Introducing the Elite Builds for The Shape in Dead by Daylight (Updated for 2025)

This Dead by Daylight guide details optimal builds for The Shape (Michael Myers), categorized by perk type and including add-on recommendations. While considered a weaker Killer, recent buffs have improved his viability.

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• Best Build (2025)
• Best Add-Ons (2025)

The Shape, Dead by Daylight's first licensed Killer, is a terrifying stalker. His power lies in relentless pursuit, eliminating Survivors one by one. This guide covers both teachable and non-teachable perk builds to cater to players of all skill levels. Updated January 13, 2025.

The Shape: Best Non-Teachable Build (2025)

This build compensates for the lack of teachable perks. Save the Best for Last reduces chase times, Sloppy Butcher slows healing, and Bitter Murmur and Hex: No One Escapes Death dominate the endgame.

• Save the Best for Last (The Shape): Hitting a non-Obsession Survivor grants tokens (-4% cooldown reduction per token, max 32%). Hitting the Obsession costs two tokens.
• Hex: No One Escapes Death (General Perk): After the final generator, Survivors are Exposed, and the Killer gains 4% Haste until the Totem is cleansed.
• Bitter Murmur (General Perk): Completed generators reveal nearby Survivor auras for 5 seconds; all auras are revealed 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 emphasizes generator control and early-game strength, addressing The Shape's weaknesses. Lethal Pursuer provides early Survivor location, Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance and Deadlock hinder generator progress, and Coup de Grâce improves looping.

• 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): Four tokens; hooking a Survivor on a white Scourge Hook uses a token and regresses the most-advanced generator by 25%.
• Deadlock (The Cenobite): Completing a generator blocks the most-advanced one for 25 seconds (revealed by a white aura).
• Coup de Grâce (The Twins): Two tokens per completed generator; 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, +25% in Evil Within III (use with Terror Radius-modifying perks).
• J. Myers Memorial (Rare): +25% stalking gain rate.
• Hair Bow (Rare): Increases Evil Within III threat level.
• Tombstone Piece (Very Rare): Instakill any Survivor upon reaching Evil Within III.
• Lock of Hair (Very Rare): +40 seconds to Evil Within III, increased stalk rate.
• Fragrant Tuft of Hair (Ultra Rare): Infinite Evil Within III, but significantly reduced stalking rate.

Remember to adapt these builds and add-ons to your playstyle and map conditions for optimal results.