Extremely Solid Build for Xenomorph! | Dead by Daylight

With the release of the Alien chapter, lots of folks have asked what's a good build for the Xenomorph. This is one of the most reliable ones I've found so far!
00:00 Build Explained
01:02 Match 1 (Fractured Cowshed)
11:11 Match 2 (Suffocation Pit)
22:22 Perk Advice
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[@Epicness560]

Keep in mind that those emp'd turrets are invulnerable until they start firing. Better to wait half a second than losing crawler in chase

[@Inkpour]

That's what I thought, I think that's dumb though, they deactivate when you come out of a tunnel and the reason they do should be to give you time to break them. But nope, that's not that case.

[@VileVamp]

​@Cartoonybun I'm 99% sure that's a bug. They occasionally take several hits to destroy manually when deactivated.

[@cursedcatt2052]

That's dumb as hell

[@absolute_unit_fr1731]

The turrets are desactivated when you're out of the tunnel it's because they can't burn you right at the exit and give you some time to break them

[@justmonika2345]

@@absolute_unit_fr1731 The issue is that you're not able to break them until they're able to fire.

[@bowlingpin9434]

No, full stealth build. That’s all you need. We spooky in here.

[@brysonemery9232]

Alien isolation in dbd

[@Sephiroth69]

Yea but even with undetectable you have a territory radius that being the turrets

[@EonofAeon]

@@Sephiroth69 While the turrets do beep, without knowing if its tunnel or land, it can help add uncertainty and hesitation. Its part of the reason I think monitor is so strong on xeno and very underrated. a 16 meter TR can be very useful for mixing up tunnel vs land approach, especially if u can approach a gen from different angles.

[@brysonemery9232]

@@EonofAeon when I hear about his terror radius reduction my immediate thought was monitor

[@sh00kah]

What perks? Tinkerer, Monitor and what else?

[@TheLPGinger]

I actually have been running a similar build of Lethal Pursuer, Eruption, Gearhead, and Nowhere to Hide. Nowhere to hide has been nice for people who catch on to your strat and can find them to secure the down and the eruption.

[@notOtzdarva]

Oooh, Gearhead is a great idea!

[@PunakiviAddikti]

Nowhere to hide is my favorite perk. So many survivors hide nearby the gen. I've seen many Megs urban evasioning all over the place.

[@TheLPGinger]

@@notOtzdarva Glad ya think so too! I've only recently gotten back into DBD this year (played on release but infinites were rough) but have watched your stuff for quite a while, and were the reason I decided to give it another try! Been enjoying my time in the game!

[@reuv8441]

I think lethal pursuer is unnecessary. Alien can easily find survivors in the early game and apply pressure really early.

[@TheLPGinger]

@@reuv8441 It's mostly there for aura extending on gearhead, and nowhere to hide. However like otz said in the video you have virtually no end game plan, so the earlier you can apply pressure the better and lethal's auras at the beginning help apply pressure very early.

[@MadnessQTV]

I believe whether you're undetectable or not, Turrets let survivors know you're close no matter what.

[@krishnavasu3499]

Yeah even when you're approaching from a tunnel, the turrets start beeping rapidly even though you're undetectable in the tunnels

[@ogge9296]

Indeed, so tinkerer feels very bad in this loadout

[@MadnessQTV]

@@ogge9296 I mean it's good information nonetheless, but the sneaky aspect of it doesn't really help. UNLESS they don't have a turret set up nearby.

[@Frumpbeard]

@@krishnavasu3499Seeing the alien in vents using motions trackers was a big thing in the movies, so if it didn't do that here then that would be really stupid.

[@lunasagaming5801]

@@Frumpbeard yeah but like if they're undetectable it shouldn't work

[@thePEguy12]

That tail attack just ends chases so fast it's insane

[@DeathstarsEG]

it does if you good with it lol!

