Status HUD

Status HUD is an information system featured in Dead by Daylight .

Overview

The Status HUD indicates to the Players how they are currently affected by Perks , Add-ons and in-game mechanics.

It consists of three sub-systems: Perk Effects, Status Effects and Proficiency Indicators.
The latter two were implemented with Patch 1.5.0.

Status Effects

All available Status Effects (except for Madness) active at the same time.^[1]

Status Effects show whenever a Survivor is affected by a special effect or affliction, indicated by a corresponding icon above the Perk diamond.
The icon's colour will reflect whether it is a buff (yellow) or a debuff (red).

Tiered Status Effects feature chevrons on the icon. The more chevrons a Status Effect shows, the stronger is its effect.
There are currently just two tiered Status Effects: Bloodlust and Madness .

Status Effects that are on a timer may have their timer refreshed by a new application of the effect, but will not stack their afflictions.

Blessed

	The Blessed Status Effect indicates an active Boon Perk affecting the Survivors. Dispelling a Boon Totem will remove its blessings.

The following Unlockables inflict the Blessed Status Effect:

Boon Perks:

Blindness

	The Blindness Status Effect impairs all Aura-reading abilities of Survivors, temporarily disabling them. Exceptions are Auras of Killer Power objects, which the Developers deem crucial for Survivors to see (i.e. Jigsaw Boxes, Pools of Devotion, etc.). See here for a full list.

The following Unlockables or Props inflict the Blindness Status Effect:

Add-ons:
- Amanita Toxin (Hunting Hatchets )
- Baby Teeth (Blood Bond )
- "Blind Warrior" - Mud (Wailing Bell )
- Brass Case Lighter (Of the Abyss )
- Darkest Ink (Birds of Torment )
- Kerosene Can (The Afterpiece Tonic )
- Face Mask (Jigsaw's Baptism )
- Rust-Coloured Egg (Rites of Judgement )
- Sea-Soaked Cloth (Deluge of Fear )
- Smiley Face Pin (Feral Frenzy )
- Tilling Blade (Reign of Darkness )
Perks:
Props:
- Lockers
- Snowmen

Bloodlust

For more details on Bloodlust, please refer to its Article.

	The Bloodlust Status Effect increasingly boosts the Killer's Movement speed in a prolonged Chase.

Broken

	Survivors affected by the Broken Status Effect are heavily wounded and unable to heal back to the Healthy State.

The following Unlockables inflict the Broken Status Effect:

Add-ons:
- Rusted Chains (Bubba's Chainsaw )
- The Legion Pin (Feral Frenzy )
- Weighty Rattle (Blood Bond )
Perks:
Powers:
- Blood Bond
- Vile Purge

Cursed

	The Cursed Status Effect indicates an active Hex Perk affecting the Survivors. Cleansing a Hex Totem will dispel its curse.

The following Unlockables inflict the Cursed Status Effect:

Hex Perks:

The following Unlockables require the Cursed Status Effect to trigger a secondary effect:

Perks:
- Soul Guard

Deep Wound

For more details on Deep Wound, please refer to the Health State Article.

	Survivors affected by the Deep Wound Status Effect are heavily damaged and getting closer to the Dying State , into which the Survivor will transition if they are not mended after 20 seconds of being stationary.

The following Unlockables inflict the Deep Wound Status Effect:

Add-ons:
- Interlocking Razor (Jigsaw's Baptism )
- Lengthened Jaws (Bear Trap )
- Original Pain (Summons of Pain )
- Styptic Agent (Med-Kit )
Perks:
- Borrowed Time
- Soul Guard
Powers:
- Feral Frenzy
- The Redeemer

Endurance

	Survivors affected by the Endurance Status Effect are temporarily hardened and can resist a hit. Upon being hit, the Survivor will be outlined by a white Aura, indicating the Status Effect to the Killer.

The following Unlockables inflict the Endurance Status Effect:

Add-ons:
- Styptic Agent
Perks:

Exhausted

For more details on Exhaustion, please refer to its Article.

