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Lightburn was a Game Mechanic in Dead by DaylightIconHelp DBDlogo before its removal in Patch 6.7.0.


Overview[]

Lightburn allowed Survivors to use a FlashlightIconItems flashlight, FirecrackersIconItems chineseFirecracker, or a Flash GrenadeIconItems flashGrenade to burn and therefore stun Killers that are interacting with the Spirit World, namely The WraithIconHelpLoading wraith and The NurseIconHelpLoading nurse.

Lightburn with a Flashlight was achieved by shining the Flashlight anywhere on their body, effectively stunning and thus forcing them to momentarily stop using their ability.
The stuns were independent from blinding the Killer, it was thus possible to simultaneously both burn and blind a Killer.

Lightburn with a Flash Grenade or Firecrackers was achieved by dropping them near the Killer, stunning them if they are within range.
It should be noted that the Perk Blast MineIconPerks blastMine did not proc the Lightburn mechanic.


Wraith[]

A burn would always force him to fully uncloak himself and scream just as if he had been stunned by a PalletIconHelp pullDown.

Shining a Flashlight for 1.5 seconds upon the cloaked Wraith would stun him in place for 3 seconds.

The Wraith could counter Lightburn by hiding behind an object when uncloaking.
Prior to Patch 2.2.0, using any of the "Blind Warrior" Add-ons would increase his resistance against Lightburn.


Nurse[]

Shining a Flashlight for 1.5 seconds upon The Nurse while she was charging her Blink would stun her in place for 2 seconds.
The Nurse would experience an accelerated Pallet Stun animation from her Point of View.

Shining a Flashlight on The Nurse before she was able to charge a Blink would not stun her, but cause her to be unable to charge a Blink for the duration of the Flashlight shining on her.


Change Log[]

Patch 1.1.2[]

  • Killer Nerf: added the ability to burn The Nurse when she is using her Power.

Patch 1.8.3[]

  • Killer Buff: increased the time it takes to burn The Wraith out of his cloaked State from 1 second to 1.5 seconds.
  • Killer Buff: reduced the stun timer when The Wraith is burnt out of his cloaked State from 4 seconds to 3 seconds.
  • Killer Buff: removed the ability to accelerate the burning process using certain Flashlight Add-ons as well as higher-tiered Flashlights.

Patch 6.7.0[]

  • Retirement: retired Lightburn as a game mechanic and removed all special interactions associated with it.


Trivia[]

  • A successful burn would proc the "Killer Burn" Score Event.
  • Other Killers could not interact with the Spirit World and thus did not suffer from the Lightburn mechanic.
    • Many Players assumed that The SpiritIconHelpLoading spirit must have been affected by Lightburn since they considered her Power to be an interaction with the Spirit World as well.
      However, this assumption was false and The Spirit actually interacted with her own special sub-realm, the Ethereal Plane.


Video[]

Lightburning a charging Nurse
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