[@mrmelatik]

And people say nurse is op lol

[@TheOnlyCelciAndDontYouForgetIt]

@mrmelatik Xenomorph has counterplay unlike her at least

[@harperhejter7766]

​@@mrmelatikcause she is lmao

[@thePEguy12]

@@DeathstarsEG yeah but that can be the case for many killers haha, just saying that if you master the up then down tail throw like otz showed a couple of times

[@snortingnesquik3470]

12:54 you can JUST see Claudette simply continue to work on the Gen as you walk up the hill again

[@cynicalnightmare1108]

And then crouch walk around the corner of the gen next to the part you can walk up the hill on, where Otz didn't check bc who tf expects that lol

[@FlipflopB]

@@cynicalnightmare1108did she do that? It looks like she just ran away based on scratch marks

[@cynicalnightmare1108]

@@FlipflopB I think he would have seen her if she did. I'm also pretty sure there's a split second where you can see the back of her shirt as he comes back around the gen

[@karimsonsafehold9233]

That is a pro black stealther

[@NemTheFemme]

2:23 From what I’ve experienced and heard from others, I think the problem here is not that you need to go around the turret, but rather that the turrets have (what is hopefully just a bug) invulnerability to your attacks when they are on cooldown from you exiting your tunnels, so you either have to sit and wait for them to start firing, wasting precious time (especially if there’s a survivor nearby), or just get out of range and hope it doesn’t become a problem in the future.

[@kaya5168]

Yes I have been playing Xeno for the last 2 days and this is exactly the case. Even if its not a bug I hope it will be changed, really annoying to see the turret and needing to wait before hitting it.

[@notOtzdarva]

Yeah I think I mention something about this in the second match. It's a bit odd!

[@fo9044]

​@@godofgore6667What?

[@heterOnegative]

@@godofgore6667literally no one said that

[@PainRisk]

@@godofgore6667 who said that?

[@kubasowinski3687]

Otz: Uses pop Also Otz: Maybe we'll have chance to use pop

[@ProfSquatch]

I read this as he said it

[@seanworre1l]

I don’t know if it’s just me, but playing against the xeno has been really hard so far. It could just be that he’s a new killer, and I’ll have to get used to him, but I’m having trouble so far 😅

[@LeviAbma]

Same bro

[@knightsofsumeria]

Not really. But still fun

[@tfcbioshock]

For me it's sort of like countering a death slinger or demo in terms of dodging out of the way of typical movements..but it's still so hard considering you don't know when hes going back into runner mode. That's when I always go down

[@yw997]

Got killed one time and bullied the xenomorph 8 times so far and I'm an average survivor. I think he is sooooo predictable and you can abuse it so bad😂

[@tfcbioshock]

@@yw997 if he's predictable then your in low MMR lmao all mine have super runner mode recharge add-ons so it comes right back super quick right when it's unlucky for me at a loop

[@Ithurtssobad]

I like using the cat carrier add on along with any perks that can apply undetectable. Something about playing lore accurate tickles my pickle. I even used the same mannerisms as the Alien in the movies. Slow walking through hallways while on 2 legs and looking around sharply when I hear noises! It's too much fun and I don't even care if I lose doing it!

[@tgarcher720]

Gotta make sure to tunnel and camp Ripley aswell

[@spooky0_0.]

I'm addicted to the new trail of torment and I tried it on xeno. So so good to apply with pop and be able to sneak up on survivors coming out of a tunnel, performing successful ninja tail attacks before they even realize.

[@oscar3153]

His tr is already small when in his crawl mode, pretty counter-intuitive since his ability already helps with stealth. Info perk/slowdown would be better

[@DeadByBouclette]

@@oscar3153 + turrets can still detect you

[@grim335]

I don't have eruption but I have all the rest so I will try it out

[@grim335]

I came here to say that it's not that bad it's kinda funny

[@spooky0_0.]

​​​@@oscar3153Right, but sometimes turrets are everywhere and completely nullify your runner mode. So removing the terror radius while not having your power active immediately, can help in chase or to confuse survivors. Also i believe that being silent walking on all four legs is not a bad thing too. I've managed to ambush them with my tail while they were healing/doing gens sometimes. At least in my current experience

[@Armanterros]

A really good build so far for me that got me to Iridescent 1 was Pain Res for gen regression, BBQ for info on hooks, his own personal perk Ultimate Weapon for unlimited info and Monitor&Abuse for that 16 metre terror radius in crawler form which i occasionally swapped out for DMS. I usually ran the add on that shows the gen progression for extra info. It was always quite fun running this. Good video and have a good day to everyone reading this!

[@epsilon1572]

imo M&A isn’t really worth it with ultimate weapon but DMS is a super nasty pick with it that ive been meaning to try

[@andresam3196]

what's DMS?

