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Best Hillbilly Builds In Dead By Daylight (March 2023)

Cole Podany

Published: Mar 1st, 2023, 18:34

Wessel Minnie

Updated: Mar 1st, 2023, 18:34

Here are all of the best builds and perks for playing the killer The Hillbilly in Dead by Daylight.

Best Hillbilly Builds In Dead By Daylight (March 2023)

The Hillbilly was one of the first killers ever to be added to the 4v1 asymmetrical horror game Dead by Daylight. He can zoom across the map using his chainsaw and insta-down survivors upon contact. HIs ability is incredibly powerful, but because he's so speedy, good Hillbilly plays take a lot of skill to pull off.

Here is your guide to playing The Hillbilly in Dead by Daylight. We will go over his power and perks, the best loadouts for this killer, and how you can use our top loadouts to win more games.

March 1 2023 - We've updated the page to reflect any recent changes to perks and abilites that might impact the best Hillbilly builds in Dead By Daylight. The Hillbilly is a challenging killer to play, but with the right builds, he's strong.

The Hillbilly Power & Perks in DBD

hillbilly dead by daylight chainsaw power perks — The Hillbilly can use his deadly chainsaw to traverse the map and down survivors. (Picture: Behaviour Interactive)

Before we delve into the best builds for The Hillbilly, let's look at this killer's power and teachable perks, so you know what you're working with.

First, here are The Hillbilly's three teachable perks:

Enduring

The duration of all pallet stuns is reduced.

Lightborn

You are much more resistant to blindness. You are immune to being blinded by any means.

Tinkerer

When a generator is repaired to 75%, you receive a Loud Noise notification, and your Terror Radius vanishes for a short period of time.

The Trapper's power is called "The Chainsaw." The in-game description reads as follows:

A hulking and deadly Chainsaw of terrifying strength. Grinds through flesh, bone, and soul. Once revved up, sends its user into a violent frenzy.
Break into a crazed Sprint upon activation.
Survivors hit by the Chainsaw are automatically put into the Dying State.

Best Hillbilly Builds In Dead By Daylight

The Trapper was the first killer to be added to Dead by Daylight, so his ability is pretty simple. Many different perks work well on him, depending on which aspects of gameplay you most enjoy.

As such, there are many different ways you can play this killer. Here are just a few of the top Trapper builds that you can try.

Beginner Hillbilly Build

If you are just getting started as a new Hillbilly main, it might be hard to decide what aspects of gameplay you want your build to focus on. This well-rounded beginner Hillbilly loadout will help you find your footing and get a feel for playing this killer.

Whispers
No One Escapes Death
Tinkerer (The Hillbilly)
Jolt

All of the perks included in this build are general perks, meaning they either come by default with The Hillbilly or can be found in the Bloodweb of all killers without prestiging or reaching level 50.

The Hillbilly is an incredibly fast killer, making Whispers useful on him; if you're in a dead zone, you'll immediately know and be able to zoom across the map closer to the survivors' locations. Tinkerer will allow you to locate generators when they are nearly finished and sneak up on survivors who are working on them.

Jolt, meanwhile, provides extra regression on generators with little effort on your part. Because Hillbilly is a slow killer when he isn't using his ability, No One Escapes Death gives him an extra, needed boost at the end of the game and allows him to earn insta-downs even without his chainsaw.

All-Knowing Hillbilly Build in Dead By Daylight

The Hillbilly is fast when using his power, but this burst of speed isn't very useful if he isn't able to actually find survivors. The All-Knowing Hillbilly build will help you keep track of survivors' locations consistently so you know where to be at all times throughout the trial.

BBQ & Chili (The Cannibal)
Bitter Murmur
Scourge Hook: Floods of Rage (The Onryo)
Lethal Pursuer (The Nemesis)

Lethal Pursuer will allow you to see the survivors at the beginning of the match, giving you an early-game advantage, and it will also extend the length of other aura-reading perks like your Scourge Hook, BBQ, and Bitter Murmur.

The remaining three perks in your build show you survivors' auras at varying times, ensuring that you never miss a beat. Bitter Murmur shows survivors who just completed a generator, BBQ & Chili shows your survivors across the map after you earn a hook, and your Scourge Hook: Floods of Rage shows you auras after survivors unhook from a Scourge Hook.

What Are The Best Perks For The Hillbilly in DBD?

We've given you some builds to test out on The Hillbilly, but you might be wondering what the best perks are on him.

A few of the best perks on Hillbilly in Dead by Daylight are:

Lethal Pursuer (The Nemesis)
Bitter Murmur
Jolt
Whispers
Hex: No One Escapes Death
Eruption (The Nemesis)

We recommend mixing and matching the perks in the builds we've provided to create your favorite loadout. As you familiarize yourself with this killer, you'll determine which perks are your favorites and be able to mix and match these perks effectively.

That's everything you need to know about the best Hillbilly builds in Dead By Daylight. For more Dead by Daylight news, be sure to check out our dedicated section or some of our Guides & Tutorials just below:

Featured image courtesy of Behaviour Interactive.

For more Dead by Daylight news be sure to check out our dedicated section, or some of our Guides & Tutorials, just below:

Featured image courtesy of Behaviour Interactive.

Written by Cole Podany

Cole is a Staff Writer at GINX Esports TV based in the United States. He's a lover of all things horror and particularly loves old horror games like Silent Hill and Resident Evil. You can also find him writing about Dead by Daylight and a slew of other games. Outside of writing for GINX, Cole loves cooking and his two cats. You can contact Cole for pitches at [email protected]

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