Dead by Daylight – How to Counter Legion
How to Counter Legion
As per park when a novel Killer comes out I view a lot of players making some fairly basic mistakes against them, which leads to a lot of really quick matches that autumn inwards favor of the killer really fast. I’m writing this guide to hopefully assist players acquire how to play against the novel killer, largely hoping that nosotros don’t have got some other Freddy Kruger sense on our hands.
Disclaimer
I don’t know everything nigh Legion yet. They’re silent every bit novel to me every bit they are to you. However through some full general gameplay cognition from playing both every bit the novel killer in addition to against the novel killer every bit good every bit past times watching streamers in addition to YouTubers I have got gathered diverse strategies to human face upward the novel killer that I believe should help.
The Single, Most Important Rule
Legion is a really interesting Killer inwards the sense that ane wellness nation is a lot harder for them to harm through than the other. It is EXTRODINARILY easily for Legion to hurt a Survivor but rather hard for them to downwards a Survivor unless the Survivor is foolish. Therefore the single, most of import dominion to recall against Legion is this:
Why is this the most of import rule?
Self Care takes a lot of time, in addition to the ane thing the Killer thrives on is fourth dimension management. Dead past times Daylight at its centre is a game nigh fourth dimension management: y'all have got v generators which each accept lxxx seconds to repair, in addition to every 2d you’re non on a generator is some other 2d the killer has to honour in addition to stab you. Injuring Survivors is really slowly for Legion in addition to inwards that mode getting injured v.s. self caring is easily the biggest fourth dimension spent ratio betwixt this Killer in addition to the Survivors. Spending 32 seconds to undo something that takes the Killer approximately v seconds to exercise is absolutely non worth it.
If You Hear the Heartbeat, HIDE!
No this doesn’t hateful “think nigh hiding” or “finish the gen thence hide” – It way hide. Most Legion players volition run the perk Monitor Abuse inwards their kit. MA is the single, most powerful perk for Legion. Even stronger on them than on Myers! Legion already has a smaller (“Myer’s sized”) terror radius, in addition to Monitor in addition to Abuse makes it absolutely microscopic. In improver when they’re inwards a chase their terror radius becomes larger, which allows them to honour to a greater extent than people to striking alongside Feral Frenzy.
You desire to avoid Feral Frenzy at all costs. Legion’s biggest minute of mightiness is surprisingly enough when they role their power. Once they acquire the initial striking alongside their mightiness things tin speedily spiral out of control. With that in addition to MA inwards hear y'all never desire to travel the showtime sucker inwards the prison theatre to travel shanked. If y'all hear a heartbeat acquire the buck out of the expanse every bit fast every bit possible. Use perks similar Urban Evasion to motility faster spell remaining stealthy, or convey perks similar Spine Chill to acquire a heads upward of the Killer coming your way.
Delta Split
Get every bit far away from your allies every bit possible when Legion uses their power. Do non attempt to bodyblock unless you’ve already been striking past times their power. If y'all didn’t know already Legion tin view a sort-of aura of whatsoever Survivor who hasn’t received Deep Wounds yet. No Jeff Distortion doesn’t travel against Legion. The unmarried biggest strength of Legion is their mightiness to speedily hurt a lot of Survivors. Deep Wound is both a approving in addition to a curse every bit it way that Legion can’t role their mightiness for an instadown but also way that y'all have got to “self care” fifty-fifty if y'all excogitation on staying injured.
Again: Time administration is the most of import thing inwards Dead past times Daylight in addition to every Survivor that Legion stabs during Feral Frenzy is a Survivor who has to halt what they’re doing to stick their pollex upward their bumb for fifteen seconds. Try to proceed Feral Frenzy stabs to a minium. If you’re at the really border of the terror radius y'all tin elbow grease to bait Feral Frenzy out in addition to brand the Killer waste product it but at higher ranks when Killers have got stronger addons this strategy won’t travel every bit powerful.
Learn how to Pallet Stun
This is both an of import tip in addition to a side of salt: Pallet Stuns are the only thing that the Survivors tin exercise to halt Feral Frenzy. Learn how to pallet stun; don’t drib pallets behind y'all spell y'all run inwards a panic in addition to scream. It is painful both every bit a Legion thespian in addition to every bit a Survivor to lookout some Rank twenty Dwight drib every pallet on the map merely for mister 28 stab wounds to yeet over every pallet in addition to stab Dwight anyways. Cherish every pallet for they are your lifeblood.
Quite surprisingly for a Killer who tin vault windows in addition to pallets The best house to counter Legion is at a Jungle Gym. Why’s this?
