7 Dead by Daylight guides tagged Builds, covering DBD 10.2.0 PTB Top 10 Killer Builds, DBD 10.2.0 PTB Top 10 Survivor Builds, Three Maps Return to DBD in Patch 10.0.1, and more.
I tested ten Killer builds on the Dead by Daylight 10.2.0 PTB against PTB-era Survivors. Here is the full list with the honest verdict on each one and why each perk slot is filled the way it is. Top 10 includes the Meta Squeeze Otzdarva Generic, Slow Snowball Triple Regression, Anti-Gen Stealth, Hex Stack, Chase Specialist, and more.
I tested ten Survivor builds on the Dead by Daylight 10.2.0 PTB against PTB-era Killers. Here is the full list with the honest verdict on each one and why each perk slot is filled the way it is. Top 10 includes Pilgrim 2.0 anti-tunnel, Sprint Demon chase, Gen-Rush God, Boon Squad, Saboteur Map Pressure, and more.
Behaviour re-enabled Badham Preschool, Grim Pantry, and Pale Rose in the 10.0.1 bugfix patch that dropped June 23, 2026. All three are smaller, indoor-favouring maps that should give Killers with indoor chase kits (Huntress, Billy, Spirit, Nurse) more queue diversity, while giving Survivors a reason to revisit Aura-Reading and Chase builds. Here is the verified change set, the related meta shifts from the same patch, and which existing perk combos benefit most.
DBD's 10th-anniversary Black Banquet runs June 25 to July 16, 2026. Anniversary Cakes drop from hooks (killer side) and heals (survivor side). We tested which builds farm Cakes fastest: the regression-stack meta for killers, and a healing-focused perk stack for survivors. Includes daily grind numbers for Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 cosmetics.
Every killer ranked S to D for Patch 10.0.0. S-tier holds steady at Nurse, Spirit, Oni, Wesker. What changed: Pain Resonance 40s to 30s cooldown and Eruption 30s to 20s makes chase-weak killers viable. Five meta builds included with perk recommendations per killer.
He is the 53rd Survivor, an Anishinaabe defense attorney voiced by Dallas Goldtooth, and his three perks were tuned to fit most existing builds. We cover who Shane is, what each perk does, the four best perk combos (including the meta Lithe + Wide Open Throttle pairing), and the cosmetic collection that lands with Chapter 40.5 on June 25.
Jason hit live four days ago. Reddit is split, BHVR shipped pre-emptive PTB-to-Live nerfs, and the build-crafting community has already pinned the three meta perk loadouts. We walk through the numbers, the best builds (with perk icons), survivor counter-play, and the specific nerfs that would balance the power without gutting the fun.