[@Smokin_Choochang]

@@andresam3196dead man’s switch, it’s a deathslinger perk

[@ohyeah225]

so you tell me pain res is still worth running?

[@WustyBakaz]

I've found surveillance to be really good on him! Not only is the aura after kicking really nice, but the passive extra 8 meters of hearing working on gens allows you to easily hear them on gens underground!

[@Meosychs]

This. I run a very generator protective build with surveillance, deadlock, Discordance and a free slot (usually pop or eruption though) and have lots of good matches even with no add ons.

[@sackjalter7001]

The hit boxes on the turrets are a bit rough but other than that this has been a 9/10 chapter loving it so far

[@crumpetsNskin]

The turrets are so fun as a survivor main. Really enjoy fighting back, but I’ve also been dying every match 😅

[@Meosychs]

Yeah, I've found myself attacking the same turret twice sometimes even three times IN THE SAME AREA just to destroy it sometimes. And by then it's burned through my crawler mode. Now I almost always go for tail breaks because so far it hasn't magically phased through the hitbox.

[@Tibor716]

The second game shows just how balanced the flamethrower turrets are. If placed correctly, they are devastating to killers' plays.

[@luxaeterna9383]

I love this chapter. I've been really enjoying playing as and against Xenomorph.

[@cominforyachips]

I ran whispers during the beta and when you're in the tunnels you can kind of look around and hear where the survivors are pretty easily because it's very quiet in there.

[@theducktdm536]

I found that dissolution is very good on xeno! Since youll be getting hits over pallets and leaving them down, it is very effective at deturring them or making them slow vault IE give you a free hit.

[@chillyotter5839]

I haven't tested it out yet, but I think Xenomorph's Rapid Brutality will be utterly insane with The Singularity and his already lovely chase

[@Your_Anime_Femboy]

it is. Oh god it is. Put STBFL and he’s so nice. Singularity main

[@simpletora7313]

I would imagine with STBFL clown is gross with it too

[@Frumpbeard]

10:23 Damn I was skeptical about the effectiveness of the tail attack but being able to "curve" over obstacles is huge. EDIT: After some testing, it seems there is no curve, the tail hitbox is just small enough to hit the tops of Survivors heads.

[@tremeschinion9420]

Like ya cut, G.

[@muigokugaming5989]

Yh I can agree that this build works well i have been running this build besides eruption which I replaced with jolt for the past hour and had great value out of it thank you otz great video once again

[@dankestofsouls]

I was running the exact same idea with Tinkerer / Pop, works really well on them! Also thank you for explaining the tail hitbox, I was getting some crazy hits without knowing how lol

[@Chippppppppppp]

Hey Otz, awesome video! Didn’t even think about aiming over obstacles and swiping down to get a hit. I ran this fun build this morning with the xenomorph and got to rank one fairly quickly: Ultimate Weapon, Iron Maiden, startstruck, and Distressing. Also the cat box and harpoon gun for addons. Started each match by opening a locker to trigger ultimate weapon, then immediately finding a tunnel. The survivor’s screams made it super easy to track them down one by one, especially in endgame.

[@ethancheung1676]

8:00 about the tail hitbox. you can relate it to pinhead’s chain, when you get passed the obstacle, you can then pull it down

[@user-bw7ho9wm8m]

Oh, first game was very brilliant. Great map control, being everywhere just on time and accurate pops, congrats

[@SoulLexiol]

Thanks for explaining the turrets. I actually thought some of them were industructable!

[@GreatestMKfighter]

7:48 has to be some of the greatest comedic timing I've ever seen in one of your videos.

[@HisMajestyColonelRadec]

Just wanted to come by and say that I thank you for being you. I've watched you almost since the beginning of your DbD career and watching you helped me realize lots of things about myself, which in turn helped me remember who I am. God bless your positivity.

