Dead Hard
Dead Hard is a unique perk belonging to David King. It was added to the game on 27 July 2017 in patch 1.6.0 as part of the A Lullaby for the Dark Chapter.
In the last 14 days, 10.97% of Survivors have had it equipped making it the 8th most used Survivor perk in that time. Scroll down for more stats.Descriptions & Patch Notes
You can take a beating.
Dead hard activates after you are unhooked or unhook yourself.
When injured, tap into your adrenaline bank to avoid incoming damage. Press the Active Ability Button 1 while running to gain the Endurance status effect for the next 0.5 seconds.
- Causes the Exhausted status effect for 60/50/40 seconds.
- Dead Hard then deactivates.
Endurance prevents a Survivor from being downed, inflicting Deep Wound instead.
Deep Wound will put a Survivor in the dying state unless it is mended before the timer runs out.
Exhausted prevents survivors from activating exhausting perks.
“We were walkin' through t'ginnel one night when a beer bottle flew past me, then another, and another. I thought to myself, “Gonna 'ave some fun ‘ere lads, let's get stuck in!” It were a right dust up, I swear down!” -David King
Changes:
- Nerf Now requires an unhook action (either by you or on you) to activate
You can take a beating. When injured, tap into your adrenaline bank to avoid incoming damage.
- Press the Active Ability Button 1 while running to gain the Endurance status effect for the next 0.5 seconds.
- Causes the Exhausted status effect for 60/50/40 seconds.
Endurance prevents a Survivor from being downed, inflicting Deep Wound instead.
Deep Wound will put a Survivor in the dying state unless it is mended before the timer runs out.
Exhausted prevents survivors from activating exhausting perks.
“We were walkin' through t'ginnel one night when a beer bottle flew past me, then another, and another. I thought to myself, “Gonna 'ave some fun ‘ere lads, let's get stuck in!” It were a right dust up, I swear down!” -David King
Changes:
- Rework Removed the dash / dodge element of the perk. Activating Dead Hard now grants the Survivor Endurance for 1 second. An animation plays when activated so Killers can see when the perk is used without the Survivor being hit
- Note Endurance duration was reduced from 1 second to 0.5 seconds after the 6.1.0 PTB
Changes:
- Buff Added hit validation
Changes:
- Quality of Life Added a new animation to indicate the perk is active (part 2/2 for making Dead Hard more visible from the Killer's perspective)
- Quality of Life Removed the speed boost while in the air (aims to fix a variety of game hostage issues in multiple maps)
Changes:
- Quality of Life Changed the speed curve to better match the animation (part 1/2 for making Dead Hard more visible from the Killer's perspective)
Activatable perk.
You can take a beating. When injured, tap into your adrenaline bank and dash forward quickly to avoid damage.
- Press the Active Ability button while running to dash forward.
- During the dash, you avoid damage.
- Causes the Exhausted status effect for 60/50/40 seconds.
You do not recover from the Exhausted status effect while running.
“We were walkin' through t'ginnel one night when a beer bottle flew past me, then another, and another. I thought to myself, “Gonna 'ave some fun ‘ere lads, let's get stuck in!” It were a right dust up, I swear down!” -David King
Usage Rate by PatchPatches*
Escape Rate by Patch Patches*
Commonly Used WithSince 7.7.0*
| # | Perk | Usage Rate |
|---|---|---|
 Windows of Opportunity | 40.86% | |
 Decisive Strike | 35.9% | |
 Resilience | 32.28% | |
 Adrenaline | 21.62% | |
 Unbreakable | 10.39% | |
 Off the Record | 9.67% | |
 Hope | 8.4% | |
 Bond | 7.6% | |
 Deja Vu | 7.55% | |
 Made for This | 6.53% | |
 Balanced Landing | 5.73% | |
 Flashbang | 5.53% | |
 Distortion | 5.43% | |
 Background Player | 4.68% | |
 We'll Make It | 4.43% | |
 Prove Thyself | 3.82% | |
 For the People | 3.68% | |
 Botany Knowledge | 3.68% | |
 Buckle Up | 3.5% | |
 Deliverance | 3.37% | |
 Kindred | 3.15% | |
 Self-Care | 3.14% | |
 Iron Will | 3.01% | |
 Strength in Shadows | 2.9% | |
 Lithe | 2.69% | |
 Reassurance | 1.96% | |
 Blast Mine | 1.88% | |
 Plot Twist | 1.76% | |
 Saboteur | 1.72% | |
 Empathy | 1.65% | |
 Boil Over | 1.56% | |
 Inner Strength | 1.54% | |
 Head On | 1.51% | |
 Breakout | 1.5% | |
 Champion of Light | 1.48% | |
 Wicked | 1.42% | |
 Alert | 1.4% | |
 Boon: Circle of Healing | 1.31% | |
 We're Gonna Live Forever | 1.28% | |
 Quick & Quiet | 1.27% | |
 Borrowed Time | 1.23% | |
 Any Means Necessary | 1.23% | |
 Wiretap | 1.16% | |
 Second Wind | 1.06% | |
 Fixated | 0.99% | |
 Built to Last | 0.97% | |
 Chemical Trap | 0.97% | |
 Lightweight | 0.95% | |
| 0.92% | ||
 Object of Obsession | 0.92% | |
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Most Common BuildsSince 7.7.0*
| # | Build | Usage Rate | Escape Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 2.73%882 | 35.7%315/882 | |
| 2.06%666 | 32.9%219/666 | |
| 1.76%569 | 36.4%207/569 | |
| 1.45%470 | 35.5%167/470 | |
| 1.35%435 | 36.3%158/435 | |
| 0.9%291 | 42.6%124/291 | |
| 0.83%269 | 36.4%98/269 | |
| 0.83%269 | 46.5%125/269 | |
| 0.78%252 | 35.7%90/252 | |
| 0.77%250 | 38%95/250 | |
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Details
StatisticsLast 14 days
Shrine Appearances21
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Usage By CharacterSince 7.7.0*
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