Blindness

Blindness is a Status Effect featured in Dead by Daylight that can be applied to both the Killer and Survivors.

Mechanic

The Blindness Status Effect is a debuffing effect applied by various Unlockables and some Props.

It suppresses the Aura-reading abilities of the affected Player, with the exception of certain essential abilities which are usually related to objects located in the environment tied to the Killer's Power.

The effect also does not affect Aura-like highlights (e.g. Survivors when Stalking, Players during Nightfall)

Exemptions

The following Aura-reading abilities are exempt from Blindness and are still revealed to Players suffering from the effect:

All Players

• Exit Gate Switches
• Glyphs
• Memory Shards

Killers

• The Trapper: placed Bear Traps
• The Hag: placed Phantasm Traps
• The Doctor: Illusionary Doctors
• The Huntress: Hunting Hatchets in Lockers
• The Nightmare: placed Dream Traps
  • It should be noted that while The Nightmare is unable to read the Aura of Generators he could teleport to while affected by Blindness, he can still see the Teleportation Marker hovering above their location and teleport to them normally.
• The Plague: corrupt Pools of Devotion
• The Demogorgon: placed Portals
• The Oni: Blood Orbs left by injured Survivors
• The Executioner: placed Torment Trails
• The Twins: the other Sibling
• The Trickster: Knives in Lockers
• The Nemesis: Zombies
• The Cenobite: the Lament Configuration when using Chatterer's Tooth.
• The Artist: placed Dire Crows and Swarms
• The Onryō: active TVs
• The Dredge: Lockers and The Remnant
• The Knight: summoned Guards
• The Skull Merchant: placed Drones
• The Xenomorph: Control Stations and placed Remote Flame Turrets when being fired at or using Cereal Rations
• The Unknown: placed Hallucinations
• The Lich: Flying Entities, Mage Hand and Dispelling Sphere
• The Dark Lord: Scent Orbs left by Survivors
  • Similar to The Nightmare with Generators, The Dark Lord is unable to read the Aura of Windows he could teleport to while affected by Blindness, though he can still see the Teleportation Marker hovering above their location and teleport to them normally.

Survivors

• Alarm Clocks
• Cages
• Control Stations
• Dire Crow Swarms
• Exit Gate Switches
• Jigsaw Boxes
• Lament Configuration
• Pools of Devotion
• Standards
• Supply Cases
• Treasure Chests
• TVs

Unlockables

The following Unlockables interact with the Blindness Status Effect:

Add-ons

	Amanita Toxin	A toxin from the Amanita mushroom, applied to the Hatchet's blade. It numbs the mind. Survivors hit by Hatchets suffer from the Blindness Status Effect for 60 seconds.
	High-Power Floodlight	A sudden and overwhelming light that discombobulates anyone foolish enough to approach. Claw-Trapped Survivors suffer from the Blindness Status Effect.
	Sheep Block	A white and blue wooden block depicting two woolly Lambs grazing and the letter "S". Survivors interacting with a Dream Trap suffer from the Blindness Status Effect for 60 seconds.
	Smiley Face Pin	A friendly looking, bright yellow button used as a sarcastic statement. Survivors suffer from the Blindness Status Effect for 60 seconds after mending themselves.
	Baby Teeth	Two teeth that Victor lost long ago. They are unusually sharp. Survivors suffer from the Blindness Status Effect for 30 seconds after removing Victor.
	Brett's Cap	This Nostromo ballcap was fashionable, but severely limited his vertical field of vision. Survivors suffer from the Blindness Status Effect for 25 seconds, when they were within 16 metres of a Remote Flame Turret that was destroyed by any means.
	Cremated Remains	After extracting the other colonists' DNA, he burned their remains. Slipstreamed Survivors suffer from the Blindness Status Effect.
	Face Mask	A modification to the Reverse Bear Trap: The heavy cloth face mask, laced with a sedative, partially suffocates the target, making it hard to concentrate. Survivors caught in a Reverse Bear Trap suffer permanently from the Blindness Status Effect.
	Kerosene Can	A thin and clear combustible liquid which numbs the mind when inhaled. Survivors affected by Intoxication suffer from the Blindness Status Effect for 30 seconds.
	Sea-Soaked Cloth	The hood worn by the mysterious figure in the tape. Makes those near it unable to trust what they see. Survivors suffer from the Blindness Status Effect when within 8 metres of powered TVs. This effect lingers for 7 seconds after turning off a TV.
	Yoichi's Fishing Net	The net Yoichi used while fishing with his grandfather. A reminder that death comes to us all. Survivors suffer from the Blindness Status Effect after acquiring at least 4 Stacks of Condemned.
	Brass Case Lighter	A lighter used to ignite trouble. Survivors suffer from the Blindness Status Effect while closing Portals. This effect lingers for 60 seconds. "Emits a strong electromagnetic field: it must have come into contact with the Upside Down." — Hawkins National Laboratory
	Darkest Ink	An unnatural ink, so wretched and dark that it seems to pull in light around it. Swarmed Survivors suffer from the Blindness Status Effect. This effect lingers for 15 seconds after repelling the Swarm.
	Grim Iron Mask	No method of torture was too base for Guardia Compagnia. Pain and humiliation went hand-in-hand. Survivors detected by a Guard during the Patrol Phase suffer from the Blindness Status Effect for 75 seconds.
	Maiden Medallion	A medallion depicting a beautiful maiden. Its purpose was unknown for many years. Survivors suffer from the Blindness Status Effect for 60 seconds when they reach Critical Infection.
	Unicorn Block	A white and red wooden block depicting a prancing Unicorn and the letter "U". Survivors interacting with a Dream Trap suffer from the Blindness Status Effect for 90 seconds.
	Homemade Mask	The killer had made the mask in the shed in his backyard, where he would bring the others when the sun went down. Survivors successfully performing the Dispel interaction on a Hallucination suffer from the Blindness Status Effect for 60 seconds.
	Kavanagh's Last Breath	A powerful last breath snatched from the asylum orderly Harvey Kavanagh, also known as the "Fat Orderly". In the hands of The Nurse, it wobbles with intensity. When succumbing to Fatigue, all Survivors within 8 metres of your location suffer from the Blindness Status Effect for 60 seconds.
	Rust-Coloured Egg	An old-looking egg, coloured reddish orange, about the size of a quail's egg. Injured Survivors suffer from the Blindness Status Effect for 60 seconds when affected by Torment. "James... you made me happy." — Maria
	Tilling Blade	The island was self-sufficient, and followers tilled the tough soil to grow crops during the warm season. Survivors suffer from the Blindness, Haemorrhage, and Mangled Status Effects for 80 seconds after becoming injured during Nightfall. "Like a predatory beast, it can smell and track blood."

