Manifesting from film to videogame, Dead By Daylight's OnryĹŤ is Behaviors' take on the haunting young well-dweller from 1998's Ringu. Players looking to take on The OnryĹŤ in Dead By Daylight may have a difficult time coming to terms with her television-dependent powers and manifestation abilities but having the right set of perks can help drastically.

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This guide will walk players through the best perks to use on The OnryĹŤ to make the most of her supernatural powers, including the best builds for players with both teachable and non-teachable perks.

Updated on October 24, 2023, by Lewis Smyth: The OnryĹŤ received a lot of changes in Dead by Daylight's seventh year. Now, with a much more powerful basekit, her ability to inflict Survivors with the Condemned status and instantly kill them has vastly improved. To accommodate these changes, this article has been updated with newer, more complimentary builds to enhance Sadako's powers.

The Onryo: Best Non-Teachable Build (2023)

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While The Onryo has some impressive base-kit abilities, many players who are entering the Entity's trails for the first time may struggle with obtaining all the perks available to other Killers. This build is aimed at those newer players, showcasing the best build for The OnryĹŤ without using other Killers’ teachable perks.

  • Scourge Hook: Floods of Rage (The Onryo) – Upon hooking a Survivor on a white Scourge Hook, the auras of all other Survivors are revealed for 7 seconds.
  • Hex: No One Escapes Death (General Perk) - After the final generator is completed, all Survivors suffer from the Exposed status ailment, and users gain a 4% Haste effect until the Hex Totem is cleansed.
  • Jolt (General Perk) – Downing a Survivor causes all generators within a 32-meter radius to lose 8% progress.
  • Sloppy Butcher (General Perk) - Basic attacks inflict the Mangled and Hemorrhage status ailments, slowing down healing by 25% and regressing healing progress when left unfinished.

The Onryo: Best Build (2023)

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Like The Trapper, The OnryĹŤ was one of the weaker Killers in Dead By Daylight until her buff in 2023. Now, The OnryĹŤ is most effectively played by adopting a hit-and-run playstyle, injuring multiple Survivors to pressure their health states and teleporting constantly to build up their Condemned status. These perks from The Knight, the Plague, and The Shape increase her tracking capabilities, allowing her to find Survivors with tapes and prevent them from reaching television sets to save themselves.

  • 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.
  • Hex: Face the Darkness (The Knight) – As long as this Hex Totem stands, whenever at least one Survivor is injured, all Survivors outside of the Terror Radius scream and reveal their locations every 25 seconds.
  • Save The Best for Last (The Shape) – For every basic attack dealt to survivors who aren't the Obsession, gain a 5% decreased attack cooldown, up to a maximum of 40%.
  • Sloppy Butcher (General Perk) – Basic attacks cause the Mangled and Hemorrhage status ailments, slowing down healing by 25% and regressing healing progress when left unfinished.

Dead By Daylight is currently available for Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.

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