Today we will explore the 3 best variations of the survivor Wiggle Build in Dead by Daylight, each designed so the Killer has difficulty putting you on a hook. Including the overall most popular wiggle build, one of them including Power Struggle and one that’s great to pull off with friends.
Best Wiggle Build 2025
Perks like Boil Over and Flip-Flop add strategic layers, buying you time and speeding up wiggling. Overall a very fun Dead by Daylight Wiggle build that can be pulled off solo or in SWF stack.
- Unbreakable (Bill Overbeck) – Grants a one-time full recovery from the dying state, with a 35% boost in recovery speed. Serves as a safety net, offering a second chance and faster recovery for increased resilience in critical situations. Especially great paired up with Flip-Flop, or when the killer is trying to slug.
- Tenacity (David Tapp) – Enables 50% faster crawling and simultaneous recovery, with a 75% reduction in grunts of pain. Paired with Unbreakable, Tenacity crafts an unbeatable anti-slug synergy.
- Boil Over (Kate Denson) – The core perk of every wiggle build in dbd is Boil Over. Amplifies struggling effects by 80%, obscures hook auras within 16 meters and gains 33% wiggling progress from killer drops.
- Flip-Flop (Ash Williams) – Converts 50% of dying state recovery into wiggle progression when picked up by the killer, up to 50% total wiggle progression. Adding that unexpected twist, potentially turning the table in your favour during the struggle phase.
Power Struggle Wiggle Build
In the Power Struggle Wiggle Build, use Tenacity to crawl and recover at once, boosting your chances of reaching a pallet. Power Struggle shines when your teammates are around the killer, making some time for you. Combine Unbreakable and Tenacity for a speedy 75% recovery boost.
- Unbreakable (Bill Overbeck) – Grants a one-time full recovery from the dying state, with a 35% boost in recovery speed. Serves as a safety net, offering a second chance and faster recovery for increased resilience in critical situations. Especially great paired up with Flip-Flop, or when the killer is trying to slug.
- Tenacity (David Tapp) – Enables 50% faster crawling and simultaneous recovery, with a 75% reduction in grunts of pain. Paired with Unbreakable, Tenacity crafts an unbeatable anti-slug synergy.
- Flip-Flop (Ash Williams) – Converts 50% of dying state recovery into wiggle progression when picked up by the killer, up to 50% total wiggle progression. Adding that unexpected twist, potentially turning the table in your favour during the struggle phase.
- Power Struggle (Élodie Rakoto) – Combo’d with Flip-Flop and unbreakable, power struggle shines. When the Killer picks you up with 15% wiggle progress the perk activates, giving you the ability to drop a pallet and stun The Killer.
Swf Wiggle Build
In the SWF Wiggle Build, coordination becomes your greatest strength. Pairing up with friends running Breakout grants a 7% speed boost within 5 meters, making rescues quicker. The carried Survivor gains an insane 25% increase in struggling wiggle speed.
- Unbreakable (Bill Overbeck) – Grants a one-time full recovery from the dying state, with a 35% boost in recovery speed. Serves as a safety net, offering a second chance and faster recovery for increased resilience in critical situations. Especially great paired up with Flip-Flop, or when the killer is trying to slug.
- Boil Over (Kate Denson) – The core perk of every wiggle build in dbd is Boil Over. Amplifies struggling effects by 80%, obscures hook auras within 16 meters and gains 33% wiggling progress from killer drops.
- Breakout (Yui Kimura) – Breakout, a key perk in the SWF Wiggle Build, grants you a 7% speed boost within 5 meters of a carried teammate. Crucially, it elevates the struggling speed of the carried Survivor by 25%. Allows your SWF to make the killer have a hard time, by bringing other wiggle-build perks.
- Flip-Flop (Ash Williams) – Converts 50% of dying state recovery into wiggle progression when picked up by the killer, up to 50% total wiggle progression. Adding that unexpected twist, potentially turning the table in your favour during the struggle phase.
