Dead by Daylight: Shape's Powerhouse Builds for 2025

This Dead by Daylight guide details optimal builds for The Shape (Michael Myers), categorized for varying player skill levels. Recent buffs in Patch 8.4.0 have improved his viability.

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• The Shape: Best Non-Teachable Build (2025)
• The Shape: Best Build (2025)
• The Shape: 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 perks.

The Shape: Best Non-Teachable Build (2025)

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

• Save the Best for Last (The Shape): Reduces cooldown on basic attacks based on hitting Survivors (excluding the Obsession).
• 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.

This build excels in the endgame, quickly eliminating remaining Survivors.

The Shape: Best Build (2025)

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

• Lethal Pursuer (The Nemesis): Provides initial aura reading of all Survivors.
• 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 based on completed generators.

This build maximizes The Shape's territorial control and early-game pressure.

The Shape: Best Add-Ons (2025)

These add-ons significantly enhance The Shape's gameplay:

Memorial Flower: Increases stalking speed (common rarity).

Dead Rabbit: Reduces Terror Radius in Evil Within II, but increases it in Evil Within III. Use with caution.

J. Myers Memorial: Significantly boosts stalking gain rate.

Hair Bow: Increases the threat level during Evil Within III.

Tombstone Piece: Allows instant downs in Evil Within III, regardless of hook state.

Lock of Hair: Extends Evil Within III duration and increases stalk rate.

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

These builds and add-ons offer strategic options for players to master The Shape and overcome his inherent limitations.