[@thomas6129]

Ye same

[@Anemyya]

Love seeing discordance used more! I personally barely see it and have just recently started to use it more often. It's such a comfy perk tho

[@MomJeans1738]

Discordance alsp pairs well with STBFL. Two people on a generator means you're guaranteed to find someone who is not the obsession

[@darvx92]

*A few tips about alien I've gathered in my first games* 2:21 turrets get disabled briefly when you exit tunnels and you can't destroy them while they're disabled like that. Wait until they stop sparking and go back to firing at you and you should be able to destroy them every time; For those who don't know, you can destroy turrets with your tail, so if you see a turret and don't want to lose runner mode, get behind a wall or obstacle and when your "health bar" starts going back up, press m2 and peek, if you time it well enough and your aim is on point, you can always deny them bringing them out of runner mode; Tail attack has an hitbox *kinda* similar to nemesis' tentacle strike, so if a survivor crouches behind an obstacle (especially after vaulting a pallet or window) you can't hit them. If you're chasing an experienced survivor or if you see them crouching after a vault, don't waste time with a tail attack unless you can catch them mid animation (unless you do the rock-rope thing Otz shows in the video); Tail attack as a slightly lower hit cool down (we're talking about milliseconds) but it's miss animation is very fast, so try to attack them with your tail every chance you get (you miss every shot you don't take); The tail attack's hotbox can't be dragged sideways like nemesis' and it locks your view sideways during it's starting active damaging frames. Remember it can be dragged vertically to hit survivors behind obstacles tho; It's ofter beneficial to prioritize turret destruction over a hit on a survivor (especially if you're in a dead/depleted area): the turrets take quite some time to respawn. Even better if you destroy them with your tail since the recovery is so fast.

[@bardboi9052]

BIG REMINDER: Flame Turrets have motion detectors that can detect the alien from up to 41 meters away, even while in tunnels, and ignores terror radius effects. This significantly weakens stealth perks on Xenomorph, such as tinkerer. Keep this in mind when build crafting EDIT: I wanna say I do like the motion-detector feature, makes sense considering how often it’s used in Alien media. However, save for it detecting the xenomorph in the tunnels, I think it should be affected by terror radius perks. Tinkerer? Boom, gone. Monitor & Abuse? Reduced detection radius all together. I think this would make stealth builds on Xeno much more viable.

[@nickmachbr6958]

if only there was an addon that would disable motion detectors while in tunnel..

[@dodang_9147]

@@nickmachbr6958 or disable it general. another terrible designed mechanic.

[@agustinnarvaez5251]

@@dodang_9147 so essentially the survivors will only know about alien comming bc it popped up from a vent right next to the gen. And its not like sadako where you can block it from being used. And im saying this as a killer main.

[@dodang_9147]

@@agustinnarvaez5251 um yes. that is the point. what is the point of having lower terror radius when turret gives tr+gives distance for survivors running through the turret? his stealth and teleportation is redundant with the turrets.

[@agustinnarvaez5251]

@@dodang_9147 so have them affected by tr. Not straight up disabled.

[@zenachallenge6235]

The turrets give intermittent beeps which increases as the killer gets closer. This ignores undetectable, so making the survivors oblivious, or making yourself undetectable (including during tunnelling) the turrets act as a terror radius.

[@youngnorsegod1920]

i run discordance and pop as well but i also combo it with retribution and alien instinct on him. alien instinct especially has been super reliable for me on him because your able to get to the most vulnerable person extremely fast with his tunnels. a fun meme idea might be to use dragons grips and hide in a tunnel near the kicked gen to ambush the person when they get out

[@Ghostkillaz]

Hey otz tysm for making videos, I absolutely love your channel and your always so helpful, I used to main Wesker, and my perk build is exactly what you suggested and I've never changed it, I think I might main xeno now tho she's really fun to play and I love her movies She’s from too, thank you for your help with perk builds and gameplay tips it really helps man 😊

[@olliehodgson9876]

beautiful comeback in the second game well played otz!!!

[@slavik6470]

I’ve noticed that sometimes when using your tail, half the time you don’t really lose that much speed during your cool-down. I think it has something to do with dragging and the game giving you speed for a missed attack even though you got a hit

[@ChaosDY]

I definitely love using stealth perks on her. Especially monitor and abuse and fearmonger combo

[@confusiongamesplays]

Another video to make me feel better. Thank you Otz!

[@Zerog41612]

I had ni idea bout the lowering the tail to hit bellow obstacles, i learn something new everyday from you

[@Sgt.Simmoisabigdumbpoopoohead]

Hello friends, this is the Xenomorph that bursted out of Otz's chest, but you can call me Xenodarva.

