| The Blight | |
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| Name | Talbot Grimes |
| Gender | Male |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Power | Blighted Corruption |
| Power Attack Type | Special Attack
(Rush) |
| Weapon | Bonebuster |
Movement Speed |
115 % | 4.6 m/s |
| Alternate Movement speed | 230 % | 9.2 m/s (Rush) |
Terror Radius |
32 metres |
Height  |
Average |
| DLC | Descend Beyond |
| Voice Actor | Jean-Baptiste Garnier (BHVR) & Mathieu Favier (BHVR) |
| Breathing | |
| Menu Music | |
| Terror Radius Music | |
Talbot Grimes or "The Blight" is one of 28 Killers 
currently featured in Dead by Daylight 
.
He was introduced as the Killer of CHAPTER XVII: Descend Beyond, a Chapter DLC released on 8 September 2020.
Overview
The Blight is an unpredictable Killer, able to rush forward in a burst of speed and carom off obstacles to injure Survivors using his power, Blighted Corruption.
His personal Perks, Dragon's Grip 
, Hex: Blood Favour 
, and Hex: Undying 
allow him to impose powerful effects on Generators, Totems and Pallets.
Difficulty Rating: Very Hard
(These Killers require a high amount of practice and understanding, inexperienced Players are likely to find little success when using them)
Lore
- Additional Lore can be found in Tome I - Awakening: The Hunger and Tome V - Unleashed: Doors Unknown.
To understand the human condition, one must rise above it. This was the credo of Talbot Grimes, a Scottish chemist whose unrestrained ambition took him to towering heights. As a boy, he was a popular child—bright, charismatic, and unafraid to challenge authority—yet despite his social graces he was fiercely independent, spending much of his time exploring the sprawling fields near his town alone. What began as a child's curiosity nearly turned deadly after experimenting with a patch of poisonous foxglove. For days, he laid in bed dripping with sweat, purging any food that touched his stomach. When he recovered, it wasn't fear that gripped him, but fascination. There was something magical in how a single flower could so drastically affect him.
Into his adult years, his ambition developed as quickly as his questionable methods. He attended the London School of Medicine and excelled despite several reprimands. His willingness to push the limits secured him a position with the British East India Company, and within seven years he was made head chemist. In time, he completed one of his greatest achievements: a chemical that could increase a worker's productivity while reducing their need for rest. He was rewarded with a secret laboratory beneath a prison camp on Dyer Island.
There, off the coast of India, prisoners from the Opium War became his unwilling subjects, leading to a drug that allowed soldiers to withstand incredible amounts of pain. Though most side effects were minor, there were rumours that a small number of soldiers went mad. In feral states, they massacred villages, impaling the populace on bayonets, leaving them hanging from trees. There were no official reports on the subject, and Talbot refused to blame himself for what could only be exaggerated war stories.
Though his callous brilliance seemed unflappable, he was ignorant to the enemies his questionable work had amassed. The realisation struck him quite literally—with a steel pipe to the back of his head during a trip to Mangalore. He was bound and loaded into a wagon. When his blindfold was removed, a sickly man showed him a mass grave filled with hundreds of bodies. Unbeknownst to Talbot, his productivity-increasing drug had killed nearly an entire factory's worth of workers. He knew he couldn't defend himself against the anger and accusations of his abductor—all he could do was curl up as the blows from the steel pipe rained down. His body was thrown into the grave and left for dead. Shifting between consciousness and the darkest black, he crawled for an escape, fingers sinking into rotting flesh. Black flies feasted on his uncovered skin, the sensation of a hundred pin pricks stabbing into him. As he collapsed, he came face to face with a dead woman's dazzling hazel eyes. Too weak to pull away, he could do nothing but witness his life's work.
Then, from the edge of death, he was brought back. He found himself on a small bed as a kindly, wrinkled face looked over him. With each pained breath, he was nursed back to health in an ancient mystery school posing as a monastery. In verdant gardens behind tall, unassuming walls, monks studied forbidden texts, striving to expand the human mind in the search for other dimensions—believing one to be connected to the other.
