What’s worse than fighting an impossible battle against a Killer inDead By Daylight? Fighting two Killers in the body of one. Courtesy of the “Chapter 18: A Binding of Kin” DLC, The Twins grace theDead By Daylightmeta with a build that enables players to hunt with the full force of two cold-blooded Killers, something to ruin any Survivor’s day.
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Unlike Killers such as The Legion, The Twins actually enable players to switch back and forth between Victor and Charlotte Deshayes to stalk prey. At first glance, this primary mechanic can get very overwhelming given the game’s fast-paced gameplay. However, a few tips can help The Twins become top-tier Killers that can eliminate Survivors easily.
10Learn The Story For Effective Roleplay
Players with a knack for roleplaying may be able to appreciate the Twins more bylearning their backstory. Being conjoined twins in the 17th Century, people could only consider their birth as miraculous. Unfortunately, Victor Deshayes being affixed to the chest of his twin Charlotte led them to a life of discrimination, with their family being hunted down.
At five, an attack in their hideout resulted in their mother’s death. Since then, Victor had been extremely protective of Charlotte, and Charlotte grew hateful and bitter to everyone else but him. When Victor died years later, Charlotte became the protector of his decaying body. However, a chase led her to the Fog, where somehow Victor once again sprang to life and out of her body. Since then, Charlotte would attack anyone that dare approach her brother.
9Understand The Base Mechanics
Unlikeother Killers, the Twins, as the name implies, work as a pair. They’re capable of dividing to participate in the hunt via Blood Bond (Power), making things potentially twice as hard for players to deal with.
They also possess personal Perks that let them monitor Survivors and interrupt their progress. These include Coup de Grace, Oppression, and Hoarder. Given their nature as a pair instead of a single Killer, the Twins can be overwhelming at first. However, knowing on the get-go that they work as a pack instead of a single entity can greatly work with players that love multitasking.
8Perks Designed For Hardship
As with other Killers, the Twins havetheir Perksdesigned specifically to fit their tragic backstory. In this situation, their Perks fulfill their characteristic of being hyper-vigilant to their surroundings - allowing them to identify where things are happening, and with things just happening long enough to have them find their prey. Here are the landmark traits of their Perks:
7Blood Bond: Unleash The Twins
The Twinsexcel in the huntparticularly because of their Power, called Blood Bond. When using Charlotte, players can press the Power button to unleash Victor and control him instead. Players can switch between characters by pressing the Ability button. Multiple things happen when players enter the Blood Bond state, all of which can affect their ability to play the game.
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6Pounce: Fear Of Separation
Seemingly appropriate with the relationship of the Twins is their Special Attack, called Pounce. When players control Victor, holding the Ability button charges a Pounce and unleashes it with the Attack button. Thistriggers multiple effectswhen prompted:
5Always Check On Victor
Despite Victor’s strength as Charlotte’s more aggressive other halfof the Killerduo, he tends to be the more fragile and weaker of the two. When separated, Victor will automatically dissolve and go back to Charlotte after 90 seconds of use. Charlotte can recall Victor voluntarily 30 seconds after has been deployed. However, other moments of vulnerability exist for Victor, such as the following:
4Victor Is the Core, Charlotte Is The Ace
Despite Charlotte’s position as the dominant twin, Victor is most certainly the deadlier of the two. More effective Twins players would want to focus on utilizing Victor as their core component, with Charlotte becoming the one that deals the killing blow.
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To do thisKiller strategyeffectively, players should first hide Charlotte in good spots such as near a group of Generators but outside line of sight. That way, players can safely release Victor and use him to lure unsuspecting Survivors to the hidden Charlotte. This strategy is crucial considering that Pounce will always have Victor pass control back to Charlotte anyway.
3Send Victor On Hook Patrol
Thanks to Victor’s solid speed, he’s perfect for killing offpersistent Survivorsvia the Hook. To do this, players can start with the usual patrolling Charlotte routine as soon as they have a Survivor hooked. However this time, Killers should make sure their Charlotte doesn’t have her terror radius within the range of the Hooked Survivor.
With this in mind, players can patrol the area via Charlotte with ease and switch to Victor as soon as Killer Instinct triggers. Doing this strategy won’t let players activate Borrowed Time, and the Twins can use Victor to Pounce at the unsuspecting target.
2Two Is Better Than One
While the ideal strategy is to go for the kill when facing an injured Survivor, someSurvivors are skilled enoughto outpace Victor even when injured. To circumvent this, players should always consider using both Twins to secure the kill.
To do this, players can chase a target with Charlotte and release Victor as soon as they’re close enough. While Charlotte is on pause, Victor can Pounce on the target and latch onto them. This should give Charlotte around a good 30 seconds to kill off their target by surprising them in blind spots and corners during the chase.
1Secure The Exits
Even in a losing battle, where all Generators have been fixed withall Survivorsalive, the Twins still have a chance of winning in the game. This lies in the fact that a Survivor with Victor latched onto them can’t leave the Exit Gate. To take advantage of this, players should keep the Twins together and patrol an Exit Gate for use. When done, players can have Victor latch onto a Survivor to disrupt the team’s focus.
By the time Victor latches onto a Survivor, Charlotte should chase the Survivor until the end of the match. If they manage to Hook them, players should get Charlotte close to the Hooked Survivor and have Victor roam around. Again, if Victor finds an unfortunate Survivor, he can Latch onto them and have Charlotte down them for the Hook. Even if another Survivor manages to rescue the first Hooked Survivor, the Twins have another Survivor ready to be hooked anyway.
Dead By Daylightwas released in June 2016 and is available on PC, PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, iOS, Android, and Stadia.
