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Perk Usage Stats and Info

Decisive Strike

Decisive Strike

Decisive Strike is a unique perk belonging to Laurie Strode. It was added to the game on 25 October 2016 in patch 1.2.1 as part of the Halloween Chapter.

In the last 14 days, 13.17% of Survivors have had it equipped making it the 6th most used Survivor perk in that time. Scroll down for more stats.
Descriptions & Patch Notes

Stab at your aggressor in an attempt to escape.

After being unhooked or unhooking yourself, Decisive Strike activates for 40/50/60 seconds.

While active, complete a Skill Check when grabbed by the Killer to escape, stunning them for 5 seconds.

  • Succeeding or failing the Skill Check disables Decisive Strike.
  • You become the Obsession after stunning the Killer.
  • The perk and its effects are disabled if the exit gates are powered.

Increases your chance to be the Obsession.

Taking any Conspicuous Action will deactivate Decisive Strike.

The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time.

"There is nothing to be scared of." –Laurie Strode


Changes:

  • Buff Reverted the stun duration back to 5 seconds (was 3)

Stab at your aggressor in an attempt to escape.

After being unhooked or unhooking yourself, Decisive Strike activates for 40/50/60 seconds.

While active, complete a Skill Check when grabbed by the Killer to escape, stunning them for 3 seconds.

  • Succeeding or failing the Skill Check disables Decisive Strike.
  • You become the Obsession after stunning the Killer.
  • The perk and its effects are disabled if the exit gates are powered.

Increases your chance to be the Obsession.

Taking any Conspicuous Action will deactivate Decisive Strike.

The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time.

"There is nothing to be scared of." –Laurie Strode


Changes:

  • Nerf The perk and its effects are disabled if the exit gates are powered
  • Nerf Now disabled when the Survivor performs a Conspicuous Action
  • Nerf Stun duration reduced to 3s (down from 5s)

Stab at your aggressor in an attempt to escape.

After being unhooked or unhooking yourself, Decisive Strike activates for 40/50/60 seconds.

While active, complete a Skill Check when grabbed by the Killer to escape, stunning them for 5 seconds.

  • Succeeding or failing the Skill Check disables Decisive Strike.
  • You become the Obsession after stunning the Killer.
  • While active, the following interactions deactivate Decisive Strike:

  • Repairing a generator
  • Healing yourself or others
  • Cleansing a Totem
  • Sabotaging a hook
  • Unhooking others
  • Increases your chance to be the Obsession.
  • The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time.

Stab at your aggressor in an attempt to escape.

After being unhooked or unhooking yourself, Decisive Strike activates for 40/50/60 seconds.

While active, complete a Skill Check when grabbed by the Killer to escape, stunning them for 5 seconds.

  • Succeeding or failing the Skill Check disables Decisive Strike.
  • You become the Obsession after stunning the Killer.

While active, the following interactions deactivate Decisive Strike:

  • Repairing a generator
  • Healing yourself or others
  • Cleansing or Blessing a Totem
  • Sabotaging a hook
  • Unhooking others

  • Increases your chance to be the Obsession.
  • The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time.


Changes:

  • Nerf Performing certain actions which aren't part of evading the killer will now deactivate Decisive Strike

Using whatever is at hand, you stab at your aggressor in an ultimate attempt to escape.

After being unhooked or unhooking yourself, Decisive Strike will become active and useable for 40/50/60 seconds.

While Decisive Strike is active, when grabbed by The Killer, succeed a skill-check to automatically escape the killer's grasp and stun The Killer for 5 seconds.

  • Succeeding or failing the Decisive Strike Skill Check will disable Decisive Strike.
  • Successfully stunning the killer will result in you becoming the Obsession.
  • Increases your chances of being the obsession.
  • The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time.

“There's nothing to be scared of.” -Laurie Strode


Changes:

  • Buff Increased stun duration to 5 seconds with the survivor being able to move after 1 second

Using whatever is at hand, you stab at your aggressor in an ultimate attempt to escape.

After being unhooked or unhooking yourself, Decisive Strike will become active and useable for 40/50/60 seconds.

While Decisive Strike is active, when grabbed by the killer, succeed a skill-check to automatically escape the killer's grasp and stun the killer for 3 seconds.

  • Succeeding or failing the Decisive Strike skill-check will disable the perk.
  • Successfully stunning the killer will result in you becoming the obsession.
  • Increases your chances of being the obsession.
  • The Killer can only be Obsessed with one Survivor at a time.

