The MOST USEFUL Survivor Perk in Dead By Daylight

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[@danowen79]

I agree. This multi use is also why Resilience is popular - it does more than just speed up vaults while injured, it increases speed of a variety of actions.

[@STARLEYMAYHEM]

Doesn’t mean it’s a good perk.

[@danowen79]

@@STARLEYMAYHEM Fourth most used perk in the game, so can’t be terrible or people wouldn’t run it.

[@STARLEYMAYHEM]

@@danowen79 People only running it for vault speed it’s not that good

[@STARLEYMAYHEM]

@@danowen79 Just because it’s popular doesn’t mean it’s good.

[@danowen79]

@@STARLEYMAYHEM Well there must be some correlation, as I don’t think people would continually run bad perks they don’t get value from in most games.

[@hallooos7585]

Another thing you forgot to add is that you can bring the killer to the teammate that hides all game so the killer will get distracted by something 😂

[@sj_milk_]

you know so many times I've done this, the killer sympathises with the clown and kills me let's them out. i see so many streamers doing it as well 🫣

[@hyrulezomby6828]

I run bond a lot in solo que, helpful to know what corner my teammates are crouching in lol

[@Jonrocks7]

Or what deadzone they are living in

[@professorwatt7344]

FINALLY SOMEONE ELSE SAID IT. I love running empathy and bond to know where my teammates are, what pallets are thrown (seeing them throw them), and all extra info it comes with.

[@TheReZisTLust]

I run empathy and that one perk that resets pallets lol heal bot otw

[@jongabalis5964]

instead of empathy i go for open handed, bond, adrenaline, exhaustion perk. windows is also good with open handed because you can see every pallet on the map

[@jamesbohm3690]

​@@jongabalis5964 i tried open handed with windows+bond once and now i cant play without it

[@Sixi_]

Was gonna post the same comment. 100% agree

[@forsaille4655]

This video proves one thing: Dwight is the cement that holds the survivor team togoether

[@kingquan3826]

Yup

[@thatsnut]

2 other reasons Bond is clutch: -- If you see a crow fly near you, and there's no survivor aura on Bond, it means the killer disturbed the crow. So good to have against stealth killers -- Another general game knowledge example: One time on Lery's I saw a survivor get M1'd, then the killer left them. The survivor went back to where they were hit, and I saw them crouch and pick up an item on Bond. Let me know the killer had Franklin's. It's a seemingly simple perk but the depth of things you can learn with it is crazy! My favorite perk in the game.

[@SwarmVII]

Exactly. So many values that we don't even think about

[@chrispnugget]

wow the crow thing is a large brain observation

[@jennuflect]

@@chrispnugget nothing but large brain observations from Nut, a dbd veteran with over 100+ hours who's capable of 1-2 gen chases as long as the killer isn't using their power. (sorry for fangirling)

[@thatsnut]

@@jennuflect thank you very much janet, everything you said is correct. and yes crowder, my brain is a massive, pulsating mass of vibrant, high-energy neurons. thank you for noticing

[@RafaelReyesJr]

"Watching Your Teammates Doing Absolutely Nothing". Truer words have never been spoken...

[@spwnklez]

this was genuinely so helpful as i ALWAYS have empathy and windows equipped. i feel confident taking them off now; i never realized how much value you could actually get from bond.

[@YoshizawaABC1180]

I’m still dumb and didnt memorize the pallet or window locations still😂😂

[@Enchanteddy]

​@@YoshizawaABC1180 You could technically run any means necessary for dropped pallets

[@MSXexe]

I would really love to see a video on why you shouldn't rely on Windows on Opportunity just so I can send it to my friend

[@Liara_Tsoni2275]

I need that too, so I can send it to literally every single random teammates 😂

[@IronF1st_]

Empathy gives so much information too, you see where the killer is and where he might come from when he hits survivor basically anywhere on the map

[@beandelrey]

Dropping windows for bond is something I always preach for new survivors, it’s miles better

[@KharmaaYT]