Glyphs

	Blue Glyphs

Perks

	Hex: The Third Seal	A Hex that hinders the Survivors' Aura-reading abilities. The last 2/3/4 Survivors you hit with a Basic or Special Attack suffer permanently from the Blindness Status Effect. All effects of the Hex Perk persist until its Hex Totem is cleansed or blessed. "She touched your skin, you bear the witch's mark!"
	Knock Out	The trauma caused by your brutal attacks makes crying for help painfully difficult. Putting a Survivor into the Dying State with your Basic Attack blocks their Aura from being revealed to any Survivor, who is farther than 32/24/16 metres away from them. For the next 15 seconds, the following effects apply to the dying Survivor: Reduces their Field of View and causes them to be deafened. Suffers from the Blindness Status Effect. Reduces the Crawling speed by -50 %. Reduces the Recovery speed by -25 %. "Oh, that gun's no good. The old way... with a sledge! You see, that way's better. They die better that way." — Nubbins Sawyer
	Mindbreaker	Your distressing presence drains and weakens your prey. All Survivors repairing a Generator suffer from the following afflictions: Incurs the Blindness and Exhausted Status Effects for the duration of the Repair action. If a Survivor was already suffering from Exhausted prior to Mindbreaker affecting them, the Status Effect's timer will be paused and not recover for the duration of the Repair action. Both Status Effects linger for another 3/4/5 seconds after a Survivor stops repairing. "The specimen's apparent telepathic ability can evoke feelings of dread and fatigue in nearby individuals." — Hawkins National Laboratory
	Residual Manifest	A lifetime of chasing the darkness has taught you that the best disinfectant is light. After a successful Killer Blind, the Killer suffers from the Blindness Status Effect for 20/25/30 seconds. Residual Manifest grants the ability to rummage through an opened Chest once per Trial and will guarantee a basic Flashlight. "I'll never see what Haddie sees. But so long as I'm with her, I know I'm safe." — Jordan Rois, Ravages of the Abyss Episode 5
	Septic Touch	The Land of the Shadows subsumes all. Healing only delays the inevitable. Whenever a Survivor performs a Healing action while they are inside your Terror Radius, that Survivor suffers from the Blindness and Exhausted Status Effects These effects linger for 6/8/10 seconds after the Healing action is interrupted by any means. "Do not admit to fear, or pain, or doubt. These are the seeds from which darkness grows." — Otto Stamper
	Ultimate Weapon	When they spot you, they know the end is near. When you open a Locker, all Survivors within 32 metres of the Locker scream and reveal their location to you. This causes them to suffer from the Blindness Status Effect for 30 seconds. Ultimate Weapon has a cool-down of 80/70/60 seconds. "I can't lie to you about your chances, but... you have my sympathies." — Ash
	Vigil	You look over your friends even in dire situations. Increases the Recovery rate from the following Status Effects by 20/25/30 %: The Blindness, Broken, Exhausted, Exposed, Haemorrhage, Hindered, Mangled, and Oblivious Status Effects. Vigil extends its effect to all Survivors within 8 metres of your location and lingers for 15 seconds. "I am gonna be here when you wake up. You are gonna make it." — Quentin Smith

Props

	Lockers
	Snowmen

Trivia

• Blindness is often confused with the blindness effect applied by Flashlights and the likes by inexperienced Players, but they are not the same thing.