[@dontbelong]

i’ve been running devour, corrupt, deadlock, and noed in case things go bad and i have to fight end game. its been working pretty well most of the time they never expect devour and have a hard time cleansing it since sometimes i find devour spawns next to a vent so you can easily guard it if they find it. corrupt can be switched for something like discordance but i feel like with this killer you NEED to have a down early or things will get really bad really fast as it did with otz in the second game. so having corrupt up to get that down before a gen is even found (if you’re lucky) is really nice plus you get a stack of devour quickly too. deadlock helps a lot because well it’s deadlock and whatever gen gets deadlocked you can run to it and do whatever you gotta do. pretty fun build imo

[@BWeb]

I knew discordance and tinkerer were gonna be mainstays on xeno but man, you really brought the punch with the last two 😂 as a survivor main, this is gonna be a fun but difficult killer to play against for years to come!

[@TheTeyandee]

lol, I haven't gotten to play since Pinhead hit public test... And the same exact perks are still being used! I don't mind it, but it's funny to check up on the game and still hear Otz explain the same exact perks. What is most impressive is that even after all this time he explains it as if it's the first time he'd say it. I love that about him because people in my situation where if there was something new or old added, we can pick up his videos again no matter how much time has passed.

[@kdmendonk]

Kyto did a great video showing how the tail attack looks "behind the scenes".

[@laserowypaczek]

thanks for explaining the hitbox Otz

[@Hydrodictyon]

I REALLY struggled with this build, to me it feels like a full-on information build, was hard to keep pressure against a team. However, a different build worked well for me, giving a 13 winstreak Day 1: • Oppression • Pop Goes The Weasel • Pain Res • Surveillance However, I lost the streak against a team that gave me downs, but did sabotage hooks and denied them effectively, therefore I came up with the following variation: • Discordance • Pop Goes The Weasel • Eruption • Overcharge And this one is actually kinda similar to yours, but felt more effective before the downs started kicking in. Also, a couple less effective, but mor fun suggestions. Both of them are basically divide and conquer type, which feel awesome with this guy! 1. Healing (comes with Kane’s Helmet and Hatchet): • a Nurse’s Calling • Monitor and Abuse • Fearmonger/Discorance • Pop Goes The Weasel 2. Scream Hexes (use with Harpoon Gun & Cat Carrier): • Thrill of The Hunt • Face the Darkness • Ruin • Surveillance

[@pureradiants888]

ooooooh that's an amazing way to describe the tail. Thanks otz

[@dooku2489]

i’ve been using discordance, brutal strength, monitor & abuse, and save the best for last and it’s been so fun. with high stacks of save you can basically double tap survivors with m1 and then tail attack sometimes

[@eytiamatrl4061]

Hex: Face the Darkness, Lethal Pursuer, Pop Goes the Weasel, and No Way Out. This combination has gotten me extremely consistent wins the past couple of days

[@smilingonion2469]

I really enjoyed using Pentimento with plaything plus pop and corrupt intervention. Corrupt helps in the early game so that you find survivors quicker thanks to the tunnels and the fact that it disappears after you down doesn't matter that much since you get the plaything/pentimento going plus pop is there to help with the regression even more. I do think information peks are pretty good on this killer as well tho especially discordance and tinkerer as shown in the video.

[@Reciever80]

yeah tinkerer, bbq, MaA/ToT to complete the stealth factor, and one other of your choice could be really cool. maybe nurse's calling, lethal pursuer, pop, or nowhere to hide depending on what you feel is missing (healing/info/gens/info)

[@Reciever80]

people dont like monitor but it's a 30% reduction in an already lowered TR vs. the normal 20-25% on a higher TR, so youre getting more out of it than usual. ends up being like almost half the usual TR. ToT with eruption and another info perk would be a lot of fun as well. kick gen, go undetectable, and perhaps nowhere to hide, so it's a combo of gen destroying, stealth, and info

[@ClosAndBob]

I love Otz, his content, and his more creative builds but its always funny when he suggests the Otz classics of Discordance, Tinkerer and Pop for MOST killers.

