A stealth Killer, able to Cloak and Uncloak at the ringing of his Wailing Bell. His personal perks, Predator, Bloodhound and Shadowborn, give him extra abilities to track and locate Survivors, making him a very efficient hunter.
A heavy cast iron bell imbued with ancient powers. Allows its user to enter and walk the spirit world when rung. WAILING BELL Press and hold the Power button to Cloak. Press and hold the Power button again while Cloaked to Uncloak, granting a 1 second burst of speed upon reappearing. The Wailing Bell can be heard up to a distance of 24 meters. Cloak: While Cloaked, The Wraith is granted increased movement speed, near total invisibility, and the Undetectable status effect. The Wraith may not attack while Cloaked, but can interact with environmental objects.
The Wraith
“Pebbles shimmering in the moonlight; my life drips down in a trail so easy to follow.”
The Wraith
“Never stop moving and hope you're always two steps ahead of the beast.”
— Unknown, Notebook
The Wraith
“Shining in the darkest dark, his eyes pierce the night and sting your soul.”
Philip Ojomo came to this country without anything other than hope for a new beginning. He was happy as he got offered a job at Autohaven Wreckers. A small scrap yard where bribed cops turned a blind eye on the somewhat shady business that took place. Ojomo didn’t care. He had seen criminal activity up close in his homeland, and as long as he didn’t get involved, he let things be. He just fixed cars and handled the crusher. Something he did really well. A car went in, a small, metallic cube came out. It was not until one gloomy day that he, just by accident, saw some blood coming from one of the un-crushed cars. As he opened the trunk he found a young man, gagged with tied hands and panic filled eyes. Ojomo freed the man who managed to run ten feet before Ojomo’s boss stopped him and slit his throat. As Ojomo demanded answers he was explained that he’d been nothing more than a simple executioner as more or less every car had a soul in them. This was a "service" the scrap yard provided to certain "clients". Ojomo snapped and went ballistic. He threw his boss in the crusher and let it slowly compress, as the head stuck out, Ojomo grabbed it and pulled head and spine out of the body. Then he left, and was never seen again.
The Wraith is the game's most honest stealth killer: near-invisible while cloaked, faster than any survivor, but harmless until he rings the bell. Everything you do is about converting that free repositioning into hits during the brief uncloak window. The speed boost after uncloaking is your real weapon — learn its exact reach and you will land hits survivors were certain they had dodged.
Approach generators from angles survivors do not check: hug walls, come around high blockers, and uncloak on top of them rather than at sighting distance. Against healthy teams, use cloak to cut chases short — abandon a bad chase instantly, cross the map, and punish whoever committed to a generator. Mid-chase, cloaking at a pallet is a legitimate mind game: survivors lose your position and often waste the drop. He struggles late game once every survivor expects the bell, so the strongest Wraith games are won in the first three generators, snowballing early downs the way our curated build intends.
— DBD Builds Team
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The best The Wraith build in patch 10.0.2 is “Bing-Bong Beginner” — Barbecue & Chili + Sloppy Butcher + Shadowborn + Brutal Strength.