“There's nothing to be scared of.” -Laurie Strode


Changes:

  • Nerf Reduced the stun time to 3 seconds for all tiers
  • Quality of Life Changed the skill check to appear immediately after being picked up
  • Nerf Non-obsession survivors now need to wiggle a certain amount before the skill check will appear (no change for the obsession)
Missing

Changes:

  • Nerf Non-obsession survivors now need to wiggle a certain amount before the skill check will appear (no change for the obsession)
Missing

Changes:

  • Nerf Reduced stun duration to 3/3.5/4 seconds
Missing
Usage Rate by PatchPatches*
Escape Rate by Patch Patches*
Most Common BuildsSince 7.7.0*
#BuildUsage RateEscape Rate
ResilienceDecisive StrikeDead HardWindows of Opportunity2.15%88235.7%315/882
AdrenalineDecisive StrikeLitheWindows of Opportunity1.71%70036%252/700
ResilienceDecisive StrikeLitheWindows of Opportunity1.5%61435.2%216/614
AdrenalineDecisive StrikeDead HardWindows of Opportunity1.39%56936.4%207/569
Decisive StrikeLitheWindows of OpportunityOff the Record1.17%47935.9%172/479
Decisive StrikeDead HardWindows of OpportunityOff the Record1.15%47035.5%167/470
ResilienceAdrenalineDecisive StrikeDead Hard1.06%43536.3%158/435
Quick & QuietDecisive StrikeHead OnFlashbang0.78%31828.3%90/318
ResilienceAdrenalineDecisive StrikeLithe0.73%30040.3%121/300
HopeResilienceDecisive StrikeDead Hard0.71%29142.6%124/291
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Stats update daily at around 4pm UTC. Last updated
Decisive Strike
Details
Role:Survivor
Character:Laurie Strode
DLC:Halloween
Date Added:25 October 2016
Patch Added:1.2.1
StatisticsLast 14 days
Usage Rank:6
Usage Rate:(Very High) 13.17%
Unique Builds Seen:9553
Shrine Appearances18
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Usage By CharacterSince 7.7.0*
Laurie Strode
33.66%2.02% of Total Uses
Nancy Wheeler
23.47%3.4% of Total Uses
Ace Visconti
22.75%4.13% of Total Uses
Renato Lyra
18.85%1.8% of Total Uses
Ada Wong
17.47%3.63% of Total Uses
Steve Harrington
17.37%2.82% of Total Uses
Quentin Smith
17.08%0.75% of Total Uses
Cheryl Mason
17%2.61% of Total Uses
Nea Karlsson
16.94%6.62% of Total Uses
Adam Francis
16.1%1.26% of Total Uses
Yoichi Asakawa
15.33%0.39% of Total Uses
Gabriel Soma
14.91%0.7% of Total Uses
Sable Ward
14.91%11.44% of Total Uses
Alan Wake
14.73%1.25% of Total Uses
Yun-Jin Lee
14.47%2.15% of Total Uses
Jonah Vasquez
14.33%0.42% of Total Uses
Feng Min
13.84%6.36% of Total Uses
Jill Valentine
13.84%2.19% of Total Uses
Dwight Fairfield
13.62%3.57% of Total Uses
David King
13.61%2.05% of Total Uses
Claudette Morel
13.52%4.23% of Total Uses
Thalita Lyra
13.49%1.28% of Total Uses
Felix Richter
13.49%1.11% of Total Uses
Kate Denson
13.37%5.27% of Total Uses
Yui Kimura
13.24%2.65% of Total Uses
Ashley J. Williams
13.2%0.69% of Total Uses
Leon S. Kennedy
13.19%2.81% of Total Uses
Rebecca Chambers
12.91%1.38% of Total Uses
Ellen Ripley
12.84%0.63% of Total Uses
Nicolas Cage
12.8%1.09% of Total Uses
Haddie Kaur
12.46%0.44% of Total Uses
Jeff Johansen
12.44%0.82% of Total Uses
Jake Park
12.37%1.79% of Total Uses
Detective Tapp
12.25%0.44% of Total Uses
Zarina Kassir
12.07%3.17% of Total Uses
Vittorio Toscano
11.7%1.14% of Total Uses
Mikaela Reid
11.62%3.89% of Total Uses
Elodie Rakoto
11.61%0.8% of Total Uses
Jane Romero
10.94%0.87% of Total Uses
Meg Thomas
10.67%4.76% of Total Uses
William "Bill" Overbeck
10.4%1.17% of Total Uses
Aestri Yazar
1.54%0% of Total Uses
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