Talbot's knowledge proved indispensable, his mind-altering chemicals integrating seamlessly with theories of neural expansion. He realised then that his salvation was no coincidence—he was plucked from the pit specifically to advance the school's knowledge. He agreed to help until his recovery was complete, being tasked with researching what the monks called the soul chemical, a compound derived from the pineal gland that could open the mind's eye. What began as a favour to his saviours, soon became an obsession. Poring over the school's archives of lost texts, he uncovered scientific formulas that confirmed previously unthinkable ideas. He dreamt of ushering humankind into a new period of enlightenment. Perhaps then, the nightmares of hundreds of dead factory workers—and of those two hazel eyes—would fade from his mind.
As he came closer to a breakthrough, the demeanour of the monks shifted. The gentle smiles they offered were paired with uneasy eyes that quickly darted away when spotted. The polite conversations he was once privy to turned to hushed murmurs. The last thing he would see of the school was the cracked ceiling above his bed, branching like a dendrite through plaster.
His next memories were a shattered mosaic of images and sensations. Smearing lights, horse hoofs on cobblestone, coarse burlap scratching at his cheeks, and sharp bites into his arm. He awoke ragged and unwashed, splayed on the straw mattress of an opium den. Mind in a dense fog, his first thought was of his notes, the only record of his groundbreaking revelations. He searched frantically, scrambling through the dingy basement, pleading aloud for help. The few other denizens looked up from their hammocks, offering nothing but drug-soaked eyes and apathetic gazes that soon fell into half-slumber. Before he noticed the robed figure appear behind him, a needle plunged into his arm and the world disappeared once more.
Awoken. Again. Each time, hazier than the last. He tongued at hollow gaps between his teeth. How long, he wondered. A faint memory returned. The soul chemical. His notes. The verge of a breakthrough. A faraway whisper entered his mind.
He fumbled with a stone, sharpening it with shaking hands. In the dim light of the den, amongst the catatonic occupants, he carved his research from memory into the walls. He wrote for hours until his fingers bled, moving to the floor, taking in everything the voice whispered despite his inability to comprehend it. When there was nowhere left to write, he gripped the stone and carved the message into his chest. Stained with blood, he witnessed a miracle appear before him—a magnificent field of lush, orange flowers. The whispered voice beckoned to him, urging him to enter the field and discover worlds and dimensions beyond human comprehension. For a moment, Talbot felt the sense of wonder he possessed as a child.
The denizens of the opium den awoke to silence, the dry scent of smoke still lingering in the air. Shambling out of their drug-hazed fog, they found the stone floor wet with blood, tiny rivulets coursing through the cracks. As eyes adjusted to the darkened room, the jagged lettering scrawled along its length began to appear. Written over and over without end, there was but one single line: Death is only the beginning.
Load-out
Unique Perks
The Blight comes with 3 Perks 
that are unique to him:
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Dragon's Grip | After kicking a Generator
 , for the next 30 seconds, the first Survivor interacting with it will scream, revealing their location for 4 seconds, and suffers from the Exposed Status Effect for 60 seconds.Dragon's Grip has a cool-down of 120/100/80 seconds. "Such potential in this compound... even the slightest trace causes unnatural effects." — Journal of Talbot Grimes |
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Hex: Blood Favour | A Hex that gains the favour of The Entity
 when blood is spilt.
The Hex effects persist as long as the related Hex Totem "It would be no leap of the imagination to suggest that the Trials are a biological response of sorts." — Journal of Talbot Grimes |
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Hex: Undying | A Hex which maintains the vile powers that flow throughout the Trial.
The Auras
The Hex effects persist as long as the related Hex Totem |
Teachable Perks
Progressing through The Blight's Bloodweb 
will spawn their Teachable Variant at specific Levels:
- Level 30: Dragon's Grip
- Level 35: Hex: Blood Favour
- Level 40: Hex: Undying
Obtaining the Teachable Perks will unlock them to spawn in the Bloodwebs of all other Killers.
Weapon: Bonebuster
The Bonebuster is the Primary Weapon of The Blight.
An elegant accessory, specially weighted to deliver a deceptively brutal blow.
