All Dead by Daylight Status Effects and Symbols, Explained (2024)

Dead by Daylight has an ever increasing list of Killers, Survivors, perks, add-ons, items, props, and so on. That also means status effects, which can be beneficial or negative—”buffs” and “debuffs,” respectively—and can be applied to both Killers and Survivors. When you’re affected by a status effect, a symbol appears, but since there are so many symbols, here’s all Dead by Daylight status effects and symbols, explained.

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Blessed

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The Blessed status effect is beneficial to Survivors only in Dead by Daylight, and are unique to Boon Totems. The buff it gives depends on the Boon Perk; for example, Circle of Healing will heal you and Exponential increases your recovery speed.

Blindness

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When the Blindness status effect is applied, neither Killers nor Survivors will be able to see auras. For example, if an ally is hooked, and you’ve got Blindness, you’re unable to see the aura that appears during the action.

Bloodlust

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Simply put: Bloodlust is a beneficial status effect (for killers) that increases a Killer’s movement speed when chasing Survivors for 15 seconds. It’s a great way to close the gap if a particular survivor is giving you trouble.

Broken

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When you, as a Survivor, are inflicted with the Broken status effect, you are unable to heal. This is one of several status effects you want to avoid at all costs because neither medkits or Self-Care will heal you.

Cursed

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The Cursed status effect indicates that a Hex Totem is nearby and so long as you’re within its area-of-effect, it will cause various debuffs on you until broken. Be careful: breaking Hex Totems can also cause debuffs after being destroyed.

Deep Wound

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Once inflicted with the Deep Wound status effect, an orange bar appears below your name. When the orange bar drains completely, you’ll enter the Dying State, which prevents you from doing anything other than crawling away to a safe place to recover.

Endurance

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With the Endurance status effect, Survivors can resist damage from the Killer, including Single Hits. Think of it as temporary invulnerability, which comes in handy when you’re rescuing allies or protecting them.

Exhausted

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When a player is inflicted with the Exhausted status effect they either a) used their perks too often or b) it was inflicted by a Killer. Survivors are unable to use their perks while Exhausted.

Exposed

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Normally it takes two hits to down a Survivor, but if they are Exposed, a Killer can put them in the Dying State with just a single hit. Some killers inflict Exposed easier than others, through the use of perks, powers, and add-ons.

Hemorrhage

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As a Survivor, if you’re dealing the the Hemorrhage status effect, you’ll bleed more often, leaving behind blood splatters that the killer can easily and quickly follow. Your healing progress is also stunted while affected by Hemorrhage.

Haste

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Simply put: Haste increases your movement speed, which both Survivors and Killers can benefit from. The amount of movement speed you gain depends on the prop, perk, add-on, and power used at the time.

Hindered

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Hindered is the opposite of Haste, decreasing your movement speed, which can also apply to Survivors and Killers. Also like Haste, the percentage is based on the prop, perk, add-on, and power used at the time.

Incapacitated

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As a Killer, inflicting the Incapacitated status effect can make your job a lot easier. When a Survivor is Incapacitated, they are unable to interact with props, such as generators, items, totems, sabotage hooks, and even other survivors.

Madness

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As it stands right now, Madness is a status effect exclusive to The Doctor. When a survivor is inflicted with Madness, at the highest level, they are unable to heal and will even scream, which gives away their location.

Mangled

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When you are experiencing the Mangled status effect in Dead by Daylight, healing is stunted by 20%, even if another Survivor is doing the healing. It takes a lot longer to heal when Mangled is applied.

Oblivious

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The Oblivious status effect is a great way to encounter survivors far more often as its purpose is to disguise your Terror Radius, aura, and heartbeat, meaning survivors won’t know you’re nearby unless they see you. However, chasing a survivor will still play the chase music on their end.

Sleep Penalty

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When under the effects of the Sleep Penalty status effect, it takes much longer to wake from the Dream World. Survivors never have to worry about this status effect until they’re participating in Trials against the Nightmare.

Undetectable

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Undetectable is a beneficial status effect for killers, which is essentially a better version of Oblivious. As the killer, your Terror Radius, Red Stain, Aura, and jump-scare sound cue are all hidden from the survivors.

