Eruption
Description
The NE-α parasite provides you with the intelligence and awareness needed to set a trap. Performing the Damage Generator action on a Generator applies Eruption: - All affected Generators are highlighted to you in yellow. - The next time any Survivor enters the Dying State by any means, all affected Generators explode and immediately start regressing, which removes the highlighted Aura. - Instantly regresses the Generator by -10% of its maximum possible Progression. - Causes all Survivors repairing the afflicted Generators to scream and reveal their Aura to you for 8/10/12 seconds. Eruption has a cool-down of 30 seconds. "It can use weapons?" - Jill Valentine
Our take
A damaged Generator is flagged to you in yellow, and the next time any Survivor enters the Dying State by any means every flagged Generator explodes, regresses by -10% of its maximum Progression and makes everyone repairing them scream and reveal their Aura for 8/10/12 seconds, behind a 30 second cool-down.
How to use it Take it when you are damaging Generators and waiting on a result. Hold it if you never touch a Generator, since that is the only way to set it.
Best for Corrupt Intervention and Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance cover the opening and the hook, and Call of Brine and Pop Goes the Weasel are the other partners. Eruption is for a Killer who farms the first down, not the chase.
Best builds using Eruption
Hand-tested combos that include Eruption:
Best synergies
Perks that pair exceptionally well with Eruption:
- Pop Goes the Weasel - Triggers on hook while Eruption triggers on the down - together they burst regression every chase.
- Corrupt Intervention - Blocks 3 gens at trial start while Eruption marks 3-4 gens for the next down burst.
- Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance - Both trigger on hook events - Pain Resonance bursts a gen while Eruption bursts marked gens.
- Call of Brine - Boosts regression on kicked gens while Eruption bursts marked gens on the down.
- Grim Embrace - Adds regression on every hook, stacking with Eruption's down burst for snowball gen damage.
Counters
Perks and effects that work against Eruption:
- Prove Thyself - Repairs faster than Eruption can burst, so coordinated teams can out-pace the perk.
- Déjà Vu - Highlights the 3 closest gens so the team can route repairs away from the Eruption target.
- Fast Track - Bonus progress on Great Skill Checks offsets the Eruption regression burst.
What wiki.gg doesn't tell you
Eruption is one of the most snowball-capable regression perks because the trigger is any down, not the killer's specific action. The 10% instant regression plus 15% Hindered for 10 seconds is the highest single-down value in the killer kit. The trick nobody documents: the Hindered applies to survivors repairing any marked gen, including the one they were working on, which can pause repairs long enough for the killer to rotate. I have stacked Eruption bursts to take a 3-gen from 70% to 0% across two downs, which is the kind of swing that decides a match. At high MMR, Eruption is rated S tier on killers who can chain downs fast. Pair with Corrupt Intervention to lock 3 gens from the start and Pop Goes the Weasel for the hook regression.
FAQ
- Does Eruption trigger on self-unhook?
- Yes. Eruption triggers on any down, including Deliverance self-unhook or self-care cancels.
- How many generators does Eruption mark?
- All generators that have been damaged. Eruption marks each one yellow until the trigger down.
- What is the Eruption Hindered value?
- 5% at tier 1, 10% at tier 2, 15% at tier 3. The Hindered applies for 10 seconds to survivors on marked gens.
- Does Eruption work on special attacks?
- No. Eruption only triggers on Basic Attack downs. Special attacks like chainsaw and shred do not trigger the perk.
- Is Eruption good on Nemesis?
- Yes. Nemesis can apply Contamination pressure while Eruption holds gen regression, doubling survivor tasks.
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Source: Perk data sourced from the Dead by Daylight Fandom Wiki and Behaviour Interactive's official site. Our analysis, synergies, counters, and FAQ are original to dbdperkcombos.com.