Power: Blighted Corruption
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Pustula serum courses through his veins, corrupting his mind and body, yet granting him unnatural physical abilities. | 
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The Blight starts the Trial with 5 Tokens.
SPECIAL ABILITY: Rush
When Blighted Corruption is fully charged, press the Power button to initiate a Rush, allowing The Blight to dash forwards at great speed, consuming 1 Token in the process.
- During a Rush, The Blight is unable to initiate an Attack.
Slam:
A Slam is performed by rushing The Blight into obstacles or walls, which opens the Chain Rush Window.
SPECIAL ATTACK: Lethal Rush
During the Chain Rush Window, press the Power button again to initiate a Lethal Rush, consuming 1 Token in the process.
- During a Lethal Rush, The Blight can initiate an Attack by pressing the Attack button.
- Rushing into Pallets or Breakable Walls while attacking will destroy them.
Fatigue:
After either the Chain Rush Window closes or the final Lethal Rush with all Tokens are consumed, The Blight enters Fatigue and begins recharging the Tokens.
Power Trivia
Movement Speeds:
- Rush and Rush Attacks: 9.2 m/s
Blighted Corruption:
- Recharge Rate: 2 seconds per Token
- Fatigue duration: 2.5 seconds
Rush & Lethal Rush:
- Rush and Lethal Rush duration: 3 seconds each
- Rush and Lethal Rush Movement speed: 9.2 m/s or 230 %
- Rush and Lethal Rush Turn rate: 0.9 °/s
- Lethal Rush Turn rate during an Attack: 1.6 °/s
- Lethal Rush duration during an Attack: 4 seconds
- Lethal Rush Survivor Dodge parameters: within 1 metre of a missed Lethal Rush.
- This refers to the conditions a Survivor must meet to trigger the Lethal Rush Dodged Score Event.
- Lethal Rush Attack Open time: 0.5 seconds
- Lethal Rush Attack Hitting time: 0.3 seconds
NOTE: based on in-game observations, it appears that in addition to the comparatively low values in degrees per second mentioned above, other unknown variables must also factor into The Blight's final Turn rate during a Rush, as it appears to be greater than just the values mentioned above.
Slam:
- Minimum Angle of Attack: 45 °
- This refers to the minimum Angle at which The Blight must hit an obstacle's hitbox to initiate a Slam, otherwise he will slide past it.
Chain Rush Window:
- Duration: 1.25 seconds
- This refers to the maximum hang-time of The Blight in-between Rushes before he goes into Fatigue.
Cool-downs:
- Successful Lethal Rush Attack cool-down: 3 seconds
- Missed Lethal Rush Attack cool-down: 2.5 seconds
- Obstructed Lethal Rush Attack cool-down: 2.5 seconds
- Destroying Breakables with Lethal Rush Attack cool-down: 2.5 seconds
Add-ons for Blighted Corruption
| Icon | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
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Placebo Tablet | A pill that's utterly ineffective... or is it?
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Foxglove | A poisonous plant that sparked Talbot's interest in chemistry. It rekindles deeply buried memories.
|
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Compound Seven | This early sample failed to achieve desired results, but demonstrated surprising effects regardless.
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Chipped Monocle | A monocle Talbot rarely used despite his eyesight weakening in later years.
|
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Shredded Notes | The remnants of Talbot's notes, they still contain some valuable information within.
|
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Pustula Dust | Dried Pustula Petals  ground into a fine dust.
|
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Plague Bile | A sample of The Plague's bile, distilled and treated with a mixture of chemicals.
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Canker Thorn | A sizeable thorn snipped from a Visceral Canker. It secretes a mild toxin.
|
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Blighted Rat | A rat that briefly returned to life when injected with Putrid Serum  , becoming aggressive and uncontrollable.
|
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Umbra Salts | Regular sea salt that has momentarily passed through the Spirit World, altering its properties in the process.
|
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Rose Tonic | A mixture made with dried roses from the exceedingly rare New Moon Bouquet  .
|
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Compound Twenty-One | A serum that's fatal to humans. It evokes beneficial qualities in those who are... something more.
|
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Blighted Crow | A dead crow that has been grotesquely mutated by Putrid Serum .
|
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Adrenaline Vial | A hormone removed from an unwilling subject's adrenal gland. Though it provides a jolt of energy, it can fatigue its user.
