Cursed

Cursed is a Status Effect featured in Dead by Daylight that is applied exclusively to Survivors.

Mechanic

The Cursed Status Effect is a debuffing effect applied map-wide as soon as its activation conditions are triggered and emanate from Hex Totems that are conjured by the Killer equipping one or multiple Hex Perks.

The specific effects applied by Cursed depend on the Hex Perks that are equipped by the Killer and apply for as long as a Perk's associated Hex Totem remains standing.

Survivors can remove the Cursed Status Effect by finding Hex Totems and either cleansing or blessing them.

Unlockables

Killer

The following Unlockables apply the Cursed Status Effect:

	Hex: Blood Favour	A Hex that gains the favour of The Entity when blood is spilt. Whenever a Survivor loses a Health State by any means and thus enters the Injured State or the Dying State, Hex: Blood Favour calls upon The Entity to block all Pallets within 24/28/32 metres of that Survivor's location from being pulled down for the next 15 seconds. All effects of the Hex Perk persist until its Hex Totem is cleansed or blessed. "It would be no leap of the imagination to suggest that the Trials are a biological response of sorts." — Journal of Talbot Grimes
	Hex: Crowd Control	This description is based on the changes announced for or featured in the upcoming Patch 8.3.0 A Hex that ensures those lesser than you are properly herded. Whenever any Survivor performs a Rushed Action to vault a Window, Hex: Crowd Control triggers its effect: Permanently blocks the last 3/4/5 Windows to all Survivors. Any successive trigger unblocks the oldest Blocked Window. All effects of the Hex Perk persist until its Hex Totem is cleansed or blessed. "You have no control. People like you never did." — Ji-Woon Hak
	Hex: Devour Hope	A Hex rooting its power on hope. The false hope of Survivors ignites your hunger. Whenever a Survivor is rescued from a Hook while you are at least 24 metres away, Hex: Devour Hope is granted +1 Token, up to a maximum of 5 Tokens: 2 Tokens: Grants a 3/4/5 % Haste Status Effect for 10 seconds after 10 seconds of having hooked a Survivor. 3 Tokens: causes all Survivors to suffer from a permanent Exposed Status Effect. 5 Tokens: grants the ability to kill all Survivors by your own hand. All effects of the Hex Perk persist until its Hex Totem is cleansed or blessed. "If you do nothing, you have their blood on your hands. If you save them, her hunger grows."
	Hex: Face the Darkness	You make an example of one of your victims, forcing their allies to become awed by your power. Whenever you injure a Survivor by any means, if there is still a Dull Totem remaining on the Map, Hex: Face the Darkness activates and lights it, cursing that Survivor: Causes all other Survivors to scream every 35/30/25 seconds, if they are outside of the Terror Radius, revealing their Auras for 2 seconds each time. Hex: Face the Darkness deactivates once the Cursed Survivor either enters the Dying State or is fully healed, which extinguishes the Totem. Hex: Face the Darkness is disabled for the remainder of the Trial, if a Survivor manages to cleanse its Hex Totem. "I shall make an example of one. These mewling worms will never know peace." — Tarhos Kovács
	Hex: Haunted Ground	Two trapped Hex Totems will spawn in the Trial Grounds. When either Hex Totem is cleansed or blessed, all Survivors suffer from the Exposed Status Effect for 40/50/60 seconds. The second Hex Totem will immediately turn into a Dull Totem. "Her home become profane."
	Hex: Huntress Lullaby	A Hex rooting its power in despair. Your hunt is an irresistible song of dread which muddles your prey's attention. Survivors failing a Repair Skill Checkinstantly regress the Generator by 2/4/6 % of its maximum possible Progression in addition to the default Progression penalty. Survivors failing a Healing Skill Check instantly regress the Healing Action by 2/4/6 % of its maximum possible Progression in addition to the default Progression penalty. Each time a Survivor is hooked, Hex: Huntress Lullaby grows in power and gains 1 Token, up to a maximum of 5 Tokens. Each Token reduces the timer between the Skill Check Warning cue and the Skill Check appearing for both Repair and Healing Skill Checks: 1 Token: reduction of -14 %. 2 Tokens: reduction of -28 %. 3 Tokens: reduction of -42 %. 4 Tokens: reduction of -56 %. 5 Tokens: complete suppression of the Warning cue. All effects of the Hex Perk persist until its Hex Totem is cleansed or blessed. "That song, it drives me crazy!"
	Hex: No One Escapes Death	A Hex rooting its power on hope. You are animated by the power of your Hex Totem when the Survivors are on the verge of escaping. Once the Exit Gates are powered, if there is still a Dull Totem remaining in the environment, Hex: No One Escapes Death activates and lights it: Grants a 2/3/4 % Haste Status Effect. Causes all Survivors to suffer permanently from the Exposed Status Effect. Hex: No One Escapes Death remains inactive if no Dull Totems are available. Once the Status Effect is revealed to Survivors, Hex: No One Escapes Death reveals the Aura of its Hex Totem to all Survivors within 4 metres and gradually expands that range to 24 metres over the course of 30 seconds. All effects of the Hex Perk persist until its Hex Totem is cleansed or blessed. "And the beast became faster and more powerful as if The Entity's shadowy whips were lashing at its back."