In my opinion I wouldn’t necessarily say drop one for one bc both perks benefit to a certain play style better,I’d say windows is very good for new players to learn where pallets n vaults are an why they spawn there an getting used to tiles, an then after some time try takin it off, but even then being a god tier looper windows is jus so good for looping, knowing what pallets are dropped and not n havin them highlighted helps me bc some maps eveything blends in so it’s easier to see vaults and shit n also the better you are without windows the better you’ll be with it,i agree with this video n think bond is very damn good an useful but i personally like to run windows an kindred on my built, with all the reasons hes givin id say the only 2 that rlly strike me n why id use bond is jus taking ur loops away form teammates an finding teammates to get healed, when I play again I’ll try using bond over windows n see how i like it

[@Dnabb1990]

​@@KharmaaYT 100% agree. Windows should not be a crutch for people, and they should be able to play well with or without it, however I disagree with people that say it's just for beginners. Despite the fact that it's a GREAT beginner perk, that's not all that it is. Windows is extremely useful when playing solo queue, and good loopers can severely punish killers using windows. It's a great perk for players of all experience levels, but for different reasons.

[@KharmaaYT]

@@Dnabb1990 exactly👏🏾heavy on the “it shouldn’t be a crutch perk” I’ve noticed takin it off I was able to pay more attention to the map then putting it back on I was sm better chaining loops as well as using strong tiles with no vaults or pallets

[@dobby9996]

It's always cool seeing a new opinion on the best perks. Especially when the reasoning isn't just 'I like it' and has logic behind it

[@tylerblazier791]

Awesome video. This genuinely shifted me to want to make it an every class perk for me but dude. That Freddy at the end had me in tears. I know he was like “dude stop” 😂

[@Insanity-vv9nn]

deja vu is also one of the best perks for time saving.

[@FndMusic]

Do you use rehase? If yes can you share your preset ?

[@a1eez]

I most of the time like to use alert, to know where pallets are destroyed, where chase is happening or just where he is, and alert helps more often than you think in chase. But you have conviced me to start using bond more often. Good job!

[@Liara_Tsoni2275]

As a bond main user, I definitively agree. This perk is so valuable that I picked this perk in comp and no regrets at all😌 my team were like "but we will be communicating so maybe it's better to pick another perk?" And I was like "No, You don't know the power of bond".

[@thearcadio]

I often find myself using the green key with the aura reading add-ons to do the same thing, and then run for perks to help in chase

[@misstoastysox]

I only started running Bond (instead of Kindred) after watching your videos and seeing you run it all the time. TY! It gives you so much decision-making information. So much so if I switch survivors and forget to put Bond in my build, it feels like a completely different game (and usually not a good one)!

[@hdtv00]

100% correct. It has been for LONG time. You gain SOOO much info from having it , it's just priceless. You're the first person I've seen get it right.

[@gmosworld]

dang as a long time empathy user, i’m 100% convinced you’re right. bond is the best value all around

[@aintezbeindz]

I can honestly say bond has saved more of my solo que games than any other perk. It goes crazy in a duo or trio as well.

[@richt7525]

Especially if y'all are evil and someone brings openhanded 😂. My swf does that, with a couple rookie spirits. Peak efficiency without having to make so many callouts let's us chill and not interrupt our dumb conversations.

[@BuzzCaboom]

I'm catching up on tome challenges and had one where i had to use bond, haven't taken it off since

[@QT_Jeanne]

You’re basically highlighting how powerful showing a teammate’s aura is, which I very much agree with. But Aftercare is absolutely underrated; not only it does everything you highlighted in the video but also it shows YOUR aura to them and that adds even greater advantages, with infinite range too

[@s5079282]

Nah, it comes with conditions and resets when you get hooked

[@chiggafly769]

i noticed i started running bond more instead of windows (also because i switched to pc recently) but i never quite knew why. thx swarm

[@megan6003]

I always use empathy as it really helps with information ingame so i can get a flashbang or flashlight save even a pallet save which really makes the game more salvageable

[@bradyoung6651]

Reason #9: Knowing where to run to useless teammates to sand bag them while being chased by the killer. Tired of an immersed Nea Urban Evasioning around the map with 0 hooks and completely healthy while you are on death hook, injured, and currently being chased by the killer? Lead the killer directly to them and force the killer to switch targets.

