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Among the Killers ofDead by Daylight, The Pig is unique in being one of the first to have a slowdown mechanic built into her base kit. Using herSaw-inspired Reverse Bear Traps, The Pig can incapacitate teammates for minutes at a time as they attempt to evade an instant death, making her one of the most effective slowdown Killers inDead by Daylight.
The Pig’s deficiencies come to light in chase, however, as she remains a Killer with no reliable anti-loop. This guide will seek to build upon this Killer’s flaws with a selection of the best perks to run onThe Pig inDead by Daylight. This guide will include teachable and non-teachable perks alike, creating builds for players with varying levels of experience.
Updated Jul 04, 2025 by Lewis Smyth:The Pig has received some minor changes to her kit over the last few years, balancing her Reverse Bear Traps and improving her Ambush ability. This refreshed Best Builds guide features up-to-date builds and a best add-ons list.
The Pig: Best Beginner Build (2024)
For players without access to the plethora ofKillers and their perks inDead by Daylight, there are a select few perks that can come in handy. This build incorporates Surveillance, which allows the Killer to keep track of regressing generators, along with passive slowdown perks like Sloppy Butcher to keep Survivors pressured until the Endgame Collapse. Make Your Choice keeps Survivors who unhook pressured, while Hex: No One Escapes Death debilitates them in Endgame.
The Pig: Best Build (2024)
Arguably the best build to run with The Pig makes use ofThe Twin’s Coup de Grâceto cut down chase times while slowing generator progress with Corrupt Intervention and Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance. Hex: Plaything will make recently hooked and Reverse Bear Trapped Survivors Oblivious to your presence, putting them at even greater risk of being found as they scramble to search through Jigsaw Boxes.
The Pig: Best Add-Ons
While many of The Pig’s Add-Ons are among the better balancedAdd-Ons inDead by Daylight, certain choices stand out among the others as her best. This part of the guide highlights Amanda Young’sstrongest add-ons, sorted by rarity.
John’s Medical File
The Pig’s Crouch cancatch some Survivors off-guardas they focus on other objectives. John’s Medical File allows you tomove slightly faster while crouched, giving you greater map coverage in stealth.
Combat Straps
Nice to pair with John’s Medical File, the Combat Straps increasecrouching anduncrouching speeds by 10%enabling you to engage with Survivors from stealth more quickly.
Workshop Grease
Since the buff to The Pig’s Ambush attack, it’s far less risky to use the ability in chase to potentially land a hit onweakerDead by Daylightloops. The Workshop Grease vastly increaseshow fast you’re able to begin your Ambush, throwing off Survivors and potentially securing you a hit.
Last Will
Commonly paired with the Workshop Grease, the Last Will similarly increases Ambush charge time while alsoincreasing Ambush movement speed, making you just that much more likely to hit an Ambush attack mid-chase.
Face Mask
ByBlinding Survivorswith Reverse Bear Traps with the Face Mask, you cancompletely disorient themand deny them the chance to unhook others or heal their downed friends. Though mostly effective once you’ve already established pressure by removing a Survivor from the trial or having multiple Reverse Bear Traps active at a time, the Face Mask is, nonetheless, a powerful Uncommon Add-On.
Rule Set No.2
For the risk of a Reverse Bear Trap killing a Survivor, it helps to have it activated before it can be removed. To increase the chances of a Trap triggering, Rule Set No.2 prevents Survivors from seeing the aura of Jigsaw Boxesuntil their Trap is active.
Jigsaw’s Annotated Plan
The Pig’s slowdown is limited by the four Reverse Bear Traps she takes into a trial. Jigsaw’s Annotated Planincreases this number to 5, at the cost of giving Survivors an extra 10 seconds to disarm their active Traps. Conversely, if a generator is completed while a Bear Trap is active, that Trap has10 seconds removed from the timer, though this rarely comes into play.
Bag Of Gears
By default, it takes 12 seconds for a Survivor to search a Jigsaw Box. The Bag of Gears merelyincreases this time by 17%while increasing Trap setting speed by 50%. This can greatly increase the average time it takes to remove the traps and give you more time to interrupt Survivors’ searches.
Tampered Timer
Once activated, Survivors have 150 seconds to remove their Reverse Bear Traps. The Tampered Timerreduces this time by 20 seconds.
Jigsaw’s Sketch
Like Jigsaw’s Annotated Plan, Jigsaw’s Sketchincreases the number of Reverse Bear Trapsby one. Doubling as auseful aura readingadd-on, whenever a Trapped Survivor is working on a generator – though rarely will this be the case – that generator’s aura ishighlighted in yellow.
Crate Of Gears
Working best in tandem with the Tampered Timer, the Crate of Gears is an upgraded Bag of Gears, increasing Trap setting speed andconsiderably increasingthe time required to search Jigsaw Boxes. These two add-ons combined provide the greatest chance of killing a Survivor with a Reverse Bear Trap, provided players apply enough pressure to them as they search to remove it.
Video Tape
Synergizing well with Jigsaw’s Sketch or Rule Set No.2, the Ultra Rare Video Tape for Jigsaw’s Baptism forces all Survivors tobegin the trial with Reverse Bear Traps installed. This forces Survivors to waste plenty of time in the early game searching through Jigsaw Boxes lest they activate after the first generator pops, guaranteeing maximum Trap value. This is best paired withperks like Lethal Pursuerand Corrupt Intervention to establish early-game pressure.