	Hex: Pentimento	You reveal the true power of the Totems, hidden within their remains. You see the Auras of cleansed Totems. You can perform a ritual on a cleansed Totem to resurrect it as a Rekindled Totem. For each Rekindled Totem active at the same time, Hex: Pentimento gains an additional effect: 1 Totem: reduces all Survivors' Repair speed by 20/25/30 %. 2 Totems: reduces all Survivors' Healing speed by 20/25/30 %. 3 Totems: reduces all Survivors' Recovery speed from being downed by 20/25/30 %. 4 Totems: reduces all Survivors' Exit Gate Opening speed by 20/25/30 %. 5 Totems: all Totems are permanently blocked by The Entity. When a Rekindled Totem is cleansed, its remains are consumed by The Entity and it cannot be rekindled. "Though a pentimento is an inherently concealed piece of art, there is something to be said of the desire to discover that which is beyond." — A Guide to Art & Process (1961)
	Hex: Plaything	A Hex that toys with a victim's suffering. If there is at least one Dull Totem remaining in the Trial Grounds, Hex: Plaything activates on a random Totem each time a Survivor is hooked for the first time: The hooked Survivor suffers from the Cursed and Oblivious Status Effects until Hex: Plaything is cleansed. For the first 90 seconds, only the Cursed Survivor is able to cleanse the Hex Totem. The Aura of Hex: Plaything's Hex Totem is revealed to the Cursed Survivor within 24/20/16 metres. All effects of the Hex Perk persist until its Hex Totem is cleansed or blessed. "We came. Now you must come with us. Taste our pleasure." — Pinhead
	Hex: Retribution	A Hex that lashes out upon its destruction. Those who cross you will be punished. Survivors cleansing or blessing any Totem suffer from the Oblivious Status Effect for 35/40/45 seconds. After cleansing or blessing a Hex Totem, the Auras of all Survivors are revealed to you for 15 seconds. All effects of the Hex Perk persist until its Hex Totem is cleansed or blessed. "Bloody fool, you pulled the trigger on yourself." — Caleb Quinn
	Hex: Ruin	A Hex that affects the Generator Repair progress of all Survivors. Whenever a Generator is not being repaired by a Survivor, it will immediately and automatically regress its Repair progress at 50/75/100 % of the normal Regression speed. All effects of the Hex Perk persist until its Hex Totem is cleansed or blessed. "A curse is upon you. It will cause your ruin."
	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!"
	Hex: Thrill of the Hunt	A Hex rooting its power on hope. The false hope of Survivors fills you with excitement and strengthens your Totems. For each Totem remaining in the environment, Hex: Thrill of the Hunt is granted 1 Token. For each Token, all Survivors suffer from a stack-able 8/9/10 % Action Speed penalty to Cleansing and Blessing Totems, up to a maximum of 40/45/50 %. Grants a stack-able 10 % bonus Bloodpoints for actions in the Hunter Category per Token, up to a maximum of 50 %. All effects of the Hex Perk persist until its Hex Totem is cleansed or blessed.
	Hex: Two Can Play	A Hex that teaches those who mess with you a lesson. Anytime you are stunned or blinded by any Survivor a total of 4/3/2 times, and if there is not yet a Hex Totem already associated with Hex: Two Can Play and there is at least one Dull Totem remaining in the Trial Grounds, Hex: Two Can Play activates on a random Totem: Blinds all Survivors who stun or blind you for 1.5 seconds. This does not affect carried Survivors. All effects of the Hex Perk persist until its Hex Totem is cleansed or blessed. "From now on, no more Mr Good Guy." — Chucky
	Hex: Undying	A Hex which maintains the vile powers that flow throughout the Trial. The Auras of Survivors within 2/3/4 metres of any Dull Totem are revealed to you. When another Perk's Hex Totem is cleansed or blessed, its Hex is transferred to the Hex: Undying Totem, including any accumulated Tokens, disabling Hex: Undying instead. All effects of the Hex Perk persist until its Hex Totem is cleansed or blessed.
	Hex: Wretched Fate	You see your victim from afar and resolve to prolong their suffering. After a Generator is completed, Hex: Wretched Fate activates and lights a random Dull Totem, cursing the Obsession: Reduces their Repair speed by 27/30/33 %. The Aura of the Hex Totem is revealed to them within 12 metres. "So toil, mortal, toil! Your effort will be for naught!" — Dracula

Survivor

The following Unlockable interacts with the Cursed Status Effect:

	Soul Guard	You have been through immense hardship and you're stronger for it. After being healed from or having recovered from the Dying State, you benefit from the following effect: Grants the Endurance Status Effect for 4/6/8 seconds. Endurance is cancelled prematurely when performing a Conspicuous Action. While suffering from the Cursed Status Effect, you benefit from the following effects: Grants the ability to fully recover yourself from the Dying State. Soul Guard has a cool-down of 30 seconds.

Change Log

Patch 5.3.0

• Change: updated the icon from to .
  • This change was motivated by the introduction of Boon Perks and their associated Blessed Status Effect, so Players can better visually distinguish between the two.