The Dredge is a Dead by Daylight Killer with a terrifying presence that overwhelms its surroundings in darkness, terrifying survivors. This killer can teleport between lockers and create a disturbing environment throughout the map. The Dredge is the haunting representation of a community’s darkest thoughts. Let’s look at the best Dredge build and it’s variations for 2024 to make the most of this killer.
Best Dredge Build 2024
Dredge can benefit greatly from early/mid-game slow-down perks, as he does not start with his power. Additionally, the longer survivors remain injured, the faster you will build up your Nightfall, making for an extremely efficient and solid build when all these perks are combined.
Recommended Add-ons: Lavalier Microphone & Ottomarian Writing.
- Corrupt Intervention (The Plague) – The Entity blocks the three generators furthest from you for 120 seconds at the start of the trial. Survivors are unable to repair these generators for the duration. A white aura appears around affected generators.
- Sloppy Butcher (General Perk) – Basic attack wounds cause Survivors to suffer from Hemorrhage and Mangled status effects. Increases the rate at which healing progression is lost due to hemorrhage by 25%. Both status effects are removed once the Survivor has fully healed.
- Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance (The Artist) – At the beginning of the trial, up to 4 random hooks are converted into scourge hooks. You can see their auras in white. You start the trial with 4 tokens. The first time each Survivor is hooked on a scourge hook, you lose 1 token, and the generator with the most progress explodes, losing 25% of their progress and beginning to regress.
- Dead Man’s Switch (The Deathslinger) – When you hook a Survivor, Dead Man’s Switch activates for 30 seconds. While activated, any Survivor who stops repairing a generator before it is completely repaired causes The Entity to block the generator until Dead Man’s Switch’s effect wears off. A white aura appears around affected generators.
Passive Slow Down Dredge Build
A more tactical Dredge build that relies on slow-down perks, providing great mid and late-game against any survivor level.
Recommended Add-ons: Boat Key & Worry Stone.
- No Way Out (The Trickster) – No Way Out receives a token after successfully hooking a Survivor for the first time. No Way Out is activated once the exit gates are powered on. When a Survivor interacts with an exit gate switch, you will receive a loud noise notification. The Entity then disables both exit gate switches for 12 seconds, with an additional 12 seconds for each token in your control.
- Tinkerer (The Hillbilly) – When a generator is repaired to 70% progress, you will receive a loud noise notification and the Undetectable status effect for the next 16 seconds. This effect can only be activated once on each generator. The Killer’s aura, Terror Radius, and Red Stain remain undetectable.
- Deadlock (The Cenobite) – After repairing a generator, The Entity disables the generator with the most progress for 30 seconds. You can see its white aura at this time.
- Hex: No One Escapes Death (General Perk) – Once the exit gates are activated, this Hex is applied to any remaining Dull Totems on the map. While the Hex is active, Survivors suffer from the Exposed status effect. Your movement speed has increased by 4%. Once the Hex’s effect is revealed to the Survivors, the Hex Totem’s aura is visible to them at a distance of 4 meters. This range gradually increases over the next 30 seconds to 24 meters. The Hex effects last as long as the related Hex Totem is standing.
Hit & Run Aggressive Dredge Build
If you are more linear towards a more chaotic, hit-and-run playstyle, this Dredge build is perfect for you. Especially effective against beginners and intermediate survivors.
Recommended Add-ons: Burnt Letters & Malthinker’s Skull.
- Corrupt Intervention (The Plague) – The Entity blocks the three generators furthest from you for 120 seconds at the start of the trial. Survivors are unable to repair these generators for the duration. A white aura appears around affected generators.
- Sloppy Butcher (General Perk) – Basic attack wounds cause Survivors to suffer from Hemorrhage and Mangled status effects. Increases the rate at which healing progression is lost due to hemorrhage by 25%. Both status effects are removed once the Survivor has fully healed.
- Hex: The Third Seal (The Hag) – Hitting a Survivor with a basic or special attack while the Hex Totem is active causes the Blindness status effect. This effect only applies to the last 4 Survivors who were hit. The Hex effects last as long as the related Hex Totem is standing.
- A Nurse’s Calling (The Nurse) – Improves one’s aura reading ability. You can see the auras of Survivors who are healing or being healed when they are within a 28-meter range.
Best Dredge Add-ons
- Lavalier Microphone – After consuming the final Power Token, you will see the auras of all Survivors for 3 seconds. Causes all Lockers within 6 metres of Survivors to open and slam their doors when teleported in.
- Ottomarian Writing – Reduces The Gloaming’s cool-down time by -4 seconds during the daytime.
- Malthinker’s Skull – Increases the Nightfall Meter’s charge rate while survivors are injured by +66% per second.
- Boat Key – Increases your Teleportation speed during the day by 25%. When Exit Gates are activated, all active Locks on Lockers will break.
- Haddie’s Calendar – Reduces exit time for locked lockers by -1 second.
- Broken Doll – Increases Nightfall’s duration by 20 seconds.
FAQs About The Dredge
What Makes Dredge a Unique Killer in Dead by Daylight?
- Dredge is unique in Dead by Daylight because of his distinct sound projection and teleportation ability to lockers, making him difficult to play against.
How Can I Improve My Gameplay as Dredge?
- To improve gameplay as Dredge, focus on mastering map knowledge, awareness, and quick reflexes to effectively utilize his teleportation ability and capitalize on survivors’ movements.
What Are the Top Mistakes to Avoid While Playing as Dredge?
- When playing as Dredge, it’s important to maintain map awareness, avoid relying too much on mind games that don’t work with his abilities, and manage Nightfall to disorient survivors effectively.
