Mettle of Man
Mettle of Man is a unique perk belonging to Ashley J. Williams. It was added to the game on 2 April 2019 in patch 2.6.3 as part of the Ash vs. Evil Dead Chapter.
In the last 14 days, 0.55% of Survivors have had it equipped making it the 102nd most used Survivor perk in that time. Scroll down for more stats.Descriptions & Patch Notes
Evil has a way of always finding you.
After you earn 3 Protection Hit scoring events, Mettle of Man activates.
Once activated, the next occasion that would put you into the dying state from the injured state is ignored.
The next time you heal back to full health, your aura will be revealed to the Killer when you are further than 12/14/16 meters from the Killer.
Mettle of Man will deactivate the next time you are put into the dying state.
The Killer can only be obsessed with one Survivor at a time.
"Evil has a bullseye on my back the size of Tiger Stadium." -Ash Williams
Changes:
- Note Reverted to its previous behaviour prior to 6.1.2
Evil has a way of always finding you.
After you earn 2 Protection Hit scoring events, Mettle of Man activates.
Once activated, you gain the Endurance status effect.
As long as you have Endurance, your aura will be revealed to the Killer when you are further than 12/14/16 meters from the Killer.
Mettle of Man will deactivate once Endurance is lost.
Endurance prevents a Survivor from being downed, inflicting Deep Wound instead.
"Evil has a bullseye on my back the size of Tiger Stadium." -Ash Williams
Evil has a way of always finding you.
After getting hit 3 times by a Killer's basic attack, the perk activates.
Once activated, the next occasion that would put you into the dying state from the injured state is ignored.
The next time you heal back to full health, your aura will be revealed to the killer when you are further than 12/14/16 meters from the killer.
The perk will deactivate the next time you are put into the dying state.
- Increases your chances to be the Killer's obsession.
- The Killer can only be Obsessed with one survivor at a time.
"Evil has a bullseye on my back the size of Tiger Stadium." -Ash Williams
Changes:
- Buff Mettle of Man can now be activated and triggered more than once
Evil has a way of always finding you.
After you earn 3 Protection Hit scoring events, Mettle of Man activates.
Once activated, the next occasion that would put you into the dying state from the injured state is ignored.
The next time you heal back to full health, your aura will be revealed to the killer when you are further than 12/14/16 meters from the killer.
Mettle of Man will deactivate the next time you are put into the dying state.
"Evil has a bullseye on my back the size of Tiger Stadium." -Ash Williams
Changes:
- Nerf Changed condition for earning tokens from getting hit by a basic attack to the Protection Hit score event
Evil has a way of always finding you.
After getting hit 3 times by a Killer's basic attack, the perk activates.
Once activated, the next occasion that would put you into the dying state from the injured state is ignored.
The next time you heal back to full health, your aura will be revealed to the killer when you are further than 12/14/16 meters from the killer.
The perk will deactivate the next time you are put into the dying state.
- Increases your chances to be the Killer's obsession.
- The Killer can only be Obsessed with one survivor at a time.
"Evil has a bullseye on my back the size of Tiger Stadium." -Ash Williams
Usage Rate by PatchPatches*
Escape Rate by Patch Patches*
Commonly Used WithSince 7.7.0*
| # | Perk | Usage Rate |
|---|---|---|
 Breakout | 22.43% | |
 Saboteur | 15.07% | |
 Dead Hard | 14.93% | |
 Buckle Up | 14.63% | |
 Background Player | 11.47% | |
 For the People | 10.96% | |
 Strength in Shadows | 8.53% | |
 Bond | 6.99% | |
 Windows of Opportunity | 6.91% | |
 Decisive Strike | 6.47% | |
 Off the Record | 6.47% | |
 Empathy | 6.03% | |
 Botany Knowledge | 5.66% | |
 Resilience | 5.07% | |
 Flip-Flop | 4.85% | |
 Adrenaline | 4.63% | |
 Lithe | 4.49% | |
 Self-Care | 4.41% | |
 Sprint Burst | 3.9% | |
 Unbreakable | 3.75% | |
| 3.68% | ||
 Reactive Healing | 3.31% | |
 Overcome | 3.31% | |
 Inner Strength | 2.79% | |
 Distortion | 2.72% | |
 Flashbang | 2.65% | |
 Second Wind | 2.65% | |
 Desperate Measures | 2.5% | |
 Made for This | 2.43% | |
 Plot Twist | 2.21% | |
 Balanced Landing | 2.21% | |
 Boil Over | 2.13% | |
 We're Gonna Live Forever | 2.06% | |
 We'll Make It | 2.06% | |
 Object of Obsession | 1.99% | |
 Borrowed Time | 1.99% | |
 Deliverance | 1.69% | |
 Self-Preservation | 1.62% | |
 Deja Vu | 1.62% | |
 Built to Last | 1.62% | |
 Hope | 1.54% | |
 Autodidact | 1.54% | |
 Kindred | 1.54% | |
 Smash Hit | 1.47% | |
 Head On | 1.47% | |
 Soul Guard | 1.47% | |
 Reassurance | 1.47% | |
 Bite the Bullet | 1.4% | |
 Power Struggle | 1.32% | |
 Tenacity | 1.32% | |
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Most Common BuildsSince 7.7.0*
| # | Build | Usage Rate | Escape Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 5.74%78 | 26.9%21/78 | |
| 2.21%30 | 23.3%7/30 | |
| 1.62%22 | 27.3%6/22 | |
| 1.25%17 | 23.5%4/17 | |
| 1.1%15 | 20%3/15 | |
| 0.96%13 | 23.1%3/13 | |
| 0.88%12 | 41.7%5/12 | |
| 0.81%11 | 18.2%2/11 | |
| 0.66%9 | 22.2%2/9 | |
| 0.51%7 | 14.3%1/7 | |
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Details
StatisticsLast 14 days
Shrine Appearances5
| Date | Price | Owned (?) |
| 2000 | 100000 | |
| 2000 | 100000 | |
| 2000 | 150000 | |
| 2000 | 150000 | |
| 2000 | 150000 |
Usage By CharacterSince 7.7.0*
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