"Please, don't do this..." |
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Vigo's Journal | The journal of a man who claimed to have returned from The Void. The knowledge within has practical applications.
"In a wasteland of forgotten dreams and endless routine, the man with a way out is God." — Talbot Grimes |
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Summoning Stone | Talbot used this stone to carve what he believed was his research into the Opium Den's walls.
"Death is only the beginning." |
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Soul Chemical | A chemical squeezed from the pineal gland of a recently deceased Survivor.
Soul Chemical can activate once per Survivor per Rush. Soul Chemical does not trigger for a Rush started within 16 metres of the Survivor. "...suspected to cause atypical alterations in neural rhythmic activity." — Unlabelled Mystery School Text |
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Alchemist's Ring | A ring given to chemists graduating from the London School of Medicine. It's a reminder of unrestrained ambition.
"The student is accused of grave-robbing with the intent of unsanctioned scientific testing." — Faculty Reprimand of Talbot Grimes, 1838 |
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Iridescent Blight Tag | A glass-like laboratory tag, moulded from The Fog itself. Either a gift from The Entity or a cruel jest to tag The Blight as he once did to others.
"Progress requires drastic change." — Talbot Grimes |
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Compound Thirty-Three | Talbot's penultimate attempt at a serum. Though it did not facilitate his escape, it did have powerful side effects.
"Time is scarce. Let this be the one..." — Talbot Grimes |
Achievements
- Main article: Achievements
There are 2 Achievements related to The Blight:
| Icon | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
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Adept Blight | Achieve a Merciless Victory with The Blight  using only his Unique Perks: Dragon's Grip , Hex: Blood Favour & Hex: Undying .
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Speed Kills | With The Blight , hit 30 Survivors with a Lethal Rush.
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Cosmetic Options
Players can choose from a variety of Cosmetic options to customise The Blight:
Base Cosmetics
Default
| Icon | Name | Body | Rarity | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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The Blight | 
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Common | An alchemist whose ambition took him to the precipice of madness and beyond. |
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Mystery Robes | 
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Common | The vestments from an ancient mystery school, now a relic from a time past. |
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Bonebuster | 
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Common | An elegant accessory, specially weighted to deliver a deceptively brutal blow. |
Prestige
| Icon | Name | Body | Rarity | Description | Additional Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bloody Blight |
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Rare | An alchemist whose ambition brought about bloody undertakings. | 3rd Prestige Reward |
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Dripping Mystery Robes |
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Rare | The vestments from an ancient mystery school, now stained in blood that will never be cleansed. | 2nd Prestige Reward |
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Bloodybuster |
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Rare | An elegant accessory, its lethality proven by the gobs of blood upon it. | 1st Prestige Reward |
Alternatives
Special
| Icon | Name | Body | Rarity | Description | Outfit | Collection | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Frosty Eyes |
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Uncommon | The cold eyes of a Killer who wants warm blood.
"Have a fantastic holiday season and a bloody good new year!" — The Dead by Daylight Team |
No Outfit | Frosty Eyes | Advent Calendar 2020 |
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Biting Gaze |
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Very Rare | Opaline clusters of the everlasting frost pierced his jaw and punctured his eye. | Seething Ice | Everlasting Frost | Amazon Prime Gaming January 2022 reward |
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Arctic Remnants |
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Very Rare | Remnants of clothing torn apart by sharp, impaling clusters of ice. | Seething Ice | Everlasting Frost | Amazon Prime Gaming January 2022 reward |
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Frosted Cane |
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Very Rare | A thick layer of ice crystallized and weighted down on his cane. | Seething Ice | Everlasting Frost | Amazon Prime Gaming January 2022 reward |
Event
| Icon | Name | Body | Rarity | Description | Event | Exclusive to Event Participation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5th Anniversary Crown |
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Event | A crown crafted for a very special anniversary.
