This Dead by Daylight guide details optimal builds for The Shape (Michael Myers), categorized for varying player skill levels. Recent buffs in Patch 8.4.0 have significantly improved his viability.
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- The Shape: Best Non-Teachable Build (2025)
- The Shape: Best Build (2025)
- The Shape: Best Add-Ons (2025)
The Shape, Dead by Daylight's first licensed Killer, is a formidable predator defined by his relentless stalking and methodical elimination of Survivors.
The Shape: Best Non-Teachable Build (2025)
This build compensates for The Shape's lack of access to teachable perks. It prioritizes efficient chase management and endgame dominance.
- Save the Best for Last (The Shape): Reduces cooldown on successful basic attacks based on hitting non-Obsession Survivors.
- Hex: No One Escapes Death (General Perk): Exposes all Survivors after the final generator is completed, providing a significant advantage in the endgame.
- Bitter Murmur (General Perk): Reveals Survivor auras near completed generators, aiding in tracking and efficient pursuit.
- Sloppy Butcher (General Perk): Slows healing and regresses healing progress, hindering Survivor recovery.
The Shape: Best Build (2025)
This build focuses on generator control and early-game aggression, addressing The Shape's weaknesses.
- Lethal Pursuer (The Nemesis): Provides initial aura reading of all Survivors, crucial for The Shape's early-game struggles.
- Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance (The Artist): Damages generators when Survivors are hooked on white Scourge Hooks, disrupting generator progress.
- Deadlock (The Cenobite): Blocks the most progressed generator after completion, further hindering Survivor efforts.
- Coup de Grâce (The Twins): Increases lunge range with generator completions, improving chase efficiency.
The Shape: Best Add-Ons (2025)
These add-ons significantly enhance The Shape's power and playstyle.
Memorial Flower
A common rarity add-on that boosts stalking speed, a valuable asset for The Shape.
Dead Rabbit
Reduces Terror Radius in Evil Within II but increases it in Evil Within III; best used with perks that manage Terror Radius.
J. Myers Memorial
Provides a substantial boost to stalking gain rate, synergizing well with other add-ons.
Hair Bow
Increases the threat level during Evil Within III, creating pressure and opportunities for downs.
Tombstone Piece
Allows an instant kill on any Survivor upon reaching Evil Within III, regardless of hook state – a game-changing ability.
Lock of Hair
Extends Evil Within III duration and increases stalk rate; a viable alternative to the Hair Bow.
Fragrant Tuft of Hair
Grants infinite Evil Within III, removing the need for stalking before insta-downs, although it significantly reduces stalking rate.
