |
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All-consuming hatred begins as a spark of injustice. All it needs from there is a drop of kerosene.
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DLC
- Main article: Downloadable Content
The Wraith is part of 3 DLCs:
- The Bloodstained Sack
- Charity Case
- YouTubers/Streamers Exclusives - Ohmwrecker Exclusive
History
Lightburn
- Main Article: Lightburn
Up to Patch 6.7.0, The Wraith was affected by a unique mechanic when Survivors would use light-emitting Items against him when Cloaked:
SPECIAL VULNERABILITY: LIGHTBURN File:IconAddon spiritBlindWarrior.png
Interacting with the Spirit World caused The Wraith to suffer from Lightburn, which left him vulnerable to bright lights while he was Cloaked:
- Shining Flashlights at The Wraith's body, or detonating Firecrackers or Flash Grenades near him, would stun him and also force him to Uncloak.
Change Log
Patch 1.2.0
- Buff: increased the Shimmer effect when The Wraith is cloaked.
- QoL: reduced the volume of all sounds The Wraith makes when cloaked.
- QoL: The Wraith no longer disturbs Crows when passing near them while cloaked.
Patch 1.3.0
- QoL: added a Bell model and animation while The Wraith cloaks and uncloaks.
- QoL: The Wraith now starts the Trial cloaked (will cloak during the initial camera panning).
Patch 1.5.0
- Nerf: when cloaked, The Wraith no longer accumulates Bloodlust.
Patch 1.7.1
- QoL: reduced The Wraith's growling while cloaked.
Patch 1.8.0
- QoL: further reduced The Wraith's growling from a Survivor POV.
Patch 1.8.3
- QoL: the Wailing Bell ringing audio is capped at 24 metres instead of formerly sounding map-wide.
- QoL: the *Wooosh* audio following cloaking is capped at 40 metres instead of formerly sounding map-wide.
- QoL: reduced and adjusted the Cloaking and Uncloaking Speed penalties.
- QoL: when cloaked, The Wraith can now interact with Props, which cause him to temporarily uncloak during the interaction.
- Buff: the Bell Toll sound when uncloaking is delayed by 1.5 seconds (50 % of the animation) to allow for surprising Survivors.
- Buff: increased the Lightburn Burning time from 1 seconds to 1.5 seconds.
- Buff: when cloaked, The Wraith sees Pools of Blood left by Survivors bright red.
Patch 2.0.0
- Buff: reduced the Lightburn Stun time from 4 seconds to 3 seconds.
- QoL: fixed an issue that had The Wraith's Red Stain, as well as his Terror Radius linger for a few moments after cloaking.
Patch 2.1.0
- QoL: adjusted the timing of the smoke effect and bell audio when uncloaking to avoid giving his position away too early.
Patch 2.2.0
- Buff: incorporated the effect of the former "Windstorm" Add-ons into The Wraith's base-kit, granting him a speed burst upon uncloaking.
- Adjusted the Movement Speed curve when uncloaking.
- Buff: further increased the Lightburn Burning time from 1.5 seconds to 2 seconds.
- QoL: removed the Movement Speed penalty when cloaking.
- QoL: The Wraith's can now immediately attack/interact after uncloaking instead of having to wait 0.3 seconds.
- Change: Revisited all Add-ons.
Patch 2.3.0
- QoL: reduced the footstep audio.
Patch 2.7.0
- QoL: when cancelling the cloaking interaction, The Wraith can now attack/interact immediately rather than having to wait for the bell-stowing animation to finish.
- QoL: restored a missing rattling sound effect when starting to cloak.
Patch 3.3.1
- Buff: updated The Wraith's Power with the Undetectable Status Effect.
Patch 4.5.0
- Buff: made The Wraith completely invisible to Survivors that are farther than 20 metres away when cloaked.
- Buff: increased the post-uncloak Speed Boost duration from 1 second to 1.25 seconds.
- QoL: again restored the missing rattling sound effect when starting to cloak ("Bell Tech").
- QoL: The Wraith now only uncloaks the necessary bits when interacting with Props when cloaked, instead of almost completely uncloaking.
Patch 4.6.0
- Buff: considerably increased The Wraith's Movement speed when cloaked from 5.06 m/s to 6.0 m/s.
- Nerf: moderately decreased The Wraith's Movement speed when uncloaking from 2.024 m/s to 1.6 m/s.
Patch 5.1.0
- Change: The Wraith is now locked to all new Players to Dead by Daylight, or returning Players who did not progress him until this Patch, and must now be unlocked by completing the Killer Tutorial first.
Patch 5.3.0
- Nerf: decreased the post-uncloak Speed Boost duration from 1.25 seconds to 1 second.
Patch 6.7.0
- Buff: removed the Lightburn mechanic.
Trivia
- The last name "Ojomo" is of Nigerian origin, meaning "change", "freedom", "risk".
- New Lore from Tome IV - Conviction confirmed his Nigerian origin and history.
- The Wraith is affiliated with the Autohaven Wreckers Realm in the Lore.
- The Wraith is possibly inspired by Grim Reaper tropes, as he carries a scythe, causes a Bell to toll, and can hide himself from the Survivors.
- The Wraith's Alpha name was "Banshee".
- In the Game files, he is sometimes nicknamed "Bob".
- Just before The Wraith swings his Weapon, a Xylophone-like rattling noise can be heard as he lifts it above his head.
- The Wraith's breathing sounds like a quiet, garbled growl, as if he had a congested throat.
- The Wraith was one of just two Killers suffering from a unique Game mechanic called Lightburn.
- The Perk Lightborn did not protect The Wraith from the Game mechanic.
- The Entity imbued The Wraith's father's Wailing Bell with its powers during The Wraith's transition into a Killer.
- If The Wraith is blinded by a Flash Grenade, he will be forced to uncloak.
Voice Actor
- The Wraith is voiced by Filip Ivanovic, who at that time worked as the Art Director on the Game.
- The Wraith shares his voice-actor with The Trapper, The Hillbilly, The Cannibal, The Nightmare, The Ghost Face, and Jeff Johansen.
Gallery
For more go to the Wraith's Gallery
In-game assets
Official art
Old assets
Concept arts
Screenshots