[@nvoo123]

YES. clicked on this vid without knowing the perk but bond is a permanent slot in my builds. you get value every single game. also you talking about flashlight saves and finding teammates is exactly why i love bond, even when you cant find your teammates you can "zone" out different areas rather quickly. such a good perk

[@paulgal]

I thing I hate about bond is when you see a survivor drop ever single pallet including shack it hurts my soul.

[@Liara_Tsoni2275]

Fr, also the jungle gym and schack camping pallet and you can already tell this guy runs with windows of opportunity 🥲 no offense to windows users just talking from my personal experience but it hurst so bad to see it 😂

[@vil3fk]

some time ago my solo queue games were HORRIBLE until I started using Bond, Especially if you use it with open-handed. Crazy how you made this video and I started using it again

[@Pinkyc0rn332]

Omg yes finally someone who understands me! Bond plus that perk that increases the range of aura perks is literally so good! Its like kindred but for the entire map. I just love to have that information on what is going on in the match and use it to my advantage

[@chaosflash912]

As soon as I saw the thumbnail in my notifications, I knew immediately which perk you were gonna talk about.

[@fabaun6952]

My favourite Bond synergy is with Open Handed and Kindred, then you'll almost always have sight on the killer and your teammates.

[@chrispnugget]

the first clip of the video had me rolling 😂 no way Billy edit: trapper was getting juiced at the Z for that long. W vid, need more teammates running bond

[@SwarmVII]

Billy btw Kappa

[@chrispnugget]

YEP THATS MY LAST COMMENT ON A YT VIDEO EVER

[@memar641]

i'll take up the pitchfork with you against the bully streamer

[@chrispnugget]

@@memar641 peepoWeRiot

[@anthonypomante]

I literally run bond every single match. it has been so useful

[@pt.1273]

AGREE. When I thought about this perk I start figure some useful and using more I keep finding more of useful until it like my main solo q perk, sometime better than other solo q perk due consistant and solidof perk. This more useful I found. Some big map that seem not useful with Bond but it still can do some impact. Most the time players spent their time on middle of map but rarely corner of the map. And you look at teammate who move away from your perk range and remember where everyone and everyone go. When you need to know their exact position like flashlight save you just go around to lastest area your teammate go, or listen to Killer heart beat and go around that area and you'll find teammate who get chasing. Overall there many way you can adapt and use Bond and fill the hole for weakness side.

[@ACleverName4Me]

I play 95% solo q and I have ran bond on all my builds. I started my dbd addiction when the twins just came out and I loved Dwight because he was cute AND he also worked in a pizza place just like I did at the time. King Dweet!

[@chillwave8809]

I think bond is very underrated, I use it sometimes in my builds and it give allot of value.

[@Supboi]

I still think Windows is the best perk for beginners and even pros Because no matter how many hours you have, you can’t tell if your teammate used a pallet.

[@lockdown7498]

Potential energy and off the record being kinda meta rn unintentionally

[@aycrimson]

Please, tell me how you've got those comestics on nea i can't find them anywhere at the beginning of the video with the leather vest with a skull and handcuff on it.

[@LilacHeather]

They were in a past rift. Rift cosmetics get added to the store around 12 months after said rift has ended.

[@aycrimson]

@@LilacHeather Oh that's why i can't find them. Thank you very much !

[@christakma]

I must say that at first i was a little sceptical. After trying it for myself i still don't think it's the strongest perk but as you said it's always there, it feels quite nice to have and i got some juicy flashlight saves with it. I think more people should use bond!

