This Dead by Daylight guide details optimal builds for The Shape (Michael Myers), categorized by perk type and including add-on recommendations. While considered a weaker Killer, recent buffs have improved his viability.

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• Best Add-Ons (2025)

The Shape, Dead by Daylight's first licensed Killer, is a terrifying stalker, eliminating Survivors one by one. This guide covers both teachable and non-teachable perk builds to maximize his effectiveness for players of all skill levels. Updated January 13, 2025.

The Shape: Best Non-Teachable Build (2025)

This build compensates for the lack of access to other Killers' perks. It utilizes:

• Save the Best for Last (The Shape): Reduces cooldown on basic attacks with each non-Obsession hit (up to 32%).
• Hex: No One Escapes Death (General Perk): Exposes all Survivors after the final generator is completed.
• Bitter Murmur (General Perk): Reveals Survivor auras near completed generators.
• Sloppy Butcher (General Perk): Slows healing and regresses progress.

The Shape: Best Build (2025)

This build emphasizes generator control and early-game aggression, addressing The Shape's weaknesses:

• Lethal Pursuer (The Nemesis): Provides initial Survivor aura reading.
• Scourge Hook: Pain Resonance (The Artist): Damages generators when Survivors are hooked on white Scourge Hooks.
• Deadlock (The Cenobite): Blocks the most progressed generator after completion.
• Coup de Grâce (The Twins): Increases lunge range with each completed generator.

The Shape: Best Add-Ons (2025)

Here are some top add-ons, categorized by image:

Memorial Flower (Common): Increases stalking speed.

Dead Rabbit (Uncommon): Decreases Terror Radius in Evil Within II, but increases it in Evil Within III. Use with caution.

J. Myers Memorial (Rare): Significantly boosts stalking gain rate.

Hair Bow (Rare): Increases Evil Within III duration.

Tombstone Piece (Ultra Rare): Instakills Survivors in Evil Within III.

Lock of Hair (Ultra Rare): Extends Evil Within III duration and increases stalk rate.

Fragrant Tuft of Hair (Ultra Rare): Grants infinite Evil Within III, but significantly reduces stalking speed.