- Legion tin only fast vault windows spell using their power. This way that (if y'all already have got Deep Wounds) they tin only stab y'all ane time to farther the Deep Wound timer, in addition to volition self stun themselves afterwards. Legion has to striking y'all alongside their mightiness iv times, iii times alongside Frank’s Mix Tape earlier they tin downwards y'all alongside it.
- The extra distance that Legion gets past times vaulting a window / pallet spell using Feral Frenzy tin travel really disorienting inwards a jungle gym. It’s really slowly for Legion to accidentally vault into a wall or wing direct past times y'all alongside their extra distance, to which y'all tin merely buy the farm through the window they came inwards from. If they don’t have got Bamboozle.
- If Legion decides non to role their mightiness they’re a 110% MS Killer. You attempt working a jungle gym at 110% MS?
Perks to Use Against Legion
Self Care
Again refer to “the single, most of import rule.” Being injured is bad but Self Care is the biggest fourth dimension sink for Survivors. Try to honour some other Survivor to heal y'all instead.
Urban Evasion
Hiding from the initial stab is god tier, but ane time somebody else gets shanked don’t travel the side past times side sucker inwards the room. Delta carve upward drive Legion knows you’re hiding behind that tree.
Borrowed Time
Borrowed Time saves tin travel a mixed bag. Since the Survivor already has a Deep Wounds timer additional stabs from Legion’s mightiness volition set a lot to a greater extent than of a dent into it.
Adrenaline
God Tier. You’re going to pass a lot of fourth dimension injured against Legion in addition to having a quick flare-up of speed that also removes Deep Wounds in addition to heals y'all dorsum to total is a serious f@#$ y'all to Legion.
Exhaustion Perks
Do your best to concur it for either when Legion stabs some other sucker in addition to y'all take to Delta Split or when Legion decides that you’re the sucker who deserves extra shanking. Getting away from Deep Wounds in addition to getting away from the stunned 110% MS Killer are the 2 most of import things to do.
Note: Dead Hard is a mixed pocketbook against Legion. Distance is genuinely your biggest strength against them every bit dodging a Feral Frenzy assault is pretty much useless in addition to dodging a regular assault volition relieve y'all a few seconds at best. If you’re scared of Legion stick to Sprint Burst.
Iron Will
God tier. You volition pass a lot of the tally injured thence if the Killer can’t locate y'all spell you’re injured that’s incredibly good. Iron Will is easily ane of the strongest perks against Legion.
Aura Reading
As mentioned inwards “the single, most of import rule” beingness healed past times somebody else is your best option. Bond, Empathy, in addition to Aftercare (as good every bit Keys alongside Eroded Token / Gold Token if you’re thence inclined) are really skillful for finding Survivors to assist you.
Leader
- Also Prove Thyself technically but who uses that perk
Don’t give the same generator. Many Legions volition role their perk every bit it’s their only character-specific perk that works good on them. In improver if the Killer finds both of y'all it’s really slowly pickings alongside Feral Frenzy. All that beingness said Leader tin travel skillful to acquire other Survivors to heal y'all faster, in addition to every 2d spent healing is a 2d spent non doing generators.
Terror Radius Perks
Most Terror Radius perks only travel when you’re non inwards a chase in addition to if you’re inwards Legion’s TR chances are they’re looking to chase you. As a outcome Stakeout in addition to Diversion are non that slap-up against Legion.
Detection Perks
Very rigid to counter MA but that’s nigh it. Spine Chill is god because of extra vault speed.
Autodidact
Holy bugger boys nosotros genuinely works life a role for Autodidact. If you’re willing to travel the dedicated healbot Autodidact tin gain charges really fast against Legion every bit thence many people volition travel injured. Ready to travel the unsung hero of the match, Adam?
Botany Knowledge
No it doesn’t send on Deep Wound.
Vigil
No it doesn’t send on Deep Wound.
No Mither
Okay okay this is kinda the large one. No Mither does non counter Legion. It does counter Bloodhound in addition to Stridor, which are 2 perks that Legion genuinely likes to use. At the cease of the solar daytime No Mither silent forces y'all to travel injured for the whole trial, in addition to beingness injured is silent a bad thing! Less pained grunts is a skillful in addition to no blood is genuinely skillful if the Killer is genuinely running Bloodhound, but a 110% MS Killer tin silent grab upward to y'all in addition to stab you. And you’re silent taking a take a opportunity that you’ll run across Legion in addition to non whatsoever other Killer who volition sacrifice y'all inwards xxx seconds for having No Mither.