	The Exhausted Status Effect prevents Survivors from chaining Exhaustion Perks, putting them all on a shared cool-down. When a Survivor is rescued from a Hook, any Exhaustion cool-down is reset immediately.

The following Unlockables inflict the Exhausted Status Effect:

Add-ons:
Perks:
- Adrenaline
- Balanced Landing
- Blood Echo
- Dead Hard
- Fearmonger
- Head On
- Lithe
- Overcome
- Septic Touch
- Smash Hit
- Sprint Burst

Exposed

	The Exposed Status Effect puts Survivors in great peril, allowing the Killer to deal double-damage with their Basic Attack. When the Exposed Status Effect is triggered, a global sound cue plays and the HUD icon appears for all affected Survivors.

The following Unlockables inflict the Exposed Status Effect:

Add-ons:
Perks:
Powers:
- Evil Within III
- Night Shroud

Haemorrhage

For more details on Bleeding, please refer to its Article.

	Survivors affected by the Haemorrhage Status Effect are bleeding profusely, making them easier to track by their Pools of Blood . Additionally, any partial Healing progress they have accumulated in the Injured State regresses over time at a rate of -7 % per second.

The following Unlockables inflict the Haemorrhage Status Effect:

Add-ons:
- Begrimed Head (Hunting Hatchets )
- "Blind Warrior" - White (Wailing Bell )
- Cat Block (Dream Demon )
- Crimson Ceremony Book (Rites of Judgement )
- Joey's Mix Tape (Feral Frenzy )
- Rusted Needle (Blood Bond )
- Serrated Jaws (Bear Traps )
- Thorny Nest (Birds of Torment )
- Tilling Blade (Reign of Darkness )
- Utility Blades (Jigsaw's Baptism )
- "Z" Block (Dream Demon )
Perks:

Haste

	The Haste Status Effect temporarily boosts the Survivor's or Killer's Movement speed. Its strength depends on the Unlockable or Prop applying the Status Effect.

The following Unlockables or Props inflict the Haste Status Effect:

Add-ons:
- BFFs (+4 %)
- Blight Serum (x2)
- Coffee Grounds (+5 %)
- Drop-Leg Knife Sheath (+10 %)
- Refined Serum (+5 %)
Powers:
- The Afterpiece Antidote (+10 %)
Perks:
- Adrenaline (+50 %)
- Balanced Landing (+50 %)
- Blood Pact (+5/+6/+7%)
- Boon: Dark Theory (+2 %)
- Breakout (+5/+6/+7 %)
- Guardian (+7 %)
- Hex: Devour Hope (+3/+4/+5 %)
- Hex: No One Escapes Death (+2/+3/+4 %)
- Hope (+5/+6/+7 %)
- Lithe (+50 %)
- Play with Your Food (+3/+4/+5 % per Token)
- Smash Hit (+50 %)
- Sprint Burst (+50 %)
Props:
- Treat Pumpkin (+25 %)

Hearing

	The Hearing Status Effect temporarily impairs the hearing of Survivors and Killers, muffling their audio and playing a high-pitched whistling sound.

The following Unlockables inflict the Hearing Status Effect:

None, currently unused Status Effect.

Hindered

	The Hindered Status Effect temporarily impairs the Movement speed of Survivors and Killers. Its strength depends on the Unlockable or Prop applying the Status Effect.

The following Unlockables or Props inflict the Hindered Status Effect:

Add-ons:
- Compound Thirty-Three (Blighted Corruption ) (-3 %)
- Flask of Bleach (The Afterpiece Tonic ) (-19 % (combined))
- Telephone (Deluge of Fear ) (-3 %)
- Untitled Agony (Birds of Torment ) (-15 %)
- Waterlogged Shoe (Blackened Catalyst ) (-9 %)
Powers:
- The Afterpiece Tonic (-15 %)
- Dream Snares (-15 %)
- T-Virus (-20 %)
Props:
- Trick Pumpkin (-10 %)

Incapacitated

	The Incapacitated Status Effect impairs the Survivor's ability to interact with certain Props.

