While vampires - or Kindred - in the World of Darkness can practically live off blood to become immortal, these Cainites in Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt and the greater Vampire: The Masquerade TTRPG still fear the Final Death. In Vampire: The Masquerade lore, the Final Death serves as the “ultimate” passing for a vampire - be it through decapitation or being burnt with fire or sunlight. In the terrible battle royale of Bloodhunt, vampires who aren’t careful can turn to dust in the blink of an eye.

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For Bloodhunt players, this means they have to do whatever it takes to outlast their enemies in each terrifying match. Thankfully, they can make use of not just their environment but their innate vampire capabilities to outwit and outmaneuver their foes at every turn. Just what mistakes should players avoid to ensure they secure the final victory and avoid Final Death?

10 Having A Main

Prominent characters in Bloodhount

Similar to other games such as Apex Legends that have Legends with special abilities, Bloodhunt has Archetypes that represent the character builds based on vampire Clans that players can use in the game. These range from the melee-focused Vandals and Brutes, healing Sirens, to more stealthy Saboteurs. Since players can’t choose the same Archetype in a team, players who get to choose last will most likely never get to use their favorite Archetype.

Players can get at a disadvantage pretty quickly if they end up with an Archetype they’re not familiar with, meaning they can easily die in a match. As such, players are encouraged to practice with all the Archetypes to ensure they can easily adjust to combat as needed.

9 Forgetting Cooldowns

A vampire leaping to attack an enemy

One of the first things players realize when playing Bloodhunt is that their vampires have special abilities, called Disciplines in the TTRPG - be it supernatural strength, leaping, teleportation, or even invisibility. While traditional VTM games will cost blood to activate these abilities, Bloodhunt simply has cooldowns assigned to these abilities.

While players can easily kill others with weapons, they shouldn’t forget to use the abilities the game offers them. Moreover, they shouldn’t forget about the cooldowns assigned to their abilities. Timing the usage of their abilities alongside their weapons can make a difference in a firefight.

8 Neglecting Armor

A pair of armored vampires

While vampires generally have a large pool of Hit Points that make them harder to kill even with gunfire, getting hit too much can quickly get players in a bad spot and knock them down. Although a bit hard to find, players should make an effort to always look for Armors throughout the match. After all, these Armors add an extra layer of shielding before gunshots and other injuries from Disciplines and abilities lower the player’s HP.

This can make a significant difference during the match, especially since Kindred abilities can not only fortify their defenses but also enable them to move and jump extremely fast. With Armor, a Kindred can have a split-second or even a few seconds’ worth of room to jump or run out of trouble.

7 Skipping The Higher Ground

A vampire scouting the ground from above

In any game involving firearms, players who can secure the most view of their enemies get to dominate the match. This is especially the same with Bloodhunt where the game does not just offer players the ability to fight on multiple platforms but even on entire rooftops of houses and buildings. This allows players to strike others not just from afar, but especially from below. When doing this, enemies caught unawares can have a harder time pointing to where the shots are coming from, giving allies the time to jump on the enemy and kill them.

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Players also need to be careful about the higher ground, though, as enemies can just as easily use this to their advantage as well. Players need to be wary if other enemies are trying to pick off others from a distance since these enemies have probably already noticed them as well - especially the Brujah Brute and other Archetypes that can leap extremely high to catch them and engage in a fight.

6 Forgetting About Location

Vampries exploring the city

Devs from Sharkmob have recreated Prague for Bloodhunt with as much accuracy as possible, making it a feast to behold for fans who love traveling. In the context of the game, players need to pay attention to where they currently are on the map in order to ensure they’re on top of their game at all times.

For instance, certain locations have interior components with special items, such as cemeteries and churches. Moreover, roaming around on the ground can lead players to shops and kiosks with individual weapon caches as well. Players can easily spot these areas with Clan abilities such as Sense the Unseen, and it can help players to find a way to roam around the map to ensure they always have access to a weapons cache at all times.

5 Dismissing The Outskirts

Vampires overlooking a location

Battle royales often have a map-shrinking component that ensures players get as close to each other as possible to encourage fighting. In Bloodhunt, this comes in the form of the Red Gas that can kill opponents if they stay in the area for too long. As such, it becomes discouraging for players to stay near the edge of the map as this forces them to move away after a minute or two anyway since the Red Gas can threaten to kill them.

However, players should take advantage of the exploration opportunities the outskirts offer. At its core, these zones can be sparsely populated due to the threat the Red Gas poses. As such, players can freely get weapons, feed, and even invoke the Blood Hunt without that much risk of other vampires chasing them down.

4 Forgetting The Red Gas

Vampires camping on a rooftop

Players can’t be blamed if they’re enjoying the match too much and they’re staying in the danger zone for too long, making them prone to dying by accident. However, as with other battle royale games, the Red Gas in Bloodhunt can become extremely beneficial if players know how to maximize the opportunities it offers.

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For instance, the threat of the “Red Gas,” as the Camarilla calls it, can heavily discourage other Kindred from getting near it - meaning players can start roaming around Red Gas zones and start firefights with other Kindred. Chances are, they either have to fight players at the risk of getting inside the Red Gas or they have to escape the Red Gas at the risk of getting hit by the players.

3 Skipping Knockdowns

Reviving an Ally in Bloodhunt

In most battle royales, players who get knocked down won’t be able to do anything except move. This leaves them wide open to getting killed, which can be embarrassing enough to force players to quit. However, in Bloodhunt, players actually have the opportunity to get themselves back in the game if they wait long enough. Unlike other games, Bloodhunt has a timer that gives players a chance to get back up at low HP, giving them a chance to get back to the fight. The only way for this to stop is if they get to 0 HP before the timer runs out, kicking them out of the game.

This means players who get knocked down are incentivized to keep themselves hidden from enemies, giving them room to heal. When used properly, players can hide from enemies in an intense firefight, only to come back and steal the win.

2 Giving Up On Respawns

A Respawn Point

When players get knocked down and killed by enemies, they’re automatically in the queue for a respawn. This is unlike games like Apex Legends where player keys (Tags) are needed to be acquired within a specified amount of time or else players get booted out of respawns. In Bloodhunt, players can get back to the fight for as long as their teammates get them to a respawn site in time, which gives teams a tactical advantage.

Players who see teammates getting killed shouldn’t go guns blazing and die outright. Instead, they can make a tactical retreat for a respawn point. That way, their team has a chance of staying longer in the fight and be able to seek revenge on those who killed them.

1 Feeling Shameful About Camping

A vampire being diablerized

Fans who played a battle royale game before know that camping is easily one of the first strategies that give them a shortcut to the finale. After all, staying in one site throughout the game and lying low from enemies gives players the best chance for survival. Of course, this puts them at the risk of not getting enough good gear to prepare them for a brutal confrontation with other players.

Those who play Bloodhunt can definitely use camping as a strategy, since not only does Prague have a lot of rooftops for hiding, but there are a lot of interior spaces and small nooks and crannies within the city that are perfect for Kindred who like to surprise their enemies.

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt is currently available on PC and PS5.

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