[@SupremeDalek225]

Two perks that I've really enjoyed on Xenomorph is the pretty meta Lethal Pursuer and the very niche Monitor and Abuse. Lethal Pursuer very quickly gets you into a chase by tunneling towards everyone, preferably tunneling towards someone already about touch a gen or a group of 2 survivors so that they can't double team a gen. And Monitor and Abuse being used for the same reasons as Monitor and Dead Rabbit on Myers, having a small terror radius to give survivors as minimal time to react to your approach is always nice and since the requirement for it to be most effective is just being in runner mode and not in a chase it means you have a constant ability to catch survivors off guard as apposed to pure stealth perks with activation conditions and timers, plus the constant fluctuating heartbeat from Monitor while also swapping in and out of runner mode all game can be fairly confusing for where the Xenomorph actually is, especially on indoor maps.

[@Kenny_ATMOZ]

2:20 correct me if i am wrong but i believe the reason that you didnt hit the turret there is because for some reason it can't be dammaged the second that it reactivates. And for some devilish reason that timing is the exact same as the timing that makes you able to use your m1 again after exeting a tunnel so it happens a lot and you have to wait an extra second each time.

[@thomasroskam6705]

I've been running pain res, ultimate weapon, dms and discordance on the xenomorph and it's honestly doing wonders

[@rodrigovianna7257]

Dms?

[@flohzz6644]

@@rodrigovianna7257Dead means switch

[@thomasroskam6705]

@@rodrigovianna7257 It’s short for dead man’s switch

[@brysonemery9232]

Why are some turrets reinforced with titanium take like 4 hits to break ex: 2:20

[@shirokku3279]

Based on the design of the tail, you can also think of it as a knife on a chain if the easier visual comparison helps.

[@ShikyoSendo89]

My current load out for Xeno is Lethal Pursuer, Hex: Plaything, Alien Instinct, and Jolt/Nowhere to Hide using Ripley's Watch and Parker's Headband/Crew Headset. Plaything gives me stealth, plus another objective for survivors, while Lethal and Instinct give me information at the start as well as through out the match. Jolt I use for if I don't wanna take time to kick gens and Nowhere for if I wanna make sure I find people nearby, depends on my mood when I load in. Add-Ons are mostly for quick ambushes and getting rid of turrets so I can focus on chases.

[@epticmaniac5764]

A build I use is for him is add ons cattle prod the ear piece that let you see footsteps farther then perks lethal ,pop pain res, last perk is personal choice merciless or deadlock very good build with good information and slow down

[@BlackstarHalo4]

Rapid brutality and STBFL are actually amazing on Xeno. I have been using them together with alien instinct and ultimate weapon and I havent had anyone escape against me yet. It is very true that the tail attack is extremely useful and you will need to use it a lot, but survivors do NOT expect you to go for basic attacks as xeno and you can easily surprise them and hit multiple survivors very quickly all while having 5% haste. On paper the haste doesnt seem amazing but in practice rapid brutality has secured me so many hits it's insane. It is very strong to just go for one basic attack and then catch up and get the second hit with the tail thanks to the haste. I promise it's a lot better than it seems!

[@Kahleren]

the haste is a nice setup for a good tail swipe angle, I like RB it just needs a certain mindset when using it. For example, I never respect pallets

[@quadeforrestal4320]

Haven't watched to the end yet but nowhere to hide would be a very good perk to include in this build.

[@Strongbow098]

I half less than half the killers prestiged. Have had some success running Ultimate Weapon; Darkness revealed; Tinker and Jolt. So much info at times of my convenience. And tink and jolt to help manage gens

[@majora.mp3546]

"Mom i made a new build for a killer" "Interesting build or 4 gen defense build" "Gen defense build"

[@shinylightmoon]

I love to use monitor and corrupt. At the start when the match begins, go into your tunnel and look for footsteps (use the addon to extend the range for that) abd just go from tunnel to tunnel after hitting survivors, try to get them off guard or go to a gen survs might be working on till the corrupt ends. Then i have bbq and pop on tbh this is a build that works the best for me 😊

[@jaythefox3794]

I really love using lethal pursuer, pop, floods of rage, and deadlock. Lethal can get you a really early and fast hook on Xeno because he can get on top of the survivor’s nigh instantly

[@joetucker971]

This is almost exactly what I've been running, except I've been running pain res over eruption, I'll have to try out eruption instead after seeing this, cheers otz :))

[@remnant518]

I use a very simple build with Corrupt, STBFL, Rapid Brutality and Lethal. Lethal and Corrupt to see where people start and immediately worm my way in the tunnels to find someone (usually the one who immediately goes for the turret), while Rapid and STBFL helps me being really aggressive against the non-obsession, or even the obsession sometimes when I can't hit the tail consistently.