"Thank you for supporting & inspiring us along the years!" - The Dead by Daylight Team |
Fifth Year Anniversary | Yes |
Archives
| Icon | Name | Body | Rarity | Description | Outfit | Collection | Tome | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Shattered Mandible (Navy Blue) |
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Uncommon | The dosage of serum was more than a human body could normally withstand. The gruesome mutations were a necessary biological response to facilitate his survival. | Tragic Monstrosity | Tragic Fate | 7 | 9 |
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Remnants of Humanity (Navy Blue) |
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Uncommon | Was the humble robe he wore the last vestige of his humanity, or was there still something remaining inside of him? | Tragic Monstrosity | Tragic Fate | 7 | 16 |
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Scabrous Cane (Ebony) |
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Uncommon | A cane with considerable weight, it's best used when lulling victims into a false sense of security. | Tragic Monstrosity | Tragic Fate | 7 | 27 |
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Leprechaun Topper |
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Rare | A sophisticated top hat with a festive twist. | Lucky Greens | St. Patrick's 2022 | 10 | 23 |
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Emerald Tailcoat |
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Rare | However torn and stained it may be, there’s still a nice green hue to it. | Lucky Greens | St. Patrick's 2022 | 10 | 39 |
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Gold Cane |
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Rare | Melted from a pot of gold and weaponized. | Lucky Greens | St. Patrick's 2022 | 10 | 55 |
| Completed Outfits | ||||||||
| Icon | Name | Body | Rarity | Description | Collection | Tome | Tiers | |
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Tragic Monstrosity | 
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Uncommon | Some could argue that the alchemist hadn’t so much destroyed his former self, as he had enhanced it. | Tragic Fate | 7 | 9,16,27 | |
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Lucky Greens |
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Rare | An Irish outfit to celebrate the holiday, gifted to Talbot by a friend in the East India Company. | St. Patrick's 2022 | 10 | 23,39,55 | |
In-Game Store
Outfits
| Icon | Name | Rarity | Description | Contents | Collection | Price | Release Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Rampant Ambition | Common | Only shades of who he once was remained, the void left filled with an unrestrained fervor for something more. | Hooded Maw (Green)
Yesterday's Robes (Green) Gemstone Cane (Red) |
Blight Abberations | 135  |
2700  |
8 September 2020 |
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Rampant Madness | Common | Only shades of who he once was remained, the void left filled with an unrestrained fervor for something more. | Hooded Maw (Red)
Yesterday's Robes (Red) Gemstone Cane (Green) |
Blight Abberations | 135 |
2700 |
8 September 2020 |
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Rampant Hunger | Common | Only shades of who he once was remained, the void left filled with an unrestrained fervor for something more. | Hooded Maw (Black)
Yesterday's Robes (Black) Gemstone Cane (Blue) |
Blight Abberations | 135 |
2700 |
8 September 2020 |
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Rampant Gluttony | Common | Only shades of who he once was remained, the void left filled with an unrestrained fervor for something more. | Hooded Maw (Yellow)
Yesterday's Robes (Yellow) Gemstone Cane (Yellow) |
Blight Abberations | 135 |
2700 |
8 September 2020 |
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Ravenous Monstrosity | Uncommon | Some could argue that the alchemist hadn’t so much destroyed his former self, as he had enhanced it. | Shattered Mandible (Black Leather)
Remnants of Humanity (Black Leather) Scabrous Cane (Gold) |
Tragic Fate | 270 |
5400 |
8 September 2020 |
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Intellectual Monstrosity | Uncommon | Some could argue that the alchemist hadn’t so much destroyed his former self, as he had enhanced it. | Shattered Mandible (Brown Leather)
Remnants of Humanity (Brown Leather) Scabrous Cane (Oxidized Bronze) |
Tragic Fate | 270 |
5400 |
8 September 2020 |
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Chemical Monstrosity | Uncommon | Some could argue that the alchemist hadn’t so much destroyed his former self, as he had enhanced it. | Shattered Mandible (Faded Leather)
Remnants of Humanity (Faded Leather) Scabrous Cane (Steel) |
Tragic Fate | 270 |
5400 |
8 September 2020 |
