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

This Dead by Daylight guide details optimal builds for The Shape (Michael Myers), categorized for varying player skill levels. Recent buffs in Patch 8.4.0 have improved his viability.

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• Best Non-Teachable Build (2025)
• 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.

The Shape: Best Non-Teachable Build (2025)

This build compensates for The Shape's lack of access to other Killers' perks. It utilizes readily available perks for efficient gameplay.

• Save the Best for Last (The Shape): Reduces cooldown on basic attacks based on hitting non-Obsession Survivors.
• Hex: No One Escapes Death (General Perk): Exposes all Survivors after the final generator is completed.
• Bitter Murmur (General Perk): Reveals Survivor auras near completed generators.
• Sloppy Butcher (General Perk): Slows healing and regresses healing progress.

The Shape: Best Build (2025)

This build emphasizes generator control and early-game aggression, addressing The Shape's weaknesses.

• Lethal Pursuer (The Nemesis): Provides initial Survivor aura reveal for a strong start.
• Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance (The Artist): Damages generators when Survivors are hooked on white Scourge Hooks.
• Deadlock (The Cenobite): Blocks the most progressed generator after completion.
• Coup de Grâce (The Twins): Increases lunge attack distance based on completed generators.

The Shape: Best Add-Ons (2025)

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

Memorial Flower: Increases stalking speed.

Dead Rabbit: Decreases Terror Radius in Evil Within II, but increases it in Evil Within III. Use with caution, ideally alongside perks that modify Terror Radius.

J. Myers Memorial: Significantly boosts stalking gain rate.

Hair Bow: Increases Evil Within III duration, enhancing pressure.

Tombstone Piece: Allows instant downs in Evil Within III, regardless of hook state.

Lock of Hair: Extends Evil Within III duration and increases stalk rate.

Fragrant Tuft of Hair: Grants infinite Evil Within III, enabling constant instant downs.

These builds and add-ons offer a range of strategies to optimize your gameplay as The Shape in Dead by Daylight. Remember to adapt your approach based on the specific circumstances of each match.