Mettle of Man

Mettle of Man is a Teachable Perk unique to Ash Williams. It can be unlocked for all other Characters from Level 40 onwards:

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Icon	Tier I	Tier II	Tier III	Description
	4,000	5,000	6,000	Evil has a way of always finding you. After triggering 3 Protection Hits, Mettle of Man activates. Once activated, the Survivor is protected by the Endurance Status Effect. The next time any damage would put the Survivor from the Injured into the Dying State will be ignored. Once the Survivor heals or is healed back to the Healthy State , their Aura will be revealed to the Killer whenever they are farther than 12/14/16 metres away from the Killer. Afterwards, the next time any damage puts the Survivor into the Dying State, Mettle of Man will deactivate. Increases the odds of being the Obsession. The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time. "Evil has a bullseye on my back the size of Tiger Stadium." — Ash Williams

Icon	Teachable	Description
	5,000	Unlocking this Perk makes it available in the Bloodweb of all Survivors Evil has a way of always finding you. After triggering 3 Protection Hits, Mettle of Man activates. Once activated, the Survivor is protected by the Endurance Status Effect. The next time any damage would put the Survivor from the Injured into the Dying State will be ignored. Once the Survivor heals or is healed back to the Healthy State, their Aura will be revealed to the Killer whenever they are farther than several metres away from the Killer. Afterwards, the next time any damage puts the Survivor into the Dying State, Mettle of Man will deactivate. Increases the odds of being the Obsession. The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time. "Evil has a bullseye on my back the size of Tiger Stadium." — Ash Williams May be unlocked in the Shrine of Secrets or in Ash's Bloodweb at Level 40.

History

Version 2.6.3

Icon	Tier I	Tier II	Tier III	Description
	12 metres	14 metres	16 metres	Evil has a way of always finding you. After getting hit 3 times by a Killer's Basic Attack, Mettle of Man activates. Once activated, the next occasion that would put you into the Dying State from the Injured State is ignored. The next time you heal back to full health, your Aura will be revealed to the Killer when you are farther than 12/14/16 metres from the Killer. Mettle of Man will deactivate the next time you are put into the Dying State. Increases your chances of being the Obsession. The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time.

Version 3.0.0

Icon	Tier I	Tier II	Tier III	Description
	12 metres	14 metres	16 metres	Evil has a way of always finding you. After you earn 3 Protection Hit Score Events, Mettle of Man activates. Once activated, the next occasion that would put you into the Dying State from the Injured State is ignored. The next time you heal back to full health, your Aura will be revealed to the Killer when you are farther than 12/14/16 metres from the Killer. Mettle of Man will deactivate the next time you are put into the Dying State. Increases your chances of being the Obsession. The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time.

Change Log

Patch 3.0.0

• Nerf: changed the activation condition to require triggering the Protection Hit Score Events instead of getting hit by regular Basic Attacks.

Patch 3.3.0

• Buff: can now be activated more than once per trial.