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Park Lane Aristocrat | Rare | A finely made outfit that identifies the wearer as a person of wealth and taste. | Decaying End
Victorian Ruffle Ironbone Cane |
Dapper Deformations | 675 |
13500 |
8 September 2020 |
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Westminster Aristocrat | Rare | A finely made outfit that identifies the wearer as a person of wealth and taste. | Eroding End
English Ruffle Copperbone Cane |
Dapper Deformations | 810 |
8 September 2020 | |
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Sophisticated Horror | Very Rare | A high-class ensemble that still holds the smell of London’s smoggy streets. | Terror Top
Mangled Tailcoat Gentleman's Cudgel |
Gentleman Horror | 1080 |
8 September 2020 | |
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Organic Monstrosity | Very Rare | Organisms festered in his forgotten wounds, spreading disease from limb to limb. | Mushrooming Mandible
Decomposing Jacket Budding Bludgeon |
Spring Ensembles | 1080 |
21600 |
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Ferryman Of The Underworld
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Ultra Rare | Death was just the beginning of his journey. | One-piece Outfit | Greek Legends | 1485 |
27 July 2021 | |
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True Blight | Event | An extreme overdose of putrid serum culminated in a corruption like no other. Visceral cankers blossomed through his body, sprouting from his flesh and twisting out of nearly every orifice. | Parasitic Pustula
Engorged Canker Corrupted Staff |
Hallowed Curse | 1080 |
21600 |
20 October 2020 |
Heads
| Icon | Name | Rarity | Description | Outfit | Collection | Price | Release Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Hooded Maw (Green) | Common | The hood can hardly conceal the grotesque sight that the alchemist has become. | Rampant Ambition | Blight Apparations | 50 |
900 |
8 September 2020 |
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Hooded Maw (Red) | Common | The hood can hardly conceal the grotesque sight that the alchemist has become. | Rampant Madness | Blight Apparations | 50 |
900 |
8 September 2020 |
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Hooded Maw (Black) | Common | The hood can hardly conceal the grotesque sight that the alchemist has become. | Rampant Hunger | Blight Apparations | 50 |
900 |
8 September 2020 |
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Hooded Maw (Yellow) | Common | The hood can hardly conceal the grotesque sight that the alchemist has become. | Rampant Gluttony | Blight Apparations | 50 |
900 |
8 September 2020 |
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Shattered Mandible (Black Leather) | Uncommon | The dosage of serum was more than a human body could normally withstand. The gruesome mutations were a necessary biological response to facilitate his survival. | Ravenous Monstrosity | Tragic Fate | 100 |
1800 |
8 September 2020 |
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Shattered Mandible (Brown Leather) | Uncommon | The dosage of serum was more than a human body could normally withstand. The gruesome mutations were a necessary biological response to facilitate his survival. | Intellectual Monstrosity | Tragic Fate | 100 |
1800 |
8 September 2020 |
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Shattered Mandible (Faded Leather) | Uncommon | The dosage of serum was more than a human body could normally withstand. The gruesome mutations were a necessary biological response to facilitate his survival. | Chemical Monstrosity | Tragic Fate | 100 |
1800 |
8 September 2020 |
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Decaying End | Rare | The face that was once there had been reduced to skin clinging onto jagged, broken bone. | Park Lane Aristocrat | Dapper Deformations | 250 |
4500 |
8 September 2020 |
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Eroding End | Rare | The face that was once there had been reduced to skin clinging onto jagged, broken bone. | Westminster Aristocrat | Dapper Deformations | 300 |
8 September 2020 | |
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Terror Top | Very Rare | The remains of a top hat placed upon the remains of a man. | Sophisticated Slaughter | Gentleman Horror | 400 |
8 September 2020 | |
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Mushrooming Mandible | Very Rare | An intricate network of spores reclaimed his face, turning his mouth into a sickening, gaping hole. | Organic Monstrosity | Spring Ensembles | 400 |
7200 |
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Parasitic Pustula | Event | Forever gagging on the tendrils that wound their way up his throat, Talbot was no longer sure if his decisions were his own or those of the flourishing growth that nestled into his brain. | True Blight | Hallowed Curse | 400 |