With that being the last, now you know all Dead by Daylight status effects and symbols, explained in detail. For more on Dead by Daylight, read up on how to check the server status. If you have friends playing on other platforms, it’s worth knowing if Dead by Daylight has cross-play.

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All Dead by Daylight Status Effects and Symbols, Explained (2024)

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What do the DBD symbols mean? ›

The Survivor HUD Icons represent each Survivor in the Trial and the current state they are in or experiencing. This includes their current Health State, whether or not they are being carried, being hooked, having escaped, being sacrificed, being killed, or being dead.

What are the status effects in Dead by Daylight? ›

Learning status effects is key in Dead by Daylight for Survivors and Killers to strategize effectively. Various status effects like Deafened, Infected, and Bloodlust can benefit or hinder gameplay. Knowing how to counter status effects like Exposed, Hindered, and Mangled is crucial for success in the game.

What does the oblivious Status Effect do? ›

The Oblivious Status Effect is a debuffing effect that can applied to any Survivor as soon as its activation conditions are triggered. and also do not hear the Heartbeat warning of the Killer's proximity.

What is the hemorrhage Status Effect? ›

The Haemorrhage Status Effect is a debuffing effect applied by various Unlockables. , making them easier to track. It also causes them to lose any partial Healing progress at a rate of -7 %/s, if not healed fully.

What does 99 mean in DBD? ›

99 means to complete something which keeps its progress to 99% rather than 100, to complete it later. In some cases it can be beneficial. 99-ing Gates lets you delay the End Game Collapse. You can open them when everyone is safe.

What does BP mean in DBD? ›

Bloodpoints (BP) are one of 7 in-game currencies featured in. Dead by Daylight. .

What is the broken effect in DBD? ›

Broken can technically be applied to healthy Survivors. This will not automatically injure them. Broken shows its icon on the Survivor HUD as well, so other Players are informed that the affected Player cannot be healed.

What is the hemorrhage effect in DBD? ›

As Hemorrhage mainly increases the frequency at which blood is spilled from the survivor, it's often the case that the survivor can easily confuse the killer by just strafing around the environment erratically, leading to blood being strewn everywhere. Similarly, blood caused by Hemorrhage is still quite dark in color.

What is the hindered Status Effect? ›

The Hindered Status Effect is a debuffing effect that slows a Player's Movement speed. Most Hindered effects affect all types of locomotion unless they specifically restrict it to a select type, which is generally mentioned in the description of the Unlockable applying it.

What is the full bleed effect? ›

Full-bleed printing is a technique used in the printing process where the design extends all the way to the edge of the final document size without any white borders. To achieve full-bleed, the artwork or document setup must include a bleed line or area. A bleed line/area is an extra space beyond the trim line.

What is the corrupted blood status effect? ›

The Corrupted Blood on you is causing you to take Physical Damage over time. Corrupted Blood is a debuff that inflicts physical damage over time to the affected target. It should not be confused with bleeding, an ailment with a similar effect.

What is bleed effect? ›

The Bleeding Effect refers to a disorder wherein the genetic memories of one's ancestors begin to blend with the sufferer's own, real-time memories, often leading to difficulties in distinguishing between the two. In severe cases, this eventually resulted in mental breakdown.

What are DBD emblems? ›

The Emblem System is a Grading system in Dead by Daylight used to determine a Player's Grade. It is displayed in the Tally Screen following a ranked Trial and was originally implemented in Patch 1.9. 4. They are disabled and hidden during 2v8 Trials.

What is the obsession symbol in DBD? ›

The Obsession mechanic designates a random Survivor as the Killer's Obsession. The Obsession is marked by the Entity's spider-like legs surrounding the Obsession's icon in the Status HUD and announced by a global sound cue playing at the start of the Trial.

What does the world symbol mean DBD? ›

Dead by Daylight

it means they are not on steam, so over 99% chance of not on PC but there is a very low chance for them being on windows store.

What do the color of perks mean in DBD? ›

Tier I Perks: either Common (Brown), Uncommon (Yellow) or Rare (Green) Tier II Perks: either Uncommon (Yellow), Rare (Green) or Very Rare (Purple) Tier III Perks: either Rare (Green), Very Rare (Purple) or Ultra Rare (Pink) Teachable Perks: Teachable (Orange)

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