[@Ibinaboo]

Bond can also help you prevent sandbagging your teammates and also help you sandbag that Leon crouching at the corner of the map doing nothing

[@chriscastillo4394]

I like to run bond quick gambit open handed and any exhaustion perk or resilience for a chase oriented build very underrated perk combos

[@willemcenter8649]

Great breakdown. Didn’t agree when I heard it but you make an excellent point. Subscribed for this and the inclusion of it being free as a true value

[@kingquan3826]

I saw a guy say that Bond should be a built in perk for survivors

[@richt7525]

For the love of God please no lol. I love it but it needs to take a perk slot, being free and all.

[@TheShabick]

Of recent, in SoloQ, I ran a lot of Bond, Openhanded, Kindred, and then either Detective's Hunch with a Rainbow Map + Crystal Bead/Retardant Jelly(or Odd Stamp if I'm feeling frisky) or Any Means Necessary if I'm out of maps(Or you, like Swarm, want a flashlight). Basically you're a knowledge god and while you're alive so are your disciples(aka teammates). Windows of Opportunity is selfish and hardly effective, for a few seconds extra chase if you weren't paying attention to where everything is that might end up messing up your teammates. This gives you more info and a better chance to survive since your teammates are clued in also(when you're hooked or looking at the map). Now a Bloodsense Map might change this, possibly making Resilience better than Bond as long as you have a stash of them but still this is solid.

[@TheStratovarian]

Calm Spirit - Stops so many aura reveal/Gen regresser perks that are potent. Stops audio queues for many things too, sadly not wounded states, but visual and audio that can give killers a good idea where you are. Stops Eruption/Friends till the end/Doctos main power use/FtD/Pain Res/SftS. Perks that can let the killer immediately pressure you and team out of the gate.

[@bocs9086]

for some reason if you have calm spirit and killer has pain res + dead man's switch, calm spirit does nothing. You don't scream, but you still get up from the gen and it gets blocked. So weird. But you're absolutely right about everything else. I started using it just to counter Ultimate weapon and discovored that it is much more useful that that. (although 30% slower speed on totems and chests suck)

[@megaagentj2248]

@@bocs9086 calm spirit doesn't stop screams from interupting actions, it just stops your character from actually screaming/the killer getting a notification of your location, you still do the scream animation and that interrupts your action for dead man's

[@Mythravish]

​@@megaagentj2248you don't scream, getting pain res'd with calm spirit on plays the skill check fail animation, calm spirit completely disables all the scream animations.

[@VoodooStarlight]

Bond never leaves any layout on any survivor I play. All your reasons plus more is the reason why. The last reason is frustrating honestly, especially if they are hiding for an extended amount of time for some reason - which is why I spam notifications beside them. Oh well.

[@MeryM06]

Love Bond, when I was new at the game I always told my friends they should use it for all the reasons you gave. I love having the information Bond gives me ❤

[@alexandrsurovov6435]

I feel the same way about empathy, the biggest upside of which is increased range

[@7131lexie]

Anyone I've encountered using bond usually use it to run killer right to me while they are being chased and I'm working on a gen 😂

[@richt7525]

Bond is in my top 3 survivor perks. I love perks that spread utility and guarantee value. Running bond, rookie spirit, and Noone left behind makes solo que sooooo much more manageable. I almost never see the last 2 in others' builds but they're incredibly slept on IMO.

[@SenkoVT]

Outdated Bond benefit : you can kinda see, if your teammates are doing gens

[@WTFisAuserFRCKINname]

I think Windows AND Bond are the greatest perks. The same reason you said Bond is cringe, is the reason Windows gets so much value. Scared people who hide also throw pallets.

[@Supboi]

I wanna run a ace 16+ meter perk and bond/kindred and stuff but I cannot play without my dead hard, iron will combo 😭

[@reybarrera9345]

Bond and resilience is so strong. That 9% on top of seeing your teammates is crazy good

[@Leosennnn]

Bond is a must-have in soloQ and pubs, obviously its pretty useless if you have coms with your fellow survivors, but baring that im not taking it off

[@medinamojo]

This video sold me on Bond, will start running it

[@Lacter12]

a lot of these also overlap with kindred but bond is more consistent

[@JarikArton]

I only play solo q and the biggest change I made from being in gold to rank 1 was using bond. By far the best solo q perk

[@shuhghatthaamen1103]

I enjoy windows of opportunity with almost every build. Make sure I can always find a loop

[@Vulpecula-Enfield]

Thanks, I'll put this info to good use.

