Dead by Daylight: Best Builds for The Shape (2025)

This Dead by Daylight guide details optimal builds for The Shape (Michael Myers), categorized by perk type and add-ons, updated for 2025. While considered a weaker Killer, recent buffs make him viable.

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• The Shape: Best Non-Teachable Build (2025)
• The Shape: Best Build (2025)
• The Shape: Best Add-Ons (2025)

The Shape, Dead by Daylight's first licensed Killer, is a terrifying stalker. His strength lies in relentless pursuit, eliminating Survivors one by one. This guide covers both teachable and non-teachable perks to cater to players of all skill levels.

The Shape: Best Non-Teachable Build (2025)

This build compensates for the lack of teachable perks. Save the Best for Last reduces cooldown on basic attacks, Sloppy Butcher slows healing, Bitter Murmur reveals Survivor auras near completed generators, and Hex: No One Escapes Death exposes Survivors after the final generator is completed.

• Save the Best for Last (The Shape): Hitting a non-Obsession Survivor grants tokens (-4% cooldown reduction per token, max 32%). Hitting the Obsession loses two tokens.
• Hex: No One Escapes Death (General Perk): After the final generator, all Survivors are Exposed, and the Killer gains 4% Haste until the Totem is cleansed.
• Bitter Murmur (General Perk): Reveals auras of Survivors within 16 meters of a completed generator for 5 seconds; reveals all auras for 10 seconds after the last generator.
• Sloppy Butcher (General Perk): Basic attacks inflict Mangled and Hemorrhage, slowing healing by 25% and regressing unfinished healing.

The Shape: Best Build (2025)

This build prioritizes generator regression and early-game strength, addressing The Shape's weaknesses. Lethal Pursuer provides initial aura reading, Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance regresses generators, Deadlock blocks generators, and Coup de Grâce increases lunge range.

• Lethal Pursuer (The Nemesis): Initially reveals all Survivor auras for 9 seconds; increases all aura-reading durations by 2 seconds.
• Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance (The Artist): Hooking different Survivors on white Scourge Hooks regresses the most progressed generator by 25%.
• Deadlock (The Cenobite): Completing a generator blocks the most progressed generator for 25 seconds (revealed by a white aura).
• Coup de Grâce (The Twins): Gain tokens for completed generators (use one to increase lunge range by 80%).

The Shape: Best Add-Ons (2025)

These add-ons significantly enhance The Shape's gameplay:

• Memorial Flower (Common): 11% increased stalking rate.
• Dead Rabbit (Uncommon): -25% Terror Radius in Evil Within II, but +Terror Radius in Evil Within III. Use with Monitor & Abuse or similar perks.
• J. Myers Memorial (Rare): 25% increased stalking gain rate.
• Hair Bow (Rare): Increases threat level in Evil Within III.
• Tombstone Piece (Ultra Rare): Instakill any Survivor upon reaching Evil Within III.
• Lock of Hair (Ultra Rare): +40 seconds to Evil Within III, increased stalk rate in Evil Within III.
• Fragrant Tuft of Hair (Ultra Rare): Infinite Evil Within III, but -200% stalking rate.

This updated guide provides a comprehensive overview of effective strategies for playing The Shape in Dead by Daylight. Remember to adapt your build based on your playstyle and map conditions.