The Eternal Blight

The Eternal Blight is an Event in Dead by Daylight that occurred between 21 October and 4 November 2020.

It kicked off the in-game celebrations in honour of Halloween 2020.

Overview

The Eternal Blight is a type of Halloween-themed in-game Event, which temporarily added new Objectives to the Gameplay of Killers and Survivors.

It was part of the reoccurring Blight Event; its predecessors were the 2018 The Hallowed Blight Event and the 2019 The Withering Blight Event.

In-Game Changes

• Re-enabled the All Hallows' Eve Lunchbox Med-Kit.
• Re-enabled the Will O' Wisp Flashlight.
• Re-enabled the Pustula Petals Offering.
• Added a new Add-on for Flashlights : Broken Bulb .
• Added a new Add-on for Med-Kits : Refined Serum .
• Added a new Add-on for all Killers : Blight Serum .
• Added additional Halloween-themed props to the Lobby Map of CHAPTER XVII.

The Event Items and Add-ons could be found in newly generated Bloodwebs and the former also in Chests located throughout the Trial Grounds.

The Event Offering would increase the amount of Blighted Hooks and Generators that spawned in the Trial Grounds and increase the Bonus Bloodpoints one received from interacting with them.
Not burning the Offering would still grant Bonus Bloodpoints, but fewer.

Event Add-ons

	NO LONGER AVAILABLE A small amount of Compound Thirty-Four, the final serum The Blight worked on before his transformation. Causes extreme mutations in high doses. Unlocks 1 Token to use on the Blighted Rush ability, which replaces the Killer's Power until consumed. Press the Power button to initiate a Blighted Rush, allowing The Killer to quickly dash forwards, consuming 1 Token. The Killer is unable to attack during a Blighted Rush. 1 Token is recharged whenever a Survivor is hooked. When used by The Blight , instead increases available Rush Tokens by 1. Blight Serum is only playable during the Eternal Blight Event.
	NO LONGER AVAILABLE A damaged bulb that causes a spooky flickering effect. Causes the Flashlight to flicker. Moderately increases (+30 %) Flashlight Beam brightness. Moderately increases (+15 %) Blindness duration. Moderately increases the spookiness.
	NO LONGER AVAILABLE A refined version of the Putrid Serum that's mostly safe for human consumption. Mostly. Press the Secondary Action button while healing with the Med-Kit to use the Refined Serum. Moderately increases (+5 %) Movement speed for 16 seconds. Creates a Blight trail behind the Survivor.

Event Offering

NO LONGER AVAILABLE Calls upon The Entity to generate 1 additional Blighted Hook and 1 additional Blighted Generator. As a Killer, hook a Survivor on a Blighted Hook for the first time to earn bonus Bloodpoints . As a Survivor, find and repair a Blighted Generator to earn bonus Bloodpoints . Stacks. Using Pustula Petals increases the amount of Bloodpoints earned for these interactions. NOTE: During the Event, 1 Blighted Hook and 1 Blighted Generator will spawn on the Map by default. Only playable during the The Eternal Blight Event. "The Pustulas fill the air with a rancid odour that some may find enticing."

Log-in Rewards

Candied Currency

A few days into the Event, the Developers introduced the following log-in rewards:

24 October - 30 October 2020 500 IS per day20,000 BP per day

30 October - 1 November 2020 2,750 IS per day100,000 BP per day

1 November - 4 Novemeber 2020 500 IS per day50,000 BP per day

Note: the time cut-off for the 24-hour period between Log-in Rewards was 11 AM Eastern Time (15:00 UTC).

The Iridescent Shards and Bloodpoints added up to the following numbers, given one logged in each day:

• First Period:
  • 3,000 IS
  • 120,000 BP
• Second Period:
  • 5,500 IS
  • 200,000 BP
• Third Period:
  • 1,500 IS
  • 150,000 BP
• Combined:
  • 10,000 IS
  • 470,000 BP

The Lore

The The Eternal Blight Lore was intertwined with the Lore from The Hallowed Blight.
In order for Players to be able to catch up about the The Hallowed Blight Lore, its associated Tome entries from Tome I - Awakening and the three animatics were made available immediately upon the start of the Event.

Event Cosmetics

Icon	Category	Name	Character	Rarity	Price		Collection
		Scorched Ghost Face	Ghost Face	Event	1080		Hallowed Curse
		Chimeric Horde	The Legion	Event	1080	21600	Hallowed Curse
		True Blight	The Blight	Event	1080	21600	Hallowed Curse
		The Ruffian	David King	Event	Premium Track on The Rift		Hallowed Curse
		Miss Speedway	Yui Kimura	Event	1080	21600	Hallowed Curse
		Lady Defiant	Feng Min	Event	1080	21600	Hallowed Curse
		Grand Planner	Felix Richter	Event	1080		Hallowed Curse

Trailer

EVENTS
Bonus Bloodpoint Events	In-Game Events
Blood Rush (x1.5)	Chinese New Year 2017 (Rooster)	All Hallows' Eve 2017	2 Year Anniversary 2018	Winter Solstice 2018
Blood Hunt (x2)	1 Year Anniversary 2017	Winter Solstice 2017‎‎	Scorching Summer BBQ 2018	Moonrise 2019 (Hog)
Blood Feast (x3)	Fall Masquerade 2017	Howling Grounds 2018 (Dog)	The Hallowed Blight 2018	3 Year Anniversary 2019
In-Game Events
The Withering Blight 2019	The Eternal Blight 2020	Fifth Year Anniversary 2021
Scarlet Swarm 2020 (Rat)	Advent Calendar 2020	The Midnight Grove 2021
Fourth Year Anniversary 2020	Gilded Stampede 2021