7200 |
20 October 2020 |
Body
| Icon | Name | Rarity | Description | Outfit | Collection | Price | Release Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Yesterday's Robes (Green) | Common | The robes worn during better days, before his life’s work overcame his very soul. | Rampant Ambition | Blight Apparations | 50 |
900 |
8 September 2020 |
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Yesterday's Robes (Red) | Common | The robes worn during better days, before his life’s work overcame his very soul. | Rampant Madness | Blight Apparations | 50 |
900 |
8 September 2020 |
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Yesterday's Robes (Black) | Common | The robes worn during better days, before his life’s work overcame his very soul. | Rampant Hunger | Blight Apparations | 50 |
900 |
8 September 2020 |
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Yesterday's Robes (Yellow) | Common | The robes worn during better days, before his life’s work overcame his very soul. | Rampant Gluttony | Blight Apparations | 50 |
900 |
8 September 2020 |
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Remnants of Humanity (Black Leather) | Uncommon | Was the humble robe he wore the last vestige of his humanity, or was there still something remaining inside of him? | Ravenous Monstrosity | Tragic Fate | 100 |
1800 |
8 September 2020 |
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Remnants of Humanity (Brown Leather) | Uncommon | Was the humble robe he wore the last vestige of his humanity, or was there still something remaining inside of him? | Intellectual Monstrosity | Tragic Fate | 100 |
1800 |
8 September 2020 |
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Remnants of Humanity (Faded Leather) | Uncommon | Was the humble robe he wore the last vestige of his humanity, or was there still something remaining inside of him? | Chemical Monstrosity | Tragic Fate | 100 |
1800 |
8 September 2020 |
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Victorian Ruffle | Rare | An extravagant silk ruffled shirt, accompanied by a dapper vest and finely tailored trousers. Worth more than what the working class would make in a year. | Park Lane Aristocrat | Dapper Deformations | 250 |
4500 |
8 September 2020 |
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English Ruffle | Rare | An extravagant silk ruffled shirt, accompanied by a dapper vest and finely tailored trousers. Worth more than what the working class would make in a year. | Westminster Aristocrat | Dapper Deformations | 300 |
8 September 2020 | |
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Mangled Tailcoat | Very Rare | Once an elegant jacket and trouser combo, it has since been thrashed during one of its wearer’s frenzied states. | Sophisticated Slaughter | Gentleman Horror | 400 |
8 September 2020 | |
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Decomposing Jacket | Very Rare | The vestige of his former wear, mercilessly reclaimed by nature. | Organic Monstrosity | Spring Ensembles | 400 |
7200 |
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Engorged Canker | Event | As his veins coursed a sickly orange color, a visceral canker wove through his spine and tore from his back. | True Blight | Hallowed Curse | 400 |
7200 |
20 October 2020 |
Weapons
| Icon | Name | Rarity | Description | Outfit | Collection | Price | Release Date | |
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Gemstone Cane (Red) | Common | Though stylishly adorned with a brightly colored gemstone, this cane is constructed more as a weapon than a walking aid. | Rampant Ambition | Blight Apparations | 50 |
900 |
8 September 2020 |
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Gemstone Cane (Green) | Common | Though stylishly adorned with a brightly colored gemstone, this cane is constructed more as a weapon than a walking aid. | Rampant Madness | Blight Apparations | 50 |
900 |
8 September 2020 |
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Gemstone Cane (Blue) | Common | Though stylishly adorned with a brightly colored gemstone, this cane is constructed more as a weapon than a walking aid. | Rampant Hunger | Blight Apparations | 50 |
900 |
8 September 2020 |
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Gemstone Cane (Yellow) | Common | Though stylishly adorned with a brightly colored gemstone, this cane is constructed more as a weapon than a walking aid. | Rampant Gluttony | Blight Apparations | 50 |
900 |
8 September 2020 |
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Scabrous Cane (Gold) | Uncommon | A cane with considerable weight, it’s best used when lulling victims into a false sense of security. | Ravenous Monstrosity | Tragic Fate | 100 |
1800 |
8 September 2020 |
