Dead By Daylight: Best Builds For The Executioner (2024)

Dead by Daylight has a history of bringing iconic horror franchises into the Entity’s fog-filled realm, and so it is with Silent Hill’s towering tormentor, Pyramid Head, otherwise known as The Executioner. Arriving with Cheryl Mason as part of the Silent Hill DLC chapter for Dead by Daylight, Pyramid Head offers players a unique playstyle with powers specific to him, allowing Killers to immediately entrap Survivors with his Rites of Judgement. To make the most of this power, however, players should equip complimentary perks that maximize their effectiveness.

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This guide will walk players through the most effective builds for The Executioner in Dead by Daylight, featuring teachable and non-teachable perks for Killers of varying prestige levels.

Updated July 8, 2024 by Lewis Smyth: Pyramid Head has remained steadfast in Dead by Daylight, changing little over the years since his introduction. The updates to this guide feature new perks in more synergistic builds, alongside a new best add-ons list.

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Unlike some Killers, The Executioner’s base perks are fairly situational and less impactful in a typical game. Nevertheless, there are some abilities that can help a Pyramid Head player without teachable perks, with a build focused on remaining undetected with his Trail of Torment power.

Forced Penance (The Executioner) – Survivors who take protection hits are left Broken for 80 seconds.
Trail of Torment (The Executioner) – After kicking a generator, become Undetectable until the generator stops regressing or a Survivor touches it. This effect can be triggered once every 60 seconds.
Hex: No One Escapes Death (General Perk) – After the final generator is completed, all Survivors suffer from the Exposed status ailment and you gain a 4% Haste effect until the Hex Totem is cleansed.
Spies from the Shadows (General Perk) – When within 36 meters of a crow startled by a Survivor, you gain a loud noise notification.

The Executioner: Best Build (2024)

Pyramid Head can be a difficult Killer to master, calling on players to successfully predict Survivor movements to efficiently down them with his Punishment of the Damned power. This build will help players determine a Survivor’s pathing from behind cover whilst simultaneously slowing generator repair speed.

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.
I’m All Ears (The Ghost Face) – Every 40 seconds, when a Survivor fast vaults within 48 meters you see their aura for 6 seconds.
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.
Lethal Pursuer (The Nemesis) – At the start of the trial, all survivor's auras are revealed for 9 seconds. This perk also increases the duration of other aura–reading abilities by an extra 2 seconds.

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The Executioner: Best Add-Ons

It’s no secret that Pyramid Head’s add-ons are some of the weakest in Dead by Daylight. Not all of them are useless, however, and this guide will show players the best to use against Survivors.

Lead Ring

Rites of Judgment linger on the ground and Torment Survivors who walk or run through them. Strategic Executioners can use these Rites to gain tracking information and quickly cage or kill Tormented Survivors who are downed. The Lead Ring increases the duration of these trails by 10 seconds.

Copper Ring

Dragging the Torment Trail along the floor is a good way to block resources and find Survivors who pass through their barbs. The Common Copper Ring simply allows you to use Rites of Judgment for an extra second.

Black Strap

Punishment of the Damned is any good Executioner’s main method of attack, striking Survivors from a distance of 8 meters. The Black Strap Add-On slightly increases this attack’s range by 0.5 meters.

Wax Doll

Commonly paired with the Black Strap, the Wax Doll increases the range of Punishment of the Damned by 1 meter. Like other add-ons, the Wax Doll is linked to a particularly obtuse puzzle in Silent Hill 2.

Spearhead

An upgraded version of the Copper Ring, the Spearhead increases the duration of Rites of Judgment by 1.5 seconds, giving you more time to zone Survivors and line up Punishment of the Damned shots.

Cinderella Music Box

Guarding powerful Hex Totems or generators with the Rites of Judgment can guarantee inflicting Torment on Survivors. The Cinderella Music Box increases the duration they stay on the ground by 15 seconds.

Tablet of the Oppressor

Like the Spearhead and Copper Ring, the Rare Tablet of the Oppressor increases the duration of The Executioner’s power by 2 seconds.

Mannequin Foot

In the same vein as the Lead Ring and the Cinderella Music Box, the Mannequin Foot increases the duration of Rites of Judgment by 20 seconds. Keep in mind that there is a limited amount of trail that can be present on the map before it fades away, so be mindful of how much you use.

Burning Man Painting

To obtain the maximum Punishment of the Damned distance, use the Wax Doll with the Burning Man Painting, which increases its range by an extra 1.5 meters.

Crimson Ceremony Book

The Executioner’s Iridescent and Very Rare Add-Ons are all fairly niche and require efficient use of the Rites of Judgment – the sole exception is the Crimson Ceremony Book. This book acts like Sloppy Butcher, applying Hemorrhage and Manged to Survivors hit by Punishment of the Damned for 80 seconds.

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