[@sweetmemories2515]

stbfl, alien haste hit perk, blood favor, and your choice of last/gen perk is amazing imo its also a good idea to not just try to hit with tail 24/7 especially if they are right near you. using stbfl ontop of killers you want to m2 with just makes using m1 less bad for you, less of a crutch more of a saving grace.

[@MarshallMathersFan99]

That hit at 10:24 was insane. I gotta work on getting that down

[@Sariiger]

I recommend using Monitor & Abuse, it really catches survivor off-guard, and by the time they notice where I'm coming from (despite me playing the giant Queen), they're pretty much in tail range. It's an insanely strong perk on her.

[@GlitchImprover1]

Surveillance has some use in the tunnel for the bigger repair sound radius sometimes too ^_^

[@Sephara_Valruk]

One of my friends helps me with my builds and they made me a full chase build because I strive for the chase consisting of Lethal pursuer Deadlock Rapid Brutality and STBFL I have had chases that lasted a SECOND with this build and I love it I get good hits with Aliens M1 and her tail all over the game and consistently come out with 3-4 kills a game

[@brysonemery9232]

Hello friends this is Otz or yet another victim of identity theft

[@jacobcoates7987]

I like coup on xeno. It's not game-changing like it is on Myers or clown, but it keeps up his lethality if you get knocked out of runner mode mid chase.

[@dicerson9976]

Honestly the way I visualize the tail attack is literally as it is. It's a sharp and pointy object on the edge of a very bendy rope I control. Moving and looking guides the tip of the tail which will sort of flow in that direction stopping on the first thing it hits. Unlike Nemi, whose whip consists of several hitboxes that can hit multiple things at once, Xeno only gets ONE hitbox and whatever it hits it hits and that's it!

[@Reaper-J129]

One build that I've been loving myself that I made with the couple of perks I have is: ultimate weapon, darkness revealed, lethal pursuer and scourge hook pain res (alternatively you can put another slowdown perk here)

[@HalcyonRemnant]

This is the exact build I've been running except I've swapped discordance for trail of torment for even more out of nowhere shenanigans

[@italianwalnut1094]

dragons grip is pretty solid being able to throw it on a gen then go into the tunnels right away and waiting has giving at least me a lot of value

[@H-man414]

I’m running fearmonger, sloppy, nurses calling & the xeno perk which makes you see furthest away after hook (can’t remember name off the top) really fun killer to play this!

[@dhgaming3798]

I find that monitor and abuse, pain res, deadlock, and corrupt intervention provide some good pressure with a hint of stealth.

[@krishnavasu3499]

Another good build I used was pain res, dead mans switch, ultimate weapon and deadlock. Every time u get a hook, just open a locker and pop up near survivors from the tunnels. If they're on a gen, they scream and block it. Anyone who comes for the save also blocks it. Pain res and deadlock help with slowing down the game without the need to kick gens and always be in chase

[@cmpdr5063]

personally, I use pop and pain res since pain res can give an immediate regression when hooking someone and can allow you enough time to pop the same gen if the survivors are trying to contest the gen (you can go for more bold plays as well). for my other two perks I use 1 info and 1 chase perk, these being discordance as it gives consistent info thought the entire match and allow you to know ideally which gen will get pain res'ed. You can follow up with a pop or be able to split gen pressure without having to visit multiple gens. For my chase perk I use bamboozle to shut off windows and throw people off with that little 10% extra vault speed. For addons I use Kanes helmet for the mangled and try to think of it as a 5th perk and you could use any other addon you think would go well with it. hope you can find some success and fun watching gens lose 1/2 progress within a minute and a half :)

[@Seph2079]

I used Alien with mointor and abuse to pair with the decrease in terror radius when on all fours. I used lethal pursuer to avoid turrets and tunnel to start chases earlier and increase aura reading. I used bbq and darkness revealed. I want to try ultimate weapon with wesker and the perk that increases terror radius. Im sure it would be fun with Alien, but maybe with Wesker, you can cover the entirety of midwich lol

[@oxygen2034]

What I’m using just now is lethal pursuer eruption pop goes the weasel and either bbq and chilli or ultimate weapon it’s working pretty well for me it’s like a hybrid between aura and gen defense

[@augtoberOG]

I've been using a very cheeky build, trail of torment, dragon's grip, jolt, and fear monger. The trick is to hide in a tunnel near the gen right after kicking it with that add on that gives haste for 3 seconds when exiting the tunnel. even if they can start running before you hit them, they're exhausted, you have haste, and tail. Trail is just to bait people into touching the gen, but if they figure out your tactic, it then makes them scared to touch the gen because you may be waiting to ambush nearby.

