Dead by Daylight: Best Builds for The Demogorgon (2024)

Stranger Things has had a tumultuous history in Dead by Daylight. First arriving in The Fog back in 2019, the license was revoked a little over two years later, much to the disappointment of its many fans. Now returned to Dead by Daylight again, players can step back into the role of The Demogorgon, the fearsome interdimensional demon that haunts the Upside Down.

The Demogorgon is a Killer that is easy to learn and difficult to master; as such, it’s important to know what synergistic perks work well on the iconic Stranger Things monster. This guide will inform players of a couple of builds that pair well with The Demogorgon’s “Of the Abyss” power in Dead by Daylight, including a build featuring non-teachable perks only for players who are newer to the game.

Updated May 31, 2024, by Lewis Smyth: With upcoming nerfs to some of the most effective generator regression perks in Dead by Daylight, the best builds on each Killer have changed. This revised guide features new builds for The Demogorgon, alongside a best add-on list.

The Demogorgon: Best Non-Teachable Build (2024)

The Demogorgon comes with some excellent basekit perks that have seen a number of buffs since becoming general perks when Stranger Things left. While Surge can be effective, since it doesn’t work with Special Attacks like The Demogorgon’s Shred, Mindbreaker and Cruel Limits are much more effective at slowing down Survivors and cutting off their resources. Finally, Bitter Murmur and Hex: No One Escapes Death pair nicely together when it comes to locating Survivors and slaughtering them in the Endgame.

• Mindbreaker (The Demogorgon) – Any Survivor working on a generator is inflicted with the Blindness and Exhausted status ailments. These effects linger for 5 seconds after stopping repairs.
• Cruel Limits (The Demogorgon) – After a generator is completed, all vault locations are blocked for 30 seconds.
• Hex: No One Escapes Death (General Perk) – After the final generator is completed, all Survivors suffer from the Exposed status ailment, and the user gains a 4% Haste effect until the Hex Totem is cleansed.
• Bitter Murmur (General Perk) – Each time a generator is completed, the auras of Survivors within 16 meters of that generator are revealed for 5 seconds. Once the last generator is complete, all Survivors’ auras are revealed for 10 seconds.

The Demogorgon: Best Build (2024)

Since The Demogorgon has no standout abilities besides its Shred and Portals, this Killer needs a decent amount of slowdown to maintain pressure on Survivors. As such, this build uses three of the most effective Slowdown perks in Dead by Daylight – Corrupt Intervention, Grim Embrace, and Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance. Combined, these will greatly stall generator progress. Finally, Bamboozle gives The Demogorgon a little more lethality at loops, closing off Survivor resources and opening them up to being zoned.

• Corrupt Intervention (The Plague) – At the start of the trial, the 3 generators furthest from the Killer's starting location are blocked for 120 seconds or until the first Survivor is downed.
• Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance (The Artist) – The Killer starts with four tokens. For each different Survivor hooked on a white Scourge Hook, lose one token and explode the generator with the most progress, causing it to lose 25% of progress.
• Grim Embrace (The Artist) – Each time The Killer hooks a new Survivor, all generators are blocked for 12 seconds after moving 16 meters away from the hook. After hooking each Survivor once, all generators are blocked for 40 seconds and the Obsession's aura is revealed for six seconds.
• Bamboozle (The Clown) – Vault speed is increased by 15% and performing a vault will block the window for 16 seconds.

The Demogorgon Best Add-Ons

For Demogorgon players looking for the strongest add-ons to run on this fan-favorite Dead by Daylight Killer, this section of the guide covers the best selections from each rarity.

Black Heart

Somewhat like The Shape’s Save the Best for Last, the Black Heart Add-On for Of the Abyss decreases the cooldown of The Demogorgon’s Shred attack by 10%. This enables you to catch up to Survivors a little faster after a successful special attack, and makes this add-on among the most popular for adept Demogorgon players.

Mew’s Guts

The Mew’s Guts Add-On increases the total number of portals available by 1, while also decreasing the missed Shred attack cooldown by 11%. With greater map coverage and a lesser penalty for missed special attacks, the Mew’s Guts are a good choice for Dead by Daylight beginners.

Barb’s Glasses

Barb’s Glasses decrease the Shred attack pallet break cooldown by 10%. This add-on essentially allows you to break pallets faster with The Demogorgon’s special attack, and is often paired with the Black Heart for reduced cooldowns across the board.

Thorny Vines

A simple add-on that encourages a defensive playstyle, the Thorny Vines increase the time it takes for Survivors to seal The Demogorgon’s portals, and increase the distance at which they are detected by portals while charging Of the Abyss. If you’re struggling to maintain map pressure and locate Survivors on generators, the Thorny Vines Add-On might help.

Eleven’s Soda

Another great add-on for locating Survivors without aura-reading perks, Eleven’s Soda reveals the aura of generators being worked on while teleporting.

Vermillion Cap

If stealth and surprise attacks are more your style, try hiding your portals near hooked Survivors and generators; the Vermillion Webcap will extend the duration of Undetectable when exiting a portal by 3 seconds, giving you ample time to sneak up on unaware Survivors.

Upside Down Resin

Pairing nicely with the Thorny Vines, the Upside Down Resin increases portal seal times by 40%, strongly discouraging lone Survivors from destroying them, and giving The Demogorgon greater map coverage.

Lifeguard Whistle

With the Thorny Vines or Upside Down Resin, a more territorial-focused Demogorgon can use the Lifeguard Whistle to better apply pressure around the map. This whistle, used by Max's brother in Stranger Things, reveals Survivors near portals passively at the minor cost of a reduced detection range.

Red Moss

An upgraded version of the Vermillion Webcap, the Red Moss increases the Undetectable status duration when exiting portals by 8 seconds. Moreover, exiting a portal is silent, though you do it 15% slower. If you hide your portals well enough and correctly assess where Survivors are, this add-on can give you great value.

Leprose Lichen

Though nerfed somewhat, The Demogorgon’s Ultra Rare Leprose Lichen remains an effective information add-on. Revealing the auras of all Survivors while teleporting, emerging from the Upside Down will show you the location of all Survivors near an active portal for a further 3 seconds. This powerful ability can be used to reliably track Survivors, and allow you to pressure them with some well-placed portals.

Dead by Daylight

Platform(s)

PC , PS4 , PS5 , Xbox One , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S , Stadia , Switch , Mobile

Released

June 14, 2016

Developer(s)

Behaviour Interactive

Publisher(s)

Behaviour Interactive

Genre(s)

Horror , Survival