[@francoperez5239]

Being a teammate player, I'm currently using: borrowed time, bond, lithe and windows of opportunity, what do you recommend? i haven't played in more than a 1 year so I don't know what perks are OP. Love ur videos 👍

[@dorimeameno5514]

change borrowed time to we'll make it and change windows to something like off the record, adrenaline or background player if you like doing pallet/flashbang saves, this way you'll heal your team quicker and either have anti tunnel, a second chance in end game or helping your team with saves, it may be difficult to play without windows but it's gonna be worth it once you learn tile pattern, having a extra perk slot gives much more value than windows will ever give.

[@senekiss]

Didn't know bond was that good, I'll try it.

[@pistolmoth4198]

I basically never take off Bond. Might as well be basekit for me. Playing without it feels like playing with horse blinders.

[@maximeanais4925]

Idk wich one is better for soloQ ? Bond or kindred ?

[@SwarmVII]

both lol

[@MrKiraGr]

I dont know man, i cant play without bond also in swf, my friends ask me why i use this perk in swf, for me that i run background and flashbang help me a lot in much situation not only for the save, for me is the top three perk of dbd, and i have more of 6k hours

[@trichcuit]

The solo q value is so good!! I think that stands alone as reason #9

[@errosy3058]

I love bond myself too and I agree with everything you said swarm. ITS SOOO GOOD

[@stealthyleon8812]

Bond is amazing! Here’s my build for Bond: Bond, Quick Gambit, Troubleshooter, and any anti-tunneling perk or Adrenaline. Bond is the best info perk in the game!❤👍

[@archangeloid3214]

I absolutely adore bond! It was my favorite survivor perk since 2021 and i feel really uncomfortable w/o it in matches

[@iGamezRo]

If I wouldn't run Windows, I'd die after switching the first loop.

[@ilcorbellodipianoia8646]

You should make a whole guide on how to have the most fun in solo queue survivor. I have 3k hours, killer main and used to play a lot of 4 men swf in 2019. Now I am 90% killer player just because I can't stand solo queue but would like to play surv more, like I used to.

[@Inacurate]

Empathy for me over Bond, but both are great perks. I don't use Flashlights, so I'm never chasing after a teammate going for a save, and that is truly where Bond shines so you can get to the best position, Empathy doesn't always allow for that. Same with avoiding teammates on a gen, Bond is consistent with that, Empathy of course requires one of them to be injured. Likewise, I also don't use exhaustion perks, so the extra range with Empathy lets me follow the chase and track (when I feel like paying attention) pallet usage map wide, dip early if I see an injured survivor coming my way, determine the level of the survivor based on their looping mechanics, and *usually* figure out who the killer is after the survivor is injured, based on how they path and what they do in reaction to the killer. All map wide, which for me and how I play is a major advantage for me. If Bond had another 16-24m range, it would be a difficult decision. 32m and I'd use it over Empathy without question.

[@Inacurate]

I'll add that before the UW spam, I used Kindred to round things out. Everyone sees killer aura and if they're face camping, and I can see if I need to go for save without wasting any time compared to having to be close enough with Bond. This is what always draws me back to this laggy af game, the depth of perks and plethora of playstyles from which to choose. I just wish they'd fix hitreg and latency. Maybe with UE5, they will.

