The Slasher (Patch 10.0.0) Launch Build

The build

These four perks work together as a new-patch-10 killer setup. Each slot has a job; together they form a closed loop.

Perk 1 of 4

Hex: Scared to Death

The Slasher

Hex: Scared to Death

Basic-breaking a Pallet during a chase causes all Survivors within 13 metres to scream and gain 11/12/13 Hindered Status Effect for 3 seconds.
"There was a scream from the forest. Like someone was attacking her." - Mount Ormond Missing Person Report

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Perk 2 of 4

Silent Shadow

The Slasher

Silent Shadow

When the Exit Gates are powered, you are granted Undetectable for the rest of the Trial.
"Did you see him or not? I can't put out an APB for a bad feeling." - Sgt. Reyes, Greenville Police
When the Exit Gates are powered, you are granted Undetectable for the rest of the Trial.

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Perk 3 of 4

Rampage

The Slasher

Rampage

Whenever you are blinded or Pallet-stunned, you are granted 1% Haste Status Effect for each Token this perk has for 13 seconds.
This perk has a cool-down of 30/25/20 seconds after being blinded or Pallet-stunned.
"Signs of a pursuit led deep into the woods where the victim's body was found." - Port Henly Herald

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Perk 4 of 4

Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance

Bubba Sawyer

Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance

At the start of the Trial, 4 random Hooks are changed into Scourge Hooks:
The Auras of Scourge Hooks are revealed to you in white.
You start the Trial with 4 Tokens on Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance.
Each time a Survivor is hooked on a Scourge Hook for the first time, 1 Token is consumed and the following effects apply:
The Generator with the most Progression explodes and instantly regresses by 10/15/20 of its total Progression.
Normal Generator Regression applies afterwards.

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Why it works

Hex: Scared to Death ignites after 3 unique hooks - when you break a pallet, every Survivor within 13m screams and gains 13% Hindered for 3s, often a free hit. Silent Shadow grants 11/12/13s of Undetectable on every hook, plus on last gen completed, allowing The Slasher's Omnipresent Evil to truly ambush Survivors. Rampage stacks tokens on every pallet/wall break (up to 13) and grants 1% Haste per token when pallet-stunned or blinded - turning defense into offense. Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance provides the regression backbone. The Slasher's Mist Clouds reveal still Survivors and footprints reveal moving ones, so Silent Shadow Undetectable creates terrifying chases where Survivors can't tell which is real.

Difficulty & fun

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Patch notes

Targeted at patch 10.0.0 (released 16 June 2026). The Slasher (Jason Voorhees) and his three launch perks appear in this build. We refresh this page after every major balance patch - if a perk has been nerfed or buffed since 10.0.0, the "Why it works" section is the first place we update.