Saboteur

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Saboteur is a teachable Unique Jake Park Perk . It can be unlocked for all other Characters from Level 40 onwards:

Icon	Tier I	Tier II	Tier III	Description
	4,000	5,000	6,000	Unlocks potential in one's Aura-reading ability. See Hook Auras in a radius of 56 metres from the pick-up spot if a Survivor is being carried. Unlocks the ability to sabotage Hooks without a Toolbox . Sabotaging a Hook without a Toolbox takes 2.5 seconds. The Sabotage action has a cool-down of 90/75/60 seconds.

Icon	Teachable	Description
	5,000	Unlocking this Perk makes it available in the Bloodweb of all Survivors Unlocks potential in one's Aura-reading ability. See Hook Auras in a radius of 56 metres from the pick-up spot if a Survivor is being carried. Unlocks the ability to sabotage Hooks without a Toolbox. Sabotaging a Hook without a Toolbox takes 2.5 seconds. The Sabotage action has a cool-down of several seconds. May be unlocked in the Shrine of Secrets or in Jake's Bloodweb at Level 40.

History

Version 1.0.0

Icon	Tier I	Tier II	Tier III	Description
	40 % 20 % 50 %	60 % 10 % 75 %	80 % 0 % 100 %	Unlocks the ability to sabotage without a Toolbox at 40/60/80 % the normal Sabotage speed. Skill Checks triggered in this situation have success zones reduced by 20/10/0 %. Increases the efficiency of Toolbox Sabotage by 50/75/100 %.

Version 1.0.2

Icon	Tier I	Tier II	Tier III	Description
	30 % 20 % 50 %	40 % 10 % 75 %	50 % 0 % 100 %	Unlocks the ability to sabotage without a Toolbox at 30/40/50 % the normal Sabotage speed. Skill Checks triggered in this situation have success zones reduced by 20/10/0 %. Increases the efficiency of Toolbox Sabotage by 50/75/100 %.

Version 2.3.0

Icon	Tier I	Tier II	Tier III	Description
	10 seconds	20 seconds	30 seconds	Unlocks the ability to sabotage without a Toolbox at 50 % the normal Sabotage speed. Hooks and Bear Traps that you sabotage stay broken for an extra 10/20/30 seconds.

Version 3.6.0

Icon	Tier I	Tier II	Tier III	Description
	90 seconds	75 seconds	60 seconds	Unlocks potential in one's Aura-reading ability. See Hook Auras in a radius of 56 metres from the pick-up spot if a Survivor is being carried. Unlocks the ability to sabotage Hooks without a Toolbox. Sabotaging a Hook without a Toolbox takes 2.5 seconds. The Sabotage action has a cool-down of 90/75/60 seconds.

Change Log

Patch 1.0.2

• Nerf: Sabotage speed reduced to 30%/40%/50%.

Patch 1.8.0

• Quality of Life: Skill Check chance for use with a Toolbox remains at 15%.
• Quality of Life: Skill Check chance for use without a Toolbox decreased from 15% to 10.5%.

Patch 2.3.0

• Mechanics Change removed the efficiency bonus for Toolbox sabotage as Toolbox no longer feature a consumption rate penalty when used for sabotage.
• Mechanics Change removed the Skill Check success zone penalty.
• Buff: changed the Sabotage Speed without a Toolbox to 50 % across all Tiers.
• Buff: causes Hooks and Traps to remain sabotaged for longer.

Patch 3.6.0

• Rework: now allows Survivors to see Hook Auras from the spot a Survivor was picked up and carried.
• Buff: tremendously increased the Sabotage speed without a Toolbox.
• Nerf: added a cool-down to the Sabotage action.
• Updated Saboteur's icon.

Trivia

• Before Patch 3.6.0, when Bear Traps could be sabotaged, Saboteur's icon reflected that fact by portraying a broken Bear Trap.
• On the original official website, Saboteur featured a flavour text: "Hopefully this'll buy me some time."

Gallery

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  Saboteur Perk taught to Dwight.

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  Old Saboteur icon