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Scabrous Cane (Oxidized Bronze) | Uncommon | A cane with considerable weight, it’s best used when lulling victims into a false sense of security. | Intellectual Monstrosity | Tragic Fate | 100 |
1800 |
8 September 2020 |
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Scabrous Cane (Steel) | Uncommon | A cane with considerable weight, it’s best used when lulling victims into a false sense of security. | Chemical Monstrosity | Tragic Fate | 100 |
1800 |
8 September 2020 |
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Ironbone Cane | Rare | An unusual combination of fossilized bone and metal that creates a vein-like pattern throughout the cane. | Park Lane Aristocrat | Dapper Deformations | 250 |
4500 |
8 September 2020 |
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Copperbone Cane | Rare | An unusual combination of fossilized bone and metal that creates a vein-like pattern throughout the cane. | Westminster Aristocrat | Dapper Deformations | 300 |
8 September 2020 | |
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Gentleman's Cudgel | Very Rare | A cane chiseled of shimmering volcanic glass and fitted with an ivory collar. | Sophisticated Slaughter | Gentleman Horror | 400 |
8 September 2020 | |
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Budding Bludgeon | Very Rare | A once sophisticated cane now infested with putrid mushrooms and crawling with insects. | Organic Monstrosity | Spring Ensembles | 400 |
7200 |
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Corrupted Staff | Event | Serum seeped into the wooden finish of the cane, rejuvenating its life and creating a hybrid pustula plant. | True Blight | Hallowed Curse | 400 |
7200 |
20 October 2020 |
DLC
- Main Article: Downloadable Content
The Blight is part of 2 DLCs:
Change Log
Patch 4.2.2
- Buff: added the ability to destroy Pallets and Breakable Walls to The Blight's base-kit by using Lethal Rush.
Patch 4.6.0
- Change: adjusted the first person animations and camera position to be higher up.
- Rework: reworked the collision detection for Blighted Corruption, making it consistent with Basic Attack obstructions and no longer resulting in sliding off of various surfaces.
Patch 4.7.1
- Nerf: added a cap to the maximum turn rate while Rushing.
- Quality of Life: increased the maximum turn rate and sensitivity for controllers while Rushing.
Patch 5.0.0
- Nerf: adjusted the maximum turn rate at large angles while Rushing.
Trivia
- The Blight has a special vault animation: he leans one hand on the window and jumps over it, an animation very similar to the Survivors' vault animation. However, his animation changes if the vault leads to a drop-down, in which case he puts both feet on the window, then leaps down.
Lore Trivia
- The Blight is heavily intertwined with various Lore from Dead by Daylight:
- He is the first Killer to have had Lore about him in the game prior to his release with the Memories of "The Alchemist" in Tome I - Awakening, a year prior to his release.
- He was also retconned to be the speaker in 2018's Hallowed Blight Journal entries, originally attributed to Benedict Baker.
- His Add-on descriptions feature references to various other Characters, Sub-Realms, and Unlockables.
- New Moon Bouquet Offering
- The Plague
- Pustula Petals Offering
- Putrid Serum
- The Spirit World Sub-Realm
- Vigo
- Visceral Cankers
- The Void Sub-Realm
- New Moon Bouquet
- He himself is a mutation induced by the Putrid Serum harvested from the Pustulas during The Entity's yearly blight.
- The Blight is heavily involved in the annual Halloween Events and the creation of Blighted Cosmetics.
- He is the first Killer to have had Lore about him in the game prior to his release with the Memories of "The Alchemist" in Tome I - Awakening, a year prior to his release.
- The Blight was the first Character to have storylines in more than one Tome.
- The Blight is the only Killer to date with confirmed, canonical interactions with other Killers.
- According to the Developers, The Blight is very close to The Entity and is one of the only Characters who was outside the Trials and could freely visit The Void and other restricted zones of The Entity's Realm. They also mentioned that he was able to harness and use part of the Entity's own power.
- The Developers mentioned that the inspiration behind Talbot Grimes and The Blight is Dr. Jekyll and his alternative personality Mr. Hyde, the central character of Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Voice Actor
- The Blight is partially voiced by Jean-Baptiste Garnier, who at that time worked as the Senior Sound Designer on the Game.
- The Blight shares his voice-actor partially with The Oni , The Executioner , and The Twins (Victor).
- The Blight shares his voice-actor partially with The Oni
