Fogwise
Description
In your countless years in The Fog, you have seen it all, and when you are focused, you can remember most of it too. - Succeeding a Great Skill Check while repairing a Generator reveals the Aura of the Killer to you for 4/5/6 seconds. "I have seen great cruelty... and I have also seen another way." - Vittorio Toscano
Our take
A Great Skill Check on a Generator reveals the Killer's Aura to you for 4/5/6 seconds, so one good hit doubles as a location ping. It pays out only on a Great result during a repair, and a missed or merely Good check gives you nothing at all.
How to use it Choose it when you want information mid-task rather than a speed boost. A survivor who rarely lands Great checks will get very little from the reveal.
Best for It covers the same need as Dark Sense, A Nurse's Calling, Bloodhound and Beast of Prey. The right pick is someone who would rather learn the location from a Skill Check than from a hit.
Best synergies
Perks that pair exceptionally well with Fogwise:
- Stake Out - Stake Out converts Good Skill Checks to Great, which triggers Fogwise's aura reveal more often.
- Prove Thyself - Both are repair perks - Prove Thyself boosts speed while Fogwise reveals the killer on Great Skill Checks.
- Kindred - Both reveal killer auras - Kindred at hooks while Fogwise reveals during repairs and heals.
- Alert - Triggers on killer actions while Fogwise triggers on Great Skill Checks - double intel coverage.
- Déjà Vu - Highlights the 3 closest gens so you can position for max Fogwise reveal value.
Counters
Perks and effects that work against Fogwise:
- Thanatophobia - Stacked regression punishes the slow Fogwise reveal loop that depends on repairs.
- Franklin's Demise - Drops your item, breaking the Fogwise loop if you need an addon to land Great Skill Checks.
- Barbecue & Chili - Reveals survivors off-hook, breaking the Fogwise intel chain when the killer rotates.
What wiki.gg doesn't tell you
Fogwise was reworked in Patch 6.4.0 to include healing Great Skill Checks in the reveal trigger. The 6 second aura read at tier 3 is enough to plan a chase rotation, which I have used to dodge a Doctor rotation just by hitting one good heal. The trick nobody documents: Fogwise triggers on healing Great Skill Checks, so the perk works on healers too, not just repair mains. At high MMR, Fogwise is rated B tier because Great Skill Checks are inconsistent, but I think it deserves more credit than it gets because the heal trigger is hidden value. Pair with Stake Out to convert Good Skill Checks to Great for a more reliable reveal.
FAQ
- Does Fogwise trigger on healing?
- Yes. Hitting a Great Skill Check while healing reveals the killer's aura for the same duration as repairing.
- Does Fogwise trigger on sabotaging?
- No. Fogwise only triggers on Great Skill Checks during repairing and healing, not other actions.
- What is the Fogwise aura duration?
- 4 seconds at tier 1, 5 at tier 2, 6 at tier 3. The reveal only applies to the user, not the team.
- Does Fogwise work in solo queue?
- Yes, but the reveal is only for the user. Solo queue teams often miss the intel.
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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.