The following (inter-)actions are inhibited by the Incapacitated Status Effect:

Repairing Generators
Sabotaging Hooks
Using Items
Interacting with other Survivors
Cleansing Totems

The following (inter-)actions are not inhibited by the Incapacitated Status Effect:

Entering/exiting Lockers
Opening an Exit Gate
Leaving through the Exit Gates
Leaving through the Hatch
Dropping a Pallet
Vaulting Pallets or Windows

The following Unlockables inflict the Incapacitated Status Effect:

Add-ons:
- Weighted Head (Hunting Hatchets )
Perks:
- Eruption
Powers:
- Blood Bond
- Summons of Pain

Madness

For more details on Madness, please refer to its Article.

	The Madness Status Effect, used exclusively by The Doctor , impairs the Survivor's sanity, increasingly affecting them with various Afflictions, depending on the Add-on(s) The Doctor is using.

The following Unlockables inflict the Madness Status Effect:

Powers:
- Carter's Spark

Mangled

	The Mangled Status Effect causes Survivors to take longer to heal themselves or be healed by others. It reduces the Healing speed on the afflicted Survivor by -20 % (the in-game description refers to an increase in Healing time of +25 %, which has the same mathematical result, but is not the coded value). The Status Effect persists until the Survivor is fully healed.

The following Unlockables inflict the Mangled Status Effect:

Add-ons:
- Begrimed Head (Hunting Hatchets )
- "Blind Warrior" - White (Wailing Bell )
- Defaced Smiley Pin (Feral Frenzy )
- Grisly Chains (Bubba's Chainsaw )
- Honey Locust Thorn (The Redeemer )
- Rusted Jaws (Bear Traps )
- Rusted Spike (The Redeemer )
- Rusty Attachments (Jigsaw's Baptism )
- Rusty Head (Hunting Hatchets )
- Sulphuric Acid Vial (The Afterpiece Tonic )
- Thorny Nest (Birds of Torment )
- Tilling Blade (Reign of Darkness )
Perks:
- Scourge Hook: Gift of Pain
- Sloppy Butcher

Oblivious

	Survivors affected by the Oblivious Status Effect are oblivious to the Killer's whereabouts, cloaking their Terror Radius . Survivors do not hear a heartbeat inside the Terror Radius. Effects relying on the Terror Radius to activate will not be applied.

The following Unlockables inflict the Oblivious Status Effect:

Add-ons:
- Drop of Perfume (Blood Bond )
- Etched Ruler (Feral Frenzy )
- Lost Memories Book (Rites of Judgement )
- NE-a Parasite (T-Virus )
- Olsen's Journal (Night Shroud )
- Rickety Pinwheel (Deluge of Fear )
- Silver Bell (Birds of Torment )
- Telephoto Lens (Night Shroud )
Perks:
Powers:

Sleep Penalty

	The Sleep Penalty Status Effect increases the time it takes awake Survivors to wake sleeping Survivors from the Dream World.

The following Unlockable inflicts the Sleep Penalty Status Effect:

Powers:
- Dream Demon

Undetectable

	The Undetectable Status Effect activates the Killer's stealth mechanics. Disables the Terror Radius . Disables the Red Stain. Blocks Survivors from reading the Killer's Aura . Disables the jump-scare SFX upon starting to move from being stationary. Enables the smokey screen VFX, indicating stealth.

The following inflict the Undetectable Status Effect:

Add-ons:
- "Bad Man's" Last Breath (Spencer's Last Breath )
- Chatterer's Tooth (Summons of Pain )
- Iridescent Brick (Chainsaw )
- Iridescent Feather (Birds of Torment )
- Leafy Mash (Chainsaw )
- Obsidian Goblet (Rites of Judgement )
- Serotonin Injector (T-Virus )
- Silencing Cloth (Blood Bond )
- Vermilion Webcap (Of the Abyss )
- Vigo's Journal (Blighted Corruption )
- Violet Waxcap (Of the Abyss )
- Well Water (Deluge of Fear )
- Wooden Fox (Hunting Hatchets )
Perks:
Powers:

Vision

	The Vision Status Effect enhances all Aura-reading abilities.

The following Unlockables inflict the Vision Status Effect:

None, currently unused Status Effect.
- This effect was solely used by Open-Handed , when it only increased Aura-reading ranges of other Survivors.

