Dead by Daylight has expanded its Survivor roster with a unique crossover featuring characters from the popular series The Walking Dead. One of the characters that have been introduced is none other than Rick Grimes.
With his arrival, players now get access to three unique perks. These perks are built around helping others and working as a team. In this article, we’ll go over Rick Grimes’ perks and show the best builds for each one.
Rick Grimes’ Perks in Dead By Daylight
Rick Grimes brings a cooperative and tactical approach to Dead by Daylight. His three new perks are Apocalyptic Ingenuity, Come and Get Me!, and Teamwork: Toughen Up.
All of these perks are designed around teamwork, survival, and taking initiative during tense situations. Each perk serves a different role and can be built around in unique ways to give you and your team the upper hand.
Best Apocalyptic Ingenuity Build
Apocalyptic Ingenuity is a utility perk focused on environmental control. The perk activates after going through or unlocking two chests and allows you to rebuild broken pallets as fragile pallets.
These fragile pallets can be dropped once, giving Survivors a second chance to loop or stall the Killer. It’s worth mentioning here that these pallets are one-time use only and will break once you use them.
The best perks to pair with Apocalyptic Ingenuity are:
- Plunderer’s Instinct: Reveals the auras of nearby chests, helping you locate them faster.
- Ace in the Hole: Guarantees that any item pulled from a chest has a very rare add-on, with a 50% chance for a second, uncommon add-on.
- Appraisal: Lets you go through previously opened chests for an extra item, giving you more chances to activate the perk.
- Pharmacy (optional): Useful if you’re looking for guaranteed Emergency Med Kits and faster chest openings.
Bring the Shiny Coin offering to boost this build even further. It increases the number of chests that spawn in a trial.
Best Come and Get Me! Build
Come and Get Me! is a distraction perk that activates after you unhook a Survivor. By crouching and remaining idle, you can press the ability button to suppress the scratch marks and blood trails of all injured and dying Survivors within 24 meters.
However, while doing so, you’ll scream and reveal your aura to the Killer for 5 seconds. This can be useful in drawing their attention away from your teammates.
The best perks to pair with Come and Get Me! are:
- Sprint Burst: Grants a speed boost when you start running, helping you escape after revealing yourself to the Killer.
- Dead Hard: Offers a burst of endurance that can let you take a hit during a chase.
- Vigil: Reduces the duration of status effects like Exhausted, Broken, or Exposed for you and nearby teammates, allowing you to recover quicker.
Optional additions to the build include:
- Distortion: Prevents your aura from being revealed by Killer perks for a few moments. This can effectively counter the scream effect mentioned earlier.
This build is especially effective when trying to protect teammates after an unhook, allowing them to heal or escape while you take the heat.
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Best Teamwork: Toughen Up Build
Teamwork: Toughen Up relies on coordination and teamwork. The perk activates when you’re injured and a nearby Survivor blinds the Killer or stuns them with a pallet.
When this perk activates, your grunts of pain, pools of blood, and scratch marks are completely suppressed for a period of time.
To make the best use of this perk, communication and knowing the map and what’s going on in it are very important.
The best perks to pair with Teamwork: Toughen Up are:
- Wiretap: When placed on a generator, it reveals the Killer’s aura when they are nearby, giving other Survivors a chance to act and support you.
- Aftercare: Reveals the auras of Survivors you’ve healed or unhooked, and vice versa. This helps your teammates track your location and assist when needed.
- Boon: Shadow Step: Hides scratch marks and suppresses auras within the area around a blessed totem.
You can also run Plot Twist, which allows you to enter the dying state and quickly recover to full health, giving you a way to reset and return to the match.
This build is great in coordinated teams where Survivors are constantly communicating and are aware of each other’s positions.
