Even the faithful can't tell darkness disguised as the light, and the same terrifying fate fell onto The Plague, Adiris, in Dead By DaylightIntroduced in Chapter IX, Adiris represents an "ancient and untapped" power in horror media. Previously known as the High Priestess of Babylon, cruel fate showed Adiris that even her faith couldn't save her from the plague that befell the ancient city.

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Whatever higher power Adiris serves now, she does so to spread her faith — the Plague. As with mysterious events that plagued Earth's prehistory, so too does Adiris.  This time around, she now stalks Survivors trapped in today's unfortunate times.

10 The Oldest Killer So Far

The Plague With Her Censer - Dead By Daylight Plague Guide

As fans may get from the Plague's background lore, she's by far the oldest Killer in the history of Dead By Daylight. Adiris hails from Babylonia, a city-state in the ancient kingdom of Mesopotamia, located in modern-day Iraq. History fans could easily note that Sumer is one of - if not the - oldest civilizations on Earth.

It's due to this historical tidbit that Adiris and her fellow citizens combine aspects of medicine with religion. This also perhaps explains the remarkable pressure on her part to appear pure and perfect to her followers despite her pains, given the kind of reverence and faith she receives.

9 The Subtle Historical Details

Temple of Purgation - Dead By Daylight Plague Guide

Fans of history would appreciate the little details the devs have placed in the development of the Plague's character, particularly in aesthetics. For instance, the Temple of Purgation contains a golden tablet that, upon inspection, contains some Akkadian cuneiform.

When translated, the glyphs represent "Iddin-Sin" or the King of the Kingdom of Simurrum - a relevant city-state in the Mesopotamian kingdom. This implies that the Temple of Purgation may have housed the remains of a king.

Additionally, Adiris is perhaps the only Killer to speak a dead language - in this case, ancient Sumerian or Akkadian. Moreover, a Redditor also managed to "translate" the Plague's sentence in her Mori animation. This appears to be in ancient Akkadian, which according to /u/o-uch roughly translates as "Send them to your Mouth God to come lie down with me."

8 Saving Through Darkness

The Plague accepting Darkness - Dead By Daylight Plague Guide

As with other Killers, players know that the Plague's story remains a sad one - even if she becomes a monster in the end. However, perhaps fans could gleam better insights into the Plague's personality from some small details alone. For instance, her name "Adiris" reflects her attitude towards problems — as the name also means empathy, resourcefulness, and persistence.

In the lore, Adiris also tried her best to fulfill the duties of Babylonia's High Priests, even if a low-ranking aide such as herself had to take the role. Moreover, she's the only Killer to have sought the Entity willingly — all in the hopes of saving the Babylonians from the plague that would become her namesake.

7 Two Sides Of The Same Curse

The Plague in her many forms - Dead By Daylight Plague Guide

Contrary to other Killers, the Plague actually has a Power with two alternating modes, both equally terrifying to behold. Firstly, her Vile Plague can constantly infect both Survivors and objects. Its core mechanic is to spread the Sickness through vomiting, which Survivors will start doing once they reach a particular interval. If there's a Pool of Devotion nearby, a player can "cleanse" themselves of the Sickness - at the cost of corrupting the Pool.

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When the Plague ingests this Corruption, its Vile Purge becomes the damaging Corrupt Purge. This effect lasts for a full minute. Additionally, this damaging bile now cuts down Health States from Survivors, easily placing them into the Injured State or the Dying State.

6 Fear Of The Incurable

The Vomit in DBD - Dead By Daylight Plague Guide

The Plague perhaps represents two interesting facets of horror media - an incomprehensible sickness, and a misunderstood ancient culture. How can a regular person possibly contend against a sickness with a seemingly mystical cure while being on the run from an ancient horror? Interestingly, even the Plague's Perks also expand on these horror tropes.

For instance, Corrupt Intervention forces a two-minute blocker on the furthest three Generators from the Plague at the start of the match. Meanwhile, whenever a Survivor reaches the Dying state, nearby Survivors in the Plague's Terror Radius will scream and temporarily reveal their present location.

Lastly, Dark Devotion forces the Plague's Obsession to emit a 32-meter Terror Radius whenever it receives a basic attack from the Killer.

5 The Rather Technical Bile

Attacking a Player - Dead By Daylight Plague Guide

Technical fans who want a more mechanical take on the Plague's grisly abilities would want to study some of the precise measurements of her Power. For instance, both of her Vile Purge and Corrupt Purge have a 13-meter maximum range, with 1.5 Charges that charge at a rate of 1.5 seconds each. In order to use her abilities, the Plague must at least have 25% worth of charge.

Interestingly, the Plague's vomit stays "infected" for 35 seconds before becoming uninfected. And contrary to popular belief, the Corrupt Purge does deal enhanced damage but not double damage as what fans might believe.

4 Purge The Uninfected

Chasing a player - Dead By Daylight Plague Guide

Given her penchant for infection, the Plague's main strategy would focus on using her bile to her advantage. It's recommended that the Plague picks the easiest Generator to defend and use Vile Purge on its nearby objects. This effectively discourages Survivors to repair that Generator and at the same time potentially reveal their location.

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In terms of offense, the Corrupt Purge would likely work best when Survivors are on their backs - leaving them in the Broken State and open for a good one-hit KO. This also works against Survivors who try to vault over smaller surfaces. Unlike other Killers, the Plague can leave the Infected Survivor behind as other Survivors who try to help will likely become sick as well. And once a Survivor uses the Pool to clean themselves — making it corrupt — this is a good chance for the Plague to get on the offensive and enjoy chasing Survivors with a more aggressive approach.

3 Ties To The Weird, The Icky

Adiris becoming the Plague - Dead By Daylight Plague Guide

Granted, being a horror title, it makes sense for most Killers in Dead By Daylight to appear quite gory. However, some creative aspects of the Plague quite fit her namesake. For instance, when canceling her Power, players can hear the Plague quite audibly swallowing her vomit back. Of course, given her vomit-based ability, this "withdrawal" makes sense. However, it's still quite disgusting nonetheless.

Moreover, the Plague doesn't have a weapon-wipe animation whenever she gets bloody with her marks. This fact arises due to the fact that she's using an Incense Burner, which in itself is a non-traditional weapon. Funnily enough, devs started calling the Plague's Incense Burner as the Onion. Devs owe this funny nickname to the community, as per their comments during the Plague's initial teaser.

2 Sickness In Numbers

Sickness in DBD - Dead By Daylight Plague Guide

When the Plague's vomit hits Survivors, they receive Sickness. In terms of technicalities, Survivors don't increase their Sickness level while moving normally. However, Vomit Projectiles can increase Sickness by 1.25%, with running and interactions increasing it by 1% every second.

At 50% Sickness, Survivors will start to vomit at five to 15-second intervals. Survivors at 100% Sickness will simply injure - not down - them. Meanwhile, Survivors at full Sickness will become Broken but not Exposed. Thankfully, using Pools of Devotion will fully cleanse the Sickness condition at six seconds.

1 Historical In Numbers

The Plague - Dead By Daylight Plague Guide

Aside from her links in history, the Plague also has some remarkable numerical connections in terms of her technical history. For instance, the Plague's arrival marks the entry of the sixth female Killer in the franchise. This means Adiris joins the ranks of Sally Smithson (the Nurse), Lisa Sherwood (the Hag), and Anna (the Huntress) as badass female Killers in the game.

The Plague is also the second Killer to only have a first name, after the Huntress Anna. In terms of skills, the Plague is one of the few Killers who can use her weapon to damage Generators and even break Pallets.

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