[@willow2946]

ive played alot of xeno since she came out and ive found that i get a lot of value from pop + hex plaything + hex pentimento :)

[@alphashdw2935]

My current build for xeno is: Lethal Pursuer Alien Instinct Hex: Devour Hope Hex: Undying Lethal is super good for this killer because you can apply instant pressure with your tunnels, and Instinct allows you to get easy downs on vulnerable survivors (I’ve had games of me bouncing between 2 injured survivors getting hooked and unhooked until they died). Devour rewards you for using Instinct and applies massive pressure at 3 stacks. Tail attack even allows you to hide the perk until the best moment. Undying gives insurance and occasionally aura info. My addons are the same as Otz’s, but I’ve been wanting to run the cat carrier one to make devour even scarier! It’s an aggressive build, very fun with little-to-no downtime (in a good way, not a Hux way). It’s also great for new xeno players who need practice with the tail attack (like me).

[@clocked0]

My build has been Trail of Torment, Nowhere to Hide, Pop and Pain res. I really love the stealth this allows me to have Another one that worked pretty well was spies from the shadows and *plaything in place of ToT NTH

[@acomfychair]

I really enjoy monitor/bamb, stbfl, pop/pain res and tinkerer

[@Hellschwarz]

A build I have had a lot of fun with is discordance, no way out, Hex: Ruin and a flex slot. you can just patroll gens through your tunnels.

[@nickmachbr6958]

4:57 thank you for showing me this, yesterday I had a match in cowshed, used this trick and guaranteed a 4k! they never saw it coming LULW!

[@capbarbossa]

STBFL - Its perfect for Xeno Devour Hope - with the tunnels u can always gain a stack after hooking someone, but that is not the core of the gameplay. If u get 3 tokens, prioritize using the tail attack to hide the devour and wait to the Moris Thrilling Tremors - gives u info to what gen is being repaired and then u apply the next perk Pop Goes the Weasel - Apply the pop on the gen that doesn't is blocked by thrilling tremors I've already won 30 games in a row with that build. I only played a few games in the ptb, but his mechanics are pretty easy to master. The addon doesn't make too much difference if u dont make too much mechanical mistakes.

[@zekkenquinnvt]

I’ve noticed when exiting a tunnel turrets are inactive for about 2 seconds. While they are inactive like that you can’t attack them but once they become active you can so be sure to wait before attack them when exiting a tunnel

[@bobbyg465]

The build I’ve been using is pop goes the weasel, a nurses calling, scourge hooks: gift of pain, agitation. The idea is to use scourge hooks to keep people mangled so you can see them healing through the tunnels with nurses.

[@AzazelTV18]

Nice one

[@trashcan9519]

So far on alien ive used coup,deadlock,oppression,and corrupt with rileys watch and the speed boost add-on. It has taken me to iri1 really fast as it allows for a much more aggressive playstyle .

[@Wayhoo]

This chapter is absolutely awesome!

[@primalryquaza]

FYI, ive found that if you hit a disabled turret it will not break. It has to be active or repairable, so if you come out of a tunnel, you can't break it. Confirmed this with the extra 1 second of downtime on the turret after exiting a statuon

[@thebeardedredrhino9230]

tbh i've had really good games with Save and Rapid the ability to tail stab the obsession and be able to attack quickly recover and them gain almost no distance is lovely especially if they are grouped up so i wouldn't cut those 2 out of the options list imo.

[@hugothemysterio5234]

discordance changed to pain res is perfect fit

[@FusionSnooty]

i’ve been using: STBFL, superior anatomy, ultimate weapon & lethal peruser and i’ve been doing very well with it (3-4ks each time)

[@stopmotionyoutuber4599]

My build is Tinkerer, Dragon's Grip, Lethal Persuer, and Jolt. Using these perks I have only had two people escape at all via hatch, but even then I gave one of them hatch