Proficiency Indicators

Proficiency Indicators indicate to both Killers and Survivors how various effects from either their own Add-ons, Perks, Offerings, etc., or those of other Players, affect their performance at the interaction they are currently performing.
They do this by displaying the effect's associated icon above the Progression Bar and by colouring said bar accordingly.

Unlike Status Effects, Proficiency Indicators are not inherently a buff (yellow) or a debuff (red) in effect, but can be either, indicated by the colour of the icon and the colour of the Progression bar.

Progression Bar

The Progression Bar is displayed whenever an interaction requires a certain amount of Charges to be completed.
The Bar has 3 possible states/colours:

State & Colour	Icon	Information
Default State: blueish white		The Player's Action speed is exactly 1 Charge per second (default).
Buff State: yellow		The Player's Action speed is greater than 1 Charge per second.
Debuff State: red		The Player's Action speed is less than 1 Charge per second.

It should be duly noted that the colour of the Progression is individual to each Player.
Even if the overall interaction (i.e. Generator Repair with multiple Survivors) is faster than the default Action speed of 1 Charge per second, if your individual speed/contribution to this is below that (i.e. due to Efficiency penalty), or above that (i.e. Toolbox Repair), the Progression Bar will be coloured accordingly.

Chance

	The Chance Proficiency Indicator works alongside the Luck Mechanic and indicates whether the action the Player is currently performing has a higher or lower chance at succeeding. Only applies to self-unhooking from a Hook .

The following displays the Chance Proficiency Indicator:

Offering:
Perks:

Efficiency

	The Efficiency Proficiency Indicator indicates whether an Item's current Depletion rate is increased or decreased. This Proficiency Indicator was originally known as "Expertise".

The following displays the Efficiency Proficiency Indicator:

Add-ons:
Perks:

Healing

	The Healing Proficiency Indicator indicates whether a Player's Healing speed is increased or decreased.

The following displays the Healing Proficiency Indicator:

Items:
- Med-Kits
Add-ons:
- Butterfly Tape (Med-Kits )
- Self Adherent Wrap (Med-Kits )
- Needle & Thread (Med-Kits )
- Medical Scissors (Med-Kits )
- Surgical Suture (Med-Kits )
- Abdominal Dressing (Med-Kits )
Perks:

Progression speed

	The Progression speed Proficiency Indicator indicates whether a Player's Progression speed in an action is increased or decreased.

The following displays the Progession Speed Proficiency Indicator:

Perks:

Repairing

	The Repairing Proficiency Indicator indicates whether a Player's Repair speed is increased or decreased.

The following displays the Repairing Proficiency Indicator:

Add-ons
- Clean Rag
- Socket Swivels

Items
- Toolboxes

Perks

Sabotaging

	The Sabotaging Proficiency Indicator indicates whether a Player's Sabotage speed is increased or decreased.

The following displays the Sabotaging Proficiency Indicator:

Add-ons:
- Cutting Wire
- Hacksaw

Items:
- Alex's Toolbox
- Toolbox

Perks:

Skill Check Difficulty

	The Skill Check Difficulty Proficiency Indicator indicates whether a skilful action's success zone is increased or reduced.

The following displays the Skill Check Difficulty Proficiency Indicator:

Items:
- Med-Kits
- Worn-Out Tools

Perks:

Skill Check Probability

	The Skill Check Probability Proficiency Indicator indicates whether a skilful action has a higher or lower chance to trigger a Skill Check .

The following displays the Skill Check Probability Proficiency Indicator:

Add-ons
- Needle & Thread
- Surgical Suture

Items
- Toolboxes

Perks:
- Spine Chill
- Unnerving Presence

Perk Effects System

All available Perk Effects (except the Shock Therapy interaction penalty and We'll Make It) active at the same time.^[2]

The Perk Effects System is used to display when foreign Perks (those equipped by other Players) are affecting the Player.
Up to the implementation of Status Effects and Proficiency Indicators, it was the only system available to display when any kind of Unlockable would affect Players other than the one having them equipped.