[@madbart214yomother7]

Empathy allows use of another perk, possibly an exhaustion perk to get yourself out of a sticky situation or to take a protection hit and take chase from someone who needed it. Maybe your better than them at chase, bail em out or give everyone else kindred value. Bond and open-handed are great but any means and empathy tells you a lot more. Any means tells you if the killer breaks pallets and if they do, if they break them instantly or if they wait. Some killers don't break them at all and you wait till they get out of there and reset them. Another good build is we'll make it, kindred, second wind, empathy. You see others and can do something about it to keep you and others in the game as long as possible. The we'll make it icon tells a survivor to not be a dummy and run off, just stay close and I got you. Maybe get the round's best runner back into action so y'all can get the rest of the gens or open the gate. Like you, there are smarter ways to play this game and that is what keeps me playin.

[@dorimeameno5514]

exhaustion- Lithe or SB anti tunnel- Off the Record anti camp- Reassurance best gen perk- Déjà vu best heal perk: We'll make it best save perk: background player best SWF perk: Deliverance anti aura: distortion/ off the record best end game perk: adrenaline/hope anti slugging: Unbreakable best Solo Q perk: bond/kindred best aura perk: alert best self healing perk: Plot twist/ Inner strength best misc. perk: Resilience/ buffed iron will/ Blast mine/ Flashbang that's my personal perk list, 5000hrs ingame

[@cindyxpanda938]

i like to bond. LOL W video as always

[@laszlok3]

20 seconds into the video : A-fkin-MEN !!

[@jack-o-guard]

I BEEN WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO SAY THIS THANK YOU

[@coastwisedg]

I completely agree and think it’s underrated

[@Altai947]

I'm binge to watch ur vids Swarm qmazing content keep it up!!

[@richardcletus6026]

Damn dude, did you just change my opinion on Bond? I think you just did. I concede, Bond is pretty dope.

[@fatihdogan3456]

this is what i m telling my friends over and over again but most of them dont listen.. One perk to rule them aaalll

[@the_witek4424]

bond + open cards (+16m)

[@mintman1271]

bond is these perks in one 1 Quick gambit 2 Empathy 3 kindred 4 Windows of opportunity 5 No one left behind 6 Empathy 7 Premonition 8 is free (just like Empathy

[@KharmaaYT]

For me personally bond does not replace windows, for my shitty memory to know what pallets are dropped is just so good, an also not even knowing jus knowing where they are but having them highlighted itself is just nice bc some maps it’s hard to see well at least for me, an I don’t even have bad eyes but some maps everything blends in, I’ve legit gone down sometimes bc I couldn’t see a vault 😭😭😭

[@Nox_Atra]

I always play with bond it is a very good perk

[@thenegativoneify]

Now pair that with kindred and open handed and youre a solo que pro

[@wulfytv5457]

100% agree for solo queue 👌

[@sj_milk_]

completely agree. I take bond every game.

[@sadpug9398]

I'm soloQ bond addict, but having to play with it makes me see 4ppl SWF as dirty cheaters, using 3rd party software to essentially get 5th perk slot. On top of other bullshit possible with communication.

[@Jonrocks7]

Ironic that all newbies use dwight, but never use the dwight perks other than prove thyself

[@yukiyuhi1993]

ily swarm ❤

[@PrincessOzaline]

Oh no you see, if my solo queue teammates do nothing but hide in a locker or a corner I will go to them for heals, enoourage them to play... or just sandbag them, because screw that. so your downside is not a downside.

[@ThedreadrogueYT]

Windows makes blindness actually useful as the killer

[@OrangeCatIntellect]

I use Empathy all the time. Maybe Bond is indeed a better option.

[@sali4559]

Finally, someone says it haha when i used to play I almost only played killer but always used Bond as a survivor its just too good

[@boomfaoce]

I would say Bond is my most valuable perk in my build. Not necessarily the strongest but extremely useful as you stated

[@user-sw4op9zg2w]

My build in solo q is deliverence windows bond and dead hard

[@ashmo_]

Agreed! Bond stays in my build

[@connorwilson4523]

Windows really is a crutch but I solo queue a lot and I’m sub 350 hours so I can’t really play without it yet

[@spwnklez]

i’ve only recently started taking off windows with 1700 hours! i think bond will definitely be a great change