With the best Trapper builds in Dead by Daylight, you can turn this classic killer into a deadly force. The Trapper is one of the most iconic killers in developers Behaviour Interactive’s survival horror game. With his bone-carved mask, he’s a fan favorite and often the first killer players encounter. While he’s great against newer survivors, with the right setup, he can also be a tough challenge for skilled players. Just like our other guides for popular characters like ZZZ‘s Grace, we’re here to help you set up the best build for the iconic killer.
Here’s our guide for the best Trapper builds in Dead by Daylight so you can set your traps carefully, plan your moves, and enjoy hunting down all the survivors.
Best Trapper Builds in Dead by Daylight
Beginner Trapper Build
For new players, The Trapper’s basic perks are helpful, but the strongest perks come from downloadable content (DLC). However, even without DLC, you can build an effective Trapper by using these perks:
- Agitation (The Trapper) – Increases your movement speed by 18% while carrying a survivor, making it easier to reach traps. It also increases your Terror Radius, making survivors more afraid.
- Hex: No One Escapes Death (General Perk) – Activates after the final generator is completed. Survivors become exposed, meaning you can down them in one hit, and you gain a 4% speed boost until the hex is cleansed.
- Sloppy Butcher (General Perk) – Makes survivors bleed and heal slower, which increases the time it takes for them to recover after being hit.
- Whispers (General Perk) – Alerts you when you’re within 32 meters of a survivor, helping you know where to place your traps early on.
This build helps you slow down survivors and control the map by knowing where they are and forcing them into your traps.
Advanced Trapper Build
For more experienced players, this build focuses on perks that make The Trapper even deadlier:
- Corrupt Intervention (The Plague) – Blocks the three generators farthest from you for 120 seconds, giving you time to set up your traps without worrying about survivors completing generators too fast.
- Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance (The Artist) – When you hook a survivor on a special Scourge Hook, the generator with the most progress explodes, losing 25% of its progress.
- No Way Out (The Trickster) – When survivors try to open the exit gates, this perk blocks the gates for 12 seconds, plus 12 seconds for each unique survivor you hook during the trial.
- Hex: No One Escapes Death (General Perk) – Just like in the beginner build, this perk activates at the end of the game, making survivors vulnerable and giving you a speed boost.
This build focuses on controlling the early game with Corrupt Intervention and slowing down survivors during key moments like generator completion and escape attempts.
Best Trapper Add-Ons
As survivors get better, The Trapper relies more on his add-ons to make his traps more effective. Here are the best add-ons for The Trapper:
- Trapper Gloves – Speeds up trap setting by 30%, letting you place more traps quickly.
- Makeshift Wrap – Forces survivors to take longer paths, making it harder for them to avoid your traps.
- Coffee Grounds – Gives you a 5% speed boost for 5 seconds after setting a trap, making it easier to catch up to survivors.
- 4-Coil Spring Kit – Increases the time it takes for survivors to disarm traps by 33%, making it harder for them to disable your traps mid-chase.
- Trapper Bag – Allows you to carry an extra trap, speeding up your setup time.
- Secondary Coil – Increases the time it takes for survivors to disarm traps by 50%.
- Fastening Tools – Speeds up trap setting by 50% and slows down survivors’ attempts to escape traps by 25%.
- Trapper Sack – Starts the match with all your traps but prevents you from picking them up again, forcing you to be strategic with your placements.
- Honing Stone – Survivors who try to escape traps alone go into the dying state, making it harder for them to recover.
- Iridescent Stone – Resets your traps at random every 30 seconds, catching survivors off-guard and keeping pressure on them.
- Bloody Coil – Injures survivors who try to disarm traps, making it riskier for them to free themselves or their teammates.
Whether you’re a new player looking for a solid beginner setup or an experienced killer wanting to maximize your potential, these are the best Trapper builds in Dead by Daylight to help you hunt down all the survivors.
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