If a Perk affects another Player other than yourself, its icon will be displayed on their HUD, next to the Perk Diamond, with either a turquoise (buff) or red (debuff) background.

The fact that the system uses turquoise instead of yellow to display a buff hints at its age as one of the oldest Game Mechanics in Dead by Daylight.

Original Iteration

The original iteration of the Perk Effects System was in use until Patch 1.5.0.
It was used to inform a Survivor when Perks equipped by other Survivors were affecting them, as well as Add-ons the Killer would have equipped.

Since the Developers deemed the latter use too user-unfriendly, for the average likely did not memorise various Killer Add-ons and their effects, they ultimately implemented the Status Effect and Proficiency Indicator system.
This new system since replaced the latter uses and some of the former as well.

Current Iteration

The current iteration of the Perk Effects System retains the original functionality of informing Players when Perks equipped by other Players are affecting them.

This also extended to some Killer Add-ons that affected a Survivor's default abilities, rather than any Item they might or might not have been carrying.
- Namely, this were the pre-4.7.0 iterations of Jump Rope and Swing Chains (Dream Demon ).
Uniquely, The Doctor's Power Carter's Spark displays its icon for the duration of the Interaction Cool-down Survivors experience when getting hit with a Shock Therapy attack.

Icons

Buff	Debuff

Unlockables

The following Unlockables will display their icon as a Perk Effect when their conditions are met:

Survivor HUD Icons

Up to the Status HUD Rework in Patch 4.5.2, Survivors, when healthy, were represented by a common generic icon in the Status HUD.
With the Rework, each Survivor is now represented by their own icon, using the default Cosmetic options.
As of Patch 5.0.0, this system has been expanded to include Legendary Outfits, which now use a separate icon.

Dwight Fairfield		Meg Thomas	Jake Park	Claudette Morel	Nea Karlsson	Laurie Strode
Ace Visconti		Bill Overbeck	Feng Min	David King	Quentin Smith	David Tapp
Kate Denson		Adam Francis	Jeff Johansen	Jane Romero	Ash Williams	Nancy Wheeler
Steve Harrington		Jonathan Byers	Yui Kimura	Zarina Kassir	Cheryl Mason	Lisa Garland
Cybil Bennett		James Sunderland	Felix Richter	Élodie Rakoto	Yun-Jin Lee	Jill Valentine
Claire Redfield		Leon Scott Kennedy	Chris Redfield	Mikaela Reid	Jonah Vasquez	Yoichi Asakawa	64px
Haddie Kaur	64px

Change Log

Patch 2.5.0

Change: timers no longer stack or automatically reset; the longest timer will prevail and shorter ones are ignored.
- If the new Timer is the higher one, the previous timer is discarded and the Status Effect icon will visually reset to 100 %.
- If the new Timer is the lower one, the new timer is discarded and the Status Effect icon will remain at its current progression.

Patch 3.4.0

Change: the red debuff icon applied by Perks no longer appears on the Survivors' HUD until the debuff is active.

Patch 4.5.0

Change: the Deep Wound timer is now 20 seconds across the board.

Patch 5.7.0

Buff: added a new effect to Haemorrhage, which now causes partial Healing and Recovery progression to regress over time.

References

↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/deadbydaylight/comments/sfw3gn/took_about_half_an_hour_some_coordination_and_one/ Screenshot from Reddit Post by u/Potassium_40. Reddit. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/deadbydaylight/comments/sgiddw/as_per_my_last_post_and_uheyguysthisisotz_s/ Screenshot from Reddit Post by u/Potassium_40. Reddit. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

LEVELLING, RANKING & HUD
Grades	Levels & Prestige	Ranks	Status HUD

[1] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/deadbydaylight/comments/sfw3gn/took_about_half_an_hour_some_coordination_and_one/ Screenshot from Reddit Post by u/Potassium_40. Reddit. Retrieved 30 January 2022.

[2] ttps://www.reddit.com/r/deadbydaylight/comments/sgiddw/as_per_my_last_post_and_uheyguysthisisotz_s/ Screenshot from Reddit Post by u/Potassium_40. Reddit. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

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