Perks Legion Might Use
Legion’s Unique Perks
Discordance
Basically the only perk Legion has that has which genuinely works good on them. If it’s Legion don’t give generators together. Period. Risking Discordance is non worth it in addition to it’s faster to exercise generators seperately anyways.
Mad Grit
If the angry teenager is flailing angrily spell carrying your mate don’t bother trying to bodyblock. Simple.
Iron Maiden
Exposed genuinely doesn’t travel good on Legion. Any Legion that uses this perk is doing it for the reveal effect, probable inwards combination alongside Barbeque in addition to Chili.
Bamboozle
Don’t attempt to window juke for head.
Sloppy Butcher
It’s merely bait. You may travel intimidated past times Sloppy Butcher due to the increased bleading but the existent argue Legion or indeed whatsoever Killer runs Sloppy is for the Mangled effect. Mangled wastes a lot of fourth dimension specially if you’re Self Caring. Don’t remain injured but don’t waste product time.
Monitor Abuse
As I said earlier MA is the unmarried most powerful perk on Legion. Automatically assume that a Legion is running it in addition to enshroud every bit shortly every bit y'all hear the Terror Radius against Legion.
Save The Best For Last
Save The Best tin travel really skillful on Legion to shave some precious seconds off of Encounters. It’s non the greatest perk withal thence non everyone volition run it. If y'all suspect Legion is using STBFL in addition to you’re the obsession permit them striking you. Any striking on y'all volition cut their tokens, in addition to Legion volition have got to striking y'all a lot to downwards you.
Franklin’s Demise
Legion is in all probability the easiest Killer to role Franklin’s on since Hag. If Legion has Franklin’s state goodbye to your items. Lol.
Overcharge
If a generator explodes in addition to Legion is nearby evacuate the expanse immediately. The angery boii volition in all probability travel running straight at y'all alongside a knife.
Remember Me
Don’t acquire stabbed? It’s genuinely hard to tell if the Killer has Remember Me thence if you’re beingness tunneled attempt to Survive every bit the Obsession.
Tinkerer
Technically rigid on Legion? The occupation is that Legion volition have got problem getting to a faraway generator inwards time. That beingness said if they’re nearby they tin easily come upward up in addition to stab y'all thence remain alert.
Thanatophobia
It’s merely bait. You may travel intimidated past times Thanatophobia due to the Spooky Red Bar but honestly Thana does really piddling to tedious the game down; it exists exclusively every bit bait to brand y'all Self Care instead of exercise gens. Same dominion every bit always: Don’t Self Care – honour somebody else to exercise it.
Terror Radius Perks
Legion’s Terror Radius tin buy the farm really large (or fifty-fifty Global alongside Iridescent Button) thence Terror Radius perks are non awful on them. If you’ve ever played against Doctor the same rules apply honestly: travel careful of science checks against Unnerving, don’t role items against Overwhelming, in addition to don’t heal against Down2ClownPhobia.
Stridor
A really powerful perk on Legion. Expect them to have got this. If y'all honour that your Survivor is breathing to a greater extent than heavily chances are the Killer is using Stridor. Other than that park rules apply: travel careful in addition to stealthy.
Distressing
Congradulations you’re playing against Tru3Ta1ent. Still exercise your best to enshroud when the TR is nigh in addition to seriously: don’t acquire stabbed past times Feral Frenzy.
Bloodhound
Very powerful perk on Legion. Once ane time again beingness injured is bad but don’t waste product likewise much fourth dimension healing.
Hex: The Third Seal
Surprisingly powerful on Legion since they tin stab everyone really quickly. Directly counters whatsoever Aura Reading thence if y'all brought whatsoever of those perks to assist y'all honour people to heal y'all have got fun crying. It’s a Hex thence expect for the Hex; simple. No Legion is going to run Haunted Grounds because Legion can’t role Exposed, in addition to if they have got Thrill of the Hunt merely travel careful when y'all clense.
General Tips
Don’t acquire cocky
“Smartasses acquire killed. We ever view to that.” – The Legion
I know Reddit told y'all that Legion is worse than Freddy but they’re silent a Killer, in addition to they’re silent going to stab you. Nothing makes me curlicue my eyes harder than a Claudette who stands inwards forepart of the Killer in addition to teabags instead of running, letting the Feral Frenzy snowball start.
Every Killer, no affair how weak they are on tier lists, tin silent stab you. BMing the Killer doesn’t assist anything except for your tiny ego. Do your job: acquire in, exercise gens, acquire out. There’s no take to travel a cocky boosted animal.
